TV Series2023 · 1 season · 12 episodes · Ended

I'm in Love with the Villainess

Name: I'm in Love with the Villainess
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast: Yu Serizawa, Karin Nanami, Daisuke Namikawa, Yoko Hikasa, Ikumi Hasegawa

Taste attributes: animationcomedysci-fi & fantasyfantasyfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedemotive & stirring

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, stylish animated series: light and expansive. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.3 /10

TMDB · 30 votes

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Where to watch

Streaming data: JustWatch

Seasons

Season 1

· 2023 · 12 episodes

Episodes (12)

1Rushing Headlong into Life in Another World3 Oct 2023
Overworked employee Oohashi Rei suddenly finds herself in the world of her favorite otome game as its protagonist, Rae Taylor. But she's not here to romance the game's male leads - she's in love with the villainess!
2A Maid's Job Is a Labor of Love10 Oct 2023
Rae sets her sights on her dream job as Claire's maid - and she'll do whatever it takes to get it.
3My Love Is a Series of Ups and Downs17 Oct 2023
Realizing that Claire is in love with Thane, Rae tries to direct events she recognizes from the game toward getting Thane and Claire together, despite her own feelings for Claire.
4When Monsters Attack, Unpreparedness Is the Greatest Enemy24 Oct 2023
Rae impresses her teacher and classmates at the academy with her proficiency in magic... and is quickly forced to put her skills into practice when a huge monster attacks.
5The Knight Exam Is Packed with Drama31 Oct 2023
Rae and Claire both pass the written exam for entry into the Academy Knights. The next step is the practical exam, which pits the examinees against each other in mock battles to determine who is truly worthy to join the Knights.
6The Secret Reason Must Not Be Told to Anyone7 Nov 2023
The Foundation Day Fair is coming up, and the Academy Knights discuss what sort of shop they should open. An offhanded comment by Rae leads to the proposal of a cross-dressing café.
7What Makes or Breaks a School Fair Is the Cross-Dressing Café14 Nov 2023
Rae makes the most of the Foundation Day Fair, working hard at the cross-dressing café and even convincing Claire to walk around the fair with her. But an incident with a group of bitter commoners casts a shadow over the festive atmosphere...
8The Swirling Currents Are All Machinations21 Nov 2023
The Royal Academy is rocked by scandal when a noble student allegedly attacks a commoner student with magic. The situation escalates when the attacker receives minimal punishment, spurring commoners to protest so violently that the school must be closed.
9My Master Will Never Change28 Nov 2023
As a darker plot is revealed behind the commoner uprising, the academy is plunged into peril. Can Rae and Claire defeat the conspirators and deal with the resulting aftermath?
10My New Rival in Love Is a Perfect Superhuman5 Dec 2023
Princess Manaria of the Sousse Kingdom, an old childhood friend of Claire's, shows up to visit her. Manaria has it all—good looks, charisma, tremendous magic proficiency—and to top it off, Claire is quite taken with her. It seems Rae has a new rival...
11A Near-Miss in Love Is Certain Doom12 Dec 2023
Rae insists she just wants Claire to be happy, even if she can't be with her. Manaria tells her she's just running away, and if her feelings for Claire are true, she'll fight for her. So begins their duel to determine who will stay by Claire's side...
12The Villainess and I Are in Love19 Dec 2023
Manaria challenges Rae to prove her feelings for Claire at the Amour Ceremony. Both Rae and Manaria must place an item on the Scales of Love, which will measure the weight of their feelings for Claire. Who will the scales find worthy?

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Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

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Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

The world turns upside down when a corporate drone wakes up as Rae Taylor, the heroine in her favorite otome game, Revolution. Rae is elated at the opportunity to court Claire François, the game’s villainess and the object of her affection. Armed with her knowledge of the game and events to come, Rae sets out to make Claire fall for her. But how will the villainess take Rae’s romantic advances?

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