The kind and compassionate heroine of an otome game may be as flawless as she is admirable, but a certain young woman from Japan much prefers the villainess, Alicia Williams. She sees sense in Alicia's ruthless verbal abuse and values her discipline and fortitude. On the other hand, aside from always toying with Prince Duke Seeker's emotions, the commoner heroine seems to only spout lip service.
Given the choice, the young woman would love to be reincarnated as Alicia—and her wish suddenly comes true! Seven-year-old Alicia awakens with the memories of her past life, now aware of all the future events, outcomes, and the world's secrets. She has no fear; to outsmart the heroine and avoid a bad ending, all Alicia needs is hard work, mastery of her noble family's dark magic, and the determination to become the greatest villainess in history.
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Marinate1016
When I think about the best villainess characters of all time, I’ll have Alicia in that list. Rekiaku is a pretty straightforward otome style story, but Alicia is what really makes it enjoyable. She’s determined to go down in history as a legendary villainess in a world where no one’s ever heard of the role. This was a fun watch from start to finish thanks in large part to Alicia’s antics and the way she genuinely wants to make a difference in the world. It had some issues, but I was overall very pleased and will miss this one a lot! Like I said, Aliciawas the main draw here for me. She was just such a cool lead, full of energy and ambition, while not being stupid. Whereas a lot of otome leads want to lead normal lives out of the spotlight, Alicia embraces her abilities and wants to improve her country. She recognises the inequality that’s rampant in the country and actually stands up for the voiceless in society. While she tries to be an edgelord at times, she’s got a heart of gold and throughout the show we see everyone she comes into contact with’s lives drastically improved. Whether it’s helping a poor village out or stopping bullying in school, Alicia just seems to know exactly what to do!
As we’ve come to expect from otome shows, the world Alicia gets reincarnated into doesn’t end up going the same way as the game she played on Earth. Particularly as it relates to her role and relationships as the villainess. This leads to conflict between she and the saint and that’s where my first big issue with this show is. The Saint is the most annoying character ever. She has this superficial holier than thou gimmick that just made watching every scene with her such a chore. It’s so obvious that it’s fake and not who she really is, leading to a lot of conflicts between she and Alicia throughout. But even when she got fleshed out at the end of the series, I just couldn’t bring myself to care about her. She’s annoying and a weak antagonist. My other issue is the male lead in the show who’s like 4 years older than Alicia and has been into her since she was 7. Very creepy relationship dynamic that the show tries to play off as a cute, but it never landed with me. In fact that’s one of the major reasons I can’t rate this as highly as I want to. The story is solid, Alicia is a great character, but man that romance is bad.
Production wise, nothing really to speak of here. Art is solid, animation is mediocre to passable and the voice acting is decent.
I’m kind of met with a conundrum when evaluating this show because I love the MC, but dislike the romance and conflict with the saint. For me personally this took it down a little bit, but it’s still worth checking out if you like well written female characters. Alicia is badass, beautiful and competent. While the story has its flaws, I still really enjoyed watching it when the prince wasn’t on screen.
Rekiaku gets 8 out of 10
Kamitori
tl;dr Mid, watch only if you have read the original or love the genre and have watched almost every anime about "vileness something." ---A brief review from me--- The first episode felt underwhelming, with weak art, mid-tier animation, and a mediocre OST. However, from episode 2 onward, the series starts gaining momentum, becoming increasingly interesting until around episode 7, when it completely loses its pacing, similar to Dahlia in Bloom. After that, it drags on with repetitive, pointless content. At least Dahlia offered something engaging past episode 6, but here it's just boring. The final episodes weren’t too bad, but the disappointment from earlier ones left a bitteraftertaste.
Would I recommend it? Not really. Should you watch it? Perhaps if you’ve read the original or are a fan of the genre. It’s disappointing, considering it was one of my most anticipated anime from the previous season.
Jet_Suzuyaki
The anime is the embodiment of boredom at its most boring, with nothing to shake us out of the ambient monotony that runs through these 13 episodes. What I mean by this is that everything is seen over and over again, without ever adding anything to the already hackneyed scenario of the young girl reincarnated as a romance game villain. And from there, every clichéd event unfolds exactly as you'd expect it to, so you're never surprised or invested in any way, and so you just endure the scenario and nothing more. But what pushes me below the average is that in execution it manages thefeat of messing up what it does! For example, the heroine behaves like the most evil villain of all, and for that we get 0 subtlety, because she repeats it 20 times per episode, and worse than that, she never actually behaves like a villain, despite what she keeps saying, every one of her actions is that of a lambda big-hearted heroine, the only difference is that she makes a villainous laugh and says she is, but I'm sorry, saying an event is bad doesn't automatically make it bad, it doesn't work like that!
So the basic promise alone is screwed up, but you can extend that to this season's central twist, which is pathetic in its execution, to the romance, which has no chemistry and comes out of nowhere, and overall to everything the anime undertakes, it's sad beyond belief to see such a result.
I'll say one last word about the feat of transforming Alicia's only bad deed, namely harassing Lize when she hasn't asked her to, into a good deed, since at the end you're made to believe that Lize is a manipulator, when formally she isn't. But then, it would have been too much to ask that Alicia be allowed to do what she wants. But it would have been asking too much to actually make Alicia mean in even one relationship.
But the bottom line is that I'm not even annoyed by this level of pandering, I'm just indifferent. In short, in the end I won't retain anything from this anime other than a vague boredom, but did it ever try to be more than that? Unfortunately, I don't think so.
ninja35mm
This is an isekai-otome-shoujo. Look at me flexing this fancy vocabulary after watching like thirty titles, huh? So basically, it’s a girl-for-girls kind of story about an isekai’d protagonist who ends up in the alternate reality of a dating sim. I’m not a huge fan of this subgenre—I’ve only seen Villainess Level 99—and while on the surface these titles seem similar (same setting, same starting point for the MC), they’re actually very different. This anime has plenty of solid dialogue. Most of it wasn’t too painful to sit through (and that’s saying something coming from someone outside the target audience). Sure, there were some blatantly dragged-out orstraight-up dumb moments, especially when the characters should say something but don’t for no reason, causing unnecessary problems. I see this trope as a lazy slap in the viewer’s face. Thankfully, there weren’t too many of those.
Aside from the dialogue, I want to highlight the independent subplots: the one about the struggling village and the king’s brother. It’s refreshing to see an otome that doesn’t just stick to romantic relationships between young people but delves into deeper philosophical themes—like governance, parent-child dynamics, and more.
The balance between humor and drama was spot on. I especially loved the cute little animated inserts—they fit perfectly and added to the charm.
It’s solidly average. The world-building, music, and animation are all fine—nothing amazing, but nothing offensively bad either.
Verdict: if you’re a fan of the genre, you’ll probably enjoy it. That said, if you’ve already binged every variation out there, this one won’t bring anything new to the table. For isekai miners like me? Meh, you can do better. The protagonist and the supporting cast are well-written, though, so if you’re into character development, it might be worth a watch.
Ellenya
Definitely a masterpiece of the "Villainess" sub-gender! The highlights of this anime are the dialogues between the main character and her antagonist, the saint. I can't pinpoint a downside of this anime, except for the fast that the last episode was a hook to introduce the second season, and it went really far away from the main story so it was all over the place. Art and Animation: 8/10. Characters: 9/10. Plot: 7/10. Overall: 8 Alicia is reincarnated as a villainess, but instead of avoiding the bad ending that follows her role, she decides to be "a villainess that goes down in history". She works very hard to bea suitable rival to the Saint, which is a stereotyped heroine with strong plot-armor that makes her very overpowered. Everyone loves the saint and hates Alicia, but Alicia doesn't bother about it (she actually likes the attention as it makes her pop out more as a villainess) and goes around doing her own thing.
I felt like this series should have ended within this season, but the last episode is an introduction to a second season that will ONLY carry on Alicia as a character, therefore abandoning all other characters and plot that we had thus far. I hope it will be enjoyable!
havrak
Just another compilation of motives we have seen hundreds of time done worse than we seen hundreds of times. Author clearly had a checklist off all tropes he needed to hit and well he certainly did. First of all the world building is a mess - you've got the standard European-esque society with magic being nobles only -> this necessitates a standard discrimination sideplot. Except this time everybody thinks it's bad - noble families heads agree, king agrees but that doesn't matter since that is a genre trope and therefore needed. Also there is this poor village made up of criminals, except no criminals are thereand for some reasons this village made up of like 5 houses is constantly on mind of every aristocrat.
Worse then world building are characters, chief among them the main antagonist Liz. She has the standard trope of having magic she can't control that makes everyone like her. Except we know that day one leading to an incredibly shallow character and all drama that leads from this also doesn't have any depth. She doesn't evolve a single bit trough the whole show, till the "OMG I didn't know I was manipulating everyone" realization which makes here picture perfect ideal whatever. Author could have setted her up as genuinely sinister person - and for a brief second it looked like that (episode 6) but the author was too scared to commit and it went nowhere.
Our protagonists is just slightly better. the concept of here actually wanting to play out the role of villanes could have been refreshing. However it went essentially nowhere - she doesn't make any person dislike her (except the Liz's drug junkies, which doesn't count) and for a "evil" person she is full lot of unnecessary compassion. Probably would have helped if they decided to drop all the stuff with common folk. Or she could have done the same things not out of compassion but in order to create a more efficient exploitative system. Currently we have a protag who is "playing" as character, leading to her not being a one in a first place.
Ending was partially spoiled in like a first episode (I cannot phantom why would the author done this since it added absolutely nothing. ) and cemented in 10th (I think). Not to mention, as is common in anime, it ended up with sequel baiting.
Animation is simplistic tough workable, soundscape is fine.
FallNatsukashii
This show was an alright one. The plot points and characters would make it about a 7 for me, however there are some aspects that brought it down to a super average show for me. First, the prince is a bit of a creep. He's extremely forward with the MC even when they're really young and that weirded me out a bit. But I guess that's the girl's romance side of it that I can't understand. Second is the poor animation at times. It's very noticeable that the budget wasn't super high for it, but these shojo shows rarely have much of one, so Ishouldn't expect too much.
The third is the use of CGI when it wasn't needed. The quality of the animation was already not great. I would have rather they just poorly animated horses and carriages and things rather than just shoving in a 3d model.
All of that brought it down a point for me, but the plot is original enough to consider if you like shojo dramas.
Moonwalk69
Another villainess anime with white lotus OGFL and an obsessive ML. DID CONSENT NOT EXIST IN THE SHOW. I could count at least 2 times where the FL did not consent to the ML action. FIrst time is when the FL got sick becasue she practiced magic and couldnt drink the medicine. Guess what the ML did. He HELP HER BY FORCE FEEDING THROUGH A KISS WHILE SHE WAS UNCONSCIOUS. SHE WAS 10 AND HE WAS 15 AT THAT TIME. Another time was when FL was rescued by ML from a knife attack and the FL woke up to the ML SLEEPING NEXT TO HERNAKED?? She was 13 and him 18?? The plot of the show was pretty standard and so predictable. 3/10 wont recommend
giogama08
Absolutely love it! This is exactly how a "oh, my! I reincarnated as a villaness... oh, well, better take my job seriously" suppose to be! It's a clear example of what would happen if a nice person have to become the villain in any story. Alicia is no bad per se, and I don't think she has any idea what is a true villain role, but at least she's trying. She had such an admiration for the original rpg game's villain and I'm actually thankful she's not trying to change the original story as she knows it, she's just trying to be her best self.Except for Liz and maybe Jill, every other chapter looks a bit hollow and dull, but that makes Alicia role even more appealing. I appreciate how the father is depict in the story, where he actually has an active job parenting, which is funny cuz we barely see her mother.
I enjoyed every second of this anime and wish there's more of it. I'm thinking of reading the manga to keep watching Alicia's shenanigans and know what happens at the end between the prince and her!
cowboysquid
The mc isn't anything crazy but I liked her, and I do this this is on the more unique side. I always love when they're good with swords and can save themself! The first episode felt underwhelming and I watched it all on 2x speed which might sound crazy but it works if you want to get through an anime. But the prince is weird... and I cant get behind them making her 5 years younger. You guys just had to make it weird... 15 y/o finding a 10 y/o attractive?? Art style is fine. There's not much more to say. I looked past the weirdnesscause it wasn't always in your face. but if you cant I 10000% understand.
giyomimi
Binged this show in one day. To preface, I am a girl who loves anime like Skip Beat, Lovely Complex, and Yona of the Dawn. I definitely recommend this show for anyone with similar tastes! I feel like modern shoujo anime (especially villainess ones) have a problem with being too on the nose though but this show was just unpredictable enough for me to keep watching. Also, the romance did have me giggling and kicking my feet a bit. The main character is great as well and comes off as very logical. There was not any frustrating parts. Reasons as to why its a 9/10and not 10/10 is because the art style is nothing special and I wasn't moved to tears by anything but it was still an interesting and fun watch!
Novachaser01
I've been watching a number of otome game isekai stories lately in order to escape from the deluge of wish-fulfillment harems on the male side. Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo, otherwise known as "I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History" is a refreshing take on the overused trope of being trapped in a reverse harem VN, a-la reincarnation isekai. The main character fully embraces their reborn role as the world's intended antagonist Alicia, finding admiration in her pragmatic logical rebuttals against the protagonist. At a certain point in our lives, we recognize that the world is not as black and whiteas fairy tales would have us believe. So a story in which the antagonist sets out to dispel the protagonist's delusions of perfect equality and eternal happiness is a clever twist.
Being the world's villainess comes with the unexpected perks of having a large reserve of magic and a body that responds well to training. And by that I mean cheat level experience acquisition. Even so, the way Alicia uses her gifts doesn't give her the impression of a heroine that can do anything that doesn't deserve it. Her ultimate goal of becoming the world's greatest villainess makes her profound logic and noble pride her greatest weapons. Viewers will get a kick out of her comeback remarks.
I will admit that I initially discovered this from its manga adaptation, which does a much better job of highlighting Prince Duke's growing affections toward Alicia as well as covering past events in greater detail. This is a personal gripe, but the anime doesn't do as well lingering on those flirtatious moments with dramatic pauses, instead keeping such tender moments brief and focusing just a bit more on story and comedy. Otherwise, its a good watch that should keep the viewer interested enough in the next episode. The one issue I have that others have pointed out is the final episode that seems a bit nonsensical for the sake of adhering to an original villainess route. If a clean season two were to substantiate the decisions that led to episode 13, then I will revise my opinion. However, that final episode alone puts this anime closer to a 6 than a 7. As of the time of this writing, the anime has caught up with the manga adaptation, so I can't say if events will play out quite the same way as the anime. Regardless, only those who prefer more shoujo-levels of drama, or anime with clean endings that don't feel rushed will find major issues with this. No regrets from me though.
SoMuch2Read
I honestly liked This Anime a lot more than I thought. The plot and art style are pretty standard for the genre but not in an overly cliche way, although some of the lines and delivery were a bit off. Also had some really funny moments that left me laughing. Some of the voices in the English dub are atrocious, so I'd keep that in mind, but if you watch enough anime you learn to tune it out. Honestly underrated when compared to anime like My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! If you like the villainess Genre I defiantly thinkYou'll Like it.
mrfried
This is a good series let down by a final episode, which, without spoiling anything, only existed as a setup for a potential second season, and actually would have been better served as the first episode for said second season so season 1 could have a complete and clean ending. As the last episode only exists to get you watching Season 2, I will base the contents of this review on only the first 12 episodes To sum it up this series is best described as Tsundere The Anime, if you've been watching what should now be called the 'Villainess anime genre' this offers nothing new, thereare no surprises and many events within the story are predictable
So why would I recommend it?
Easy, because if you are a fan of the genre you will enjoy this, it actually works and avoids many of the traps other series fall into, competency is often better than trying to stand out by trying to be unique, which can often lead to a series jumping the shark where it them promptly crashes and burns. A well crafted story with good pacing, likable characters and actual character development can carry you far, even if those story beats are already well trod by other series before, tropes exist because we know they work.
Characters are given depth, they aren't flat reduced to having just one character trait, and many are given character growth throughout the series
This is not a flawless series, it's not amazing, it doesn't reinvent the wheel, it just does what it does well, it's a good solid series and an enjoyable watch
Definitely one for fans of the genre
Chuy_diazz
It's not an anime with great animation, the story is nothing new and it even comes a little late to take advantage of the popularity of the genre. Despite the above, it's an anime that knows how to take advantage of its greatest strength, making you angry with its characters. The story knows that it has characters that are hateful and tries to exploit it to the extreme. Whatever the reason, a manic and stalker prince, a saint who has a head more hollow than outer space or a rather naive protagonist that sometimes you don't quite understand her methodology. The story is built so thatat the end of each chapter you shit on the family tree of the antagonist. It's one of those stories where you get angry with pleasure, where you are satisfied after having taken out the frustration of a whole day. Rekishi ni nokoru doesn't try to be something ambitious or novel. All it wants is for you to have a good time hating something. The advantage is that the hate you direct towards these fictional characters will not hurt anyone, so it is hate friendly for the internet.
Beyond the animation that has nothing to highlight, the biggest negative aspect is the story that tends to stagnate on multiple occasions. There are chapters where you feel a deja vu, as if the event or discussion of the chapter had already been seen in earlier stages of the anime. There are chapters that seem to be more compilations than part of the canon of the story. Between episodes 6 and 9 there is a kind of strange gap where the story does not advance at all and it even seems that some dialogues and scenes are repeated. This part of the anime seems to be a strange kind of endless August, but more overwhelming because there is no kind of loop here.
It is an anime that I recommend if you feel like throwing hate towards something or someone. Its antagonist is hateful to death, you can tell him all your repertoire of insults and still feel that you fell short. Rekishi ni Nokoru is an anime that simply came to vent other people's frustrations.
TasRook
What a refreshing Isekai. The plots in this story are so very unique, especially for a self proclaimed Otome anime. The main character is an isekai'd girl who hated the main protagonist and wanted to become the villainess in the story. She got her wish and was transposed into the body of the main antagonist. From that point on she vowed to herself she'd become the most famous villainess that's ever lived. The story follows her as she works hard to become powerful and knowledgeable enough to face off with the main protagonist of the game. There is plenty of subplots and even some mysteryto keep you engaged. There is acts of incredible self sacrifice that leave you gaping. There is instances of social issues of the modern world being addressed in a pragmatic way the way it should be done in our world as well. There is the main character always chiding herself or praising herself for acting certain ways. There is even some romance here and there that isn't completely cringe. It's all rather neat.
The last two episodes wrap everything up very nicely. All the plots get mostly resolved in a satisfying way and our heroine makes another big sacrifice for her pursuit of that elusive villainess persona.
I really enjoyed this one. It might be my favorite Otome so far, even though it's not really an Otome in my opinion.
8/10
I'm hoping for two more seasons.
Zeno_Artaxerxes
An otome anime where the FMC actually tries to be the villainess she got isekaied as... or does she? Even she questions the correct path to becomes a villainess, so how can someone follow a path that they don't even understand correctly? If the "villainess" part is just standing up for yourself and calling bs when you see bs, and being more bold than usual with your approach, not sugar coating stuff, then ig quite a few people are in the "villainess" category... This felt more like watching her finding the definition of what kind of villainess she wants to become and trying to stickto it the best she can, always calling herself as one...
Ig I was thinking a bit too much while watching this anime, so maybe that's why I found it pretty boring and uninteresting in terms of almost everything.
As a general view, the story is pretty generic, you got that FMC being isekaied in an otome game that she knows about and is happening in a kingdom. She starts at 7y old iirc, but there are time skips so you will catch most of the action happening inside their royal/magic academy... You have the typical characters that you find in almost every otome anime like the serious and icy prince, the blonde that's always aloof and etc.
But now let us talk about the problems I had with this anime and why I couldn't really enjoy it:
- very weak and small worldbuilding. You aren't going to explain barely anything about the place where the action takes place? Distances that barely make sense? You're going to introduce high ranking people and interests, but barely a few characters that are actually important in such a big kingdom that it has an academy for the nobles? Hierarchy structure? The king barely having any people near him? Where's the army? Guards? Ministers? Other people? Maids? So many students shown, but only a few that actually matter and do something? Where are the teachers?? Man, this felt like such an empty world to me while I was watching... Felt like only the characters that had something to say/do were shown and talked about, and the rest forgotten. Like I even forgot the FMC had a mother until the last episode... Such a small perspective that it just makes everything feel unnatural to me...
- magic system. where is it? this anime spent quite a bit of time hyping the magic system and powers like "not many reached level 100" and talking a bit about levels and that they are hard to reach and what a genius the FMC is that she can use magic at such a young age, even giving time skips for the FMC to learn it... all for it to barely be shown and then quickly forgotten :/... But the few times you see magic, you can see it is quite OP... and then you show me that certain things that seemed basic to solve in a world with such OP magic can be solved only like that??? Yea, I don't wanna spoil it, but I kinda found it hard to believe that was the best solution for a certain problem... whatever, it's not like they explain much about it...
- time skips... I think these time skips were the most empty time skips that I have ever seen. Barely anything happens in these time skips. Felt more like the author just wanted to rush the time and finally reach the ages where things can happen like enrolling in the academy at age 15 and etc... Also feels like these time skips were mostly for the FMC, and the rest of the characters/state of the world stayed somewhat the same.
- this story has a few parallel action points happening at once, but it sure is progressing a few of them without telling or showing anything. You just find out that something already happened... which leads to quite a bit of a problem, because when can you attach to characters when the action involving them is being skipped like that??
- the prince... every time he appeared on screen, things would just break the flow of the story and get really weird really quick, and I am not even talking about their age difference in certain moments... it felt like shoujo elements being forced and beaten into the story. It really made me feel awkward watching the scenes with the prince. It did get better more towards the end... but it still happened from time to time
- while they do give reasons why people act the way they act, it still felt pretty childish or artificial to me, especially the other FMC that is considered a "saint"... a lot of conversations felt unnatural af to me, even taking the reasons presented into account
- the last episode was the most interesting one to watch imo, as it sets for a big change for season 2, but taking into account all the problems I had with season 1 and the story it wants to tell in season 2, I have high doubts the author will be able to tell it in a good way...
Story: 4 -- Generic otome story, but the presentation is very lacking. Empty world, weird time skips, events not being shown, sometimes rushing stuff, small perspective, unnatural conversations and interactions....
Art: 7 -- Not many action scenes... But the art in general was acceptable
Music: 5 -- Nothing memorable or that strike me as "man, this music really elevated this scene"
Characters: 5 -- Generic otome characters + unnatural interactions + quite bad presentation of them = not good at all
Enjoyment: 5 -- Somewhat interesting at first, but it become more and more boring the more I watched... the last episode did set quite a nice idea for season 2, but I have high doubts it will be executed well enough when taking into account the failures of this season... if it even gets a season 2
Overall: 5
Right now it has 7.33 from 51.931 votes Ranked #2717 Popularity #2134 Members 108,106 as of 30/04/2025.
Tbh, I cannot really recommend it. Compared to all the other otome anime/stories that are on the market, this one feels like a really bottom tier one. Couldn't even present generic otome stuff in an enjoyable way... Watch it only if you want to pass the time ig
dandax
Best "villainess" anime I watched so far (out of 5or so). I did not expect to get actual decent writing, characters and romance. It has a little rough start where it seems like we will be fed some bad "misunderstanding" comedy about her roleplaying as villain (think "KageJitsu at home"). But this stops after few episodes as she gets older...which leads me to one of the downsides - this show has too many time skips, idk if they are in the sauce or its to save time/money...Its def weird and breaks the story a bit but its not a deal breaker. The main story plot isactually pretty interesting while it goes, and characters well written...I can not stress enough how refreshing this is.
In case you forgot what well written characters mean (I cant blame you) here is summary:
Unlikable characters are that way for a reason, not for being annoying or useless, there seem to be actual reasons behind ppls behavior, MC isnt dull and empty, only abusing the isekai plot armor and she often makes things harder for herself just cause she wants to be true to her role she picked actually herself cause it resonated with her, not cause its the games plot...pretty interesting huh?
- Minor spoiler about story development -
The main story arc ends before the end and last ep takes us on start of new arc (I assume) leaving this show as "open ended" and in state of "waiting for another season" or "manga bait".
Characters are likable, have development and look good.
A/V and char design is also pretty good.
There is some light comedy. And ACTUAL, REAL romance love interests (no shoujo/shounen based harem even if it may seem like there might be and also no dump sex jokes, ecchi, or anything...just ppl who like each other or those who dont like them...I cant believe it either). xD
patkarunungan
When I added the anime 'I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History' to my watch list, I knew that it was promising, and it did not disappoint. § Overview An unnamed girl from Japan loves an otome game, but she does not like the heroine. She is more drawn to the villainess, Alicia Williams. For some reason, she dies and reincarnates into Alicia Williams. When she realises that she is now Alicia Williams, she does everything in her capacity, from learning sword fighting, learning magic, and reading as many books as possible, in order to become a villainess who goes down in history.§ Notes
1. Animation is fairly standard. This doesn't have gorgeous visuals, but it's good enough.
2. The main attraction is Alicia Williams, the self-proclaimed villainess, who, in actual fact, is the protagonist of the story as much of her actions have changed the story.
3. Her character design is great. She stands out. Unfortunately, the character designs of other characters are pretty much generic. You can make the case that Liz's character design isn't, but she resembles and acts Nunnally vi Britannia. It goes without saying that Liz is just as annoying as Nunnally.
4. Although it's true that Alicia sometimes makes mistakes, witnessing her deliver her lines as a villainess gives me so much joy. She is so charismatic unlike the boring character Liz.
5. I love how Alicia incorporates realpolitik whenever she discusses the kingdom of Durkis and how it should relate to neighbouring countries. It's as though she has read stuff like Machiavelli or Robert Greene's books. She isn't idealistic. She knows that, to accomplish something, this may involve doing ethically questionable stuff because the alternative is worse.
6. Whilst it is welcome that she, not Liz, was able to get Prince Duke's fancy, Prince Duke's questionable actions, such as kissing an unconscious Alicia, make people cringe. For them, he is an eyesore. Alicia can carry this show even in the hypothetical scenario that Prince Duke actually hates her and would do anything to stop her.
It's good that Alicia has Prince Duke under her thumb, but the show can do better with less screen time for Prince Duke.
7. It's a bit of a missed opportunity that we are not made aware of how Jill is developing as a person. After all, he serves Alicia. Is he learning more and more knowledge? Has he become capable of magic? We learned before that he had so much potential, but it's annoying that we are not updated on how Jill is exploring his potential at school and becoming useful for Alicia.
8. I liked it when we saw Alicia struggling to learn about magic and improve her magical levels. Since magic is the source of the kingdom's class system, I would have wished to have more focus on magical levels and what can we expect with magical levels 100 and beyond.
§ Conclusion
This is one of my favourites this season. Alicia is such an interesting character. The anime is not perfect and there are many things I wish it would have done differently, but that doesn't detract from my enjoyment of it.
