Reviews

Devilman Grimoire Vol. 1 by Rui Takato, Go Nagai

christina_loveday's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

mewpasaurus's review against another edition

dark tense

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and Misogyny

coldramen's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

loop's review against another edition

3.0

Grimoire is a slightly different take on Devilman that can sometimes capture the magic of the original, but so far usually comes up short. This leans a little more towards fun and violence, while the original had a more tense and oppressive horror atmosphere. The art in Devilman G is bubbly, yet gruesome, and captures the style of the original series perfectly while fitting the funner tone of Grimoire. Sometimes it was a little too busy for my liking, but I found it appealing overall. For fans of the franchise, it should be interesting to see how differently the same events play out given the more bombastic start, the lack of Ryo(???) and a Miki with way more agency.

watermelleon's review

3.0

Oh man. I wish I liked this more, but... I don’t.

I know that I’m not a fan with manga anyways, but I wasn’t a big fan of the art style change. Am I really going to say it was too graphic? Not like me, could just be the art style.

The premise is quite funny and quirky, but I don’t think it pays off. I’m aware this franchise has a lot of coals in the mine, and I’m beginning to understand that there’s no version quite like the original. Guess it’s worth a read if you want to get familiar with the entire go nagai world however.