Favourite Light Novel (Series) of 2022
7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! by Touko Amekawa
Seventh Time's the Charm! Being reborn once may sound impressive, but Rishe is already on her seventh time around! She has had all kinds of excitement in her previous lives, from peddling goods as a merchant to locking blades as a knight, so now she's determined to kick back and enjoy. But to savor the high life, she first has to marry the handsome prince...the same one who happens to be her murderer! It will take six-plus lifetimes of experience and skills for Rishe to break the time loop and make her extravagant dreams come true!
The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash by Honobonoru500
A heartwarming fantasy isekai tale about a girl who embarks on a journey with her new friend–a humble slime.
In Ivy’s world, stars are everything. She’s a Tamer, born to subdue monsters and animals, but she was also born starless! With her life in danger, Ivy flees into the forest where she befriends a weak little slime named Sora—the one creature she can tame. Together, the unlikely pair set off on a journey, salvaging rubbish to survive. Along the way they’ll win hearts, evade danger, and discover there’s more to starless Ivy than meets the eye!
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior by Tenichi
(Volume 2) The Secret is Out! Future villainess Pride is hard at work using her authority, boss powers, and past-life knowledge to save her people from a tragic fate. When she hits thirteen, she has an earth-shattering revelation: a scheming man trusted by the royal family had a secret route in the otome game! Can Pride foil this master manipulator's plot to unite everyone against her before it leads to her doom? And why is he so desperate to ruin her in the first place?
Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter by Reia
(Volume 5) THE PRICE OF WAR! The war Iris always feared has finally come. No longer content to send spies to spread discontent in Tasmeria, Tweil descends with their army. Iris must rush back to her duchy to defend her people and rally the other territories to her cause. But no one survives war unscathed, and all too soon Iris will face a loss even she may not be able to endure.
Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie by Hiroro Akizakura
Reincarnated as a villainess in an otome game, Cecilia realizes that as the heroine’s rival, she’ll die no matter what route she takes. Convinced that she can avoid her death flag by masquerading as a man, she crossdresses and assumes a new identity. In the process, however, she ends up replacing her brother-in-law as the knight charged with protecting the heroine! And now the prince who should be condemning her to death wants to hang around her all the time...?! Cecilia will do whatever it takes to achieve a peaceful and carefree life, but if her guise ever slips it’s Game Over!
I Swear I Won’t Bother You Again by Reina Soratani
Violette, daughter of a duke, committed a terrible, jealous crime against her half sister. As she languishes in prison, something unexpected happens: time is rewound, sending her back to the day her problems began! Armed with the memories of her disastrous first go-round, Violette is determined to live a quiet, unobtrusive life this time…but fate has something else in store!
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[Recommended Watch / Review] The Summer 2023 Must-See Is "The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior"
Source: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-most-heretical-last-boss-queen-tenichi/1141360148
By Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting
The Summer 2023 anime season is starting y’all–and a must-see I’ll be recommending is The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior.
The premise of this type of story is pretty well established now, a girl finds herself reborn or transmigrated into the world of a game as the villainess character and must fight against their deathflags if they hope to make it to the end. However, this story comes with a twist.
Our main character, Pride, is the crown princess of a matriarchal society. Until recently, she’s been living a lavish life of near-exile by her mother in the countryside. The isolation and want for attention have made her a rather troublesome brat until a sudden headache brings back memories of her past life, more specifically, a game she played that is overlapping with her new life. After which, she gains what some believe is the power of precognition, or foresight, which is a royal-specific magical skill that only true heirs to the throne can gain. Thus begins her new life wherein she is constantly fighting against the perception of her bad behavior and villainess qualities of her childish past.
I’ll border the line of spoilers here and say that I rather dislike Pride’s family. Her mother perceived a vision in which Pride would be a terrible queen and sent her off to the countryside without further direct contact to be raised by servants who don’t know whether or not they can punish or control the princess. (In fact, they outright fear her tantrums.) Her father visits her infrequently and is the only parental provider of love throughout her life thus far, and he has either spoiled her near rotten because of that inconsistent visitation or out of quilt for keeping her so far away. From this, one can gather that Pride’s name and, by extension her sister’s name (Tiara), is meant to have a Puritan-like origin, in which the names remind the child of the future they’re parents see for them. “Pride” is a name meant to remind our leading lady of the sin she’ll likely fall to with Tiara being a sign that she has a gilded future ahead of her. Talk about harsh.
However, family issues aside–and in spite of her name–Pride becomes a relatively humble and good-natured leading character. She’s more than likable as a child prodigy and crown princess, with aims to truly guide the people under her down a much better path than her game counterpart.
It is an engaging and well-written story, with art and story that reminds me a lot of I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss while still remaining unique.
So, definitely add this one to your watch list if you like the isekai, female power-fantasy genre!
EDIT: 7/7/2023 Sorry, everyone! We noticed that the draft had not been edited and made spelling/grammar corrections. Thank you for your patience!
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A3! Translation: The Hard Fight for Triangle Jokes!? (Tehepero Funny Guy)
This one is interesting because it lets us see a planning process for once! It was neat to read their plan actually being put into action in the event story.
I did this one a while ago (like. a year), so I think I was still learning how to make ていうか sound natural at the time. Like with Tenichi, I hope the end result ended up ok lol
@banriapologist the manzai providing star is once again our lovely provider ☆
The translation is under the cut. If you see anything that doesn’t seem right, please let me know!
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Izumi: Misumi, Yuki, you two will be participating in the Grand Prix this time, right?
Yuki: Yeah. So we got together planning to have a prep meeting, but—
Misumi: Hey, hey, let’s make our duo name “Sankaku”~!
Yuki: No. I mean, I rejected it earlier, too.
Misumi: Then, “Triangle”~!
Yuki: That’s just triangle in English. You thought I’d allow that?
Misumi: Yuki’s harsh… boooo.
Izumi: N-Now, now. Misumi-kun’s just throwing out ideas, right?
Yuki: *sigh*... I guess I should say, the manzai routine should come before the name.
Misumi: Oh, gotcha! Then, okay! I wanna do a triangle skit!
Yuki: What? What’s that?
Misumi: Um well, it’s like this~!
Misumi: —Yes! Triangle love!
Misumi: Well? Well? Doesn’t that seem funny?
Izumi: Umm… you got your incredible love for triangles across, but…
Yuki: Rejected.
Misumi: Whaaaaat?
Izumi: (Looks like this is a hard fight…)
Kazunari: Ah, Yukki and Sumi! That was fast, you’re already practicing your manzai?
Yuki: Not yet. We’re in the middle of getting a routine out now.
Tenma: Huh. Going well?
Misumi: I made up a part~! Look look—yes! Triangle love!
Kazunari: Ahaha, Sumi, that’s great! Mega funny~!
Yuki: …does that look like it’s going well?
Tenma: Oof…
Misumi: Hey, hey, Yuki, why don’t you like it?
Misumi: I showed it to the cats earlier and they said it was funny~?
Yuki: Get back to me when humans find it funny.
Kumon: Ahaha, this back and forth is kinda already like manzai! It’s funny~!
Kazunari: Yeah! With this, could we seriously aim for victory!?
Muku: That would definitely be funny enough, but… I kind of want to see Yuki in the funny guy role.
Yuki: The hell?
Kumon: Oh, I kinda get what you mean! Like, Yuki’s always had the impression of the retorter, right?
Yuki: That’s because a certain hack is a hack.
Tenma: Hey! I keep telling you I’m not a hack!
Yuki: I never said the hack was you.
Tenma: Ghk…
Izumi: But Yuki-kun’s funny guy side is certainly something we don’t see too often, so it could be fresh and entertaining.
Kazunari: After talking about it, I’m kinda interested in that too~!
Kumon: Then, this time, Yuki will be the funny guy, and Sumi-san will be the straight man!
Yuki: WHAT!? Hold on, why are you making that choice on your own!?
Muku: Ah… could it be, Yuki-kun, you hate the funny guy role? I-I’m sorry… it’s my fault for running my mouth.
Muku: Ughh… I’m an idiot that can’t read the mood, stupid, sloppy, my brain is just the dust that floats in your house…!
Yuki: Nobody’s saying that. …I complain, but it’s not like I hate it or anything.
Muku: R-Really? …thank goodness.
Yuki: Well, now that I think about it, I haven’t really been the funny guy much, so it might be a good experience.
Tenma: Then, that’s settled.
Misumi: Oka~y, I’ll do my best as the straight man~!
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Tenma: The funny guy and straight man have been decided, so next is the actual routine.
Misumi: I still want to do a manzai routine with triangle jokes~ Tri-tri-triangle~
Kazunari: It’d be funny, but if there’s only one joke it could be restricting. Maybe it’d be good to have other ones that you can smoothly sprinkle in?
Kumon: What about prop comedy or something?
Yuki: No, Citrun does that.
Tenma: How about song jokes? Like a parody, or funny lyrics.
Yuki: If the championship comes down to lyrics, we’d be overshadowed by the shameless poemer. At least consider that.
Tenma: You’re being real harsh even though people are giving you their thoughts!
Izumi: A routine that won’t feel like it overlaps with the other teams… hmm.
Kazunari: —ah! Hey, hey, what about this?
Kazunari: Every time Sumi retorts to Yuki’s goofing, he changes between three different personas!
Muku: Wow, that sounds pretty interesting!
Kazunari: Ooh, and what’s more, isn’t rotating between three characters kinda triangular!?
Yuki: No, that’s too much.
Misumi: Whoaaah, it’s a triangle~! Kazu, you’re a geniu~s!
Tenma: Does that make it a triangle!? What are you guys seeing!?
Izumi: A-Anyway, Misumi-kun likes Kazunari-kun’s idea. Yuki-kun?
Yuki: Well, if the person who’s doing it wants to then I guess it’s fine. The trianglian should be able to handle the different roles too.
Misumi: Ya~y!
Muku: Then, should we think about the three patterns the straight man’s character will have? What sort of characters do we think would work?
Kumon: Hmm… oh, like a high-and-mighty type!
Yuki: Ahh, so like the hack?
Tenma: Who are you calling a high-and-mighty hack!?
Izumi: Ahaha… um, in that case the others should be easy to understand too, right?
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CHOOSE!
1. Like a sharp-tongued type?
Izumi: Like a sharp-tongued type? Like, they harshly cut you down.
Tenma: I see, so a cheeky impression like Yuki?
Yuki: Shut up, hack. Also, that’ll overlap with my character so no.
2. Like a timid type?
Izumi: Like a timid type? Like, they nervously retort.
Kumon: Like Muku! In that case, you also need negative wild fantasies!
Yuki: We’d certainly have the element of surprise, but I think it’d be tough since one mistake would turn it into the funny guy.
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Kazunari: Ooh, ooh! I suggest a straight-laced type!
Muku: The image of a tough guy like Juchan or Sakyo-san! Misumi-san seems like he’d play that so cool…!
Kumon: In that case, for the last one, what about a super-cheerful character, like a party person!
Tenma: Ah, a trend-following type like Kazunari?
Yuki: Got it… yeah, works for me. They’ll be easy to tell apart, so the switch should be easy to make too.
Izumi: Then, the straight man’s characters will be a high-and-mighty type, a straight-laced type, and a trend-following type.
Kazunari: Oh~! Sounds like this’ll be a manzai we’ve never seen before! Ya~y, it’ll be a smash hit~!
Misumi: Smash hit~!
Yuki: Thanks for the help. We’ll come up with the rest, so you guys are off the hook.
Tenma: Got it. All that’s left is to enjoy the performance.
Kumon: Ah~ now I’m SO excited~!
Kazunari: Right? Will the champion finally come from the Summer Troupe this year!?
Muku: Wow, it’d be amazing if that happened…!
Izumi: We’re cheering for you, so do your best, you two!
Yuki: Yeah, yeah. …well, grabbing the victory on our first try would be fun too.
Misumi: Oka~y, we’ll take first place with triangle manzai~!
STORY CLEAR
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TV anime Announced (broadcast starts in July 2023)
ประกาศสร้างอนิเมะทีวีจากมังงะ และนิยาย "บอสราชินีตัวร้าย : จากวายร้ายสู่ผู้ช่วยชีวิต"
Title: The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior
Japansese name: 悲劇の元凶となる最強外道ラスボス女王は民の為に尽くします。
Author: Tenichi (https://twitter.com/ten1ch1)
Novel Cover / Character design: Suzunosuke (https://twitter.com/suzu3939)
Website: https://lastame.com/
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A final boss who decides to ditch the whole “villainess” and use her powers to protect—not destroy—the people of her kingdom!
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English Novel and Comic: https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/the-most-heretical-last-boss-queen-from-villainess-to-savior-light-novel/
◆ STORY
Pride Royal Ivy is only eight years old when she realizes that she’s been reincarnated, destined to become the future wicked queen and final boss of an otome game.
She’s got it all in this new life: razor-sharp wit, boss-tier powers, and influence over the kingdom as crown princess.
Determined to sow despair and destruction across the land, she… Wait, what kind of a rotten future is that?!
Princess Pride decides to drop the maniacal villainess act and protect the male love interests instead, cheating her way to saving everyone she can!
Will this final boss end up earning the adoration of her kingdom?
PV: https://youtu.be/KdmxkRQshic
ไพรด์ เจ้าหญิงวัยแปดขวบ ระลึกชาติได้ว่าตนเองกลับมาเกิดใหม่ในโอโตเมะเกมเป็นลาสต์บอสที่ร้ายกาจที่สุดของเรื่อง
เธอผู้มีทั้งพลัง อำนาจ และความฉลาดไหวพริบ เธอตัดสินใจล้มเลิกการเป็นวายร้ายและปกป้องความรักของบรรดาตัวละครชาย เพื่อช่วยทุกคนเท่าที่ทำได้
สุดท้าย ลาสต์บอสนี้จะได้รับความรักอาณาจักรของเธอหรือไม่?
◆ CAST
Pride CV: Fairouz Ai (ファイルーズあい)
Steyr CV: Uchida Maaya (内田真礼)
Tiara CV: Tomatsu Haruka (戸松遥)
Manga by Bunko Matsuura * The manga artist is sick. and stop this work.
นักวาดการ์ตูนล้มป่วย จึงต้องยุติการวาดการ์ตูนนี้
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