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 Touya and illustrated by Yoimachi. It originally began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website

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 February 2020. It was later acquired by

Square Enix is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational holding company, video game publisher and entertainment conglomerate. It releases role-playing video game, role-playing game franchises, such as ''Final Fantasy'', ''Dragon Quest'', and '' ...

who began publishing it under their SQEX Novel light novel imprint in February 2021. 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 Ren Sakuma began serialization on Square Enix's ''

Manga Up! is a Japanese manga service. Originally launched in January 2017, the service hosts manga series published by Square Enix. The service also serializes original works, many of which are derived from other media. In July 2022, the website launch ...

'' manga website in February 2022.

Media

Light novel

Written by Touya, ''The Villainess's Guide to (Not) Falling in Love'' began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website

on February 14, 2020. It was later acquired by

who began publishing it under their SQEX Novel light novel imprint with illustrations by Yoimachi on February 5, 2021. Eight volumes have been released as of December 6, 2024.

Manga

adaptation illustrated by Ren Sakuma and with composition by Shiori Shiono began serialization on Square Enix's ''

'' manga website on February 12, 2022. Its chapters have been compiled into five ''

tankōbon A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that w ...

'' volumes as of December 2024. The manga adaptation is published in English on Square Enix's '' Manga UP! Global'' website and app. During their panel at

Anime Expo Anime Expo, abbreviated AX, is an American anime convention held in Los Angeles, California and organized by the non-profit Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA). The convention is traditionally held annually on the first we ...

2023, Square Enix Manga & Books announced that they would begin releasing volumes in English on March 12, 2024.

Reception

The series was ranked sixth overall at the 2021 Next Light Novel Awards. The series won the 2022 edition in the ''tankōbon'' category. The series was ranked third in the 2024 and 2025 editions of

Takarajimasha is a Japanese publishing company based in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It is known for publishing subculture-oriented fashion magazines aimed at teens, fashion magazines in general, as well as guide books. History The company was founded on September 22, ...

's ''

Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! is an annual light novel guide book published by Takarajimasha. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten most popular light novels according to readers polled on the Internet and votes from "collaborators" (critics, influencers, and other p ...

'' guidebook in the ''tankōbon'' category.

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