Devilman: The Classic Collection Vol. 1 (Devilman: the Classic Collection, 1) Hardcover – 22 May 2018

I was drawn to purchase this on hearing that it was a source of inspiration for Kentaron Miura, the author/artist of Berserk.The connection is apparent. In particular, there are grusome scenes, disgusting monsters and violent action all rendered with a high degree of detail and imagination.This is very much classic Manga, so I feel you have to compare it to silver age comics from the 70's or 80's. There's some writing here that comes across as pretty goofy and it also feels like it takes a little while before Go Nagai decides where to take the story. In the meantime it takes some odd turns.However, in volume 2 we start to settle into a more epic narrative that, in my view, pays off.The art is the real superstar here. The monsters in particular. It can be a little strange when a few pages of disney-faced human dialogue is suddenly interrupted by a hyper-detailed menacing demon with heads coming out if it's elbows. I mean, it's jarring, but awesome.There are two volumes of the classic series, both have nice hardback presentation and some colour pages. I like seeing this older Manga come over here. I think it gives us a little peek into the history of the medium and this is my favourite classic collection so far.

More Manga for Family,if you follow a certain Japanese manga author put this on your list.

Good book

I watched the anime a while ago and needless to say the ending left me wanting more and so I decided to read the mangas and - I can't stress this enough - I RECOMMEND! The binding is beautiful and the whole book is so well designed. I adored this story and would say anyone who likes a gritty horror with a muddled sense of good and evil, this is one for you. I'll definitely be rereading!

This is the first book I have purchased from 'the classic collection' line and I am very impressed with the quality. Unlike the usual for manga the book is an A5 hardback. It is printed clearly and has some nice colour pages. I would definitely consider buying other titles in this range due to this.I haven't made it through the full volume yet, but I'm excited to see how it goes. I watched the modern devilman remake this year (devilman crybaby ) and it's fascinating to see what was changed /what was kept.

A fast paced, and nightmarish read. Volume 1 is almost a dark hero story where the human has taken possession of a demon to fight demons in order to protect humanity, even when he and his friend had to go through time and dimensions to do so as well. I

hardcover is stunning front cover art is amazing the art inside and the coloured pages lovely

after more than 40y from its first publishing, this is still one of the best manga ever writtenthe story is so beautiful an emotional it's hard not to get attached to it and its characters, all supported by the beautiful and intense drawingsGo Nagai is definitely a master of this artthis edition collects the original story plus other ones that were published later