Devilman Crybaby (デビルマン クライベイビー Debiruman Kuraibeibī?) is an anime series based on the original Devilman manga series that premiered January 2018 on Netflix.
Production
Devilman Crybaby will be available in over 190 countries with nine spoken languages and subtitled in 25 languages. Science SARU studio headed by Masaaki Yuasa will be directing the series, Ichiro Okouchi will write the script, Eunyoung Choi will serve as animation producer while Aniplex and Dynamic Productions will be producing the project. This project also marks Go Nagai's 50th year as a creator.
Plot
Akira Fudo learns from his best friend Ryo Asuka that demons will revive and reclaim the world from humans. With humans hopeless against this threat, Ryo suggests combining with a demon. With this, Akira becomes Devilman: A being with the power of demon but the heart of a human.
Episodes
See Also: List of Devilman Crybaby Episodes
Voice Cast
| Voice Cast | Characters |
|---|---|
| Griffin Burns Koki Uchiyama Satoshi Yamazaki |
Akira Fudo Young Akira |
| Kyle McCarley Ayumi Murase Akira Fujimura |
Ryo Asuka Young Ryo |
| Cristina Valenzuela Megumi Han |
Miki Makimura |
| Cherami Leigh Ami Koshimizu |
Miko Kuroda |
| Dorothy Fran Eri Inagawa |
Taro Makimura |
| Christopher Corey Smith Masato Obara |
Noel Makimura |
| Anne Yatco Sayaka Kobayashi |
Akio Makimura |
| Johnny Yong Bosch Ken the 390 |
Wamu |
| Ben Pronsky Subaru Kimura |
Gabi |
| Keith Silverstein Young Dais |
Kukun |
| Hannya | Babo |
| AFRA | Hie |
| Cindy Robinson Atsuko Tanaka |
Sirene |
| Joe Ochman Rikiya Koyama |
Kaim |
| Hiroshi Shirokuma | Agwel |
| Masao Komaya | Ghelmer |
| Avu-chan | Zennon/Zei/Non/Nuga |
| Cindy Robinson Yasuhiro Takato |
Psycho Jenny |
| Doug Erholtz Kenjiro Tsuda |
Koji Nagasaki |
| Akio Hirose | Jinmen |
| Bryce Papenbrook Junya Hirano |
Moyuru Koda |
| Takuya Kirimoto | Reijiro Fudo |
| Chie Nakamura | Kaori Fudo |
| Cristina Valenzuela Rie Takahashi |
Tako |
Differences from the Original Manga Series
As Crybaby is one of the most faithful adaptations of the manga series, rivalling the two OVAs of the 1990's in terms of accuracy, some changes have been made for the sake of the following storyline:
- Tare Makimura's name was changed to Taro.
- Ryo's hairstyle is slightly different, being shorter with the back and sides shaved.
- Akira no longer has sideburns and neither does Ryo.
- Miki's hairstyle is not worn with a hairband and instead is neck length hair with an ahoge while she has jungle green eyes. She is now half-Caucasian.
- Several characters from the manga series including the Demon General Zann, Dosu-Roku and his gang, and Professor Asuka don't appear in the series.
- Some major supporting characters such as Sachiko, Medoc, Dr. Rainuma, and Mikiko Kawamoto are featured with significantly minor roles compared to the manga.
- The Anti-war themes of the manga series is present but passed over to focus more on the xenophobia and racism angle instead.
- Agwel has a very different set of powers and has a more insect-like appearance.
- Similarly to Agwel, many minor demons such as Wagreb, Eader, Illuge, Rasber, Trolief, Welvath etc. have radically new designs compared to their manga counterparts.
- Agwel, Ghelmer, Sirene, Kaim, Zennon and others all now have human disguises, something that was present in sequels, but never in the original manga series.
- Numerous elements of present day society are discussed in addition to the themes present in the original manga series, including personal identity, sexuality and racism.
- The war between Devilman and demon kind is shown as well as the extinction of humankind.
- Akira Fudo's parents are alive prior to him becoming Devilman.
- The character of Mico, who appeared from the original manga series, is split into two characters within the series who was Miki "Miko" Kuroda and the other is an unnamed character who makes a cameo appearance in the final episode.
- A few thematic elements from Devilman Lady are present, such as a strong inference of the time loop, the meta usage of the Devilman manga series and TV show existing in universe and Miki Kuroda's character having parallels to Aoi Kurosaki.
- The ideas that were present in the autobiographical Gekiman such as Akira's strong lust brought on from his transformation and the rape of Sirene were omitted in Crybaby.
- A lot of elements from the first volume of the manga were omitted, such as the Demon Mask and Illuge and Texsch's attack. Interestingly, Ryo's speech about the nature of demon kind is used, but not until the end of the series.
- Jinmen possesses Akira’s father and begins to slaughter everyone on a bus shuttle rather than possessing a train driver on a high-speed train.
- Massami Izumi is replaced by the Makimura family's pet cat Tako, with the feline serving the same role as she did in the last episode.
- All the demons, including many Devilmen, now have yellow colored blood instead of red colored.
- Satan didn't assume someone else's identity but was instead reborn by reincarnating as a male human infant, who once reached childhood demonstrated unique powers and after reaching young adulthood would be able to go into their true angelic form.
Cover Gallery
Official Visual
Videos
『DEVILMAN crybaby』2018年初春、Netflixで全世界独占配信決定！
Teaser Trailer (Netflix Japan)
【Netflixアニメスレート2017】不朽の名作を完全アニメ化！『DEVILMAN crybaby』予告編
Anime Trailer (Netflix Japan)
伝説のコミックが過激に甦る！『DEVILMAN crybaby』PV第3弾
2nd Trailer (Netflix Japan)
Netflix／永井豪×湯浅政明『DEVILMAN crybaby』特別映像 トラウマ的衝撃篇 30秒
2nd Teaser Trailer (Netflix Japan)
Trivia
- This marks the first time in over four decades that the character Ryo Asuka is featured in an official anime series. Prior to this, Ryo Asuka had almost exclusively appeared in OVAs until now.
- This is Atsuko Tanaka's second time to be voice Sirene, since she previously voiced her in the PlayStation videogame adaptation of Devilman.
- The 70's Devilman TV anime series is featured within the universe of Devilman Crybaby as an actual anime. The original opening theme has also been redone with a new musical score.
- Psycho Jenny's design is highly influenced by Yasushi Nirasawa's figure design, from the color pallet, with arm fins and breasts on her back. Similarly with Ghelmer those similarities are not as strong.
- Notably, this is also one of the very rare occasions where Psycho Jenny and Zennon die on-screen.
- The opening credits feature research markings of the following demons: Kaim, Sirene, Zennon, Miki Kuroda, Jinmen and finally Psycho Jenny.
- Devilman Crybaby was voted Anime of the Year for the 2018 Crunchyroll Anime Awards.
- Devilman Crybaby is also the first, and so far only, adaptation to feature the original manga ending, where humanity is destroyed and Ryo Asuka mourns Akira Fudo's death.
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