[Guyver Spawn]

I have seen six episodes of Devilman Crybaby and I really like it so far. The word of mouth on social media really surprises me. It seems like a lot of people are enjoying it more than I thought. I will post my final thoughts on the show later tonight in this thread.

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Originally Posted by Kiwami

If you're a fan of Devilman you probably watched it already, if you don't know much about it I'd say give it a watch. But be warned, this is some really heavy shit right here. Not just because of the blood, gore, and sex. It gets worse than that...

Devilman is very violent, but at least it works in my opinion. The blood, gore, violence, sex and disturbing images are necessary to the story and world of the series because of the themes of the story. Devilman is a anti-war story with the idea of humans becoming monsters as a metaphor being draft into battle. The story carries a message on how there is no justice in any type of war.

What I love about the original manga and Crybaby is that it exploits the violence and nudity, but does so to convey a message about where society is going. It is edgy done right. I seen anime fans that view edgy as a bad thing when it is not always a bad thing. Titles like Berserk, Parasyte, The Guyver, Psycho Pass, Akira and Devilman do edgy right in my opinion while anime like Corpse Party, Future Diary and Akame Ga Kill (I did like it at first, but found myself hating it as time goes on) try too hard on being shocking and disturbing without doing it right in my opinion.