History AwesomeMusic / AkumaNoRiddle

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcpn1PlYHbQ "Dotte Koto Nai Sympathy"]] ("I don't need your Sympathy"), Haruki Sagae's character song, is an intense rock track, complete with just the right amount of [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish English]] to give her pleas for freedom an extra kick. Fumiko Uchihara's rough, strong singing voice and distinctive pronunciations lend a desperate, emotional tone to the song.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zbR3rN2uz4 "Paradox"]], Tokaku Azuma's character song is a fast-paced piece about someone who lives without care for much save the kill. Or, so they think. The paradox is a potential within them that drives them to do irrational things in the name of something called love, despite being taught solely of a world where life and death are all that matter.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgjEoUCbf68 "Across the Fate"]], Kouko Kaminaga's character song begins with a mildly upbeat tempo mimicking the steps her character takes. It has a somber set of lyrics, describing herself as someone who was left behind and thus hoping that, some day, if there is truly a god, they will bring her judgment for her sins.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z6xXTfLU6w QUEEN]], the final ending song in the series, excluding the OVA, includes the voices of all the girls. It is a somber tone that rises to a faster pace, similar to how the lyrics eventually describe turning away from one's past and running towards the finish line. It is a poignant look at all the Class as a whole, though it might have been better fitting had the anime produced more nuance as the manga did later.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OvT07VNnig "Sosho Innocence"]] ("Wounded Innocence") by Maaya Uchida, the OP theme of the anime, is a hard-out rock song.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m63fH6mgUNQ "Kino, Kyo, Ashita"]] ("Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow"), Haru Ichinose's character song is a sweet guitar song about looking forward to a better future and living on despite a horrible past. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vrFt3fpABc full version]] also has some notes that sound kind of out-of-tune, like [[spoiler:stereotypical mind-control music to symbolize Haru's [[MindControl Queen Bee]] ability]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmlZrOehwAs "concentration"]], Otoya Takechi's character song, begins with a guitar part that reminds one of a spider crawling in its net, followed by wicked electric guitar and lyrics explaining that, if everything ages and dies eventually, she might as well give you her [[ColdBloodedTorture attention]] while you are still young and fresh.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcpn1PlYHbQ "Dotte Koto Nai Sympathy"]] ("I don't need your Sympathy"), Haruki Sagae's character song, is an intense rock track, complete with just the right amount of [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish English]] to give her pleas for freedom an extra kick. Fumiko Uchihara's rough, strong singing voice and distinctive pronunciations lend a desperate, emotional tone to the song.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo1dSc4HH6U "Poison Me"]], the character song for Kirigaya Hitsugi and Namatame Chitaru, the Romeo and Juliet-[[{{Expy}} expies]], is a bombastic love song straight out of a musical that perfectly symbolizes their [[StarCrossedLovers relationship]]. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, the drama sort of falls apart when it's revealed that they were OnlyMostlyDead]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGMVyPCPlvk "Suzukaze"]] ("Cool Breeze") is Suzu Shuto's character song, a sweet, sad ballad about her lost love. It's much less hardcore than most of the other character songs, but it's perfect for Suzu.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbOzafMj0EY "Mayonaka no Tobo"]] ("Escape at Midnight"), Banba Mahiru/Shinya's character song. The dubstep parts perfectly symbolize [[spoiler: Mahiru's]] insanity while the background music gives a strong [[PrimalFear Afrad-of-the-Dark]] feel.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inbRAu5aZg4 "Inochi no Karakuri"]] ("Mechanism of Life"), Sumireko Hanabusa's image song. Absolutely wicked shredding on a guitar throughout most of the song, with church bells and a pounding drum that practically smack you in the face with how determined Sumireko is to win the assassination game.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnVg3aaB-eA "Survival"]], Nio Hashiri's image song sounds sort of funny, like a stage performance, while Nio tells us that she has been all alone for her whole life and had to seize everything she wanted by her own power. In keeping with her whole [[MindScrew dark magic]]-theme, the music also takes on avantgarde or gothic tones toward the end. And the last shot of the ED, with police sirens and a shot of empty shoes on top of a skyscraper, has some [[DrivenToSuicide really chilling implications]].

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo1dSc4HH6U "Poison Me"]], the character song for Kirigaya Hitsugi and Namatame Chitaru, the Romeo and Juliet-[[{{Expy}} expies]], is a bombastic love song straight out of a musical that perfectly symbolizes their [[StarCrossedlovers relationship]]. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, the drama sort of falls apart when it's revealed that they were OnlyMostlyDead]].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m63fH6mgUNQ Kino Kyou Ashita]], Ichinose Haru's character song is a sweet guitar song about looking forward to a better future and living on despite a horrible past. The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vrFt3fpABc full version]] also has some notes that sound kind of out-of-tune, like [[spoiler: stereotypical mind-control music to symbolize Haru's [[MindControl Queen Bee]] ability]].
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmlZrOehwAs Concentration]], Takechi Otoya's character song, begins with a guitar part that reminds one of a spider crawling in its net, followed by wicked electric guitar and lyrics explaining that, if everything ages and dies eventually, she might as well give you her [[ColdBloodedTorture attention]] while you are still young and fresh.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcpn1PlYHbQ Dotte Koto Nai Sympathy]], Haruki Sagae's character song, is an intense rock track, complete with just the right amount of [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish English]] to give her pleas for freedom an extra kick. Fumiko Uchihara's rough, strong singing voice and distinctive pronunciations lend a desperate, emotional tone to the song.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo1dSc4HH6U Poison Me]], the character song for Kirigaya Hitsugi and Namatame Chitaru, the Romeo and Juliet-[[{{Expy}} expies]], is a bombastic love song straight out of a musical that perfectly symbolizes their [[StarCrossedlovers relationship]]. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, the drama sort of falls apart when it's revealed that they were OnlyMostlyDead]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGMVyPCPlvk Suzukaze]] is Suzu Shutou's character song, a sweet, sad ballad about her lost love. It's much less hardcore than most of the other character songs, but it's perfect for Suzu.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbOzafMj0EY Mayonaka No Toubou]], Banba Shinya/Mahiru's character song. The dubstep parts perfectly symbolize [[spoiler: Mahiru's]] insanity while the background music gives a strong [[PrimalFear Afrad-of-the-Dark]] feel.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inbRAu5aZg4 Inochi no Karakuri]], Sumireko Hanabusa's image song. Absolutely wicked shredding on a guitar throughout most of the song, with church bells and a pounding drum that practically smack you in the face with how determined Sumireko is to win the assassination game.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnVg3aaB-eA Survival]], Hashiri Nio's image song sounds sort of funny, like a stage performance, while Nio tells us that she has been all alone for her whole life and had to seize everything she wanted by her own power. In keeping with her whole [[MindScrew Dark Magic]]-theme, the music also takes on avantgarde or gothic tones toward the end. [[spoiler: And the last shot of the ending, with police siren and a shot of empty shoes on top of a skyscraper has really chilling implications.]]

* The first opening of the anime, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OvT07VNnig "Soushou Innocence" by Maaya Uchida]].

* The first opening of the anime, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OvT07VNnig ''Soushou Innocence'' by Maaya Uchida]].