You gotta love 80’s anime. Not afraid to show anyone of violence and gore and the occasional nude shots. Violence Jack is not for me though, way too much gore and violence for me. 😨
Akira. Devil man. Redline. Zone of the Enders. I wasnt a big japanese culture/anime fan, but with your videos i was able to recognize the effort and quality of those art pieces and learned to realy aprecciate them. Great video!
Matheus Caiaffa Id suggest starting with the manga. The 90s anime is good but removes a very important event that has an important impact on Guts as a character and as a result one of his character traits that he had early on in the story makes little sense. After the manga you might wanna check out the 90s anime and the movie trilogy. They both adapt the Golden Age arc of the manga and has their own strenghts and weaknesses. Also check out the Dreamcast and Japanese only PS2 games. Skip the new CGI anime, its not only ugly looking but also has bad direction and sound design and cuts out a lot of important parts from the arcs it adapts.
There is no reason not to read the manga first. Watching the 90's anime series will just leave you angry and confused because it ends in a massive cliffhanger and nothing is resolved. Also the production is honestly pretty bad and most of the fights are barely animated. Read the manga first and see how Berserk really looks and feels like, then go to the 90's anime and discover what you would've missed if you watched it first.
Devilman Crybaby was great but it was probably the single darkest adaptation of the story in terms of its tone and how it handles characters and conflict. The last 3 episodes are a brutal taxing watch.
Sullytofu I know Bayonetta is normally top of the list for crossovers with Devil May Cry but I'd also love to see Dante team up with Akira. With the Neo Devilman manga I can remember seeing a story where Ryo looked a hell of alot like Dante from DMC3, bare chested with a biker jacket, armed with a sawed off shotgun and pistol that could have been easily either Ebony or Ivory
oh yea and I doubt taking to social media and retweeting #demons WE HAVE AWOKEN is going to cut it here. Truly a fate worse than debt was the ending of DmC when the brothers destroyed the Hellgate and killed Mundas merging the human and demon worlds together.
Given how much Devil May Cry takes from other things I would not be surprised, but it's not too direct(well, baring Dante transforming into half-demon form)
It's pretty amazing reading Devilman and seeing how it's influnced a crap ton of media in general. You can see how series like Parasyte, Berserk, and NGE drew from it. Great video as always! It's insane how so many of the Your Next Favorite videos have introduced series that have actually become my next favorites.
Hell, the mere FACT we have so many adult oriented anime and manga can be attributed to Go Nagai. The man has had as mucch impacct on the medium as Osamu Tezuka.
Thanks for putting this together. It's hard trying to explain this series to people without visual aids, and with the effort you put into this I can just link this instead. Well done! Very enjoyable watch.
Thank you for this video!! Its been kind of exhausting seeing so many people have bad takes on devilman and enjoying it ironically when its something thats actually so GOOD. I agree with all your points here!!
This is extremely well done, both the manga and the OVA adaptations look amazing and I'll be checking them out soon. Also, crybaby is the weirdest title, especially when added to the menacing "devilman".
The part in the OVA when a demon turtle used his dead mom to weaken him. I was screaming Deviman to murder that demon ass straight to hell & it was a satisfied kill. Fuck yeah!
You could've mentioned that the director of the OVAs later went on to direct Go Nagai Chibi World, a fun little crossover of Devilman with other properties of Nagai. Which was also a teaser how he could adapt those, so watching it left me with bitter-sweet feelings
Those two OVAs blew my mind as a kid. They were how I got into Devilman. Not sure if I agree that all of the expanded material isn't worthwhile, but I'm a big fan of Grimoire and I really liked Amon due to my love of having my media emotionally traumatize me. Plus if you're a Cyborg 009 fan as well the crossover ova is a lot of fan service I do agree that the original manga, despite being a bit short, is the best of the bunch and the two OVAs are absolutely amazing. Really hoping the Netflix series turns out great, especially with the talent and resources behind it.
I remember seeing the Devilman VHS's at a Hollywood Video's when I was young. It's nostalgic to me, even though I never rented the videos and only looked at the trippy artwork on the box. Also, thank you for leaving the nudity in the video even though it probably cost you any monetization.
pretty great series and I'm somewhat glad there are so many reboots of classics to pique the interest for others to cover and see the originals. Also watch/read Ashita no Joe
Just finished watching the new Netflix series Devilman Crybaby. Got the first volume of Devilman Grimoire on order too. Of course, the first place I ever saw anything related to Devilman was back in 2006 at a Rob Zombie concert. They played footage from Devilman The Birth and The Demon Bird on the big screen above the stage while the band played the song Super Charger Heaven of which Devilman is flat out name-dropped in the chorus. I was thirteen years old that night.
I think the main reason the monster of the week format works here is that demons are given such intricate, unique designs and all have unique fighting methods and abilities.
Totally agree with you. The spin offs and "sequels" really sullied the original work. I even remember a theory floating around that Angry Jack WAS Akira in the future.
from what was shown here, the manga looks surprisingly well drawn considering how Nagai's style looks and considering the time. I REALLY like Ryo's expressions, particularly when he's grinning evilly.
The OVA animation is just amazing, I am crying it didn't get to finish. The work that must have been put in is spectacular, I'll definitely check that and the manga out soon.
This has probably already been said, but there is a continuation of the OVAs that has been officially translated to English. It’s an audio drama though, and it can be found on the Discorek BD
I saw your Fist Of The North Star video a while back, and lo and behold you make a video one my other favorite series. This video really encompasses what I love about Devilman and the OVA’s and I would really like to know your thoughts on Crybaby after you’ve seen it because a lot of people sung praises for it but I was left rather disappointed. Will definitely be subbing.
Just finished binge watching Devilman Crybaby. And man... While KAIBA (really great anime from the same director) had brought me closer to crying, Devilman Crybaby was a rollercoaster of emotions.
I just noticed that Seven Seas is going to release the original manga in hardcover! Along with Crybaby and Grimoire, I never expected to see Devilman suddenly get a resurgence like this :0
Ethan Cole yea I saw that myself as well as a few other Devilman stories in Grimoire and Vs Hades. Definitely keeping an eye out for its release, as though I do have the original manga they are Japanese, and I cannot read Japanese haha
this was so good!! I was already a Devilman fan so I didn't need convincing that it's great, but it was a joy to hear all the reasons it is laid out so well :) I particularly appreciated you talking about how well Go Nagai's art carries the story! It took me a bit to warm up to, but it's actually really strong and I appreciate it more every time I come back to it. I'm kind of in a Devilman frenzy after Crybaby, which I thought was incredible. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it!
I was right in my assertion about "Berserk" being inspired by 'Devilman'. No one told me but I saw it when I started reading the first arc. The establishment of the 'The Band of the Hawks', to the relationship between Griffith and Guts. But I'm hearing 'Eva' being mentioned and I might be able to see it if I look more into it.
Very well done. Only read the first 2 but that worked wonderfully to contrast against your opinion/ the short clips done. Excellent summary- thank you for your effort
I've got dubbed OVA with terrific single voiced russian dub on top of it, so it became the funniest thing i ever heard, especially "you gonna miss dinner" part.
There are so many similarities between 1960s Batman and 1972 Devilman TV series. They were both toned down just to fit onto TV at the time. But they did have interest enough to allow them to be given adaptations in the late 1980s that was more true to their original comics/manga.
Big fan of Devil Man myself. It's an excellent series that pushed so many boundaries. Crybaby ended up being better than expected aside from some very rushed scenes I knew they wouldn't do the sabbath scene justice but the OST and emotion during the last 3 episodes were stellar.
I really need to get into Violence Jack manga. The only gripe I have with the Devilman manga is that it can be bit too short and would help if they establish more of the lore and world building, and I'd definitely like if they established the war between demons and devilmen more. Also I wouldn't mind if they showcase more of the conflict between Devilman and Satan since that happened off-screen. I love the Devilman manga and the two OVA's still hold up to this day animation wise. And I like some of the creative liberties the animation studio took. Especially regarding Devilman's mother which adds more powerful weight to the main character over the manga. I just love the set-pieces and striking sceneries and the animation is just superb for something that came out in the 80's. I used to like Amon: Apocalypse of Devilman for being completely messed up when I was in high school, but gotta be totally honest, the animation doesn't hold up as well as previous OVA's and I believe people like it mostly for extreme violence and gore and not much for the story. It's hard to recommend that OVA if you aren't familiarized with the source material because you're going to be completely lost with the events happening on screen. But still, the story is weak, there's not enough of character development, the animation feels dated, there's little character interaction between Akira and two characters Ryo and Miki, side characters are weak so there's no room left to care much about them and the OVA's extremely violent just for the sake of looking edgy and messed up but with little to no substance. The interaction between Akira and Ryo and Miki is more fleshed out in the manga and the first two OVA's and Amon OVA just wants you to accept that Akira cares about Miki without any knowledge of their previous interactions. That's why I don't recommend as the first approach to anyone who wants to jump into the series. And Akira feels like a completely different character from the manga and the first two OVA's. In Amon, he's basically a level-headed, strong and silent type, completely avoid of his personality but in the manga and the first two OVA's when he turns to Devilman, he becomes headstrong, cocky, snarky and bit perverse. It has some cool moments though. I prefer the look of Amon more than in manga since he's supposed to be the complete opposite of Devilman but shares the similar design and he's voiced by the legendary Akio Ohtsuka so that's neat. His design just works for me. The manga version of Amon looks bit too edgy and over the top for my liking. I haven't yet seen the new Devilman series, heard some good things about it, but honestly, I'm not a big fan of the art-style. I understand Masaaki Yuasa has a wide reputation, but I don't think that kind of art-style fits to the source material and I'm starting to believe that the animation isn't going to hold up that well further in the future. I much prefer the very detailed, well animated, art-style of the first two OVA's with very good lighting effects and color contrast. But I'm still going to check out the Netflix anime just in case.
Jeezo, I just saw one of the Violence Jack OVAs a few weeks back. Didn't care for it, kind of a mess. But this shit looks so fucking sweet, I'll need to check it out sometime.
I read the manga and watched the OVAs about two weeks ago. I thought it was awesome,the art and music were fantastic, I will check out Grimoire and Crybaby very soon. Great video
Man I now want to watch the ova and read the manga after crybaby. I didn't expect this to be that good. I'm pleasantly surprised. I can't get enough of this.
Of course the OVA looks good, it was done by Ghibli's outsourcing division. Also, I would recommend the third thing the director of those OVAs made, CB Chara Go Nagai World. Yes it's a completely silly, light-hearted story, but it has all the seiyuu from the OVAs, has the same animation team, composer and director so it looks and sounds good, and quite frankly the director nailed how the Devilman/Mazinger/Violence Jack characters would naturally act in such a ridiculous situation. Also, the cutest Sirene.
I actually watched Crybaby first and I found myself really enjoying it. I hear the ending is not as good as the mangas, but I liked the melancholic feel of it. The show really surprised me in the first half with some of its tenacious themes, especially the sexual overtones, and I really appreciated how it tackled those really uncomfortable dark thoughts that even the best of people can have from time to time. I really loved the animation and music too. Now im really curious to check out the manga and see how that compares
A pretty good spin off I expect alot of people would enjoy would be the Amon manga that expands on the history of the demons and has some really interesting and grotesque art aswell.
I just watched your video after watching crybaby. I've been a devilman fan for the past 10 years actually coming from enjoying ironically from the original 70s cartoon for 2 years using it as a joke and curious about the origin and fell in love. I do love the English OVA only ironically after watching in Japanese. The devilman spin offs are sort of a guilty pleasure to me cause I find them so dumb at times I can't help but love how dumb they actually are. Reason why I say all this is because it's honestly rare for me to find someone (who actually speaks english) really passionate about the franchise yet understand how much bullshit holding the series back. After watching crybaby enjoying it but having problems while my buddy dugged it so hard never watching devilman before hand. It's really got me into thinking how restraint artistic freedom really is with limitations from censordship pushed a show like crybaby from happening for so long, and how the ova could only be out on VHS. Nobody even fucking bothers reading a fucking 5 volume novel that took me only a few hours to read. I dunno if you see the same thing but it just really goes to show how amazing he did to push the standards of entertainment as a hole but it feels less and less people are interested of salvaging what was the original for something updated but may lose the original experience consuming entertainment we may view is oddly wrong for what ever reason. Ah well, I think I ramble a bit to much having a surreal thought process after watching a love letter youtube video. Keep up the good work!
I really liked the OVA´s, but I also liked the other devilman animations, it has an excellent design, and I love Akira as a character to not see it in action, because there are different interpretations for different tastes.
Already pre ordered the Devilman manga both the original and the Grimare version from my local comic store, being 5 volumes long it makes it easier for my completely full manga shelf.
Great video. I love the original manga, it's such a classic. I saw some stuff on the ova a while ago and dismissed it as just some ultra violent schlock, but I'll have to check it out sometime.
>"Almost all the Devilman manga sequels are all bad and are not worthy recommending, because they will bring down your overall experience" >Implying Violence Jack,Devilman lady, Amon:Dark side of devilman, and so on aren't worthy of value
Devilman lady, both the anime and manga, are worth experiencing Despite the manga's blatant lack of an ending(but if you know anything about go nagai you'd get use to it), though I'm more partial to the anime as it was more like the original manga.
if i had a problem with rape i would have stopped at the 1st chapter my problem was how bad the whole story was told and how much i was laughing after the arc where they escaped hell and how akira returned in the last chapter
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There are a lot of exposed boobies in this video, is't RUclips gonna take this down?
I set it as age restricted. That means no ads, but I already removed all the ads from my videos anyway.
You gotta love 80’s anime. Not afraid to show anyone of violence and gore and the occasional nude shots. Violence Jack is not for me though, way too much gore and violence for me. 😨
He’d better add in a selfie with a dead body to keep the video monetized.
Honorable man
Also it's Art, it's not Pornographic, so it should be fine.
Crybaby was pretty great. It was able to follow the original manga story while still being able to do its own thing. Highly recommend it.
Akira. Devil man. Redline. Zone of the Enders. I wasnt a big japanese culture/anime fan, but with your videos i was able to recognize the effort and quality of those art pieces and learned to realy aprecciate them. Great video!
Matheus Caiaffa Don't forget Berserk
Tofu ohne Knochen yeah! i also have to check that one out. I have no idea of what the plot is. If you cold sugest how to enter this series id like!
Nice linkin park avi
Matheus Caiaffa Id suggest starting with the manga. The 90s anime is good but removes a very important event that has an important impact on Guts as a character and as a result one of his character traits that he had early on in the story makes little sense.
After the manga you might wanna check out the 90s anime and the movie trilogy. They both adapt the Golden Age arc of the manga and has their own strenghts and weaknesses. Also check out the Dreamcast and Japanese only PS2 games. Skip the new CGI anime, its not only ugly looking but also has bad direction and sound design and cuts out a lot of important parts from the arcs it adapts.
There is no reason not to read the manga first. Watching the 90's anime series will just leave you angry and confused because it ends in a massive cliffhanger and nothing is resolved. Also the production is honestly pretty bad and most of the fights are barely animated. Read the manga first and see how Berserk really looks and feels like, then go to the 90's anime and discover what you would've missed if you watched it first.
man, that OVA looks soo incredible, i just cant believe my eyes
Devilman Crybaby was great but it was probably the single darkest adaptation of the story in terms of its tone and how it handles characters and conflict. The last 3 episodes are a brutal taxing watch.
Longrat Episode 9 caused me physical and mental torment. That shit was hard to watch
Yeah, you can definitely see where Berserk got ALOT of its influence from.
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this perspective on the city in this cut is great
The power of that lads mutton chops alone has made me want to read the series.
Devils do cry.
I’d also love to see what you think about Crybaby!
Sullytofu I know Bayonetta is normally top of the list for crossovers with Devil May Cry but I'd also love to see Dante team up with Akira. With the Neo Devilman manga I can remember seeing a story where Ryo looked a hell of alot like Dante from DMC3, bare chested with a biker jacket, armed with a sawed off shotgun and pistol that could have been easily either Ebony or Ivory
oh yea and I doubt taking to social media and retweeting #demons WE HAVE AWOKEN is going to cut it here. Truly a fate worse than debt was the ending of DmC when the brothers destroyed the Hellgate and killed Mundas merging the human and demon worlds together.
This and Violence Jack inspired Berserk and Shin Megami Tensei! Thanks for shining light on this legendary manga.
Violence Jack also looks suspiciously like Wolverine, whom he also predates.
Didn't Devil man also inspire stuff in the devil may cry series? or am I just imagining things?
Given how much Devil May Cry takes from other things I would not be surprised, but it's not too direct(well, baring Dante transforming into half-demon form)
Really great to see this video pop up after finishing Devilman Crybaby. Such a great adaptation of the manga!
Should I watch it despite not having read the manga?
Coleco 84 yeah go it.
It's pretty amazing reading Devilman and seeing how it's influnced a crap ton of media in general. You can see how series like Parasyte, Berserk, and NGE drew from it.
Great video as always! It's insane how so many of the Your Next Favorite videos have introduced series that have actually become my next favorites.
Hell, the mere FACT we have so many adult oriented anime and manga can be attributed to Go Nagai. The man has had as mucch impacct on the medium as Osamu Tezuka.
Cutie Honey is also getting a new show this year, Cutie Honey Universe. 50 years and Go Nagai is still going strong!
I remember the first time i read this, the ending left me severely depressed for a while, it has probably one of the bleakest endings I ever read.
Thanks for putting this together. It's hard trying to explain this series to people without visual aids, and with the effort you put into this I can just link this instead. Well done! Very enjoyable watch.
Though a fight every now and then does make life a little more interesting, don't ya think?
Thank you for this video!! Its been kind of exhausting seeing so many people have bad takes on devilman and enjoying it ironically when its something thats actually so GOOD. I agree with all your points here!!
I just finished Crybaby and I'm hungry for more Devilman. Already started the manga and I'm expecting it to be a favorite.
Kergen185 don't forget Violence Jack and Devilman Lady. Those are alternate sequels for the original Devilman.
AHMAD H. I'll give those a shot too!
Kergen185 expect the same graphic content
AHMAD H. Hell yeah
Watch the original anime
The OVA dubs are hilarious and makes Devilman as a whole far more endearing to me.
This is extremely well done, both the manga and the OVA adaptations look amazing and I'll be checking them out soon. Also, crybaby is the weirdest title, especially when added to the menacing "devilman".
The part in the OVA when a demon turtle used his dead mom to weaken him.
I was screaming Deviman to murder that demon ass straight to hell & it was a satisfied kill. Fuck yeah!
You could've mentioned that the director of the OVAs later went on to direct Go Nagai Chibi World, a fun little crossover of Devilman with other properties of Nagai. Which was also a teaser how he could adapt those, so watching it left me with bitter-sweet feelings
Holy, you weren't lying about the animation. It still looks pretty great. You convinced me to check this out. Thanks for the video.
Great video! Thank you for the suggestion dude.
OMG my favorite animator commented in a video!
Matthew Shezmen oh fuck make a Devilman animation
One of my all time favorites. I'm so hyped for the upcoming netflix show.
Demons Blood & Boobs....am in :)
JayDee284 worth your time
It's actually already on netflix.
Those two OVAs blew my mind as a kid. They were how I got into Devilman.
Not sure if I agree that all of the expanded material isn't worthwhile, but I'm a big fan of Grimoire and I really liked Amon due to my love of having my media emotionally traumatize me. Plus if you're a Cyborg 009 fan as well the crossover ova is a lot of fan service I do agree that the original manga, despite being a bit short, is the best of the bunch and the two OVAs are absolutely amazing.
Really hoping the Netflix series turns out great, especially with the talent and resources behind it.
i really felt amon was a good ova, dont know why he aint like it?
One of the greatest manga/anime to ever be created
Finished Crybaby and loved it. Before this I'd only ever watched the 2 movies.
The OVA Transformation scene is badass personified.
Even a DevilMan May Cry when he loses a loved one.
I remember seeing the Devilman VHS's at a Hollywood Video's when I was young. It's nostalgic to me, even though I never rented the videos and only looked at the trippy artwork on the box. Also, thank you for leaving the nudity in the video even though it probably cost you any monetization.
Devilman is GOD level perfection. Without Devilman our lord Evangelion would have never been made. Keep up the amazing work Hyper!
I'm so happy Devilman is getting popular, this is from a fan who loved Devilman before Crybaby
hell yeah! i didnt expect this
great to see you back HyperBit
pretty great series and I'm somewhat glad there are so many reboots of classics to pique the interest for others to cover and see the originals.
Also watch/read Ashita no Joe
Just finished watching the new Netflix series Devilman Crybaby. Got the first volume of Devilman Grimoire on order too. Of course, the first place I ever saw anything related to Devilman was back in 2006 at a Rob Zombie concert.
They played footage from Devilman The Birth and The Demon Bird on the big screen above the stage while the band played the song Super Charger Heaven of which Devilman is flat out name-dropped in the chorus. I was thirteen years old that night.
I think the main reason the monster of the week format works here is that demons are given such intricate, unique designs and all have unique fighting methods and abilities.
Totally agree with you. The spin offs and "sequels" really sullied the original work. I even remember a theory floating around that Angry Jack WAS Akira in the future.
supercyc10 Actually, Violence Jack is Akira reincarnated if you go by that one parody OVA.
I may just check out the manga. The animation and style in those OVA clips is superb.
By the by, Iappreciate the reminder to watch Patlabor.
from what was shown here, the manga looks surprisingly well drawn considering how Nagai's style looks and considering the time. I REALLY like Ryo's expressions, particularly when he's grinning evilly.
The OVA animation is just amazing, I am crying it didn't get to finish. The work that must have been put in is spectacular, I'll definitely check that and the manga out soon.
Also, it's so good seeing the OVAs getting some love. I absolutely love them as well!
As soon as I saw Devilman video I had to watch ASAP, Devilman is such an underrated anime, Not to many people can appreciate old school anime.
Literally logged into Netflix as soon as you mentioned the new show and there it was on the front page, kind of scary that i found it straight away
okay but I LOVE how devilman's aniamted in those clips from Crybaby. He looks AWESOME.
This has probably already been said, but there is a continuation of the OVAs that has been officially translated to English. It’s an audio drama though, and it can be found on the Discorek BD
I saw your Fist Of The North Star video a while back, and lo and behold you make a video one my other favorite series. This video really encompasses what I love about Devilman and the OVA’s and I would really like to know your thoughts on Crybaby after you’ve seen it because a lot of people sung praises for it but I was left rather disappointed. Will definitely be subbing.
Just finished binge watching Devilman Crybaby. And man...
While KAIBA (really great anime from the same director) had brought me closer to crying, Devilman Crybaby was a rollercoaster of emotions.
Remember picking up a dodgy vhs of devilman and genocyber at a market here in Scotland in the 90s. Great stuff
Mazinger, Cutie Honey, Devilman, Violence Jack. What a pedigree
You're the reason I got into the Yakuza series and now you're my reason for getting into this series! :)
Man I subscribed to this channel for some gundam, now this devil boy is exploding in popularity :D
I enjoyed the *Devilman Lady* manga. I considered that to be a true sequel to the original manga. Awesome video by the way, I'm gonna sub here.
I wasn't expecting to learn anything new with this one, but somehow I actually didn't know about the Devilman G remake, props for mentioning it.
Your channel is great. I can't believe that I forgot about this manga.
Why is your content always so amazing??
He's a smart dude who focuses on putting out quality videos rather than sticking to a time constraint to maintain a certain level of ad revenue.
I just noticed that Seven Seas is going to release the original manga in hardcover! Along with Crybaby and Grimoire, I never expected to see Devilman suddenly get a resurgence like this :0
Ethan Cole yea I saw that myself as well as a few other Devilman stories in Grimoire and Vs Hades. Definitely keeping an eye out for its release, as though I do have the original manga they are Japanese, and I cannot read Japanese haha
You did a good job getting this out there, this looks pretty cool and the way you describe it makes me wanna read it
this was so good!! I was already a Devilman fan so I didn't need convincing that it's great, but it was a joy to hear all the reasons it is laid out so well :) I particularly appreciated you talking about how well Go Nagai's art carries the story! It took me a bit to warm up to, but it's actually really strong and I appreciate it more every time I come back to it.
I'm kind of in a Devilman frenzy after Crybaby, which I thought was incredible. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it!
everyone should experience the fucking acid trip the last volumes of lady are
I was right in my assertion about "Berserk" being inspired by 'Devilman'. No one told me but I saw it when I started reading the first arc. The establishment of the 'The Band of the Hawks', to the relationship between Griffith and Guts. But I'm hearing 'Eva' being mentioned and I might be able to see it if I look more into it.
Very well done. Only read the first 2 but that worked wonderfully to contrast against your opinion/ the short clips done. Excellent summary- thank you for your effort
I've got dubbed OVA with terrific single voiced russian dub on top of it, so it became the funniest thing i ever heard, especially "you gonna miss dinner" part.
There are so many similarities between 1960s Batman and 1972 Devilman TV series.
They were both toned down just to fit onto TV at the time.
But they did have interest enough to allow them to be given adaptations in the late 1980s that was more true to their original comics/manga.
I read the original manga a few weeks ago when i heard Yuasa Masaaki was working on the Crybaby Adaptation. Great video as always Hyper
This series has LITERALLY exploded onto the scene, never seen anything like it recently.
Am I good to start with the 1972 OVA or should I go straight to Netflix Crybaby? Don't really want to read the manga right now.
Madison Hutto Can’t go wrong either way. The upside to Crybaby is that it’s actually a completed story though.
Big fan of Devil Man myself. It's an excellent series that pushed so many boundaries.
Crybaby ended up being better than expected aside from some very rushed scenes I knew they wouldn't do the sabbath scene justice but the OST and emotion during the last 3 episodes were stellar.
Hell no manga was better
This series sounds pretty interesting. The fact that the manga is short is short is a big selling point for me. I wonder if this inspired Guyver.
If you like short manga you should check out Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo ; )
jk thats the longest manga ever
Dusky Racer
I can tell by the title.
Guyver, Zetman, Berserk, Evangelion... the list of anime that were inspired by Devilman is pretty crazy.
cdubbart
It really is. And those series were inlfluential in there own ways.
I've been wanting to get into devil man thanks for the help love your Gundam video too
Go Nagai is definitely the Kevin Feige or Stan Lee of the Rising Sun.
Yeah, DEVILMAN is fucking awesome!!!!!
Love learning about this kind of stuff from your channel. Thanks to you I'm now a huge Yakuza fan and have gotten my best friend into it as well.
Also i agree i really wish we got the rest of the series adapted in that style.
Great job on this video. I was wondering about crybaby so I’ll check that out now. Definitely red to check out the ova and manga as well.
HyperBitHero’s recommendations never fail to make me a crybaby
I just turned notifications on since this video was absolutely fantastic. I am now greatly looking forward to the next favorite video.
I really need to get into Violence Jack manga. The only gripe I have with the Devilman manga is that it can be bit too short and would help if they establish more of the lore and world building, and I'd definitely like if they established the war between demons and devilmen more.
Also I wouldn't mind if they showcase more of the conflict between Devilman and Satan since that happened off-screen. I love the Devilman manga and the two OVA's still hold up to this day animation wise.
And I like some of the creative liberties the animation studio took. Especially regarding Devilman's mother which adds more powerful weight to the main character over the manga. I just love the set-pieces and striking sceneries and the animation is just superb for something that came out in the 80's.
I used to like Amon: Apocalypse of Devilman for being completely messed up when I was in high school, but gotta be totally honest, the animation doesn't hold up as well as previous OVA's and I believe people like it mostly for extreme violence and gore and not much for the story.
It's hard to recommend that OVA if you aren't familiarized with the source material because you're going to be completely lost with the events happening on screen.
But still, the story is weak, there's not enough of character development, the animation feels dated, there's little character interaction between Akira and two characters Ryo and Miki, side characters are weak so there's no room left to care much about them and the OVA's extremely violent just for the sake of looking edgy and messed up but with little to no substance.
The interaction between Akira and Ryo and Miki is more fleshed out in the manga and the first two OVA's and Amon OVA just wants you to accept that Akira cares about Miki without any knowledge of their previous interactions.
That's why I don't recommend as the first approach to anyone who wants to jump into the series. And Akira feels like a completely different character from the manga and the first two OVA's.
In Amon, he's basically a level-headed, strong and silent type, completely avoid of his personality but in the manga and the first two OVA's when he turns to Devilman, he becomes headstrong, cocky, snarky and bit perverse.
It has some cool moments though. I prefer the look of Amon more than in manga since he's supposed to be the complete opposite of Devilman but shares the similar design and he's voiced by the legendary Akio Ohtsuka so that's neat. His design just works for me. The manga version of Amon looks bit too edgy and over the top for my liking.
I haven't yet seen the new Devilman series, heard some good things about it, but honestly, I'm not a big fan of the art-style.
I understand Masaaki Yuasa has a wide reputation, but I don't think that kind of art-style fits to the source material and I'm starting to believe that the animation isn't going to hold up that well further in the future.
I much prefer the very detailed, well animated, art-style of the first two OVA's with very good lighting effects and color contrast. But I'm still going to check out the Netflix anime just in case.
Devilman was a masterpiece.
Your channel is sick.
This anime looks so cheesy and hilarious, can’t wait to watch it.
As always hyperbit your content is awesome and I’m always glad I tune in!
Jeezo, I just saw one of the Violence Jack OVAs a few weeks back. Didn't care for it, kind of a mess.
But this shit looks so fucking sweet, I'll need to check it out sometime.
there's a reason Go nagai gets adapted and referenced so much
well apart from the nuuuuuuudityyyyyyyy
I read the manga and watched the OVAs about two weeks ago. I thought it was awesome,the art and music were fantastic, I will check out Grimoire and Crybaby very soon. Great video
I would argue that the dubs of the OVAs make for excellent comedies.
Junji Ito | Your Next Favorite
(Especially with the anime collection coming out)
Man I now want to watch the ova and read the manga after crybaby. I didn't expect this to be that good. I'm pleasantly surprised. I can't get enough of this.
Of course the OVA looks good, it was done by Ghibli's outsourcing division.
Also, I would recommend the third thing the director of those OVAs made, CB Chara Go Nagai World. Yes it's a completely silly, light-hearted story, but it has all the seiyuu from the OVAs, has the same animation team, composer and director so it looks and sounds good, and quite frankly the director nailed how the Devilman/Mazinger/Violence Jack characters would naturally act in such a ridiculous situation. Also, the cutest Sirene.
I actually watched Crybaby first and I found myself really enjoying it. I hear the ending is not as good as the mangas, but I liked the melancholic feel of it. The show really surprised me in the first half with some of its tenacious themes, especially the sexual overtones, and I really appreciated how it tackled those really uncomfortable dark thoughts that even the best of people can have from time to time. I really loved the animation and music too. Now im really curious to check out the manga and see how that compares
Welp, you're defiantly right, this ending is gonna stick with me for a while, haven't felt like that since NGE
Violence Jack is technically a sequel to Devilman
A pretty good spin off I expect alot of people would enjoy would be the Amon manga that expands on the history of the demons and has some really interesting and grotesque art aswell.
I finished the manga, and damn; I can't believe I didn't check it out sooner. Excited to watch Crybaby, and glad I put off watching it beforehand.
What did you think of it?
Fantastic work
Geekdom101 !!!
How did I miss this video?
And coincidentally, I just got into Devilman!
Devilman the original Berserk
I just watched your video after watching crybaby. I've been a devilman fan for the past 10 years actually coming from enjoying ironically from the original 70s cartoon for 2 years using it as a joke and curious about the origin and fell in love. I do love the English OVA only ironically after watching in Japanese. The devilman spin offs are sort of a guilty pleasure to me cause I find them so dumb at times I can't help but love how dumb they actually are. Reason why I say all this is because it's honestly rare for me to find someone (who actually speaks english) really passionate about the franchise yet understand how much bullshit holding the series back. After watching crybaby enjoying it but having problems while my buddy dugged it so hard never watching devilman before hand. It's really got me into thinking how restraint artistic freedom really is with limitations from censordship pushed a show like crybaby from happening for so long, and how the ova could only be out on VHS. Nobody even fucking bothers reading a fucking 5 volume novel that took me only a few hours to read. I dunno if you see the same thing but it just really goes to show how amazing he did to push the standards of entertainment as a hole but it feels less and less people are interested of salvaging what was the original for something updated but may lose the original experience consuming entertainment we may view is oddly wrong for what ever reason. Ah well, I think I ramble a bit to much having a surreal thought process after watching a love letter youtube video. Keep up the good work!
I really liked the OVA´s, but I also liked the other devilman animations, it has an excellent design, and I love Akira as a character to not see it in action, because there are different interpretations for different tastes.
Already pre ordered the Devilman manga both the original and the Grimare version from my local comic store, being 5 volumes long it makes it easier for my completely full manga shelf.
Great video. I love the original manga, it's such a classic. I saw some stuff on the ova a while ago and dismissed it as just some ultra violent schlock, but I'll have to check it out sometime.
>"Almost all the Devilman manga sequels are all bad and are not worthy recommending, because they will bring down your overall experience"
>Implying Violence Jack,Devilman lady, Amon:Dark side of devilman, and so on aren't worthy of value
M.D. Chaos II Yea, I expected Hyper to at least talk about Devilman Lady, since that has a pretty good reception and does some great stuff in it
Devilman lady, both the anime and manga, are worth experiencing Despite the manga's blatant lack of an ending(but if you know anything about go nagai you'd get use to it), though I'm more partial to the anime as it was more like the original manga.
devilman lady is very bad and shin devilman is so short but it's atleast ok
if i had a problem with rape i would have stopped at the 1st chapter my problem was how bad the whole story was told and how much i was laughing after the arc where they escaped hell and how akira returned in the last chapter
Boo Machine It’d be killer to have a new violence jack, though the chances of that are pretty low.
The Amon ova is the third ova and is already been confirmed by the guy who did the original two ova's
the first ova, apocalypse of devilman and crybaby are pretty great
I can't believe you actually went through all of Lady.