Devilman Lady

I can honestly say that there are not many titles like it. It is truly something exceptional, roughly on the level of Gunbuster and Neon Genesis Evangelion. This is a dark, tense, grim, dramatic and very interesting story that keeps escalating, and escalating and escalating and in the end it has a very small number of flaws. The anime surpassed all my expectations, and I picked it by accident. It is worth metnioning that it has very little in common with Devilman Lady manga by Go Nagai. I saw the manga, and due to standard nagai style and its age it was a bit hard totake it seriously. Rather than copying story from the manga, however, this anime reimagines it. Characters are similar to the original, but events are different. Jun is no longer a school teacher, but a photo model, and I bet events take a very different turn. However, because it was a "reimagining" and not an adaptation, it suddenly turned into a masterpiece level material. From the amazing intro you get a good idea of what you're getting yourself into - a dark setting where everyone can die, nobody has a plot armor, and where even protagonist isn't safe. Due to original material, there's a high level of violence, there's sexual tension, VERY strong yuri overtones, and people get into a really bad situations all the time. So it is not a lighthearted and happy show, but rather something that can keep you on the edge of your seat. I would say it is a horror show. It is worth mentioning that anime managed to match all my interests, so I'm probably biased. Honestly, I was awed by it, but I'll try to provide a detailed breakdown below: Story: The story is grim. Starting with fantastic/supernatural premise, it keeps unfolding, evolving, escalating, and going further and further to a fairly unexpected conclusion. Rather than concentrating on individual characters it feels like it shows how the world slowly change around the protagonists. The story keeps pushing tension level higher and higher, and on many occasions you'll be watching the show and seeing that something horrible is about to happen. Rather than shying away and averting some sort of horrible event, the script lets it happen, and you get to see the results. The thing is... it doesnt' feel forced, unnatoral, and looks completely believable (unlike, say, Re: zero who went overboard with torture and that shattered illusion of the movie). Rather than going for the gore (as many titles do), the story focuses a lot on psychological tensions, so there are many tense, or uncomfortable moments, or situations that are scary when you think about them. In the end it is "anyone can die" kind of experience. Limbs can start flying, but then rather than showering you with gore, the show starts playing with your mind, and demonstrates psychologically tense moments. So all in all, it is very good. The only weakness is few issues with the main heroine (I'll talk about them later), and one "flashback" episode that appeared out of the blue and was quite weak compared to the rest of the movie. There also was one VERY predictable story turn I didn't really enjoy and felt like its quality was below the rest of the show. Art: It is okay. It is a quality 90s animation, on lower level than Shin Cutie Honey was, but nevertheless it is very detailed. Monsters are well drawn, but a lot of scenes happen in the dark (meaning you don't get to see muhch), and there were few (meaning one or two) occurrences where cels and scenes were reused near the end. I suppose the studio either briefly had budget problems, or were gathering resources for the finale. It may be worth mentioning that there's less nudity compared to original (for example, devil lady is slightly censored), but still it happens plenty of time. Sound: Music is magnificent, I loved it. Intro song has amazing gothic feeling to it, and music matches the show very well. The composer was pretty much a genius. IT is worth mentioning, that due to the gothic feeling about it, the soundtrack is fairly unusual. It is not a standard anime music by any means, regardless of the anime epoch. Then again I wish music like was used more often. Character: Characters have overarching motives that go throughought the show, and are fairly believable. However, in theory they could be portrayed better. Main heroine can be extremely annoying at ties, due to her impossibly meek nature. However, anime spends a lot of time concentrating on side characters (that tend to die quickly), and in those scenes it shines. I think it sorta reminded me of Hell Girl or maybe xxxholic in its structure - because quite a lot of episodes indirectly revolves aroudn someone else's story. Enjoyment: Absolutely amazing. I did not expect it to be this good and enjoyed majority of it. There were few issues where quality took a brief dip, but final events made it all worth it. Overall: It is a must-see anime. The only reason why you'd want to avoid it, is if you don't like dark titles, terrifying/tense events, violence, sexually tense moments (can't pick a better word for this), or "anyone can die" scenarios. It is not a light hearted show. But it is a very good one. Definitely check it out.

Jun fudo lives every young woman dream.She's a beautiful and famous model who garner attention and envy from all around here. Her life changes forever when she encounters a strange woman by the name of Asuka Lan who reveals a demonic form within Jun.Jun later learns about those who carry the devilbeast gene and is then recruited to fight rogue devilbeast by a government organization due to her unique ability to retain her human consciousness even when she transforms into a beast. This is certainly an anime thats get better as it goes along.The series starts with a monster of the week look, with Jun taking onnew assingments to destroy the latest beast that have been taking human lifes.What makes the encounters between Jun and the rogue devilbeast so emotional, is that even though she is assigned to destroy them, she can sympatise as they were once human and a reflection of Jun own struggle to come to grips with the demon that dwell within her. The plot eventually developes into a web of betrayal,romance and conspiracy as the demons wage war against the humans for supremacy of the earth. The animation is fairly good,not as fluid as other 90's title but with good detail and chatacter design.As usual with most Go Nagai work,there is strong sexual undertones to this show{woman+woman}.There wasn't a great deal of music in this show ,with the exception for the haunting theme that played to build suspence.I didnt think it was a weakness, as the silence went well with the dark nature of the anime.This is such an emotional anime and the characters are convincing in their roles and interact well with the plot and each other.It was especially entertaining to see Jun grow from fragile and self loathing to becoming far more self assured. The show does have several flaws which include vagueness with regard to the mythical aspects of the ''child of god'' scenario that comes in the latter episodes and the fact that despite Jun fighting gigantic monster in the city, it took so long to garner any civilian attention{not even the best government agencies can hide godzilla fighting in the backyard}. Overall a very emotional and entertaining show.

Super model Jun has the ability to transform into a Devilman powerful beast. Scouted by a secret government agency, Jun uses her power to fight others of her own kind. Jun battles her own personal demons as she copes with her transformation and being used as weapon. The characters are given depth and adequate backstory to understand their motivations. The viewer is acutely aware of Jun’s internal struggles as it effects her blooming relationship with Kazumi. Did I mention yuri? There are also other ambiguous sexual tensions in the series. The animation and soundtrack are dated. Jun’s face is well animated as a model, but her bodyis sometimes boxy and movements like walking are stiff and unnatural. This anime mired with manipulation, deceit, conspiracy and monsters is better than expected for a 90′s anime.

Out of All the Anime or even favourite Protagonist Jun Fudo/ Devil Lady is my favourite character of all time, the Anime and Manga is different but personally its my favourite Go Nagai Anime/Manga Series. This is very bias and not really talking about the show it self but the character, Jun Fudo can take my heart away by giving this show a 10/10 I love Jun Fudo Design, she is the ideal anime character of design and what's even better her Devil form is so inspired and a tribute to Devilman, I struggle to watch any new anime in the last few years but theolder underrated gem like Devilman Lady is unique and interesting to me to watch. This review might not help but I really want to share my experience and why Personally Devil Lady is my favourite Lady of all time. Story is alright Art is kinda alright and I don't care about the bad details Sound and Music is kinda catchy Characters all the way I love seeing Kazumi and Jun interacting like Jun is the older Sister I love watching and enjoying the series itself and the Manga is also kinda alright. Nonetheless I still love the show and Characters

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