Go Nagai’s characters seem to provide endless possibilities for permutations and reboots for the creator. Devilman also crossed with non-Nagai character Cyborg 009 in 2015’s Cyborg 009 VS.
In fact, there was a whole OVA where many of Nagai’s characters crossed over with each other.ĬB Chara Go Nagai World was a three-part series where Nagai’s characters interacted with each other in a “super-deformed” style, similar to the SD Gundam series. In 1973 there was a film released where Devilman fought Mazinger, a giant robot character created by Go Nagai. Just as Devil Lady features characters from Demon Lord Dante and Devilman as well as Cutie Honey, it’s been heavily implied that characters in Violence Jack are actually versions of characters from the series. And to pay tribute to the series of the 70s, the reboot features a remix of the original Devilman theme song, Devilman no Uta.ĭevilman has appeared in several other Go Nagai properties, and many of his creations will appear in the manga of other characters. This series was released in 2017 to celebrate the 50th year of Nagai being a creator. This particular story ends up becoming as apocalyptic as Nagai’s original story but was particularly notable because of the gonzo nature of the animation. The story then focuses on Ryo and Akira’s relationship as they try to expose demons and protect humanity.
Much like in the manga, Akira becomes possessed by Amon and becomes Devilman after Ryo takes him to a sex-and-drug-fueled party and starts slashing partygoers with a bottle because “demons are attracted to blood”. It more closely follows the manga than the Devilman anime, featuring the interplay between Akira and his friend Ryo. Devilman Crybaby Wanted to Make Akira Fudo Cryĭevilman Crybaby, as previously described, is a rebooted version of the original story. There has even been a whole series of the manga where Devil Lady fights against and alongside another Go Nagai heroine, Cutie Honey.Ĭutie Honey is a series wherein a 16-year-old girl discovers that she can turn into a busty heroine known as Cutie Honey, and on its face has little to do with the Devilman mythos. In the manga, Jun runs into a litany of other Nagai characters, including Akira Fudo and Ryo Utsugi. In this iteration, demon transformation isn’t so much a result of possession as it is regarded as the next step of human evolution. In both pieces of media, Jun is revealed to be able to transform into a Devilman, or in this case a Devil Lady. The story focuses on Jun Fudo, who is either a teacher or a supermodel depending on whether you’re watching the anime or reading the manga. In the Devil Lady manga, it is eventually revealed that after the climactic final battle God wiped reality entirely and started over, which allows for the events of Devil Lady to take place. In 1997, Nagai released Devil Lady, which is technically a sequel to the events of the manga. Toei apparently wanted certain elements toned down, as well as the main character that was actually human more often than Dante, who is more often than not fused to a massive demon. The series was adapted from Demon Lord Dante after Toei Animation approached Nagai to make an anime for Dante. The story generally follows a young boy, Ryo, who merges with a powerful ancient demon lord named Dante and must battle a satanic cult that was looking to summon Dante in order to fight God. This is another property of Nagai’s that was rebooted more than once. From Demon Lord Dante to Devilmanĭevilman was partially inspired by another work of Nagai’s, Demon Lord Dante.
However, upon returning to his now-adoptive family of his childhood best friend Miki Makimura, Devilman/Akira has a change of heart and resolves to defend them against the encroaching demon menace.ĭespite the Devilman TV series only lasting 39 episodes, it became very popular internationally, particularly in Italy, which inspired other animated adaptations. Given new life by Devilman’s power, Akira returns home and finds a new sense of power and vivacity. The Lord Demon is looking to generally spread some chaos, and three different demons are trying to be the one to do it.Īmon, or Devilman, is victorious among them and possesses Akira’s body.
In the original Devilman anime, Akira Fudo is assisting his father on an archaeological expedition in the Himalayas when they’re both killed by demons returning to the human world.
This is a retelling of the original Devilman story, originally written by Go Nagai.
Directed by Masaaki Yuasa and produced by Science Saru, it follows Akira Fudo as he comes to grips with his newfound dark powers after he is possessed by a powerful demon. One of the most talked-about anime of recent years was Devilman Crybaby.