Just like isekai, shonen, shojo, etc., there’s a whole subgenre of anime and manga where the villainess takes over the story. By the title alone, you can judge that ‘I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss’ belongs to that category.
It begins with a villainess of a game who is fated to die but decides to turn her destiny over. Her best bet is to befriend the Demon Lord, the game’s final boss.
The series’ upcoming anime adaptation will show whether the villainess can keep a strict business relationship or fall for the gorgeous demon king.
The ‘I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss’ anime will be released in October 2022. The first promotional video for the anime is also out, and it contains shots from episode 1:
In the very first scene, Aileen gets rejected by the prince. As soon as this occurs, she suddenly remembers playing a game with the exact same plot. She swears never to get humiliated again.
Thus, Aileen plans to join hands with the Demon King, Claude, to avoid her fated death. Claude has an unexpectedly sweet temperament, and it looks like these two will definitely fall in love while scheming against the hero.
You should also check out the new visual that contains Aileen, Claude, and the Demon King’s followers, Keith and Beelzebuth.
The cast members behind these unexpected protagonists, as well as the other main characters, have been revealed:
| Character | Cast | Other Works |
| Aileen Lauren Dautriche | Rie Takahashi | Megumin (KONOSUBA) |
| Claude Jeanne Elmir | Yuichiro Umehara | Goblin Slayer (Goblin Slayer) |
| Cedric Jeanne Elmir | Toshiki Masuda | Chikara Ennoshita (Haikyu!!) |
| Keith | Jun Fukuyama | Koro-sensei (Assassination Classroom) |
| Belzebuth | Yūki Ono | Alciel (TheDevil Is a Part-Timer! ) |
| Lilia Rainworth | Kana Hanazawa | Rika Orimoto (Jujutsu Kaisen 0) |
| Almond | Tomokazu Sugita | Tadaomi Karasuma (Assassination Classroom ) |
Studio Maho Film is animating the series, and its staff members have also been revealed:
| Position | Staff | Other Works |
| Director | Kumiko Habara | I’m Standing on 1,000,000 Lives. |
| Series Composition | Kenta Ihara | Tomodachi Game |
| Character Design | Momoko Makiuchi, Eri Kojima, Yūko Ōba | – |
| Music Composer | Natsumi Tabuchi, Hanae Nakamura, Miki Sakurai, Sayaka Aoki, Kanade Sakuma | – |
‘I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss’ has unexpected surprises hidden at every corner as Aileen will slowly remember the events of her past life. It is an unusual tale of a villainess triumphing over the hero to find her happiness.
About I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss
I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss is a novel series by Sarasa Nagase. It debuted in 2017, and Yen Press has licensed both its novel and manga adaptation.
Aileen’s engagement gets canceled by her fiance, the prince. However, she remembers her past life and knows that this Aileen is a villainess in a game. To avenge the humiliation she faced, she plans to join hands with the Demon King, Claude.
Together, Aileen and Caude will plot to not only find out the dark scheming in the game, but also to save Aileen from her fated death.
Source: Official Website
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