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Devilman

Devilman
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Cover of Kodansha's Shōnen Magazine #25 released on June 11, 1972, featuring the first chapter of Devilman.
デビルマン
(Debiruman)
Genre Action, horror fiction
Manga
Written by Go Nagai
Published by Kodansha
Jive
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Original run June 11, 1972June 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
Original network NET (now TV asahi)
Original run July 8, 1972April 7, 1973
Episodes 39 (List of episodes)
Manga
Shin Devilman
Written by Yasutaka Nagai
Illustrated by Go Nagai
Published by Kodansha
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Shōnen Magazine Special
Original run May 25, 1979May 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, 1981March 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
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
L.A. Hero / Dark Image Entertainment
Released November 1, 1987
Runtime 50 minutes
Original video animation
Devilman: Demon Bird Sirène
Directed by Umanosuke Iida
Produced by Toshio Tanaka
Ryohei Suzuki
Hirohiko Sueyoshi
Written by Go Nagai
Umanosuke Iida
Music by Kenji Kawai
Studio Oh! Production
Licensed by
L.A. Hero / Dark Image Entertainment
Released February 25, 1990
Runtime 50 minutes
Novel series
Devilman: The Novel
Written by Yasutaka Nagai
Illustrated by Go Nagai
Published by MediaWorks
Imprint Dengeki Bunko
Original run May 25, 1999August 25, 1999
Volumes 4
Live-action film
Directed by Hiroyuki Nasu
Produced by Rioko Tominaga
Toshiyuki Matsui
Hiromi Kitasaki
Written by Machiko Nasu
Music by Goro Yasukawa
Hiro (theme song)
Studio Toei Company
Licensed by
Media Blasters / Tokyo Shock
Released October 9, 2004
Runtime 115 minutes
Manga
Devilman G
Written by Go Nagai
Illustrated by Rui Takatō
Published by Akita Shoten
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Champion Red
Original run March 19, 2012 – present
Volumes 5 (List of volumes)
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Devilman (Japanese: デビルマン Hepburn: Debiruman?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai, which originally started as an anime adaptation of the concept of Nagai's previous manga series, Demon Lord Dante. This 39-episode anime series was developed by Toei 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 series has since spawned numerous OVAs, manga, novels, and films.

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.

Devilman is about a teenage boy named Akira Fudo. Initially, Akira is seen to be a very shy, timid, modest and gentle kind of a boy who tries to avoid conflicts at all cost. But when his parents are discovered to be missing during a business trip to the Arctic, Akira finds himself having to stay with his childhood friend Miki Makimura, and her family (mother, father, and her kid brother Tare). Akira and Miki soon form a close relationship. Miki a tough, smart, self-sufficient girl falls in love with Akira, but also wishes that he could stand up for himself when he gets pushed around by others. She feels somewhat frustrated by his lack of bravery, and she often has to defend herself from bullies even when Akira is with her. In the first OVA, she even saves Akira from a gang of bullies who are threatening him.


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