Neo Devilman Chapter 8

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This chapter is interesting. It reminds me a lot of Shin Devilman, where Ryo and Akira travel back in time to stop demons from altering history. 

 

However, this time they aren't stopping a demon from changing history at all. 

 

This chapter is about the Holocaust. That is a very ambitiously sensitive topic to try and explore in a single chapter within an anthology, but I think the way the author handled it was not bad at all. Although, I think the message they delivered through it was rather weak.

 

Ryo is just bugging out the whole chapter and idk why. There's a panel of Satan and its really beautiful. Overall the art is beautiful and elegant, which contrasts heavily with the bleak horror of the Concentration Camps.

 

A la Steven Universe, Akira talks the demon down out of her anger and replaces her lost faith in God with a newfound faith in humanity. I think that could be pretty powerful but it happens much too fast to have a real impact.

 

I wouldn't recommend this chapter since it doesn't really explore anything that isn't explored in the original manga, and the topic is pretty heavy-going.