TV series
The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil
Overview
Determined to protect his demon world from heavenly angels, demon Masatora Akutsu heads to earth in search of a charismatic human to rally his kin. Masquerading as a high schooler for his recruitment mission, he's captivated by the lovely Lily Amane. But he's in for a wild celestial surprise, because she's his archnemesis—an angel—and she's set on reforming his demonic ways!
Details
- First air date
- 2024-01-09
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 12 episodes
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Network
- TV Tokyo, TV Osaka
- Production
- Children's Playground Entertainment, KADOKAWA, Crunchyroll, AT-X, ADEX, TV Tokyo, Docomo Anime Store, movic, Pony Canyon
- Country
- JP
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Kazuhiro Yamaji as Mr. Shiromura (voice)
- Yuma Uchida as Masatora Akutsu (voice)
- Ayane Sakura as Lily Amane (voice)
- Shuichiro Umeda as Yuya Tanigawa (voice)
- Shunichi Toki as Kensaku Hirota (voice)
- Nao Toyama as Yuka Tanahashi (voice)
- Rie Kugimiya as Liz (voice)
- Masako Nozawa as Joe (voice)
- Ryotaro Okiayu as Zwei (voice)
- Mayumi Tanaka as Chum (voice)
- Kaori Ishihara as Lilia (voice)
- Yuuki Yamamoto as Female Student 1 (voice)
Creators and crew
- Takeru Yago - Producer
- Chiho Shibayama - Producer
- Aya Iizuka - Producer
- Yukari Kuwayama - Producer
- Hatsuo Nara - Producer
- Akihiro Sotokawa - Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: The Foolish Angel and the Demon
Akutsu Masatora transfers to a new school, where he falls for the beautiful and kind Amane Lily on sight. But Akutsu has a dark secret, and a mission... and Lily might be more than meets the eye, as well!
Episode 2: The Even More Foolish Angel and Demon
Lily and Akutsu both have everything to prove as they embark upon their new, fraught relationship dynamic. Who will come out on top in the battle for dominance?!
Episode 3: The Still Foolish Angel and Demon
The first demon-hunting expedition by Lily and Akutsu turns up nothing... except for Yuka, a childhood friend of Hirota's who sees Lily as a rival for his affections!
Episode 4: The Equally Foolish Angel and Demon
When Lily tracks down a spats-obsessed demon, Akutsu does everything within his power to distract her from the battle. Later, Akutsu's boss visits and demands he work on his game to better recruit a new leader for Hell.
Episode 5: The Excited Foolish Angel and Demon
Lily uses her adorableness to the fullest as she tries to manipulate Akutsu into falling for her. She finds her efforts matched by Akutsu, and it quickly turns into a flirtatious battle for the ages.
Episode 6: The Panicked Foolish Angel and Demon
Lily must navigate a terrifying nightmare to wake up and return to class. When Akutsu requests to have the collar removed to more easily enjoy simple pleasures, unexpected consequences throw both him and Lily into combat.
Episode 7: The Exposed Foolish Angel and Demon
Akutsu stands by Lily and spends the night at her place. Lily gets incredibly flustered at the idea of rewarding Akutsu for his efforts but refuses to go back on a promise she made in the past.
Episode 8: The Misunderstanding Foolish Angel and Demon
Lily and Akutsu must deal with the social fallout surrounding Akutsu being spotted leaving Lily's apartment. They execute intricate plans to convince everyone that they don't have feelings for each other.
Episode 9: The Happy Foolish Angel and Demon
With Lily sick and bedridden, her avatar comes to school claiming to be her older sister "Lilia." She quickly convinces faculty to let her stay for the day and is a hit among the students.
Episode 10: The False Foolish Angel and Demon
Lily's brother, Zwei, comes to visit. When he first runs into Lily and Akutsu, he's pleasant and cordial. However, his tone quickly shifts when he thinks he's alone with Lily.
Episode 11: The Foolish Angel and Demon Spread Their Wings
Overwhelmed with rage and disgust at the mistreatment of Lily, Akutsu manifests black wings and attacks Zwei. However, it quickly becomes apparent that even Lily isn't safe from Akutsu in his blind rage.
Episode 12: The Foolish Angel and Demon to the End
Akutsu talks with Lilya in his apartment. Lilya talks about Lily's upbringing and the position she has worked so hard to build, and confronts Akutsu for destroying it... Meanwhile, Lily wakes up in Akutsu's bed, mistakenly thinking that someone has assaulted her in her sleep, and attacks Akutsu.
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