Anime Limited and Shout! Studios, a Radial Entertainment company, today announced the North American Blu-ray debut of the critically acclaimed Netflix anime Devilman Crybaby. Arriving December 9 as the Devilman Crybaby Deluxe Edition, the release includes all episodes of the groundbreaking adaptation along with a 156-page artbook featuring artwork from renowned animation studio Science SARU and director Masaaki Yuasa.
A riff on the 1970s manga cult favorite Devilman by artist Go Nagai, the Crybaby adaptation was named Crunchyroll’s 2018 Anime of the Year and is lauded for its thematic and visual intent to capture the source material’s essence of dramatic tension, violence, gore and erotica. The 10-episode contemporary adult anime series follows Akira Fudo and his best friend Ryō Asuka after they discover that demons will revive and reclaim the world from humans.
Devilman Crybaby Deluxe Edition features a graphic slipcover housing the complete series and the clean opening in a two-disc Blu-ray set as well as a 160-page artbook. Collectors and anime fans can pre-order their copy now through ShoutFactory.com.
Synopsis: Devils cannot take form without a living host. However, if the will of an individual is strong enough, they can overcome the demon and make its power their own, becoming a Devilman.
Weak and unassuming, Akira Fudou has always had a bleeding heart. So when his childhood friend Ryou Asuka asks for his help in uncovering devils, Akira accepts without hesitation. However, to Akira’s surprise, the place they go to is Sabbath: an immoral party of debauchery and degeneracy. Amidst bloodshed and death, demons possess the partiers, turning their bodies into grotesque monsters, and begin wreaking havoc. In a reckless attempt to save his best friend, Akira unwittingly merges with the devil Amon and becomes a Devilman, gaining the power to defeat the remaining demons.
Though it grants him great power, this new partnership awakens an insatiable and primeval part of Akira. Having the body of a devil but the same crybaby heart, Akira works alongside Ryou, destroying those that harm humanity and his loved ones.
