Also, Satan is in love with Akira, but becomes jealous and kills him. And Satan is a hermaphrodite with gold wings. The real Ryo died a few years before the story we see, and the Ryo we know is actually Satan. Ryo: Akira's best friend who talked him into becoming Devilman. In the beginning, he's shy and weak, but then he fuses with the powerful demon Amon to become Devilman. 9/10 on the characters.Īkira: The main character. 9/10 message (it felt kinda preachy in some parts).Ĭharacters - I wanna list all of the characters, because they're all amazing, but I'll just list the main three. Well, I've written a lot here and I think you get the point (or you have no fucking idea what I'm talking about.), so I'm just gonna stop here and go onto the next part. Basically, people would just accuse others of being Communists, and everyone else would believe them (and if they didn't, they would also be called Communists). This is very similar to McCarthyism (from Wikipedia: " McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence."), which occurred during the "Red Scare". (SPOILER ALERT) The demons begin to scare mankind, pushing most of the species into extreme paranoia, making them kill their friends and neighbors because they think they may be demons in disguise. It sounds silly, and it actually kind of is, but the last few volumes really intensify this theme. Yes, I'll repeat that: The manga "Devilman" has an anti-war message. Message - This manga has a very definite anti-war message. I'll give it a 7/10 just because I like his art style, even if it doesn't always blend with this specific manga.
I got used to it by volume 2 (and was already kinda used to it from reading some of his other works), but everything just looks kinda wonky. He can draw a really great page if he really wants to, but most of the time his art is mediocre. holy shit, it was amazing.Īrt - Go Nagai has a very. However, as big of a fan as I've been for the past year or so, I just finished reading the original Devilman manga three days ago! And. I feel as if he has a perfect blend of comedy, seriousness, action, and fanservice. In case you don't know (actually, you probably don't I just like saying that), Go Nagai is my favorite mangaka.