The Point of Devilman Crybaby
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- Опубліковано 9 лис 2019
- After a couple months of confusion after finishing devilman crybaby, and not being sure where to place it, I think I figured out the point of devilman cry baby. I can explain what I think is it's most important message. Some positivity in the seemingly nihilistic message of Devilman Crybaby.
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"When Akira cries, it's always for someone else"
Draco the Anime Dragon 🐉
I think what is beautiful is the way at the end we find ourselves crying for Akira when his whole life he was crying for others (at the same time Ryo understand everything and cries too make it more hurtful) Idk if I am clear sorry
It just goes to show that we’re the true crybaby
that messed me up
I have a theory for it. You know how he said you were crying too. When there were kids? And the devil didn’t understand. Well when Akira died he was crying. It had already happened. Now it’s going to happen again. The devil will be reborn.
Akira: *Dies*
Ryo: Maybe I don't wanna be the bad guy anymore.
this gave me a much needed laugh after finishing the series haha thank you
Dio:First time ?
He was never the bad guy to begin with.
DoNotContact EVER are you implying humans were the bad guys? Idk I’m lost with what you mean by that
@S. B wym
devilman crybaby is the anime where humans were more terrifying than the demons.
Not really More terryfing, but very terryfing anyway
Exactly
yup its really terrifying how humans can be as disappointing as this
@@MarkzBaui26 this is just the tip of the iceberg of what humans are capable of my friend, take a trip onto best gore to peal your eyes lol
@@taverastrades yeah but i think the website is down ive seen some shit as well man lol
It gets more depressed and nihilistic when you find from the manga that everything is just a endless loop to punish Satan
Thank you for making it worse for me.
Where is it said that its to *punish* him?
@@achintyanaithani889 satan would be in heaven if he wasn’t being punished
@@achintyanaithani889 even without reading the manga and only watching the netflix adaptation, that was my first thought. Reincarnation and rebirth of the world is a wildly explored theme and spiritual topic and for some reason it hits so hard for me. The fact that Satan was born into ryo without his memories but the events of the show happened anyway just screamed to me that this was a cycle. Then you apply the judio-christian ideas and themes that the show is obviously exploring to it and you can come to the conclusion that this is HELL. Lucifer in christianity is the fallen angel that god casts into hell and becomes satan; the idea that Earth IS hell has been explored before but devilman crybabys twist on it is how exactly Earth is hell - for Ryo specifically he's doomed to this cycle in which he probably finds love again and again only to realize too late what it was and what it meant to him
woow and they showed some scenes from the start at the ending too that makes sense
"akira, why am i the only one talking?"
This scene messed me up
''..Because, you never listen to me''
NOOoOoOooo
I WAS BALLING
;_;
Killing miki and the homeboys was the last straw for me
That was such a 'stab in the back' :'')
William Lieske no
@@mysticpebbles9652 im coping wit humour im so sorryhahshh
That was when I started crying, and then I was numb during humanity’s destruction and then when Ryo realized love I was just sobbing
@@annaharrington8397 WAS pshhh i still am
The most horrible moment was seeing the dreadlocks kid dancing and smiling with the people who killed the rest of his friends💀 the human heart can really be ugly
I was so sad at that scene and angry at him for betraying his homies
@@garnetsmith8188 for realll. i was like waitttt
I was like he switched so fast what the hell.🫤
I personally saw it as a tragedy built out of a misunderstanding.
@@johnblunt6693 yes exactly this. Perspective is such a huge thing
In the manga it was confirmed that Ryo was in fact in love with Akira.
i mean the anime itself gives it away ngl
didnt ryo literally confess his love at the end
Exactly
Ryou literally asked Akira what is this feeling that he's having which is so painful if it isn't love
That's the whole point of the show, teaching the satan what is love
"What was the point of devilman crybaby" to make ME a crybaby
I'm always a crybaby
No matter what you say this anime is still gay (bad)
Yep
indeed.
Me to
This anime did more in 10 episodes than most other anime can do in their entire runtime.
Why is Satan the only one eternally punished for trying to be god or more than god? Why do the greatest wills, loves, and plans lead to the greatest defeats, pains, and dead ends? Love the duality such beliefs bring and the insight that lead to ultimate paradoxes. It all ever leads me to the middle that we are not to learn but that everything comes out of us as we came out of it. Much agreed, this show blammed my brain.
I don’t even remember much from this show all I remember was the blonde guy killing a bunch of ppl, devil man fighting that girl, and the rap scene that made me watch the show
@@Strip4Dreezy then you have ass memory and bitch you just watched a video of a guy talking about it
eh- .. well let's wait till season 4 of attack on titan to finish streaming
@@euuniqq how does attack on titan have to do with devilman attack on titan already has developed its story you cant compare an anime with 4 seasons and one with one
The dad crying scene was just... I have never seen such prolonged emotion in an animated show.
I started crying it was to sad to watch
that was an incredible scene. so real. so upsetting
i rarely cry to media except it managed to make me do just that but god.. it was hard to watch.
The way they portrayed the parents as emotionless characters and then later on in the story gave them so much emotion... it's like, did the same guy direct the same show halfway through?
@@BL00DYMERCURYI mean they went from having nothing to stress about to the end of the fucking world pretty quickly 😂
Really late to this one but you missed a crucial scene after the credits of the final episode: We see the newly-formed Earth, but this time, with two moons. The moon represented Ryo: An outsider who can only orbit the world of humans, but never truly be a part of it. But after the final credits, we see that Ryo (the moon) is no longer alone. The second moon represents Akira’s spirit, who will forever be by Ryo’s side.
Just so beautiful omg
I’m crying like a baby rn thank u very much sir
i just finished the entire show in one day and now because of that ending my stomach has been churning non-stop for 2-3 hours which i have no clue how its possible (my stomach feels like intense emptyness whenever i get sad everytime this is the explanation)
I though it just represented that this was ryo’s second chance
No bruh its just a loop, there's a lot of devilmans and they all end the same, its a loop where Satan will always end up alone killing the one who they loves
After someone told me that "Love is God's most cruel, eternal punishment for the devil" I couldn't really bring myself to see the show as something positive
Yeah I think it sounds cool to say, but I don't think that represents the show very well. Hopefully you liked my take a bit more? or that it could let you see it in a more positive light. Hope you're doing well
It's deep though, what more do you need?
You basically answer your own question love is God devil got glimpse of love that he once known if want go more biblical he wanted artificial love not genuine love as God gives
Devilman crybaby is actually a remake of a 90s anime named Devilman. While the first episode is the same as 90s original, the rest of the anime was director own take on the latest trend (kill the main guy at the end and blame everything on the World).
There was actually no point to this, the original Devilman was a Hit so production thought that it would be nice if can profit over it. That's why you can notice the donkey sounds in certain episode of the latest adaptation. *Stop over exaggerating things before even looking into facts, why is it becoming a trend?*
@@braindeveloperdimensional5579 you do know that this version just follows the original manga's story, right?
The point is the raps
They're Gamer
Facts
Ari mo wanna kore mo wanna
@@detectivemakotodate2032 ma ma ochitsuite
Tru
I feel like when Akira died ryo finally understood that day with the kitten. He didn't get how Akira could get sad knowing that the kitten would die, but now he does- because that's how he feels with akira
And I feel like the species difference is parallel, too. As a child, Akira, a human, cries over a dying kitten, which is a species considered less valuable or powerful than a human. Years later, Ryō, the very devil himself (who, in this case, is also considered an angel) cries over Akira, who is a mere half-devil in comparison. Probably not important, but I do like how Ryō realizes he has experienced and is experiencing love, loss, and emotional pain the same way we see Akira experience it as a kid: by losing the life of a younger, less experienced, and less powerful being. It’s just neat to me.
He knew it was gonna die 😭😭
You're crying 2
If you don't know Japanese, there is symbolism with Ryo's and Akira's names. Ryo means "finish/ending/completion". Akira means "bright/light" and the single character is a combination of the sun and the moon.
"Ying yang"
same in Chinese, 明“bright”，日“sun”，月“moon”
Devilman Crybaby, the only show that starts as a hentai and ends as an existential crisis.
Edit: and evangelion to make you guys shut up
2nd Edit: OH MY GOD FINE EMERGENCE TOO
You're telling me that also isn't hentai?
ikr
DeAnna Skedel too true
ABSOLUTELY
itsLaZu mL dont take it too serious k
Ryo: "Im Satan"
God: *ITS REWIND TIME*
Yeah, about that...
*Activates fail safe*
Chilo worship satan
*activation back on*
Didn’t get it explain it
@@abdall23ah_nayef28 so in the anime the main character's bestfriend turned out to be satan and then god restarted the world
It's called Devilman Crybaby because it turns you into one by the end of it.
It really makes you realise how ugly humanity is but how beautiful it can be at the same time. It makes me thankful for the things I have.
Very underrated. I don't think anything I've watched has ever made me feel things that this anime did. This touched me on a level nothing else ever has. I really believe this is an example of art at its peak.
Yes yes
i think the biggest message is empathy. feeling the pain of others even tho you may not be going through what they are
Most people don't have it
a surprising amount of people view their own lack of empathy as weakness on the part of others. They are Ryo and don't know it. They'll harass, molest, and assault you for being "too weak to fix yourself" when the reality is that they are too weak to help in any way that doesn't cause harm - they are DEMONS
But empathy is meaningless without sympathy.
There ARE plenty of people with empathy... _outside of the internet_
But people dont have much time on their hands for the sympathy part, its... a tragedy.
I lost it when miko said “I love you” and miki said “ I love you too.”
👁💧👄💧👁
Lamoo
pain
@@re-mo3jq yeh
I think Miki meant it as friends because she loved Akira
“Why am I the only one talking?”
Gee, idk dude, maybe it’s because you _sliced your buddy in half_
Ikr
Copper Candycorn I don’t know if I should laugh or feel sad-
*𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖
TO PROVE THE POWER OF FLEX TAPE I SAWED AKIRA IN HALF-
I'm sorry, I'll make my way out now.
fr it’s pain just pain
This anime literally helped change the way I look at life. It is truly, a masterpiece.
Can you tell me what do you see differently?
@@prakasharyal7590 probably that this show has so many different meanings and humans are actually evil like this.
@@yesyoucan7877 But it showed that not all humans are evil too and that there are many good ones
@@Marv-th8qc free will and the good/bad consequences for it.
@@alejandroc7357 it's not about free will. it's about ignorance. it's about how humanity's ignorance will always be the downfall of our existence.
Whenever I think about this anime, leaving its awesome music aside, Miko and her death will always haunt me. She always was in second place for everyone, even to herself. No matter how much she tried, no matter how hard she trained, she would always be outshined and left aside. The story itself considers her a secondary character (according to the wiki), and even to the fanbase, she's sort of a secondary waifu. In her final moments, Miko stood strong, accepting her fate and facing the true monsters of her life: other people.
Then it hit me: Sometimes, people are born and destined to not be the best. Sometimes, willpower alone is not enough to bend your destiny. You either accept that or run away from it, but no matter how much you run, it'll always catch up. One way or the other.
That episode broke me. Damn, Devilman Crybaby is an awesome anime.
That doesn't mean you should stop trying. If you do you lose whatever little chance you have
W pfp
@@genie9845 on God bro you never know when it's your time to blossom so always be ready for it.
And with OPs note, sometimes that blossom isn't what you think you want
Now I don’t want to try anymore
she had bigger boobs than miki though
I started losing it when the father was crying while trying to shoot his son.
kayla n I started sobbing jdjdj
omfg yes, I think I cried even more than the father hahahah
Like he couldn’t do it, he was trying and trying again but he kept sobbing and crying, like I couldn’t, my heart couldn’t handle that
SAMEEE
yep that got me too, had me sobbing for a minute
The point of devilman crybaby is that there’s a really good fanfic that ends happier and you need the show for context
lmao
Sauce?
LINK PLEASE
LINK DONT LEAVE US HANGING
well shit who am I to refuse? (content warning for a sex scene and, obviously, violence) archiveofourown.org/works/13489284
the last scene reminds me of the beginning
where the cat died and akira was crying and telling ryo “you’re crying too”
the ending scene looks so similar to me, akira is like the dead cat and ryo is like akira crying over it.
akira was bound to lose, and it was known yet ryo still cried
When Akira show back up to the house on fire with the side characters severed heads, limbs and torsos on spears and the rap cypher kid victory dancing with a speared dead friend got me BIG time. I had to take a 5 min break after that one 5 sec scene. That was some truly heavy shit EDIT: The ending took every anime troupe that results in the turn around for the good guys and made them all fail. From Miki saying "I can do it" to her failing, Akira entrusting the rap kid to protect her, to the devilmen giving their bodies to Akira with no prevail, ep 10 was pure tragedy and it was horrifyingly beautiful
i cryed at that part
@@TyxensLefti just finished it a few minutes ago and now I’m so sad 😭
@@P-P-Panda ikr
That part gave my body a visceral reaction.
fr@@ltb1345
akira’s whole life was created to bring satan pain, and teach them the pain and loss they’ve created for others. Satan was given someone to love and he was taken from them.
Omg i love your pfp
@@mossymoss1352 yea that bitch from that softcore hentai
noice
i like this
@@waynicliz i love the soft core hentai lmao-
He technically destroyed it himself
I think what hurts me the most is that in the ending, when we see akira and ryo next to each other, Akita’s eyes are brown. But when we go through the flashbacks and memories, Akita’s eyes have turned black. Which sucks because that meant akira was alive for some time before dying. And ryo didnt even know
He did know, he just didn’t realise that he died until he realised that he was the only one talking
@Sequoia Haroersberger PLEASE
@Sequoia Haroersberger every 60 seconds in Africa a minute passes
Died before ryo could confess
I also noticed the lips idk if I was tripping but Akiras lips looked kinda dry showing he died.
episode 9. I was so shock rendered by the deaths and their manner that I could not process them for a moment. when it happened, I paused the anime still unable to process what the actual hell just happened and After a few moments, I just cried, bawling my eyes out. I did catch the hint to a certain minor degree that they would die. But i purposefully put myself into denial, hoping that at least a few of them would survive.
I agree. I just finished the show and I am literally paralysed
@@aryaraj1152 not me im just surprised they ended it this way everything was punishment for ryo
NO BUT LITERALLY SAME BRO 😭 I HAD THE EXACT SAME REACTION AND WHEN THE END CREDITS ROLLED WITH MIKI AND AKIRA 😭 😭
I find it interesting to note that Silene had a look of satisfaction on her face when she thinks she defeated Akira/Amon a demon she lusted after not loved. Yet Ryo was dissatisfied with killing the person he loved.
Each and every one of them were chasing each other imo. Miko chased after Miki beacause she envied her. Miki chased after Akira because she thinks back to that moment where he stood up for he. Ultimately making Miki think he would be able to save her again(which makes her death even more painful 😭) Akira wad originally chasing after his parents but once they died he had to find something new to chase and at the end it had to be Ryo. Not only to get him to realize about love but to get him something to chase after in my eyes the baton was that. That’s why it kept getting dropped because Ryo himself didn’t know what he should be chasing after until it was already too late.
Humans lost, but humanity won!
Still wish miki was around. I love her. It makes me sad.
@@HidinginPublic You'd hate to see what she gets reincarnated as in Violent Jack a semi sequel to Devil Man.
@@HidinginPublic its okay shell be back they are trapped in an ever changing time loop
My dudes, please no spoilers.
P.S. Not sure if actual spoilers or guys making shit up.
@@Aruneshsarin you shouldn't be here if you don't want spoilers
Devilman was always an anti nihilism piece hence why everyone in the show is destroyed by their own selfish desires
Can't disagree
yea it’s like evangelion. People got so pissed at the ending they made a movie as a second ending lmao
@@TeddyB3ARGaming that first ending is barely an ending
Nihilism is not about seeking selfish desires, Nihilism is about finding a meaningful purpose in a world that (according to Nihilism) lacks inherent meaning. I think you are confusing Nihilism with the philosophy of Hedonism, which is about seeking happiness and pleasure as an end in itself.
@Sunpo Yeah. I mean, even the Antichrist will remember the feeling of loss for Akira when the world gets resetted. Probably.
Such a well executed video about this anime, great analysis.
Bruh I swear your everywhere
@@psychohuger3763 literally everywhere 🚫🧢
WOAH IM SO SUPRISED THIS IS THE ONLY COMMET WHO HAS 87 likes
Damn a JSGWaM comment without 10 million likes, we catching rarities in the wild today.
I see u all the time no cap
those rappers were the nicest of bois.
why did they have too go… :c
FRR
Why is no one talking about how the son ended up eating his mom and was crying while doing it. That did it for me
That scene though...reminds me of the one in Fullmetal Alchemist where that girl and dog you know :(
@@TerryKay. Oh noooo😭😭😭
Clara ._. I’m sorry 😔
Jenesis Paul omg he looked like a sea cucumber with eyeliner
Slurping a noodle I’m so sorry
Lacey Kean episode 8
ryo lost in the end. he was in love with akira but he didnt know until it was too late. he lost motivation for his hate against god. lol gods punishment towards ryo was love.
*p a i n*
Never could say it better myself
I see it of course as platonic because Ryo never was friends with people but Akira was always open to him. Ryo doesn’t understand the human heart, but he did trust Akira and Akira trusted him. But Ryo is blind. Just taking advantage of Akira and getting ready to throw him away. Then at the end when Akira is dead, Ryo realizes how when the silence settles it’s not as comfortable as he thought and longs for Akira, his closest friend that he betrayed for his own desires. Not gaining a response must have killed him
@@ahlogic5960 Well it's confirmed that he's gay, meaning that it's either romantic or sexual attraction he has. But you can interpret it as any kind of relationship since Ryo himself doesn't know what love is.
@@ahlogic5960 Agreeing with the other person here, you totally can read into it however you wish because love encompasses many things, platonic and romantic included. A big old "however", Ryo was *in* love with Akira, even in the original manga made back in the '70s. Akira was the only one he trusted and felt any real attachment to. He unconsciously made Akira a Devilman so he'd survive the purging and live on with him. It was never meant to be Ryo throwing him away, quite the opposite. I strongly dislike the 70s work around of blaming Satan loving Akira due to "being a hermaphrodite" -- the same goes for how Miki got whipped from being feisty to being defenseless and fawning once Akira got some Amon in him. Ugh.
The fact that this anime made me question my own religion is to show the power of a beautiful story. I cried at the end, not because of akira, but because hearing and seeing satan himself cry and feel the pain that he caused others took to great of a toll on me. Thats a work of art
what I'm about to say isn't really on topic of the show but is on topic of regretful fallen angels. Did a "light" dive into demonology and found out a few demons (probably far more) are in actuality fallen angels who have accepted their role as leaders of the countless lesser demon/evil spirits of Hell. But what caught my eye was the specific description for some of the fallen was how they yearned to returned to God and Heaven. It's never explicitly detailed if they're repentant of their sins or are just internally/physically suffering since they can't be where they actually belong. But while they're moping, we can't forget the possible (probable) majority of fallen angels are constantly waging spiritual warfare with humanity and other angels.
But the thought that these powerful, immortal, and nigh-perfect beings were asking to be forgiven and wanting to go home for countless millennia is actually heartbreaking. Just had to get that info off my chest after seeing your comment.
If god exists i refuse to believe It would be so vindictive and cruel. I choose to believe otherwise.
@NoConsequenc3 I like the religious ideas in the Castlevania anime. That God's love is not unconditional because he does not love corrupt people who use his name to do wrong.
akira has been teaching ryo 'love' since they were kids. the repeated baton passing scene between mikis, akira and ryo made me think about the significance of human connection. how each of our actions, good or bad, all add up in the end and create change for someone. in that scene, the red baton symbolizes love and shows the disconnect between akira and ryo. even though it's clear that they care for each other, akira cant just get ryo to grasp his 'heart'. ryo did not understand relationships. how humans survive because of compassion, kindness, understanding and love. but then, like what's said in this video, it wasn't all for naught because that 'love' akira strongly possesses is what finally taught satan the impact of it all and what it truly means to love and lose someone. which might just be the key to changing the future of humanity.
strangely, satan's tears that fell right above akira's heart in the end, can be called what we foolish humans cling to and inevitably believe in- hope.
This anime totally gutted me. The ending scene makes me SOB. When Ryo realized that he’s lost Akira. He’s so confused and shocked and suddenly so lonely. Nobody understood why I cried like a baby. The whole time Akira just loves him unconditionally and as a viewer you’re like “Why?! He’s so terrible!!”. To me, Akira was God’s love the whole time. The ending showed me that love can also be a painful lesson for everything in life.
I got hella delusional thinking of a possible happy ending
Tabi
What I liked Ryo😂.....at least before bro went super satan💀
Hehe Hehe he was cool 😆but I couldn’t understand why he did what he was doing!! Until I learned he was Satan 😆
Emprisa saaame 😭
Tabi 😅ohhh yh
"You're crying to."
The devil learns to love at the end.
It'z great
To or too?
cristhianmlr too lol
I am the 665th like, do you know how unsatisfying that is?! Especially on this topic! *sigh* I’m still keeping it liked though so someone else can have that feeling. Someone step up please 😭
@@thanatos9258 now I am the 666. Thank you.
What everyone wants: Bang Ryo/Akira
What I want: Hug the Devilman, HUG HIM
i think we all want to hug akira lmao homeboy suffered a lot
Who?!
I don't see many people talking about this but one of the scenes that broke me the most were the "I'm a devilman too" ones. First when ones come forward, second when they literally give their lives for Akira to fight. Sacrifice. Humanity, sacrificing itself for a world they care for
Question: Why does humanity exist?
Answer: So that God can make something for Satan to love, and then take it away from him.
That shit low-key Deep bruh
God: Satan you're evil
Also God: *Insert og comment*
It was ryo's punishment right? Aka satan
💀is this comment to bring negative to God or satan 🐐cause Idk
@@vonlogamin They're both cruel in their own way.
I'll be honest, devilman is my favorite regret. As in I enjoyed watching it but I regret watching it too. I can't help but get depressed when I think of the show
Yeah especially with miki. Feels bad man.
Made me more depressed than I should be
Ugh same man it ruins my day but it was so good
Quentonic exact same way I feel about Banana Fish
I think the same with akame ga kill
I lost it at the end when Ryo started crying. It broke me. I almost cried it was so sad.
It's pretty safe to say now that Devilman Crybaby is a masterpiece. I’ve seen many representations of this kind and none reached this level of talent. Everything about it makes you wonder your existence in this world and the meaning of it all. It's the only show that made me feel hopeless, happy, confused and amazed at the same time. Everything coming down to the whole story being a punishment for Satan, who now felt something for somebody...who thinks of these things? Seriously, amazing. I shall admire the writers. They made a really good one.
anyways anybody noticed that their PE teacher was a demon from the beginning?
Yesss
Yep
and then at the end he transformed into one of the devilmen, it was a pleasant surprise to find out he was on akira’s side
STOPPP I LOVED HIM AND WHEN I SAW HIM TURN INTO A DEVILMAN I WAS 🤭🤭🤭🤭
Definitely did
I was good with it until Miki died that gruesome death, with her head on a pike 😥😭 That scene did a real good job of showing that humans were the true demons. The ending messed me up for awhile.
Same
same, her death broke me for a long time afterwards, it still unnerves me
It wasn't that surprising the old devilman cry did the same thing
That and that one child crying while eating his own mom and when the dad walked in... that was extremely depressing after that show I was all types of messed up😂😂😂
Angelx Animations why did he eat his own mom.... now i’m scared to watch this anime😭
"Akira..AKIRA wake up!"
*ever wondered where his legs went*
This anime was very well written. It was able to hold my attention from the first episode and I binged it all in one day. I loved it and all the different topics, emotions, etc that it covered.
I love how your breakdown showed the positives in what is a “dark” ending on the surface
The real meaning is that we, the viewers, were the crybabies all along.
"You're crying too!"
You aren’t wrong 🤣
I am not crying reimagining the scenes, you are!
I actually didn’t cry much in this show
Is that normal? I feel like that isn’t
WW AI same
WW AI. same I didn’t cry at all
You know the scene where Miki dies and she says something about passing the baton on to Akira? That scene hit me hard and made me realize that Miko( miki) who died before Miki. Said that she loved her and did a baton pass hand gesture. Miki then continues to run and in her last moments before she died she was talking about passing the baton to Akira. I don’t know if this is real or has anything to do with it. But to me the baton symbolizes unconditional love. Miko ( Miki) passed that love to Miki which then got to Akira. And in the child Scene with Ryo the baton keeps on dropping. I think it’s symbolism or indication that, that unconditional love couldn’t reach him or that he couldn’t or didn’t want to accept it. It was until he lost Akira that he realized his love for him and the world “ restarted.” Maybe that Baton scene gave some clues or hints to how the whole cycle could end. Is that if Satan himself could learn to love or accept love into his heart, that’s why god put him there and is keeping him alive.
underrated comment
YO THANKS I THINK I UNDERSTAND TOO
yeah, the baton represented love. ryo didn’t take the baton, he didn’t accept his feelings, or other’s feelings. he didn’t accept akira’s love :( until it was too late
Ash Lynx yeah :( Now he has to live in an endless cycle until he does learn.
They also pass the baton in the order they die
I love how Akira is a devil turned angel and ryo is an angel turned devil
I remember watching the entire series in a single sitting. I had just graduated high school when it came out. I remember, at the end, feeling a sense of deep, undeniable sadness. These interactions with all the humans gave depth to the story, and it hit harder and harder with each death.
The story is bleak at the end, but I feel as if it may have told a story of hope as well. Hope that maybe we can become better, grow bigger and taller from our mistakes.
At least, that's what I want to hope from it.
The scene were the kid was swallowing his mom still disturbs me.
it wasnt a kid it was a whole squid
and he was even crying, because he still recognised his parents, that will haunt me for a long time
That part was so depressing I felt like crying
My dirty mind is too dirty
i think that was the most disgusting thing out of the entire series. the movement of the swallowing just made me sick. i was straight up yelling "shoot him!" and i know it was his son, but it was SOOOO gross. i just didnt want to see it anymore. with his crying eyes wide open.
The scene in Devilman that always makes me cry is when Akira gets hugged my the children and then everyone else. I don;t know why?
Same
I'm not sure why you cried over it but for me it was that the children were the first ones the open their hearts end believe in Devilman
And as the children started believing in him the adults saw their mistakes and maniged to change to
It really got me...
Lonely Boi when I saw Miki’s little brother as a demon I was scared...afraid..and sad.
@@Desmondisdumb When I saw Miki's brother like that, I saw it as hope -- hope that the young boy would soon have the power to save others if he properly channeled it. For me, I was only sad when he actually succumbed to the demon and ate his mom. That's when it got me.
Daniel Smith IV I saw him crying tho...I can’t believe they killed his Dad for no reason
Ryo: “Akira why am i the only one talking?”
Akira: o-/
My God... I cried for days after watching Devilman Crybaby!
We are left with the same feeling of loss Ryo is left with. We lose every single character we came to care for in such brutal ways, and all sentiments of hope we are induced to hold in our hearts until the very end are shattered one after another.
I literally grieved for this fictional humanity watching this!
It is one of my favourite animes and I loved your analysis... Beautifully delivered!
Taro wanted to be a Devilman so bad. He tried and tried to overtake the demon and you could see him due to how he was crying while eating his mother, while his devilman ringtone was playing.
but at the end the demon consumed his soul
I believe he wouldnt have eaten her if she gave him lots of meat... akira was given tons of food by ryo so he didnt get animalistic. Taro constantly said he was hungry but since his mom took him to live in a tent they didnt have access to enough food so his willpower weakened and regretfully ate his mother.
@@AngelichuXD Yeah I feel like if she had fed him meat he wouldn't have eaten her I mean she saw him eat a dog
@@daniellaani8454 yeah, her good intentions were their demise (another thing to ponder about lol)
This was such a sad moment. It just shows what happens when you seal yourself off from those around you. Even if your intentions are good.
Fear creates demise.
everyone in the comments: *it was this person's death that made me lose it*
me: *loses it at every death*
Mood
same
Even the cat that got stabbed by that fucking woman got me pissed and crying
Same
I just lost it in the ending. I actually disliked Miki for her ignorance but when she died and i saw akiras pain it really hit deep
ryo’s opening monologue in contrast to the last scene is something i keep coming back to. the portrayal of even satan having the capacity to live is so interesting and revelatory to me.
Binged the whole 10 episodes today and all I can say I just……wow. I feel empty asf. I only knew this series as a cheaply made fan service anime with a passive plot backing it up, but once I hit episode 6 I noticed the huge change. It went from a fun high school + demon fighting show to a deep and metaphorical plot resulting in an apocalypse. I would have NEVER seen something like this coming……
I know this video is serious but all i can still think about is
"Time to shoot at a bridge because some rapper dudes called my homie a mermaid"
LMAO
Hell yeah tf they were dickheads😂
@@ahziidagutta6059 nu uh not at the end of the anime.
@@bloodynoses9693 well half of them
bye
I just love how Ryo. Being Satan himself, has such an angelic design.
I know in many religions Satan was originally one of gods angels but he betrayed gods wishes. Idk just loved how Ryo looked so angelic and had multiple angle wings in his true form.
Angels are supposed to look weird and scary to scare the demons away or smth like that, and since Satan was an angel..
Most pure evil character designs are aryan/albino
They say satan was incredibly beautiful, but he betrayed God and was cast out of Heaven. That’s why sucubus and demons are generally portrayed as beautiful people when in human form. It’s so they can lure you and slowly eat away at your soul without you even noticing.
And Akira is pretty much the polar opposite of that.
much like many animals, they have a beautiful appearance, but are incredibly dangerous.
just watched the entire thing today and holy shit, they did not back down on the cruelty. i think it's one of its best assets. the concept of human cruelty was always apparent, with demons of course. all the deaths and the cruelty really struck me, it was raw and (i hate to say this) very realistic. this is what humans do, and now you shall see it. very unique story
People talk about other deep anime like evangelion but this.....this show was completely insane. In its purest and most beautiful form. How raw and visceral the emotions are. Truly a masterpiece
Ironically, Evangelion was inspired From Devilman
@@OsirisDragonand berserk
“What is love?”
Baby don’t hurt me, no more
baby don't hurt me, no more
"where does it come from?" Where does it go tuturututu *COTTON EYE JOE*
@@senormariano1208 you ruined it
shaba ta hell yeah i did
Mr game&watch and those aren’t even the right lyrics.
everyone’s talking about miki’s death but miko’s death killed me way more😭😖
anisha m Man...so damn true...she wanted to protect her friend, she *begged* them to let Miki live...😢
YES
Mikos death was super heartbreaking to me but like, when they killed Miki it shattered my hope because she was the literal human form of it.
But......she’s miki......
Ikr her death was way worse
1 million views baby! Such an amazing show, and an amazing analysis as well. One hell of a tear jerker, this video brings out the emotion as well. Congrats!
Every aspect of this show is art. I first watched it in January 2018 when it came out, when I was in my second year of my BA, and it drove me to hone my studies of politics and history in on international relations, which I’m now doing my MA in. Every time I doubt what I’m doing, I think back to the message of Devilman:Crybaby. Love and communication is key to peace.
ALSO NOT THE SAD MONTAGE AT THE END CMON-
ryo : "you knew it was gonna die, why are you crying?"
fans at ryo bc of the ending of devilman crybaby : "you knew it was gonna die, why are you crying?"
also
notice how akira was the devilman crybaby at most of the episodes -
but last minute, ryo became the 'devilman crybaby' himself
damn, now that you mention it
no no you have a point lev
you are crying too Ryo
everything intertwines
Now that you say that, it makes sense.
When they(forgot who) put miki, miko and the gang's body limbs on a FUCKING STICK and DANCED around while holding it in the air was the last straw for me.
And I knew that if it came down to ryo vs akira. Ryo would win cause he is Satan himself and akira was just a strong demon. I knew the outcome but when I saw it ,I still bawled my eyes out.
The thing with the sticks was do fucked up, especially because two of the rappers were also there dancing with the head of their homie on a fucking stick. I did not understand that part at all, like why? Just why?
Niko fr i was so creeped out and devastated after that part
IT WAS THAT BACK STABBING PIECE OF SHIT SHORT STACL FUCK WITH OVERALLS AND DREADS
Nyxol we all ✨h a t e✨ him that why he 💋d i e d
Bruh, the monster forms scared me, but that that scene really messed up my head. Like, the humans scared me more than those demons with ten arms and like 20 eyes or something. It was Honestly the most horrifying and chilling scene out of the whole series 😰
“One day he was touched by the kindness of a man. Hearing of human’s love he began to understand...”
-Platina Jazz’s Devilman theme cover
im glad Ryo truly felt sad for Akiras death because no matter what you can never bring back a dead person, you only live once and live that life to the fullest, and those you loose are now just a memory.
I know I'm very late to this but I wanted to elaborate on a theme that is often missed. The baton pass. For the longest time, it's just part of the races you see throughout the show but eventually, it becomes symbolic. When Miko is dying and she "passes the baton" to Miki. It's a transfer of love and pain. Then, despite her not making it, Miki does successfully pass the baton to Akira. During the climactic fight between Ryo and Akira we see his punches be equated to the baton pass. For a moment we don't know if the pass worked but at the end when Ryo is left sobbing over Akira's body, we know that the baton pass was successful. Ryo has received the love and pain that was given to him. He for the first time is feeling love and pain.
I just want to say thank you for pointing this out. It ties so many of the other points together perfectly.
I like that. Thank you :)
Fantastically put; I don't think I've seen any video discuss the baton pass visual metaphor, despite it being repeatedly and prominently used in the final scene. The baton pass, as you say, keeps failing...The image of young Ryo, unable to comprehend the human heart, in which he does not accept the baton pass from his loved ones. That is, until the anime's last moments, where, in the wake of his own wrongdoing, he experiences grief for the first time.
@@0_plusultra17 this. yes. also agree with all the replies under this and ofc the og comment. also. the earring thing. the rapper dude got it from someone then gave it to miki and said it was for protection. then when miki died akira put it on. and when he dies too ryo sees it and it shines. i think it means something. i know what it means in my head but i dont know how to articulate it. know what i mean??
Ending was still shit lol
I was shocked when they stabbed Miki's back cause I thought Akira was gonna save her out of nowhere
Same tho I was waiting for that moment 😭 I then that happened and my mind was like NOOOOOOOOOOO😭😭
righttttt!! I was jus prepared for him to save her but then at the same time I was like "Wait. He dont even know they left the house" LMAO but I was sooooo shocked. I feel the ending could've changed if she didn't die.
he lacks plot armor.
Well agreed, my expectation was him to save her.
What fucked me up as well is where she got stabbed but they dragged it downwards I cringed so hard
For me the ending and basically the last episode's pace was something like a dream . The constant change of events and scenery on other cases it would have been strange, but in this case it feels so natural and it keeps you in a high pace matching the pace of the anime once more. Every scene lasts as long as is needed and no more . Great ending to a great and very unique anime.
thanks to you I managed to see things past the shock of the whole story going from 50-100 in a snap, and even though years have passed, key moments of the story still live in my memory. I could not derive concrete meaningful messages at the time. I think I'll give the show a rewatch, again, much appreciated.
Behold the Crybaby who changed the heart of Satain himself.
It's epic
Awww ;,( ryo gay. i ship them so HARDDD
@@Marina-es6ox i don't think that was the point he was trying to make
ye s
Marina w-what
devilman crybaby was one of those shows i binged in one night watched it till the sun came up and damn I was just angry at humanity at the end of it but I appreciated it for being so damn good and different
Thiss
Same I’m actually kind of glad it ended the way it did
i actually did the same thing and my brother looked at me extremely weirdly when he saw me crying on the couch at 6 am
Bruh wait same tho, I did it too caus it was so interesting and good
I stayed up on a school night only to watch everyone die lmao
Watching this show gutted me because it was so moving when ryo finally felt loss and cried. Such an amazing analysis
I am reading all of these comments about people crying and it made me feel like I didn't have a soul. Everything happened so fast, and nothing was foreshadowed so my reaction time is late af. The themes are definitely are sticking with me. I was happy to realize some of these points of view after watching, and discover new ones with this video. The anime itself creates this chaotic pace, and that's apart of our real life. Sometimes when chaos presents itself one is not prepared enough for all that follows with it, so I think this gave me that same experience. Thank you for the video. 😌💕
Not alone. I watched it slowly but I feel more on milder things than this. For some reason this stuff is just natural for me
The part where I cried the most was the part when the people started swinging the body parts of Akira's friends and Mikis'. The pain of Akira not being able to help them just got to me.
Sameee 😔
SAME
Seeing their lifeless eyes depressed the fuck out of me.
Yes
I was in no way expecting them to go through with that but jesus that shit just ruined me
I just finished it and the saddest part that frustrated me was how the world acted. I didnt doubt for a second that people would act like they did in this show and it made me both depressed and angry.
Same just started to make me think about the present and the stuff going on plus how selfish and how mis lead we can be and we decide to blame it on like fate and stuff.
Same
@@gojousatoru5828 Yeah, jesus, I'm so very glad I watched this the first time before 2020. Shit really hits different when you're living through what we all currently are.
@@IngeniousNinja facts 😭✋🏾
It's all about crowd control. Having a bunch of different thoughts are great but it's also a huge backlash. Even if we all settle our differences and continue on a path of productivity we will be like a hive mind, living a life of only being productive. Meaning that life, no matter which way it takes, will only result in misery. Life is hope and a curse at the same time. So? The path to happiness in life is to live a life you are satisfy with. On the other hand you can also choose to destroy life itself so existence will cease. That is why god forbid Eve and Adam to eat the apple of knowledge. Ignorance is a blessing.
I realise this is a year old now, but just wanted to say this was a beautiful write up and down great insight. Thanks
Kukun is just so underrated and I can’t stop but think about the relation he could’ve had with Miko... and the fact that the traitor guy loved him so much that he turned his back against them thinking she killed him... also kinda funny that his name is like Cocoon and Mayu(ta) is cocoon, didn’t Miko keep his body in her apartment too?
I cried like a crybaby by the end of devilman crybaby
I always cry all the time
Hiding in public... You okay man?
i felt nothing, it was a very boring experience for me.
I didn’t.
It slowly got less sad as the deaths were so close between you just thought: why though?
same
The scene where Akira was sitting at the table with he’s loved ones with that big smile on he’s face sent me over the edge
I freakin can't with this
They shouldve included the homeboys 🤧
the last supper?
@@blammmed STOP
@@blammmed there was actually a painting of the last supper in miki's house, u can see it when they're having breakfast in one scene
Hello friend. I'm new to your channel and have only watched two of your videos, but I wanted to let you know both of them brought me to tears. The way you elegantly analyze stories, albeit it manga or anime, and make even the bleakest of stories hopeful is honestly touching. Thank you so much for making videos and sharing your thoughts. You have definitely touched my heart and soul
This analysis is beautiful, thank you for taking the time and making this video.❤
I kinda connected with Ryo the first time i saw crybaby, and the whole anime and this video were a roller coster, so idk... thank you
Huh. Don't you just hate it when the show ends with two main characters lying on a beach next to red water.
Could swear I've seen that somewhere before...
I could have sworn...lol. And HEY IT'S YOU. Two years ago on my first Eva video. You left a comment or two there. Glad you still pop in
Hiding in Public it’s nice to be remembered ☺️ the channels coming along nicely - views should pick up on Eva related content in the lead up to 3.0+1.0 coming out 😁
I wish that I could turn back time
SHUT UP! DONT SAY A DAMN THING 🥺
Its more like Fanta water
15:05 scene hit way too hard for me.
It was at the moment when I realize who the real Akira was, he wasn't this huge, muscular, six foot guy who was intimating to look at and was half devil, no. He was just a boy, a boy with a big heart and compassion for other people's happiness, a boy with despite being just a boy was willing to help his friend capture devils only to be betrayed. And that really made my heart just break.
Now this is either a fact or I'm insane but in the very beginning Akira opens a pack of *fried Benito* (sp?) *Flakes* and that's when Taro asks why its moving after that the shot moves towards a painting on the wall that painting being "The Last Supper" now in 15:05 we see the real Akira, Akira before this whole mess eating Fried Benito Flakes with his loved ones and that's the last thing he sees before he dies making it *his last supper*
you really had to go for my heart huh 😔👌
@@yareyaredaze9909 😔👊🏼 I'm sorry
AYO IM CRYING ALL OVER AGAIN
Is it just me or is the show boring and isn't even sad
@@user-pl3ns5ru3y it's just you I'm pretty sure
The ending scene when Ryo experiences, loss and remorse for his actions crying over the deceased Akira, it went on to show that Akira was right the whole time, that change doesn’t happen through fighting, but through kindness and love
this analysis was fantastic and beautiful i give you a round of applause this was absolutely amazing
1 more thing about love i think you missed out on is the part where when the mom sees her child eat a dog and becomes a devil but she didn't run or desert her child and even sacrificed herself when the child became hungry for more meat
I don’t expect anyone to find this comment but there’s an amazing theory going around that the old devil man and the new devil man crybaby are actually set in the same universe, what’s being said is that God banished Satan to hell and he is now forced to relive the killing of his lover over and over again through all times and eternitys
I’m never gonna stop thinking about this comment 😖
Old and new devil man? This is a cool theory but I need clarification lol
Marykate Gose devil man cry baby isn’t an original show, it’s a “reboot” of the older 90s show, Devil Man. But the theory is that Crybaby wasn’t a reboot but a clarification of the punishment god gave Satan for destroying the world
@@marykategose170 Devilman is a classic. There are multiple versions and the theory goes that each version is a new cycle for the same Ryo to destroy.
Both the show and your review of it made me nauseous, stomach sick. But in a good way, the show and the deeply explained reliving of it were both truly gut wrenching, great job.
I just came across you channel and u have opened my eyes to so many things