However, its influence is undeniable. Director Hiroyuki Imaishi ( Gurren Lagann , Promare , Cyberpunk: Edgerunners ) has cited the OVA’s raw, unfiltered energy as a major inspiration. The psychological torment of Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion owes a clear debt to Akira’s internal collapse. Even the visceral, hand-drawn chaos of Jujutsu Kaisen ’s darker moments echoes the aesthetic of Amon .
Go Nagai’s Devilman is a cornerstone of dark fantasy and horror manga, but if the original series is a descent into hell, is the moment the furnace door is welded shut. Released in the late 90s and early 2000s, this reimagining (and its subsequent OVA) takes the apocalyptic foundation of the 1972 classic and injects it with a level of nihilism, gore, and psychological depth that still shocks modern audiences. amon - the apocalypse of devilman
It is a pure, uncut dose of 90s nihilism. It is an art film disguised as a monster mash. It is a meditation on the fragility of the self, wrapped in a cacophony of screaming skulls and exploding viscera. In a media landscape obsessed with serialized arcs and "likable" anti-heroes, Amon stands as a monolith of uncompromising vision. It asks a simple, horrific question: What happens to the hero when the hope is gone? However, its influence is undeniable