The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil

The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil (愚かな天使は悪魔と踊る, Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sawayoshi Azuma. It has been serialized in ASCII Media Works' seinen manga magazine Dengeki Maoh since June 2016, with its chapters collected into 19 tankōbon volumes as of June 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Children's Playground Entertainment aired from January to March 2024.

The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil
First tankōbon volume cover
愚かな天使は悪魔と踊る (Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru)
Genre	Romantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written by	Sawayoshi Azuma
Published by	ASCII Media Works
Imprint	Dengeki Comics Next
Magazine	Dengeki Maoh
Demographic	Shōnen, seinen[2]
Original run	June 27, 2016 – present
Volumes	19
Manga
Midara na Sotai wa Sei ni Mezameru
Written by	Sawayoshi Azuma
Illustrated by	Suimin
Published by	ASCII Media Works
Imprint	Dengeki Comics Next
Magazine	Dengeki Maoh
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	November 26, 2022 – March 27, 2024
Volumes	2
Anime television series
Directed by	Itsuro Kawasaki
Produced by	List Naoki Yoshioka Yukari Kuwayama Aya Iizuka Taketo Oonagi Hatsuo Nara Chiho Shibayama Akihiro Sotokawa Ken Yagou
Written by	Itsuro Kawasaki
Music by	Takurō Iga [ja]
Studio	Children's Playground Entertainment Gaina (production cooperation)
Licensed by	Crunchyroll SA/SEA: Medialink
Original network	TV Tokyo, TVO, AT-X, BS TV Tokyo, QAB
English network	SEA: Animax Asia[3]
Original run	January 9, 2024 – March 26, 2024
Episodes	12

Plot

Heaven and Hell are at war with Hell at a disadvantage. The demon Masatora Akutsu goes to Earth undercover as a student planning to recruit charismatic humans to bolster the ranks and raise the morale of Hell. There, he immediately falls in love at first sight with the beautiful Lily Amane and attempts to recruit her. However, she reveals herself to be an arrogant, undercover angel who hunts demons. She defeats him and spares his life, then puts a collar on him that forces him to obey her. While he plots to break free, she plots to use him as a tool to reform Heaven, though as the story progresses, they realize their feelings for each other only grow stronger, much to Lily's embarrassment and frustration.

Characters

Masatora Akutsu (阿久津 雅虎, Akutsu Masatora)

Voiced by: Taku Yashiro^[4] (vomic), Yuma Uchida^[5] (anime) (Japanese); Brandon Acosta^[6] (English)

Lily Amane (天音 リリー, Amane Rirī)

Voiced by: Kaede Hondo^[4] (vomic), Ayane Sakura^[5] (anime) (Japanese); Lindsay Sheppard^[6] (English)

Yūya Tanigawa (谷川 裕也, Tanigawa Yūya)

Voiced by: Shūichirō Umeda^[7] (Japanese); Tristan Bonner^[6] (English)

Kensaku Hirota (広田 健作, Hirota Kensaku)

Voiced by: Shun'ichi Toki^[7] (Japanese); Kyle Igneczi^[6] (English)

Yūka Tanahashi (棚橋 夕香, Tanahashi Yūka)

Voiced by: Nao Tōyama^[7]

Liz (リズ, Rizu)

Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya^[8]

Shiromura (城村)

Voiced by: Kazuhiro Yamaji^[9]

Joe (ジョー, Jō)

Voiced by: Masako Nozawa^[10]

Chum (チャム, Chamu)

Voiced by: Mayumi Tanaka^[10]

Lilia (リーリヤ, Rīriya)

Voiced by: Kaori Ishihara^[11]

Zwei (ツヴァイ, Tsuvai)

Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu^[11]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Sawayoshi Azuma, The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil began serialization in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Maoh magazine on June 27, 2016.^[1][12] As of June 2024, 19 tankōbon volumes have been released.^[13]

A spin-off series illustrated by Suimin, titled Midara na Sotai wa Sei ni Mezameru, was serialized in Dengeki Maoh from November 26, 2022,^[14] to March 27, 2024.^[15]

Volumes

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	December 17, 2016[16]	978-4-04-892510-5
2	March 27, 2017[17]	978-4-04-892788-8
3	August 26, 2017[18]	978-4-04-893308-7
4	March 27, 2018[19]	978-4-04-893711-5
5	September 27, 2018[20]	978-4-04-893988-1
6	February 26, 2019[21]	978-4-04-912361-6
7	August 24, 2019[22]	978-4-04-912651-8
8	January 27, 2020[23]	978-4-04-912981-6
9	July 27, 2020[24]	978-4-04-913297-7
10	January 27, 2021[25]	978-4-04-913631-9
11	July 27, 2021[26]	978-4-04-913897-9
12	November 27, 2021[27]	978-4-04-914121-4
13	May 27, 2022[28]	978-4-04-914428-4
14	October 31, 2022[29]	978-4-04-914712-4
15	April 27, 2023[30]	978-4-04-914991-3
16	October 26, 2023[31]	978-4-04-915256-2
17	December 27, 2023[32]	978-4-04-915430-6
18	January 26, 2024[33]	978-4-04-915484-9
19	June 26, 2024[13]	978-4-04-915796-3

Midara na Sotai wa Sei ni Mezameru

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	October 26, 2023[31]	978-4-04-915252-4
2	June 26, 2024[13]	978-4-04-915796-3

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in the June issue of Dengeki Maoh on April 26, 2023.^[34][35] It is produced by Children's Playground Entertainment in cooperation with Gaina, and written and directed by Itsuro Kawasaki, with character designs handled by Yūko Yahiro, and music composed by Takurō Iga [ja].^[5] The series aired from January 9 to March 26, 2024, on TV Tokyo and other networks.^[a] The opening theme song is "Otowa" (オトワ), performed by Taiyō to Odore, Tsukiyo ni Utae, while the ending theme song is "Gift", performed by Kaori Ishihara.^[36] Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of Asia.^[37] Medialink licensed the series in South, Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand) and is streaming it on the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.^[38]

Episodes

No.	Title [39][b]	Directed by [39]	Written by [39]	Storyboarded by [39]	Original release date [41][a]
1	"The Foolish Angel and the Demon"[Alt-Title 1]	Takahiro Tamano	Itsuro Kawasaki	Itsuro Kawasaki	January 9, 2024 (2024-01-09)
2	"The Even More Foolish Angel and Demon"[Alt-Title 2]	Takahiro Tamano	Itsuro Kawasaki	Itsuro Kawasaki	January 16, 2024 (2024-01-16)
3	"The Still Foolish Angel and Demon"[Alt-Title 3]	Tetsuya Watanabe	Itsuro Kawasaki	Hiromitsu Kanazawa	January 23, 2024 (2024-01-23)
4	"The Equally Foolish Angel and Demon"[Alt-Title 4]	Takahiro Tamano	Itsuro Kawasaki	Hiromitsu Kanazawa	January 30, 2024 (2024-01-30)
5	"The Excited Foolish Angel and Demon"[Alt-Title 5]	Nao Miyoshi	Itsuro Kawasaki	Itsuro Kawasaki	February 6, 2024 (2024-02-06)
6	"The Panicked Foolish Angel and Demon"[Alt-Title 6]	JOL	Masaharu Amiya	Itsuro Kawasaki, Hiromitsu Kanazawa	February 13, 2024 (2024-02-13)
7	"The Exposed Foolish Angel and Demon"[Alt-Title 7]	Shigeta Kobayashi, Honoka Uehara	Masaharu Amiya	Hiromitsu Kanazawa	February 20, 2024 (2024-02-20)
8	"The Misunderstanding Foolish Angel and Demon"[Alt-Title 8]	Takahiro Tamano	Itsuro Kawasaki	Itsuro Kawasaki	February 27, 2024 (2024-02-27)
9	"The Happy Foolish Angel and Demon"[Alt-Title 9]	Yū Nobuta	Masaharu Amiya	Itsuro Kawasaki	March 5, 2024 (2024-03-05)
10	"The False Foolish Angel and Demon"[Alt-Title 10]	Dali Chen	Masaharu Amiya	Hiromitsu Kanazawa	March 12, 2024 (2024-03-12)[c]
11	"The Foolish Angel and Demon Spread Their Wings"[Alt-Title 11]	Takahiro Tamano	Itsuro Kawasaki	Itsuro Kawasaki	March 19, 2024 (2024-03-19)[d]
12	"The Foolish Angel and Demon to the End"[Alt-Title 12]	Itsuro Kawasaki	Itsuro Kawasaki	Itsuro Kawasaki	March 26, 2024 (2024-03-26)[c]

Notes

1. TV Tokyo and TV Osaka list the series premiere on January 8, 2024 at 25:30, which is effectively January 9 at 1:30 a.m. JST.^[10]
2. All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.^[40]
3. This episode aired at 1:40 a.m. JST, 10 minutes after the original air time on TV Tokyo.^[42][43]
4. This episode aired at 2:00 a.m. JST, 30 minutes after the original air time on TV Tokyo.^[44]

Alternative titles

The official website of the anime uses different English titles for each episode compared to Crunchyroll, which are indicated here as the "Alternative titles".

1. "Dance with the devil"
2. "Lalapalooza"
3. "Preparation"
4. "Heat Limit"
5. "Turning Point"
6. "Close your eyes"
7. "First aid"
8. "Absolutely not"
9. "No absolutes"
10. "Dignity"
11. "Thanks"
12. "to you."