Devilman Amon !!install!! 🏆
So, the next time you watch Devilman Crybaby and see Akira transform, his face a mask of stoic fury, remember: That isn't the hero. That’s Amon. And he is waiting for Akira to finally stop crying so he can finish what he started 120 million years ago.
But visually and thematically, Amon is pure Go Nagai chaos. While other demons have animalistic features—flies, bats, snakes—Amon is humanoid. He is idealized muscle. He is a dark mirror of the heroic physique. His silhouette—bat wings, horned head, clawed hands—is the universal shorthand for "The Devil." devilman amon
Amon despises Akira. Imagine being the apex predator of Hell, a being who shattered armies, only to find yourself trapped inside a crying high school student who refuses to kill humans. Amon’s rage is the fuel for Devilman’s berserker states. Every time Akira tears a demon limb from limb with a feral scream, that is Amon’s ecstasy breaking through Akira’s restraint. So, the next time you watch Devilman Crybaby
Go Nagai draws this beautifully. When Akira fights as himself, his movements are deliberate, almost pained. When Amon surfaces, the art becomes jagged, the shadows deepen, and Akira’s face twists into a rictus of pure hatred. For fans who want the deep dive, the 2000 OVA Amon: The Apocalypse of Devilman (often subtitled The Dark Side of Devilman ) is the definitive text. This 45-minute short film discards the human drama and psychological horror of the original in favor of a brutalist, Lynchian nightmare. But visually and thematically, Amon is pure Go Nagai chaos
That isn't Akira. That is Amon peeking through the window.
When most people talk about Go Nagai’s seminal masterpiece Devilman , they talk about the tragic hero, Akira Fudo. They talk about the shocking violence, the nihilistic ending, and the infamous “Sirene” bathhouse fight. But lurking just beneath the surface of Akira’s muscular, red-skinned frame is a ghost—a demon so ancient, so purely malevolent, that even in defeat, he might have won.
What do you think? Is Amon a separate entity, or was he always just the dark half of Akira’s soul? Let me know in the comments below.