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Devilman Gets VR Exhibit with Large-Scale Go Nagai Statue
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Netflix. Part of the exhibit will also include a large-scale Gō Nagai statue created with a 3D scan.
There will be 11 areas in the exhibit in total. The opening area will be accessible for free for everyone who s the application, while the other areas require a paid ticket. The application does not require specialized equipment such as a VR headset. The free area will display a screening of a talk show between Gō Nagai and other famous individuals who have strong recollections of the Devilman series. The talks will also be streamed on YouTube.
Tickets are available in multiple varieties: 1-day tickets, which cost 2,200 yen (US$20), "All-Day" tickets that allow access to the exhibit for its entire duration, which cost 5,500 yen (US$50), and limited-edition tickets that comes with a set of special goods and an All-Day ticket. tickets cost 14,300 yen (US$131). Audio guides are also available separate for purchase, costing 550 yen (US$5) each. The featured voice actors are Amon - Apocalypse of Devilman.
Nagai launched the original Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 1972. A television anime adaptation of the manga aired simultaneously that year. The anime and manga series have spawned more than a dozen different spinoffs, crossovers, and remakes since 1972, including manga, OVAs, and a 2004 live-action film. The 10-episode DEVILMAN crybaby anime premiered in 190 countries or territories on Netflix in January 2018.
Sources: Comic Natalie, VR Devilman Exhibit website
