Introduction
After Akira Fudou fused with the demon Amon to become the being known as Devilman, he has struggled with striking a balance between his human heart and his new violent tendencies. However, as other demons become aware of him and wreak havoc on the lives of those he cares about, Akira has little choice but to fight them tooth and nail. As he fights Jinmen, a turtlelike demon with living human faces embedded in his shell; and Sirene, a fearsome winged demon, Akira must use every scrap of his strength if he is going to stay alive.
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Audience reviews
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Plk_Lesiak
Demon Bird is by most measures more competent than the first Devilman OVA, tonally more consistent and following a mostly sane plotline. It's also, by the virtue of being less campy and unhinged, less entertaining and far more forgettable.
Apart from the laughably stupid ending, I don't even have much to complain about. The OVA is pretty action packed, the cheesy dialogue is still pretty funny in its sillyness, the absurd edginess is still present. The visuals are actually great and I like the twisted & creative aesthetic from the source manga. There's just, quite predictably, very little substance to all of it and I have trouble to find a reason to recommend it to anyone, unless they absolutely loved the looks and vibes of Devilman: The Birth. It's ok, but utterly skippable - there's jus…
Read at the sourceKamezuki
“Devilman: Yochou Sirene-hen” looks and sounds good, and is an entertaining watch, although it’s lacking in terms of plot and setup.
The biggest issue with this OVA is that it’s not a direct continuation of its prequel. Characters are introduced that the main character seems to know, but the audience doesn’t, as they weren’t in the first OVA. Also, the timeline isn’t clear: the events here definitely happen after those in “Devilman: Tanjou-hen,” but it’s vague as to how much time has passed since then. And the characters look different here, particularly Akira, even though the designer is the same.
There isn’t much of a plot in “Yochou Sirene-hen,” just a series of battles with demons, roughly divided into 3 of them. The OVA just kind of throws you in there and expects you to know what’s…
Read at the sourceephemerry
While the first installment of Devilman was mostly centered around Akira Fudō's ascension (or "descent") into his powers, "Yochō Sirene-hen" is more of a look into the psyches of the pure-blooded demons that seek him out, because of the latent spirit that he possesses, that of the insidious, Amon! This volume of the series is more profound because it portrays demons in a very human way, they have similar souls to those who are broken, or have fallen away from God. "Yochō Sirene-hen" gets a little more psychological and deep than the primitive power fantasy of "The Birth" episode!
⚠️ This review of Devilman: Yochō Sirene-hen will contain spoilers ⚠️
—Story/Characters
I didn't enjoy "Yochō Sirene-hen" as much on my first viewing, because there's some really risqué shots of Miki Makimura.…
Read at the sourceWhiteWolfKiba
Part 2 of the 80's/90's OVA Devilman trilogy is Devilman: The Demon Bird. As the title implies, this anime is largely just about the fight between Devilman and the "harpie lady" known as Sirene. It's funny because this fight doesn't even happen until like halfway through the hour long OVA, with the first half consisting of Akira battling 2 other demons. That's it. There's really no story or character development to speak of here. The art/animation is once again very detailed, far surpassing the Netflix Devilman Crybaby in that department. I'll also praise the sound design here, since the "buzzsaw sound effect" when Sirene shot her homing missile arm was very effective. I do think it's beyond dumb that she can detach her arm and use it as a projectile when she's purely organic--and it alway…
Read at the sourceCooltaff12
If the first ova has most about exposition and few action scenes, then this one is the opposite with plenty of action scenes and few exposition. Kind of.
Instead of explaining what the demons are, we see them now in action. The OVA in 1990 is made by the same company and has most of the cast from the previous OVA.
This OVA now follows Akira Fudo who has now become Devilman, a demon who fights demons hidden in society for sake of justice and humanity. As he gets more used to his power, an old lover to the once demon Amon appears in order to kill Devilman for his betrayal. Here we not only see Devilman more, but we have here is something that resemble more the source material.
With this OVA being gory as ever, Demon Bird has more fights which is accompanied with a good soundtrack. Eve…
Read at the sourceSmurfGenocide
Welp I'm not gonna delve to far into the story of this OVA because I'm kind of tipsy at the moment. However, the animation and action of this OVA cannot be beat for the time it was created (except of course by AKIRA).
If you have seen the first episode you already know the story as this episode is a continuation of that.
The animation is very fluid (it was actually better than what I was expecting) and there were no instances of repeated animation that I could see.
If you want an anime movie that you can just sit back and watch while drinking a beer a two, this series is it.
Read at the sourceYangHeart
Prologue -
The problem with this movie was the story was set up correctly, but it had a bad flavor to it. I've summarized the key points below.
Pros -
There are actual nasty demons generals sent by Satan to fight against Devilman which could've led to some potentially good fights.
Cons - Devilman is useless and not a good fighter. No Jeet Kune Do, no Chun Kuk Do, no Tae Kwon Do, no nothing.
Devilman has very few special powers compared to the demon generals. Ironically, Devilman is known as the strongest. That's not even feasible.
Devilman gets his ass kicked like the cover implies. He literally gets tossed around cause he is so skinny and shrimpy. Rather than trying to emphasize the fangs on his face, he could use some wide, broad shoulders.
Devilman's fights are corny, cheesy, an…
Read at the sourceDonwun
Okay remember how the first Devilman movie had a lot of explaining and build up until the last 15 minutes before the awesome gore fest began…well this movie does not follow that same formula. Mostly, it just gets straight to the point.
Storyline
This movie to me feels like three separate action sequences crammed into one great movie. The first involving a demon who lures Akira into his hideaway just to torture him with a horrifying revelation about his parents. Second is an ambush attack at home targeting the family that is providing Akira with his temporary accommodation. Then lastly the movies core focus is on the Demon Bird Silene (pronucened differently) who wants to kill Devilman to make an example out of demons who choose to meld with humans. Actually about 50% of this movie is foc…
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