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Riddle Story of Devil

Akuma no Riddle

2014, TV, 12 eps, 64%, diomedéa

Both have Death Game, Survival.

The story is set at Myoujou Academy, a private girls' boarding school. The 10th year's Kurogumi class has 12 assassins with their sights on one target, Haru Ichinose. Tokaku Azuma is a recent transfer student who is also targeting Ichinose, but she gradually develops feelings…

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About SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table

2026, TV, 11 eps, 71%, Studio DEEN

At just seventeen, Yuki is a professional death game player. She’s survived enough rounds to know that survival is calculation, not luck—and that failure is final. For most players, the games are a nightmare with no escape. For Yuki, they’re simply business. Yet in a world where rooms turn into graves and every choice could be her last, even experience offers no protection.

(Source: Crunchyroll)

Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~47 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

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