Devilman

Thanks to ugo.com, I was able to watch this anime. The first one was quite promising, but this one delivers the good. From the get-go, Devil Man fights hordes of demons, with only a few breaks for character development. There is also a twist at the end, regarding his enemy, which while is slightly cliche'd for an anime, would probably never happen in an American feature.

Definitely worth tracking down. However, beware the level of violence, as well as nudity throughout. They did not bother me in the least, but this isn't for kids.

At an excavation, a professor finds evidence of ancient monsters resembling demons of legend. After a fashion a relative of the professor and his friend find out about the ancient demons' coming back. Something has to be done, but no-one can fight the demons, not with the powers of mortals anyway...

Someone has to lose himself to save mankind.

Very slight nudity and violence.

I'm a big fan of anime(series and films), "Devil Man" is a true classic,an adaptation "Go Nagai" "manga" characters,with a great story,animation and soundtrack, full of action, violence, and grotesque and imaginative demons. Amon (Akira)is the "Devil Man" half man half demon, hes propose is fight against demons that destroy earth and humanity.. The sequel "Devil Man 2-Demon Bird" is nice, but the first its superior, i highly recommend this film, for all violent anime fans. If you like this one, i recommend:

"Demon of Overfiend"(one of the best, highly recommend) and "Devil Man 2-Demon Bird" (whort a watch).

This is not a happy cartoon.It is mean spirited,over the top violent,tonnes of great gore, and by todays standards not that well animated. So why the 8 ? Well it is a very interesting story and had a lot of potential,and the story line suites its darkness and violence very well...And I think it shocked me a little.

I think it is important to watch 1 and 2 together, as the first half of volume one is story not action orientated.

A group of archaeologists find cave full of Demons that ruled the Earth millions of years ago. A teen-aged schoolboy attempts a ritual which will give him demonic powers, and with it the power to save the world.Things do not quite work out the way he thought.The end of vol 1 is a cliffhanger just so you are warned.

I recently rewatched this anime after seing it years ago. I use to watch it plenty; back when i was in high school as a kid. Pretty much as good as the day I saw it.

I would say out of the whole devilman franchise, this is the best one.

Pros: The English dub version of this anime is grate. The dialogue really shines. The voice acting is spot on. You really get a feel for the characters situation. The animation and drawings are good. All the characters look different. Soundtrack is beautiful, especially for the opening scene, and the main charater's first kill.

I was suprised at how well they composed the theme music for each major scene. They really catch the atmosphere really well with the music in this anime. The story was well done with a strong connection between both protagonists. Good action and gore, and entertaining all the way through. The aggressive language was cool and funny at times. Main characters are very memorable.

Cons: The story was good as an OAV. However, the mainplot could have been more elaborated in anime movie form. It just felt a little short. I would say the main protagonists could have done a bit more reasearch, and more fight sequences. Some mystery for the story would have been a nice touch too. This would have made it perfect. These were the only negatives I saw.

Overall: This is a classic 80's anime. Im surprised after all these years it's still so good. The sequel to this was called the Demon bird. Animation, drawings, and action is better in this one. However the story and other stuff are not as strong as the first installment. This is why I rate (Devilman the birth) as the better anime. However they are both good. Grate anime.🙂👍

Final grade: 7.9 out of 10.