I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History

Straight away, this is one of the "relabeled Villainess" type animes where Hero and Villainess basically switch the meaning. However, in my opinion this Anime actually portrays the proclaimed Villainess actually somewhat as one through their speech and actions. Further, the characters are generally well written, just the age difference and ages for the characters for certain events and actions are somewhat inappropriate for modern standards. However, ignoring that fact, the portrayal of the romantic relationships is written in a nice way.

Coming to the story overall - it is a great written story but at some points it was bit bumpy with rather harsh cuts between events. Still smooth enough to follow without problems but enough to notice.

"Loved it! Sharp, witty, and dripping with clever dialogues - finally a story where the heroine doesn't bow down but rises as the villainess.

"Honestly, I came for drama but stayed because this villainess had more brains, sass, and one-liners than the so-called heroes. Watching her outwit everyone is like snacking on popcorn while the world burns - 10/10, would join her evil squad."

The plot started with clear motivations, and the female lead had clear intentions of what she wanted and what she needed to do. The plot followed this quite well for the first three-fourths of the show. However, the last third became quite dumb for me. It had so many inconsistencies that I just had to turn my brain off!

I watched it till the end and would probably watch the next seasons if they ever made them because I like to see it more as a chill and average show that can run in the background. I'm not too crazy about it, but I'm not too ignorant of it either, because the show doesn't go to extreme measures, making it a pretty chill anime.

The lore is very heavy for me, which made it feel like many things were left unanswered or uncatchable by me. The pace didn't help either; it was a bit fast-paced. The romance was the one thing that made me start watching this show, to begin with, and I have to say it felt like a secondary priority, which I didn't like at all.

The opening and ending songs were decent enough for me but forgettable, to be honest. Well, that's just my taste. The animation is okay-not too great and not too bad, just average.

What I liked:

• It shows different life-episodes of the characters (infant to teen)
• It is an Isekai but with focus on romance and playing the villainess and making sure to annoy the heroine, which is a refreshing storyline for me
• Got hooked with the story development, which is a mix of genius battle and romance
• It focuses only on the main characters without unnecessary sideplots for secondary characters

What I did no like:

• The ending was rushed and couldve span across at least 3 episodes
• Reconciliation between female characters who were enemies before are always annoying for me and I consider it unrealistic
• Even though the MC was developing her magic abilities to a max she barely uses them. Instead the story is more of an intellectual chess match

Overall: If you like a mix of romance and genius battles/confrontations with an outside the box romance storyline, then this is for you.

"A Surprising Gem with an Emotional Twist!"

''Honestly, I really liked this anime. I enjoy anime that combine romance, comedy, action, magic, and motivation, so this one was a great experience for me. Also, the animation of this series was really great. On top of that, the characters are very cute, especially the main character Alicia Williams. At first, I thought it would be just another typical series, but the Season 1 ending completely surprised me. It was truly unique-just thinking about it makes me emotional!

However, this is not the end, as the series is still ongoing. I hope even greater things are coming in the future.

Sending my endless love to I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History!''