Of Devilman Fixed — Amon: Apocalypse

In the vast, sprawling legacy of Go Nagai’s Devilman , there are multiple entry points: the seminal 1972 manga, the psychedelic 1987 OVA The Birth , the modern cinematic masterpiece Devilman Crybaby , and the grim, visceral outlier known simply as Amon: The Apocalypse of Devilman (often shortened to Amon ).

A brutal, flawed, and uncompromising vision. Watch it if you want to see the devil win. amon: apocalypse of devilman

But over time, Amon has gained a cult following as the most adaptation of Nagai’s original ending. Go Nagai’s 1972 manga ended with humanity annihilated and Satan weeping alone on a dead planet. Devilman Crybaby gave that ending an operatic, tearful grace. Amon gives it a raw, animalistic howl of despair. In the vast, sprawling legacy of Go Nagai’s

Released in 2000 as a two-part OVA (Original Video Animation) directed by Hideki Takayama, Amon is not a remake or a sequel. It is a reimagining and a direct adaptation of the Amon: The Darkside of Devilman manga (written by Yu Kinutani and Go Nagai), which itself is a retelling of the final, most nihilistic arc of the original story. If Devilman Crybaby is a tragic opera of emotion, Amon is a brutalist, industrial noise album—raw, ugly, and unforgettable. The plot picks up at the most desperate moment of the Devilman saga. Akira Fudo, the kind-hearted boy fused with the demon Amon, has been fighting a losing war against the demonic hordes of the fallen angel Zennon. Humanity, manipulated by the demons and their own fear, has descended into paranoia and violence. But over time, Amon has gained a cult