Riddle Story of Devil
Plot. At a private girls' boarding school, Myōjō Academy, thirteen girls are transferred into the academy's . Of these thirteen students, twelve are assassins from various backgrounds who are all tasked with assassinating the remaining student, a girl named Haru Ichinose. If they succeed, they will be granted any wish they desire, but if they fail, they are expelled from the class. However, one of the assassins, Tokaku Azuma, has sworn to protect Haru from the other assassins. Media. Manga. "Riddle Story of Devil" is written by Yun Kōga and illustrated by Sunao Minakata. It was  serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's "Newtype" magazine between the September 2012 and November 2016 issues. Kadokawa Shoten published five "tankōbon" volumes between July 9, 2013 and December 10, 2016. Seven Seas Entertainment released the series in North America from 2015 to 2016. The English version is available on Kadokawa's website BookWalker. A series of supplementary "dōjinshi" books, titled , have been released by Minakata and Akiko Morishima. Seven volumes have been released between December 29, 2014 and December 30, 2016. Anime. An anime adaptation directed by Keizō Kusakawa and produced by Diomedéa aired in Japan between April 3, 2014 and  June 19, 2014. The screenplay is written by Kiyoko Yoshimura and chief animation director Naomi Ide bases the character designs used in the anime on Sunao Minakata original designs. The opening theme is by Maaya Uchida, while each episode features a different ending theme sung by the main thirteen voice actresses of the anime. Episode 12 contains an insert song titled sung by the main thirteen voice actresses. The series is licensed for streaming by Funimation in North America and Madman Entertainment in Australia, and is being simulcast by Crunchyroll outside of North America. Anime Limited acquired the series for  a release in the United Kingdom, but they later announced that they cancelled the release. In Southeast Asia and South Asia, Muse Communication licensed the series and released it via Animax Asia. The company later began streaming the series on its Muse Asia YouTube channel.