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I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History: It Seems Turning into a High-Born Baddie Makes the Prince All the More Lovestruck
First light novel volume cover
歴史に残る悪女になるぞ 悪役令嬢になるほど王子の溺愛は加速するようです！
(Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo: Akuyaku Reijō ni Naru hodo Ōji no Dekiai wa Kasoku suru yō desu!)
GenreIsekai[1]
Novel series
Written byIzumi Okido
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runDecember 11, 2018 – present
Light novel
Written byIzumi Okido
Illustrated byJyun Hayase
Published byEnterbrain
English publisher
ImprintB's Log Bunko
DemographicFemale
Original runAugust 15, 2019 – present
Volumes6 (List of volumes)
Manga
Written byIzumi Okido
Illustrated byAkari Hoshi
Published byEnterbrain
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
MagazineB's Log Comic
DemographicJosei
Original runMay 5, 2020 – present
Volumes4 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byYūji Yanase
Written bySawako Hirabayashi
Music byMoe Hyūga
StudioMaho Film
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, AAB, HTB, Miyatere, RNC, TeNY, TYS, MBS, AT-X
Original run October 2, 2024 – present
Episodes13
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I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History: It Seems Turning into a High-Born Baddie Makes the Prince All the More Lovestruck[a] is a Japanese light novel series written by Izumi Okido and illustrated by Jyun Hayase. It began as a web novel published on the user-generated web novel publishing site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in December 2018. It was later acquired by Enterbrain who began publishing it as a light novel under its B's Log Bunko light novel imprint in August 2019. A manga adaptation illustrated by Akari Hoshi began serialization in Enterbrain's B's Log Comic manga website in May 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by Maho Film premiered in October 2024.

Characters

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Alicia Williams (ウィリアムズ・アリシア, Wiriamuzu Arishia)
Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki[1] (drama CD), Kanna Nakamura[2] (anime) (Japanese); Celeste Perez[3] (English)
The protagonist. Having been reborn as the villainess, she strives to be the best she can be at it; especially as the king has hired her to bully Liz in order to push her out of her comfort zone. She gets more invested in the job as Liz has fans who pick fights and bully anyone who isn't following blindly.
Alicia is very compassionate to the less fortunate, having taken in a child from a village people are banished to as her retainer; even giving her eye to an elder who was kind to her.
Duke Seeker (シーカー・デューク, Shīkā Deyūku)
Voiced by: Yuma Uchida[1] (drama CD), Kaito Ishikawa[2] (anime) (Japanese); Kamen Casey[3] (English)
Prince of the Kingdom. He is in love with Alicia, but cannot get his intent across. Unlike the other men who were capture targets for Liz in the game, he is annoyed by her and tries to avoid her.
Jill (ジル, Jiru)
Voiced by: Mariya Ise[1] (drama CD), Rie Takahashi[4] (anime)
Will (ウィル, Wiru)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Yanaka[4]
Liz Cather (キャザー・リズ, Kyazā Rizu)
Voiced by: Manaka Iwami[4]
The heroine of the game. Bluntly put, Liz is a moron who thinks like a child; believing "killing is bad". Alicia has magic, but doesn't know; resulting in her unintentionally brainwashing others into agreeing with her views. Alicia tries numerous times to help her grow up mentally, but everyone who got charmed constantly butts in. Worse, Liz almost got Alicia killed; having frozen her while attempting to kill her kidnapper with an axe. The kidnapper almost killed Alicia, but Liz couldn't comprehend her fault.
Albert Williams (ウィリアムズ・アルバート, Wiriamuzu Arubāto)
Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka[4] (Japanese); Eduardo Vildasol[3] (English)
Alan Williams (ウィリアムズ・アラン, Wiriamuzu Aran)
Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki[4] (Japanese); Landon McDonald[3] (English)
Henry Williams (ウィリアムズ・ヘンリ, Wiriamuzu Henri)
Voiced by: Haruki Ishiya[4] (Japanese); Ryan Negron[3] (English)
Eric Hudson (ハドソン・エリック, Hadoson Erikku)
Voiced by: Kent Itō[4] (Japanese); Chase Kloza[3] (English)
Finn Smith (スミス・フィン, Sumisu Fin)
Voiced by: Ayumu Murase[4] (Japanese); Adam Serratos[3] (English)
Gale Evans (エバンズ・ゲイル, Ebanzu Geiru)
Voiced by: Shōya Chiba[4] (Japanese); Brandon Acosta[3] (English)
Curtis Kenwood (ケンウッド・カーティス, Kenuddo Kātis)
Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto[4] (Japanese); Van Barr Jr.[3] (English)
Arnold Williams (ウィリアムズ・アーノルド, Wiriamuzu Ānorudo)
Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu[4] (Japanese); Anthony Bowling[3] (English)
Luke Seeker (シーカー・ルーク, Shīkā Rūku)
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu[4] (Japanese); Christopher Sabat[3] (English)

Media

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Light novel

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Written by Izumi Okido, Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo began serialization as a web novel on the user-generated web novel publishing site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in December 2018. It was then acquired by Enterbrain who began publishing it as a light novel under its B's Log Bunko light novel imprint with illustrations by Jyun Hayase on August 15, 2019. As of March 2024, six volumes have been released. The light novel is licensed in North America by Yen Press.[5]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 August 15, 2019[6]978-4-04-735695-5February 18, 2025[7]979-8-85-540711-2
2 February 15, 2021[8]978-4-04-736502-5——
3 September 15, 2021[9]978-4-04-736754-8——
4 September 15, 2022[10]978-4-04-737163-7——
5 August 12, 2023[11]978-4-04-737605-2——
6 March 15, 2024[12]978-4-04-737855-1——
7 October 15, 2024978-4-04-738137-7——

Manga

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A manga adaptation illustrated by Akari Hoshi began serialization on Enterbrain's B's Log Comic manga website on May 5, 2020.[13] It has been collected in four volumes as of August 2023. The manga adaptation is also licensed in North America by Yen Press.[14]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 28, 2020[15]978-4-04-736447-9October 15, 2024[16]978-1-97-539726-5
2 October 1, 2021[17]978-4-04-736791-3——
3 September 1, 2022[18]978-4-04-737150-7——
4 August 12, 2023[19]978-4-04-737586-4——
5 September 30, 2024[20]978-4-04-738168-1——

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 9, 2023.[21] It is produced by Maho Film and is directed by Yūji Yanase, with Sawako Hirabayashi handling series scripts, Yūko Watabe and Eri Kojima designing the characters, and Moe Hyūga composing the music.[2] The series premiered on October 2, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks, and is set to run for 13 episodes.[22][23][b] The opening theme song is "Baddududu" (バッドゥドゥドゥ) performed by Liyuu, while the ending theme song is "Wacchu Ane?" (わっちゅあね？, lit. What's Your Name?) performed by Rin Kurusu.[24] Crunchyroll stream the series.[25]

Episodes

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No.Title [26][27]Directed by [26]Written by [26]Storyboarded by [26]Original air date [28][b]
1"The Villainess and Working Out"
Transliteration: "Akujo to Suji Tore" (Japanese: 悪女と筋トレ)		Yūji YanaseSawako HirabayashiYūji YanaseOctober 2, 2024 (2024-10-02)
A girl wakes up in the body of the Alicia Williams, a villainess character from an Otome game series. Alicia decides that from the age of seven, she will focus on becoming the greatest villainess ever. Unintentionally, however, she ends up charming most of the love interests in the game's plotline early on through her maturity. She then spends a few years practicing swordsmanship and reading books. Alicia manages to also impress the king with her unique insights on diplomacy. The nobility discover that the gold rose has bloomed, signaling that the saint is born.
2"A Kiss with a Witch"
Transliteration: "Akujo to Kuchidzuke" (Japanese: 悪女と口づけ)		Yūji YanaseSawako HirabayashiYūji YanaseOctober 9, 2024 (2024-10-09)
Alicia spends time visiting a village of exiled criminals at night. One day, after fuming over her father's decision to not let her participate in a swordsmanship exam, Alicia heads to the village of the exiled. She inadvertently witnesses a child being beaten to near death. Feeling powerless, she realizes that she is inferior to the story's heroine who would have saved the child. Determined not to give up, she talks to her confidant in the village, Will, and tells him she will take every step to help. After obtaining medicinal herbs, she and Will save the young boys life. Later on, Alicia discovers hidden tomes in her family library and learns magic. Due to overusing magic she ends up weakened. The king visits her and asks her for her unique insight again. After she tells him that she hates the kingdom due to its rigid aristocracy, she collapses. The prince carries her to bed and helps her consume her medicine by kissing her while placing the medicine in his mouth.
3"A Villainess and Trespassing"
Transliteration: "Akujo to Fuhō Shin'nyū" (Japanese: 悪女と不法侵入)		Yūji YanaseSawako HirabayashiYūji YanaseOctober 16, 2024 (2024-10-16)
Alicia recovers from her mana depletion related illness. She recalls the prince kissing her but writes it off as an emergency procedure, instead of a romantic gesture. Leaving the kiss aside, she heads towards the magic academy to spy on the heroine. Alicia quickly runs into Liz Cather, the commoner heroine of the game the world is based on. Liz escorts Alicia around, but Alicia leaves while Liz is distracted and explores the school. Back at home, Alicia meets the other nobles and demonstrates magic in front of them. The other nobility are terrified on recognizing that Alicia is a divergent. Liz comforts Alicia and tells her that everything will be fine. Later on, in the village of the Exiled, Will explains that exceptionally talented mages are known to be divergent. He tells her that divergent mages have a history of bringing disaster to themselves. The child Alicia saved, Jill has awaken and reveals that he is scared of Alicia. In a round about manner, Alicia threatens Jill into becoming her retainer and finding a reason to live. The adults back at the manor learn that Alicia is a divergent and put her under strict training for the next three years. Alicia after three years enrolls in the magic academy, the king provides her a special condition, she is to be Liz Cather's overseer.

Reception

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The series as a whole has sold over 850,000 copies in physical and digital releases by August 2023.[21]

Notes

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  1. ^ Japanese: 歴史に残る悪女になるぞ 悪役令嬢になるほど王子の溺愛は加速するようです！, Hepburn: Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo: Akuyaku Reijō ni Naru hodo Ōji no Dekiai wa Kasoku suru yō desu!
  2. ^ a b Tokyo MX and BS11 lists the series premiere on October 1, 2024 at 24:30, which is effectively October 2 at 12:30 a.m. JST.

References

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  5. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (August 24, 2024). "Yen Press Announces Licenses 14 Manga, 8 Novels for February, March 2025 Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
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