Distorted Vision said:

ill check the anime out here soon. 

Thanks for the rec

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Let me know what you think. I was surprised how violent netflix made it, the manga was violent and dark but they really didn't hold back at all

They really took advantage of it not airing on TV, so they made the violent and sexual parts over the top

It's a lot more then just violence though, it's a pretty unique take on the concept of devils and supernatural creatures. As well as an intense social commentary that really shows the worst parts of humanity.

It has some inspiring parts too though. The creator Go Nagai also was behind YuYu Hakusho which is another classic supernatural manga,

Konyap said:

yu yu hakusho was my jams
waiting to rewatch that one day and finish it off

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I love YuYu Hakusho too, really great plot and funny 80's soundtrack Been meaning to read the manga as I bet there's a fair amount the anime leaves out even though it's pretty long.

Robo Shaman said:

Not a hardcore anime person but I might check it out. I can dig a 10 episode run...

You said it's a classic and been around since the 70's so I was curious, why make a show now?  But I went and searched, I guess there was some stuff done way back too.

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It has some cheesy anime elements especially for the first few episodes while the plot picks up the pace. But I think it's pretty abstract and deep for an anime in a lot of ways.

It has some really dark and brutally honest social critique, that and the violence is probably part of why it never got the adaption it deserves. It would be very risky, that and there's a lot of stuff you even now couldn't get away with putting on TV, especially in Japan So they would have had to censor it way more which would partially defeat the purpose.

Being from the 70's though it has definitely inspired a lot of other stuff over the years, including Berserk which in turn inspired Dark Souls and a ton of art/media.

Green7Alchemist said:

peeped the devil man vs 009 on netflix, that shit was tight.

gonna watch this one tonight, i didnt even know it came out.

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Distorted Vision said:

Just watched the first episode of Devilman. . Definitely not my taste. Seems like it is trying way too hard to be offensive and disgusting.

I like violent disgusting animes but that was just awful. It feels too rushed and shallow, and is terribly animated.

I wasn't offended by any of it, I just like my gore and sex to add to the story and emotions of a show not be the main focus.

It was only the first episode, but that ruined it for me.

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You should try and make it a bit farther, it's the kind of story that slowly picks up the pace. I don't think it's shallow whatsoever once it gets going.

The sex is the only thing that they really added, the original story was pretty dark/gruesome which is a bit part of the point the story makes.

What about the animation did you think was terrible? I didn't find it amazing but I thought it was pretty solid, Netflix has only done a few anime before so you shouldn't expect perfection from them right away It certainly looks much much better then the original Devilman adaption and the manga which is decades old now

Devilman has a lot in common with berserk, it's very dark and gruesome but it's a big part of the story and the points the plot is making around humanity.

Devilman was originally made as an anti war piece to try and show the younger generation the horror of war and that humans are the real devils in the end. I don't think that's shallow at all personally, very intense and dark at times but not shallow.

Barnaby said:

Yeah you can definitely tell the Japanese made it.  Thank God for streaming channels.

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Netflix really went over the top with the sexual stuff in the first few episodes. The manga has like a fraction of that

Streaming channels are the future of TV, way less creative limits in terms of what is "ok" to show on TV.

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It just starts out too quickly and throws you into having to accept too many things that seem immaturaly presented.

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You just described like 90% of anime

I just think it's silly to judge based off 1 episode. The story gets pretty damned mature at points, I was very surprised it was considered Shonen in the 70's. I feel like it would be Seinen by today's standards.

It really gets intense once the apocalypse starts, there is a pretty good twist towards the end too though I think Netflix was a lot less subtle about it then the manga.

The show has a 7.7 on IMDB so far which is about what I would rate it (6-8/10 or so) Which is pretty good, hopefully it's popular enough for netflix to try out some more anime.

They seem like the perfect place for an amazing Berserk of Gantz adaption, those stories are both amazing but too violent and dark for TV. But netflix could adapt them with minimal censoring.

Just_A_Noob said:

I'll check it out.  Have you seen castlevania on netflix?  I thought that was pretty good.

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