I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History

I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History: It Seems Turning into a High-Born Baddie Makes the Prince All the More Lovestruck (歴史に残る悪女になるぞ 悪役令嬢になるほど王子の溺愛は加速するようです！) is a Japanese light novel series written by Izumi Okido and illustrated by Jyun Hayase. It began as a web novel published on the user-generated web novel publishing site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in December 2018. It was later acquired by Enterbrain who began publishing it as a light novel under its B's Log Bunko light novel imprint in August 2019. A manga adaptation illustrated by Akari Hoshi began serialization in Enterbrain's B's Log Comic manga website in May 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by Maho Film is set to premiere in October 2024.

Characters

 * Alicia Williams (ウィリアムズ・アリシア)


 * Duke Seeker (シーカー・デューク)


 * Jill (ジル)


 * Will (ウィル)


 * Liz Cather (キャザー・リズ)


 * Albert Williams (ウィリアムズ・アルバート)


 * Alan Williams (ウィリアムズ・アラン)


 * Henry Williams (ウィリアムズ・ヘンリ)


 * Eric Hudson (ハドソン・エリック)


 * Finn Smith (スミス・フィン)


 * Gale Evans (エバンズ・ゲイル)


 * Curtis Kenwood (ケンウッド・カーティス)


 * Arnold Williams (ウィリアムズ・アーノルド)


 * Luke Seeker (シーカー・ルーク)

Light novel
Written by Izumi Okido, Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo began serialization as a web novel on the user-generated web novel publishing site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in December 2018. It was then acquired by Enterbrain who began publishing it as a light novel under its B's Log Bunko light novel imprint with illustrations by Jyun Hayase on August 15, 2019. As of March 2024, six volumes have been released.

Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Akari Hoshi began serialization on Enterbrain's B's Log Comic manga website on May 5, 2020. It has been collected in four volumes as of August 2023. The manga adaptation is licensed in North America by Yen Press.

Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 9, 2023. The series is produced by Maho Film and is directed by Yūji Yanase, with Sawako Hirabayashi handling series scripts, Yūko Watabe and Eri Kojima designing the characters, and Moe Hyūga composing the music. The first episode was premiered at the Animemesse in Babelsberg germany on July 20th 2024. It is set to premiere in October 2024. Crunchyroll licensed the series.

Reception
The series as a whole has sold over 850,000 copies in physical and digital releases by August 2023.