Devilman
デビルマン (Devilman)
Genre	action, horror
Manga
Authored by	Go Nagai
Publisher	Kodansha Dybex
Serialized in	Shonen Magazine
Original run	June 11, 1972 – June 24, 1973
No. of volumes	5 [1]
TV anime
Directed by	Tomoharu Katsumata
Studio	Toei Animation
Network	TV Asahi
Original run	8 July 1972 – 7 April 1973
No. of episodes	39 (+1 recap episode) [2]
Movie: Mazinger Z Vs. Devilman
Directed by	Tomoharu Katsumata
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	18 July 1973
Runtime	25 min [3]
OVA: 1: Devilman: Tanjō Hen ("The Birth"); 2: Devilman: Kaichō Shireinu hen ("Silene the Demon Bird"); 3: Amon: Devilman Mokushiroku ("Amon: Devilman Apocalypse")
Directed by	Tsutomu Iida
Studio	Oh! Production
No. of episodes	3 [4]
Released	1987, 1990, 2000
Movie: Devilman (live-action movie)
Directed by	Hiroyuki Nasu
Studio
Released	October 19, 2004
Runtime	112 min

Devilman (デビルマン, Debiruman^?) is the title of a popular manga and anime created by Go Nagai, as well as the name of the main character of the manga and anime. Devilman began as a manga in Kodansha's Shonen Magazine and a 39-episode anime TV series in 1972, and has since spawned numerous other anime, manga and film spinoffs. Action movies usually involve a fairly straightforward story of good guys versus bad guys, where most disputes are resolved by using physical force. ... “Horror story” redirects here. ... “Original manga” redirects here. ... Go Nagai , born September 6, 1945) is a Japanese mangaka and an important innovator of several genres within anime and manga. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... The head office of Kodansha Kodansha Limited ) is the largest Japanese publisher of literature and manga, headquartered in (Bunkyo), Tokyo. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Weekly Shonen Magazine (週刊少年マガジン Shūkan Shōnen Magajin), also known as Shonen Magazine, is a manga magazine published by Kodansha. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Tankōbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... “TV” redirects here. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... Tomoharu Katsumata (born in 1938 in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese film director best known for his work on various anime works. ... Toei Animation Company, Limited ) (JASDAQ: 4816) is a Japanese animation studio owned by the Toei Company. ... TV Asahi Corporation ) (TYO: 9409 ), also known as EX and Tele-Asa ), is a television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. ... is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Original run October 2, 1972 – August 13, 1973 No. ... Tomoharu Katsumata (born in 1938 in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese film director best known for his work on various anime works. ... Toei Animation Company, Limited ) (JASDAQ: 4816) is a Japanese animation studio owned by the Toei Company. ... is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Original Video Animation ), abbreviated OVA ), is a term used for anime titles that are released direct-to-video, without prior showings on TV or in theaters. ... Oh! Production ), sometimes credited as Oh! Pro or Oh Pro, is an anime production studio in Amanuma, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Original manga” redirects here. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... Go Nagai , born September 6, 1945) is a Japanese mangaka and an important innovator of several genres within anime and manga. ... The head office of Kodansha Kodansha Limited ) is the largest Japanese publisher of literature and manga, headquartered in (Bunkyo), Tokyo. ... Weekly Shonen Magazine (週刊少年マガジン Shūkan Shōnen Magajin), also known as Shonen Magazine, is a manga magazine published by Kodansha. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Storyline

A long time ago, the Earth was ruled by demons. The demons constantly fought each other for survival. They soon found themselves fighting a new race of beings. These beings were the first humans. The demons then became imprisoned in ice after a great cataclysm. They would remain there until the ice melted. Satan would then rise up and lead them in Armageddon. That time has come in Go Nagai's Devilman. “Fiend” redirects here. ... This article is about the concept of Satan. ... The evangelist John of Patmos writes the Book of Revelation. ...

Devilman is about a teenager named Akira Fudo. At first, Akira is very modest, avoids conflict, and is very gentle. When his parents are lost on a business trip, Akira goes to stay with his childhood friend Miki Makimura; both soon form a close relationship as the story progresses. Miki, a tough, smart, self-sufficient girl, loves Akira but wishes that he would stand up for himself when he gets pushed around and is frustrated by his lack of a backbone. She often has to defend herself from bullies even when Akira is with her; in the OVA version, she rescues Akira from a gang of bullies who are threatening him (in the manga, Ryo Asuka rescues Akira and Miki by pulling a gun on the bullies to frighten them off).

One day, Akira's best friend, Ryo Asuka, shows up and completely changes Akira's life. Ryo's father had discovered the existence of demons when he found a mask during an excavation of the ruins of an ancient Mayan temple. This mask turned out to be a fossilized demon skull which showed whom ever wore it what the world was like when demons ruled over it. Ryo shows Akira how the world was and informs him about the demons' revival. Akira then sees Ryo's plan, "To fight a demon, one must become a demon." Asuka Ryo is the best friend of Akira Fudo, the main character of Nagai Gos classical horror manga Devilman. ...

Demons have the ability to possess and control humans. However, Ryo believes that Akira may be able to harness a demon's powers when possessed due to the fact that Akira has a pure heart. Ryo takes Akira to a demonic nightclub and begins to bring out the demons in the club. The demons begin to attack Akira until he becomes possessed by Amon. Amon is the Lord of War and also one of the strongest demons. His possession of Akira causes Akira to transform into Devilman. Devilman contains the strength and power of the demon Amon, as well as the heart and soul of the human Akira Fudo, giving Akira complete control. After he becomes Devilman, Akira is no longer timid and shy. He becomes very aggressive and no longer lets anyone push him around. This new change pleases Miki, although she is unaware of Akira's new found powers (and although, in the TV series, she often has to step in to stop Akira when his temper gets out of control). Amon can refer to: Amun, Egyptian god, also known sometimes as Amon Amon, god of rage Amon (demon) Amon (Formula One team) Deicide (band), formerly called Amon Amon, one of the four Sinsitrals and main villains of Lufia Amon, mountain in Sindarin, an artificial language by J. R. R. Tolkien... “Fiend” redirects here. ...

Throughout the manga and anime, Devilman has many battles with the demon hordes. He encounters many foes such as Silene (Sirene, Siron and Shirenu) the demon bird (she was also Amon's lover before he possessed Akira), the water demon Geruma (also called Gelmer), a large turtle-like demon called Jinmen, Welvath, Kaim, Zannin, Zan, Zenon (Zenon is basically Satan's right-hand, and strongest, demon), Psycho Jenny, Lala (a demon in the TV series who transformed herself into a beautiful young woman and attempted, unsuccessfully, to seduce Akira), and Saylos (Saylos is one of the main villains in the movie Amon: Apocalypse of Devilman). Species About 300 species, including: Silene acaulis (Moss Campion) Silene armeria (Sweet William Catchfly) Silene chalcedonica (Maltese cross) Silene conica (Sand Catchfly) Silene coronaria (Rose Campion) Silene dichotoma (Forked Catchfly) Silene dioica (Red Campion) Silene gallica (Small-flowered Catchfly) Silene italica (Italian Catchfly) Silene latifolia (White Campion) Silene linicola (Flaxfield... Quemoy, Kinmen, or Chinmen (金門, pinyin: Jīnmén, POJ: Kim-mn̂g) (pop. ... Muhammad al-Qaim Bi-Amrillah (893 - 17 May 946) (Arabic: محمد القائم بأمر الله) was the second Caliph of the Fatimids in Ifriqiya and ruled from 934 to 946. ... Zan is also a town in Chad. ... Zenon was a private secretary to Apollonios, the finance minister to Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Ptolemy III Euergetes in Egypt during the 2nd century BC. A cache of over 2,000 papyri written by Zenon were discovered in the 1900s and are referred to as the Zenon Archive or Zenon...

The story ends with Akira discovering that his friend Ryo is really Satan in a dormant state. After Miki and her whole family are brutally slain by a horde (in a particularly famous scene, Akira retrieves Miki's dismembered body from her burned house and later is seen holding her head in his arms), the final fight between Devilman and Satan ensues. The earth is totally destroyed during this battle, and Devilman dies at the hands of Satan. Satan regrets what's he had done, and then creates the Slumking to punish him for what he did to his beloved Akira. This leads it onto the related series Violence Jack. Violence Jack (バイオレンスジャック Baiorensu Jakku) is a manga created by mangaka Go Nagai from the 1970s that was adapted into an anime series of three OVAs which were produced between 1986 and 1990. ...

Differences Between the Manga and the TV Series

The storyline of the TV series is markedly different from that of the manga and of the OVAs. Akira and his father are killed while mountain climbing in the Himalayas, and Devilman chooses Akira's body as a cover to disguise himself. Although Devilman takes the form of Akira Fudo, Akira as he was before is completely gone, and the being occupying his body is purely Devilman. Devilman's mission is to cause death and destruction on Earth to pave the way for a demonic invasion of the human world. However, when he moves in with the Makimuras, he finds himself attracted to Miki's tough, no-nonsense ways, and is thus distracted from his mission. The lord of the demons sends forth a succession of demons to eliminate the distraction by killing Miki, and Devilman/Akira resolves to fight to protect Miki. In the TV series, Devilman's motives for fighting are much less altruistic than in the manga or the later OVAs - he fights only to protect the woman he loves and for nothing more. The TV series also had more comedy than the manga or later anime incarnations of the franchise, especially after Lala's debut. Also, unlike in the manga, Miki is still alive at the conclusion of the TV series. For the movie Himalaya, see Himalaya (film). ...

The History of Devilman

Beginnings

Devilman evolved from Go Nagai's previous manga, Demon Lord Dante (魔王ダンテ, Maō Dante^?), after Toei Animation approached Go about turning Dante into a television series. The producers wanted certain elements toned down, and a more human-like anti-hero created. Devilman was born as a result of this; Go Nagai worked on the anime's scenario along with Masaki Tsuji, a well-known anime scenario writer and a highly successful and regarded novelist of several mystery fictions. Along with the television series, Devilman was also produced as a serialized manga in Shukan Shonen Magazine over 53 issues beginning in 1972. Go Nagai designed the manga to be more horror-like and mature than the anime version. It was later reprinted in a five-volume series, and has enjoyed over a dozen reprints and in five different languages. The manga's extreme violence and complex story line made it an instant hit. Maou Dante, (魔王ダンテ, Demon Lord Dante) is Go Nagai manga and an 2002 anime adaption. ... Toei Animation Company, Limited ) (JASDAQ: 4816) is a Japanese animation studio owned by the Toei Company. ... Masaki Tsuji (born March 23, 1932) is a legendary screenwriter of Japanese anime TV series and films. ... Mystery fiction is a distinct subgenre of detective fiction that entails the occurrence of an unknown event which requires the protagonist to make known (or solve). ...

The TV Series

The anime series was 39 episodes long and ran from July 1972 to March 1973 on NET (now TV Asahi). The series sported some differences from the manga (the character of Ryo Asuka wasn't created until Go started working on the manga after he finished working on the anime), but was still very popular. Both the anime and the manga also vary on the ending; while the anime series had a bittersweet open-ended finale, the manga had a tragic ending. Rather surprisingly given its level of violence, the Devilman TV series was also broadcast on TV in Italy in the 1980s. TV Asahi Corporation ) (TYO: 9409 ), also known as EX and Tele-Asa ), is a television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. ...

OVAs

Two OVAs (Original Video Animation) were released in 1987 and 1990. These videos were what Go Nagai originally intended the first anime series to be like, since the censors made him tone the series down back in 1972 because of its extreme violence. The late Kazuo Komatsubara, an animation director on the original TV series, returned for the OVAs as character designer. The videos revolve around Akira's transformation into Devilman up until his battle with Silene (also called Sirene, Siron, Shiranu or Shienru). The OVAs are well animated and, other than a few minor alterations, are faithful to the original manga, and were released in the U. S. during the mid 1990s on video by L.A. Hero, and then on DVD in 2000 by Manga Entertainment. The U. S. DVD release, much to the consternation of many American Devilman fans, is English redub only and does not include the original Japanese audio track, whereas the series was released in both subtitled and dubbed form on VHS. Some English-speaking Devilman fans also believe the English dub of the OVAs is of poor quality and that the English-language script featured excessive and needless profanity. (1) The OVAs remain the only Devilman anime to have been commercially released in the United States. A human ovum An ovum (loosely, egg or egg cell) is a female sex cell or gamete. ... Go Nagai , born September 6, 1945) is a Japanese mangaka and an important innovator of several genres within anime and manga. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... Kazuo Komatsubara Kazuo Komatsubara , 1943-12-24 - 2000-03-24) is an animator, animation director and character designer born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. ... Manga Entertainment is a licensor and distributor of Japanese animation (anime) in the United States and United Kingdom. ...

Also in 2000, Amon: Apocalypse of Devilman was released as a pay-per-view event in Japan and later released on video and DVD. Perhaps the most violent of all the anime incarnations of the franchise, it covers the period between the humans becoming aware of demons and the final battle between Devilman and Satan. However, in this version, rather than battling Satan, Akira is forced to face his literal 'inner demon', Amon, in the final battle. The death of Miki drives Akira to the edge and he looses his hold on Amon, allowing the demon to finally posses his body fully. Amon kills Saylos, (at that point) the main antagonist of the film. But Akira (surprisingly, still as Devilman) revives and mentally battles Amon for his soul. (This is depicted by a brutal physical battle in a barren landscape.) Just as it seems Amon is about to win, Miki visits Akira in a vision, silently expressing her forgiveness of his failing to protect her. This encounter gives Akira the strength to truly kill Amon and claim the demon's power as his own. Although Akira encounters Asuka Ryo (both are consciously aware of his being Satan), who is, in part, willfully responsible for Miki's death, Akira doesn't battle him in the film, and instead walks past him silently. The conflict between them is left unresolved, thus ending the film.

It has also spawned a video game for the PlayStation. (One other Devilman video game was previously released for the Nintendo Famicom in 1989, and characters from the series have also been featured in other video games such as Banpresto's Battle Dodgeball and the Dynamic Robot Wars series. None of these games have been released in North America.) The Sony PlayStation ) is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... The Nintendo Entertainment System (U.S., Europe, and Australia) NES redirects here. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Banpresto Co. ...

Anime, Film and Manga Spinoffs

Many other manga titles were created later on including Shin Devilman (which replaced the entire third volume of the original manga in later editions), Neo Devilman and Amon: The Darkside of the Devilman. Several other books have been published dedicated to Devilman over the last 35 years.

In 2004, a tokusatsu Devilman movie directed by Hiroyuki Nasu using CGI effects was released. Unfortunately, it was universally rejected in Japan, even by Devilman fans. As a consequence, it won Grand Prize in Japan's Bunshun Kiichigo Awards (the Japanese version of the Razzie Awards, which are given to the worst movie of the year). Icons of tokusatsu in the late 1970s: Spider-Man, Kamen Rider Stronger, Kamen Rider V3, Battle Fever J, Ultraman Jonias, as well as the manga and anime icon Doraemon Tokusatsu ) is a Japanese word that literally means special effects. ... Computer-generated imagery (commonly abbreviated as CGI) is the application of the field of computer graphics (or more specifically, 3D computer graphics) to special effects in films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media. ... The Golden Raspberries or Razzies were created by John Wilson in 1980, intended to complement the Academy Awards by dishonoring the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films that the film industry had to offer. ...

Go Nagai also released a manga series called Violence Jack. The series takes place during the aftermath of Armageddon and the battle between Satan and Devilman. This series became an OVA anime in 1986, and was released in the U. S. sometime during the 1990s in an edited version by Manga Video and an uncensored release by Critical Mass. Violence Jack (バイオレンスジャック Baiorensu Jakku) is a manga created by mangaka Go Nagai from the 1970s that was adapted into an anime series of three OVAs which were produced between 1986 and 1990. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1997, Go Nagai revamped the series and created Devilman Lady (Devil Lady in the U. S.). Devil Lady is based on Go Nagai's idea of "What if the main character was a woman?" The story takes a different approach to the story presented in its Devilman counterpart. In Devil Lady, a woman named Jun Fudo learns that she has the power to transform into a being known as a "devilman" or "Devil Beast". A woman named Ran Asuka shows up and explains to her that her "powers" or "gifts" are actually believed to be somewhat of a disease known as the "Devil Beast Syndrome". It is even stated that these "devilmen" are actually the next step in human evolution as a means of survival. The story became very popular and was made into an anime series in 1998. The series consists of 26 episodes and was released in the U. S. during late 2002 and early 2003. The Devil Lady series is very popular and contains its own original story that stands out from the Devilman series. Devilman (デビルマン Debiruman) is a manga and anime character. ... The Devil Lady (デビルマン レディー (Debiruman Redii) is an anime and manga about a woman named Jun Fudo. ...

The cast of Devilman, including Akira, Miki, Ryo Asuka, and Silene, also crossed over with characters from Mazinger Z and Violence Jack in the 1991 OVA CB Chara Go Nagai World, also released in the Italian market as Il pazzo mondo di Go Nagai. This release featured the familiar characters in comical and lighthearted antics, in squashed-down "super deformed" form ("CB" in the title may refer to "chibi", a Japanese term meaning "runty" or "shrimpy"). Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Ryu drawn in a super deformed style, from the arcade game Pocket Fighter, known as Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix in the United States. ... This article is about the Japanese word Chibi. ...

Popular Reception and Themes

The rich story line in Devilman, in the opinion of several readers of manga, made it stand apart from other manga of the time. However, its extreme violence made it a major target of protest for the PTA and other groups. Still, the story has become a classic in Japan and has even been working its way through the U. S. over the past decade or so. The manga has been translated into English in a series of five Kodansha bilingual manga volumes, although the only piece of Devilman anime to have been commercially released in America is the two-part late 1980s OVA. A Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) is a voluntary organization bringing together parents and teachers of pupils in a particular school or school district, usually for fund-raising, building parental involvement at school and other activities relating to the welfare of the school, rather than the progress of individual pupils. ... The head office of Kodansha Kodansha Limited ) is the largest Japanese publisher of literature and manga, headquartered in (Bunkyo), Tokyo. ...

Interestingly, Go Nagai is said to have been highly shocked that his giant-robot work Mazinger Z, which was on Japanese TV at the same time as Devilman and which he originally did not take very seriously, far surpassed Devilman in popularity. The reason was that he had worked especially hard on Devilman and only made Mazinger as a way to blow off steam. Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Original run October 2, 1972 – August 13, 1973 No. ...

In an essay written three decades after the debut of the original manga and TV series, Nagai commented that he designed Devilman as an anti-war work. According to Nagai, the fusion of humans and demons is an analogy for the draft, and Miki's gruesome death parallels the death of peace. "There is no justice in war, any war," wrote Nagai, "nor is there any justification for human beings killing one another. Devilman carries a message of warning, as we step toward a bright future." [See: http://www.devilworld.org/revelations.html.] “Conscript” redirects here. ...

Cameos

Akira Fudo/Devilman and other characters from the series have shown up in cameo appearances numerous times in other Go Nagai works. Most notable is Tomoharu Katsumata's 1973 feature film Mazinger Z vs. Devilman (Majinga Z tai Debiruman), which featured Devilman teaming up with Nagai's titular robot to fight Dr. Hell. The original Devilman TV series itself featured cameos from Mazinger Z's Yumi Sayaka (a.k.a. "Jessica" in the American version, TranZor Z), in episodes 27 and 33. Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Original run October 2, 1972 – August 13, 1973 No. ...

Akira has appeared in various incarnations of Cutey Honey, most notably the 1994 OVA Shin Cutey Honey. Episode one features gargoyles of Amon and other demons. Devilman appears as a guitarist in episode three, and Akira himself shows up later on to team up with Honey. In addition, the second opening sequence to the OAV featured a brief cameo of Akira fighting Silene the Demon Bird. Hideaki Anno's Re: Cutey Honey featured cameos by Akira and Miki in their trademark clothing from the original TV series, as well as Himura, a villain from the TV series. Cutey Honey or Cutie Honey ) is a widely known anime and manga series created by Go Nagai in 1973. ... This article is about gargoyles, the statues. ... Hideaki Anno (庵野秀明 Anno Hideaki, born 22 May 1960 in Ube, Japan) is a Japanese animation and video director. ...

Devilman also made a cameo appearance in one episode of Mahou Tsukai Chappy (a 1972 magical girl anime also made by Toei), in a scene in which one of the characters watches Devilman on TV. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Staff

Devilman TV Series (1972-1973)

• Series Director: Masayuki Akehi, Tomoharu Katsumata
• Script: Go Nagai, Masaki Tsuji, Susumu Takahisa, Tadaaki Yamazaki, Tomohiro Ando
• Original Story: Go Nagai
• Animation Director: Kazuo Komatsubara, Masamune Ochiai, Shingo Araki, Takeshi Shirato, others
• Music: Goh Misawa
• Theme Song: OP- Debiruman no Uta (Song of Devilman), ED- Kyou mo Dokoka de Debiruman (Today, Wandering Devilman), performed by Ichiro Mizuki
• Production: Dynamic Planning / Toei Animation Co., Ltd.
• Broadcaster: NET (now TV Asahi)
• Voice Cast: Ryouichi Tanaka (Akira Fudo/Devilman), Sumie Sakai (Miki Makimura), Ichiro Nagai (Alphonne), Joji Yanami (Pochi), Kyoko Satomi (Silene), Kazuko Sawada (Lala)

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Devilman OAV (1987/1990)

• Director: Tsutomu Iida
• Script: Go Nagai, Tsutomu Iida
• Character Design: Kazuo Komatsubara
• Music: Kenji Kawai
• Animation Studio: Oh Production
• Production: Bandai Visual Co., Ltd. / Dynamic Planning / Kodansha / Triangle Staff
• Voice Cast:

Japanese: Sho Hayami (Akira Fudo/Devilman), Yuu Mizushima (Ryo Asuka), Makoto Sumikawa (Miki Makimura, credited as "Jun Kounomaki"), Fumihiko Tachiki (Gelmar), Yoshiko Sakakibara (Silene), Takeshi Aono (Jinmen)

English: Alan Marriott (Akira Fudo/Devilman), Laura Kelly (Miki Makimura), Adam Matalon (Ryo Asuka), Lucy Franks (Silene), David Collins (Jinmen)

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Amon: Apocalypse of Devilman (2000)

• Creature Design: Yasushi Nirasawa
• Theme Song Performance: Mangahead
• Voice Cast: Shinji Takeda (Akira Fudo/Devilman), Atsuko Enomoto (Miki Makimura), Tomokazu Seki (Ryo Asuka/Satan), Akio Ohtsuka (Amon), Kazuki Yao (Saylos), Rie Tanaka (Miko)

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References

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External links

• Devilworld, Online Devilman Archive
• Devilman TV Series at the Anime News Network
• Devilman OAV Series at the Anime News Network
• Amon: The Apocalypse of Devilman at the Anime News Network
• Revelation, An Essay on Devilman by Go Nagai