Devilman

Devilman
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Akira Fudo (foreground) and Devilman (background)
デビルマン (Debiruman)
Genre	Apocalyptic[1] Dark fantasy[2] Superhero[3][4]
Manga
Written by	Go Nagai
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	June 11, 1972 – June 24, 1973
Volumes	5 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Masayuki Akehi Tomoharu Katsumata
Produced by	Ken Ariga Yoshifumi Hatano
Written by	Masaki Tsuji
Music by	Goh Misawa
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	NA: Discotek Media
Original network	ANN (NET)
Original run	July 8, 1972 – April 7, 1973
Episodes	39 (List of episodes)
Further information Manga Shin Devilman Written by Yasutaka Nagai Illustrated by Go Nagai Published by Kodansha English publisher NA: Verotik[5] Magazine Shōnen Magazine Special Demographic Shōnen Original run May 25, 1979 – May 8, 1981 Volumes 1 Novel series Shin Devilman Written by Yasutaka Nagai Illustrated by Go Nagai Published by Asahi Sonorama Imprint Sonorama Bunko Original run May 13, 1981 – March 31, 1982 Volumes 4 Novel Devilman: The Birth Written by Yasutaka Nagai Illustrated by Kazuo Komatsubara Published by Kodansha Demographic Male Published July 7, 1987 Original video animation Devilman: The Birth Devilman: Demon Bird Sirène Directed by Umanosuke Iida Produced by Toshio Tanaka Ryohei Suzuki Katsuhiko Hasegawa Koichi Murata Written by Go Nagai Umanosuke Iida Music by Kenji Kawai Studio Oh! Production Licensed by AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Discotek Media UK: Manga Entertainment Released November 1, 1987 (The Birth) February 25, 1990 (Demon Bird Sirène) Runtime 50 minutes Episodes 2 Novel series Devilman: The Novel Written by Yasutaka Nagai Illustrated by Go Nagai Published by MediaWorks Imprint Dengeki Bunko Demographic Male Original run May 25, 1999 – August 25, 1999 Volumes 4 Manga Neo Devilman Written by Various (anthology) Published by Kodansha Demographic Seinen Original run June 21, 1999 – February 21, 2000 Volumes 3 Manga Demon Knight Written by Go Nagai Published by Kodansha Magazine Mandala Demographic Seinen Original run March 23, 2007 – July 3, 2009 Manga Devilman vs Getter Robo Written by Go Nagai Illustrated by Dynamic Pro Published by Akita Shoten Magazine Champion Red Demographic Shōnen Published 2010 Volumes 1 Manga Silene-chan Written by Go Nagai Published by Nihon Bungeisha Magazine Comic Heaven Demographic Seinen Original run August 9, 2012 – February 9, 2013 Manga Devilman Gaiden: Ningen Senki Written by Fujihiko Hosono Published by Kodansha Magazine Monthly Young Magazine Demographic Seinen Original run January 23, 2023 – June 20, 2023
Spin-off manga
Amon: The Darkside of the Devilman (1999–2004) Devilman Grimoire (2012–2013) Devilman VS. Hades (2012–2014) Devilman Saga (2014–2020)
Live-action film
Devilman (2004)
ONA
Devilman Crybaby (2018)
Anime and manga portal

Devilman (Japanese: デビルマン, Hepburn: Debiruman) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The manga focuses on a high school student named Akira Fudo who absorbs the powers of the demon called "Amon" with help of his friend Ryo Asuka in order to battle creatures hidden in human society, thus calling himself the "Devilman" in the process. The series was originally ordered by Toei Animation as a toned-down anime version of Nagai's previous manga series, Demon Lord Dante. However, Nagai wrote a darker-toned manga in order to alert readers of the dangers of the wars based on how dark the narrative becomes with each of Akira's challenges.

Devilman's 39-episode anime series was developed by Toei Animation in 1972, while Nagai began the Devilman as a manga in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, barely a month before the anime series started. The manga was published between June 1972 and June 1973, while multiple publishers have released it in collected volumes (tankōbon). Seven Seas Entertainment published the English translation of the original manga in two volumes in 2018. The series has since spawned numerous OVAs, manga, novels, films, and a sequel. Devilman and other characters from the series have shown up in cameo appearances numerous times in Go Nagai's other works. The most notable is Tomoharu Katsumata's 1973 feature film Mazinger Z vs. Devilman, which features Devilman teaming up with Nagai's titular robot to fight Dr. Hell. In 2018, a remake titled Devilman Crybaby directed by Masaaki Yuasa was created showing an alternate more modern-like retelling of the manga.

The manga has sold 50 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series. Despite mixed reception in regards to whether or not the art was appealing, critics enjoyed Nagai's darker take on the superhero tropes mostly due to how violent the manga was and recommended the manga to most readers who are not sensitive to gore. The series' themes and Akira's design have influenced multiple other series such as Neon Genesis Evangelion and X.