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“Demon spy Akutsu infiltrates Earth to recruit allies, accidentally targets angel Lily—his enemy and potential love interest.”
The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil
愚かな天使は悪魔と踊る
6.91
5,160 rank · 146,533 viewers · 445 favorites
Comedy
Romance
Supernatural
Mythology
School
Seinen
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Synopsis
Demon spy Akutsu infiltrates Earth to recruit allies, accidentally targets angel Lily—his enemy and potential love interest.
Losing their war against Heaven's angel army, the demons of Hell are on the cusp of collapse. As a last ditch attempt to turn the tides of the war, the demons send Akutsu Masatora to the mortal plane on Earth to save their homeland from the angels. Disguising himself as a high school student, Akutsu seeks to recruit someone with the capability to lead the demons to victory. Akutsu does not have to look far: among his classmates is the magnificent Lily Amane, a transfer student who seems like the perfect candidate for Akutsu's plans. But as luck would have it, Lily is one of the very angels that Akutsu is meant to be fighting against, and his attempt to recruit her might end up being the biggest blunder in the failing war. Worse yet, Akutsu may fall in love with his own worst enemy.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 40 sampled reviews
6.3
/10
What 40 viewers settled on.
66%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6.5
mode 8
σ 2.26
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.26 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.3 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.7
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 5.30
Running avg · Jan 2024 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The plot and emotional depth of this series are truly underrated, making it a worthwhile watch that reminds me of "Kaguya-sama: Love is War." While the initial episodes feel quite boring and...”
- 8 “I don’t really understand people saying it’s bad, i like both action and romance and i think this is the perfect match between these genre. The only thing i can blame is maybe the animation in some...”
- 7 “The art style features good designs and surprisingly impressive fight scenes, complemented by a catchy opening and peaceful ending theme. However, the plot relies heavily on clichés and the...”
Verbosity
Short · 53%
Medium · 30%
Long · 18%
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A Tv Production · Winter 2024
Children's Playground Entertainment.
in association with
TV Tokyo · Pony Canyon
- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2024 – Mar 2024 Winter 2024
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-23991 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Pony Canyon Producer
- Movic Producer
- AT-X Producer
- Gaina Producer
- Docomo Anime Store Producer
- Crunchyroll Producer
- Kadokawa Producer
- Aoni Production Producer
- Nihon Keizai Koukokusha Producer
- ANLA Producer