Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi • The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess - Episode 12 discussion

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I genuinely had a fun time watching this show. It is just discount Hamefura but I was laughing myself silly at times. Iana basically gets out of situations and having face her middle school self because middle schoolers usually don't plan out things like plot holes, character designs and interior character logic all the way through and it works. It's a redemption story and it's basic but it works. This is right up Studio DEEN's alley and I hope they do another season of this. (Then again, I also want them to do another season of Marimite, so who knows?).

*[Konoha's existence is just powerful medicine in itself.](https://i.imgur.com/2526Rk0.jpeg)*

Welcome to the end. I'm freed from this chuuni hellhole. I'm not sure whether I should be glad or not... because I really liked it, and i want to go back.

A bit sad that the anime is ending. For those interested to read the manga after the anime, start from chapter 19, volume 5! Or you can read from volume 4, chapter 17 if you like!

What could the Schwartz le Chevalier be thinking to do about Konoha? A seemingly powerful group she didn't wrote, that's beyond Iana's capabilities to face on her own.

If this is allowed, we also created a subreddit dedicated to the series at r/TenKuro. If you want to talk more about the series, or gush about the characters, feel free to join us!

As for thoughts about the actual episode..

**"I wasn't able to introduce you to my sister, but in exchange, I will introduce you to the Grim Reaper"** is such a chuuni line. I love it.

Trying to cook *with* a character who is unable to cook, totally a *great idea*.

Shukuna saying Konoha brought him back with her slender arms when it was Iana who carried him on her back...

Sol having his internal conflict about Iana, you love to see it. He really is starting to soften around Iana, 6 months after he was initially asked to assassinate her.

And there goes Bocchi the Reincarnated Villainess anime. I am glad they chose Yoppi for this, it fits so well.

Wonder who this villain is, Iana claims not to have written them.

The vampire king was pretty funny, keeps calling Iana ugly, then throwing her to the side.

So it seems there’s mysterious forces at work here outside of Iana/Konoha. I wonder how they’re able to influence the story when it’s hers to begin with? I hope we get another season so we can explore this further. Also, I want to see Konoha/Iana take more emotional damage from her chuuni past and the cringe ass middle school fanfic she wrote lol.

All in all, a very fun and goofy series. I need more ASAP!

Iana Magnolia has become a vampire! And she's even bitten Sol! Not only is she now under the Vampire Kings' thrall, but she's also going to help herself to his massive pecks while she can.

Y'know, I get that this is a world that runs on Konoha being the absolute Heroine and beloved by all...but do we really need to call Iana ugly? Or recount stories about Konoha that blatantly ignore the fact that Iana was there the whole time? Or just toss Iana aside like she's trash? I mean, I know it's her character parameters, but still!

Sorry Vampire King, you're not dining on Konoha tonight! Not when Iana used her sisters' blood to concoct an anti-vampirism solution and coated it onto the seal so she and Sol could turn the tables and destroy him! It's just his luck that OG!Konoha made sure most of the antagonists in the Dark History didn't fit her preferences, so she has no qualms about destroying them and erasing them from her story. No Konoha sexual assault moment this go-around.

Of course the Vampire King wasn't the only threat...it turns out Kagura, AKA Agni, was behind everything as part of a long-term plan to awaken Konoha's Saint Powers. And he's part of a villainous organization known as the Schwartz la Chevalier. The weirdest thing is Iana can't believe a shota character would exist in the Dark History, let alone a villain group she has no recollection of.

So the plan is to sacrifice Saint Konoha to "Universum?" Though I love how the visual of Saint Konoha has her in the most revealing/provocative outfit of all time because the author couldn't help herself.

Yomi was seriously injured and this situation has become a mess that's easy to pin on the "Villainess," but Iana is taking full responsibility for what happened. Thankfully Ginoford has come around to believing in and backing her up, and won't let anyone harshly rebuke her. He may have been too OP to keep active in the original story (plus OG!Konoha needed to add more drama to her tragic, chosen, Heroine plot), but he's still her middle school boyfriend and someone she can rely on.

Sol's feelings are all mixed up, but it seems like Konoha wants him to be more honest with his heart, and his feelings towards Iana. Dare I say she might even ship the two together?

It turns out being reincarnated as a Villainess does not give you amazing cooking skills. Nor does it mean the male lead you designed without cooking skills can cook with you. Even this Isekai world operates on different cooking logic! But at least we get to close off on one last insert song and Sol and Konoha tending to their respective love interests. I BET Sol is looking forward to personally training Iana in the art of cooking...in an intimate way.

What's the worst that can happen at Ginoford's family estate? Another death flag for Iana, that's what.

- [Damn, it sucks seeing Iana completely in the vampire king’s thrall.](https://i.imgur.com/be3MJWv.png) [](#toradorasalute)

- [Oh, wait.](https://i.imgur.com/dxdwUbY.png) Could this actually all just be an act? [](#rengethink)

- [It was!](https://i.imgur.com/s1Ky7YS.png) [](#rengehype)

- [Ohhhhhhhh no way, *that’s* how Iana got out of it?](https://i.imgur.com/8F33Mxl.png) [](#saberawe)

- [That line goes *hard*.](https://i.imgur.com/K3wO5hd.png) [](#seasonalsmug)

- [Aw shit, Yomi…!](https://i.imgur.com/0ZYlERi.png) [](#watashiworried)

- [So it was Kagura…](https://i.imgur.com/ImwWpDZ.png)

- [Mm, of course…](https://i.imgur.com/BKzF35A.png)

- [Something Iana doesn’t know about?](https://i.imgur.com/zoRDjPA.png) [](#emiliaohdear)

- [Concerning…](https://i.imgur.com/2wWGyCn.png) [](#sakurathink)

- [Ginoford, why are you holding your fiancée’s sister like this?](https://i.imgur.com/RnswRRU.png) [](#calmdown)

- Ooh, another new insert song for the finale, nice! [](#listen)

- [lol](https://i.imgur.com/razIv66.png) [](#azusalaugh)

- [Pfffffffff](https://i.imgur.com/MWPoo9h.png) [](#laughter)

The audacity of Iana saying the Vampire King isn't her type at all and yet she was rubbing herself all over his abs before that lol. That did not look like she was simply in her vampire role, not that I blame her.

It was nice to see Sol opening his heart a bit by the end and Iana finally remembered how OP she set Ginoford to be, he really felt like a big brother this episode.

No more from this weekly abridged series lol. I'm not expecting a second season at all.

Random thoughts

And we come to the end of what was, for me, probably the most surprising anime of the season. Didn't really expect much out of this especially given the quality of the animation, but it actually was able to use it's low budget effectively for comedic purposes. Would not begrudge a new season.

I liked that the anime got around to explaining why so many of the dude look kind of the same, but just with color-swapped hair. Wonder if adult Llana feels the same way, or if her interest has matured (e.g. those vampire abs).

Ginford at the end felt like...he was showing some romantic interest, meanwhile Konoha has totally figured out that Sol has a thing for her sister. And now they are all heading to Ginford's family home. No way this won't end in hillarity

Wishing for a second season already, this anime is hilarious lol.


That being said, I do notice that this last episode is a bit rushed. The epilogue's jokes were rapidly fired, and some of them are talking slightly faster than usual. It's still a good and enjoyable episode though!


While Ginoford is Iana's ideal boyfriend, I really hope there won't be an additional love triangle between them. Just Iana, Yomi and Sol should be enough for the hilarity.


Then again, it feels like Iana sees Ginoford more like her ex rather than potential love interest. Heck, it seems adult Satou just saw them all more as her creation/past embarrassment rather than potential love interest lol.

Shoutout to Sol & Konoha's hair being slightly blown in their love talk, next to all those closed windows.

And there it goes, the final episode of the anime. I will be crossing my fingers for another season, because it was funny and charming despite its faults, it made quite a lot from very little. Of course me liking the manga also plays a big part in it, but still it was a good ride regardless.

This episode really nailed in how much of Iana's villainess status plays a role in how the world perceives her, like with Shukuna ignoring her part in saving him and the doctor putting the blame on her despite probably having no context. The world truly is out to get her.

We also have finally gotten our answer to who Kagura is, at least kind of. Those of us who suspected him have had their suspicions affirmed, but Schwarz le Chevalier doesn't mean anything to us or to Iana. Are they the force of the story creating the corrections Iana experienced in the last few episodes, or do they serve a different purpose? Regardless, we got more questions than answers.

But at least for now Iana is safe, especially since Sol seems to start warming up to her and Ginoford finally starts treating her as a sister-in-law. Iana has more allies than before and is ready to face whatever Schwarz le Chevalier or anyone else who plans on interfering with her life in the fantasy land.

But that is all for now, because we reached the end. Goodbye TenKuro, I hope to see you again in the future, once season 2 starts (cope and positivity!)

They definitely tried to put in more content than usual for a good end point. The pacing felt very fast for me.

Yeah, I feel Iana on characters that you feel forced to include because of outside influence. You just don't like them as much, even I personally liked the Vampire Kings design.

Now we got an antagonist group that wants Konoha to awaken as the saint. As long as Ginoford is here they will have a difficult time though. Well, killing Iana could definitely be a way to awaken Konoha so staying as a group would probably be best for Iana.

Sol is having an interesting time since Iana was acting suspicious as hell, but (in his eyes) she tried to kill herself to protect him, and he also likes her. So what now? Well, you know what to do to find out...

I really like the scene of Iana and Ginoford exploding the kitchen. Sol felt so stupid for being worried lol

I know painfully well that a shoujo anime with little budget is not gonna get a second season. I know that very well...

However, can we get one regardless? A second season of this would kill me in the best way possible.

Edit: btw I made a [playlist](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8sWWCJj_aYEBZXZldXQat6y0YoOAPFd-&si=PtHh_8mf3nGjW-Gd) with the insert songs and other songs that fit the vibes of the manga (Could be implied spoilers so beware).

This was one of my favorites of the season. Iana is awesome. I love how she cringes at her past self's writing, but also is willing to lean into any tropes she has to if it means she can avoid her death flags.

The animation being low quality just adds to the charm. I hope for a season 2.

My dream of Vampire Villainess Iana being purged by Saint Konoha, defeated! But I do love that Iana opens with the awesome "I'll send you to the Grim Reaper!" moment, only to think that she's really able to kill this guy because all her buff men are uggo.

Love the logic of "I was only creeping on little boys as an adult, they're not in this canon!", but oh? "Schwartz le Chevalier" is a villain group she didn't make? But it's a mysterious evil organization that uses two different Western languages in its name, that's *super* Japanese!

I do appreciate that all the people outside the inner circle of the show are still showing Iana-based mistrust though, because most of the setting *hasn't* seen Iana be best girl, they still have the shojo-glowing cinnamon roll that is Konoha right there.

I'm sad to see the Vampire King and the Shota Swordsman both feel like rushed encounters, but I'm even more depressed to see the season ending. This is the first anime that's really got me considering going to the source material, but a big part of the show's fun has been the anime... kinda sucking. Like from a technical standpoint I mean, and I don't know if written word/still art will carry as well. So naturally, I demand another season!

It's a shame we probably won't get a second season, because it was definitely one of my favorite shows this season, and definitely [the funniest](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/7fb12eea3ec0.png), thanks to [Iana/Konoha](https://imgchest.com/p/lqyelz6nk4d), who made me laugh in every episode. 9/10 from me.

The show definitely had a limited budget, but that made [Iana/Konoha's reactions](https://imgchest.com/p/lqyelz6nk4d) even funnier. Here's [**my album with almost 250 stills from the entire season featuring only Iana/Konoha**](https://imgchest.com/p/na7kknw9b78), enjoy!

As for [this final episode](https://imgchest.com/p/ljyqk6z6ky2)... it was quite eventful, as[ the Vampire King was defeated surprisingly easily](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/680b2e1e1854.png), [Kagura](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/d9af37c4c23e.png) was revealed to be a member of the mysterious Schwartz le Chevalier organization that's targeting [Konoha](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/8ee3c0bc5ff8.png), and [Iana and Ginoford's attempt at cooking](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/b879698f9c8d.png) made me laugh out loud xD

Here my bonus album:

* [IANA/KONOHA (THE ENTIRE SEASON)](https://imgchest.com/p/na7kknw9b78)

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

* [Iana/Konoha](https://imgchest.com/p/lqyelz6nk4d)
* [Group scenes](https://imgchest.com/p/ljyqk6z6ky2)
* [Others](https://imgchest.com/p/6eyrn68667p)

I knew that kid was sus I just didn't realize how sus, I was only guessing another vampire.

This had no right to be as good as it was, we even got one final gag of making fun of isekai protagonists who instantly cook perfectly in the new world with new ingredients.

Deen was exactly the right studio for this, somehow.

I hope there will be a second season!!!

And they finished this one with one of the funniest skits in the whole season. How Iana and Ginoford tried to cook was absolutely hilarious. That "meat" explodes when heated?! Please stop, I'm dying from laughter!

And a final shout-outs to Yoshino Aoyama aka Iana, who really put all her skills into the amazing voice acting of our chaotic anxiety driven villainess. Without her the show would only be half as funny.

What a whirlwind

Iana really had to aura farm a bit with that reaper line

Sad to reach the final episode, this has been a fun anime I looked forward to every week. It looks like it wasn't on the radar of many, little discussions on it. I really hope for a second season, the new plot that wasn't written by the writer seems interesting, as she's now going into unknow territory. Also Sol x Iana (Soliana) ftw!

I don't get it - what's this thing about Iana being ugly? Was she ugly in the source material?

Hmm, if MC didn't write these villains into her story... then who did? Did someone find her novel and continue it, or write fan fiction for it? That would certainly be an unexpected twist.

Anyway, this villainess show was more fun than I'd expected, would definitely come back for S2, 7.5/10.

I did not expect Iana to beat the vampire on her own this episode, although I correctly guessed that she was pretending to be under his control to get his guard down and kill him (and to feel his abs before that, because of course she would do that, even if he is not her type).

I wonder who those bad guys are. Maybe Iana just forgot about writing them, despite what she claims. Schwarz le Chevalier is exactly the kind of chuuni name past Konoha would have come up with for a villain (It means the Black Knight in a mix of German and French).

I loved that show, as dumb as it was, and its digs at bad romantasy novels and tropes. Let’s hope for a second season !

i don't know where else to ask this, but [during the thought bubble of konoha's brainrot](https://i.imgur.com/ZXrZM5I.png), is anyone aware of "inu" (イヌ) meaning "top"?

i know about "neko" (ヌコ) meaning "bottom" in the japanese lesbian community, but their term for "top" is usually "tachi" (タチ) ([source](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/28319/what-is-the-equivalent-of-seme-and-uke-in-yuri-culture/28796#28796)) and not "inu".

no matter how much i look it up, i can't find any attestation/explanation of "inu" being used for "top", though i understand why the translator went with that as the translation since we think of dogs as "opposite" to cats.

so has anyone here ever come across "inu" being used to mean "top"? or do you think "inu" here means something else? maybe it's to do with petplay, or maybe it's literally just her thinking about the actual animal? she is also thinking about matsutake, after all

She didn't like Vampires King?!?! Oh Iana, our tastes are just so vastly different. They really did kill the poor sucker off fast as heck! Like all that build up to just to wham, bam, stake a man. Like Konoha was technically the solution, but like I'm really impressed she managed to really not need to get saint rescued. Good for her!


Emotional turmoil for, Sol? Love to see it! She just endeared herself into you so bad, huh? That's right sir, were forcing characters growth into you! Mature as a person as you fall deeper for this degenerate!


What in the foodstuffs in a kitchen are capable of going kaboom? Magical food must be volatile as hell. The place it just sooty and 'sploded, Sol is right to just scruff 'em outta there.


Second season? Oohh boy I wish for it, but uh I don't know. It's a real shame because this just absolutely fantastic! I was beguiled by all her bullshit. Because I just don't want this to end here, I had looked into manga things and thank goodness YenPress licensed this a few years ago, I need more. I'm not ready to let Iana go! 

Ah what a fun series! Being isekai’d into your own creation and stumbling into all your cringy fantasy and characters is more entertaining XD Girl really was horny as a teen lol. Her thought bubble was all erotics. This episode also explains she does have a type, hence all the guys look similar with different hair style/color and the vampire king looks nothing like them since he’s not her type. I think the drawings were actually good looking but the color designs seem to make everything look cheap and washed out. This epsiode especially, the guys looked extra hot! Here’s hoping for season 2!

Protesting for a season 2!!

It was the best anime of this season. Iana is the funniest, I love her expressions when she cringes over her middle school writings.

Kagura seems to be part of an organization not written by Iana, which also knows that Konoha was supposed to awaken to the role of saint. So they know the course of the story just like the OGKonoha herself?? On top of that, it looks like there are members other than Kagura: maybe even characters we’ve already seen who will surprisingly turn out to be traitors?

Sol is starting to realize that he cares about Iana much more than he thinks, and I really liked seeing Konoha motivate him to own up to his feelings.

The funniest part of the episode was probably the Iana/Ginoford duo behind the stoves!

Also, I hate that they call Iana “ugly”—it annoys me every single time.

nooooo i need to know more!!!! what do you mean it's over???? i'm this close to making a chuuni-style summoning circle and trying to manifest season 2 i swear to god. what could it cost, $20? don't be cowards deen

this somehow ended up being my favourite anime this season. it cracked me up every week - and as someone who was very similar to og konoha in my youth......... good god i felt for her in my soul every time lmao 😭 this anime really showed that you don't need a million dollar budget to be great. you just need a single ratty chuuni middle schooler and a dream. and a yomi. i adore that man.

I have taken Iana as fairly good looking like drawn maybe a 7 out of 10. And not had others describe her as ugly to my recall. She after all a back up dancer to her sister so decent looking but no threat to over step the main.

So Black and White Vamp probably has black or white view on beauty. If they not 10's they ugly.

I have loved that our Main character has not once expressed any form of Jealousy for her ideal creation nor any thoughts that she should have been put in that body not her doomed sister.
I take this in part as self esteem issues from reality. Iana is actually mirroring her current opinion of her self back in Japan including the modest breast common in the ethnic group. So her opinion of herself is both harsh but also recognizes some strengths. Plus I assume her personality is not capable of doing pure saintly almost always up ultimate nice that is her sister an Ideal self she never was going to be.

Bueno se nos acabó la loquita que tenía a un pasado obscuro y reencarno en el, jajaja, faltaron detalles de como salió de ese pasado y lo dejo atrás, si estaba bien alucin, bueno hormonas de una chica de secundaria al máximo, espero noticias buenas, en un futuro, sobre este anime, tenía mejor historia, que muchos isekai de esta temporada y además de ser muy gracioso ver todas las reacciones de Ana, al intentar evitar su desvivicion, jajaja

Fun goofy series where cringe is canon. Most notable are the moments when chuuni writing tropes are addressed.

One of the funniest shows this season. Animation was low budget but it works like Saiki Kusuo and Konosuba.

I wish there's a season 2. Maybe we'll see OG Konoha's BL delusions then.

Probably my favorite "villianess" anime, hands down. All of Iana's faces made this animu work so well. Her chuuniness made her a great protagonist and definitely reminded me of when i used to write on rp forums...and followed similar paths. ahem, i guess i'll have to start reading the mango now.

We are looking forward to Season 2, please🥹❤️

Wait what? Male lead was powerful all along? Then why did they had trouble with the uncle kidnapping in ep 1 or 2?

Little sad to see this ending. Was one i enjoyed all the way through

A fish indirectly giving her vampire immunity is crazy lmao

I’m dying at how quick the vampire king was ended

Damn yeah that’s why I knew he was sus

Say what now

Lol god I hate how she has to shoulder the blame even tho she saved everyone 🙄🙄

My question is can Konoha only be awakened through tragedy? Cause I think it’d be helpful if she had her powers lol

It’s funny how in the v first ep ginoford stopped having her be watched but she hasn’t gotten that the entire time I wonder when that’ll end


Why is he holding her like that lmaoo

Did Konoha just fall over for fun lol

Oh god lmaoo

Wondering if we’ll get more. Not the best but def a fun series. The logic had me spinning lmao.

The biggest delight of this show to me is that even though it had a small budget, the staff absolutely went the full yard with what they did have. Making the comedy snappy and silly (Seriously, Iana's scream when the meat exploded was so funny) while also using their best to try and create genuine animation for fights. All in all, just a fun show that takes itself both funny and seriously at the right time.

Best boy is Yomi, I don't make the rules.