#my next life as the villainess all routes lead to doom

[2chocodisco]

I realized something last night: it's interesting how quick this fandom forgot the fact Mary is technically Katarina's relative too.

Snippet from LN1:

Chapter 3 from the manga:

[princessbakarina]

#Prince Geordo vs the never-ending list of suitors that his fiancée collects

[thanakite]

This panel is so funny to me, they are all so jealous and it's just like fair

[betterbooksandthings]

Best Fantasy Anime (with mostly female leads)

Listen, I love fantasy anime. They are fun and I love a fight scene as much as the next girl. I am relatively uninterested in male leads mostly because of the *cough, cough* excessive fan service. So, without further adu, if you are interested in some fantasy with women at the helm here's what I got.

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Yona of the Dawn

Inuyasha

Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina

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

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!

Fluffy Paradise

Ascendance of a Bookworm

I Shall Survive Using Potions!

The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent

Tearmoon Empire

My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer

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

Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts

Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for my Retirement

Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

Reincarnated as a Sword

Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools

Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits-

The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess

Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!

Management of Novice Alchemist

I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History

Nina the Starry Bride

Snow White with the Red Hair

ZENSHU

The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom

Unnamed Memory

These ones I am keeping an eye on but signs point to a favorable outcome.

The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor

Promise of Wizard

Secrets of the Silent Witch

The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl

[shionsky]

happy pride 💖

[blue-blaze]

Some hamefura art that I commissioned!

Chibi comms by @/tkimichi

Colored sketch comms by @/ppyuuingles

Flash comms by @/emotsper

[sophieinwonderland]

Catarina Claes and Low Self-Esteem - A Ramble

Here's a draft I was saving for after I wrote my Plurality of Catarina Claes post, but I haven't done that and don't feel like it, so I'm posting this anyway...

I was thinking about Catarina while scrolling through the Crunchyroll comments describing her as denser than a black hole, which while funny the first time, and the second, starts to wear on you by the hundredth.

I mean, I get a community having running jokes, but I'm talking literally every episode has at least one person saying this, and sometimes multiple.

The thing about these comments is... they're not wrong. Catarina can be really dense and oblivious. It's one of her defining character traits. Everyone knows it...

But... I think there's more to it than this where it concerns her love interests.

Catarina, in my opinion, doesn't recognize that people love her because she sees herself as unlovable.

Putting Ourselves In Catarina's Shoes

Imagine for a moment that you've always been the strange girl at school.

You have one close friend. You've never had a romantic partner. You're a disappointment to your parents who see you as just some lazy girl. And then, at 17, you die completely unaccomplished. A failure.

You get a new life though. You're reborn with no memory of who you used to be.

And the person you are now... is a brat. A spoiled rich brat who hurts everyone around her. Then you get hit on the head and have memories from your last life flood your brain.

Now there are two very different lives in your head, but there are common themes in them.

In both, you have a mom who puts you down at every turn. In both, you haven't really known love before.

And on top of all of that, you realize that your new life is as a villain. A rival who is supposed to compete with the heroine for a man who doesn't love her. Someone who only agreed to be engaged with her to avoid other offers.

This is your destiny.

And it confirms everything terrible your parents told you about who you are across two lives.

By the time she enrolls in the magic academy, she's had over 30 years to internalize her sense of worthlessness, and nearly a decade to internalize her destiny as a villain who exists only to be a rival in someone else's story.

Catarina Isn't Just Oblivious. She's In Denial.

She's built an entire self-concept around being the unlovable villainess that she literally cannot fathom anyone having genuine romantic feelings for her.

Even while she loves her friends (platonically), she's still convinced through the series that they're going to kill or exile her in the end.

No matter how many times people drop hints or even outright tell Catarina they love her, she can't accept that.

All in all, I feel dismissing Catarina's obliviousness as her just being dense (which again, she is) does a disservice to the character.

[bakarinaknowsbest]

[wailing-walls-in-the-attic]

Me snorting isekai animes like it's my lifeline

[herbivorinne]

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! S1xE10

[all-routes-lead-to-simping]

No but we need to talk about Sora more. He's honestly THE character of all time because???

He learnt an ANCIENT LANGUAGE for a crush. Was it even reciprocated??? Was it just to impress her??? Did it actually help??? We don't know for sure but we do know he still kinda knows how to read it

He still can do fire magic? The dark magic thing didn't replace that? He can very much still set things on fire? At least candles, or enough to light the way.

He has experience torturing people. Idk which previous owner he had decided letting the slave learn torturing skills was a good idea. (Oh right, the one who thought he could kidnap two fiance's of princes)

He's like, the only member of the harem who's had crushes and relationships before? Cezar has had "dalliances" with what are most definitely brothel workers, but that doesn't count. Everyone else is strictly Bakaromantic.

How old even is he???? He's a "young man", Catarina doesn't consider their ages to be too far apart, but he's also an "older" archetype romancable from FL2. I know that he also has no idea, but I need to know if this is 21-23 territory or if he's like 27-29. He could even be over 30 and catarina is just including her past life when comparing. Please.

He's killed. Cezar has guilt about his past, but Sora has moved on with zero worries. I think the anime changed it so that Sora kinda just blacked out for the dark magic ritual, instead of killing the sacrifice himself, but he's also done "all the different dirty deeds". You can't convince me that silencing loose ends wasn't one of them. Also, if Sora was blacked out and didn't shank the sacrifice himself, how would he know it was some elderly guy? He definitely did it himself in the novel.

He has no experience with stability. He's never had a healthy relationship, the only time he had confidence in his next meal and a place to sleep was when he was a SLAVE. His favourite food is the dorm food from the ministry, his dream relationship is one where the girl does something like cook for him instead of want sex. His standards are so low and he deserves so much more (which I can give him)

He spent multiple months unofficially working at the ministry while still not knowing where anything was. No one gave him an induction. Because they were too busy. Like what??? Was he still getting paid at least?????

He has one shirt. He wears the same, illfitting black shirt both when working and on his off days. Please please please can we crowdfund him a new one. That neckline is NOT flattering, it's flapping about everywhere. I want to see him in more suits!!! A different colour shirt!!! Anything, please I'll take anything. I'm pretty sure he only has one pair of trousers too.

He was a slave? A straight up slave? A genuine slave? Passed from owner to owner? The rest of the harem is royalty, nobility, + one prodigy so prodigious other countries have heard of her. But Sora is just a fucking ex-slave??????

His go-to way to get information is to start flirting. His go-to way to get help is to put on a sad face. His go-to way to get out of Consequences is to say he's very sorry. And it WORKS.

Despite this, his charisma stat is only 3 out of 5???????

He can do like any job that isn't writing reports. He has experience driving carriages, being a day worker, butler, escort, bodyguard, whatever it is he does at the ministry, etc

He's canonically physically stronger than everyone else. But Geordo and the princes have regular sword training? Sora barely has consistent meals, where does he find the energy and time to hit the gym??? Is this just the power of being an actual adult?????

I have a folder with a screenshot of every frame from the anime with him in it. Oh sorry, this one is off topic-

Can we go back to the learning a dead language for a crush part?? Seriously, that's really impressive. When did he find the resources to do that. "Hey mr master guy can I have a tutor to teach me Latin 2.0 for no reason. It'll definitely help with your evil plan."

His 5 seconds in the movie were so extra and for what. Bro covered his right eye to act all chuuni. As far as I'm aware, his dark magic vision isn't limited to one eye. Why did he do that.

His fake surname is SMITH. That's so boring. I'm still mad about it. He didn't even get it from someone who's called Smith. It's just Susanna's fake surname that she said he could use as well. I have much better recommendations. My surname is MUCH nicer sounding, but so is literally every other surname in their universe.

He's the only guy with a Japanese name. Everyone else is called either European/European sounding names (except for Cezar or those from Mutraq). I know this is because his name was picked on literal meaning, but that's still a fun fact. It also is more proof hamefura was translated instead of localised, because Sky is a feminine leaning yet gender neutral name just like Sora is.

His hair is BLUE. You could say Alan's hair is platinum blond but More, and Raphael is a redhead but more literal, Rozy is brunette but stylised, and Aquil just has purple tips for funsies or circus reasons, but Sora has a head full of BRIGHT BLUE HAIR, in a world where everyone else is natural colour adjacent, and this is never questioned. Cezars golden eyes are scary and unnatural to the point he hides them, Sophia ghost white hair and red eyes are pretty plot significant, but Sora's blue hair??????? Yeah that's just natural.

His birthday is celebrated on September 25th, because that's when he met Catarina. He doesn't know his biological birthday, so it's just the day that this version of Sora was "born". Sora the Catarina simp.

For all his past relationship experience, his feelings for Catarina are entirely new. As in, he's never felt this type of pure, innocent love before. He gets all flustered about it, and experiences cuteness aggression.

Does this imply he was wooing earlier girl who liked ancient script to get in her bed??? How does that even work? "Me and the older lady I bagged by pretending to be a nerd"??? Again, did it work?

Was the first one to kiss Catarina unless I'm mistaken. This isn't exactly a good point because NONE of her kisses have been consensual. (Seriously, why do people keep kissing her so much. Geordo I'm looking at YOU.) But he IS the only person who has stopped trying to kiss her at every opportunity after realising she wasn't into that. (Geordo. I'm looking at you.)

If he appears in FL2 as a worker in the ministry, meaning the whole kidnapping thing went as scheduled. Does that mean the plot to get both Geordo and Ian removed from the line of succession worked? Didn't that version of Geordo straight up not have a fiancé though? Unless everything was completely different?

He got hired by the Claes family to be Catarinas bodyguard, at least temporarily. AND he got indirectly hired by Mary to interfere with Geordo's attempts to have time with Catarina. He's really living the dream life. PAID to cockblock???? Incredible.

He's from Ethenell but can still do magic, which is supposed to be a Sorcier Special Thing. At least, they absolutely don't have it in Quid. This is just another way in which Sora is amazing 🥰

He saw a childhood friend in trouble, was shocked he wasn't dead, then almost went "nah not my problem". But then he DIDN'T, because of Catarina's influence

Despite being a new addition to the ministry, and, again, NOT BEING TRAINED, he is considered very talented and capable at his work.

Speaking of his work, WHAT IS IT???? they're in the magical tool department but he doesn't make anything? He gets sent outside the office sometimes to do extra work? He randomly appeared in the movie right before the bird was released?? Seriously wtf is his job description.

He has lunch with Catarina and walks her back to her carriage every day yet no one considers him a significant rival. From this we can conclude that Geordo and Mary have no idea this happens.

If you read the whole thing honestly like marry me or something because I need someone who is as insane about Sora as I am in my life. If you have any additional Sora facts I've forgotten PLEASE tell me.

[maboroshi-no]

Hamefura Manga Vol 11 Animate Bonus SS

Series: My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Author: Satoru Yamaguchi Source: Manga Vol 11 Bonus (Animate) Synopsis: Katarina holds a raffle with her friends, where each one can win a character goods of one of them. Translation: maboroshi-no

Translation below ⮟

Katarina: Ta-dah! I'd like us to do this today.

I, Katarina Claes, said this to my friends, all gathered for the first time in a while, and held out a box.

Geordo, Alan, Keith, Mary, Sophia, Nicol, and Maria all gave me a puzzled face.

Geordo: What is this box?

Geordo asked me this, probably on behalf of everyone.

Katarina: This is a raffle box. There are lots inside, and I will have everyone draw one.

I gave a clear answer.

Keith: Lots are used when we need to decide something, right? Will we decide something?

Keith curiously asked this. "Fufufu". I proudly chuckled and answered.

Katarina: They are prize lots. You get the prize associated with the number written on the lot. I made them so we could have a fun event today.

Today was close to the end of the year, and since it was probably my last tea party with my friends for this year, I pondered what I wanted to do to mark the day. I made use of the memories of my past life, and the raffle idea came to mind.

Alan: It sounds fun, but what are the prizes?

Alan asked this with expectant eyes. I was glad to see he was already up for it.

Katarina: The prizes are some kind of commemorative items. This time, I have made items with everyone's motifs.

Maria: Items with motifs?

Maria tilted her head, her face showing she didn't understand. I told her, "For now, just draw a lot". I held out the box, and had her draw a lot.

When she opened the lot, there was "3" written on it. 

Katarina: Let's see, "3" is… Ah! How embarrassing. It is a stuffed toy in my image.

I felt a little embarrassed that my own item was suddenly drawn, and when I gave the stuffed toy in my image to Maria,

Maria: A stuffed toy of Lady Katarina! I am so happy!

It made her so happy. Maria is so kind.

Geordo: So we get this kind of thing. Well then, let's do it.

After seeing Maria's prize, everyone was unexpectedly fired up.

Then, the results of the raffle: Geordo got Keith's item, Alan got Geordo's, Keith got Nicol's, Mary got Sophia's, Sophia got Mary's, and Nicol got Alan's. By the way, I got Maria's, so we ended up getting each other's items. 

The girls were happily talking since we all got each other's items… but the boys were all silent with indescribable faces.

[princessbakarina]

#Katarina: Harem, let's roll out. We have more new members to collect.

[kallencc]

[buttermilk-thegreatpancake]

Guess what I just finished watching-

I’m obsessed with Mary Hunt now.

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