Akuma no Riddle/Riddle Story of Devil

Might have been the fansubs but I though Nio was the arbitrator? Possibly meaning that she's not an assassin.

I suspect Haru has a split personality or something sealed insider her. If(IF) her family was trying to protect anything, it was probably the Haru personality.

Presumaly, Azuma and Haru are the dice, and they can roll any number between 2 and 12. Not sure which one is black and which is white, but Azuma being white seems the obvious one now

Kinda weird that Azuma could have a rep without actually killing anyone.

I bet Haru's family is the board. I mean, they gave her a protector. Rules that basically make it very difficult for anyone to overcame whatever she has, and a reward that can't easily be split.

Talk about a perfect setup for a 12 episode anime however...

Cam we just start calling her Koro Haru now? It fits.

Other weird thought. I wonder if Haru is intended to draw out something in Azuma, so Azuma is the real target(kinda).

The first thing I thought when I saw her was "lesbian Anemone?".

edited 13th Apr '14 2:08:28 PM by Rynnec

-Random thoughts- It's like Haru's scars were inflicted specifically to make her look cooler! Acceptable breaks from reality much?

Loves feel-good animation a whole lot.

Yay!!! The full version of the OP is available.

Unless that was old news. If so, never mind.

What was in your right hand is hope; And in another hand is something else to fade.

I don't think that's old news at all. Thanks for letting everyone know! That song is pretty badass. Glad to have the full version available.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00IC5J100 "This title will be released on April 23, 2014." So not quite yet.

BTW, added some screenies here (some might be NSFW). Flickr, because Minus is currently having issues. More naked hugs!

edited 14th Apr '14 8:21:32 AM by arahman56

Odd. I found it on mp3truck.net

I just searched for Soushou Innocence and there it was.

What was in your right hand is hope; And in another hand is something else to fade.

Huh. Either the one you found was a fanmade full version or someone leaked it early. I found a full version on another mp3 site and it sounds legit, so it may be the latter.

Edit: Also, a little off-topic, but what is Japan's obsession with scissors as weapons?!

edited 14th Apr '14 10:52:45 AM by HopefullySane

It's symbolic?

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K, from a quick check, I only find the OP rips.

edited 14th Apr '14 2:48:50 PM by arahman56

The MP 3 version that I saw seems to have disappeared, but I found a full version on Youtube here. Again, no clue if it's legit or a looped version of the OP.

See, I could get that if it weren't for the fact that scissors show up a lot in non-Yuri anime as well. Unless . . . it's symbolic that the scissor-users in question are all lesbians . . . huh . . .

Besides Kill la Kill, what examples are you thinking of?

Hajime in Gatchaman Crowds? Certainly got plenty of Les Yay with Utsutsu

The class numbers are just assigned according to the characters' names in Gojūon order. Think of it as arranging in alphabetical order, and last names come first because it is Japanese. The only exception is Haru Ichinose, who should be number two but is number thirteen.

Another question.

WHY are the 12(11 actually) assassins even targeting Haru in the first place? Who put the bounty on her head in the first place? Was it those distant relatives of Haru who have a problem with her continued survival? Was it the mystery woman from episode 1? I doubt it was Asshole Sunglasses.

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I still find Nio suspicious. No leather outfit in the intro. Acts as the arbitrator of the Black Class Game. The only one with no roommate.

Why did she tell Haruki the (seemingly fake) version of what happened to Haru's family?

What is her end goal, other than killing Haru?

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I see that each episode will end with a different ending theme revolving around a different character and with a different song. Which, for me, confirms that this is a 13-episode series.

What was in your right hand is hope; And in another hand is something else to fade.

Besides Hajime, there's Hitagi, Souseiseki, and the scissor weapons in Dog And Scissors and The Severing Crime Edge. The resident Cute Witch in Senki Zesshō Symphogear had a Sinister Scythe that turned into a giant pair of scissors for one of her attacks, and these are just the scissor weapons that I can remember off the top of my head.

And, looking at the shows mentioned, four of the six animes featured heavy doses of Les Yay. Can't speak for Crime Edge or Dog & Scissors in that department as I haven't seen either. And, additionally, this is without bringing Kill la Kill into the Les Yay discussion.

But, now, with the lesbian assassins, we have yet another scissor-user in Takechi. Are scissors considered to be weapons of mass destruction in Japan?

edited 15th Apr '14 10:38:12 AM by HopefullySane

Scissors in Eastern and Greek Mythology symbolize cutting the String of Fate, that is to say ending someone's life. One of the three Fates who represents Death is depicted wielding a set of shears.

So was the Drill Hair Chick saying she's adopted by a gay couple?

I also appreciate that they're not treating the fact that Haru isn't all Sunshine and Lolipops as some huge twist.

edited 15th Apr '14 11:32:21 AM by Scherzo09

These are the words that shall come from my mouth. I shall be known for speaking them.

That works, but after the evidence presented by Hopefully Sane, I think the lesbian symbolism is more likely in most instances.

We haven't even seen Isuke's "papa" at all, so it could be that or they could have been Heterosexual Life-Partners or two men not in a relationship or even particularly close who took her in and sculpted her into an assassin. It is strange that she would call one of them her mama instead of just having two daddies, but I guess one was just more maternal somehow.

Loves feel-good animation a whole lot.

I think there can be Masculine/Feminine Dynamics in Homosexual relationships.

She also essentially said she's adopted, so that's why I'm leaning towards a Gay Couple. And the fact that she refers to them as parents whereas even a family friend that takes the place of relative is usually refereed to as an aunt or uncle makes me believe that as well.

edited 15th Apr '14 2:52:23 PM by Scherzo09

These are the words that shall come from my mouth. I shall be known for speaking them.

My interpretation of what Isuke said is that she's either adopted like you said or a Designer Baby bred to be an assassin. I hope it's the latter, because a child raised by a gay couple becoming a bloodthirsty assassin carries some Unfortunate Implications...

edited 15th Apr '14 3:06:18 PM by KSPAM

I've got new mythological machinery, and very handsome supernatural scenery. Goodfae: a mafia web serial

So does the implication that a child raised by one can't.

about scissors as weapons

there was also Genocider Shou from Danganronpa and she was straight (she was willing to give up killing if she could get in a relationship with Togami)

edited 15th Apr '14 3:31:59 PM by bassgs435

Well, if you read the manga... it seems the guy who became her mama assassinated her family and let Isuke live, training her to become an assassin like him.

Loves feel-good animation a whole lot.

I'm a little disappointed that Haru is aware of this. I was thinking it would be the sort of comedy where one person is protecting an oblivious target from dangers just out of sight. A girl from a moë slice-of-life dropped in a survival game. Now it seems more like Mirai Nikki with some reversal of the two main roles.

My biggest question is how serious this is supposed to be. I suppose it's one of thise things that takes on a poe-faced air while letting viewers laugh at the silliness.

Also, the way in which she talked of her family's death as making her safe makes me think there's a protective charm similar to Harry Potter's.

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