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Pretty much writing this just to contradict Shamone2131's ridiculous review.

Just to sum his review up "I don't like that main girl is pretending to date the MC and beat him up! Wahh 1/10".

Ok then, first of all, if the synopsis didn't give it away already, that's basically one of the running gags of the manga. It literally says she's a delinquent. The kicker here is that he read all 16 TLd chaps before complaining about how much he hates Tsujiura being violent. If that was such a deal breaker, he should've dropped it after ch.2. He wishes he could ... erase the manga from his brain, yet the manga told you exactly what it was going to be from the get-go. His own time wasted then.

But, I digress. Let me get into a REAL review. I'll keep it brief.

Kiritani Yuu is an average kid who tries to never stand out at school. His life goal is to be a longer who doesn't attract attention. Tsujiura Megumi is a notorious delinquent who transfers into the school...oh and she believes in cryptids like a diehard. Tsujiura doesn't want to ruin her nice girl persona at her new school, otherwise she risks getting kicked out again. When all is said and done, Tsujiura recruits Yuu into her fake couple plan to keep all of the creeps away.

Now that the kid who wanted to be a loner is blackmailed into dating a violent, cryptid loving transfer girl, hijinks ensues. Lot's of chupacabras, lots of insanely weird characters appearing trying to cause trouble, and lots of misunderstandings.

If you like crazy rom-com's with aggressive tsundere's and weird ass supporting characters, then give it a shot. It's got a unique quirky art style...and random cryptid moments. If that's your kind of thing, then give it a try. Please just don't take the angry little weebs review with anything more than a grain of salt.

Ok, well normally I don't tend to write reviews, but as a fan of the manga, and after finally getting around to watching the anime I thought I'd take a moment to write this for two groups of people: Those who didn't read the manga and are curious about this as a general rom-com, and those who did who want to see the anime.

I'll keep this short and spoiler free. This is just going to be a quick insight for what both groups should expect to see, and my reasons as to why I think you should or shouldn't watch this.

I'll start with the ... NON-manga readers.
Given how this is a somewhat old show, you probably clicked on Karin's page based on a recent review, recommendation, or some other link on MAL's page.

Let me say that if you enjoy rom-coms and vampires you'll probably enjoy this. If you don't mind, or even enjoy older art styles then that's a bonus. There isn't anything that really stands out about the show. This is something to watch if you enjoy the full spectrum of rom-coms. If you've only dipped your toes into a few shows, you probably wont care for this.

My recommendation to all non-manga watchers is to go read the manga as soon as you're done this. There are A LOT of differences and I truly believe you will find the manga to be much more interesting.


Now, this part is addressed for the manga readers.
If you're like me, you most likely read the manga first, and then found out there was an anime adaptation made and decided to check it out. Well let me warn you, it falls very short of the manga. It starts out as very faithful, but eventually it starts to head downhill a bit; introducing some anime only characters, anime only scenes, and twisting around a lot of the character's backgrounds and development. Is it a bad thing in itself? Not exactly, which is why I recommended it to non-manga readers.

However, in my opinion, the fact that they decided to stray away from the manga and make this mostly anime original content made the story fall short on a lot of levels. I believe the story in the manga was a lot more intense and captivating, while the anime story was basically a generic rom-com, with some forced plot and drama towards the end.

If you were wanting to watch this because you expected to see a faithful adaptation of the manga, then avoid this at all costs. You will be severely disappointed. But, if you wanted to watch it just for the sake of being a fan of the franchise in its fullest, then go ahead and do so.

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-royal. Not that I have anything against battle-royal style anime and manga, but I honestly expected more out of the show and its characters.
The other disappointing thing, was that whenever a particular assassin was the focal point of an episode, that was it. They got one episode and then done. They got two episodes only if they didn't start their battle in the beginning of their first one.

Art: 7/10
The art was pretty good. It wasn't anything stellar and it certainly had some horrifically drawn moments, but those were very rare and it had plenty of other scenes where the art looked excellent. Not a master piece, but certainly above average.

Sound: 10/10
The sound was probably the highlight of the show. The tracks during the fight scenes were good, and the tracks during emotional scenes were good as well. The best part however, were the OP and the EDs. The OP was amazing, and each assassin had her own ED. So basically when it was that assassin's turn in the show, it played their ED at the end. All of the endings were unique and very very good. The lyrics also reflected the characters extremely well. If you are a fan of anime music, this would definitely be a reason to check out the show.

Character: 6/10
This pretty much plays off the same reasoning I had with the story score. Just as there was a lack of plot twists and really good story development, there was an extreme lack of character development as well. None of the characters were outright terrible to begin with, and some were more interesting than others off the bat. Their personal reasons for wanting to assassinate Haru were pretty much all interesting too, but that's all you get from them. Like I said under story, after they get their one episode spotlight, that's it. So character development really becomes impossible.

Enjoyment: 7/10
I rate this as high as I do, simply because I enjoyed it for what it was; a battle-royal high school anime. Sure if I take into account the poor story, lack of character development, and the ending (wont spoil it at all, but just me personally, I didn't enjoy it) then I would rate it a lot lower. That's precisely why my overall score is lower. BUT if you take the show at face value and just accept it for being a generic battle-royal with a bunch of fighting between unique assassins, then it's pretty entertaining to watch.

Overall: 5/10
When I take every part of the show into consideration, I cant score it anything better than mediocre. While it didn't completely blow at anything, it didn't excel at anything either, especially in parts it should have. The story could have been SOOO much more, and along those lines a better story could have brought much more in depth characters. I wont say it isn't enjoyable to watch, but if you're looking for some masterpiece of a story, with characters that will blow your mind, then this show is not for you. If you're just looking for an action anime, with good music and very minimum yuri, then you might want to take a look at Akuma no Riddle.

Just an extra tid-bit here - but if you're one of those people that flocks to the manga to get more details or if the anime has a bad adaptation, then don't. This is one of the EXTREMELY RARE cases where the anime is better than the manga...and I mean significantly better.