Devilman

This article is about the manga series. For other uses, see Devilman (disambiguation).

Devilman
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Akira Fudo (foreground) and Devilman (background)
デビルマン (Debiruman)
Genre	Apocalyptic Dark fantasy Superhero
Manga
Written by	Go Nagai
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Original run	June 11, 1972 – June 24, 1973
Volumes	5
Further information 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 Manga Shin Devilman Written by Yasutaka Nagai Illustrated by Go Nagai Published by Kodansha English publisher NA: Verotik Magazine Shōnen Magazine Special 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 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 Original run May 25, 1999 – August 25, 1999 Volumes 4 Manga Neo Devilman Written by Various (anthology) Published by Kodansha Original run June 21, 1999 – February 21, 2000 Volumes 3 Manga Demon Knight Written by Go Nagai Published by Kodansha Magazine Mandala 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 Published 2010 Volumes 1 Manga Silene-chan Written by Go Nagai Published by Nihon Bungeisha Magazine Comic Heaven Original run August 9, 2012 – February 9, 2013 Manga Devilman Gaiden: Ningen Senki Written by Fujihiko Hosono Published by Kodansha Magazine Monthly Young Magazine Original run January 23, 2023 – June 20, 2023
Spin-off manga
Devil Lady (1997–2000) Amon: The Darkside of the Devilman (1999–2004) Devilman Grimoire (2012–2013) Devilman vs. Hades (2012–2014) Devilman Saga (2014–2020)
Crossover anime
Mazinger Z vs. Devilman (1973) Cyborg 009 VS Devilman (2015)
Live-action film
Devilman (2004)
ONA
Devilman Crybaby (2018)

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, although Devilman ended up having a darker tone which reflected Nagai's anti-war sentiments.

Devilman's 39-episode anime series was developed by Toei Animation in 1972, while Nagai's 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 tankōbon volumes. Seven Seas Entertainment published the English translation of the original manga in two volumes in 2018. The series has since spawned numerous original video animations (OVAs), manga spin-offs, novels, films, and a sequel. Devilman and other characters from the series have made numerous cameo appearances in 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 released, functioning as an alternate, modernized retelling of the manga.

Devilman is among Nagai's most popular and influential works. The manga has sold 50 million copies worldwide. Although the artwork was polarizing, critics praised the series for Nagai's darker take on superhero tropes and noted its graphic violence. The series' themes and Akira's design have influenced multiple other series such as Neon Genesis Evangelion and X.