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* ''Manga/BlackClover'' has both demons and devils. [[EldritchAbomination Demons]] are [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever colossal creatures]] of [[AlmightyIdiot primal instinct]] and [[UnskilledButStrong immense pools of magic power]], born when a person is filled with [[ThePowerOfHate hatred]] and [[TheCorruption negative mana from the Underworld.]] [[TheLegionsOfHell Devils]], on the other hand, are a race of sentient creatures hailing from the Underworld capable of using magic grimoires and speaking with mortals. While devils are vastly smaller than demons, they are arguably more dangerous since they are possessed of intellect. [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Oh, and they like to torture mortals for fun.]]

* ''Manhua/RetiredHeroes'': Demons are small pieces of primordial chaos that have intruded on the world. However, while most people treat them as AlwaysChaoticEvil, the primordial chaos is such a small part of them that it's barely noticeable. They mostly act like a ProudWarriorRace and keep to themselves until a Demon King takes over who has designs on the human world.

* ''Manga/SazanEyes'': the Denizesn of Darkness are the series Demons and are mostly found in the Sacred Land when they're not roaming the world of men. They tend to have grotesque appearences and most of them blindly follow Benares in his evil plans, though the presence of people with demon blood implies that they can live alongside humans just fine. Many of them have Chinese names ending with Gui (demon, ogre, specter).

* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'': [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Cursed Spirits]] (or simply Curses) fit the bill. Curses are living concentrations of [[MagicIsEvil Cursed Energy, a form of magic that originates from negative human emotions]]. Meaning they are literally born from [[MadeOfEvil human fear, hatred, pain and regret]]. Cursed Spirits come in all shapes and sizes, but are [[AlwaysChaoticEvil near-universally hostile to humans]],ranging from near-harmless feral little critters, to sapient and actively sadistic man-eating monsters. They have traits from both spiritual and physical demons: On the spiritual side, Curses are InvisibleToNormals in most circumstances and can take multiple forms, as well as [[DemonicPossession possess humans]]. On the physical side, they can interact with their surroundings the same ways regular beings can and take up real space. Curses also have multiple possible origins: Most Curses are born in places that contain to much negative emotion, other more powerful ones embody certain concepts which humanity collectively angsts about, and some [[DemonOfHumanOrigin even come directly from humans]], such as [[OurGhostsAreDifferent dead humans remaining "alive" after death as Vengeful Spirits]], or as creations of human sorcerers. Only Cursed Energy can harm Cursed Spirits, so only [[OurMagesAreDifferent Sorcerers and Curse-Users]] can kill (or "exorcise") them with their abilities.

* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'': [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Cursed Spirits]] (or simply Curses) fit the bill. Curses are living concentrations of [[MagicIsEvil Cursed Energy, a form of magic that originates from negative human emotions]]. Meaning they are literally born from [[MadeOfEvil human fear, hatred, pain and regret]]. Cursed Spirits come in all shapes and sizes, but are [[AlwaysChaoticEvil near-universally hostile to humans]],ranging from near-harmless feral little critters, to sapient and actively sadistic man-eating monsters. They have traits from both spiritual and physical demons: On the spiritual side, Curses are InvisibleToNormals in most circumstances and can take multiple forms, as well as [[DemonicPossession possess humans]]. On the physical side, they can interact with their surroundings the same ways regular beings can and take up real space. Curses also have multiple possible origins: Most Curses are born in places that contain to much negative emotion, other more powerful ones embody certain concepts which humanity collectively angsts about, and some [[DemonOfHumanOrigin even come directly from humans]], such as [[OurGhostsAreDifferent dead humans remaining "alive" after death as Vengeful Spirits]], or as {{Familliar}} to human sorcerers. Only Cursed Energy can harm Cursed Spirits, so only [[OurMagesAreDifferent Sorcerers and Curse-Users]] can kill (or "exorcise") them with their abilities.

* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'': [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Cursed Spirits]] (or simply Curses) fit the bill. Curses are living concentrations of [[MagicIsEvil Cursed Energy, a form of magic that originates from negative human emotions]]. Meaning they are literally born from [[MadeOfEvil human fear, hatred, pain and regret]]. Cursed Spirits come in all shapes and sizes, but are [[AlwaysChaoticEvil near-universally hostile to humans]],ranging from near-harmless feral little critters, to sapient and actively sadistic man-eating monsters. They have traits from both spiritual and physical demons: On the spiritual side, Curses are InvisibleToNormals in most circumstances and can take multiple forms, as well as [[DemonicPossession possess humans]]. On the physical side, they can interact with their surroundings the same ways regular beings can and take up real space. Curses also have multiple possible origins: Most Curses are born in places that contain to much negative emotion, other more powerful ones embody certain concepts which humanity collectively angsts about, and some [[DemonOfHumanOrigin even come directly from humans]], such as [[OurGhostsAreDifferent dead humans remaining "alive" after death as Vengeful Spirits]], or as {{Familliars}} to human sorcerers. Only Cursed Energy can harm Cursed Spirits, so only[[OurMagesAreDifferent Sorcerers and Curse-Users]] can kill (or "exorcise") them with their abilities.

* ''Manga/ChainsawMan'''s Devils are the embodiments of humanity's fear of a certain concept, whose power is proportionate to how much they fear it. Primal Fear Devils, such as the Darkness Devil, are the strongest. Devils are capable of regeneration by drinking human blood and have full control over their element. They originate from Hell, born with an instinct to hate and kill humanity. Their appearance is varied, and while most Devils are {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, they look more human the closer they are to humanity; the Control Devil, [[spoiler:Makima]], is [[TheyLookLikeUsNow completely identical to a human]]. Fiends, like Power, are Devils who inhabit a human corpse, retaining some of their demonic appearance and power. Hybrids, like the titular Chainsaw Man, are humans who have made a pact with a Devil, maintaining their free will along with the Devil's power. Devils and fiends can be killed, but both reincarnate as devils into Hell (or into Earth if they were born in hell) without memories of their previous life. Hybrids, however, can resurrect so long as their contract is held. The only known way to completely eradicate a Devil is to [[spoiler:be consumed by the Chainsaw Devil, in which case the concept the consumed Devil embodies is retroactively erased from existence.]]

* ''Manga/ChainsawMan'''s Devils are the embodiments of humanity's fear of a certain concept, whose power is proportionate to how much they fear it. Primal Fear Devils, such as the Darkness Devil, are the strongest. Devils are capable of regeneration by drinking human blood and have full control over their element. They originate from Hell, born with an instinct to hate and kill humanity. Their appearance is varied, and while most Devils are {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, they look more human the closer they are to humanity; the Control Devil, [[spoiler:Makima]], is [[TheyLookLikeUsNow completely identical to a human]]. Fiends, like Power, are Devils who inhabit a human corpse, retaining some of their demonic appearance and power. Hybrids, like the titular Chainsaw Man, are humans who have made a pact with a Devil, maintaining their free will along with the Devil's power. Devils can be killed, but they simply reincarnate in Hell. Fiends also reincarnate, but as their original form and lose their memories as a Fiend. Hybrids, however, can resurrect so long as their contract is held. The only known way to completely eradicate a Devil is to [[spoiler:be consumed by the Chainsaw Devil, in which case the concept the consumed Devil embodies is retroactively erased from existence.]]

* ''Manga/ChainsawMan'''s Devils are the embodiments of humanity's fear of a certain concept, whose power is proportionate to how much they fear it. Primal Fear Devils, such as the Darkness Devil, are the strongest. Devils are capable of regeneration by drinking human blood and have full control over their element. They originate from Hell, born with an instinct to hate and kill humanity. Their appearance is varied, and while most Devils are {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, they look more human the closer they are to humanity; the Control Devil, [[spoiler:Makima]], is [[TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse completely identical to a human]]. Fiends, like Power, are Devils who inhabit a human corpse, retaining some of their demonic appearance and power. Hybrids, like the titular Chainsaw Man, are humans who have made a pact with a Devil, maintaining their free will along with the Devil's power. Devils can be killed, but they simply reincarnate in Hell. Fiends also reincarnate, but as their original form and lose their memories as a Fiend. Hybrids, however, can resurrect so long as their contract is held. The only known way to completely eradicate a Devil is to [[spoiler:be consumed by the Chainsaw Devil, in which case the concept the consumed Devil embodies is retroactively erased from existence.]]