What a beautiful anime. I struggle with shorter series because there's less time for me to connect with characters and buy into storylines that are usually forced to be represented at face value for the sake of time. A lot of limited series struggle with that, and this show does have its downfalls due to cramming everything in ten episodes...but. Devilman Crybaby, I think, doesn't struggle to tell its story and make you feel something--it THRIVES. I think the only small thing I would complain about is that I wish I could've understood more about how this world worked, but the show definitely gives you enough so that you're not confused. I was RAVING at how this show made me feel for each and every one of these characters, even the ones who had very little screen time (ahem...THE RAPPERS!!! I love them so much). The characters' relationships kept me on my toes (I would willingly sacrifice my life for Ryo and Akira's happiness, okay), and the plot and its many conflicts never let me relax. Predictable is not a word in Devilman Crybaby's dictionary.
The animation is absolutely gorgeous; it's definitely different. Sometimes I didn't like it, but for the most part it was refreshing from the usual animation style I've grown accustomed to. I had no idea what this show was about when I started it, so I was totally blindsided by all of the explicit nudity and violence...but MORE IMPORTANTLY: I WAS BLINDSIDED BY THE WAY IT TOOK MY HEART AND SQUEEZED THE LIFE OUT OF IT. Oh man. That ending was absolutely PHENOMENAL. Please watch this show; it's literally only like 4 hours of your time.
Review by ParmlogBlockedParent2021-05-01T18:41:18Z
Those rappers deserve better.
After trying out other "top tier" anime recently and being underwhelmed(looking at you Anohana & Erased), I can at least say I don't want to say negative things about DevilMan Crybaby.
Apparently this was the bible, can't state that did much at all for me as someone with very little/zero christian influence and I didn't feel there was much in terms of characterization or setup to make Devilman Crybaby be interesting on it's own the way say, a Chainsaw Man would.
I did really like the show visually though, from the weirdass motions, the kickass designs and all the pretty backgrounds, it was easy to just enjoy watching a lot of this
There's a lot of edge to this christian show and damn, early on is it really off putting, especially with how uninteresting the setup can feel. The story flows better later on but a lot of it can feel disjointed or straight up unmemorable after I'm done watching. This is a series with asshole demons and I left with very little to remember or ponder about.
A lot of scenes felt like they're just there compared to the handful of really well made scenes throughout episodes that could stand alone. I think I'd enjoy this a lot more as a series of shorts rather than a tv show.
OST is good I guess but unfortunately I saw a clip of the show set to Running in the 90's and that makes me upset this show isn't set to eurobeat
Sure wish I didn't know this was directed by Eizouken's director so I didn't have sky-high expectations. Excited to have sky-high expectations again for when I watch Ping Pong The Animation.