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Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I'm Not the Demon Lord

2024 · 1 season

A light, amusing isekai romp where an overpowered heroine just wants peace but keeps getting dragged into comedic misunderstandings.

Created by: Minoru Yamaoka, Kim Seung-deok
Genres: Animation, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Fairouz Ai, Azumi Waki, Taku Yashiro

Overview: 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?

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Created by: Minoru Yamaoka, Kim Seung-deok
Genres: Animation, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Fairouz Ai, Azumi Waki, Taku Yashiro

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
power
friendship
isolation
coming-of-age
Places: school
fantasy world
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	7
Realism	2
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: animation, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by: Minoru Yamaoka, Kim Seung-deok, Yui Kanbe, Kenichiro Watanabe, Kiyoto Nakajima, Lee Ji-ho
Written by: Fumihiko Shimo
Starring: Fairouz Ai, Azumi Waki, Taku Yashiro, Rina Hidaka, Kohei Amasaki, Yuma Uchida, Haruki Ishiya
Music: Kana Utatane
Cinematography: Han Guk-ju
Length: 1 seasons, 12 episodes, 24 min each
Network: AT-X
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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