Sakura Kyoko

Sakura Kyoko

Kyouko Sakura (佐倉 杏子) Kyouko is a veteran magical girl who comes to the city later in the story. A girl with red-colored long hair and an equally fiery personality to match. Amusingly, she is always seen eating something, even while she is battling. She came from a poor church family and used her wish so that people would listen to her father's preaching; when her father learned of this, however, he went mad and killed everyone in his family aside from Kyouko. As such, Kyouko decided only to use her magic for herself from this point on, since using it for others will only cause despair. Having grown up in a poor family, she often has to steal food and hates people who waste it, a logic she also applies to Grief Seeds, as she only goes after fully grown witches. Kyouko has been a Puella Magi much longer than the others, and thus is more skillful; she wields a spear which can extend itself, split into multiple sections, and produce a ball at the end of a chain, which can constrict and hit others at the same time. She also has the ability to put up barriers to protect others or keep them from interfering. She initially clashes with Sayaka, but after learning the truth about Soul Gems, she sympathizes with her and tries to help her. After Sayaka becomes a witch, she becomes determined to save her and restore her to normal, but ultimately sacrifices herself in the fight so that Sayaka would not die alone. She overloads her soul gem to create a massive explosion that kills them both. In a previous timeline, she was killed by Mami, who was driven insane after learning that they would all eventually become witches. In the final timeline, Kyouko survives, and grieves over Sayaka's death in battle. In the third drama CD, it is explained that, prior to the main storyline, Kyouko once had the power to utilize illusion magic, but after her family's death she subconsciously lost that ability. She also had a friendship with Mami prior to her family's death, which was severed when Kyouko decided to be more selfish with her magic. This friendship was also explored in Oriko Magica, though not in-depth. Her relationship with Mami is thoroughly explained in The Different Story, showing in depth the events mentioned in the drama CD and it is also shown that her previous mentor-apprentice relationship with Mami is the reason of her coming to Mitagawa City. This occurs before Homura's checkpoint, so it's supposedly a constant and remains true as her motives for retuning to the city in the anime as well. At some point in The Different Story manga Kyouko also comes in terms with her past and regains a fraction of her illusion magic, which she uses to fool Mami into believing she had cleansed her Soul Gem and allows her to live. After defeating Oktavia and truly cleansing Mami's Soul Gem, Kyouko dies in her fight with another witch while trying to get a Grief Seed for herself. Read more at http://myanimelist.net/character/40006/Sakura_Kyouko#9kG2zXdWGobuGlir.99

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Akuma no Riddle

Riddle Story of Devil

Riddle Story of Devil (悪魔のリドル Akuma no Ridoru?, lit. Devil's Riddle) is a Japanese manga series written by Yun Kōga and illustrated by Sunao Minakata. It started serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype magazine with the September 2012 issue. An anime adaptation directed by Keizō Kusakawa and animated by Diomedéa premiered on April 3, 2014. The series is licensed for streaming by Funimation in North America and Madman Entertainment in Australia.

Plot 

At the private girls' boarding school, Myōjō Academy, thirteen girls are transferred into the academy's "10th Year Black Class" (10年黒組 Jū-nen Kuro-gumi?). Of these thirteen students, twelve are assassins from various backgrounds who are all tasked with assassinating the remaining student, a girl named Haru Ichinose. If they succeed, they will be granted any wish they desire, but if they fail, they are expelled from the class. One of the assassins, Tokaku Azuma, develops feelings for Haru and defects to her side, resolving to protect her from the other assassins.

Characters

Tokaku Azuma (東 兎角 Azuma Tokaku?) Voiced by: Ayaka Suwa The main character. Tokaku is a distant and cold girl. Even at first glance, she has the appearance of an assassin. She eventually grows to care for Haru in time, even coming to the point of calling herself Haru's protector. Azuma dislikes it when other people try to get close to her, and she especially hates being called by her first name, but Haru compromises and calls her "Tokaku-san". She is skilled with using knives, and has exceptionally quick reflexes. It is soon revealed that Azuma has never killed anyone before, despite possessing very useful skills as an assassin. Haru Ichinose (一ノ瀬 晴 Ichinose Haru?) Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto The second main character. Haru is shown to be a bright and cheerful girl of the Black Class. She aims to become friends with everyone, and is essentially the class's moodmaker. She is kind and naive to everyone without fail until they become hostile with her. Haru is the target that everyone in the class is after. She has knife wounds on her thighs, which were discovered by Tokaku by blowing her skirt open. She is later shown to not only have scars on her thighs, but all over her body as well. She is uncomfortable with people looking at them. Nio Hashiri (走り 鳰 Hashiri Nio?) Voiced by: Yoshino Nanjō Nio is an energetic and upbeat girl with a knack for peeping into other people's businesses. Despite being a part of the Black Class group, she is also affiliated with the academy in some way. Isuke Inukai (犬飼 伊介 Inukai Isuke?) Voiced by: Azumi Asakura Isuke is a truly sadistic girl who is always shown to be with clothing that show her stomach. She is also very blunt and quick to express her opinion, and likes to command other people, such as making Haruki call her "Isuke-sama". Isuke's family includes her gay parents, who aren't related to her by blood at all. Hitsugi Kirigaya (桐ヶ谷 柩 Kirigaya Hitsugi?) Voiced by: Mami Uchida Hitsugi is a girl with a look that can pass for an elementary school student. She has a bad sense of direction, as demonstrated when she gets lost on her way to Myōjō Academy. Although Hitsugi looks like the horribly unreliable type, she is in reality an assassin known as Angel's Trumpet, who is responsible for the death of daughter of Chitaru Namatame's mentor. She poisons Shiena Kenmochi leading to her removal from the class. After learning Chitaru's true purpose behind coming to Myōjō and actually promising to help, she discloses her identity to Chitaru and subsequently allows Chitaru to kill her with a real dagger during a theatrical play of Romeo and Juliet, where they play the leading roles and the titular characters' mutual suicide at the end. It is then revealed that her wish is to remain together with Chitaru beyond the end of current Black Class (although her initial goal, one prior to meeting Chitaru, was never made clear), leading to Chitaru's suicide. She and Chitaru Namatame are the 5th and 6th students to be removed from Black Class. Chitaru Namatame (生田目 千足 Namatame Chitaru?) Voiced by: Sachika Misawa Chitaru is a girl with a demeanor that's both princely and mature. She was the one who showed Hitsugi Kirigaya the way when the latter got lost on her way to Myōjō Academy and has since almost never been seen without Hitsugi. Though part of Haru's class, she has no real interest in the objective of the class; her real goal is to avenge her mentor's daughter after learning that Angel's Trumpet, the assassin responsible, will join the class as well. She aims to kill Angel's Trumpet so that her mentor could find closure and be happy again. After disclosing her true identity as Angel's Trumpet, Hitsugi allows Chitaru to kill her during a theatrical play of Romeo and Juliet using a real dagger, but immediately afterward Chitaru learns Hitsugi's wish to remain together with her beyond the end of Black Class. Having resolved to grant Hitsugi this wish, Chitaru commits suicide using poison removed from Hitsugi's stash earlier. She and Hitsugi Kirigaya are the 5th and 6th students to be removed from Black Class. Mahiru/Shin'ya Banba (番場 真昼・真夜 Banba Mahiru/Shin'ya?) Voiced by: Yuka Ōtsubo Mahiru is a shy and timid girl who often has troubles speaking for herself. She is easily subject to bullying, and is often defenseless. However, when the sun sets, Mahiru's alternate personality, Banba Shinya, appears. Shinya is the complete opposite of Mahiru, and refers to herself (or even himself) as ore (俺?), which is a rather rough masculine way when referring to oneself. Shinya has an aggressive and borderline insane appearance. Mahiru and Shinya's names also have polar opposite meanings, with Mahiru (真昼?) meaning being "midday" and Shinya (真夜?) meaning being "full night". Kōko Kaminaga (神長 香子 Kaminaga Kōko?) Voiced by: Haruka Yoshimura A girl with glasses who insists of being the 'rep' of everything, such as Black Class' class representative. She is shown to use both improvised and purposed-made explosives as a weapon. Kaminaga is an orphan raised by a church to be an assassin. However despite training, she isn't cut out for the life of an assassin, which she realizes after accidentally blowing up her mentor. Her wish in exchange for killing Haru is to be able to leave the life of being an assassin altogether. She is the second student of Black Class to be expelled. Sumireko Hanabusa (英 純恋子 Hanabusa Sumireko?) Voiced by: Miho Arakawa A girl with a frail body who is the daughter of a company CEO. Shiena Kenmochi (剣持 しえな Kenmochi Shiena?) Voiced by: Yūki Yamada A girl who wears glasses, and can't see anything without them. Shiena is planning to kill Haru on the day of their stage play but she got caught in the act by Hitsugi while she's about to put her notice in Haru's script. On the night of her planned declaration, however, she is caught and then knocked out with poison by Hitsugi in Episode 6. She becomes the fourth student of Black Class to be expelled while remaining hospitalized, as she is judged incapable of resuming the hit before her declaration expires. Suzu Shutō (首藤 涼 Shutō Suzu?) Voiced by: Chika Anzai Likes being "physically active". Her expression matches that to a sly fox. Her wish was to find a cure to the Highlander Syndrome, which caused her to not be able to age normally. When the Black class was in a pool, she installed a bomb with timer in Haru's breather, which can only be opened with a 4-digit password. Tokaku find the password, whereupon Suzu surrenders, becoming the seventh student of Black Class to be expelled. Otoya Takechi (武智 乙哉 Takechi Otoya?) Voiced by: Manami Numakura Dubbed the "Jack the Ripper of the 21st Century" outside of Myōjō Academy for her serial killer antics, Otoya is a sadist who hides her true nature under the guise of an extremely playful girl. Her main obsession is with scissors, which she carries a whole bag of them around her waist. Her reason for wanting to kill Haru Ichinose is so that she can get serial killer insurance, so she can continue her murder spree without any fear of being captured. She is the first student of Black Class to be expelled. Haruki Sagae (寒河江 春樹 Sagae Haruki?) Voiced by: Fumiko Uchimura Tomboyish yet fashionable girl who is always shown eating snacks. Haruki is the typical lazy student who sleeps at class and is always looking for thrills, but is very sensitive about her family, which is full of siblings, and wishes to have them provided for. She is the third student of Black Class to be expelled. Kaiba (カイバ?) Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita A mysterious man who has ties with Tokaku. He periodically sends her riddles via text messages. Ataru Mizorogi (溝呂木 辺 Mizorogi Ataru?) Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai The Black Class' homeroom teacher. He is unaware that the girls in the class are assassins. Whenever a student is expelled after failing to kill Haru, he is told that the student has transferred out due to unknown circumstances.

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Watch Dogs

Watch Dogs (stylised as WATCH_DOGS) is an upcoming open world action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The game is set for release on 27 May 2014 for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows, with a Wii U version planned for release in the fourth quarter of 2014. Watch Dogs is a third-person shooter set in an open world recreation of Chicago, Illinois. The fictionalised, hyper-connected version of the city is managed through a centralised system called CtOS. The single-player story is told through Aiden Pearce, a highly skilled grey hat hacker who can hack into the CtOS, granting him access to various electronic systems, either to obtain and control information or to interact with these systems to his advantage. An online multiplayer mode is also provided in the game, allowing up to eight players to engage in both co-operative and competitive gameplay in a recreation of the single-player setting.


Watch Dogs is an action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective. Players complete missions—linear scenarios with set objectives—to progress through the story. Outside of missions, players can freely roam the open world of Chicago. In the game, players take control of a vigilante named Aiden Pearce, who can hack into various electronic devices tied to the city's central operating system (CtOS), allowing various methods for the player to solve numerous objectives. The hacking mechanic in the game is performed directly from Aiden's in-game smartphone, which is equipped with multiple applications, namely the "profiler" and the "crime prevention system"; the former allows the player to access information on any citizen in the city, while the latter notifies the player when a crime is likely to occur in the vicinity. The phone is also equipped with applications that interact directly with the environment around the player; for example, players can hack into NPC's phones to retrieve bank data and steal funds, or they can hack into traffic lights to cause collisions.Players can also receive information on civilians via augmented reality feeds, providing them with information on demographics, health and potential behaviour. The player character walking through an urban environment, using his smartphone to scan the area for crime. The heads-up display elements are visible on-screen. Using the in-game smartphone, players have the ability to view if a civilian is about to be involved in a crime. The game's combat utilises a combination of stealth components and parkour, along with the mechanics of a cover-based third-person shooter. The hacking element of the game can also be used in combat situations to eliminate opponents, create diversions, or create cover. It can also be used as a stealth tool to sneak past guards. Alongside the single-player mode, Watch Dogs features an asynchronous online multiplayer mode. One element to the multiplayer mode is a one-on-one interaction, in which one player secretly joins the single-player experience of another player and attempts to install a "back-door virus" onto their smartphone.In addition, the game will also feature an eight-player free roam mod. Other multiplayer modes include car races, competitive decryption combat, and a CtOS mobile challenge. In addition, a mobile application will be available for smartphones and tablets that allows players to challenge another player in-game and use hacks that set off traps, in an attempt to stop them from succeeding. However, it was confirmed that the decryption and free-roam modes will not be available on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions due to hardware limitations.

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