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* [[Beach Episode]]: The [[OVA]] [[Baker's Dozen|Episode 13]] "Who's the Winner? (Surprise Test)", which stars the whole cast.

* [[Psychological Thriller]]: '''''Akuma no Riddle''''' [[Deconstructed|deconstructs]] what sort of personalities and circumstances would be necessary for tropes like [[In Love with the Mark]] to function and explores the psychological implications of being a [[Hitman with a Heart]] and how a teenage girl becomes a [[Professional Killer]] in the first place.

* [[Pun-Based Title]]: The Japanese title is a pun on the ''[[w:Violin Sonata in G minor (Tartini)|Devil's Trill Sonata]]'' by [[w:Giuseppe Tartini|Giuseppe Tartini]].

* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]]: [[YMMV]] on whether '''''Akuma no Riddle''''' was [[Ruined FOREVER|Ruined]] [[Sarcasm Mode|FOREVER]], but as a psychological thriller (which it ''was'' marketed as!), the anime adaption took a clear downward turn in quality, if only because of Haru's [[Character Derailment]]. In the original source material, Haru was a [[Badass Damsel]], and as one of the two main characters, her characterization has a ''huge'' impact on the plot. In the anime, her character was taken in a distinctly more [[Damsel in Distress]] direction, which required serious application of the [[Idiot Ball]] to justify without the story coming apart.

* [[Twelve-Episode Anime]]: Plus one [[Beach Episode]] [[OVA]] starring the complete cast, bringing the total to [[Baker's Dozen|thirteen]].

* [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]]: There are touchscreens ''everywhere''. Even in the shower! However, the same cannot be said of the setting from the source material, whose level of technology is only as advanced as "contemporary". And aside from Kaiba's riddle texts necessitating some form of IM technology, it has no real impact on the story. {{spoiler|If you don't count the fact that Sumireko is a [[Cyborg]], anyway.}}

 

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