<s>
The	O
manga	O
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
high	O
school	O
student	O
named	O
Akira	O
Fudo	O
who	O
absorbs	O
the	O
powers	O
of	O
the	O
demon	O
called	O
"	O
Amon	O
"	O
with	O
help	O
of	O
his	O
friend	O
Ryo	O
Asuka	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
battle	O
creatures	O
hidden	O
in	O
human	O
society	O
,	O
thus	O
calling	O
himself	O
the	O
"	O
Devilman	B-Application
"	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devilmans	O
39-episode	O
anime	O
series	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Toei	O
Animation	O
in	O
1972	O
,	O
while	O
Nagai	O
began	O
the	O
Devilman	B-Application
as	O
a	O
manga	O
in	O
Kodansha	O
's	O
Weekly	O
Shōnen	O
Magazine	O
,	O
barely	O
a	O
month	O
before	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devilman	B-Application
and	O
other	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
shown	O
up	O
in	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
numerous	O
times	O
in	O
Go	O
Nagai	O
's	O
other	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
notable	O
is	O
Tomoharu	O
Katsumata	O
's	O
1973	O
feature	O
film	O
Mazinger	B-Application
Z	I-Application
vs.	O
Devilman	B-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
Devilman	B-Application
teaming	O
up	O
with	O
Nagai	O
's	O
titular	O
robot	O
to	O
fight	O
Dr.	O
Hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
titled	O
Devilman	B-Application
Crybaby	O
directed	O
by	O
Masaaki	O
Yuasa	O
was	O
created	O
showing	O
an	O
alternate	O
more	O
modern-like	O
retelling	O
of	O
the	O
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
themes	O
and	O
Akira	O
's	O
design	O
have	O
influenced	O
multiple	O
other	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Neon	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Evangelion	I-Application
and	O
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
Amon	O
holding	O
control	O
over	O
Akira	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
pure	O
soul	O
triumphed	O
over	O
that	O
of	O
Amon	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
demon	O
to	O
heel	O
and	O
creating	O
Devilman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akira	O
learns	O
that	O
other	O
humans	O
are	O
becoming	O
Devilmen	B-Application
,	O
and	O
resolves	O
to	O
contact	O
them	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
team	O
dedicated	O
to	O
protecting	O
humankind	O
from	O
the	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
TV	O
broadcast	O
,	O
Ryo	O
confirms	O
that	O
demons	O
exist	O
,	O
but	O
claims	O
that	O
Akira	O
and	O
the	O
Devilmen	B-Application
are	O
also	O
dangerous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
years	O
pass	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
humans	O
-	O
save	O
for	O
the	O
Devilmen	B-Application
recruited	O
by	O
Akira	O
-	O
are	O
extinct	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
battle	O
,	O
Xenon	O
confronts	O
Satan	O
with	O
the	O
question	O
as	O
to	O
why	O
he	O
wanted	O
Akira	O
to	O
survive	O
by	O
becoming	O
a	O
Devilman	B-Application
,	O
when	O
this	O
would	O
conflict	O
with	O
his	O
plans	O
to	O
leave	O
Earth	O
to	O
the	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
forces	O
collide	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Devilmen	B-Application
are	O
wiped	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
Demon	O
Tribe	O
's	O
strongest	O
warriors	O
,	O
Devilman	B-Application
is	O
sent	O
to	O
lead	O
a	O
full-scale	O
invasion	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
world	O
by	O
Zennon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
returning	O
to	O
Japan	O
,	O
Akira	O
encounters	O
and	O
falls	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
Miki	O
Makimura	O
,	O
and	O
Devilman	B-Application
is	O
tamed	O
by	O
his	O
desire	O
to	O
protect	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devilman	B-Application
resolves	O
to	O
defect	O
from	O
his	O
orders	O
,	O
and	O
from	O
then	O
on	O
fights	O
a	O
slew	O
of	O
opponents	O
sent	O
by	O
Zennon	O
and	O
his	O
Demon	O
Generals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devilman	B-Application
evolved	O
from	O
Go	O
Nagai	O
's	O
previous	O
manga	O
,	O
Demon	O
Lord	O
Dante	O
,	O
after	O
Toei	O
Animation	O
approached	O
Nagai	O
about	O
turning	O
Dante	O
into	O
a	O
television	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devilman	B-Application
was	O
born	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devilman	B-Application
's	O
outfit	O
seems	O
be	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
villain	O
from	O
the	O
1972	O
Gekko	O
Kamen	O
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
Devilman	B-Application
was	O
also	O
produced	O
as	O
a	O
serialized	O
manga	O
in	O
Weekly	O
Shōnen	O
Magazine	O
beginning	O
in	O
1972	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
developing	O
the	O
Devilman	B-Application
manga	O
,	O
Nagai	O
was	O
told	O
by	O
his	O
editor	O
to	O
write	O
an	O
alternative	O
take	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
aimed	O
towards	O
a	O
more	O
mature	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nagai	O
designed	O
Devilman	B-Application
as	O
an	O
anti-war	O
work	O
;	O
the	O
fusion	O
of	O
humans	O
and	O
demons	O
is	O
an	O
analogy	O
for	O
the	O
draft	O
,	O
and	O
Miki	O
's	O
violent	O
death	O
symbolizes	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
peace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devilman	B-Application
carries	O
a	O
message	O
of	O
warning	O
,	O
as	O
we	O
step	O
toward	O
a	O
bright	O
future.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
the	O
1987	O
publishing	O
,	O
most	O
Kodansha	O
editions	O
include	O
Shin	O
Devilman	B-Application
,	O
which	O
originally	O
was	O
not	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
canon	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
volumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
Seas	O
Entertainment	O
published	O
the	O
English	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
manga	O
in	O
two	O
volumes	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
Devilman	B-Application
G	O
and	O
Devilman	B-Application
VS.	O
Hades	O
in	O
2017	O
and	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
manga	O
is	O
sometimes	O
known	O
as	O
Devilman	B-Application
2	O
and	O
Neo	O
Devilman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
one-shot	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
originally	O
part	O
of	O
Shin	O
Devilman	B-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
has	O
always	O
been	O
compiled	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
tankōbon	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
Variety	O
by	O
Kadokawa	O
Shoten	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Go	O
Nagai	O
published	O
the	O
manga	O
Devilman	B-Application
Saga	O
in	O
Shogakukan	O
's	O
Big	O
Comic	O
from	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
to	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
series	O
written	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Fujihiko	O
Hosono	O
,	O
titled	O
Devilman	B-Application
Gaiden	O
:	O
Ningen	O
Senki	O
,	O
started	O
in	O
Kodansha	O
's	O
Monthly	O
Young	O
Magazine	O
on	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OVAs	O
 '	O
plot	O
revolves	O
around	O
Akira	O
's	O
transformation	O
into	O
Devilman	B-Application
up	O
until	O
his	O
battle	O
with	O
Sirène	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
OVAs	O
were	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
Devilman	B-Application
anime	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
commercially	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
(	O
by	O
Manga	O
Entertainment	O
)	O
prior	O
to	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Amon	O
:	O
Apocalypse	O
of	O
Devilman	B-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
pay-per-view	O
event	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
video	O
and	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Amon	O
:	O
The	O
Darkside	O
of	O
The	O
Devilman	B-Application
,	O
it	O
covers	O
the	O
period	O
between	O
the	O
humans	O
becoming	O
aware	O
of	O
demons	O
and	O
the	O
semi-final	O
battle	O
between	O
Devilman	B-Application
and	O
Amon	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
unleashed	O
after	O
Akira	O
became	O
demoralized	O
by	O
witnessing	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Miki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Cyborg	B-Application
009	I-Application
VS	O
Devilman	B-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three-episode	O
OVA	O
features	O
the	O
Devilman	B-Application
series	O
crossing	O
over	O
with	O
Shotaro	O
Ishinomori	O
's	O
Cyborg	B-Application
009	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
titular	O
characters	O
from	O
each	O
series	O
becoming	O
rivals	O
before	O
working	O
together	O
to	O
bring	O
down	O
a	O
joint	O
threat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
10-episode	O
original	O
net	O
animation	O
adaptation	O
produced	O
by	O
Science	O
Saru	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Masaaki	O
Yuasa	O
,	O
titled	O
Devilman	B-Application
Crybaby	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
exclusively	O
on	O
Netflix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mazinger	B-Application
Z	I-Application
Vs.	O
Devilman	B-Application
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
animated	O
film	O
between	O
Devilman	B-Application
and	O
Mazinger	B-Application
Z	I-Application
produced	O
by	O
Toei	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
starred	O
Hisato	O
Izaki	O
as	O
Devilman	B-Application
,	O
Yūsuke	O
Izaki	O
as	O
Ryo	O
Asuka	O
and	O
Ayana	O
Sakai	O
as	O
Miki	O
Makimura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
Format	O
Company	O
Standard	O
number	O
Release	O
dateDevilmanFlexi	O
discAsahi	O
SonoramaAPM-4016DevilmanEP	O
recordColumbiaSCS-502TV	O
Original	O
BGM	O
Collection	O
:	O
DevilmanLP	O
albumColumbiaCX-7088TV	O
Original	O
BGM	O
Collection	O
:	O
DevilmanCDColumbia28CC-2295TV	O
Animation	O
Drama	O
Series	O
:	O
DevilmanCDColumbiaCOCC-12398Animex	O
1200	O
Series	O
71	O
:	O
DevilmanCDColumbiaCOCC-72071Original	O
Soundtrack	O
Devilman	B-Application
Tanjo	O
Hen	O
OngakushuLP	O
albumKing	O
RecordsK20G-7359Original	O
Soundtrack	O
Devilman	B-Application
Tanjo	O
Hen	O
OngakushuCDKing	O
RecordsK30X-7094Visual	O
Sound	O
Series	O
Devilman	B-Application
Shin	O
MokushirokuCDKing	O
RecordsK32X-7055Devilman	O
Tanjo	O
Hen	O
/	O
Yocho	O
Sirène	O
HenCDKing	O
RecordsKICA-10Devilman	O
Densetsu	O
~	O
The	O
Legends	O
of	O
DEVILMANCDPony	O
CanyonFSCA-10054Nagai	O
Go	O
Hero	O
Densetsu	O
Onkyo	O
Geki	O
Devilman	B-Application
Armageddon	B-Application
HenCDFirst	O
Smile	O
EntertainmentFSCA-10209Devilman	O
Densetsu	O
+	O
3	O
~	O
The	O
Legends	O
of	O
DEVILMANCDBeeSmileBSCH-30011Eternal	O
Edition	O
Dynamic	O
Pro	O
Films	O
Files	O
No.11	O
&	O
12	O
:	O
DevilmanCDColumbiaCOCX-32285/6Devilman	O
no	O
Uta	O
(	O
21st	O
century	O
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
manga	O
Shin	O
Devilman	B-Application
,	O
from	O
which	O
some	O
chapters	O
were	O
also	O
written	O
by	O
Yasutaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Devilman	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
by	O
Namco	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Devilman	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
several	O
of	O
Nagai	O
's	O
other	O
creations	O
,	O
Devilman	B-Application
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devilman	B-Application
and	O
other	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
shown	O
up	O
in	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
numerous	O
times	O
in	O
Go	O
Nagai	O
's	O
other	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Devil	O
Lady	O
series	O
contains	O
its	O
own	O
original	O
story	O
that	O
stands	O
out	O
from	O
the	O
Devilman	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cast	O
of	O
Devilman	B-Application
also	O
crossed	O
over	O
with	O
characters	O
from	O
Mazinger	B-Application
Z	I-Application
and	O
Violence	O
Jack	O
in	O
the	O
1991	O
OVA	O
CB	O
Chara	O
Nagai	O
Go	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
Miki	O
is	O
an	O
otaku	O
and	O
that	O
she	O
knew	O
of	O
Akira	O
's	O
identity	O
as	O
Devilman	B-Application
due	O
to	O
reading	O
the	O
manga	O
offscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
Devilman	B-Application
had	O
over	O
50	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
circulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Anime	O
News	O
Network	O
listed	O
Devilman	B-Application
among	O
the	O
seven	O
"	O
Best	O
New	O
Manga	O
for	O
Grown-Ups	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
response	O
initially	O
focused	O
on	O
Akira	O
's	O
personality	O
and	O
the	O
controversial	O
themes	O
portrayed	O
before	O
Akira	O
becomes	O
Devilman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manga	O
News	O
found	O
the	O
manga	O
's	O
prologue	O
outstanding	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
Akira	O
becomes	O
a	O
Devilman	B-Application
and	O
how	O
psychologically	O
it	O
affects	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
its	O
controversial	O
depiction	O
of	O
violence	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
major	O
target	O
of	O
protest	O
for	O
PTAs	O
and	O
other	O
groups	O
,	O
the	O
storyline	O
in	O
Devilman	B-Application
made	O
it	O
stand	O
apart	O
from	O
other	O
manga	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
it	O
impacted	O
the	O
industry	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devilman	B-Application
was	O
ranked	O
fifth	O
in	O
Mania	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
10	O
Most	O
Iconic	O
Anime	O
Heroes	O
written	O
by	O
Thomas	O
Zoth	O
who	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
Shonen	O
manga	O
developed	O
a	O
dark	O
tone	O
with	O
Devilman	B-Application
's	O
graphic	O
violence	O
,	O
casual	O
blasphemy	O
,	O
and	O
theme	O
of	O
using	O
evil	O
itself	O
to	O
fight	O
evil.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Huff	O
of	O
The	O
Anime	O
Review	O
Notes	O
"	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
enjoyable	O
bits	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
OVA	O
adaptation	O
,	O
yet	O
ultimately	O
recommends	O
Vampire	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
D	I-Application
instead	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
splatterfest	O
of	O
grotesque	O
monsters	O
getting	O
all	O
gooey	O
and	O
split	O
in	O
two	O
"	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
character	O
designer	O
from	O
SNK	O
admitted	O
that	O
Devilman	B-Application
was	O
an	O
influence	O
in	O
designing	O
Kyo	O
Kusanagi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manga	O
writer	O
Nanase	O
Ohkawa	O
claimed	O
that	O
Devilman	B-Application
was	O
the	O
manga	O
that	O
shocked	O
her	O
the	O
most	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ohkawa	O
was	O
eventually	O
influenced	O
by	O
Devilman	B-Application
to	O
write	O
X	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
themes	O
employed	O
in	O
both	O
mangas	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
Armageddon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neon	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Evangelion	I-Application
director	O
Hideaki	O
Anno	O
said	O
the	O
mecha	O
Evangelion	O
Unit	O
01	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
Devilman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	O
claims	O
that	O
Devilman	B-Application
's	O
scary	O
facial	O
expressions	O
were	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
mecha	O
alongside	O
Mazinger	B-Application
Z	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
film	O
2011	O
Tekken	O
:	O
Blood	O
Vengeance	O
,	O
the	O
fighter	O
Jin	O
Kazama	O
achieves	O
a	O
demonic	O
form	O
designed	O
by	O
Takayuki	O
Takeya	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
famous	O
designing	O
characters	O
from	O
Devilman	B-Application
and	O
Kamen	O
Rider	O
.	O
</s>
