Devilman: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Demons exist and their power is beyond what humans can fathom. In fact they are so strong that humans do not stand a chance against them in a fight. The only thing strong enough to defeat a demon is another demon and it is trough this logic that Ryo Asuka hatches the plan to have his good-hearted friend Akira Fudo possessed by a demon. If a person is of pure of heart then he might be able to control the demon that posses him and thereby acquire power equal to a demon. After raising some hell in a club the plan works and Akira is possessed by the powerful demon known as Amon. Now Akira is humanities sole champion of justice against the hidden demon menace that has plagued humanity since the dawn of time.

Series details

• Title: Devilman
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Anime
• Premiere date: 1972-07-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 1973-04-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31792
• IMDb ID: tt0288355
• TVDB ID: 94701

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-07-08; final listed air date 1973-04-07; episode order: 39.

Source and licence

Adapted from Devilman on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.