Amon: The Darkside of The Devilman

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Amon: The Darkside of The Devilman
Japanese cover of Amon: The Darkside of The Devilman Volume 1
(Amon: The Darkside of The Devilman)
Genre	Horror, Action
Manga
Author	Yu Kinutani
Publisher	Kodansha
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	21 January 2000 – 23 April 2004
Volumes	6[1]

Amon: The Darkside of The Devilman (AMONデビルマン黙示録, Amon: The Darkside of The Devilman^?) is an action/horror manga created by Yu Kinutani, based on the Devilman manga originally created by renowned manga author and artist Go Nagai. The first tankoban was published January 21, 2000, and the final tankoban (Volume 6) was released on April 24, 2004.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 3 OVA Adaptation 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Plot

Fear runs rampant throughout Tokyo with the revelation that demons in fact exist amongst us. Paranoia and the darker side of humanity boils onto the streets as people turn on one another, suspecting that anyone could in fact be a demon hiding in human clothing. Amidst the growing tensions, tragedy strikes Akira causing his mind to snap, retreating into his subconscious, allowing his Devilish alter-ego Amon to break free from Akira's cage of flesh and wreak havoc on both human and demons alike.

Amon: The Darkside of The Devilman is a re-imagining of the last chapters of the original Devilman manga. Where in the original, Devilman faces Satan after seeing the slain friend Miki Makimura's decapitated head, Amon sees Akira lose control of himself, and due to his sadness and depression from not being able to protect Miki, allows Amon to gain control of Akira, and his powers again.

In Volume 2, we start to see the origins of both Amon, and Sirene, and see more of Earth under the demon's rule.

[edit] Characters

• Amon: Known as the Lord of War, is one of the most powerful demons known. Lover to the demon, Sirene. Originally "trapped" within Akira Fudo, when Amon attempted to possess Akira, but due to Akira's pure heart, Amon loses control and remains sealed within Akira, giving Akira complete control over Amon's powers.

• Sirene: Amon's lover.

• Ryo Asuka (Satan): Leader of all demons. Wields incredible psychic power, among other abilities. Satan is in love with Akira Fudo (based on the friendship gained as Ryo Asuka, Satan's human form).

[edit] OVA Adaptation

On May 24, 2000^[2], a loose adaptation of the first Volume of Amon: The Darkside of The Devilman was released. Being based on Volume 1 of the manga (no other Volumes were released at the time), it's much shorter than the manga, and branches off in an entirely different direction shortly after Amon gains control of Akira Fudo at the end of Volume 1.

In the OVA, once Amon gains control and emerges for the first time, Amon begins to slaughter all whose in his path, enemy and ally alike. Shortly after, Satan uses his psychic abilities to help Akira awaken within Amon, where Akira (as Devilman) battles Amon, and eventually defeats him. The OVA ends with Akira and Ryo Asuka (whom is Satan in his human form) facing each other as if to fight (as they did in the original Devilman manga), as Akira slowly walks passed him.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Manga Updates information page
• Amon rough translations page