Akuma no Riddle: Riddle Story of Devil Vol. 4

Book excerpt: From the famed creator of Loveless, Yun Kouga, comes her newest work: Akuma no Riddle: Riddle Story of Devil. A completely fresh and edgy take on the yuri genre, Akuma no Riddle: Riddle Story of Devil is a tale of love that blossoms on the battlefield, in the midst of a dangerous cat-and-mouse game between assassins.Akuma no Riddle: Riddle Story of Devil has been adapted into a hit anime series, which was streamed by FUNimation and will be released on home video in 2015.Each volume contains kinetic artwork, brimming with action and drama, and includes color inserts.At Myojo Academy, an elite all-girls boarding school, the Class Black is comprised of thirteen students, twelve of whom are assassins. Their prey is the thirteenth student, Haru Ichinose, an upbeat girl who vows to survive school and graduate unharmed! Enter Tokaku Azuma, a cold-blooded killer who transfers from another school to kill Haru.What should have been a routine hit turns into a far more complicated affair as Tokaku is unable to pull the trigger on Haru. As Tokaku copes with her strange, budding feelings, will she decide to protect Haru's life from the other assassins or to end it?