In conclusion, this is a great show for anyone in love with 70s Japanese retro cool. Devilman, also known by his alter ego of Akira Fudo, as well as the alias Violence Jack, is the titular protagonist of the Devilman franchise, starting with the original 1972 manga series. Now torn between his humanity and the demon. His body is overtaken by a powerful being named Amon. When a practicing young witch named Miki Makimura asks her friend Akira Fudo for help with a ritual, the spell is interrupted and Akira is left on the brink of death. The school devilman attends in human form is a hotbed of institutionalised paedophilia. When demons begin taking over the bodies of humans, only the strongest survive.
Every demon seems to have some deviant sexuality or air of androgyny. Devilman whips a female demon on the nipple until she provides him with information. There are also some incredibly transgressive moments that jump out from the normal childishness. Some sequences seem to have been guest directed by Seijun Suzuki or Jodorowsky. Paranoia and the darker side of humanity boils onto the streets. There is a surreal bent to the entire production which pays little attention to narrative cohesion. Fear runs rampant throughout Tokyo with the revelation that demons in fact exist amongst us. His monster enemies are brilliantly designed and have bizarre plans to attack devilman which lead to some incredible psychedelic sequences.
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The title sequence describes him as a hero of justice but that could not be further from the truth, he thinks nothing of picking up a car full of screaming people and throwing it at a demon foe. The character of devilman is more nihilistic than any other version, in this he is wholly demonic and only interested in saving one human his love, Miki. Beneath the colourful surface of this formulaic anime is something much darker. It sometimes looks like it was drawn by a child. The innocence extends to the child like drawings of subsidiary characters and the bright colours. He forgets hanging out with Akira until late was going to affect not only his sleeping schedule, but the amount of time he had left to work on skeds. He always needed to stay caffeinated, and coffee never lets him down. Their is an innocence about this "devilman" which is wholly deceptive. A thermos full of coffee to start off the morning wouldn't do. Made in Abyss and Inuyashiki also deal with similar themes and can be emotionally brutal. The Manga also just got localised into in English. Great adaptation of first 3 arcs and an incredible achievement in animation. The characters are younger and the situations are less obviously adult. Watch the original Devilman OVAs from the 90s. This has none of the extreme violence of later versions or the books. This is however an anime version produced for children under close censorship. The character of devilman has featured in a number of manga, OVAs and movies.
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