I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History

Japanese light novel series
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
  • NA: Yen Press
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
Original run October 1, 2024 – scheduled

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 (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!) 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 is set to premiere in October 2024.

Characters

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)
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)
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[3] (anime)
Will (ウィル, Wiru)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Yanaka[3]
Liz Cather (キャザー・リズ, Kyazā Rizu)
Voiced by: Manaka Iwami[3]
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 buts 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[3]
Alan Williams (ウィリアムズ・アラン, Wiriamuzu Aran)
Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki[3]
Henry Williams (ウィリアムズ・ヘンリ, Wiriamuzu Henri)
Voiced by: Haruki Ishiya[3]
Eric Hudson (ハドソン・エリック, Hadoson Erikku)
Voiced by: Kent Itō[3]
Finn Smith (スミス・フィン, Sumisu Fin)
Voiced by: Ayumu Murase[3]
Gale Evans (エバンズ・ゲイル, Ebanzu Geiru)
Voiced by: Shōya Chiba[3]
Curtis Kenwood (ケンウッド・カーティス, Kenuddo Kātis)
Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto[3]
Arnold Williams (ウィリアムズ・アーノルド, Wiriamuzu Ānorudo)
Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu[3]
Luke Seeker (シーカー・ルーク, Shīkā Rūku)
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu[3]

Media

Light novel

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.[4]

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

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Akari Hoshi began serialization on Enterbrain's B's Log Comic manga website on May 5, 2020.[12] It has been collected in four volumes as of August 2023. The manga adaptation is also licensed in North America by Yen Press.[13]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 28, 2020[14]978-4-04-736447-9October 15, 2024[15]978-1-97-539726-5
2 October 1, 2021[16]978-4-04-736791-3——
3 September 1, 2022[17]978-4-04-737150-7——
4 August 12, 2023[18]978-4-04-737586-4——
5 September 30, 2024978-4-04-738168-1——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 9, 2023.[19] The series 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] It is set to premiere on Tokyo MX on October 1, 2024.[20] The opening theme song is "Baddududu" performed by Liyuu, while the ending theme song is "Wacchu Ane?" performed by Rin Kurusu.[21] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[22]

Reception

The series as a whole has sold over 850,000 copies in physical and digital releases by August 2023.[19]

References

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  • Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
  • Light novel official website (in Japanese)
  • Manga official website (in Japanese)
  • Anime official website (in Japanese)
  • I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia