Devilman: Crybaby is going to be released for streaming on Netflix on the 5th of January, 2018, as ten 25-minute episodes, available all at once as per Netflix's style. There are several reasons why this should excite you, and hopefully prompt you to watch it.
Devilman's manga is a classic
My friend @eaudebla has written a good post on his thoughts about the manga (https://steemit.com/anime/@eaudebla/a-quick-look-at-devilman-the-manga) and why you should read it. It is considered by many to be the author's best and most influential work. You can see similarities in other violence-based manga like Hellsing.
This is the first Devilman show since 1999
Devilman has existed as a manga for 45 years, but has received few TV adaptations. Not all of these were well received and have sunk into obscurity. The last TV adaptation was Devilman Lady, which finished in 1999 and was an adaptation of Devilman's sequel manga: Devilman Lady. There have been some movies and direct-to-disc specials released since then, such as the 2004 live action movie and the most recent being the 2015 mashup with Cyborg 009.
Netflix
Netflix is an enormously popular service and having a show as a Netflix original immediately gives it more viewership than it might otherwise have had. This means that if someone wants to watch Devilman: Crybaby they have to watch it on Netflix. As per Netflix's style, all of Devilman: Crybaby's episodes will be released at once meaning you can binge the entire show in one sitting, if you so please. Considering how many people have access to Netflix, the show will be very accessible and the streaming quality will be high enough that you won't feel like you're missing something by watching online, compared to bluray.
It's very Western friendly
If you've never seen an anime before, Devilman is a perfectly fine place to start. Skip the current popular gateway titles like Attack on Titan and Sword Art Online. Those ones are more appropriate for teenagers and can get a bit too "anime" and "Japanese" for the common man's taste. Devilman is violence and rule of cool. Very appealing. Try not to let your kids watch it because it will be quite graphic.
It's directed by Masaaki Yuasa
Yuasa has gained a cult following over the past few years after his great adaptations of The Tatami Galaxy and Ping Pong The Animation. His directing style is artsy and unconventional, but not hard to follow. His other works include Mind Game, Kemonozume, Kaiba, and the episode of Adventure Time Season 6, Food Chain. Yuasa is one of the most creative directors in the anime industry as of present and is one you can trust to make an interesting and entertaining show.
If Devilman: Crybaby is successful Netflix will do more like it
Netflix, like all companies, wants to make a profit. If Devilman: Crybaby ends up turning big profits Netflix will want to look at what made it successful and do more of that. That could mean more anime in general, more Masaaki Yuasa, or more dark and violent shows.
To read @eaudebla's introduction to the show visit here (https://steemit.com/anime/@eaudebla/anime-to-look-out-for-in-january-devilman-crybaby).
I do wonder if this show does come successful, will they also do the rest of the Devilman franchise like Neo Devilman and Devilman Lady.
Also nice post.
The problem with licensing old and obscure shows is that there's rarely an audience for them. Unless they're acquired for cheap, most people will ignore them because they look old. It's a shame but the well presented will almost always have more viewership. My hopes are that Devilman will be a success and Netflix licenses Kaiba because that's not being streamed anywhere, or they invest more in original anime.
Very nice post and thanks for the shout out.
I discovered Devilman while watching Yasuhiro Imagawa's Shin Mazinger (Another excellent highly recommended Nagai adaptation) and in it, some people were pointing out that it had references to some Devilman manga panels. I was intrigued and decided to check it out.
I read it in one day was left stunned by its content. This manga came out in 1972!? Wow, it's pretty much not what I was expecting at all. Many who read it nowadays may not find it all that shocking, but I can only imagine a manga audience back then who were only consuming your average shounen manga by the likes of Shotaro Ishinomori and Ikki Kajiwara (Both amazing authors by the way) and stumbling upon this stuff.
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I don't like Yuasa but at least this will garner some interest in the manga and in Go Nagai.
I’m going to read the manga today a write a post comparing the two.
Looking forward to it.
It's so good.
Binge watched it over the course of two days. It was SO COOOOOOOL!