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_dust_ 's review for:
Devilman: The Classic Collection Vol. 1
by Go Nagai
(For both books and not including the Shin Devilman stuff shoved in the middle)
After reading a bunch of Go Nagai's work, it still feels so special jumping back into Devilman. He definitely feels a bit reigned in in comparison to some of his other works, but I also think he probably needs to be reigned in a little bit.
This is just so wildly good and you can feel the raw energy of Nagai's creativity pouring into it. The narrative begins simple and ends up really striking home emotionally with every complexity that gets added on top, by the end reaching an incredible tragedy.
It also can't be understated how queer Nagai's works feel. A lot of it is clearly his transgressive attitude of trying to push boundaries, but the love Ryo feels for Akira is so poignant and such a beautiful wrinkle to the story.
It's also so much fun to see how MUCH this inspired to come later, right off the top of my head and deep in public zeitgeist right now being Berserk and Chainsaw Man.
Again, absolute masterpiece. One of the best.
After reading a bunch of Go Nagai's work, it still feels so special jumping back into Devilman. He definitely feels a bit reigned in in comparison to some of his other works, but I also think he probably needs to be reigned in a little bit.
This is just so wildly good and you can feel the raw energy of Nagai's creativity pouring into it. The narrative begins simple and ends up really striking home emotionally with every complexity that gets added on top, by the end reaching an incredible tragedy.
It also can't be understated how queer Nagai's works feel. A lot of it is clearly his transgressive attitude of trying to push boundaries, but the love Ryo feels for Akira is so poignant and such a beautiful wrinkle to the story.
It's also so much fun to see how MUCH this inspired to come later, right off the top of my head and deep in public zeitgeist right now being Berserk and Chainsaw Man.
Again, absolute masterpiece. One of the best.