- I N T R O -
I had never seen anything related to Devilman prior to this anime but when I saw the trailers and the fact that Yuasa was directing it, I was already on board. So I actually watched the entirety of it in one sitting, it was that good, I couldn't stop until I had finished all of it.
So, let's get into the other segments of the review.

- S T O R Y synopsis -
The story is about Akira Fudo, a wimpy boy with a good heart, one day due to a chain of events he meets his childhood best friend Asuka Ryou who asks Akira for help to go with him to a Sabbath party because he's the only one he can trust and thus explains about the devils and how they can get rid of them by spreading awareness to the whole world. Sabbath parties are where the devils have the highest chance of emerging.
So a devil emerges and the place becomes a blood-bath, as Ryou was about to be killed by a demon, Akira starts running desperately towards Ryou and is possessed by the great demon Amon right before another demon was about to eat him from behind, ultimately destroying every demon there, rescuing Ryou and in the process changing physically due to the transformation.
His will manages to triumph over Amons' and Akira effectively becomes someone who is neither a human, nor a devil.
He is Devilman.

- S T O R Y review -
The overall execution is fantastic, Devilman: Crybaby does it's share of social criticism, the humans' cowardly nature of being unable to accept anything different from them because they don't feel safe from what is different and always resorting to hostility in result and the recurring theme of keeping your love/faith in humanity despite their flawed nature to eventually get your existence across to them.
The themes it covered all got across really well.

The show also really likes to play with your heart strings, especially at the latter half of the story.

The story's pacing is perfect, it never stops for a single second to waste your time with pointless dialogue, it always gets straight to the point, making it more enjoyable to binge.

- C H A R A C T E R S -
The characters are all really likable, nuanced with their share of problems, some did go a tad bit unexplored, but that doesn't hold back Devilman's purpose whatsoever.
Most of them have a certain amount of psychological depth behind them, as they're characterized with both subtle scenes and In-your-face character development.

- A R T -
Of course, the art is fantastic, it's Yuasa we're talking about here.
He brought his usual style into Devilman, which made it a blast to watch.
The extremely vibrant use of colors that's actually used to portray a dark gritty setting is aesthetically pleasing and makes for some really unique scenery.

The character design is what stood out the most to me, all main characters look extremely memorable and iconic and have that vibe that they will definitely be remembered as something more than just your typical characters.

- S O U N D T R A C K -
So what kind of soundtrack does this extremely gritty, gory, violent anime have? Metal? Rock?
Nope.
SYNTHWAVE!!!!! (A modernization of the 80s Neon synthesized disco songs)
And it works great with every single scene, the aesthetic meshes so well with the OST that the chances you will be bobbing your head to the music while watching through out the whole anime are extremely high.

It does also have some really touching and hype inducing orchestrated tracks like "Crybaby" and "D.V.M.N" which do not feel out of place with the synthwave that's present in so many scenes and only add up to the many emotions the show's soundtrack will make you go through.

- O V E R A L L -
As a whole, Devilman: Crybaby is a fanastic anime and proves that a great concept is timeless with it's straightforward dive into the issues of the social construct and other themes, all complimented by it's amazing and unique art style.

It became one of my favourite anime.