Akuyaku Reijou Level 99: Watashi wa Ura-Boss desu ga Maou dewa Arimasen

The beginning of Light Magic and the Hero, an otome RPG, unfolds fairly normally: the heroine, Alicia Ehnleit, meets her three love interests one after another and then inevitably comes face-to-face with the villainess. Yumiella Dolkness may be of noble descent, but her dark hair and rare dark-type magic—both associated with the Demon Lord—spark fear in anyone who sees her. When she is five years old, Yumiella regains memories of her previous life in modern Japan, also realizing that her fate is to become the hidden boss that appears after Alicia and her suitors defeat the Demon Lord.

Yumiella refuses to live as the game dictates and, as she prefers the game's fantasy elements over its romance, she decides to cultivate her magical skills and level up in secret. However, everything falls apart on the day of the Royal Academy's entrance ceremony. Yumiella's powers are measured at level 99—something thought impossible even for the royal knights, let alone a 15-year-old girl. With the royal family requesting her help, and everyone else insisting that she prove her strength, Yumiella realizes that her dream of a quiet life is no longer an option.

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Dolkness, Yumiella Main

Fairouz Ai Japanese

Ashbatten, Patrick Supporting

Uchida, Yuuma Japanese

Hillrose, Eleanora Supporting

Hidaka, Rina Japanese

Ehnleit, Alicia Supporting

Waki, Azumi Japanese

Rita Supporting

Hasegawa, Ikumi Japanese

Maou Supporting

Ono, Daisuke Japanese

Sara Supporting

Hayashi, Coco Japanese

Linus Supporting

Yamashita, Seiichirou Japanese

Goat-Like Dungeon Boss Supporting

Sugisaki, Ryou Japanese

Monford, Jessica Supporting

Inagaki, Konomi Japanese

Iizuka, Aya Producer

Nemoto, Yuuka Producer

Higashi, Mao Producer

Kamata, Hajime Producer

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Mar 3, 2025

clockian

Recommended

Your standard villainess isekai slop, but the MC, who is the cutest little dorky autist out there, just power levels out of her inevitable fate rather than using her womanly wiles to change her fate like I was expecting. The show is lacks any tension, making up for it by escalating the comedic antics of the MC throughout the show, like slave driving the students to level up faster, healing through the most grotesque means possible, and fumbling through standard conversation that gets misinterpreted constantly. The romance element of the show was also interesting, with the love interest actually having a character beyond being a ... nice guy, and watching them consistently miscommunicate is a joke that I don't get tired of.


The show is an enjoyable binge, not deep or tense, but with so many funny antics with a cute MC, it made the show really easy to watch.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Feb 10, 2025

iwoply

Mixed Feelings

Level 99 Villainess is very generic with the exception of the antics, interactions & internal dialogue of the stoic, kuudere, socially inept, gamer brain main character Yumiella. While her character has its faults, she significantly carries the show and therefor if you aren’t entertained by the aforementioned, this show will likely fall flat & become a pile of nothing.

Everything that the show offers outside of the main character is shallow, generic, rapid & formulaic to the point there’s nothing else to latch onto if she doesn’t interest you. Anyone who is not the main character is severely underdeveloped, these side characters either regress or receive ... personal growth that feels jarring when we the viewer last saw them in a complete opposite state & mentality. One could argue that the shallow one note characters are the result of the world being based on a video game due to a certain story thread, but with its lack of depth & exploration, I feel like saying such a thing is a cop out.

THANKFULLY, I can say that this show is not hindered by a weird age gap, creepy love interest & wtf moments (force feeding medicine into an unconscious girl’s mouth) that the genre is so fond of using & placing center stage to the detriment of everything else. The romance felt genuine with wholesome and caring moments between the two characters although it felt a tad underdeveloped in regards to interactions & relied on the dense protagonist angle a bit too much. If the show focused on the romance instead of the multiple threads of story, this would be one wholesome fantasy Otome Iseaki.

In regards to story, there are hints of intrigue or threads to an interesting idea but they all fizzle out or lack further exploration. The only thread that saw some showcase was the societal prejudice against those with black hair but even that has little consequence, repercussion or remorse to any events surrounding it & is undermined by the power level discussion. The lack of the aforementioned & additional pacing issues are more visible during the final episodes when major time skips are used in order to provide a seemingly conclusive ending with little to no threads left open.

At the end of the day, Level 99 Villainess’ formulaic, generic and shallow nature can be entertaining to those who like to turn their brain off and enjoy media without a critical eye & those who enjoy the antics & dialogue of the main character. For those who want anything beyond, they will be greatly disappointed.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Nov 25, 2024

sroodsari

Not Recommended

Started off good, all my favorite tropes, misunderstood villainess is a game where they’re trying to fix the plot and then they redeem themselves etc etc… but then got boring. Pretty shallow level writing, not much character development
It’s a very cliche trope (which I like) but I didn’t really get attached to any of the characters. Even the lead kinda bored me. Art was fine , but what was the point.
If you want a casual kind of filler show, this would be good, but if ur looking for something exciting, try something else
How much do I need to write jeez

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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