TO Books has announced that an anime adaptation of Bakufu Narayama and Ebisushi’s The Condemned Villainess Goes Back in Time (Danzaisareta Akuyaku Reijō wa, Gyakkō-shite Kanpekina Akujo o Mezasu) light novel series. Details about a premiere date, the anime’s cast and staff, and the exact format were not revealed yet.
Narayama launched the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō (Let’s Become Novelists) website in November 2020. Nine volumes have been released so far with illustrations by Ebisushi, with the 10th volume will release on April 1 in Japan. The book franchise has surpassed 2 million copies in circulation, which includes digital copies sold.
The manga adaptation was launched by Rato Kitaguni in 2022, and the manga’s eighth compiled book volume will also ship in Japan on April 1 alongside an anthology manga release. An anthology manga will also ship on April 1.
Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the novel series and manga series in English. The company also released an audiobook version of the novel series with narration by Emily Bauer in August 2024.
Here’s a synopsis, via Seven Seas Entertainment:
Claudia, daughter of a duke, is tricked by her wicked half-sister and sold off to a brothel. Unwilling to accept defeat, Claudia uses the tools at her disposal and becomes one of the most successful sex workers in her new home. That’s when she dies–only to be thrust back in time to age fourteen! Gone is the gullible girl of her academy days now that she’s got street savvy and hard-won seductive skills. It’s Claudia’s turn to play the evil villainess, and there’s nothing she won’t do to protect what’s hers!
