History Manga / DevilmanLady

* YuriGenre: Moves into this genre in the later episodes.

* HornyDevils: The devilbeasts are noted as having particularly active sex drives, and a number of them take to raping their victims in addition to the usual killing and eating.

** Jun doesn't seem attracted to anyone in particular and she refuses most people's advances. Part of her issues is not giving into her Beast desires/instincts and that competitive sports can only satisfy some of her urges. This reasoning does make her one of the more moral Devil Men, but she ends up bottling her instincts to the point that she appears as a different person when she becomes Devilman Lady: enjoying battle, calling foes 'her prey', and becoming one HornyDevil, excuse the pun.

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Despite with all the rape in the series, [[spoiler: Jun and Akira's sex scene is the most tender moment despite being in Hell, and Akira is helping her ease her pain from being raped by the Cult of Dante. And they're doing it by flying and transformed]].

* HideYourLesbians

* TalkingToThemself: [[spoiler: Aoi Kurosaki with her shark devil beast. They talk via the mouth that forms on her upper chest. Jun walks in on their last conversation, just before EnemyWithout.]]

* RedHerring: One of the teachers at Jun's school is always hitting on her or making creepy faces at her or other women. A few times it has been hinted at him being a Devil Beast. So far it was either a different teacher or a Devil Beast shape-shifter using him as a disguise to get into the school.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Everything is revealed and Akira and Satan join forces to oppose God and his army of angels. The outcome of their battle is not shown, so it's admittedly possible they will be defeated and the cycle will continue, but the new alliance between the leads makes this already a more fortunate occasion than the first time it happened in ''Devilman''. Also, the last pages imply that, whatever of the outcome, this time around the world will not be destroyed.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Satan''']]: Now, let's go, [[spoiler:Akira]]! This is the first battle in our god against God! The true world that we call hope lies on the other side of this battle!

''Devilman Lady'' (also called ''The Devil Lady'' in the United States) is an anime and manga by Creator/GoNagai. Published from 1997 to 2000, it is a spinoff of ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'' by reimagining and a StealthSequel of sorts to the ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'' series, only with a female protagonist, rather than a male one. It also has connections with an alternate version of ''Manga/MaoDante'', the unfinished manga that led Nagai to create ''Devilman'' in the first place.

Set to become the heroine the world needs, Jun joins the alliance and becomes a hunter of Devil Beasts with the help of Lan, Professor Fudo and their coworkers. It's only after tracking a particularly difficult case to the sinister Grumech embassy, however, that she discovers there is much more behind this seemingly (un)natural phenomenon: a secret leading to the very gates of Hell, where hidden powers await to make an appearance from beyond time and space...

** [[spoiler:All beings from Greek myth existed in a previous cycle before the demons of ''Devilman'' and likewise all other Pantheons also existed in previous cycles. The ones specifically in Dante's Inferno appear in Hell. From Cerberus to Titans, Centaurs, Geryon, and even King Minos to judge the dead. Some do appear in the Divine Comedy, others have been thrown in to hell with the rest as God hates all demons.]]

''Devilman Lady'' (also called ''The Devil Lady'' in the United States) is an anime and manga spinoff of ''Manga/{{Devilman}}''. It's about a woman named Jun Fudo. She lives in a city terrorized with beastlike humans and is secretly recruited by a mysterious woman named Lan Asuka to rid the city of them. It is a creation of Creator/GoNagai's and is both a reimagining and a sequel to the ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'' series, but features a female protagonist, rather than a male one.

* BelatedHappyEnding: [[spoiler:To some extent, the finale of ''Devilman Lady'' (after revealed to be part of a TimeLoop with the original manga) improves things for the main characters in contrast to ''Devilman''. The latter was a DownerEnding, while this is a hopeful BolivianArmyEnding.]]

* BolivianArmyEnding: The manga ends [[spoiler: just as Akira and Satan join forces and go to fight Michael and his angels. The victor is unaccounted for, but the last pages commenting on the return of myths suggest they might have won, or at least the world continued on even after the war is fought.]]

''Devilman Lady'' (also called ''The Devil Lady'' in the United States) is an anime and manga spinoff of ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'' set in an alternate universe separate from the main canon. It's about a woman named Jun Fudo. She lives in a city terrorized with beastlike humans and is secretly recruited by a mysterious woman named Lan Asuka to rid the city of them. It is a creation of Creator/GoNagai's and is both a reimagining and a sequel to the ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'' series, but features a female protagonist, rather than a male one.

* SchoolgirlLesbians: So many...

''Devilman Lady'' (also called ''The Devil Lady'' in the United States) is an anime and manga about a woman named Jun Fudo. She lives in a city terrorized with beastlike humans and is secretly recruited by a mysterious woman named Lan Asuka to rid the city of them. It is a creation of Creator/GoNagai's and is both a reimagining and a sequel to the ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'' series, but features a female protagonist, rather than a male one.

* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:Lan Asuka]]

* {{Transgender}}: [[spoiler:Asuka as male to female and Aoi Kurosaki in the manga after her return.]]
* TransEqualsGay: Averted in the manga with [[spoiler: Asuka]].

* InfantImmortality: Subverted

** Jun doesn't seem attracted to anyone in particular and she refuses most people's advances. Part of her issues is not giving into her Beast desires/instincts and that competitive sports can only satisfy some of her urges. This reasoning does make her one of the more moral Devil Men, but she ends up bottling her instincts to the point that she appears as a different person when she becomes Devilman Lady: enjoying battle, calling foes 'her prey', and becoming one a HornyDevil, excuse the pun.

* MythologyGag: An alternate version of ''Manga/MaoDante'' appears in the series.

* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: In the first volume Asuka mentions that there's [[spoiler: a [[Manga/{{Devilman}} manga]]]] very similar to what's going on. After Jun [[spoiler: is dragged to hell]] she meets [[spoiler: Ryo]] and learns that [[spoiler: the events of his series were an alternate timeline that was erased but someone somehow learned of it and made into a manga]].

* BolivianArmyEnding: The manga ends [[spoiler: just as Akira and Satan join forces and go to fight Michael and his angels. The victor is unaccounted for, but the last pages commenting of the return of myths suggest they might have won, or at least the world continued on even after the war is fought.]]

* AllTherapistsAreMuggles: Averted, Jun talks to one in the employ of the Human Alliance and he does diagnose her [[DontLookAtMe fear of being seen in her devil form]]. Unfortunately he [[spoiler: was completely wrong about there not being someone watching Jun]].

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:When Vlava's followers fall to Hell with him, they are eaten by Cerberus or have some other cruel fate awaiting them. All the prominent members, who either lured the sacrifices or prepared them for Vlava, get it the worst.]]

* BarbieDollAnatomy: Kind of. Women have nipples in the manga, but their crotches are either covered in hair or shadowed. Devil Beast woman will have nipples as well, but again, only their upper body is shown nude. Male genitals are shown shadowed or whited out, but won't necessarily be shown attached to the character, for censorship reasons. This is usually done to show the men are about to 'get down to business'. The anime plays this trope straight though.

* BelatedHappyEnding: [[spoiler:To some extent, the finale of ''Devilman Lady'' improves things for the main characters oin contrast to ''Devilman''. The latter was a DownerEnding, while this is a hopeful BolivianArmyEnding.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Everything is revealed and Akira and Satan join forces to oppose God and his army of angels. The outcome of their battle is not shown, so it's entirely possible they will be defeated and the cycle will continue, but the new alliance between the leads makes this already a more fortunate occasion than the first time it happened in ''Devilman''. Also, the last pages imply that, whatever of the outcome, this time around the world will not be destroyed.]]

* BolivianArmyEnding: The manga ends [[spoiler: just as Akira and Satan join forces and go to fight Michael. The victor is unaccounted for, but the last pages comment of the return of myths suggest they won/the world continued on even as the war is fought.]]
* [[spoiler: [[BrotherSisterIncest Sister-Sister Incest]]: In the manga, Jun and Asuka are half-sisters, and have sex in the final chapter of volume 16. Then it's revealed they are actually the same being.]]

* FantasticRacism: Devil Beasts (and some Devil Men) think they are superior to humans, are the next inheritors of the Earth, and have a right to eat humans freely as well as engage in their hedonistic lifestyle. The humans who are aware of the Devil Beasts , like the Human Alliance, aren't as out spoken about it. They employ Devil Men as operatives [[spoiler: use defeated Devil Beasts as cyborg soldiers, and are genetically creating Devil Men as young children.]] They will however deem Devil Beasts who eat humans as evil and brand them for death.

* HarpingOnAboutHarpies:
** Nami Kayama's devilbeast form resembles one in the manga, although she prefers to compare herself to a siren.
** Also, Harpi in the anime is a dual reference, being a winged blue skinned harpy, but also having a crown of feathers like the real-life Harpuia Eagle.

* HunterOfHisOwnKind: The Devil Man who work for the Human Alliance, Jim Langer. Jun gets called out on this fact to her face a few times. Though Devil Beasts retain their memories and form as humans, so the argument can go both ways if you think about it. I think Jun actually makes latter point to Devil Beasts as a counter argument.

* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: [[spoiler: Taken literally. One of the Devil Beasts Jun fights in the manga has her breasts 'open' to reveal eyes that generate a hypnotic light. The girl uses it to have 'fun' with the boys in school and later to get Jun to reveal her secret before she resigns, though the latter plan fails.]]

* ImportantHaircut: Jun gets one before the climax

** [[spoiler: All of Akira's musings on Satan are all the more ironic when you consider that he's sharing them with Jun; a split personality of Satan. All of his WasItAllALie questions, wondering if Ryo's friendship and affection for him was real if Satan was capable of doing so much bad, are answered subconsciously by Jun -- it was real, as she is obsessed with him purely based on Satan's instincts working through her.]]

* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: In the first volume Asuka mentions that there's [[spoiler: a [[Manga/{{Devilman}} manga]]]] very similar to what's going on. After Jun [[spoiler: is dragged to hell]] she meets [[spoiler: Ryou]] and learns that [[spoiler: the events of his series were an alternate timeline that was erased but someone somehow learned of it and made into a manga]].

* OneMythToExplainThemAll: Even more so than the original Devilman: [[spoiler: All myths are memories of earlier creations (demons or otherwise) of God being remembered through UsefulNotes/CarlJung's collective subconscious. Literature/TheDivineComedy is also canon (in BroadStrokes at least), and, if Asuka is to be believed, so is the Literature/BookOfGenesis and certain tenets of American creationism.]]

* {{Retcon}}: Akemi, the teenaged Devil Beast used by the Yakuza and killed by Jason/Liger appears in Hell in ''Devilman In The Dark''. After meeting Akira and having her soul sent back in time before she took the Devil Beast drug from the Yakuza, she turns it down, saving her from her death. [[WouldHurtAChild The Yakuza decide to use another kid for their robberies instead]].
* RetGone: An entire [[spoiler: nation of demon worshipers]] and, as it turns out, everything from [[spoiler: the Devilman series]].

* SplitPersonality: Some Devil Beasts and Devil Men seem to act like this, acting almost like a different person in human or D.B. form. [[spoiler: Aoi Kurosaki plays this trope straight.]]

** [[spoiler:Vlava reveals Devil Beasts eventually turn into demons. Human to Beast to Demon is the cycle that repeats itself throughout history. The cycle is starting up again when the story begins, though is happening faster than anticipated thanks to Satans human incarnations living on earth.]]

* CosmicRetcon: The manga eventually reveals that [[spoiler: the original ''Devilman'' series did indeed happen, but history was eventually rebooted and all memory of those events were erased. Devilman is one of the few people to remember the events of the previous timeline]].

* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: The demon Vlava possesses the ambassador and other members of his cult allowing him to rape and devour women regularly, so he can create a portal to Hell. Later this happens to the surviving human sacrifices once the portal to Hell reopens in Japan. They are most likely the first of many. This trope is a throw back to the original series.]]

* FaceHeelTurn: Any Devil Beast could be considered as making one, due to their beliefs and actions.

* HarpingOnAboutHarpies: Nami Kayama's devilbeast form resembles one in the manga, although she prefers to compare herself to a siren.

* HistoryRepeats: [[spoiler: The human race is once again extinct from nuclear weaponry, with a difference this time: Satan and Devilman join forces to face Archangel Michael]]

* MagicPants: Totally averted. Jun needs new clothes every time she turns back to human; Asuka remarks that she's going to have to remember to pack some in future missions. She once wears a cape and nothing underneath it during a mission, opening it when she transforms and covering herself again once she changes back to a human after defeating the enemy.

* MythologyGag: An {{Expy}} of Devilman proper appears late into the series.

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: There is at least a snake, a turtle, a crocodilian, and an amphibian (yes, that's not really a reptile, but he never transforms all the way and has traits of both animals).

* {{Retcon}}: The teenaged Devil Beast used by the Yakuza and killed by Jason/Liger appears in Hell in ''Devilman In The Dark''. After meeting Akira and having her soul sent back in time before she took the Devil Beast drug from the Yakuza has her turn it down, saving her from her death. [[WouldHurtAChild The Yakuza decide to use another kid for their robberies instead]].

* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: The Devil Beasts start out as humans who transform into mindless monsters. While some are intelligent in both forms, it's outright stated that instincts and strong emotions can dominate their monster form, limiting or removing their reasoning.

* YouAreWhatYouHate: [[spoiler: Aoi Kurosaki, once she returns, aggressively chases Jun and tries to have a physical relationship with her. These actions mirror how her step-father treated her, making unwanted sexual passes and eventually raping her. Aoi developed both her split personality and powers shortly before she killed him.]]

* YouNeedToGetLaid: Jun goes through this trope twice. Once to relieve some stress, so to speak. [[spoiler: The other is during Hell. She asks Akira to help her forget the rape and torture she suffered from Vlava and his cult, by making love to her as they fly down into a deeper layer of Hell. She says she feels better afterwards.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Everything is revealed and Akira and Satan join forces to oppose God and his army of angels. The outcome of their battle is not shown, so it's entirely possible they will be defeated and the cycle will continue, but the new alliance between the leads makes this already a more fortunate occasion than the first time it happened in ''Devilman''. Similarly, the last pages imply this time around the world will not be destroyed.]]
* BeneathTheMask: Devil Beasts may continue to act like they did before their transformation, but they now secretly enjoy killing, eating, and raping people.

* ClothingDamage: Jun's clothes do ''not'' agree with her transformations into Lady - pretty much every change leaves her in the nude and her clothing in shreds. [[spoiler: Though the manga tries to avert this concept later by having the Human Alliance give their Devil Men soldiers special suits that stretch or grow with their transformation, though the suit only appears in two story arcs. And then this trope is played straight in the second arc by having Jun grow larger than the suit can handle.]]

* ContinuitySnarl: ''Manga/ViolenceJack'' being a true sequel to ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'' became a shaky thread over the years after ''Creator/GoNagai'' went on to create this series and several other works that expanded its universe, ''Violence Jack'' came mere months after ''Devilman'' ended and Go Nagai bridged the connection to Devilman only a bit in the beginning and the at the very end, very loose connections to boot that Nagai didn’t bother to expand on, meanwhile ''Devilman Lady'' was made after Violence Jack and in that series Nagai made very solid connections to ''Devilman''. Go Nagai has also said that ''Violence Jack'' should be treated as its own universe, but that didn’t stop him from again making cryptic connections to ''Devilman'' in ''Shin Violence Jack''.
** Case in point: Violence Jack treats itself as a reboot universe created an unspecified time after the world ended in Devilman, [[spoiler:in this new world it’s revealed at the very end that Satan created the Slum King out of Zenon’s body to be his personal punisher, in mourning for what he did to Akira in the past, and Violence Jack himself turns into Devilman at the end to fight against Satan yet again]]. Come Devilman Lady and that series proposes a different following for Devilman, in it [[spoiler:Satan was reborn as two women on earth, Zenon was made the ruler of hell in Satan’s absence and Akira lived in hell all this time, he is only reborn again as the son of Jun the titular Devilman Lady]].
** ''Devilman Lady'' and ''Violence Jack'' contradict themselves, the only thing that can reconcile ''Violence Jack'' standing firm in the timeline is the revelation that Devilman’s world is on a constant loop thanks to God’s continuous punishment against Satan, so ''Violence Jack'' can be a separate loop.

* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Played out interestingly. Jun is [[spoiler:feeling tense, she can't relieve the built up stress at a gym, is snappy at work, and Asuka is away so she has no one to talk to about it. So she takes a walk at night, looking for trouble. She finds it in the form of a Devil Beast who has been stalking her. Getting what she was looking for, she fights him and knocks him out on his back. Jun looks over at his still form and notices something. Upon a closer look, she sees he has a noticeable erection. Jun's face changes from being red due to anger and pent up aggression to lust. She walks over and, ahem, helps herself so to speak. Jun doesn't seem to enjoy the experience and the guy wakes back up (who wouldn't?) while she is still on top of him. She kills him before he can do anything to her. He was probably going to rape and eat her if he could, most Devil Beasts outright admit this, but she is not proud of herself and doesn't do this again in the story.]]