While Akuma no Riddle premiered earlier this week, Pony Canyon is looking ahead to the home video release in Japan with the details now out alongside the first commercial for it and a look at the ending song CD commercial as well. The series is getting a seven volume release for the thirteen episode run beginning on June 18th, 2014. The DVD releases are priced at 5,600 yen each while the Blu-ray releases will be priced at 6,600 yen each as they come out once every month.
Details for the first volume have surfaced as the first press editions will come with a an illustrated card and a booklet while on disc extras include the clean opening and closing sequences as well as a cast commentary.
The show is based off of the manga by Yun Kouga, who came to fame with Loveless and her character artwork contributions for Gundam 00, which brought in new fans to the franchise that wouldn’t ordinarily go there. Written by Kouga and illustrated by Sunao Minakata, the title has been running in Newtype since 2012 and doesn’t have much out overall just yet, but there’s enough for Diomedea to work with for its anime production.
Plot concept: Tokaku Azuma is a heartless teenage assassin on a mission of death. She’s been sent to a prestigious, all-girls boarding school to compete in an assassination game against eleven other beautiful killers. Their heinous mission: send the innocent and cheerful Haru Ichinose to an early grave. But when Tokaku finds herself strangely drawn to her intended target, she must utilize her lethal skills to keep her new friend alive – and Haru must place her life in the ruthless, cold-blooded hands of the very woman sent to kill her.
[Source: Akuma no Riddle (riddle story of devil)]