I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History: It Seems Turning into a High-Born Baddie Makes the Prince All the More Lovestruck[a] is a Japanese light novel series written by Izumi Okido and illustrated by Jyun Hayase. It began as a web novel published on the user-generated web novel publishing site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in December 2018. It was later acquired by Enterbrain who began publishing it as a light novel under its B's Log Bunko light novel imprint in August 2019. A manga adaptation illustrated by Akari Hoshi began serialization in Enterbrain's B's Log Comic manga website in May 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by Maho Film aired from October to December 2024.
Written by Izumi Okido, Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo began serialization as a web novel on the user-generated web novel publishing site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in December 2018. It was then acquired by Enterbrain who began publishing it as a light novel under its B's Log Bunko light novel imprint with illustrations by Jyun Hayase on August 15, 2019. As of October 2024, seven volumes have been released. The light novel is licensed in North America by Yen Press.[5]
A manga adaptation illustrated by Akari Hoshi began serialization on Enterbrain's B's Log Comic manga website on May 5, 2020.[15] It has been collected in five volumes as of September 2024. The manga adaptation is also licensed in North America by Yen Press.[16]
An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 9, 2023.[25] It is produced by Maho Film and is directed by Yūji Yanase, with Sawako Hirabayashi handling series scripts, Yūko Watabe and Eri Kojima designing the characters, and Moe Hyūga composing the music.[2] The series aired on October 2 to December 25, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[26][27][b] The opening theme song is "Baddududu" (バッドゥドゥドゥ), performed by Liyuu, while the ending theme song is "Wacchu Ane?" (わっちゅあね?, What's Your Name?), performed by Rin Kurusu.[29] Crunchyroll streamed the series.[30]
The series as a whole has sold over 850,000 copies in physical and digital releases by August 2023.[25]