Arguably major spoilers ahead;
The Evangelion ending decades before Evangelion existed;
I'd never watched anything Devilman related nor even knew about the story until Crybaby, but it was such a well done adaption. I went back and read the manga because I was curious how well it stuck to the story, and it was basically a 1:1 adaption, minus some changes like Akira being a "Crybaby" and a few other minor changes that really added to the characters. Plus their decision to have it take place in modern day (versus 1972 when the manga was written) was a good choice as well.
Art; 9/10
Loved the avant-garde style they
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Feb 23, 2023
Gyakusatsu Happy End
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It was a thrill ride, I won't drag on this preface too much and just get to the nitty gritty of the review for those interested in this banger manga.
Story: 10 The time travel trope tends to either be done poorly, or be done well, there's usually never any in-between. It was done in an interesting way in this, and definitely done well. It's equatable to how Steins;Gate did it, granted they're two different styles, it was handeled in a way that they're close enough to compare (the way time traveling is handled, not the genres). I can't say it's the most unique, but it's a ... |