Kadokawa announced this Wednesday (09) that the light novel “Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo” (I'll Become a Villainess That Will Go Down in History), by Izumi О̄kido, is receiving an anime adaptation.
Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo – Light novel will be adapted into an anime
A new official website and Twitter account were opened and revealed the following image:
Series illustrator Jyun Hayase shared a drawing to commemorate the announcement:
Akira Hoshi, who drew the manga adaptation, also shared a commemorative illustration:
Synopsis
The story then focuses on a girl named Alicia who hates “straight-laced” heroines. Her wishes come true when she is reincarnated as a villain in her favorite otome games. She strives to be the most evil villain in history. However, the more she tries to be a villain, the more the prince seems to like her...
О̄kido debuted the series on the “Shōsetsuka ni Narō” website in December 2018. Additionally, О̄kido released the light novel with illustrator Hayase in 2020. The fourth volume of the series arrived in Japan in September 2022, and the fifth volume launches this Saturday.
Hoshi launched a manga adaptation in Kadokawa's B's-LOG COMIC magazine in September 2020. Kadokawa then published the manga's third volume in September 2022, and will release the fourth volume on Saturday.
Finally, the franchise has more than 850,000 copies in circulation, including digital copies.
Source: Official website
