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Amon: The Darkside of The Devilman #4
Amon: The Darkside of the Devilman
Fear runs rampant throughout Tokyo with the revelation that demons in fact exist amongst us. Paranoia and the darker side of humanity boils onto the streets as people turn on one another, suspecting that anyone could in fact be a demon hiding in human clothing.
259 pages
First published December 1, 2005
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October 22, 2020
Really not that great of a manga series, everything is really crappy with this especially the story but the art keeps it interesting 😴😁👌
January 18, 2020
This entire volume is a time waster. There are many plot holes and unanswered questions that persist. It felt as though there were different authors working for each of the eight chapters and they were all narrating in their own directions.
The introducement of Asura seems entirely useless other than to get rid of Satan’s demon followers. Yes, it creates pressure and suspense by having Asura attempt to kill Satan, but it felt so predictable. How the demon followers are gullible enough to believe Asura is beyond me. There does not seem to be anything that Asura offers in credibility other than the promise that the demons, if they jump into this mysterious pool, will become as strong as Amon and presumably be able to free Satan from wherever he is. There was not anything that was forcing the demons to jump off a cliff.
Why even advance the plot in that way? And again, why was Satan in this self-exile? There seemed to be movement towards linking this series to the original Devilman series, where these demon followers of Satan would eventually be frozen and revived in the original series, but instead they are killed off. And then I’m not even sure what Asura’s motives are and her background is still muddled. She is most likely an angel but what does Satan have to do with her fall as well?
Another major confusing part is why Satan planned for all of his followers to be sacrificed into these blobs. It seemed part of Asura’s plan but then she declares it was Satan’s and they all believe it. I am even more confused.
Why is Satan even in exile in the first place? The previous novel ended with Silene taking a wingless Satan away but this volume begins with Silene questioning where she is and Satan being in this alternate dimension with his wings back on.
When it is finally revealed that there is a time loop set by God as punishment to Satan, it does not entirely make sense. Who did Satan love in this universe, seeing that his memory is about to be wiped? Silene? Then why didn’t he try to save her amidst all the confusion of Asura battling him. It seems it was entirely avoidable and his self-prescribed exile was useless. But wait! Looking at the entire picture, does that mean this arc is not from the past but an entirely different timeloop? More plot holes!
The only positives from this volume are the parallels between Silene’s loss of her wings, similar to Sirene in the original Devilman series, Atai’s tragic death, and Kaimu’s unwavering support to Silene. Then again, it is pretty weird how now he is probably going to fall in love with Silene’s daughter…
This throwback and links to the original Devilman series was supposed to be commonplace in this series, or atleast occur near the end.
September 1, 2019
Update
With the adoption of my new rating system, a two star rating is befitting. The original review and original rating conform to the new rating system. I have skimmed through the fourth volume of "Amon: The Darkside of the Devilman" to remind myself of this volume's content. The combination of confusion and disappointment, despite the fan service, allow this volume to retain a two star rating. Without the fan service, this book would slip to a 1.5 star rating and debate would occur as to what to rate the volume.
January 18, 2020
Update
I have skimmed the volume again and have placed this book in the 2FFF rating type, for being mediocre (two star-rated) but brought down a bit because of the confusion, though lifted up again a bit because of the small three star-rated content.
The introducement of Asura seems entirely useless other than to get rid of Satan’s demon followers. Yes, it creates pressure and suspense by having Asura attempt to kill Satan, but it felt so predictable. How the demon followers are gullible enough to believe Asura is beyond me. There does not seem to be anything that Asura offers in credibility other than the promise that the demons, if they jump into this mysterious pool, will become as strong as Amon and presumably be able to free Satan from wherever he is. There was not anything that was forcing the demons to jump off a cliff.
Why even advance the plot in that way? And again, why was Satan in this self-exile? There seemed to be movement towards linking this series to the original Devilman series, where these demon followers of Satan would eventually be frozen and revived in the original series, but instead they are killed off. And then I’m not even sure what Asura’s motives are and her background is still muddled. She is most likely an angel but what does Satan have to do with her fall as well?
Another major confusing part is why Satan planned for all of his followers to be sacrificed into these blobs. It seemed part of Asura’s plan but then she declares it was Satan’s and they all believe it. I am even more confused.
Why is Satan even in exile in the first place? The previous novel ended with Silene taking a wingless Satan away but this volume begins with Silene questioning where she is and Satan being in this alternate dimension with his wings back on.
When it is finally revealed that there is a time loop set by God as punishment to Satan, it does not entirely make sense. Who did Satan love in this universe, seeing that his memory is about to be wiped? Silene? Then why didn’t he try to save her amidst all the confusion of Asura battling him. It seems it was entirely avoidable and his self-prescribed exile was useless. But wait! Looking at the entire picture, does that mean this arc is not from the past but an entirely different timeloop? More plot holes!
The only positives from this volume are the parallels between Silene’s loss of her wings, similar to Sirene in the original Devilman series, Atai’s tragic death, and Kaimu’s unwavering support to Silene. Then again, it is pretty weird how now he is probably going to fall in love with Silene’s daughter…
This throwback and links to the original Devilman series was supposed to be commonplace in this series, or atleast occur near the end.
September 1, 2019
Update
With the adoption of my new rating system, a two star rating is befitting. The original review and original rating conform to the new rating system. I have skimmed through the fourth volume of "Amon: The Darkside of the Devilman" to remind myself of this volume's content. The combination of confusion and disappointment, despite the fan service, allow this volume to retain a two star rating. Without the fan service, this book would slip to a 1.5 star rating and debate would occur as to what to rate the volume.
January 18, 2020
Update
I have skimmed the volume again and have placed this book in the 2FFF rating type, for being mediocre (two star-rated) but brought down a bit because of the confusion, though lifted up again a bit because of the small three star-rated content.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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