is a Japanese

light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...

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 is a Japanese novel self-publishing website created by . It was launched on April 2, 2004. Users can upload their novels free of charge and the novels are also free to read. As of December 2022, the site hosts close to 1,000,000 novels, has over ...

in December 2018. It was later acquired by

Enterbrain , formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing founded on January 30, 1987, as . Magazines published by Enterbrain are generally focused on video games and computer entertainment as well as video game and strate ...

who began publishing it as a light novel under its B's Log Bunko light novel imprint in August 2019. A

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

adaptation illustrated by Akari Hoshi began serialization in Enterbrain's '' B's Log Comic'' manga website in May 2020. An

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television series adaptation produced by Maho Film aired from October to December 2024.

Characters

; : :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. ; : :Prince of the Kingdom. He is in love with Alicia, but is annoyed by Liz and tries to avoid her. ; : ; : ; : :The heroine of the game. A sweet-natured but naïve soul, she has a very rosy view of the world. ; : :Alicia's oldest brother. ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; :

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

in December 2018. It was then acquired by

who began publishing it as a

under its B's Log Bunko light novel imprint with illustrations by Jyun Hayase on August 15, 2019. As of October 2024, seven volumes have been released. The light novel is licensed in North America by

Yen Press Yen Press is an American manga, graphic novel and light novel publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group. It published '' Yen Plus'', a monthly comic anthology, between 2008 and 2013. In addition to translated material, ...

Manga

adaptation illustrated by Akari Hoshi began serialization on

's '' B's Log Comic'' manga website on May 5, 2020. It has been collected in five volumes as of September 2024. The manga adaptation is also licensed in North America by Yen Press.

Anime

television series adaptation was announced on August 9, 2023. 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. The series aired on October 2 to December 25, 2024, on

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and other networks. The opening theme song is , performed by Liyuu, while the ending theme song is , performed by Rin Kurusu.

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streamed the series.

Episodes

Reception

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

Notes

References

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