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| She said it! She said the line at the very end! That title drop finished the show perfectly. I really loved this show. I hope we'll get a season 2. In the meantime, I'll probably check out the light novel. |
WaterMage said: I knew making Liz a irredeemable manipulator is perhaps too much for shoujo show. So she turns out good in the end, kinda disappointing cz it could have been somthing grander. And so Duke pretend had amnesia just to find a reason to exile Alicia. Mel turing against Alicia would have been way too big of a 180 tbf. Alicia wanted to go to Laval and now Duke gave her the causes belli. Duke still getting criticized is herasy. He is willing to let Alicia go and willing to wait for her to show his love. He stared out a bit too pushy but by end he has been a fantastic character. And sure enough he ain't letting her go without a kiss. Finally convinced Alicia there's more to life than role playing a villainess. Alicia finally gave him back aswell. Such a lovely cute scene.  The romance started slow but it was still good to watch these two slowly getting there. Now Alicia has got his wish she can do whatever she want to do in Laval. Pretty much left it in a cliffhanger. This show MUST need a sequel. There's just too much left unresolved. Japan gonna add one more warcrime to the list of they doesn't deliver. As someone who loves isekai and villainess genre this was easily one of the better one but I liked every villainess anime I watched so.. One thing is it could have been the best one but it undersell it plot didn't go dark enough where the could have. Liz is a fine antagonist but she had potential to be even worse. So for now something like Tearmoon Empire is still better for me. But if they do a S2 and do it well it still has great potential to be even better. Great anime 7.5/10.. Alicia easily the best female character of the season imo and neck and neck with Yumilia in being the best "Villainess". Her giving no fuk attitude is so satisfying to watch everytime. My queen always slays..🙌  Alicia sama yes please🫡 Also love everything Villainess. My Next Life as a Villainess will always be my favorite for being the first I saw, but I love the differences between that and this. That she actually want to be the villainess, but in a good way. |
| The final episode was one of the weakest in the series, but it was still a decent way to wrap things up. That says a lot about the overall quality of the show. I started with low expectations, not sure what to expect, but it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Alicia Williams quickly became one of my favorite villainesses in the Villainess Genre because of how interesting and memorable she is. The episode had some good twists. Duke was only pretending to have his memories erased, which added a fun twist. Liz Cather also turned out to be innocent and is genuinely trying to improve herself as the heroine. The story has a lot of potential, and I’d love to see a second season to explore it further. However, the liberation of Roana Village barely got any screentime, which was disappointing. I was hoping for more focus on that event. Still, this was a decent final episode that ended the season well and left room for more. |
KanameYuuki said: I want to publicly apologize to Liz, I was talking shit about her last week and she had been studying non stop, it was cute to see the red hair guy be mad in love with her. At first I had no expectation about this show, the animation was a bit rough and I assumed MC would be annoying after a while but it really grew a lot in me, it was just that much enjoyable to have a FMC with a strong conviction and knows what she wants while always training and working towards her goal, I would love if we get to see more of her. Yes, I think many of us were too quick to judge Liz. She’s genuinely working on improving herself as a Heroine, and I can see her becoming a strong rival to Alicia in the future. Just imagine if she learns to control her charm, using it selectively for key, game-changing moments. If Liz masters that balance, she’ll become incredibly difficult to counter or outmaneuver. It’s an exciting prospect for the story ahead. |
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@cooldogmom there's nothing wrong with being forward if there is consent from both parties, which there wasn't to me. for me, it doesn't matter if alicia did or did not have feelings for duke, he probably shouldn't have just kissed her randomly. there was also that scene from ep 2 when he kissed her to give her a medicine which i also found strange. obviously alicia is not going to have a problem with it because that's how the author wrote the story to be, but i did.
it doesn't really matter to me b/c i thought the show was enjoyable anyway, but i never really understood his purpose as a character.
tldr, you can think duke is cool and that's all well and good, but i found it strange.
it doesn't really matter to me b/c i thought the show was enjoyable anyway, but i never really understood his purpose as a character.
tldr, you can think duke is cool and that's all well and good, but i found it strange.
| @d2rkest But the kiss was consensual, just unexpected lmao |
As a wise man once said, "No one hates anime more than anime fans"  |
| Damn, can’t believe Duke trolled so many of us, including me lol, the plot with Liz just had me convinced it had to be her, and Duke intentionally forgetting the woman of his dreams didn’t seem in the realm of possibility, well that’s exactly what happened and I feel dumb lol, but I love it at the same time, I’m sure that was extremely difficult for Duke to do. It’s a bit of a roundabout way to get Alicia out of the kingdom to investigate Laval, but I respect the play and I like that they duped me, I gotta apologize to Liz now lol. And despite Alicia trying to push Duke away, he swooped in and got a kiss, he was pulled towards her like Alicia’s lips were a magnet lol, I’m really glad he went for it because Alicia trying to push him away again kinda hurt to see, it’s nice that she realized there’s room for love in her grand ambitions. But now Duke needs to lock in, Alicia telling him to be a “good boy” and wait was wild, Duke needs to train in more ways than one in preparation for her return lol. And that was the end of another villainess anime to add to the books, I really liked this one, production may have been pretty average to decent but I really loved the content itself, Alicia is definitely one of my favorite MCs of these villainess type anime now, and despite what some are saying about my boy Duke, I found him to be a great romantic interest for her, I loved how dedicated he was to Alicia, if he had let up in the slightest he may have lost her eventually, he fought well lol. And the plot with Liz really was an interesting one, it may not have had the best conclusion but it really kept me engaged in the story, her debates with Alicia were pretty fun as well. And the OP and ED to this one were catchy and fitting songs, the ED especially got stuck in my head sometimes lol, it was really cute too, probably one of my favorites this fall. And it would be really nice to see a season 2 of this one seeing how it ended, but for now we have more villainess anime on the horizon, I see we have one next season but my current Winter 2025 list unfortunately doesn’t have room for it, we’ll see if I can work it in somewhere because I’d hate to miss the weekly watch for it, but even if I do I can always catch it when it’s over. |
| Loved it 9/10 I hope it's not true that the author said there would be no second season because she was only looking to promote the novel. 🫤 |
| Man that was annoying, i was ready to give this series a high praise for it's philosophical context of having a purposeful antagonist to challenge the nievete of fantastical pure ideals, and pressing the expectation of practicality and realism of achieving goals... Why did it have to do the cliffhanger "find out what happens next in the source material!" rugpull? This is something that's relevant in general, but especially these days, if you consider various groups of idealists, dreaming of fantastical worlds where everything is perfect for them, but with no rational framework to make it practical or feasible without damaging society and sowing conflict. Having an equivalent balancing antagonist made of constructive criticism is the perfect solution to an idealistic powerhouse. |
❀桜舞う空〜 Cute is Power. 🔗CosmoGenesis Project “Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.” “A truth seeker has no patience for BS.” I seek only to improve myself and others. |
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There is nothing like ending a show with sexual assault >.> This was disgusting.
| @TurnipFan did we really see the same show? Or do you use your imagination to see things where they do not happen? |
| I was wondering what the heck was up with Duke-sama but got to leave it to the two for 4D-chessing their way. It does leave more to be desired for the fans though, but well, we got some badass Alicia moments in front of of what has been her nemesis for the major part of the season, xD. Gee, I wasn't expecting that sweet talk though. Good to see the village is finally free and it would've been nice to see Alicia witness the moment, but it what it is. Still unsure between a 6 or 7 out of 10 but I'll stick with the latter for the time being. |
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Throughout the episode, so many theories crossed my mind about why Alicia might have been exiled from the kingdom. One of my guesses was that Prince Duke, who actually remembers everything, could be secretly helping her <3. And yes, the episode confirmed it for me <3. Yesss! We’re going to have adventures in Laval!! :D  Thank you so much for this wonderful story <3. Oh, I can’t wait for the second season! It truly deserves one. I really hope they make it, though I haven’t seen any official announcement yet. If anyone has information about a second season, I’d greatly appreciate it. It was such a pleasure sharing this beautiful series with all of you <3. |
kitohaYesterday, 9:55 AM
| Really doubtful it'll happen, but I hope for a season 2. I really enjoyed this anime, but i'm a sucker for villainess animes haha. Wish there was more magic and less romance though. She's like level 80 something? I wish they leaned into that more. Anyway 7.9/10 anime for me. |
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