Miko, loving her, and dying trying to save her.ĭying, fighting Satan, and knowing he would die, but wanting to die anyway, fighting for what he believed in. Humans being demons all along? Brilliant, because humans were killing humans before the demons really had to do anything. They’re the people who became so afraid of “demons,” who are humans after all, that they turned on each other. They are the people who think compassion makes you weak. You see, people mocked Akira for being a “crybaby” and for being weak.īullies who were reflected in the rioters, the people who tied others up and threw rocks and beat them to death for being “demons” even though a real demon would just kill them.

What made Devilman Crybaby such a good show in my opinion was the same concept. We just make it the answer because it’s easier. It told children, teenagers, and adults that violence does not have to be the answer. It preached that in order to make the world a fair and just place, people needed to know not only the truth, but the wisdom to accept other forms of life, and ways of life.ĪTLA was a celebration of life, human life and animal life, in all forms. I loved Avatar the Last Airbender because its message involved forgiveness, communication, tolerance for all ways of life, the lies that instigate violence, cycles of hatred, and propaganda that instills fear. I’m a sucker for shows that believe in compassion. That being love, compassion, and what is deemed as “Weak.”Īnd that’s what really made the show for me. I was initially weirded out by the copious sex, violence, and just general weird animation.īut as I got more into it, like Kill la Kill, it demonstrated a purpose for all of the excess, mainly:ġ) creating an atmosphere that would qualify humans as corrupt, seeking out “vices” to deal with suffering and emotions that come with being human andĢ) establishing that it’s both sex and violence that blind human beings to the truth about one another, from what really matters.

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