Indeed. To be fair, I don't hate all changes found in Crybaby and I don't mind the smartphone update, miko, the rappers, but the one that personally hit me the most was Jinmen. Having a kid getting eaten in a playground by Jinmen is a lot more horrifying than Akira's parents in a basement in Crybaby.
Furthermore, there were a few individual stories that were left out from this adaptation, which I think is a shame. Also Ryo's personality was very different and his reveal of being Satan just wasn't as well executed here.
RE: OPINION | Devilman Crybaby, or the Apocalypse in which beauty almost trumped over plot