A review by rikakohlrabi
Akuma no Riddle: Riddle Story of Devil Vol. 1 by Yun Kouga

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

 This is a difficult one to figure out. It's mostly confusing exposition. It needed more effort put into either explaining what was going on or just fleshing out the characters and leaving alone the things that should be left a mystery at the beginning. A couple of characters were pretty easy to figure out, and the mangaka does well introducing Haru but Azuma... not so much. Still, there's enough plot to make me want to continue through the series.

It's a yuri series that isn't about being cute and it's a nice break from the cuteness-overload (not that I mind, but a change of pace is nice).

I like the art but it can be a little difficult to follow at times. Differentiating some of the girls can be tough as their designs are just a touch too similar which is compounded by a lot of close-up frames.

There's only 4 volumes so I'm definitely along for the ride.