I have discovered that I have a very obsessive personality, meaning whenever something catches my attention I focus on that until I feel like I have exhausted the topic and it does not excite me anymore. Strangely enough this month it’s the fallen angel.

Instead of talking about how the bible has portrayed Satan I want to show another side of him. And what better way to do so than to reference TV shows. For all of you who have Netflix you can find everything there. 

The first show I’m going to talk about is Devilman crybaby. This was recommended to me and until recently I had no idea that anime could be so brutal. I was warned several time before watching this and now I’m warning you. Even though this is a cartoon it is not for the fainted heart. 

The series talk about two friends who have totally different personalities as well as looks. Akira is the main character. He has dark hair and a very soft heart. He is a crybaby. Ryo on the other hand has blonde hair and a very clean look. He is quite cold and heartless. One day he reaches out to Akira and asks for his help on hunting the ancient devils that have come to Earth. They are hidden inside human bodies so the only way to kill a devil is by attacking them in their human form. But Akira becomes a devil as well, and different from others he keeps his humanity. So he becomes a devilman. Half human, half devil. Ryo sees this as an advantage to fight the other devils but everything goes out of control when he exposes them to the entire world. Now people are doubting each other, they are accusing each other for being monsters and loosing their humanity in the process. Therefore the end of the world comes. Everything is destroyed. Meanwhile Akira fights to save his friends and family Ryo goes back to the place it all began, seeking for answers. He discovers his past, the reason of his existence, what his purpose was. Roy was the fallen angel. The devil who was sentenced to earth by God. It was all Gods plan for Ryo to befriend Akira, and in the end fight him to his death. Only by loosing Akira would Ryo feel. This was gods punishment. 

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While watching this anime I never thought that Ryo could be the devil. He had such angelic looks, but than again Lucifer was an angel too. And despite everything, Rio was not the one to push the humans towards self destruction contrary to popular belief and how we perceive the devil. 

Another show I want to mention is Lucifer. In the show the devil has left his position as king of hell and has chosen to live between humans in LA. There he meets a detective and they end up solving crimes together. While watching it I couldn’t help but feel sympathy for Lucifer. He has a quirky personality and is quite blunt. He often says : “I am not evil. I’m the devil, I punish evil.” That is his way of saying he does not enjoy torture, he hates it but that is his punishment. In the end he is just looking for love and acceptance. Making him quite human. 

And if you ask me on what my beliefs are, i feel like there is no greater force pushing us in the wrong or right direction. We have free will, and we will get what we give hopefully in this life.