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Ezekiel_01
Anime Review No.8
Akuma no Riddle an anime about 12 girl assassins enrolled in a prestigious private high school where they are gathered there for one reason and that is to kill the daughter of a very powerful and influential clan in japan. The plot is already not promising for it’s kind of one sided. Oh come on? 1 vs 12 and they are assassins for crying out loud! But the story have a twist one of the assassins named Tokaku Azuma decided to protect her for unknown reason giving the targeted girl named “ Haru Ichinose” a chance to survive. This anime is something you can expect to be good because it’s like the same with Mirai Nikki in terms of two partners helping each other to win the battle royal in a yuri type of way but entirely after finishing this show you will be disappointed for you…
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Okay, if you're looking for an in-depth-review of this one, you won't find it here. I want to showcase this one only because it may feature one of the greatest anime-episodes of all time.
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No joke, I'm actually serious about that statement.
Now, that we've got that out of the way, I want to recommend this series to anyone who's into Battly Royale'ish survival game-settings, girls-with-guns and/or anything yuri-related, who doesn't have amazingly high expectations and just want to consume a nice, little survival game thriller. You'll be pleased, at the very least.
Akuma no Riddle (otherwise known by its hilariously Engrish alternate title Riddle Story of Devil) has kind of a slow-ass pacing up until a certain point. While it maintains a slow speed in terms of story…
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The concept of the survival game and battle royal is very mainstream today and is favored also by many people, a lot of anime that uses this concept with the objective of achieving huge profits that make anime these days feels more commercial. One of those anime is Riddle Story of Devil or commonly called Akuma no Riddle, a show that comes from Diomedea studio (known for the anime Squid Girl). The story is illustrated in Myojou Academy, a boarding school for women. The school has a special class named Black Class, containing 12 assassin who has a mission to kill 'the target' which is in the same class as well.
One of the weaknesses of this anime is the supporting element of the story that almost didn't run at all, the concept of battle royal that usually thrill and exciting can not be fel…
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(Spoiler Free)
In short, Akuma no Riddle is about a special class in Myōjō Academy where 12 assassins are tasked with taking down the remaining classmate in the class they are grouped in.
Story: 7
I feel that the assassin theme is not new to anime culture, nor is it outdated in any way. I feel that adding this concept into a seemingly on the surface, slice of life anime makes it fresh, though, in reality this series is far from a slice of life. Seeing attractive young ladies showing their grit and fighting for their lives, is not something I've seen in many anime series, hence it seems kinda fresh in my perspective.
As for the progression of the storyline, the only thing that gets me down is the predictability of the progression of the series. It starts with a 1v1 duel and pretty much…
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I saw so many reviews of this show that did not rate it a 1 so I felt I should put my opinion out there. This show is utter shit.
TL;DR: Fuck this show. Do not watch it.
**SPOILERS**
Art: Let's start with the one somewhat positive note. The art. I gave it a 7/10, the animation was decent and the action wasn't terrible by any means.
Sound: I am genuinely curious whether the sound director even watched the show he or she was controlling the soundtrack for, because the music in this show just does not convey the proper tone. I found it to be laughable at many points. There would be a casual scene or a slightly on edge conversation and intense piano music would play in the background, or a symphonic piece would be in the background. This had me on edge and waiting for a significant, suspen…
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Akuma no Riddle is a generic, edgy show that features edgy girls doing edgy things for edgy reasons. It is a bad series that I can not honestly recommend to anyone. For starters, the pacing was poor, with some sections proceeding at breakneck speeds, while others dragged. This is not one of the most glaring flaws, but is still present. The main flaw in this series stems from the poor writing. Characters develop seemingly randomly, motivations are shaky at best, and the resolutions at the end of each arc were unsatisfying at best. The poor writing means that the dialogue between characters is not just confusing, but often times nonsensical, and leaves viewers lost. The soundtrack is also an issue in Akuma no Riddle, because the score seems to just play whatever at any given point in time. T…
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So I must say I really enjoyed the anime!
Story (7/10)
So like someone said: it's sad that the characters that will try to kill haru, they don't last longer than 1 episode. I didn't really like that, to be honest I wanted that they would last longer after a battle, but nope, they decided to put them away. It was also more about battles and that is actually what I really enjoy so that was the thing that made my rate higher.
Art (8/10)
I really liked the art, it was amazing. The battles were viewed really great! Sound (7/10)
The sound was good enough for me. So that's why I gave it a 7. I loved the intro and the ending music. I thought the ending was kinda special, it always had a different character in it and music, I liked that.
Character (6/10)
If they would last longer, maybe my r…
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Upon the understanding that a film, book or television show will feature assassins as its fundamental aspect, it’s likely that the immediate set of expectations we receive from this falls along the imagery of thrill, excitement and aesthetics. Akuma no Riddle is very much a show that exhibits these types of expectations. It sets the stage for a high-school battle royale well enough by introducing 12 female assassins, each with their own desires, and one target, a girl striving to survive the oncoming ordeal. The assassins and target must all participate in Myoujou Academy’s elusive Black Class, where they’ll assume the guise of high-school students, and whoever is able to successfully kill the target may have their any wish granted. However, due to a twist of events, one assassin successfu…
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The term ‘devil’ can transit a variety of reactions towards an audience. Here we have a show named Akuma no Riddle (translated as Riddle Story of Devil). And incidentally, we have an angel-like character with and energetic personality named Haru Ichinose who gets herself into a mess that threatens her very existence. Luckily, she’s not alone because Haru’s got a protector. Her name is Tokaku Azuma and she is not a pushover, not in the art of assassin anyways.
To call Akuma no Riddle a memorable art piece though could be both an understatement and overstatement. For starters, we have a diverse and colorful cast of characters who transfers into the infamous all-girls school known as Myojo Academy. One particular class stands out known as the ‘10th Year Black Class’. It’s here where the show…
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This review is being written directly after watching the very last episode.
Okay I need to vent my disappointment. This show had potential, the idea wasn't original and the characters were all a bit cliche but it had potential and I decided to give it a chance. That said the beginning of this series was quite good actually with one episode near the middle of the series being a personal highlight for me.
It was good and I liked it enough to continue.
And this is where things change. The show just nose dives and loses any charm it had and without spoiling anything it became a tiny bit stupid. I mean they're assassins and while everyone is trying to kill Haru it seems like just don't know how to kill a person.. They are supposed to be trained assassins but they just don't act like it.
A…
Read at the sourceJacklynRyner
Ah, another anime with a battle royale-esque plot just came out, but the question is, was it any good? Well, yes and no.
Since I'm a huge fan of battle royale, I feel inclined to watch anything that has any resemblance to it's basic plot (Future Diary, DanganRonpa, Btooom!, etc) and Akuma no Riddle did not fail me in the slightest.
Story (6) -
Akuma no Riddle is set in a class full of 12 assassins that have the main goal of killing Haru Ichinose in exchange for a wish to be granted. However, one of the assassins, Tokaku Azuma, decides to help protect Haru against the others.
It's very episodic for the majority of the show. Each episode is based around a new assassin trying to kill Haru and Haru somehow living with the help of Tokaku. This set up makes it very predictable, but doesn't ma…
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Akuma no Riddle:
Highlights:
-action sequences are nicely animated
-opening/ending themes are find but depends on personal taste
-the yuri is there, sometimes
-don't think too much while watching it
Having only 12 episodes and way too many characters for it to handle, I have doubts on how Akuma no Riddle will do in terms of the development of its casts as well as its story and as it turns out, my intuition did not fail me. The characters indeed lack depth and development for viewers to sympathize with their hardships and trials, this include the two main characters Tokaku and Haru. The story didn't progress much from the given plot either as one can already predict exactly what will happen except maybe in the last few episodes which in my opinion have plot devices coming out of nowhere wi…
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One of the more anticipated series of the Spring season, this series definitely did not live up to those expectations. That being said, the series is very good. I mean, the entire series is based on teenage girl assassins, with very little side story. What's not to like? Throw a little yuri into it and it becomes a fairly interesting series.
A brief summary: The story is set at Myoujou Academy, a private girls' boarding school. The 10th year's Kurogumi (Black) class has 12 assassins with their sights on one target, Haru Ichinose. Tokaku Azuma is a recent transfer student who is also targeting Ichinose, but she gradually develops feelings for Ichinose, and becomes her protector. And that's really all you need to know. The show's plot is very straight forward and basic at best. But it has…
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Sometimes, when you're browsing through the new lineup for a given anime season, certain words will catch your eye; words that make you think "Oh hey, this show has a lot of stuff that I like in it. This is totally for me." A few weeks pass by and not much has happened in that show yet, but you're still fine because the good part has to be coming up soon. Then, by the end of the season, you're left only with the feeling that you've somehow been swindled out of five hours of your life by a promise that was not kept, and that is where we begin today...
Thirteen students at Myōjō Academy, a private boarding school for girls, have recently joined what is known as "10th Year Class Black." However, the situation is a bit different from your ordinary classroom. In Class Black, twelve of the stud…
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Akuma no Riddle was an interesting anime. But not in a good way. Potential seems to be the name of the game now-a-days, and if you have it you must be good, right? This was an example of that being completely, and truly, false.
Story - 6/10
If you're here, you've probably heard this anime referred to as the "DanganRonpa with Yuri". As of finishing the series, I can assure you, that this was partially true. This, like DanganRonpa, had a lot of potential and a very interesting plot going in. This also shares DanganRonpa's somewhat bad traits by having everything culminate into next to nothing. However, in Dangan, it's next to nothing. Here, we get absolutely nothing. Nothing changes throughout the course of the series, and it leaves me with a very bland feeling that nothing was accomplished…
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Ok, so this is my first review and I'll be as honest and thorough as possible for an readers.
Ok so basically Akuma no Riddle is about a girl named Haru who has to survive a classroom full of assassins. That's really the gist of it. That being said, let me move on to my scores and why I rated them as such.
Story: 4/10
The story was very much lacking in this show, and I say that with utter disappointment. This was a show that when it first started, had the set up to be an awesomely written masterpiece full of character development and plot twists. Sadly, that didn't happen. I was hoping for characters that were in the class for ulterior motives, or that had such an elaborate plan that it lasted longer than one episode. This didn't happen at all. This show is basically a generic battle-roy…
Read at the sourceGorbovskiy
Just curious, how longer will they be smashing the hopes of poor viewers in the end of the series? Why should they make every second one into something sticky, made of a concentrated purple goo? Yep, Akume no Riddle, it’s about your creators.
Characters fap-fap-fap. I couldn’t get a grip of the m=names, expect for Haru (Haru wo mamoru, I’ll be saying this while doing illogical things). The main heroine is fit to become an ideal soldier, why don’t they have more of her. And the others! Stamp in on stamp here, raw materials barely make a single line. Even in Danganronpa they had it kinda more livelily. Mi-nu-s.
Dat logic made me getting a vicious dump. I thought the director is the laziest man in the world. I was about getting my on-duty washbowl, when… *spoiler*. And that’s it! Everything f…
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Akuma no Riddle has a fairly decent premise and the art is nice, but it loses itself in tropes, a rushed story and a deus ex ending.
The story follows Tokaku and Haruka, one an assassin and the other the target of a class full of assassins. The characters themselves are very one dimensional, and because the anime was so short, we barely get any character development before the characters are booted out of the plot and quickly forgotten about. I've seen it compared to the Dangan Ronpa anime in this respect, but I feel that the Dangan Ronpa anime was a little more enjoyable. The anime appears to have a yuri setting, but other than gratuitous panty shots, bondage and bath scenes, there seems to be very little actual romance - probably because there is literally not enough time for it.
The…
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I had high expectations for the anime when I watched the preview for it. I expected it to be at least around 24 or 25 episodes, but then they announced it was only 12. The anime is adapted from the manga (which is still not done running). The anime was good, it was fascinating seeing the characters animated and voiced. The art style was nice as well and the animation itself wasn't half bad. One thing that bothered me was that the anime was listed as "yuri", but the entire show barely had any yuri in it. The show was very enjoyable, but it seemed very rushed. One thing that I loved about the anime was the soundtrack for each of the characters, those were really nice.
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Please note that this review may contain minor spoilers. You have been warned.
*Updated 20/06/2014
"The world is filled with (___)." -Kaiba
This anime has been called several names including "'Danganronpa but less shitty." Were they right? Well... maybe. Both certainly have their pro's and con's and even though they are similar in terms of topic, I don't feel the need to compare them.
Today I will be reviewing the highly anticipated yuri hyped anime known as Akuma no Riddle. Story - 6/10
Akuma no Riddle (AnR for short) is set in a high school (because apparently nothing interesting ever happens outside of one) in which 12 assassins have chosen to partake in some sort of a contest. The assassins share one common interest. Each with the goal of assassinating our main protagonist Ichino…
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