Devilman: The Classic Collection Vol. 2

Just as advertised

The tragic conclusion of our misunderstood hero, Akira. This manga is often repudiated for its extreme violence and shocking panels, but it really sends a message about who we are as humans and how, ironically, love can make us the most hateful beings and how the fear of the unknown can make us worse than what is in front of us. A must-read.

Absolutely perfect! There was not a single thing wrong with it and the art is amazing. Couldn’t ask for a better product, definitely met my expectations!

I've been a huge fan of the series for several years now and I absolutely adore this hard back cover. It really ties the collection together and is a must for any fan.

Awesome!

Not exactly a series you want to give to a younger audience but definitely a good one and I know there will be more of these in our future.

great series now in hardcover, if you want to read some old school classic manga I would say this is a good place to start, fair warning this is a dark series, it is devilman after all

I loved the show so I bought the books, while they are different from the show it still has the same premise and the story and art is just so captivating.

The second (and final) volume of the hardcover omnibus style release of the influential 1972 Japanese comic book series, Devilman, this volumes release marks the first time Devilman has ever been fully released in English. Without giving spoilers, this volume gets very dark for its time, with some very shocking moments that make you want to keep reading. This series is hugely influential and paved the way for more violent andature content in Japanese comics. It's no understatement to say that without Devilman, we'd never have Berserk or Evangelion. This volume contains chapter 5 of Shin Devilman, followed by chapters 6-11 of the main Devilman series. As with volume one the Shin chapter is not advertised as being present, but is counted into the chapter numbering for the main series. The Shin Devilman chapter is a spin-off time travel story focusing on native americans. The merged chapter numbering is due to these two volumes being translations of the most recent Japanese release, which was released as 5 paperback volumes, but included Shin after chapter 5 of Devilman and removed short scenes here and there. To reiterate what I just mentioned, this volume is missing a few pages from the original 1972 printing, however this is due to it being a translation of the most recent Japanese release so is not an attempt at censorship by seven seas. I can't comment on the quality of translation as I can't read Japanese, but the script flows as good as you'd expect from a comic from nearly 50 years ago. Nagai has an energetic style which may be off putting for some, but has a charm to it. Presentation of the volume is as good as volume 1, so good there. I still wish we got the one volume edition which was released in Italy, but this is good enough. With Devilman and Cutie Honey now available in English, I hope this paves the way for more classic Go Nagai works making there way over here. I'd love to see Lady Devilman and Violence Jack in particular, plus if we're talking Nagai we've got to see Mazinger Z eventually.

Le produit en soit est incroyable vraiment, juste un coin légèrement abîmé

Libro arrivato non in perfette condizioni, a me personalmente non cambia tanto perché mi interessava solamente leggere l'opera e stop, però diciamo che comunque quando si acquista un articolo nuovo ci si aspetta di ricevere un prodotto perfettamente integro e non danneggiato

Simplesmente a avaliação do esdado em que a edião me foi entregue. Lacrada intacta. Infelizmente a Amazon às vezes no tem enviado livros que para um colecionador são dignos de total reprovação. Não é uma constante mais ocorre com uma frequência mais do que desejada. Livro novo singnifica: Lacrado intacto, ou seja, sem amassados lascados rasgos ou manchas em quinas lombadas etc e tal.