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Devilman vs. Hades #1
Devilman VS. Hades Vol. 1
A modern sequel to the horror manga classic
Devilman!
When high schooler Fudo Akira merged with the demon Amon, he became Earth's darkest hero: Devilman. The armies of Hell itself trembled at his name. But not even Devilman could stop the end of the world--nor could he save the woman he loved. Now he must descend to the underworld to bring her back. But first he must defeat Hades, the Emperor of Darkness, no matter what the cost.
The epic Devilman/Mazinger Z crossover starts here!
When high schooler Fudo Akira merged with the demon Amon, he became Earth's darkest hero: Devilman. The armies of Hell itself trembled at his name. But not even Devilman could stop the end of the world--nor could he save the woman he loved. Now he must descend to the underworld to bring her back. But first he must defeat Hades, the Emperor of Darkness, no matter what the cost.
The epic Devilman/Mazinger Z crossover starts here!
180 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2018
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About the author
Go Nagai
1,054 books146 followersKiyoshi Nagai (永井潔 Nagai Kiyoshi, born September 6, 1945 in Wajima, Ishikawa), better known by the penname Gō Nagai (永井 豪 Nagai Gō?), is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a Character Design professor at the Osaka University of Arts. Since 2009, he is a member of Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's nominating committee.
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August 18, 2023
Devilman vs Hades (alias l'Imperatore delle Tenebre della saga di Mazinger): che volete di più?
Peccato per alcune cadute di tono discutibili ed evitabili, ma questo primo volume del sequel di Devilman, sfornato in occasione dei 40 anni del personaggio, si è rivelato essere una gran bella sorpresa.
May 20, 2019
2,5/5. This didn't do it for me. The storyline is too thin and the illustrations became very blurry in action scene so it's often hard to see what is really happening. I already have the second one so I will give it a try but I was expecting more from this series!
March 7, 2022
3.5/5
An above average start to the official sequel to the original Devilman series, and considering it wasn't until reading the second half of that original series I learned to appreciate it for the masterpiece that it is, I will definitely continue on with this series and hope for the same. Artwork by Team Moon is really good, although there is the occasional panel that is hard to understand what is going on.
An above average start to the official sequel to the original Devilman series, and considering it wasn't until reading the second half of that original series I learned to appreciate it for the masterpiece that it is, I will definitely continue on with this series and hope for the same. Artwork by Team Moon is really good, although there is the occasional panel that is hard to understand what is going on.
February 16, 2023
Really solid start to the series. Having started getting an interest in Devilman since the Netflix adaptation I picked this up and wasn’t sure what I expected, but was going in expecting something dark and serious. While at the beginning it is a little self serious, it adds plenty of levity as the story goes on and takes it in a very, “manga” direction, for lack of a better word, which I found myself really enjoying compared to other classic manga reboots and retellings.
Having not read the original series, it gives just the right amount of information needed for returning characters without leaving you completely lost in its lore. Absolutely gave me a curiosity to read the original while also feeling enough like it’s own thing. Looking forward to the next volume!
Having not read the original series, it gives just the right amount of information needed for returning characters without leaving you completely lost in its lore. Absolutely gave me a curiosity to read the original while also feeling enough like it’s own thing. Looking forward to the next volume!
October 23, 2020
Really not that great of a manga series, everything is really crappy with this especially the story but the art keeps it interesting 😴😁👌
May 8, 2019
A solid read if you are a fan of the character. Continues the story whether you saw the 80's-90's OVAs, the netflix series or original manga.continues right after the end of that story and brings an action-revenge tale with great art by Team moon. my only complain is the fact of the use of black/grey tones in a way that it's very difficult to figure out what's happening in A LOT of panels in the printed version. Really sad 'cause the art is great. Also, it's a welcome treat the somewhat lenghty interview with Devilman Creator, Go Nagai, at the end of the volume, hope the do this kind of stuff with all their volumes.
November 26, 2019
Hier fand ich das Cover richtig toll und habe lange nach einem Angebot geguckt, da englische Mangas leider recht teuer sind. Die 180 Seiten- Angabe konnte ich auch nicht recht glauben, denn der Manga ist wirklich dick. Wahrscheinlich liegt es an dem etwas dickerem Papier. Abschrecken lassen braucht man sich von der Seitenzahl also nicht.
Die erste Hälfte des Mangas gefiel mir absolut gar nicht und ich quälte mich durch. Es war sehr brutal und der Hauptcharakter war nur von Hass erfüllt und zeigte kein Mitleid. Das schlimmste war der düstere und vor allem sehr chaotische Zeichenstil. Teilweise habe ich nur erraten können, was auf den Bildern gezeigt wurde und vieles war aus meiner Sicht unnötig repetitiv.
Die letzte Hälfte wurde dann besser und es gab etwas mehr Kommunikation, was in der ersten Hälfte fast gar nicht der Fall war. Warum ich mich überhaupt bis zum Ende durchgeschlagen, war ein einziger 'Charakter' – ein Rabe. Den fand ich einfach so genial und witzig.
Trotzdem ergab die Story für mich kaum Sinn. Das kann daran liegen, dass ich noch nie etwas von Devilman gelesen habe und man die Story wohl nicht ohne Vorwissen aus diesem Universum versteht.
Story 2,0/5
Zeichenstil 2,6/5
Charaktere 1,6/5
Gesamt 2,0/5
Die erste Hälfte des Mangas gefiel mir absolut gar nicht und ich quälte mich durch. Es war sehr brutal und der Hauptcharakter war nur von Hass erfüllt und zeigte kein Mitleid. Das schlimmste war der düstere und vor allem sehr chaotische Zeichenstil. Teilweise habe ich nur erraten können, was auf den Bildern gezeigt wurde und vieles war aus meiner Sicht unnötig repetitiv.
Die letzte Hälfte wurde dann besser und es gab etwas mehr Kommunikation, was in der ersten Hälfte fast gar nicht der Fall war. Warum ich mich überhaupt bis zum Ende durchgeschlagen, war ein einziger 'Charakter' – ein Rabe. Den fand ich einfach so genial und witzig.
Trotzdem ergab die Story für mich kaum Sinn. Das kann daran liegen, dass ich noch nie etwas von Devilman gelesen habe und man die Story wohl nicht ohne Vorwissen aus diesem Universum versteht.
Story 2,0/5
Zeichenstil 2,6/5
Charaktere 1,6/5
Gesamt 2,0/5
May 29, 2023
One of my sons is a Go Nagia fan, and so I read this as "next step" collection that his brother gave him. That said, I lack any of the previous steps, which leaves me at a decided disadvantage.
Should I check out Mazinger Z and other Devilman delights, perhaps. This quick set of stories seems to weave in a lot of familiar afterlife myths and monsters. Zombies are given a sort of interesting injection. It feels like ultimately it is leading up to a game-recognize-game for Devilman and Hades.
Devilman breaking out in a high school boy who has shall we say broken up with his girlfriend might speak to the target audience. Never mind the pimples, behold one truly blacker than blackhead. Teenage solipsism is hard to beat, I know I've missed it for decades.
As for the artwork, to my simple eye there is more black than on a goth's eyebrows, and there is that sort of Japanese disoriented drawing for horror where you have to sort of twist your ocular nerve around the images to figure out what it is you are seeing. Or maybe these are all Team Moon reflections of early Nagai artwork.
Might try to get track down complete collections of Go's earlier work before he's gone.
Should I check out Mazinger Z and other Devilman delights, perhaps. This quick set of stories seems to weave in a lot of familiar afterlife myths and monsters. Zombies are given a sort of interesting injection. It feels like ultimately it is leading up to a game-recognize-game for Devilman and Hades.
Devilman breaking out in a high school boy who has shall we say broken up with his girlfriend might speak to the target audience. Never mind the pimples, behold one truly blacker than blackhead. Teenage solipsism is hard to beat, I know I've missed it for decades.
As for the artwork, to my simple eye there is more black than on a goth's eyebrows, and there is that sort of Japanese disoriented drawing for horror where you have to sort of twist your ocular nerve around the images to figure out what it is you are seeing. Or maybe these are all Team Moon reflections of early Nagai artwork.
Might try to get track down complete collections of Go's earlier work before he's gone.
March 31, 2018
29/100 (2018 Reading Challenge)
My first foray into Devilman, took a wee while to get going but picked up towards the end & am looking forward to seeing where it goes. Only real criticism is the printing is quite dark, sometimes can be bit hard to figure out what is going on. But it is a horror manga. Definitely be picking up the next one anyway!
My first foray into Devilman, took a wee while to get going but picked up towards the end & am looking forward to seeing where it goes. Only real criticism is the printing is quite dark, sometimes can be bit hard to figure out what is going on. But it is a horror manga. Definitely be picking up the next one anyway!
June 17, 2019
Catgirl and crow sidekicks! If anything, the nudity is toned down and the violence kicked up a notch from a typical Go Nagai series. However, I do want to object that Devilman and Mazinger /have/ met before, in the animated and incorrectly named "Mazinger Z vs Devilman." They are, as always, on the same side.
July 31, 2021
This could have been really good. The arts great, plenty of action and drama. The main reason I didn’t like it was the fact it doesn’t give you enough information about the original story before jumping into the new conflict. I was lost and wasn’t invested in the characters. By the end of the first book I just didn’t care.
September 19, 2021
I liked revisiting the world of Devilman. This first part was good and I’m excited to see where the story goes in the next two books. I really loved learning new characters. I’ve never read the Mazinger Z manga I’m not sure it’s been translated to English, if not I would love for it to be. I’m new to manga and I really like Go Nagai worlds he builds.
August 17, 2021
Excited to see how it concludes, the art was a bit too busy for me, but i like the devilman story so I'll definitely pick up vol.2 as soon as i can!
December 25, 2021
It was okay. I don’t think I would buy the second manga.
July 8, 2024
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