Character Relationship Map: Devilman

Characters

• Akira Fudô / Devilman (played by Hisato Izaki) — protagonist

  Protagonist who merges with demon Amon to become Devilman. Initially fights monsters to protect humanity, but his rigid morality is challenged by demon-human bonds. After learning his friend Ryo is Sa...

• Ryô Asuka / Satan (played by Yusuke Izaki) — protagonist

  Devilman's childhood friend who orchestrates the demon invasion. Actually Satan, a fallen angel who erased his memories to live as Ryo. Publicly exposes Devilmen to incite global human hysteria and vi...

• Miki Makimura (played by Ayana Sakai) — supporting

  Akira's friend and host whom he falls in love with, a bond that initially tames his demonic instincts. She and her family are brutally killed by a human mob due to their association with Devilman. Her...

• Susumu (played by Shota Sometani) — supporting
• Susumu's Father (played by Ichirō Ogura) — minor
• Susumu's Mother (played by Yoriko Doguchi) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Susumu's Mother → Susumu (mother)
• Susumu's Father → Susumu (father)
• Akira Fudô / Devilman → Miki Makimura (Romantic Interest) — Miki is Akira's emotional anchor and the person whose death drives his despair.

  Akira lives in Miki's house, and the plot states that he falls in love with her. His desire to protect Miki helps control his demonic instincts.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Ryô Asuka / Satan → Miki Makimura (Conflict Indirect Antagonist) — Ryô does not directly kill Miki in the cited plot, but his broadcast causes the violence that leads to her death.

  Ryô publicly reveals Devilmen without distinguishing them from demons, causing mass hysteria; the resulting human mob kills Miki and her family.

• Akira Fudô / Devilman → Ryô Asuka / Satan (Social Childhood Friend) — Their longstanding friendship makes Ryô's later revelation and betrayal personally devastating.

  Ryô is explicitly described as Akira's childhood friend and is the person who tells him about the approaching demon invasion.

Story Analysis

A human transformed by demonic power loses faith in humanity and confronts the friend whose love and apocalypse are inseparable.

Plot Progression

1. A Friend's Apocalyptic Warning — Akira's ordinary life with Miki is disrupted when Ryô reveals the coming demon invasion. Ryô then directs Akira toward the Black Sabbath ritual.
2. The Birth Of Devilman — Akira merges with demonic power but retains control through the strength of his human soul. He begins fighting demons hidden among society.
3. Tokyo Under Demon Siege — Demon attacks expand into a public invasion of Tokyo. Akira discovers that other humans are becoming Devilmen and decides to organize resistance.
4. The Broadcast Of Fear — Ryô's discovery of his false identity leads to the revelation that he is Satan. His television broadcast turns public fear against Devilmen and their human associates.
5. Grief Before The Last War — Akira learns the truth about Ryô, while Miki is killed by a human mob. Decades later, Akira and Satan meet in a final battle that ends with destruction and grief.