I've only watched crybaby so how is ryokira presented in the manga/ovas?
I hope you do not mind if I link someone else’s post. It is a bit of a long read, but it does explain the difference on how Ryo and his relationship with Akira is portrayed.
https://apprenticekoifish.tumblr.com/post/169650043444/my-issue-with-devilman-crybaby
One thing that is not touched upon in apprenticekoifish’s post is how Ryo would help Akira fight demons and not just be the bystander with a camera. In volume 2 Ryo senses that something is wrong and leaves the hospital to help Akira. (This happens in the Demon Bird OVA as well) (He also goes after a demon on his own in volume 3 I believe.)
Another big difference compared to Crybaby and the Manga is that Ryo is not the one to introduce the whole world to demons. In the manga demons start attacking on their own and humans try to fight back.
Akira wants to join the fight to save humanity and Ryo tries to reason with him that he can’t fight all of those demons on his own. He claims that it is better to wait for the right moment to attack.
Even when Ryo does realize that everything that he has been saying has been coming true he goes back to his father’s house to discover the answers and to help Akira in the demon vs human war.
TLDR: While Ryo’s morals are still questionable at times in the original manga, (Hell, there’s a part in volume 4 where he questions it himself) it is obvious that he cares about Akira’s well being and will fight to protect him.
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