Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru (2025)

Subarctic-Forest

Recommended

Kanaten on the surface seems like it might be just another generic romcom. After all, it is obviously based on the centuries old template of Romeo and Juliet, with the forbidden love of enemies, an Angel and Demon, falling for one another, and with the initial reaction to this anime I was concerned the adaptation had been massively screwed up. Having been following the manga this is based on for nearly five years, I can safely say that isn't the case. This adaptation kicks ass and greatly exceeds my expectations.

The most simple description of Kanaten would be a romantic comedy with action elements. The romance ...

bubbaishungree

Not Recommended

Preliminary (3/12 eps)

Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru is, at its heart, a manga that is tied to its mangaka. Azuma Sawayoshi got his start as a doujinshi author. With that foundation, Sawayoshi utilized his experience in drawing Oroka with extremely suggestive tones--ahegao, sex jokes, and (oftentimes outdated) memes being peppered throughout. This created an extremely funny and unique manga that managed to capture not just fun character interactions, but well-drawn panels.

With that preface, one would hope that whatever studio sought to adapt Sawayoshi's work would take as much time and care into capturing the spirit of the original work. Those hopes were crushed when Children's ...

Balintikon

Recommended

Preliminary (3/12 eps)

PeeManExclusive

Not Recommended

Funny

Preliminary (3/12 eps)

Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru is a great example of an excellent manga with a bullshit adaptation.

As a manga reader, I find this adaptation rather disappointing. It failed to make the first impression for non-manga readers on the first-ever episode and did not improve that reputation throughout the next two episodes. You could call this the knockoff version of Kaguya-sama with all the comedy (?) that was poorly "translated" from the manga to the anime. I might have let my expectations go too high for an unpopular manga drawn and written by an ex-hentai artist. So, for those with ...

AngelTomori

Recommended

Sometimes, the score rated on MAL is right since it reflects the true content of the anime series can provide to audience, which I barely have anything to oppose. However, if you do it as something default to watch or skip by the point rated on MAL, you will miss the gold! Like this anime.

Honestly, I still don't get and understand how this anime gets 6.92 out of 10.

Summary real quick:
1. If you like 86 - Eighty six -> go watch this
2. If you think Horiyama story is well constructed -> Go watch this
3. if you like the animation figthting scence from unlimited budget from ...

julranma

Recommended

Sometimes you need a change of scenery. After years of exclusively working on hentai titles, Sawayoshi Azuma presents his first "regular" story here - and one has to say: the "career change" was worth it.

The story revolves around the young demon Masatora Akutsu, who is sent from hell to earth to find a new leader (a so-called "idol") who will motivate the demons to confront the angels from heaven, because although while the angels seem to be exorcising demon creatures every day, no one there really seems to be getting their asses up.

He disguises himself as a typical high school student and meets the young ...

Kagayaki_Ryu

Recommended

Preliminary (8/12 eps)

I feel like I need to represent the people who gave it a shot and enjoy this show. Sure, this series starts off with typical cheap rom-com vibes, but over the next episodes it begins to stand out from other ones in a good way. It keeps surprising me and making me interested.
Not to say that the plot is unpredictable, but the way it is delivered is WAY better than most romance anime, and can even rival Love is War at some moments (cuz i see a lot of comparisons to that anime).

So my take on this series: plot and characters are basic and predictable, ...

BestGeorgeForman

Mixed Feelings

I think the majority of users who’ve left a rating for this show didn’t make it past episode 3. I’ll be straight: the first two episodes are BAD, and the third is very mid. I nearly dropped the show myself, but I have a goal this year to finish even the trash shows I start in 2024.

I’m glad I didn’t drop it, because things get really good in episode 4. I’m not sure if the author needed time to get his comedy down, but every joke in the first three episodes landed completely flat for me. However, the first few minutes in episode 4 ...

kebb0

Recommended

Preliminary (5/12 eps)

AnimeExplorer21

Recommended

I swear, the first few episodes were like trying to get a cat to take a bath - it was a struggle, and I was this close to giving up. But, I'd heard great things about it, so I persisted. And boy, am I glad I did.

Around the midpoint, things started to pick up, and I mean, really pick up. The plot got twisty, the characters got more complex, and I found myself actually caring about what happened next. And then, the final fight scene happened... Akatsu and Zwei going head-to-head? Mind. Blown. I was screaming at my screen like a lunatic, and my roommate ...

kamelhamel24

Recommended

Preliminary (10/12 eps)

BertBert

Recommended

Rian_Rahmat

Not Recommended

Preliminary (5/12 eps)

The beginning of this anime story is quite promising with enough comedy to make me laugh.
Here I thought why a cute anime like this has a small score?
And that was answered when I watched the second episode and so on.

This anime has beautiful characters and is enough to interest me, for comedy it is also quite funny and can make you laugh.
But unfortunately this anime doesn't know how to put the brakes on, there's too much comedy and it's constantly in situations where it shouldn't be.
And this is the main weakness, when someone continues to be given comedy but the comedy is not funny then ...

XanWasting

Not Recommended

Marco16831

Recommended

Entertainment: 7/10

Only the entertainment criteria is used for scoring since that's the most important aspect for me

Art style: Good design, fight scenes were better than expected for a comedy anime

Characters: mid since theres not a lot of screen time outside the 2 mc

Plot: very mid for a comedy anime, nothing out of the ordinary happens, quite a lot of cliche moments to fill screen time

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Azakami

Recommended

Preliminary (7/12 eps)

morgue-oni

Recommended

Preliminary (9/12 eps)

The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil
Overall Score: 7/10

If you like Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Ijiranaide: Nagatoro-san, or even Toradora! then you’ll probably enjoy this anime.

Plot: 7/10

Two main character’s that share two important, yet opposing, missions and end up in a cat-and-mouse game to one up the other and complete their own goals. They’re opposites who stray so far from one another they end up meeting at the other side, with extremely similar and light-hearted similarities. The plot takes us through the goals of each in a light-hearted and flirty way, enjoyers of other shows such as Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Ijiranaide, ...

GyatChatillon

Recommended

I don't want to leave a long review, TLDR: Absolutely unexpected banger. Great characters, great romance, nice fight scenes.

The first impression I got was tht this was going to be another one of those shitty, episodic, painful to watch so called 'romcoms' where characters factory reset every few eps without any development, where they repeat the same gags over and over for 12 eps. Ngl, the first few eps are garbage. It just felt like a shitty Love is War ripoff, with RandomXD Please Laugh humor. I wasn't really surprised, I had 0 expectations on this one, I'd never even heard of it.

NOPE. Shit pops ...

SacredArrow2000

Mixed Feelings

This anime was hysterically cringe-worthy.

On one hand, the animation and character designs were appealing (though definitely low-budget), the dialogue was cheesy and basic, but watching Lily and Akutsu desperately try to one up each other was very entertaining. The 'sweet' moments between the main couple were cute (though highly overdramatized).

On the other hand, the story was a complete disaster. Character motivations wavered constantly, the soundtrack and opening theme lacked originality, there wasn't a single likeable side character, and the Demon's underworld was explored more then 'Heaven' where the Angles resided (many unanswered questions in regard to the female leads circumstances and upbringing), but the overall ...

Yukine_Yagami

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