Adi Shankar reveals he originally pitched 'Dino Crisis' anime to Capcom before 'Devil May Cry

The genius mind behind the critically acclaimed anime series 'Castlevania', Adi Shankar, revealed that his first pitch to Capcom wasn't actually 'Devil May Cry' but rather an anime adaptation of 'Dino Crisis'. In a tweet on X, Shankar shared how in 2017, he approached Capcom with the idea of setting up the iconic survival horror franchise, but the firm had other plans: it gave him the go-ahead to work on 'Devil May Cry'. With such surprising revelation, interest in 'Dino Crisis' has renewed after nearly two decades.
Shankar tweeted that he loves 'Dino Crisis'. The first game is a survival horror masterpiece, the second's an action classic. 'Dino Crisis 3' ripped itself so badly from the formula that made 'Dino Crisis' beloved. Having it take place in space and feature freak dinosaur creatures was a godsend for him. This certainly didn't do much to help, as the series 'Dino Crisis' deprived it of irrelevance after it was released in 2003. Even occasional hints from Capcom, among them renewing the series trademark in 2019, nothing has happened with the series in over 20 years.
Shankar has enthusiasm for the franchise, and it's easy to see why he would want to revive 'Dino Crisis' through its anime adaptation. With his ability to rebuild some apparently dead franchises by reviving them as really popular shows, an anime version of 'Dino Crisis' under his direction could have been a perfect fit. Because 'Castlevania' on Netflix not only revived interest in an otherwise forgotten series but also gave proof that there is fertile ground for old video games as anime adaptations, castles walls and everything, the game series remains feeble despite the critical success of the anime itself. Since 2017 when the show came out, there have been mostly ports and re-releases of older titles and nothing else.
But the priority of Capcom is the commercially viable franchises, including 'Resident Evil' and 'Street Fighter', rather than reviving the older ones, such as 'Dino Crisis' or 'Darkstalkers'. An anime for 'Dino Crisis' would have aroused interest in a new game; but such is far from Capcom's current priorities. Fans of 'Dino Crisis' might have to look toward the efforts of fans alone, or stay hopeful that a future revival does indeed happen. For now, however, the franchise is a nostalgic fossil.