# I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss (2022)

> A reincarnated noblewoman realizes she is the doomed rival in an otome game and decides to win over the final boss instead of the prince.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/111776

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy, fantasy, romance
- Created by: Sarasa Nagase
- Network: TOKYO MX
- Cast: Rie Takahashi, Yuuichirou Umehara, Toshiki Masuda, Jun Fukuyama, Yuki Ono, Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Sugita, Yuma Uchida
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15533960/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: playful, self aware, romantic, whimsical, lighthearted

## What critics say

Audience reception is mixed, with a modest rating for its light fantasy romance take on the villainess isekai premise.

## Synopsis

I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss (2022) is a Japanese anime fantasy romance series created by Sarasa Nagase and broadcast on TOKYO MX. Rie Takahashi voices Aileen Lauren d'Autriche, a young noblewoman whose broken engagement to the prince unlocks memories of her past life. She realizes she is living inside an otome game as the heroine's greatest rival, and that her character is marked for an early death. Her engine is simple and sharp: she must survive the story she remembers, but her recollections are patchy and unreliable. Instead of chasing the prince, she turns to the powerful demon king figure, voiced by Yuki Ono as Beelzebuth, and tries to understand what the dangerous last boss actually wants. The twelve-episode run mixes court intrigue, magic, dragons, and light romantic maneuvering, with Jun Fukuyama and Kana Hanazawa among the principal voices. The tone is playful and self-aware, poking fun at romance tropes while still letting the warmer connections build. Fans of Ascendance of a Bookworm and The Rising of the Shield Hero will find resonance in its reincarnation premise and fantasy comedy.

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