This article is about the manga series. For other uses, see Devilman (disambiguation).
Devilman
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Akira Fudo (foreground) and Devilman (background)
デビルマン (Debiruman)
Genre
Apocalyptic[1]
Dark fantasy[2]
Superhero[3][4]
Manga
Written by
Go Nagai
Published by
Kodansha
English publisher
NA:Seven Seas Entertainment
Magazine
Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Demographic
Shōnen
Original run
June 11, 1972 – June 24, 1973
Volumes
5 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by
Masayuki Akehi
Tomoharu Katsumata
Produced by
Ken Ariga
Yoshifumi Hatano
Written by
Masaki Tsuji
Music by
Goh Misawa
Studio
Toei Animation
Licensed by
NA:Discotek Media
Original network
NET (now TV Asahi)
Original run
July 8, 1972 – April 7, 1973
Episodes
39 (List of episodes)
Further information
Manga
Shin Devilman
Written by
Yasutaka Nagai
Illustrated by
Go Nagai
Published by
Kodansha
English publisher
NA:Verotik[5]
Magazine
Shōnen Magazine Special
Demographic
Shōnen
Original run
May 25, 1979 – May 8, 1981
Volumes
1
Novel series
Shin Devilman
Written by
Yasutaka Nagai
Illustrated by
Go Nagai
Published by
Asahi Sonorama
Imprint
Sonorama Bunko
Original run
May 13, 1981 – March 31, 1982
Volumes
4
Novel
Devilman: The Birth
Written by
Yasutaka Nagai
Illustrated by
Kazuo Komatsubara
Published by
Kodansha
Demographic
Male
Published
July 7, 1987
Original video animation
Devilman: The Birth
Devilman: Demon Bird Sirène
Directed by
Umanosuke Iida
Produced by
Toshio Tanaka
Ryohei Suzuki
Katsuhiko Hasegawa
Koichi Murata
Written by
Go Nagai
Umanosuke Iida
Music by
Kenji Kawai
Studio
Oh! Production
Licensed by
AUS:Madman Entertainment
NA:Discotek Media
UK:Manga Entertainment
Released
November 1, 1987 (The Birth)
February 25, 1990 (Demon Bird Sirène)
Runtime
50 minutes
Episodes
2
Novel series
Devilman: The Novel
Written by
Yasutaka Nagai
Illustrated by
Go Nagai
Published by
MediaWorks
Imprint
Dengeki Bunko
Demographic
Male
Original run
May 25, 1999 – August 25, 1999
Volumes
4
Manga
Neo Devilman
Written by
Various (anthology)
Published by
Kodansha
Demographic
Seinen
Original run
June 21, 1999 – February 21, 2000
Volumes
3
Manga
Demon Knight
Written by
Go Nagai
Published by
Kodansha
Magazine
Mandala
Demographic
Seinen
Original run
March 23, 2007 – July 3, 2009
Manga
Devilman vs Getter Robo
Written by
Go Nagai
Illustrated by
Dynamic Pro
Published by
Akita Shoten
Magazine
Champion Red
Demographic
Shōnen
Published
2010
Volumes
1
Manga
Silene-chan
Written by
Go Nagai
Published by
Nihon Bungeisha
Magazine
Comic Heaven
Demographic
Seinen
Original run
August 9, 2012 – February 9, 2013
Manga
Devilman Gaiden: Ningen Senki
Written by
Fujihiko Hosono
Published by
Kodansha
Magazine
Monthly Young Magazine
Demographic
Seinen
Original run
January 23, 2023 – June 20, 2023
Spin-off manga
Amon: The Darkside of the Devilman (1999–2004)
Devilman Grimoire (2012–2013)
Devilman VS. Hades (2012–2014)
Devilman Saga (2014–2020)
Live-action film
Devilman (2004)
ONA
Devilman Crybaby (2018)
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Devilman (Japanese: デビルマン, Hepburn: Debiruman) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The manga focuses on a high school student named Akira Fudo who absorbs the powers of the demon called "Amon" with help of his friend Ryo Asuka in order to battle creatures hidden in human society, thus calling himself the "Devilman" in the process. The series was originally ordered by Toei Animation as a toned-down anime version of Nagai's previous manga series, Demon Lord Dante. However, Nagai wrote a darker-toned manga in order to alert readers of the dangers of the wars based on how dark the narrative becomes with each of Akira's challenges.
Devilman's 39-episode anime series was developed by Toei Animation in 1972, while Nagai began the Devilman as a manga in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, barely a month before the anime series started. The manga was published between June 1972 and June 1973, while multiple publishers have released it in collected volumes (tankōbon). Seven Seas Entertainment published the English translation of the original manga in two volumes in 2018. The series has since spawned numerous OVAs, manga, novels, films, and a sequel. Devilman and other characters from the series have shown up in cameo appearances numerous times in Go Nagai's other works. The most notable is Tomoharu Katsumata's 1973 feature film Mazinger Z vs. Devilman, which features Devilman teaming up with Nagai's titular robot to fight Dr. Hell. In 2018, a remake titled Devilman Crybaby directed by Masaaki Yuasa was created showing an alternate more modern-like retelling of the manga.
The manga has sold 50 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series. Despite mixed reception in regards to whether or not the art was appealing, critics enjoyed Nagai's darker take on the superhero tropes mostly due to how violent the manga was and recommended the manga to most readers who are not sensitive to gore. The series' themes and Akira's design have influenced multiple other series such as Neon Genesis Evangelion and X.
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^【トラウマ注意】エグいファンタジーまんが15選 (in Japanese). eBook Initiative Japan Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
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^Cotter, Padraig (June 28, 2021). "Why Devilman Crybaby's Run Looks So Weird". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
^Hanson, Brian (June 10, 2011). "Hey, Answerman! - You Can't Always Get What You Want". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
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