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I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History
Japanese light novel series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 aired from October to December 2024.
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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) (Japanese); Celeste Perez[3] (English)
- The protagonist. Having been reborn as a villainess, she strives to be the best she can be in the role, especially once the king hires her to push Liz out of her comfort zone.
- 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 is annoyed by Liz and tries to avoid her.
- Gill (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. A sweet-natured but naïve soul, she has a very rosy view of the world.
- 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)
- Alicia's oldest brother.
- 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)
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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 July 2025, eight volumes have been released. The light novel is licensed in North America by Yen Press.[5]
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Akari Hoshi began serialization on Enterbrain's B's Log Comic manga website on May 5, 2020.[17] It has been collected in six volumes as of August 2025. The manga adaptation is also licensed in North America by Yen Press.[18]
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 9, 2023.[28] 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 aired on October 2 to December 25, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[29][30][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?; What's Your Name?), performed by Rin Kurusu.[32] Crunchyroll streamed the series.[33]
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Reception
The series as a whole has sold over 850,000 copies in physical and digital releases by August 2023.[28]
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