# The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil

The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil (愚かな天使は悪魔と踊る, Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sawayoshi Azuma. It has been serialized in ASCII Media Works' seinen manga magazine Dengeki Maoh since June 2016, with its chapters collected into 19 tankōbon volumes as of June 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Children's Playground Entertainment aired from January to March 2024.

## Plot

Heaven and Hell are at war with Hell at a disadvantage. The demon Masatora Akutsu goes to Earth undercover as a student planning to recruit charismatic humans to bolster the ranks and raise the morale of Hell. There, he immediately falls in love at first sight with the beautiful Lily Amane and attempts to recruit her. However, she reveals herself to be an arrogant, undercover angel who hunts demons. She defeats him and spares his life, then puts a collar on him that forces him to obey her. While he plots to break free, she plots to use him as a tool to reform Heaven, though as the story progresses, they realize their feelings for each other only grow stronger, much to Lily's embarrassment and frustration.

## Characters
### Masatora Akutsu (阿久津 雅虎, Akutsu Masatora)

    Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (vomic), Yuma Uchida (anime) (Japanese); Brandon Acosta (English)

### Lily Amane (天音 リリー, Amane Rirī)

    Voiced by: Kaede Hondo (vomic), Ayane Sakura (anime) (Japanese); Lindsay Sheppard (English)

### Yūya Tanigawa (谷川 裕也, Tanigawa Yūya)

    Voiced by: Shūichirō Umeda (Japanese); Tristan Bonner (English)

### Kensaku Hirota (広田 健作, Hirota Kensaku)

    Voiced by: Shun'ichi Toki (Japanese); Kyle Igneczi (English)

### Yūka Tanahashi (棚橋 夕香, Tanahashi Yūka)

    Voiced by: Nao Tōyama

### Liz (リズ, Rizu)

    Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya

### Shiromura (城村)

    Voiced by: Kazuhiro Yamaji

### Joe (ジョー, Jō)

    Voiced by: Masako Nozawa

### Chum (チャム, Chamu)

    Voiced by: Mayumi Tanaka

### Lilia (リーリヤ, Rīriya)

    Voiced by: Kaori Ishihara

### Zwei (ツヴァイ, Tsuvai)

    Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu

## Media
### Manga

Written and illustrated by Sawayoshi Azuma, The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil began serialization in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Maoh magazine on June 27, 2016. As of June 2024, 19 tankōbon volumes have been released.
A spin-off series illustrated by Suimin, titled Midara na Sotai wa Sei ni Mezameru, was serialized in Dengeki Maoh from November 26, 2022, to March 27, 2024.

#### Volumes

| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
| 1 | December 17, 2016 | 978-4-04-892510-5 |
| 2 | March 27, 2017 | 978-4-04-892788-8 |
| 3 | August 26, 2017 | 978-4-04-893308-7 |
| 4 | March 27, 2018 | 978-4-04-893711-5 |
| 5 | September 27, 2018 | 978-4-04-893988-1 |
| 6 | February 26, 2019 | 978-4-04-912361-6 |
| 7 | August 24, 2019 | 978-4-04-912651-8 |
| 8 | January 27, 2020 | 978-4-04-912981-6 |
| 9 | July 27, 2020 | 978-4-04-913297-7 |
| 10 | January 27, 2021 | 978-4-04-913631-9 |
| 11 | July 27, 2021 | 978-4-04-913897-9 |
| 12 | November 27, 2021 | 978-4-04-914121-4 |
| 13 | May 27, 2022 | 978-4-04-914428-4 |
| 14 | October 31, 2022 | 978-4-04-914712-4 |
| 15 | April 27, 2023 | 978-4-04-914991-3 |
| 16 | October 26, 2023 | 978-4-04-915256-2 |
| 17 | December 27, 2023 | 978-4-04-915430-6 |
| 18 | January 26, 2024 | 978-4-04-915484-9 |
| 19 | June 26, 2024 | 978-4-04-915796-3 |

#### Midara na Sotai wa Sei ni Mezameru

| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
| 1 | October 26, 2023 | 978-4-04-915252-4 |
| 2 | June 26, 2024 | 978-4-04-915796-3 |

### Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in the June issue of Dengeki Maoh on April 26, 2023. It is produced by Children's Playground Entertainment in cooperation with Gaina, and written and directed by Itsuro Kawasaki, with character designs handled by Yūko Yahiro, and music composed by Takurō Iga [ja]. The series aired from January 9 to March 26, 2024, on TV Tokyo and other networks. The opening theme song is "Otowa" (オトワ), performed by Taiyō to Odore, Tsukiyo ni Utae, while the ending theme song is "Gift", performed by Kaori Ishihara. Crunchyroll has licensed the series outside of Asia. Medialink licensed the series in South, Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand) and is streaming it on the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.

#### Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
| 1 | "The Foolish Angel and the Demon" | Takahiro Tamano | Itsuro Kawasaki | Itsuro Kawasaki | January 9, 2024 (2024-1-9) |
| 2 | "The Even More Foolish Angel and Demon" | Takahiro Tamano | Itsuro Kawasaki | Itsuro Kawasaki | January 16, 2024 (2024-1-16) |
| 3 | "The Still Foolish Angel and Demon" | Tetsuya Watanabe | Itsuro Kawasaki | Hiromitsu Kanazawa | January 23, 2024 (2024-1-23) |
| 4 | "The Equally Foolish Angel and Demon" | Takahiro Tamano | Itsuro Kawasaki | Hiromitsu Kanazawa | January 30, 2024 (2024-1-30) |
| 5 | "The Excited Foolish Angel and Demon" | Nao Miyoshi | Itsuro Kawasaki | Itsuro Kawasaki | February 6, 2024 (2024-2-6) |
| 6 | "The Panicked Foolish Angel and Demon" | JOL | Masaharu Amiya | Itsuro Kawasaki, Hiromitsu Kanazawa | February 13, 2024 (2024-2-13) |
| 7 | "The Exposed Foolish Angel and Demon" | Shigeta Kobayashi, Honoka Uehara | Masaharu Amiya | Hiromitsu Kanazawa | February 20, 2024 (2024-2-20) |
| 8 | "The Misunderstanding Foolish Angel and Demon" | Takahiro Tamano | Itsuro Kawasaki | Itsuro Kawasaki | February 27, 2024 (2024-2-27) |
| 9 | "The Happy Foolish Angel and Demon" | Yū Nobuta | Masaharu Amiya | Itsuro Kawasaki | March 5, 2024 (2024-3-5) |
| 10 | "The False Foolish Angel and Demon" | Dali Chen | Masaharu Amiya | Hiromitsu Kanazawa | March 12, 2024 (2024-3-12) |
| 11 | "The Foolish Angel and Demon Spread Their Wings" | Takahiro Tamano | Itsuro Kawasaki | Itsuro Kawasaki | March 19, 2024 (2024-3-19) |
| 12 | "The Foolish Angel and Demon to the End" | Itsuro Kawasaki | Itsuro Kawasaki | Itsuro Kawasaki | March 26, 2024 (2024-3-26) |