16 Facts About Devilman

1.

Devilman is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai.

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2.

In 2018, a remake titled Devilman Crybaby directed by Masaaki Yuasa was created showing an alternate more modern-like retelling of the manga.

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3.

One of the Demon Tribe's strongest warriors, Devilman is sent to lead a full-scale invasion of the human world by Zennon.

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4.

Devilman resolves to defect from his orders, and from then on fights a slew of opponents sent by Zennon and his Demon Generals.

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5.

Devilman evolved from Go Nagai's previous manga, Demon Lord Dante, after Toei Animation approached Nagai about turning Dante into a television series.

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6.

Devilman's outfit seems be inspired by a villain from the 1972 Gekko Kamen anime.

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7.

Nagai designed Devilman as an anti-war work; the fusion of humans and demons is an analogy for the draft, and Miki's violent death symbolizes the death of peace.

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8.

Devilman carries a message of warning, as we step toward a bright future.

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9.

Devilman further stated that despite Satan's actions in the manga, he was not a stereotypical villain as Nagai believes that God would fit more into this category as a result for the actions he committed against demons years before the series' start.

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10.

In 2000, Amon: Apocalypse of Devilman was released as a pay-per-view event in Japan and was later released on video and DVD.

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11.

The first one Shin Devilman was written by Go Nagai's brother Yasutaka Nagai with illustrations by Go.

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12.

The cast of Devilman crossed over with characters from Mazinger Z and Violence Jack in the 1991 OVA CB Chara Nagai Go World.

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13.

Devilman praised Nagai's art for the horror presented and brutal fight scenes.

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14.

Character designer from SNK admitted that Devilman was an influence in designing Kyo Kusanagi.

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15.

Manga writer Nanase Ohkawa claimed that Devilman was the manga that shocked her the most as a child.

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16.

Ohkawa was eventually influenced by Devilman to write X due to the themes employed in both mangas, most notably the Armageddon.

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