"Why do ya think we study history? It's so we can create a better future. Read all the books ya want...it won't make a difference unless you use what you learned to make things better."
I have some mixed feelings on this, but as a whole, I really really loved reading this!
I thought Alicia was an incredibly fun villainess and really really loved how hardworking she was! I thought it was a fun and heartfelt moment when she thinks about what the heroine would do in helping people and is like, "Wait, I can't let her beat me! I'll do something even better!" and she ends up doing something really great. I know the times she speaks as a villainess were hilarious and felt so bad for her Dad because of the horror that hit me as a mom when seeing what she was saying to the KING of all people! LOL!
All of that was really really fantastic! The mixed feelings came in because I was very uncomfortable with how intense one of the love interests stared at Alicia. She was either 7 or 8 at the time and he was 12, and he would intently watch her practice her swordsmanship. Not in a way where you are evaluating your "enemy's" fighting, but in a way of I-want-to-get-to-know-this-girl-better-because-I-like-her…
Now if I thought I was just overthinking the way he looked at her, then I do strongly feel the bonus story confirmed my feelings were right. I was willing to overlook the beginning because I was able to "justify" that he was just staring, but when Alicia gets feverish and is unable to take her medicine/drink water, (view spoiler). (Mind you she is STILL young but I do believe two years had passed so she was a LITTLE older, but not THAT much older.)
I confess I almost dropped the book right then and there because of how uncomfortable it made me. I realize that if they were both older it wouldn't be a problem, but for her to be so young is something I struggle to see any kind of romance in.
The only reason I kept reading is because again, I really really like Alicia! She is a super fun villainess to follow because all she wants to be is a villainess and cares nothing about the heroine. Even when the two are forced together she makes it known she doesn't want to do anything with her, so I liked that (especially since she wasn't being a bully, just incredibly blunt)!
I even really liked how Alicia wants to help those "underneath her status" and isn't afraid to call out the King and the way things are done because people are part of the nobility. That was awesome and really loved seeing how Alicia refused to give up or make excuses why she couldn't do things.
But that "romance" leaves me feeling deeply unsure if I'll continue reading or not. If it was just staring and then he made a move when she was older, okay, I could live with that, but with her so young, it doesn't sit right.
I think if what I shared directly above doesn't bother you, then this is definitely a villainess story I would recommend! I don't think a lot "happened" in this first volume, but it was fun and very engaging and I am interested in wanting to see what happens next!
This was great, until the "Harry Potter Don't-tell-the-MC-ANYthing-that-might-be-useful-for-them-to-know-so-they-can-make-intelligent-decisions-because-the-plot-needs-to-move-SOMEhow-because-the-writing-sure-isn't-doing-it" trope.
I'm sad, this actually started out well and was cute, but THEN, when the adults started to realize that the MC h was "speshul" and rather than tell her the truth and tell her to hide what was dangerous to come out so she wouldn't reveal that she was "DIVERGENT", they were going to just erase her memories when she overheard them talking. They ended up not doing so, because she misunderstood to whom they were referring. So SURPRISE, she ended up revealing she was "Divergent" because she didn't know it was something TO hide.
Also, they literally called her "Divergent", which, I'm sorry, is from a rather popular book trilogy and shouldn't be co-opted in another work. Find another term to use, don't steal it from somewhere else.
I'm even more over the not-telling-vital-info-to-the-MC trope than I am the obsessive MC H, so this is getting the lowest rating I can give it so I won't accidentally go an buy the next volume because I'm so desperate for ANY quality isekai manga/manhwa now.
1, if your plot needs to be pushed forward by denying the MCs vital information maybe heavily consider your plot and how to move it forward in a different way, stars.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
I eat these up every time. Like EVERY time. I'm not joking.
What I love about this villainess isekai is that she WANTS to be the villainess. That she full-on tries to act like one, but really, doing so makes her more trustworthy than the OG female lead.
In like how it shows that just because someone acts like a villainess, it doesn't mean they are in the wrong. I just feel like this is such a fresh spin on the trope that HEAVILY relies on its plot and politics.
Eine Schurkin, die man einfach nur mögen muss! Lange ist mein Frauchen um diesen Manga herumgeschlichen, aber wir konnten beide unserer Neugierde nicht widerstehen und haben uns daher zum Kauf verleiten lassen.
Mir hat der Manga wirklich gut gefallen. Endlich einmal eine Protagonistin, die hohle Phrasen hasst und etwas im Köpfchen hat. Zudem ist sie ehrgeizig und setzt sich für die Verbesserung der Lebensverhältnisse anderer Menschen ein. Dennoch ist sie nur ein junges Mädchen mit dem Traum, eine der weltgrößten Schurkinnen zu werden.
Doch kann man wirklich so einfach eine Schurkin werden, wenn man das Herz am rechten Fleck hat und sich für die Menschen einsetzt, die man liebt?
Amüsant und liebevoll umgesetzt. Freue mich schon sehr auf die Fortsetzungen.
I binge read these, so glad there was only four out. Alicia is cool. Liz was annoying and Duke is all in. Reminds me of Bertia and Ciel, so hoping for more insights from him. Sucks that she lost her brothers but the fight continues.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
"Why do ya think we study history? It's so we can create a better future. Read all the books ya want...it won't make a difference unless you use what you learned to make things better."
I have some mixed feelings on this, but as a whole, I really really loved reading this!
I thought Alicia was an incredibly fun villainess and really really loved how hardworking she was! I thought it was a fun and heartfelt moment when she thinks about what the heroine would do in helping people and is like, "Wait, I can't let her beat me! I'll do something even better!" and she ends up doing something really great. I know the times she speaks as a villainess were hilarious and felt so bad for her Dad because of the horror that hit me as a mom when seeing what she was saying to the KING of all people! LOL!
All of that was really really fantastic! The mixed feelings came in because I was very uncomfortable with how intense one of the love interests stared at Alicia. She was either 7 or 8 at the time and he was 12, and he would intently watch her practice her swordsmanship. Not in a way where you are evaluating your "enemy's" fighting, but in a way of I-want-to-get-to-know-this-girl-better-because-I-like-her…
Now if I thought I was just overthinking the way he looked at her, then I do strongly feel the bonus story confirmed my feelings were right. I was willing to overlook the beginning because I was able to "justify" that he was just staring, but when Alicia gets feverish and is unable to take her medicine/drink water, . (Mind you she is STILL young but I do believe two years had passed so she was a LITTLE older, but not THAT much older.)
I confess I almost dropped the book right then and there because of how uncomfortable it made me. I realize that if they were both older it wouldn't be a problem, but for her to be so young is something I struggle to see any kind of romance in.
The only reason I kept reading is because again, I really really like Alicia! She is a super fun villainess to follow because all she wants to be is a villainess and cares nothing about the heroine. Even when the two are forced together she makes it known she doesn't want to do anything with her, so I liked that (especially since she wasn't being a bully, just incredibly blunt)!
I even really liked how Alicia wants to help those "underneath her status" and isn't afraid to call out the King and the way things are done because people are part of the nobility. That was awesome and really loved seeing how Alicia refused to give up or make excuses why she couldn't do things.
But that "romance" leaves me feeling deeply unsure if I'll continue reading or not. If it was just staring and then he made a move when she was older, okay, I could live with that, but with her so young, it doesn't sit right.
I think if what I shared directly above doesn't bother you, then this is definitely a villainess story I would recommend! I don't think a lot "happened" in this first volume, but it was fun and very engaging and I am interested in wanting to see what happens next!
Sorry, this one isn't working out for me. 1) How can our villainess and heroine meet in school when there is a 5 year difference between them? At this point in the story our MC is 10 and the heroine is 15, thus already in school. By the time our MC hits 15 our heroine will be done with school and be 20. It just doesn't make any sense. Unless our MC suddenly goes to school early, but that is still weird for a 10-12 year old to be angry at a 15-17 year old and goes as far as bullying her/having a vengeance plot. 2) She tries to be a villainess... but seriously, she just isn't. 3) I am still not sure what her beef is with the heroine. 4) Prince Duke? *snorts*
But I did like that our MC, despite wanting to be a villainess was actually doing all the good stuff, haha. She tries so hard and instead she helps out people, tries to gain more knowledge, and more. Oh, and I liked the various levels for magic! That is fun, I would love to try those~
Half a star off because although Alicia obviously wants to be a villainess, she doesn't seem to try too hard at that until the end of the manga. Otherwise I really enjoyed this story!! Lots of fun characters and little peeks at romance. Plus humor and bizarre, ridiculous subplots. My kind of book!
I have only read three chapters so far, but I am really curious to see where this goes. I like that we are starting off with a strong female lead. Also, we are cheering for the darker skin male lead. (Hopefully, we can get more darker skinned female leads one day?)
Wie cute ist dieser Manga bitte? Ja, genau das dachte ich mir beim Lesen durchgehend! Alicia wird als Antagonistin in einer fremden Welt wiedergeboren & setzt sich schnell ein Ziel: die beste Schurkin aller Zeiten zu werden. Dafür lernt und trainiert sie fortan jeden Tag und macht wahnsinnige Fortschritte. Durch ihr verändertes Verhalten, ändern sich auch die Beziehungen zu ihren Mitmenschen. Im Roman, in dessen Welt Alicia lebt, gibt es eine magische Akademie und eine Heldin. Da Alicia noch jünger ist als dir Heldin des Romans und alle weiteren wichtigen Figuren, geht sie im ersten Band noch nicht auf die Akademie. Durch ihre Brüder lern sie aber alle möglichen Love Interests der Heldin kennen, die für sie selbst nicht von Interesse sind, da sie ja deren zukünftigen Gefühle der Heldin gegenüber kennt. Seit Alicia sich jedoch an ihr früheres Leben erinnern kann, verhält sie sich ganz anders und setzt damit auch ganz unvorhergesehene Wendungen der Story in Gang. Der Auftakt war wirklich spannend und verspricht noch viele interessante Handlungsstränge fortzuführen. Alicia ist ein wirklich starker und cooler Charakter, der stets ein Ziel vor Augen hat. Dabei aber auch das ein oder andere Detail übersieht… Freue mich schon auf Band 2!
I liked this manga! The main character Alicia is really fun to follow, I liked her personality and her goal of become a villainess was such a neat plot line to follow. I loved Alicia and the side characters just as much and I’m so excited to see where things are going to go with everyone! I’m curious how dynamics are going to change in future volumes, a romance was potentially hinted at here but I’m wondering if it will be more of a story with multiple love interests. I like who it was hinting for but I’m still curious about other potential love interests. This manga had a lot of interesting elements, the magic system in particular sounds interesting but most of all I’m really curious if Alicia will meet her goal, if it will change things, and how the relationship dynamics will change. Thank you to Edelweiss and the publisher for my complimentary review copy.
Mir hat der Manga wirklich gut gefallen! Ich mochte Alicia sehr gerne und fand die Grundidee der Geschichte, ihre Entwicklung und die verschiedenen Nebenhandlungen sehr gelungen und interessant. Der Zeichenstil gefiel mir auch sehr gut und ich hatte stets Spaß beim Lesen. Mein größter Kritikpunkt betrifft allerdings die Haupthandlung: So empfinde ich den Altersunterschied für die Liebesgeschichte einfach als zu groß, zumal Alicia selbst erst 10 Jahre alt ist und demnach noch gar keine Liebesgeschichte erleben sollte. Aber dann auch noch mit einem 15-jährigen Jungen als Love Interest… Das fand ich problematisch und eher unangenehm zu lesen. Im ersten Band nahm die Beziehung zum Glück noch keinen großen Raum ein, allerdings weiß ich nicht, wie sich dies in den nächsten Bänden entwickelt. Da mir das Ganze drumherum aber echt gut gefallen hat, möchte ich dem zweiten Band trotzdem gerne noch eine Chance geben!
it's not as good as the light novel, but it's still great! one thing that did sort of bug me though, was that Gill was so openly rude to Alicia at first. it's kinda nice seeing him be so sassy, but his whole thing in the novel was that he wouldn't talk to people he didn't know, so Alicia made him mad to get him talking in the first place. Then, later on, it's a big deal when he starts talking to Henri, because Gill doesn't talk to others so easily.
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I really like the story and the interactions with the other characters. The main character she was so adorable and funny and I just loved the plot so much. I also like the extra story as well it gives me more behind the scene into what I already figure was going to happen in the future but it was like the confirmation I needed. Also the plot twist near the last chapter im really interested to see what going to happen there I didnt see that part coming at all.
Entertaining and a fresh view at "Reincarnated as a Villainess" trope. The anime series is in the Fall 2024 season. "Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo - I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History" I am looking forward to read the next manga volumes when Yen Press releases them in English translation. The translator for volume 1 is Sarah Moon.
This is an absolutely delightful story with a great cast.i can't wait to read more! At the time I'm reading this only a couple episodes of the anime have been released and so far the bonus chapter content in this volume were not in the anime, so new content!
Our protagonist, Alicia, is determined to be the greatest villaness in the history of vilanesses. But will her kind nature hinder or help her in her quest? I can't wait for the next book!
I actually did not intend on reading this, but just kept going... only six books are out, and the first one doesn't come out in English until next year? Arrgh. I will probably have to go watch the anime just because I am enjoying this.
I really like the FMC in this one. As unrealistic as it is, it also feels a little refreshing she's openly advertising to be a villainess but people can't help loving her regardless of that. 🤣
I absolutely adore this manga! A young girl who loved the villainess from a story and was reincarnated into said villainess and wants to live a life of villainry! It's super funny and adorable. It's nice to see a villainess route where the character actually genuinely wants to be a villain vs. feeling forced or trying to escape fate.