I rewatched the second Devilman OVA last night; remain convinced that it's the best artistic treatment of spiritual warfare in modernity
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While all the demons have bodies, they are shown fundamentally as pure intellects, capable of freely altering their bodies
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Contests between them may resemble fights, but are ultimately contests of will--heavy emphasis on eye contact as a vector of combat
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Also, on altitude: the first half of the fight w Siren involves contending for the higher position so as to trample the other back down...
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...despite being in midair the entire time. Since fights are contests of will between consciousnesses, whoever is more willing to endure...
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...pain is the one who ends up prevailing. This is *always* how Akira wins; he'll accept pain for the sake of killing a demon.
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The notion of demons as the natural predators of mankind is pretty obviously true, even if you only regard demons in a metaphorical sense.
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That humans are more susceptible to demonic influence while drunk or on drugs, too.
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I'm barely scratching the surface here, just touching on the most obvious points--but there's a ton to unpack. Everyone should watch it.
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You can watch it here (NSFW, nudity and a LOT of blood) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0-3LLFQkMs …
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...may be worthwhile to watch the first OVA first...same warning applies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEf3b7RY90E …
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Oh also I forgot to mention; it employs Dantean concept of Hell w entrance in Antarctica cc
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Also the gravity = evil connection "My father weighed twice as much dead as alive...he wasn't the only thing to die"
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@Logo_Daedalus if you haven't seen it before
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