A demon grad student has one job: ruin her life. Oops, he caught feelings.
Paris, New Year's 2000. On a Paris street, a strange mood is brought about by the appearance of some young men. They are, in fact, not human. At the turn of every century, the season for graduation at Hell's School of Demons returns. These young men's last task before they may graduate is to go to the human world. Vim is given the task of making the life of Adjani, who happens to be the first person he meets, as utterably miserable as possible. This is troublesome to Vim, for Adjani is a woman who already draws unhappiness to her. Vim becomes very anxious... A little black spice for the New Year, in this fantastic love comedy for adults.
Production
All-female Takarazuka troupe playing every role including the demons.
Costume
Suits so sharp they'll cut you. New Year's 2000 aesthetic is everything.
Director
Masatsuka Haruhiko
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Takarazuka Revue's otokoyaku (male-role actresses) tradition means every romantic lead here is performed by a woman, queering the demon-human romance through layered theatrical gender.
The 2000 New Year's setting isn't just aesthetic — it mirrors Y2K anxieties about apocalypse and renewal, with demons literally emerging at the millennium turn.
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