I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History

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, Uiriamuzu Arishia)

Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki (drama CD), Kanna Nakamura (anime)

Duke Seeker (シーカー・デューク, Shīkā Deyūku)

Voiced by: Yuma Uchida (drama CD), Kaito Ishikawa (anime)

Jill (ジル, Jiru)

Voiced by: Mariya Ise (drama CD), Rie Takahashi (anime)

Will (ウィル, Uiru)

Voiced by: Hiroshi Yanaka

Liz Cather (キャザー・リズ, Kyazā Rizu)

Voiced by: Manaka Iwami

Albert Williams (ウィリアムズ・アルバート, Uiriamuzu Arubāto)

Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka

Alan Williams (ウィリアムズ・アラン, Uiriamuzu Aran)

Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki

Henry Williams (ウィリアムズ・ヘンリ, Uiriamuzu Henri)

Voiced by: Haruki Ishiya

Eric Hudson (ハドソン・エリック, Hadoson Erikku)

Voiced by: Kent Itō

Finn Smith (スミス・フィン, Sumisu Fin)

Voiced by: Ayumu Murase

Gale Evans (エバンズ・ゲイル, Ebanzu Geiru)

Voiced by: Shōya Chiba

Curtis Kenwood (ケンウッド・カーティス, Kenuddo Kātis)

Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto

Arnold Williams (ウィリアムズ・アーノルド, Uiriamuzu Ānorudo)

Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu

Luke Seeker (シーカー・ルーク, Shīkā Rūku)

Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu

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.

Manga

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

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 9, 2023. 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. It is set to premiere in October 2024.

Reception

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

References

External links

• 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