Higeki no Genkyou to Naru Saikyou Gedou Last Boss Joou wa Tami no Tame ni Tsukushimasu.
Duração: 23 min per ep
Gênero: Fantasy
Estudio: OLM
Sinopse:
Eight-year-old Pride Royal Ivy suddenly recalls her former life as a fan of the otome game Our Ray of Light. While on her way to replay it, she tragically died, reincarnating as the game's final boss and firstborn princess of Freesia. Her knowledge of the game's events leads everyone to believe she has the power of precognition. But unlike the game's original princess, this new Pride does not wish to torment those around her, such as her younger sister and adopted brother.
Haunted by nightmares of her other self's atrocities, Pride resolves to protect her family and country while progressing the story. As the world around her changes, she prepares for the day she will have to die at the hands of the game's main characters. Nevertheless, before that happens, Pride will either transform her kingdom for the better or fall under the weight of her possible crimes.
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Marinate1016
I’ve spoken at length about how much I love this trend of Otome/villainess style anime we’re getting lately and I really think Lastame is one of the best of the bunch. If you’ve ever watched fantasy shows and cringed at how stupid the main character acts or the usual anime shenanigans like not being able to communicate properly which would solve 90 percent of issues, good news for you. This series actually addresses those things. In fact, that’s the bulk of the show. The characters communicate and talk through their issues like normal people. It was such a breath of fresh air and I willmiss it greatly. If you’re a fan of good worldbuilding, fantasy, shoujo, otome or just cute anime girls, this is a great watch that you won’t regret.
I’ve always felt that the best fantasy shows are the ones that you forget are fantastical. Instead of focusing on magic and action, they focus on interpersonal relationships and character growth. Lastame is exactly that. There’s several episodes that largely consist of just the main cast talking and working their way through ideological issues, but they’re set up in such a way that you become captivated and lose track of time. Pride as a MC just finds a way to compromise and achieve results no matter what. The thing is, it never feels like an asspull. The show walks you through the perspectives of everyone involved and by the time a solution is found it feels natural. This is the biggest selling point of the show for me. Yea, Pride is cute, but she’s not just a pretty face. She’s aware of the things that she’s done in the past and truly wants to make amends, while promoting equality for her kingdom. She doesn’t just want to change her future, she wants to change the systems and traditions that made that future possible in the first place.
You’ve probably gathered already, but Lastame is a slow-burn character driven story that focuses on Pride and her relationships with the side characters. All of the side characters are dealing with some trauma that Pride helps them through. They all feel developed, meaningful and their emotional story beats land very well. There’s a couple scenes throughout the show that truly got me emotional. It’s always good to see smaller casts in these fantasy shows as they really make it easier to flesh them out and become attached. There’s no harem or fanservice antics either in here. There’s a little bit of romance hinted at, but it’s very much on the backburner other than a blush every now and again, so if you’re someone who likes good writing that doesn’t rely on anime booba or wish fulfillment, you’ve got one here.
Lastame takes its time getting into the meat of the story. It’s not until the last 3 episodes that we even get hints as to the big bad(s) of the story. Up until then it’s mainly worldbuilding and conflict resolution. That’s not a knock on it though. In an era where every fantasy show has 3 episodes before a 5 year time skip where the MC is already OP, I will always appreciate shows like this that take their time. There’s two minor time skips, but for the bulk of the show Pride is still a little kid/pre-teen. Albeit a very smart one. I think if you enjoyed Honzuki, Niehime or other slower paced stories you’ll see similarities both in the maturity of all 3 MCs as well as the vibe of the story.
Really the only flaw I could point out with Lastame is that the animation is a little meh. The studio aren’t exactly known for groundbreaking stuff, so it is what it is. The story also doesn’t have too much action, but when it happens, it’s noticeably low grade. A few of the fights use that generic white line going towards the character to indicate motion gimmick. If you’ve watched enough anime you know what I mean. But, since it is overwhelmingly dialogue based it did not affect my enjoyment too much.
In closing, I think we’re in a weird limbo of sorts with anime. People claim they’re tired of the same old same old, but then they get shows that actually focus on characters and establishing a world, and they don’t check them out. This show is quite simply put criminally underrated and deserves more love and attention. One episode is all it took for me to know it would be in my top 4 of the season and to go out and buy all the books. I thoroughly enjoyed this series and am very much looking for a possible second season. Here’s to hoping it’s soon.
Lastame gets 9 out of 10.
red-artist
Its a simple show. At around age 6, MC gets her memories from past life and realizes that she is a villain princess who will bring this country to ruin (does lots of evil stuff in the process). And she wants to somehow try to save her kingdom from herself. It does resemble bakarina in regards to villainess + harem + not realizing that everyone loves her + saving the love interests etc.. But this show is much darker with basically no comedy/romance. Right now, we are still in the harem gathering phase. It basically loops through a plot that roughly goes --> "introduce sadboi, MC does something nice for him and saves him, sad boi become happy and join her fan club". MC saves 4 bois by the end of the season.
1. In the supposed game, the villainess was really fucked up and felt like a truly evil person. not like the usual stuck up ego princess bullshit, but someone who truly enjoys the misery of others.
2. MC is (sort of) realistic and actually understands her situation. She also has no problem with killing people or making people into slaves as long as it is in the best interests of her subjects/country. She is also a little suicidal (self-sacrificing?) when trying to save others.
3. She uses her brain, which is a rare trait among anime leads. And She has something called the "last boss buff" which allows her to be OP. This makes her really strong and we can always appreciate a strong badass female lead.
4. The harem members. instead of infighting, they actually work together hard to be of better service to our future Queen (MC). Lots of bromance moments.
On the negative side though,
1. the original villain character was so unhinged, that i am starting to wonder if she had brain damage. why so dark :(. I am here for otome harem gimmicks, not to be repulsed by tragedy/torture.
2. The show milks that "tragic" heroine sentiment really hard. our MC is continuously worried (whining) about how she may become a cruel person eventually. It gets annoying after a point and doesn't need to be forced into every episode. It definitely needs a Drama tag.
3. zero creativity. The story is very predictable (especially the plain dialogues). Every scene feels like you have already watched it a hundred times in the past.
Overall, this is a mediocre show just like most isekai/otome productions. But within the otome genre, this may be a decent watch.
KANLen09
You know that very new MAL feature that allows you to see your own statistics in a fun way? There is this section called "MAL Score vs Anime Score", and to me, this show in a nutshell belongs to the criteria of "They loved it, I didn't". Now you know, thanks. We've had like the Isekai villainess/Otome game sub-genre for like what, 3 years now? HameFura was a lot of fun (and still is to this day); AkuLas was kinda OK in spots; TsunLise was really fun mashing both real life and virtual reality at the same time; and the most recent of all, Kanojo gaKoushaku-tei ni Itta Riyuu a.k.a Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion easily takes the cake for being one of the best Shoujo Isekai reincarnation stories of recent times. Yeap, you might ask why I put Raeliana on there, knowing full well that it's not related to the villainess sub-genre at all. This brings me to novelist Tenichi's Higeki no Genkyou to Naru Saikyou Gedou Last Boss Joou wa Tami no Tame ni Tsukushimasu. a.k.a The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (abbreviated by its short name LastAme), yet another work that lends itself to the sub-genre and its defining tropey features. But however, like a tick-tock cycle of "good, then mediocre/decent" show count, LastAme was kinda lackluster to be very frank.
Let's tick all the boxes that LastAme has to offer:
- A villainess that gets reincarnated as the villainess who has to avoid bringing her own doom through her own in-game scripted harbingers and change history forever? Check, same with HameFura and (technically) Raeliana.
- A harem that seeks to please both the MC and her surrounding people of influence, be it family members, friends or even royalty? Check, all of the above has at least a single armchair of influential people that is willing to see her through, turning past misadventures into opportunity to change for the better.
- Has countless enemies that seek to execute the misdirection and bring the MC to doom, as well as both intended and unintended people to love her one and the same? Check, same as above.
Literally the only thing that LastAme stands out in the villainess regard is in its title: From Villainess to Savior. This is the story of the once dominant Heretical Boss Queen Pride Royal Ivy who is nothing but a terrible queen to all of her subjects, where the rightful queen and dear sister Tiara would end her life to stop all of the misogyny that surrounds the four walls of the kingdom. And seemingly, her reincarnation has a second chance to basically renege all of the wrongdoings of the original timeline, which alters history and the original queen's devilish evil side to earn the usual reputation of the good and nurtured queen in her growing-up years. The sole objective of Pride Royal Ivy: from hate to love, that's her name of the game.
The thing is, all of her subjects who come into contact with her, supposedly when reset back to the very first time that Pride wasn't building her infamous and nasty reputation, they did not know all of these and assume that things should go the same way as how it's done. But that's what the reincarnation phase is for, to give a second chance at redeeming what is otherwise the usual fiery and nonchalant personality of Pride herself. As mentioned, Pride has only one goal, which is to fix her mishaps and lead her people into victory and reconciliation, that her position of being the First Queen is a testament to that regard, from her own younger sister of Tiara and the adopted brother of Stale, to people like Arthur Beresford (the son of the Knight Captain Roderick), showing their unwavering loyalty towards her to build constitution and stability in the kingdom, amidst the usual enemies whom for better or for worse, had their lives changed by Pride in one way or another through heretical, but justified means. And that same mentality also earns her a harem of sorts, though that part is weighed down against achieving her goal, which is a good differentiator from the rest of the pack.
The problem is, this formula seems to be so repetitive in fact, that it feels predictable as heck. For example, the original Pride Royal Ivy treated Stale like hell, forcing him to obey her through a magical contract that ends up with him being ordered to kill his biological mother. And when the new reincarnated Pride comes along, she senses these pre-meditated events through dreams of visions that haunt her memories and makes a decision to save those whom she will oppress later on. And when all is said and done, earns the loyalty of the oppressed and becomes a fighting force alongside her in the process. While this is good and all, down the line, with Tiara, Arthur, and even some of the key supporting character cast, the formula is one and the same with no varieties of the sort, and this is where LastAme really falls short of the typical villainess story beats, though I'll admire Pride being a centrifugal force of the story's plot, being actually involved when the need calls for it. As it goes on and on, Pride gains the respect of more and more people (which is a good thing in fact), but at the cost of repetitiveness, it just seems that the author had hit a brick wall with his/her creativity, drawing the plagarism line on trying not to be too similar to premises like HameFura, which had preceded the original source material by some years.
OLM is a rather large and renowned studio for many works and all, but like Sunrise, having to be split into production teams for the sizable workforce. And in recent years, the Team Yoshioka division has been rather forthcoming with some of their most notable works like Spring 2021's Odd Taxi and Winter 2022's Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to a.k.a Life with an Ordinary Guy who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout (a.k.a FabiNiku). The closest resemblance to production values like the latter, it's decent and doesn't offer any in the way of much action, but it just honestly speaks being servicable at the very least.
For the OST, I'm still not convinced that rock band Tsukuyomi has ever graced a song that feels like it's overcomplicated for its own good. And being the likelihood that their first outing being Birdie Wing's 1st ED song and then Iseleve's OP song, if you need a song that speaks the edgy side of things, then Tsukuyomi is a rather good fit, just as is with this show's OP here. Though I will say that I found a surprise with ChoQMay's ED, serving as their debut Anisong with both a comfy and upbeat song, which I really like.
I really wanted to like LastAme, I really do, deep down from my heart of always giving underrated shows a second chance at redemption. But it turns out that all that the show has going for it is a mocked strategy of plot repetition and intensity (which is par for the course for villainess works), and other than the usual "I love the MC, then MC blushes" trope, there is nothing significant about LastAme. Not even its dark undertones, which ironically, Raeliana did it better in almost every other way, and there's just no safe haven of distinction that I can say about this show and the original source material.
Try if you feel like wasting some good time on a show like this, but as engaging as it tries to be with all its (really) good foreshadowing, it really doesn't stand out a lot and feels mundane. Such a waste.
Akiyama_Minami
First of all the good points: - The instances where characters interact with one another instead of completely centering on the mc - The mc focusing on self-improvement - The scene where it showed that the character was positively influenced by mc and it was executed nicely The main reason I think its a waste of time - The implications of the sexualisation of a fkin 13 year old - THIS ANIME WOULD HAVE BEEN A 7/10 IF MC WAS 18 - WHY ARE YOU SHIPPING A GROWN ASS MAN WITH A 13 YEAR OLD - STOP PUTTING A 13 YEAR OLD IN SITUATIONS WHERE HER BEING AN 18 YROLD WOULDVE MADE IT 10000000% BETTER
- ABSOLUTELY UPSET I FINISHED IT, I COULD NOT EVEN WATCH THE LAST EPISODE PROPERLY BC I WAS SO DISGUSTED
kchakrak
I think this might one one of the few villianess shows that breaks the mold enough to recommend to people outside of the subgenre. Regarding out protagonist, Pride. She is being terrified of turning into everything she hates. Early on its clear she has nightmares about what her 'character' will do, but unlike most other shows of this kind she really believes she's fated to bring tragedy to the kingdom and people she loves. Large chunks of the show are her setting up ways and means to protect people against her. It's an interesting twist and creates a number of flaws in her character. PersonallyI got the idea she was almost driven to madness by this, but this is up to interpretation (and really not a spoiler).
The supporting cast are excellent, with both siblings being adorable and properly fleshed out plus a number of important supporting characters I grew to love. There's not a lot I can say without spoiling arcs. The only criticism is that Tiara doesn't get much to do, but I assume that's because she's more important to the story further in the LN.
If romance is important to you though look elsewhere, Pride is a driven heroine and bagging a dude isn't her top priority. I appreciated this and it only made me love the show more.
The pacing is a touch rushed in the back half of the show but I can't complain too much. I loved watching Pride's journey, and the development of those around her as she obsessively protects everyone she can. It's a character-driven narrative, and it does that well.
roxynb
I agree with the other top reviewer here. It is a severely underrated show. To the extent that I feel obligated to write my first ever review to help it along. I'll break it down upon four bases: Story (Plot + Characters), Aesthetic (Artstyle + Soundtrack). Plot: 10/10 Doubtless one of the best stories for a villainess reincarnation story. I'm not going to make unrealistic comparisons with anime that have god-tier stories like Death Note and so on because the genre is different. Higeki, despite using a generic isekai trope where the female protagonist reincarnates into a villainess with prior knowledge of the story doesn't fail toentertain. More importantly, it doesn't fail to move. Pride is undoubtedly powerful, but the strength and OP-ness of the MC doesn't deduct any points from plot development and character development. Which brings me to my next point.
Character: 10/10
Character development is Higeki's biggest strength. I would argue it has the best storytelling thanks to its tasteful insertion of character origin stories, exposing what drives them on. Higeki tops it all off with numerous endearing, heartwarming, and emotional scenes with moral didactics that have made me shed a tear more than once. Close to unrivalled amongst isekai.
Artstyle: 8.5/10
The artstyle is not as flashy or as amazing as other anime this year. I'm not surprised, considering the fact that it's produced by a relatively lesser-known studio. Despite this, it's most definitely not shabby at all. In fact, the action scenes (which there are a noteworthy amount) are quite engaging. Outside of action scenes, the animation stays plain drawing our attention more to the dialogue and characters, but once the action starts, you suddenly get much better animation, and some nostalgic old-school effects that I think really enhance the style of this anime. Very impressive, actually.
Soundtrack: 8.5/10
Let's start with the opening. I was pleased to hear that it was sung by Tsukuyomi, who is equally underrated and starting to pick up steam. Her unique voice really makes the opening palatable to sit through, unlike other shows. Furthermore, the opening itself has very good scenes and isn't some generic boring "character showcase". More points there. The ending wasn't as striking, but this is a typical stylistic choice to relieve the tension from the audience. The ending's singer is quite pleasant to listen to actually. Finally, about the soundtrack throughout the show: Nothing short of masterful. Apt and fitting for each scene, to the point where you don't know it's there and working its magic on you. That's how soundtracks should be.
Overall: 36/40
A very high score for the reasons listed above. I've been a watcher of anime since 2013, and I've seen so many including older shows that I don't bother logging them anymore. This is one of the only shows I have put in my favourites. It's not like a candy that I will regularly use to cheer myself up, but a hearty stew that truly warms me in the inside.
I highly recommend giving this a try to anyone. Even if you don't find it to your taste, at the very least you can see that it is a cut above the others.
hbaby1093
I have to say I’ve been thoroughly enjoying some of the latest villainess stories to come to us. And this one is no exception. As with most isekai, someone passes on and thus becomes princess pride from their favorite video game. What I really liked about this one as opposed to other stories with similar plots, is that the main protagonist, princess pride, doesn’t win over her people by being just kind and pretty. Her intellect was much more valued in this show, and was the reason people began to devote themselves to protecting her or supporting her on her endeavors to become queen. This one reallyreminded me of the one I just watched, 7th Time Loop, where the MC also uses her intelligence to succeed - not only in her personal life, but in her relationships. Her intellect was something that was admired, more than anything else about her. but what I really liked about both of these shows, is that even though they had the girl boss mentality, they still allowed for romance. 7th Time Loop has a lot more romance than this one, but I don’t mind that this one’s lacking in that because there’s a lot more love interests to be had.
I really hope they do a second season and she spends more time with each of the love interests and thus having more romance between them. But, even without that the show was still very fun to watch. I highly highly recommend!
PsFreedom
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen, is another Otome game/novel anime that female FMC reincarnated in a fantasy world. Not as the main Heroine, but she is an evil last-boss Villainess (very strong). Which... is not new, this genre has become very popular recently in various settings and storytelling, after HameFura's success (I think). Even though I am a man, I enjoy this category quite a bit as well. The story, is interesting and fun in the first few episodes. Since FMC is a vivid fan of the "Our Ray of Light" game series, she knows everything and knows the future. She tries to fix her doomed futurewhich she will ruin her country and get killed by the main Hero.
The problem is,
the story is kinda flat after that. She executed her plan flawlessly and avoided all mistakes, which is too perfect in my opinion. From the most hated evil villainess, she turns 180 degrees and becomes the most loved princess. The story doesn't have many surprises or plot twists.
For an otome game genre,
it doesn't have much love rival, conflict, or love triangle because the supposedly real Heroine is her sister and FMC treats her with love very well, thus there is no sister drama either. Everyone is all good friends here in this story timeline.
Maybe it's still too early? or need SS2 continuation? because I still don't see real enemies, country conflicts, war, or anything yet. FMC is still 15 y/o but the actual game should start when she is 18 y/o.
Quality is ok,
The art is nicely drawn, the girls are cute and wear noble fuwa-fuwa fluffy dresses all the time. The boys are shoujo-style (too handsome). The animation is average but it's not bad (many Isekai are worse than this).
Overall,
I give Lastame 7/10 "Mixed Feelings" because it's not bad (but that's all about it). You can enjoy this if you like feel-good no-drama otome Isekai anime. Otherwise, you can skip this show.
tmunee
This is the absolutely worst kind of anime. I'll try to break down what a piece of garbage this is, as best I can, without spoilers. First, and most importantly, the ENTIRE premise of the show makes absolutely no sense. I'm not talking about the whole reincarnation issekai thing, I mean the motivations of the MC. The TL;DR of the plot is the MC is living a game she previously played and is now the antagonist in that game. The original antagonist and protagonist in the game had some sort of premonition power but now the MC just has her knowledge from having played the game.Within the first 5 minutes of the first episode that the MC drastically alters the game world by her actions, and understands the implications of this. Take that in. Literally 5min in we are given this information, yet the MC seems to believe in some sort of predestined outcome with ABSOLUTELY NO evidence and as the series continues the overwhelming amount of evidence to the contrary. This means the entire motivations of the MC make absolutely no sense.
To make things worse, the MC's knowledge of the game is supposed to represent her "premonition" skill yet it isn't long before the world is totally different from the game world she had played. Why is this even still useful? Why does the MC not recognize that things are totally different? Which brings me to the next point which makes this so egregious...
The MC is super competent and brilliant. Totally forward thinking, strategic, empathetic, and mature sometimes but completely irrational, dense, unaware, and outright stupid the rest of the time. There is no logical consistency within the character as whole.
Now let's get into the "powers." I won't spoil anything but the powers are suddenly insanely powerful or totally useless basically as it suits the story. They have the most outlandish powers and use them for the dumbest reasons, then occasionally will be like "oh I could do this!" only to somehow immediately forget that fact soon after.
Lastly, what makes this such a horrible anime is that its actually kind of cute, charming, and fun. The characters are likeable in their own way, and the stakes feel real, and you can lean into the cheeze. Also, the anime seems to constantly place subtle hints about something more going on, a bigger picture, teasing a twist. There are so many opportunities to have made this interesting, and its like the writers didn't even see the nuggets they themselves had written. The story is just a bland execution of a flawed premise from ep 1 to 12 with everything playing out so blandly that the "what could have been" is the most cardinal sin of the entire show.
Trust me, you are better off not wasting your time watching this. It will pull you in and NEVER deliver.
souraia
Honestly, I was going into this with low expectations given how the villainess genre has been very piss poor when it comes to being entertaining, but this one blew my socks off with how it was excecuted. The visuals were pretty meh: what you'd expect from your average anime, but the story was absolutely amazing. From trying to change the your own fate by doing everything you can to be the best person you can be is honestly refreshing. The sound was also quite well done, a lot better than most series' this year overall, and the atmosphere if gave off was something that keptme hooked. Easily one of the most underrated shows out there this year if this kind of stuff tickles your fancy.
DearDuke_ym
A safe show to watch with family (Asian standard, where children in Dinasty settings forced to be mentaly mature ASAP). Showing what is wrong to do & not to do, while having a non-toxic parent figure on heroine side. Support characters have some toxic parents for "bad examples" & how children grows into questionable adult under them. It feels easy to learn good/bad this way rather than having them flipped. This simplicity didn't take away the drama, good tense, & pacing either. The isekai-ed heroine didn't bring up her previous life into her new one, so plot-wise feel focused and clean. However, if there will everbe Season 2 and it brings the previous life stuff, it might actually feels suprisingly natural, which means more depth than expansion before actually introducing possible new main character(s).
Flacion
A classic josei isekai, where the main character is reincarnated as the villainess. This time with a twist of a darker theme to it. The anime follows Pride, the first born princess of the kingdom, who suddenly gets the memory of a Japanese girl. She realizes she is reborn as the future villainess of a game, and decides to change her destiny. You then follow her going through scenes related to the original story and see her try to change it for a brighter future. One of the things that differs from similar animes is that the main character has strong abilities and the anime keeps adarker tone. Where you see in small bits how the story would originally have unfolded, with all its dark and evil twists to it. This is often seen through different characters, which helps shape the characters perspective to the world and their relations to each other.
Another thing they also do in a great way, is showing how the main character Pride reflects over the changes she makes to the original story. We see both how she sees the changes and have hope for the future, but also how her destiny is pressuring her.
The relations of the characters develop throughout the season, but not in a way that is out of the ordinary. So character progression is decent throughout it, just not necessarily the most interesting part of the anime.
The animation is slightly above average, with it seeming more clean and colors more clear then average. Music is not really special, but the opening has a good pace to it.
So overall is it a nice anime that does the Josei genre proud, just not anything really impressive. But it is a nice watch that has a good story and i would recommend it if you like the Josei genre.
Queen_Blaze
So this is the thing about this anime. **some spoilers*** I am SUCH a sucker for isekai, villainess, reincarnation stories (as evident from my anime and manga lists, that's all I read these days) and I had heard about this one even before it got an anime adaptation so I was like hey, that's cool! And I tried to like this, I swear I did. It's a great villainess reincarnation story, the soundtrack was fitting, voice acting was great, and the art and animation were all nice to look at. You know the problem I had with this anime? Everything was just so c r in g e y-- like all these lines Pride says to her adopted brother (also what was the deal with that? bro got kidnapped and forced to be a prince and he was sad for a little bit but i'm confused why he was okay with it later), her knight, the criminal guy, they were supposed to be very, heartfelt, emotional, empathetic lines but all I felt was cringe and embarrassment. Like I like cliche lines but they were just so cringey that I couldn't help but actually screech when watching it. I love the trope, I love the execution of OP female MC, but man, the show was just so cringey that it lowkey hurt to watch it.
So did I enjoy it? Occasionally. But would not recommend if you're not into some reverse harem type of stuff, if you cringe easily... but you know, feel free to give it a try. If the first few episodes don't make you cringe, then maybe you can handle the rest of the series.
ArchangelEST
A teenage girl gets Isekaid into the shoes of the most evil video game villain, and decides to become the most good instead. Animation / Art / General Visuals - 6/10 ----------------------------------------------- Pretty average quality. Animation is pretty weak, scenery standard fantasy fare. Sound / Music / Voice Acting - 7/10------------------------------------------
Standard budget anime stuff. Some of the music is interesting. Bunch of cool acoustic guitar tracks.
Story - 6/10
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A fairly non-remarkable Isekai story, with a minor twist. The protagonist gets re-incarnated into a video game story, though the world functions as a fairly regular fantasy one, with no video game features.
The MC steps into the shoes of the video game's final boss, a ridiculously, comically evil princess. Not wanting to be that kind of an awful character, even more so because she's destined to die at the end of the story, she vows to do everything in her power to be good instead.
So she does. The end.
Show is overall quite wholesome with happy endings to every situation.
Characters - 7/10
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The MC is supposed to be a fairly average young adult, but is in fact very grounded, mature, and rational well beyond her years. Despite being isekaid into a fairly overpowered body and circumstance, she focuses fully on being a good person. She is a little bit boring, but she is determined.
Secondary characters also get a lot of screentime and are fleshed out decently well. We have multiple romance interests, an important family member, and a few others with decent backstories.
The show doesn't go too deep into romance, but the writing is on the wall. Though there's absolutely no clarity as to how any of the romances might resolve before the show ends.
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Total - 7/10
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A pretty average Isekai, but quite enjoyable if you're looking for a more wholesome and tragedy free experience. It's not going to be particularly memorable for better or for worse, but there are no cheap deaths or other nonsense either.
i-like-this
My Next Life NOT as the Villainess. The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior is another in the increasingly common sub-genre of isekai where an ordinary Japanese girl gets hit by Truck-kun, reincarnates as the villainess of her favourite game/visual novel and tries not to be evil so she doesn’t die a horrible death at the hands of the protagonist and her reverse harem. Or bisexual harem in the case of Bakarina. Unlike others in its genre, Last Boss Queen goes for a more melodramatic tone rather than comedic. Reincarnated princess Pride Royal Ivy uses her knowledge of the visual novel as asubstitute for her visual novel counterpart's ability to see into the future. Whenever she changes something from the original story timeline the former victims of the villainess's cruelty see visions of the absurdly monstrous deeds she inflicts upon them from the original timeline. She also uses her Last Boss cheat abilities such as being good with a sword and a gun to help and save her subjects instead of torturing them.
The story itself is fine and I found myself engrossed more or less with every episode, but I think some of the writing takes the melodrama a bit too far. For example, Pride feels way too guilty for the things she hasn’t done yet by her character in the visual novel which comes across as weird rather than emotional, and although there were times the character's plights and outbursts got me, others were either obnoxious or where drawn out for way too long.
That said, I liked the cast. Pride is a more competent Bakarina and her relationships with her siblings Stale and Tiara and her knight Arthur are very wholesome. I also liked one of the villains, Val who is an awesome heel and general shit-stirrer between the four of them which is always fun to watch.
The show does some pretty interesting things with its narrative too. I already talked about characters seeing visions of their potential torture at the hands of Pride and I like the way Pride setups precautions in case of the event she turns into a tyrant when she inherits the throne. These little nuggets of interesting foreshadowing are what kept me interested and I would like to see how they pay off with a second season.
There's also quite a bit of barefoot kissing and licking… if you’re into that… Quentin Tarantino would approve. That’s got nothing to do with me wanting a second season. I just thought I should put a little disclaimer for people not into that.
Even with its average light-novel-level animation and good art The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior is a pretty fun watch. It is rough around the edges thanks to some of the writing, but it has some good ideas and despite its wrong edges I enjoyed myself. It's on the cusp of 7/10 but for now…
6/10 It’s Okay.
FlashGuard
Hello, I have noticed that this anime has ruffled a lot of feathers and the concept feels old and overused. HOWEVER, i thoroughly enjoyed this anime and would love to see more of it. Why? Well, let me explain. First of all, I have watched what I feel is the most popular version of this type of anime, "My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!". The one thing I had issues with that anime is the issue that separates ok anime and great anime. That is the attention to building characters and the world. For an extreme example let's look atan anime that does an excellent job with world-building but falls somewhat short of characters. That would be "Log Horizon". The reverse is Too much character and not enough world-building. For that, I would have to say "Welcome to the NHK" or "Grimgar: Ashes and Illusions" Because by the end of it you feel like the characters are almost family. You feel for them.
Usually, in isekai anime, you will receive some world-building. Then introductions to characters and then the anime just speeds off into the future. This leaves the interest in characters and the world hollow. That is the reason why near the end of the story you feel bored or annoyed. The characters do not feel like they have lived but are instead 2D representations of themselves.
With that being said for context I believe that this anime has nailed the introduction and character development to be very good. It does not feel like the pacing was too fast or too slow. Characters actually feel like people and you have time to feel and learn about them. So in comparison to "My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!" This anime is perfect! With proper pacing, the second season is an excellent place to start the story in this case. You have learned about most of the characters and feel like the story will matter. Which is the way it should be. I hope this anime continues for at least 2 more seasons. It is a rare find in the isekai genre. Truly something I enjoy seeing.
IF YOU ARE ON THE FENCE ABOUT WATCHING THIS ANIME THEN WATCH IT!
Stark700
If you thought we were short on otome anime this year dealing with villainesses, then think again. When The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen From Villainess to Savior got announced, it became obvious that the otome experiment has been a success and opened up a new realm of possibilities. Based on the web novel of the same name, we are greeted with perhaps a heretical anime that we didn't know we wanted. The otome fantasy genre has a very familiar formula and that involves some sort of villainess from a video game in the past. Then, a faithful event happens that gives that character a secondchance to live their life but in a new timeline in a new body. In this case, we meet Pride Royal Ivy who goes through this phase. With her knowledge of the past, Pride Royal Ivy tries to change her fate and his is another all too familiar theme of fantasy otome in recent years.
Can I just say that the names of the characters in this show has gotten a bit peculiar? Pride Royal Ivy sounds more like the title of a military unit or commander than a villainess. Yet, Ivy does have a sense of pride in herself and tries her best to revert her fate of a "bad ending". Indeed, the show wants us to root for Ivy because that's her main goal. As we follow her journey across the show, it became obvious that she tried to make herself completely different from the original Ivy. Through efforts, she proves herself to be a worthy character capable of showing compassion, kindness, and helping the helpless. From a character perspective, she earns the respect and friendships of other characters who would likely not be her friend from the original timeline. Among the most prominent of these friends is Slate, who she originally forced him to commit heinous acts in the past. Now in the present, they form a friendship that can be described as loyal and geninue. Yet Pride herself is not without flaws. She tries to put too much responsibility on her shoulders and sometimes faces immense pressure. This results in miscalculated acts that jeopardizes problems. It's later evident that she cannot change everything herself and that fate sometimes is more than just a game.
For Ivy, her influence varies throughout the show from changing fates of characters from her past and altering her own future. What does make Ivy herself somewhat unique is that her original character is the embodiment of evil, or at least in her world. Obviously, the Ivy we come to know in the present is a complete foil of her former self. But at the same time, there are glimpses of her past that still haunts Ivy in the present day. To me, this anime is a darker version of the typical otome isekai show. It takes its elements and goes on a much more dramatic route than just saving people or changing a timeline. It's about altering the very fabric of reality and facing the truth. We should recognize the author wanted us to experience the feeling of despair, even when changes are successful. Ivy is also not exactly what I call a noble protagonist even if in her mind, she is "doing the right thing".
Ultimately, you need to ask yourself if this type of show is aimed correctly for you. Because in some instances, it borrows many elements from otome isekai in today's industry but also throws in a few unique twists. Ivy herself can be a mixed reception as she is far too dimensional and lacks distinct traits despite her personality change. The relationship between her and Stale is meaningful but isn't a main focus throughout the show. In other words, this anime puts more emphasis on plot than relationships and that might not be everyone's cup of tea. Other characters such as Clark and Arthur represents what they are: supporting cast. Unfortunately, this show has an overemphasis on Ivy that most of the other cast is overshadowed even someone such as Tiara. If you don't find Ivy's character appealing, then we got some problems.
Admitingly, I was neither disappointed or impressed by the animation quality of the adaptation. The studio seems to adapt the characters at a fundamental level that made them feel believable. Among this, Ivy's scarlet hair represents her determination while the rest of the cast are given an elegant look with noble qualities. Despite the genres and themes, the show isn't too heavy into fantasy so don't expect heavy action backed by a budget. Instead, it's a pretty standard adaptation with the look of an otome isekai.
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen From Villainess to Savior shows that even though otome isekai isn't dying off the industry any time soon, it hasn't set a massive standard yet. It means the show should've tried to go beyond what it was capable of but a 12 episode adaptation didn't showcase its full potential. Yet, there's still a lot of hope for this genre and I believe we haven't seen the best of them yet.
KimuraTheHatoru
Well, this one's a mixed bag if anything. The short description is that it's very basic to the genre. Now to get into details.... It's far too overdramatic. It feels more like a telenovela then an anime . In a real bad way. I only got a little emotional when they got into Val and the orphans, since it's rather realistic. The plot is very meh, further pushed into that middle ground and below by the MC. I always thought this whole reincarnated into a game sub-genre of isekai is rather intresting , but it's always poorly executed, more so then basic isekai is. The MCis always "it's gonna happen, imma become the evil villain" and all, even though they are clearly fully in control of what they do. And even when they change the story from the first chapter they still keep themselves into that mentality that it's gonna happen regardless. This is the case here as well. Also, too much yapping, and the yapping isn't even intresting either,so it really drags on. The world building is also mostly non-existent, outside of the special powers and their kingdom nothing else is shown or explained . The animation is very meh as well.The soundtrack is a good fit though. They also keep going in circles with 'i will protect you... NO I WILL PROTECT YOU"... and that discussion is brought up in almost all episodes. The melodrama really makes it ... awkward to watch, more so then the feet scenes D:. At least they informed themselves enough to give a plausible reason for those. There's not that much character development either. Also, the fact Gilbert gets literally no punishment for basically high treason, but Val who was more of a mercenary in the context they provided at the time gets that to happen to him is insane. That level of treason in that setting is literally the worst crime someone can commit.
Even as a pass time, this one's hard to recommend.
Ellenya
It has a HUGE promise in the first episodes and then disappoints us with lack of plot related to the Princess Ivy herself. The heroine is always terribly scared/worried/careful not to become the vilain of the game that she played, but there's absolutely no plot that indicates that a bigger unknown force will turn her into someone she isn't. Throughout the anime we are shown different characters within small arcs that describe their current story, and there's a lot of focus on comparing the current story X story of the game she played while alive in Japan, and feel like her personal plot develops lessand less throughout the anime. Basically she loses too much screen time to the other characters, and the plot of anime is totally focused on "how she makes Boy A happy now that she's not the vilain; how she saves Boy B from death now that she's not the vilain", and so on. It was interesting when we could see how her knowledge of the game gave her impressive solutions to the problems on her current life, but even that aspect was lost in the middle of the anime as she faces characters that she had no prior knowledge/route ingame. All in all it's a good anime to pass time, but the enjoyment level goes down steadily with each episode.
