“Assassin Tokaku must kill classmate Haru for a wish, but instead vows to protect her from 11 killers.”
Riddle Story of Devil
悪魔のリドル
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Synopsis
Assassin Tokaku must kill classmate Haru for a wish, but instead vows to protect her from 11 killers.
Tokaku Azuma has just transferred to the elite Myoujou Academy, a private girls' boarding school. But there is a catch: she, along with 11 of her fellow students in Class Black, is an assassin taking part in the challenge to kill their sweet-natured classmate, Haru Ichinose. Whoever succeeds will be granted their deepest desire, no matter the difficulty or cost. However, each assassin only gets one chance; if they fail to kill her, they will be expelled. Despite the extraordinary reward, Tokaku decides to take a different course of action. Though Haru is her target, the young assassin soon finds herself drawn to the very girl she is supposed to kill. With the entire class out for Haru, Tokaku refuses to let her friend die, vowing to protect her from a growing bloodlust.
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Derived from 95 sampled reviews
What 95 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.06 · split reception
4.8 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 2.9
↑ 1.07
Running avg · May 2014 → Sep 2025
- 10 “Alright, I'll start off by saying that I really enjoyed this series. It really was worth watching!! Rather than being an esoteric anime with rubbish character development and plot, this anime...”
- 7 “This anime was pretty good. I like the art style and everything. Takechi Otoya of course, is my favorite character out of all of the assassins. However, I don't like how they completely changed her...”
- 10 “Seen through English Dub. Lovely everything to be honest. The story did raise confusion in some minor ways and a little bit more in the 'fighting goal' but loved it from the intro song down to the...”
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A Tv Production · Spring 2014
Diomedéa.Mainichi Broadcasting System · Pony Canyon
- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2014 – Jun 2014 Spring 2014
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-8045 catalog
Produced by
- Mainichi Broadcasting System Producer
- Pony Canyon Producer
- DAX Production Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor