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Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!

Also known as The Eminence in Shadow.

Studio: Nexus , KADOKAWA , Aiming , newgin , AT-X , BS Nippon , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

Some people just aren’t suited to playing the part of the flashy, in-your-face hero or the dastardly, mustache-twirling villain with larger-than-life panache. Instead, they operate in the shadows and pull the strings of society through wit and cleverness. That’s the role Cid wants to play when he’s transported to another world. Cid spins a yarn or three and becomes the unlikely leader of the underground Shadow Garden organization that fights against a menacing cult (which he totally made up). However, there’s a catch even his wild imagination didn’t see coming: the cult he concocted actually exists, and they’re beyond displeased that his power fantasy just got in the way of their evil plans!



Tags: Isekai , Chuunibyou , Male Protagonist , Parody , Anti-Hero , Magic , Cult , Acting , Swordplay , Reincarnation , Primarily Female Cast , Meta , Female Harem , Nudity , Satire , Espionage , Elf , School , Terrorism , Assassins , Politics , Kemonomimi , Gore , Heterosexual , Seinen , Medieval

Akuyaku Reijou nano de Last Boss wo Kattemimashita

Also known as I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss.

Studio: Maho Film , Mainichi Broadcasting System , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , NetEase Games , KADOKAWA , ADK Marketing Solutions , WOWOW , TOKYO MX , Bit Grooove Promotion
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Aileen Lauren d’Autriche’s wedding plans have been suddenly canceled— by her own fiancé! The shock of this jolted her into remembering she’s been reincarnated in an otome game as the villainess. As she recalls, her fate is one of doom, but maybe she can avoid it by marrying the final boss, the Demon King Claude. Her new game plan— seduce the Demon King and live happily ever after.



Tags: Villainess , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Demons , Shoujo , Reincarnation , Isekai , Magic , Ojou-sama , Crossdressing , Royal Affairs , Marriage , Arranged Marriage , Conspiracy , Primarily Teen Cast , Fairy Tale , Anti-Hero , Drugs , Amnesia , Male Harem , School , Swordplay , Kuudere , Animals , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bullying , Dragons , Medicine , Monster Boy ,

Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta…

Also known as My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Nichion , Myrica Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Wealthy heiress Katarina Claes is hit in the head with a rock and recovers the memories of her past life. It turns out the world she lives in is the world of the game Fortune Lover, an otome game she was obsessed with in her past life... but she's been cast as the villain character who tries to foil the protagonist's romances! The best ending the game has for Katarina is exile, and the worst, death! She'll have to find a way to avoid triggering the flags of doom, and make her own happy future!



Tags: Mixed Gender Harem , Isekai , Female Protagonist , Reincarnation , Villainess , Ensemble Cast , Ojou-sama , Maids , Medieval , Bisexual , Royal Affairs , LGBTQ+ Themes , Parody , Time Skip , Horticulture , Unrequited Love , Episodic , Revenge , Tragedy , Magic , Tsundere , Agriculture , Adoption , Bullying , Twins

Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari

Also known as The Rising of the Shield Hero.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , Crunchyroll , Glovision , Nippon Columbia , Kadokawa Media House , Good Smile Company , Frontier Works , Sammy , KADOKAWA , AT-X , NTT Plala
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

Note:
The first episode was pre-aired on December 27th, 2018. Regular broadcast began on January 9th, 2019.
The first episode aired with a runtime of ~47 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Isekai , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Travel , Revenge , Magic , Crime , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Kemonomimi , Bullying , Henshin , Matriarchy , Cult , Language Barrier , Slavery , Villainess , Female Harem , Politics , Spearplay , Swordplay , Medieval , Cultivation , Ojou-sama , Religion , Tsundere , Economics , CGI , Medicine , Nekomimi , Heterosexual , Monster Girl , Love Triangle , Gore , Afterlife , Cohabitation

Tsundere Akuyaku Reijou Liselotte to Jikkyou no Endou-kun to Kaisetsu no Kobayashi-san

Also known as Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte.

Studio: Tezuka Productions , Mainichi Broadcasting System , DMM.com , NetEase Games , KADOKAWA , Pia , Movic , FuRyu , Bit Grooove Promotion , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Endo and Kobayashi love to bicker about their latest video game fixation. They think they're simply providing color commentary, but one of the game’s characters, Siegwald, can hear them talking about his fiancée, the villainess Lieselotte!



Tags: Villainess , Tsundere , Video Games , Heterosexual , Gods , Primarily Teen Cast , Alternate Universe , Ojou-sama , Josei , Magic , School , Meta , Isekai , Yandere , Female Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Love Triangle , Adoption , Royal Affairs , Arranged Marriage , Marriage , Dissociative Identities , Tragedy , Reincarnation

Akuyaku Reijou Level 99: Watashi wa Ura Boss desu ga Maou de wa Arimasen

Also known as Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord.

Studio: Jumondou , KADOKAWA , Jumondou , AT-X , BS11 , TOKYO MX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

This college kid wants nothing more than a quiet life. So when she’s reborn as Yumiella, the hidden villainess of an Otome RPG, she’s not exactly thrilled. Still yearning for peace, she abandons her evil duties to live a more discreet life. Until her gamer side kicks in and she accidentally reaches level 99! Now, everyone suspects that she’s the infamous Demon Lord. What future awaits her?



Tags: Villainess , Magic , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , School , Isekai , Boarding School , Royal Affairs , Primarily Teen Cast , Reincarnation , Heterosexual , Shoujo , Class Struggle , Ojou-sama , Chibi , CGI , Demons , Dragons

Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou

Also known as Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest.

Studio: WHITE FOX , Asread , OVERLAP , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , FuRyu , AT-X , Sony Music Solutions , Toranoana , Bandai Namco Arts , Bushiroad
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Psychological

When a classroom of students is transported to another world to act as its saviors, Hajime Nagumo finds himself the weakest link. As his friends and classmates are granted strong classes and impressive abilities due to their existing skills, he is given the weak title of Synergist. When a dungeon quest leaves him separated from his group, Hajime must discover his own talents or be left to rot in this world forever.



Tags: Isekai , Male Protagonist , Magic , Alternate Universe , Dungeon , Anti-Hero , CGI , Cosmic Horror , Female Harem , Conspiracy , Primarily Female Cast , Vampire , Monster Girl , Guns , Demons , Revenge , Kemonomimi , Chuunibyou , Anachronism , Nudity , Tragedy , Software Development , Dragons , Drugs , Kuudere , Battle Royale , Cannibalism , Death Game , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Pirates , Swordplay , Gore , Cohabitation

Meikyuu Black Company

Also known as The Dungeon of Black Company.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Toy's Factory , KADOKAWA , Jinnan Studio , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

Work sucks and Kinji was avoiding it beautifully by investing every penny. Good plan ’til he found himself in a new world…with DEBT! Now under the rule of an evil mining company, avoiding work is gonna be a tough grind. Does he have what it takes to pull off the ultimate workaround on this gig?



Tags: Work , Dungeon , Satire , Isekai , Parody , Anti-Hero , Villainess , Demons , Male Protagonist , Economics , Post-Apocalyptic , Slavery , Time Skip , Revenge , Alternate Universe , Magic , Crossdressing , Female Harem , Dragons , Guns , Yandere , Artificial Intelligence , Tomboy , Shounen

Tensai Ouji no Akaji Kokka Saisei Jutsu

Also known as The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt.

Studio: Yokohama Animation Lab , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , SB Creative , DMM pictures , TOKYO MX , BS Nippon , AT-X
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

Once upon a time in a far away land there lived a prince, a genius prince. The genius prince fought alongside his people and led them to a great many triumphs. However, truth be told, he just wants to let everything go and live in tranquility.



Tags: Politics , Kingdom Management , Male Protagonist , Military , Economics , Heterosexual , War , Conspiracy , Royal Affairs , Religion , Female Harem , Gore , Nudity , Medieval

Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryoushu!

Also known as I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!.

Studio: Quad , ABC Animation , GREE Entertainment , Pony Canyon , OVERLAP , Procen Studio , Bushiroad Move
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

After a life of honesty left him betrayed, Liam is reborn into a vast interstellar empire with one goal: be the galaxy’s worst evil lord. But no matter how hard he tries to be a tyrant, his “wicked” plans keep backfiring into peace, prosperity, and adoring fans. Galactic chaos, magic, and mecha await in this hilariously misconstructed tale of a villain who can’t help but to impress.



Note: The first two episodes streamed early on March 25, 2025 as part of a promotional agreement with ABEMA TV. Regular weekly releases began on April 6, 2025.

Tags: Isekai , Reincarnation , Cheating , Male Protagonist , Space , Politics , Maids , Super Robot , Female Harem , Revenge , Swordplay