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) 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 eighteen tankōbon volumes as of January 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Children's Playground Entertainment aired from January to March 2024.

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 a sadistic, 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)


 * Lily Amane (天音 リリー)


 * Yūya Tanigawa (谷川 裕也)


 * Kensaku Hirota (広田 健作)


 * Yūka Tanahashi (棚橋 夕香)


 * Liz (リズ)


 * Shiromura (城村)


 * Joe (ジョー)


 * Chum (チャム)


 * Lilia (リーリヤ)


 * Zwei (ツヴァイ)

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. As of January 2024, eighteen tankōbon volumes have been released.

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

Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced in the June issue of Dengeki Maoh on April 26, 2023. 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. The series aired from January 9 to March 26, 2024, on TV Tokyo and other networks. 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. Crunchyroll has licensed the series outside of Asia. 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.

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".