THE DEVIL’S SYMBOLISM: HIDDEN MEANINGS IN DEVILMAN CRYBABY YOU TOTALLY MISSED
1] BATON PASSING SCENE
SYMBOLISM:EMOTION,HOPE,HUMANITY
This scene, which appears repeatedly during the final battle between Akira and Ryo, left many viewers scratching their heads. “What does it really mean?” Well, you’re in the right place, because I’m here to break it down for you.
Miko passes the baton to Miki, then Miki to Akira. But when it’s Akira’s turn to pass it to Ryo—the baton falls.
That’s not just a running scene, my friends. That baton represents emotions, hope, and humanity.
Akira desperately tried to make Ryo understand—to feel. He wanted to pass on the love, the pain, the beauty of being human.
But Ryo, blinded by his own beliefs, never truly felt it.
And by the time he finally did—it was far, far too late.
2] MIKI'S CRUCIFICATION
Many of us were left shattered watching the brutal death of our beloved Miki Makimura.
We were in tears — I was personally filled with heartbreak and disbelief.
We all thought, "She's going to make it, right? Akira’s going to save her. Everything’s going to be okay... just like every other story."
But this isn’t ‘every other story.’
Miki didn’t survive.
And that’s exactly the point.
Her death isn’t just tragic — it’s symbolic. Miki represents purity, innocence, and human kindness. She’s like a modern-day Jesus figure — calm, caring, forgiving — even when surrounded by chaos.
But when humanity turned on her with violence and hatred, she was crucified — not on a cross, but on the flames of fear and madness.
The real "devils" weren’t the demons from hell…
They were the humans — who lost their humanity.
3] RYO WITH ANGEL WINGS SITTING BESIDE AKIRA'S CORPSE
SYMBOLISM: LOVE,REGRET
"Even Satan learned to cry."
This is the scene where your soul gets ripped out
Ryo — no, Satan — sits beside Akira’s lifeless body, those majestic angel wings draped around him. It’s quiet. The world’s gone. No screaming. No fire. Just... sorrow. A demon finally understanding what it means to feel.
This shot is straight-up visual poetry.
The angel wings? 🔥 A reference to Lucifer’s biblical fall — the once-holy now cursed.
Akira’s body? 💔 Symbol of pure love, loyalty, and the only one who tried to understand him.
The silence? 🥀 It's not peace — it’s regret. The deepest kind.
He had all the power. All the rage.
But in the end, he couldn’t save the one person who gave him meaning.
This is the final punch of Devilman Crybaby:
Even the devil can cry.
But when he does...
It’s already too late.
"YOU'LL ONLY KNOW THE VALUE OF SOMETHING WHEN IT'S GONE"
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