5.724 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestAlto makes his choice.
Rather than take a more sensible approach to salvaging his grades in time for graduation, Alto summons a bit of otherworldly help. Only after does he learn he’s bound the legendary she-devil Vermeil into service as his familiar!
Acting
Maaya Uchida's dangerously charismatic Vermeil performance
Writing
Genre-aware script that winks at its own absurdity
Yuya Hirose
Alto Goldfield (voice)
Maaya Uchida
Vermeil (voice)
Wakana Kuramochi
Lilia Kudelfeyt (voice)
Yu Okano
Marcus Parston (voice)
Kaori Ishihara
Sharol Iridescence (voice)
Sakura Nakamura
Francois (voice)
Kana Hanazawa
Elena Kimberlight (voice)
Kazuyuki Okitsu
Shinōji Ryūga (voice)
Riho Sugiyama
Jessica Schwarz (voice)
Yurina Amami
Chris Westland (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
Obsidian (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'familiar contract' trope here inverts traditional shounen power fantasies—Alto gains strength through vulnerability and dependence rather than solo grit.
The manga artist Kōta Amana originally pitched this as a darker horror series before editors pushed for more romantic comedy elements.
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