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New Devilman Anime, Devilman Crybaby, To Be Directed By Masaaki Yuasa

Written By Samantha Ferreira

Masaaki Yuasa is taking has kicked hearts, played mind games, and gave life to ping pong. Now, he’s setting his sights on something a bit darker.

Earlier today, the Science SARU animation studio’s Twitter account revealed that a new Devilman anime is in the works. The new show, titled Devilman Crybaby, will make a global début on Netflix in spring 2018 as a “Netflix Original.” The show will be available in 190 countries, with 25 subtitles languages and nine dialogue tracks.

The project’s official website opened its doors with a trailer and a visual for the title, which you can check out below:

Promo Video

Key Visual

Devilman Crybaby will be a co-production between Aniplex and Dynamic Planning. Masaaki Yuasa (Ping Pong the Animation, Mind Game) will direct the title at Science SARU studio, with Ichiro Okouchi (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, Berserk: The Golden Age films) writing the screenplay. The Eunyoung Choi will serve as animation producer on the project. Kensuke Ushio will score the soundtrack.

Devilman Crybaby is being produced to celebrate Go Nagai’s 50th anniversary as a creative force in the industry. Nagai and Yuasa will co-host a presentation at AnimeJapan on March 25.

Source: Animate Times

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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