Devilman

Article summary

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. It follows high school student Akira Fudo, who absorbs the powers of the demon called "Amon" with help of his friend Ryo Asuka, in order to battle creatures hidden in human society, thus calling himself the "Devilman" in the process. The series was originally ordered by Toei Animation as a toned-down anime version of Nagai's previous manga series, Demon Lord Dante, although Devilman ended up having a darker tone which reflected Nagai's anti-war sentiments. Devilman s 39-episode anime series was developed by Toei Animation in 1972, while Nagai's manga in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine debuted barely a month before the anime series started. The manga was published between June 1972 and June 1973, while multiple publishers have released it in collected volumes. Seven Seas Entertainment published the English translation of the original manga in two volumes in 2018. The series has since spawned numerous original video animations (OVAs), manga spin-offs, novels, films, and a sequel. Devilman and other characters from the series have made numerous cameo appearances in Nagai's other works. The most notable is Tomoharu Katsumata's 1973 feature film Mazinger Z vs. Devilman, which features Devilman teaming up with Nagai's titular robot to fight Dr. Hell.…

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1. publication date: 1972 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. publication date: 2018 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1972-06-11 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. publication date: 2018 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. publication date: 1979-05-25 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. publication date: 2014-12-25 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. publication date: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2015-06-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2002-09-21 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. release date: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. release date: 1987-11-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. release date: 1990-02-25 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. release date: 2003-03-28 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. release date: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
16. release date: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
17. release date: 2018-01-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
18. release date: 1973-07-18 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
19. release date: 1989-04-25 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
20. release date: 2000-04-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the publication date is "1972". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the publication date is "2018". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1972-06-11". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the publication date is "2018". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the publication date is "1979-05-25". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the publication date is "2014-12-25". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the publication date is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2015-06-30". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "2002-09-21". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the release date is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the release date is "1987-11-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the release date is "1990-02-25". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the release date is "2003-03-28". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the release date is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. The record states that the release date is "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
18. The record states that the release date is "2018-01-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
19. The record states that the release date is "1973-07-18". What evidence would count against this claim?
20. The record states that the release date is "1989-04-25". What evidence would count against this claim?
21. The record states that the release date is "2000-04-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
22. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
23. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376695546