THE LAST PARTY

***THE LAST PARTY*** is the Ending Theme for the OVA Episode of the *Riddle Story of Devil* anime series. It is performed as a group song by 10-nen Kurogumi.
It was released on June 11th, 2014 as a vocal version and instrumental version on the *"Akuma no Riddle" Character Ending Theme Shuu Kuro Kumikyoku Ha* CD.

### TV Length

* Kanji to Romaji
* Kanji to English
* Romaji to English

### Full Length

* Kanji to Romaji
* Kanji to English
* Romaji to English

## Theme References

All of the solo verses in this theme are taken from the Ending Themes of the past episodes.

* From ***Paradox***:
	+ Tokaku's first verse **"The world is always life or death, isn't it?"** (この世はいつだって 生きるか死ぬかだね, *Kono yo wa itsudatte ikiru ka shinu ka da ne* ) is taken from the third verse section of **"This world is always life or death, and yet"** (この世はいつも 生きるか死ぬかなのに, *Ikiru ka shinu ka na no ni Kuruwa sarete iku*).
	+ Tokaku's second verse **"Cut through the rabble and go"** (切り開いて行け, *Kirihiraite yuke* ) is taken from the third verse section of **"To clear a path"** (切り開いて行け, *Kiri hiraite ike* ).

* From ***Kinou, Kyou, Ashita***:
	+ Haru's first verse **"Everyone goes on hiding those scars"** (誰もが その傷を隠しながら, *Daremo ga sono kizu wo kakushi nagara*) is taken from the first verse section of **"Everyone has them, those scars that you keep hidden"** (誰にでもあるでしょう 隠してるその傷, *Dare ni demo aru deshou Kakushiteru sono kizu* ).
	+ Haru's second verse **"Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow"** (昨日、今日、明日, *Kinou, kyou, ashita*) is taken from the seventh verse section of **"I tie together and surpass yesterday, today, and tomorrow"** (昨日、今日、明日過ぎて　繋がってく, *Kinou, kyou, ashita sugite tsunagatte ku*). It is also the title of the Ending Theme.

* From ***concentration***:
	+ Otoya's first verse **"And even when cornered, runs for all their worth"** (追い詰められても 必死で逃げ切るよ, *Oitsumerarete mo hisshide nigekiru yo*) is taken from the seventh verse section of **"Hunting them down, cornering them"** (追い詰めては　追い詰められ, *Oitsumete wa oitsume rare*).
	+ Otoya's second verse **"Let’s do something fun, even more"** (楽しいことしよう もっと, *Tanoshii koto shiyou motto*) is taken either from the first verse section of **"The fun is yet to come"** (お楽しみはこれからなの, *O tanoshimi wa korekara na no*) or the seventh verse section of **"And love only things that are fun and feel good"** (楽しいこと　気持ちいいこと　好きなだけよ, *Tanoshii koto kimochii koto sukina dake yo*).

* From ***ACROSS THE FATE***:
	+ Kouko's first verse **"Even if there's a cross you have to bear"** (例え 十字架背負うとしても, *Tatoe juujika seou to shite mo*) is taken from the third verse section of **"Bearing the burden of the cross"** (十\字架を背負った, *Juujika wo sewotta*).
	+ Kouko's second verse **"It would lighten the burden of my sins just a bit"** (少しは罪も軽くなるでしょう, *Sukoshi wa tsumi mo karuku naru deshou*) is taken from the third verse section of **"My sinful self bearing the burden of the cross"** (十\字架を背負った 罪深い私を, *Juujika wo sewotta Tsumibukai watashi wo*).

* From ***Doutte koto nai Sympathy***:
	+ Haruki's first verse **"Always looking for your purpose in life"** (生きる意味を そうずっと, *Ikiru imi wo sou zutto*) is taken from the third verse section of **"The meaning of life, the meaning of ending"** (生きる意味は 終わる意味は, *ikiru imi wa owaru imi wa*).
	+ Haruki's second verse **"If I could just overcome the sacrifices and the pain"** (犠牲も痛みも 乗り越えられたなら, *Gisei mo itami mo norikoeraretanara*) is taken from the third verse section of **"Even pain and sacrifice are no big deal"** (犠牲も痛みも どうってことない, *gisei mo itami mo doutte koto nai*).

* From ***Poison Me***:
	+ Hitsugi's first verse **"Taking from each other"** (奪い合ったり, *Ubai attari*) is referencing the sixth verse section **"The sins you carry on your tiny shoulders"** (小さな肩に背負う罪も, *Chiisana kata ni seou tsumi mo*).
	+ Chitaru's first verse **"needing from each other"** (求めあったり, *Motome attari*) is taken from the fifth verse section of **"What we are, is, perhaps, what they would call"** (魂が求め合うとは 多分 こういうことで, *Tamashii ga motomeau to wa Tabun kou iu koto de*).
	+ Chitaru's second verse **"Heaven or Hell, it’s all dependent on yourself"** (地獄か天国か 全ては自分次第, *Jigoku ka tengoku ka subete wa jibun shidai*) is taken from the final line **"Even hell becomes heaven."** (地獄も天国に変わる, *Jigoku mo tengoku ni kawaru*).
	+ Hitsugi's second verse **"I’ll never let go of our entwined hands"** (繋いだその手 ずっと離さないで, *Tsunaida sono te zutto hanasanai de*) is taken from the fourth verse section of **"Our hands clasped together turn cold"** (繋いだ手が 冷たくなる, *Tsunaida te ga tsumetaku naru*).

* From ***Suzukaze***:
	+ Suzu's first verse **"Both the tears and the pain will return someday to the earth"** (涙も痛みも いつか土に還る, *Namida mo itami mo itsuka tsuchi ni kaeru*) is taken from the fourth verse section of **"Everything returns to the Earth once more"** (いつしか また土に還る, *Itsushika mata tsuchi ni kaeru*).
	+ Suzu's second verse **"If we just close our eyes, the memories are there"** (瞳閉じたら 思い出がある, *Hitomi tojitara omoide ga aru*) is taken from either the second verse section **"If I close my eyes, yes, the continuation of my dream"** (目を閉じたらそう夢の続き , *Me wo tojitara sou yume no tsudzuki*) or the fourth verse section of **"The memories grow distant and hazy"** (思い出 遠く霞んで, *Omoide tookukasunde*).

* From ***Mayonaka no Toubou***:
	+ Shinya's first verse **"Looks like this is no time for sleeping"** (眠ってる場合じゃないみたいだ, *Nemutteru baai ja nai mitai da*) is referencing the seventh verse section of **"Deep within my heart, sleeping quietly"** (心の奥底 静かに眠っている, *Kokoro no okusoko shizuka ni nemutteiru*).
	+ Mahiru's first verse **"And if we can’t go back"** (もし帰れなくなっても, *Moshi kaerenaku natte mo*) is referencing the final line **"I’ll be able to go to that place once more"** (もう一度あの場所に行けるよ, *Mou ichido ano basho ni ikeru yo*).

* From ***Tenshi no Smile♥***:
	+ Isukie's first verse **"For now, anything goes at this party"** (とりあえずなんでもアリだよ 人生(パーティー)は, *Toriaezu nandemo ari da yo paatii wa*) is referencing from the fourth verse sections **"Anything goes for this person, that’s always interesting"** ( なんでもアリの方が ずっと面白い, *Nandemo ari no hou ga zutto omoshiroi* ) and **"In any case, I’ll have fun–yeah, that’s the way I do things"** ( とりあえず楽しむ そうそれが私流, *Toriaezu tanoshimu sou sore ga watashi ryuu*).
	+ Isuke's second verse **"Let’s gamble everything, body and soul"** (身も心も全部 賭けに出よう, *Mi mo kokoro mo zenbu kake ni deyou*) is taken from the first verse section **"One wink, and body and soul"** ( ウインク一つして 身も心も全部 , *Uinku hitotsu shite mi mo kokoro mo zenbu* ).

* From ***Inochi no Karakuri***:
	+ Sumireko's first verse **"Won't be satisfied with being a guest"** (ゲストじゃ満足しないのだから, *Gesuto ja manzoku shinai no dakara*) is taken from the sixth verse section of **"Or the guests won’t be satisfied"** (ゲストなんかじゃ 満足できない, *Gesuto nanka ja manzoku dekinai*).
	+ Sumireko's second verse **"It’s a huge, once-in-a-lifetime game, so"** (一世一代の 大勝負だったら, *Issei chidai no oshoubu dattara*) is taken from the sixth verse section of **"Risking my life in this huge game is worth the challenge"** (人生賭けた大勝負 挑む価値がある, *Jinsei kaketa oushoubu idomu kachi ga aru*).

* From ***Survival***:
	+ Nio's first verse **"Being perfect in every way is impossible"** (全て完璧なんてムリ, *Subete kanpeki nante muri*) is referencing the fourth verse section of **"Everything will be perfect, so it’s all going well"** (全て完璧 上手くいくけど, *Subete kanpeki umaku iku kedo*).
	+ Nio's second verse **The last one standing is the victor"** (最後に残るのは 勝者だけさ, *Saigo ni nokoru no wa shousha dake sa*) is taken from the third verse section of **"What'll be left in the end is just me alone"** (最後に残るのはただ独り, *Saigo ni nokoru no wa tada hitori*)

## Trivia

* This is one of the only two ending themes Shiena Kenmochi sings in, the other being *QUEEN*.

## External Links

* **kashigaippai on Tumblr:** Kanji/Romaji/Fan Translated English Lyrics Credit

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Full Listing: Tokaku Azuma (CV: Ayaka Suwa), Haru Ichinose (CV: Hisako Kanemoto), Nio Hashiri (CV: Yoshino Nanjō), Isuke Inukai (CV: Azumi Asakura), Haruki Sagae (CV: Fumiko Uchimura), Hitsugi Kirigaya (CV: Mami Uchida), Chitaru Namatame (CV: Sachika Misawa), Mahiru/Shinya Banba (CV: Yuka Ōtsubo), Sumireko Hanabusa (CV: Miho Arakawa), Kouko Kaminaga (CV: Haruka Yoshimura), Suzu Shuto (CV: Chika Anzai), Otoya Takechi (CV: Manami Numakura), Shiena Kenmochi (CV: Yūki Yamada)