#devilman talk

[nebuvoid]

hey remember the cum to the ceiling scene in devilman crybaby? they really put that on netflix huh. they really made us watch that. it still haunts me to this day

[ryostrenchcoat]

jordannnn apparently the new wave of dm fans denies dml being canon just because its the worst story to exist on earth. its not maybe canon or can be canon, it is canon. i know giving birth to the protagonist youre gonna fuck is bad, we all know it. its still canon. stop saying violence jack is the conclusion of dm, nagai has literally stated in interviews its not. anyway wasup

if you take everything that problematic out of devilman, there is nothing left. just being bisexual and eating hot chip. same goes for taking out everything that just sucks. the best part of devilman is that it is bad

[trans-ryo]

jinmen: [to akira] you are such a loser!!!

literally one of my favorite parts of the 1987 ova

[jewishmatsuda]

Akira fudo openly crying? Inspirational

[omikka]

DEVILMAN CRYBABY

So I see a lot of bad critics about this anime and I think it’s really unfair. For a lot of persons Devilman is “ugly”, have “too much sex” or “too much violence”. So I thought about it because none of those things really bothered me while watching the anime, of course it’s different from what we are used to in japanimation so it can be weird at first but it’s actually easy to get used to it and to enjoy the show, at least for me. So I have a few things to say about all of this, I mean it’s okay to dislike a show but I think for Devilman some critics are a bit unfair ! So first the graphics, if you think about it it’s not ugly or anything it’s pretty good actually, okay it’s not what we are used to when we watch anime but it’s still good and it’s not here for nothing, the artist is not bad it’s just a choice to make more sense and to touch people more. Let me explain. I feel like the graphics seems unrealistic at first but while you watch the anime it’s becoming really real and you feel it, it’s not perfect and it’s something unpleasant to see but it’s exactly how humans are, the show is actually really human. Then for the violence I think it’s the same it’s not that shocking + the graphics are so unrealistic sometimes that for me it was actually okay I wasn’t shocked at all, I’ve seen so much worse. There is violence, yes but you’re being warned before you watched the anime so if you don’t like those types of anime don’t watch Devilman. And of course as for the graphics there is a good reason why there is violence in Devilman, I mean they wanted to show how humans can be so unhuman with the devils, there had to be violence. And last but not least the sexe ! I think there is a big problem in our society because sexe is such a taboo as if it was not natural... GUYS you were made by sexe there is nothing more natural and present in the world. Here it’s more about Japanese society I mean look at all the American or English or French tvshows we have where there is sexe and nobody is shocked. In anime when it’s not a hentai of course, the only sexual things we have is boobs and underwear ALWAYS THE WOMEN’S BODY PARTS OF COURSE. Here in Devilman we have sexe, boobs, butts and everything but it looks so natural so real bc it’s actually our real world. There are showing the desires of people and how it can drive some people crazy. And i think those three things + the relationships between all the characters make the show so real and moving.

So yeah some people will disagree with me but that’s just my advice, I think Devilman is a great anime and I hope one day it’ll be a big work of art of japanimation. I study art’s history and we never talk about manga or anime but for me those are arts and Devilman should earn the title of “art” cause it’s a really strong anime.

Anyway that was my opinion but I look forward to hear about yours guys so don’t be afraid to tell me what you think. 💚

[ultros]

crybaby ryo is how manga ryo saw himself tbh

[ryostrenchcoat]

Hello!!! I love your devilman stuffs, but one thing i’d like to know is if the timeloop exists in the old devilman too? I know its a prominent point of the plot in crybaby, but does it happen in devilman too? Ive been trying to find answers as to what Ryo truly is and i found an old post of yours about Satan taking over Ryo’s body and whatnot, i am starting to get more into the manga and im unsure of the parallels between the manga, the 1987 OVA and Crybaby…sorry if the question is a bit lengthy, i am incredibly slow until i catch onto things!

it’s all good! tbh, i don’t remember the specific details, but if my memory serves, the timeloop stuff is only hinted at in neo devilman, which is questionably canon. it’s definitely not from the original devilman manga. what i can’t remember is whether or not it’s hinted at in devilman lady (because i never actually read the whole thing lmaooooo), but maybe one of my devilman mutuals will see this and can give you a better answer on that.

in terms of the satan taking over ryo’s body thing, a lot of that is my own headcanon/interpretation of the original manga in a vacuum without the extra stuff from lady or neo devilman. it’s such a long-running series that there are a lot of bits and pieces out there that you can take or leave imo

[ryostrenchcoat]

i love it when youtube recommends me a new devilman video essay and i am like oh! maybe this person isn't an idiot. and then the video essay is basically OP agreeing, directly or indirectly, with ryo's eco-fascism