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Cyborg 009 vs Devilman is a bit of a mixed bag for me. I'm a fan of the Devilman series, and it feels underrepresented in this crossover as compared to Cyborg 009. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who is unfamiliar with the source material as you're only given very condensed introductions of both to establish where the story takes place in each respective timeline. If you're familiar with both, you should be able to pick up on it, but if this is the first time you're seeing either you will be completely lost.

It is very much "I Clapped: The Crossover" but I will admit ... that I did find it to be enjoyable at times. However, as previously mentioned, I felt Devilman was given a bit of the short end of the stick in this crossover and that it favored the Cyborg 009 cast. Episode 1 was the best, episode 2 was just okay, and episode 3 completely fell apart in my opinion.

Story: The story is simple enough. The Cyborgs become aware of the demon presence in Tokyo and theorize that Black Ghost is behind it so they set out to investigate.

Art: It's neat to see the blue style of Devilman applied to this version of his story and I thought the Cyborg 009 cast translated nicely as well. There is modifications to most to give the crossover its own flair and I didn't mind any.

Sound: I really enjoyed the intro and outro themes performed by The Jam Project. Other than that, nothing really stuck out to me. The VA's do a fine job as well.

Character: There's no sort of character development, as mentioned earlier, the crossover expects you to be familiar with the cast. I also felt Ryou was particularly underutilized, which is a shame. It plucks the characters from specific points in their timelines, so I would keep that in mind.

Enjoyment/Overall: I would say this is worth a look if you're a fan of one of the series'. The characters mix about as well as oil/water so it's interesting to watch on that merit alone.

It's fun to see both back at it and until Devilman: Crybaby was announced there was no real indication you'd be seeing either for a while again. However, the plot really fell apart for me at the end and the lack of Devilman's characters dampened my enjoyment a bit. However it's still a pretty easy watch overall for a fan of either series.