Yuri Series ‘I’m in Love with the Villainess’ Wins 5th Place in 'Manga We Want to... by The Holy Mother of Yuri / Anime Blog Tracker

Yuri Series ‘I’m in Love with the Villainess’ Wins 5th Place in 'Manga We Want to...

Yuri Series ‘I’m in Love with the Villainess’ Wins 5th Place in 'Manga We Want to See Animated’ PollOn Saturday, AnimeJapan announced via live stream the winners of their fourth Manga We Want to See Animated poll. About 250,000 people voted for a list of over 100 nominated titles. Voting took place between February 18 and February 28.Among the winners announced was Inori’s I’m in Love with the Villainess (Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou), which was awarded fifth place. This celebrated Yuri light novel and manga series follows otome fan Rei, who awakens in her favorite game, “Revolution.” However, Rei has no interest in any of the game’s bachelors but is madly in love with the game’s villain, Claire, and devotes herself to serving her… and saving her from the coming revolution.Series creator Inori took to Twitter to express her excitement over the announcement, writing, “Thanks to everyone’s support, we were able to achieve great results. Thank you to everyone who voted for us!”She, along with character designer and light novel illustration Hanagata and Aonoshimo, the artist for the manga adaptation, commented to AnimeJapan about their win:Aonoshimo — Thank you so much for voting us in at 5th place! This story is a tad different from your standard heroine × evil villain girl yuri fare. The manga only began recently, but we’ll do our best to get an anime adaptation someday!Inori — I am so incredibly thankful for all the support in Japan and around the world! I’m going to do my absolute best as the original creator to make our dreams of an anime into reality, so we appreciate your support! Once again, thank you!Hanagata — Thanks to the fantastic original story and the passionate fans, a comic version came to be. I am both thankful and ecstatic that we were given the honor of making it into this ranking.Aonoshimo also drew a special illustration to celebrate the placing of I’m in Love with the Villainess in the Manga we Want to See Animated poll.The series is beloved by audiences and critics for its worldbuilding and copious LGBTQ+ content. The first volume was awarded a perfect score of 10/10 by YuriMother.The original I’m in Love with the Villainess light novels are published in Japanese by GL Bunko. The fourth volume was released digitally in February. A manga adaptation began serialization in Ichijinsha’s Comic Yuri Hime last year. One volume is published in both Japanese and English. Seven Seas Entertainment licenses both the light novels and manga in English.You can check out I’m in Love with the Villainess today in English digitally and in paperback: https://amzn.to/2PxHrqyReading official releases supports creators and publishers. YuriMother makes a small commission from sales to help fund future coverage.

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