Devilman: The Birth is a oVA anime that premiered in fall 1987, produced by Oh! Production.

About the production: the story comes from a manga, there is 1 episode of about 51 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are action, fantasy, horror, sci-fi and supernatural, with themes such as Demons, Body Horror, Shapeshifting and Gore.

On AniList, Devilman: The Birth has an average score of 71%, a good score, and appears on 12,947 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Devilman: Youchou Sirene-hen.

Akira is just another normal kid in modern-day Tokyo, until an old friend of his, Ryo, shows up and turns his world upside down. Akira learns that there is an upcoming war of demons on humanity and he has just been enlisted for a major tour of duty. But the only way to fight a demon is with their power, so Akira and Ryo risk a dangerous ceremony in an attempt to create humanity's only hope: the powerful Devilman.

Official synopsis from AniList.