Moyuru Koda (幸田もゆる Kōda Moyuru?) is a supporting character in Devilman Crybaby. He is a track athlete from Kawa High that became a Devilman after a demon merge at a Black Sabbath Party where his boyfriend Junichi died.
Appearance[]
Koda has slanted eyes, reddish-brown hair in dreadlocks, with the lighter colored sides shaved. He is usually seen wearing his red and orange track uniform, along with a track jacket.
As a demon, he becomes a large bull-like creature with a huge fang-filled mouth and horns. His human face is placed on the forehead of the demon, and it gains sharp teeth following his siding with the demons.
Personality[]
Koda was committed to track and field and remained distant to those around him at events. After Junichi died, this deteriorated Koda's frame of mind and he was periodically affected by deep bouts of grief.
However, as the war between demons and humans intensified, he became more motivated by self-preservation and the notion of being on the winning side, until he joined the ranks of the demons and became an enemy of Akira Fudo, who had previously saved his life, only to be killed by him when the two came to blows during the final battle for Earth.
Abilities[]
He has the ability to transform into his demon form that is inside him, but doesn't seem to be capable of controlling it until the final episodes.
History[]
Koda is shown early in the series, being interviewed regarding the murder of one of his track teammates. At some point he was possessed by a demon, and both his appearance and personality is said to have changed. His performance in track greatly improved and he set five youth records, being known as a "super high-schooler."
He was in love with one of his own teammates and childhood friend, who was Junichi, who he later kills under the influence of his demonic side. This occurs sometime before the first episode and brings him extreme mental and emotional turmoil.
Ryo Asuka discovers his possession and plans to expose him alongside the truth of demons to the world at Koshien Track and Field. Ryo gives him water that forces him to transform after footage from Sabbath is broadcasted. Demon Koda tramples and gores several athletes in the arena before escaping to the parking lot. He is then confronted by Akira Fudo, who insists to Koda that he is a Devilman and carries him off to save him.
He is later taken to a rooftop, as Akira lied to Ryo about killing him and the world now knows he is in fact a demon. Miki Kuroda would run into him accidentally and they discover they are both Devilmen, taking part in practice races together. He expresses that he no longer cares about whether humans or demons survive even if they win the war and would wish it would end quickly as he would benefit either way, but Miko comments on his own selfishness.
Later on with the demons set to win, he eventually sides with them and tries to persuade them to let him join their side. Psycho Jenny disagrees and brings up the fact that someone who was human trying to join the demon side is what a human would do. Later on, he attacks Akira as he tries to defend humans, albeit ones who were prepared to stone those they thought were Devilmen, getting complimented by the demons for his surprise attack. Akira gets wounded and goes on to fight Zennon. Eventually, in the final confrontation between Akira and Ryo, Koda insists that Akira should be on the winning side, the demons. Akira then tells him he's on the wrong side and doesn't hesitate to instantly rip Koda in half, killing him.