A Kadokawa announced that the anime series adaptation of the novel Villainess Level 99 (Akuyaku Reijō Level 99: Watashi wa Ura Boss Desu ga Maō dewa Arimasen) written by Satori Tanabata and illustrated by Tea it will debut in January 2024. You can see the announcement trailer above and a promotional image below.
It was also revealed that the animation is from the studio Jumondo (I Shall Survive Using Potions!), the direction is Minoru Yamaoka (Wakako-zake, Zo Zo Zombie, Zo Zo Zo Zombie-kun), the argument is Fumihiko Shimo (Date A Live IV, Date A Live V, Full Metal Panic!) and the character design is Hitomi Kaiho (key animation from Fairy Tail, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic) and Lo Ho Kim (chief animation director for Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer). Music is the responsibility of Kana Utatane (Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill, Nights with a Cat).
In the cast we have:
- Fairouz Ai as Yumiella Dolkness
- Yūma Uchida as Patrick Ashbatten
- Azumi Waki as Alicia Ehnleit
- Taku Yashiro as Edwin Valschein
- Haruki Ishiya as William Ares
- Kōhei Amasaki as Oswald Grimsarde
Currently with 5 volumes, the novel began to be adapted into a manga in 2020 and currently has 3 volumes published.
Villainess Level 99 Synopsis
Yumiella Dolkness is your average otome RPG villain – except that she’s also secretly the super-powered hidden boss. But Yumiella wasn’t always Yumiella. In her past life, she was nothing more than an introverted college student and a devoted gamer. So, when she realizes that she has been reincarnated as a hidden boss, she is determined to stay away from the protagonists and avoid her death at their hands. All she wants is a good and peaceful life. Too bad when her gamer instincts kick in, Yumiella can’t just ignore her impressive stats… A girl has to work hard!
So, with plenty of time on her hands before starting life at the academy, she gets a little carried away and reaches her maximum level of 99. And when everyone finds out, they get the wrong idea about her power – now they think she’s the Demon Lord! Is this OP villain strong enough to regain the peaceful life she always wanted?!
