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So I just finished Discotek's release of Toei's Devilman series after owning it since it was first released. Don't think I've seen many thoughts on it and I doubt many people have seen it, so I'll share mine.
Like Mazinger and Toe's other Dynamic Pro series, the show is episodic for the most part except every now and then they'll introduce a new "demon general" to send out grunts for each episode. This is like every 10 or so episodes with the exception of the final three.
The first 25 or so episodes are really fun and there are some creative designs. The first half of each episode tends to be focused on spooky things happening with the second half being focused on Devilman fighting the demon.
It's all really fun until around episode 30 when a character named Lala is introduced. The horror elements are basically thrown out the window to focus on this character that has a crush on Devilman. She's an incredibly boring character and because of her none of the more wacky Nagai side characters can get any attention. Thankfullythey kill her offand go back to how the show was before she was introduced but by this point there's only three episodes left.
By the way, it basically has a Cutie Honey ending in the sense that nothing is really resolved and the main villain is still out there.
Toei ranking:
Mazinger > Cutie Honey > Devilman
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>>15508810
This is interesting to know, thank you.
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>>15508810
>It's all really fun until around episode 30 when a character named Lala is introduced.
>go back to how the show was before she was introduced but by this point there's only three episodes left.
This disappointed me until I remembered that the show is only 39 episodes meaning this Lala character only exists for like 6 episodes. Is the Discotek release easy to find? I plan to get it and Mazinger soon to watch some nice Toei stuff once I finish Toei Getter.
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>>15508810
Wasn't it essentially a toned-down version of Demon Lord Dante in terms of some elements? I recall it's basically one main reason why Devilman was made in the first place (aside Nagai being allowed to make the more notorious Divine Comedy-influenced manga version of Devilman).
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>>15509823
It has some elements of Mao Dante but it's mostly its own thing. Some of the demons in the earlier episodes appear in the Devilman manga and Xenon from Mao Dante is in the anime.
>>15509815
If you mean to find it for free online, I have no idea. It's on Amazon for around 40 bucks, though.
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>>15509823
>Wasn't it essentially a toned-down version of Demon Lord Dante in terms of some elements?
Not really, no. The core concepts are Dante influenced but the execution is a pretty standard superhero show from Japan's golden age of hero shows.
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>>15508810
I thought Lala was the only good part of the show. Throwing an actual retard into the mix at least added some variety.
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>>15512506
This scene was the only good thing to come out of her
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>>15508810
NEAAT
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