Akuma to Love Song

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Maria Kawai transfers from St. Katria Girls' School to Touzuka Public High School, and her arrival sparks interest for two reasons: St. Katria has an excellent academic reputation compared to Touzuka, and Maria is incredibly cute! When her classmates speculate upon her transfer to their less-than-impressive school, she flatly informs them that she was expelled for violence against her former teacher. This is characteristic of Maria—despite her angelic appearance, she will tell the unadorned truth regardless of social niceties, and as such, people often compare her to a devil.

On her first day, Maria is introduced to Yuusuke Kanda and Shin Meguro, two unlikely friends. Yuusuke pretends to be cheerful and fun-loving, but in reality, he is uninterested in many things and people. In contrast, Shin acts cold and distant, but can secretly be quite caring.

Yuusuke proposes to Maria that she should put a "lovely spin" on the things she says to make her words sound less harsh, even if her message remains the same. Unfortunately, Maria cannot master this "lovely spin" when speaking, but people seem to be touched by her voice when she sings. Can singing help Maria convey that she is lonely, that she wants to be liked by others—and most of all—that she wants to be able to like herself?

Akuma to Love Song was published in English as A Devil and Her Love Song by VIZ Media under the Shojo Beat imprint from February 7, 2012 to February 4, 2014. The series has also been published in Spanish by Editorial Ivrea from April 2012 to January 2015.

Associated Names

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Synonyms: The Devil and Lovesongs
Japanese: 悪魔とラブソング
English: A Devil and Her Love Song

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  • Yuusuke Kanda

    Kanda Yuusuke

    Main

    Yuusuke is a bubbly and cheerful person, who is popular with the girls and generally well-liked. Much to Shins chagrin, Yuusuke always has an idiotic grin pasted on his face. Initially, he develops a liking for Maria as she is beautiful and has an intrigu...

  • Maria Kawai (可愛マリア)

    Kawai Maria

    Main

    The protagonist of the story, Maria has a cold personality which estranges herself from her classmates. She says what she wants, albeit too bluntly and harsh, even when she intends to help others. Her arrogant facade and point blank statements are the rea...

  • Shin Meguro (目黒伸)

    Meguro Shin

    Main

    Shin dislikes drawing attention to himself and prefers to observe situations. He is often cold and aloof towards his classmates, and Yuusuke's constant pestering irritates him. At first, he treated Maria with disdain, appearing to want nothing to do with ...

  • Hana Ibuki

    Ibuki Hana

    Supporting

    A sickly girl who arrives later in the manga because she has been hospitalized since before the start. She appears to be Kawais opposite in every way as she is cheerful and popular. When she first returned to school, she noticed the necklace the teacher t...

  • Tomoyo Kousaka

    Kousaka Tomoyo

    Supporting

    She is first introduced to us as Nippachi (apparently because she always gets a 28/100 in tests and is always grinning). Upon hearing this Maria stated that Tomoyo was looking down on the very girls that called her Nippachi. This aggravated those girls a ...

  • Shintaro Kurosu (黒須 申太郎)

    Kurosu Shintaro

    Supporting

    He's a first-year who later fall in love with Maria....