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Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

1987 · 51 min

A grim, pulsing plunge into body horror and demonic chaos, stylish and nasty, with a brooding dread that lingers after its short runtime.

Overview: Akira Fudo is just a normal kid in Tokyo, until an old friend of his, Ryo, shows up and turns his world upside down. An upcoming war of demons on humanity is waiting in the wings, however, the only way for a human to fight a demon is with their power. To save the world, Akira and Ryo risk a dangerous ceremony in an attempt to create humanity's only hope: the powerful Devilman.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
identity
survival
corruption
friendship
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	9
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: action, fantasy, horror, animation
Directed by: Umanosuke Iida
Written by: Go Nagai, Umanosuke Iida
Starring: Show Hayami, Yu Mizushima, Jun Konomaki, Mikio Terashima, Masako Ikeda, Tessyo Genda, Sukekiyo Kameyama, Naoya Uchida
Music: Kenji Kawai
Runtime: 51 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese, English

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