History YMMV / Devilman

* SnarkBait: The Live Action movie, which was the winner of the first Bunshun Kiichigo Awards (The Japanese answer of the UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward).

* CompleteMonster:
** Jinmen, the depraved [[TurtlePower turtle-like demon]], eats humans alive to [[SoulEating devour their souls]], leaving an imprint of them on his shell [[AndIMustScream trapped in agony]]. Jinmen targets vulnerable humans on purpose, with [[WouldHurtAChild children being a favorite meal]], including a ten-year-old named Sachiko who had befriended protagonist Akira Fudo. Those he devours are left alive and conscious, but trapped until Akira kills him. In ''Manga/DevilmanGrimoire'', Jinmen adds the rape of Illuge to his list of crimes. In the OVA series, Jinmen is just as vile as his manga counterpart. Upon awakening from suspended animation, he kills Akira Fudo's parents--with Akira's mother being dismembered and bisected--and traps Akira's mother's soul on his shell in a state of agony along with several other souls. When Akira is distressed by the sight of his mother's suffering, Jinmen exploits his weakness to discourage him from transforming into Devilman and severely beats him he is still in human form.
** ''Amon: The Darkside of the Devilman'': Cadney was a SerialKiller before achieving great power. In the post apocalyptic world, Cadney ekes out a power base by convincing humans there is no such thing as Devilmen, resulting in purges of countless peaceful humans believed to be demons. Cadney takes delight in the deaths of the innocent and [[ForTheEvulz simply enjoys wielding power over others]].

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Depending on the reader and viewer of the original manga, Ryo can come off as an incredibly selfish person when Miki is near Akira as if he hates her presence just by existing. His severe LackOfEmpathy when [[spoiler: Miki]] is killed seem to prove how much he disregards her life while Akira is mourning for her. ''Shin Devilman'' and the Deluxe edition ''do'' change this and show Ryo lamenting what happens even as his pride keeps him from stopping. Though many agree that he's a saint compared to how he is in ''Crybaby'', where nearly all his sympathetic traits are removed, save for [[spoiler: his love for Akira]].

* ValuesDissonance:
** [[spoiler: Ryo's reasoning for falling in love with Akira because he's a hermaphrodite, specifically because of his ''female'' side, wouldn't cross well for some, especially the LGBT community, people today.]] Not surprising since the manga came out in the 70s.
** In the original manga, Miki becomes more attracted to Akira once he becomes a Devilman, and as a result she often tries to downplay her more aggressive and assertive traits and pretends to be more frightened and vulnerable to get his attention, presumably under the belief that NoGuyWantsAnAmazon.

** WTHCostumingDepartment: In the original Toei anime series, Devilman wears spedos with a belt to make him look more like a superhero. Unfortunately that look hasn't aged particularly well by today's standards and looks quite silly, especially when compared to Devilman's more inconic look where his lower torso is completely covered in fur.

** Many fans don't watch the 1972 anime due to the fact that [[AdaptedOut it lacks Ryo Asuka's existence.]] And also because the show is incredibly and lighthearted, since most fans are use to the dark and grim tone of the manga and its other anime adaptations.

** On Tumblr, some fans would make jokes about people such as Creator/DanteAlighieri being {{Big Name Fan})s of Devilman, and such works as Literature/ParadiseLost, Literature/TheDivineComedy and even Literature/TheBible itself being ''Devilman'' FanFiction.

** Recently on Tumblr, some fans would make jokes about people such as Creator/DanteAlighieri being BigNameFans of Devilman, and such works as Literature/ParadiseLost, Literature/TheDivineComedy and even Literature/TheBible itself being Devilman FanFiction.

** Jinmen, the depraved [[TurtlePower turtle-like demon]], eats humans alive to [[SoulEating devour their souls]], leaving an imprint of them on his shell [[AndIMustScream trapped in agony]]. Jinmen targets vulnerable humans on purpose, with [[WouldHurtAChild children being a favorite meal]], including a ten-year-old named Sachiko who had befriended protagonist Akira Fudo. Those he devours are left alive and conscious, but trapped until Akira kills him. In ''Manga/DevilmanGrimoire'', Jinmen adds the rape of Illuge to his list of crimes.

** Jinmen, the depraved [[TurtlePower turtle-like demon]], eats humans alive to [[SoulEating devour their souls]], leaving an imprint of them on his shell [[AndIMustScream trapped in agony]]. Jinmen targets vulnerable humans on purpose, with [[WouldHurtAChild children being a favorite meal]], including a ten-year-old named Sachiko who had befriended protagonist Akira Fudo. Those he devours are left alive and conscious, but trapped until Akira kills him. In ''Devilman: Grimoire'', Jinmen adds the rape of Illuge to his list of crimes.

** Many fans don't watch the 1972 anime due to the fact that [[AdaptedOut it lacks Ryo Asuka's existence.]] And also because the show is incredibly and lighthearted, sicne most fans are use to the dark and grim tone of the manga and its other anime adaptations.

** Many fans don't watch the 1972 anime due to the fact that [[AdaptedOut it lacks Ryo Asuka's existence.]]

** Jinmen, the depraved [[TurtlePower turtle-like demon]], eats humans alive to [[SoulEating devour their souls]], leaving an imprint of them on his shell [[AndIMustScream trapped in agony]]. Jinmen targets vulnerable humans on purpose, with [[WouldHurtAChild children being a favorite meal]], including a 10 year old named Sachiko who had befriended protagonist Akira Fudo. Those he devours are left [[AndIMustScream alive and conscious]], but trapped until Akira kills him. In ''Devilman: Grimoire'', Jinmen adds the rape of Illuge to his list of crimes.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: The story is genuinely a criticism of militarism and how fear and hatred bring only tragedy.
* SpecialEffectsFailure: The movie version suffers from this. Though, considering it was made in 2004, the CGI was rather impressive for it's time.

%%* CreepyCute: Some consider Psychogenie to be this.
* * CrossoverShip: When Akira appeared in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt4Y7mbCJlA episode 7]] of [[Anime/CuteyHoney Shin Cutey Honey]], some fans clearly began shipping him with Honey. It helps that Akira gets slightly flirty at the end of the episode, and there's a possible DidTheyOrDidntThey moment teased.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The 1972-73 TV series is probably more popular in Italy (where it aired on TV in 1983) than anywhere else, even Japan, where, although it was quite popular, it was dwarfed by its Go Nagai stablemate ''Manga/{{MazingerZ}}'' (which aired on a rival channel).

* ValuesDissonance: [[spoiler: Ryo's reasoning for falling in love with Akira because he's a hermaphrodite, specifically because of his ''female'' side, wouldn't cross well for some, especially the LGBT community, people today.]] Not surprising since the manga came out in the 70s.

* CounterpartComparison: This series draws a lot of comparisons to ''ComicBook/SpiderMan,'' but three characters come to mind.
** Akira can be compared to Peter Parker. Both were timid and wimpy before obtaining powers, learn that WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility, and both have huge guilt complexes after a few of their loved ones die.
** Ryo can be compared to Harry Osborn. Both are the hero's best friend, are [[LonelyRichKid Lonely Rich Kids]], JumpOffTheSlipperySlope after their fathers die, and become [[spoiler: major antagonists for the hero]].
** Miki can be compared to Gwen Stacy. Both are the hero's love interest, are Tsunderes that [[AdaptationalNiceGuy have been softened up for most adaptations]], have alternate universe counterparts that have superpowers, and both were [[spoiler: infamously StuffedInTheFridge in a time-period where the hero failing to save the girl was unheard of]].
* CreepyCute: Some consider Psychogenie to be this.

** recently on Tumblr some fans would make jokes about people such as Creator/DanteAlighieri being BigNameFans of Devilman and such works as Literature/ParadiseLost, Literature/TheDivineComedy and even Literature/TheBible itself being Devilman FanFiction.

* CommonKnowledge: [[spoiler: Satan Possessed Ryo Asuka’s corpse after he was killed in a car accident. In actuality Satan only assumed Ryo's identity and the two look nothing alike, a major factor in Ryo discovering their true identity.]] this misconception was likely born from the fact in the 1972 anime Devilman possessed Akira's body after killing the latter.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome:

* AwesomeMusic:

** In the anime incarnation, Devilman starts suspecting that Miki may be under attack because she's growing weaker and her usually "beautiful incarnate" is growing pale and clammier, with every other human character blaming some mild illness. Since in the 1976 series Devilman isn't Akira Fudo anymore, but a powerful superman wearing the looks of a mere human, this makes perfect sense: Devilman has no knowledge of human illnesses, as the Demon Tribe is composed by strong, battle-fit specimens, and the very idea of the girl he loves growing ill with no apparent reason is enough to make him restless, worried and confused.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The 1972-73 TV series is probably more popular in Italy (where it aired in the early '80s) than anywhere else, even Japan, where its popularity was dwarfed by that of its Go Nagai stablemate ''Manga/MazingerZ'' (which aired on a rival network).

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The 1972-73 TV series is probably more popular in Italy (where it aired in the early '80s) than anywhere else, even Japan, where its popularity was dwarfed by that of its Go Nagai stablemate ''MazingerZ'' (which aired on a rival network).

* AdaptationDisplacement: A rather complicated example. While the manga and the Toei anime were conceived and launched more or less at the same time, the whole franchise was created in the first place because a Toei executive liked Nagai's ''Manga/DemonLordDante'' and asked him if he could create a series with more humanlike devil hero, leading to the creation of ''Devilman''. Its success made it uber-known, but ''Demon Lord Dante'' became pretty much a historic curiosity and wasn't even given attention by anime producers until The2000s.