Akuyaku Reijou wa Ringoku no Outaishi ni Dekiai sareru • The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom

Akuyaku Reijou wa Ringoku no Outaishi ni Dekiai sareru • The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom - Episode 1 discussion

*Akuyaku Reijou wa Ringoku no Outaishi ni Dekiai sareru*, episode 1

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Frontier2462026-01-11 15:43

If I had a nickel for every Villainess who had to be saved by a dark-haired pretty boy prince voiced by Yuichiro Umehara, I'd have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's fun it happened twice.

Tiararose (trust me, the names get crazier) is the daughter of a marquis and prime minister of the kingdom of Lapis-Lazuli voiced by Mai Fuchigami and the fiance to prince Hartknights (Takuya Sato!). Everyone has full confidence in Tiara as future queen, though it would be nice if her fiance wasn't constantly fawning over another girl. Though if you thought this premise sounded familiar, it's because it is.

The OP is pretty colorful and cute, featuring Tiararose living her best and happiest life with the cast, spirits, and pursuing her romance with Aquasteed (Yuichiro Umehara!).

Tiararose is none other than the Villainess in an Otome game, where she comes off MUCH more like a Villainess in the game than THIS Tiara does, which makes Hartknights treating her like he could care less about her (even as his fiance) feel all the more unfair. And despite having her memories of playing the game, and a fondness for Hartknights from playing the game and being Tiara, it's not going to change the fact that she's heading towards a Villainess condemnation event.

But at least she's got her maid, Philine, and loving and doting parents. And even if she feels, as the Villainess, that she can't find love OR a happy ending...there are those that believe she truly deserves those things.

At the center of Tiara's problems is Akari (Yumiri Hanamori!) the Heroine and a commoner in a noble academy who has swept up Hartknights for herself and acts without any sense of decorum or propiety. I guess she at least cared enough about Tiara to check how she was doing, even though she's the reason Tiara doesn't have a fiance to escort her to the graduation party and said fiance seems to only care about her because Akari does.

And then it happens...the Villainess condemnation event. Props to Tiara for holding her father back from stepping in and wrecking the prince because this didn't need to turn into a bigger event than it was. Even if Tiara had to be forced to endure false accusations, trumped up charges, and a prince who never appreciated that she was expressing her love by trying to keep him on the path to being a proper ruler of the kingdom. And all she gets for it is her engagement ended, her actions misconstrued as that of a Villainess, and banished from the kingdom so she'll lose everyone and everything she cherishes!

But Tiara isn't going to be kicked out without someone defending her honor: Aquasteed, the main romance option in the sequel game and the prince of the neighboring kingdom, is there with flying roses to validate her feelings, repudiate Hartknights for acting inappropriately, and then propose to Tiara to be HIS bride instead!

Dang, it's bad enough Akari already stole Tiara's fiance the first time but now she's trying to take Aqua too!? What, is she trying to build some kind of princely Harem? And all she gets out of it is being the one who gets dragged away instead of Tiara. Whose the Villainess and whose the Heroine here?

The ED is beautiful and serene, with a very soothing song and visuals of Tiara alone...before she's joined by Aqua and they share a kiss!

Lock3down2212026-01-11 19:56

My man kills goblins, is also overly cautious and saves villainesses on his spare time.

vantheman92026-01-11 20:25

yoooo are we just forgetting about Rage of Bahamut entirely now? Charioce and Nina is still one of my favorite anime couples.

JonnySpark2026-01-12 09:37

Man has to deal with 6 non-blood related sisters at home, and be a misfit at demon school, while on the run after pulling a prison break in Florida.

Bro is busy.

szalhi2026-01-11 15:43

I wasn't expecting much out of this going in. *I'm still not expecting much, but I can't stop myself from watching as usual.* \*Insert two cakes meme here.*

feb9142026-01-11 23:36

It's such a clichéd first episode (even so cliched that it's not as common anymore) but can't help to keep seeing where this goes.

ObvsThrowaway51202026-01-11 15:47

Looks like another good ol otome game villainess type. She should take up gardening and build a harem with everyone including Hartknight and Akari lol.

I wonder if Akari’s another isekai’d person? I guess she can keep the shitty Prince. Tiara’s upgraded to someone better!

This wasn’t half bad so far. Looking forward to seeing Aquasteed and Tiara’s relationship progress. I also kind of hope we get to see Hartknight regret choosing Akari.

PeaceAlien2026-01-11 15:56

I get the feeling Akari could be someone just playing the game, not necessarily isekai'd. Akari is going for the harem route and failing

marcostadeusc2026-01-11 16:09

Her actions seem pretty much as someone who was reincarnated imo

Galinhooo2026-01-11 16:20

> I wonder if Akari’s another isekai’d person?

Plot twist, all 4 main characters were isekai'd.

KnewOness2026-01-11 17:44

Surely at most it's 3, otherwise initial prince wouldn't act so stupid

Galinhooo2026-01-11 17:46

He would be acting based on his prejudice knowing what she did in the game and not realizing it is different this time

KnewOness2026-01-11 18:28

I suppose the question is when the prince would be transported then. If it's same time as villainess, maybe, but otherwise he could've put a stop to the supposed bullying instead of just letting it happen methinks

MrsLucienLachance2026-01-11 20:17

If there's one like that I'd 1000% read/watch it. Could be such a comedy of errors.

aquaticshrimp2026-01-11 21:16

Truck-kun, bringer of love and romance!

Atharaphelun2026-01-11 17:46

> I wonder if Akari’s another isekai’d person? I guess she can keep the shitty Prince. Tiara’s upgraded to someone better!

I'm surprised that everyone else didn't react with horror and disgust when Akari revealed publicly that he wanted both princes for herself.

ObvsThrowaway51202026-01-12 02:29

That’s why she got hauled off to horny jail lol

StripperKorra2026-01-12 02:43

The nerve of her like girl you got your man right there. But I agree with other comments it seems like all 4 were reincarnated at most 3

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NanDemoKnaives2026-01-11 19:34

Yeah I thought Akari is reincarnated but if they don't reveal where Aquasteed has met Tiararose, I might start considering him also being reincarnated.

InsomniaEmperor2026-01-11 15:56

Another season another otome game anime. The twist here is the bad ending of the condemnation event and getting engagement broken off actually happens. But then Aquasteed, the main character of the upcoming sequel game, proposes to Tiararose instead, which was unexpected. The first game's OG ending didn't exactly show Tiararose dying and it only went up to her getting arrested with her fate afterwards unknown.

They really had to make Umehara play the male lead in this. He's pretty much the go to for male lead of villainess animes.

I'm betting Akari is a reincarnator. The way past life Tiararose described the game, the heroine has no caanon name, then Akari is an out of place name if you consider everyone else's names, then she objected to Aquasteed proposing to Tiararose like she wanted to capture him too. You'd think she'd be happy cucking Tiararose and stealing Hartknights for herself but no, she must know that Aquasteed is the sequel's main character that she can capture. Akari getting dragged out by the guards instead of Tiararose was funny tho.

There's also a bit of a chance that Aquasteed is a reincarnator because his arrival at the condemnation event is timed way too properly. He didn't seem to have business being there in the graduation party.

OP is a head banger and ED sounds pretty good too.

Looking forward to seeing more because the visuals are great and our main couple look fantastic together.

Bukkokori2026-01-12 08:55

I also believe that Akari and Aquasteed are reincarnated.

Akari seems to be playing the role of the good girl (just like Marie in Mobuseka, but having been reincarnated as the real protagonist), but she completely breaks character when she sees Aquasteed, the main love interest of the second game, as if she already knows who he is and prefers him to her current boyfriend.

Aquasteed is too convenient in making his appearance just in time to prevent Tiara from being completely humiliated. I suspect he is a player in love with the villainess (yes, like in "I'm in love with the villainess," but without Yuri).

Jegge_1002026-01-13 21:51

Or perhaps still spiritual Yuri if Aquasteed was a girl in his past life. It is an Otome gam3 after all.

This would be a mad twist to call. Luckily my guesses are never correct.

shatteredauthor2026-01-13 04:22

It's kinda hilarious to picture an Otome world based on a game but it's an "oops all reincarnators" situation. They all end up just trying to fuck over each other assuming everyone else is just a character playing their role.

InsomniaEmperor2026-01-13 05:13

There is manga I read, forgot its title, but it has a lot of reincarnators and most of them decided to team up and even spoke in Japanese to each other to remain stealthy (the in universe language isn't Japanese) cause there's a hidden villain that they're trying to figure out.

You'd probably be interested in reading Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shita Watashi to Akuyaku Ouji ni Tensei shita Ore if you want to see what kind of drama happens when there's more than one reincarnator.

PeaceAlien2026-01-11 15:57

The ending scene was pretty funny with Akari being taken away, she's the future queen you know?!

marcostadeusc2026-01-11 16:11

And did smth really disrespectful to a prince of another country.

Galinhooo2026-01-11 16:23

I assume that since the prince didn't follow the protocol, she is technically still a commoner at that point. But by the same logic, the other dude just proposed to another kingdom's future queen.

Wild_Obligation32652026-01-11 17:42

The Uno Reverse card shows no mercy.

Atharaphelun2026-01-11 17:47

> the other dude just proposed to another kingdom's future queen.

Not by that point since the prince already cancelled his engagement with Tiararose. It's free real estate babeh!

thewilltheway2026-01-11 18:01

I assume the protocol for breaking the engagement was met, as both parties agreed. But to be considered the future queen, the current king would likely have to give his approval for the engagement to be considered valid.

Sarellion2026-01-11 23:30

As it's an arranged marriage and we are deep in patriarchy in these settings, I assume the crown prince would be dragged before his dad, smacked around and get an earful about proper behavior and that he should take the commoner as a mistress if he's so infatuated with her. Then a formal apology as clearly the prince was unwell/drunk whatever or under a spell as it seems magic is a thing in the setting. And then proceed with the wedding.

OldInstruction53682026-01-12 21:41

Correct.

The "head of the family" has final say in arranging marriages for those beneath them, which is all the more important since this is not just a political engagement, but a ROYAL one. Royal engagements are under the highest scrutiny as they are a matter of national security, and the King is the ultimate law of the land. There is no chance a royal marriage becomes valid without the Crown's permission.

To do otherwise would be an act of usurpation.

It's not even clear if an engagement can be broken off without the King's permission in the first place. The narrative seems to imply this, but it wasn't a given in feudal customs.

But there is no way a new engagement happens without the King's blessing.

diacewrb2026-01-11 17:08

I wonder if Akari is also isekaied.

Volkaru2026-01-11 22:43

She's gotta be. And probably also played the sequel. She even shorted Aqua's name when talking to him.

heimdal772026-01-11 19:37

Not till it is formalized she isn't. Currently she is just some commoner the prince said he likes.

stephenthatfoste2026-01-11 16:05

Their names are so freaking long. Hopefully they keep using the shortened versions for Tiara and Aqua cause there were just so many letters on the screen when they introduced some of them.

Galinhooo2026-01-11 16:24

Tiararose sounds nice

EnvironmentalBad94792026-01-12 03:28

Hartknights is pronounced Haruto-knights....like that's someone else's entire name right there. It's like referring to someone by their full name at every instance and I can't take it seriously

Veritas33332026-01-13 01:59

Prince Seahorse

Magnafeana2026-01-11 16:08

It’s here! Gods, I remember the announcement, and I was genuinely surprised as an LN and manga reader. This even has a video game, I believe. But I’m glad they kept the same seiyuus from the dramas!!

Her parents are so caring ☺️

I’m so glad the prince and that girl have each other. It’s a lot safer for the population when delusional people date each other. Keep within the herd.

The OP and ED are by the same people? Huh!

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Umehara, my beloved 🙌🏾

Imagine being isekaied as a side character in all this and seeing the future leader of your country is this dipshit and he openly cheats and humiliates on his fiancée to get with some other chica gone loca. Time to pack and get the fuck out of Dodge 😭

I’m still unsure about the OP & ED. Maybe they will grow on me as the series progresses.

I just love her parents. Supportive parents are such a treat in OIs!

Galinhooo2026-01-11 16:28

> This even has a video game

A game about a LN that is about a game, nice. A bit expensive tho.

NoNameSwitzerland2026-01-11 22:01

Hopefully the king has another son. Otherwise the state is doomed.

LazulineDaydream2026-01-11 16:12

That has to be the least villainous villainess I've ever seen in one of these. Seems like she made a few cracks about her being a commoner from the cutscene flashbacks, but Akari really swooped in hard to steal her fiancé. I think playing that game would make me feel like a jerk.

I mean I know there's a lot of tropes in play there, but still....

Wild_Obligation32652026-01-11 17:47

I don't even think she was making cracks. Seems she was just citing the law for the good of the crown.

Sarellion2026-01-11 23:47

Law or just rules of proper etiquette but depending on how culture treats improper behavior towards a royal it was for the benefit of both as it could have conseuqences for Akari for disrespecting the crown or something like that.

OldInstruction53682026-01-12 21:31

Her father told her that being a good wife means correcting your husband when he makes a mistake.

Methinks that played a huge role in this. As in, Prince Hartknight has a fragile ego and didn't like his woman standing up to him and bossing him around.

So he dumps the 'shrew' for the scheming homewrecker that was 100% playing Baby Girl to Mr. Big Shot inorder to manipulate the idiot.

You know, the type of arrogant misogynist that sees women as pretty little dolls that should 'know their place' and NEVER talk back.

Combined with the utterly atrocious stunt he just pulled (publicly humiliating the daughter of the Prime Minister for no good reason) while breaking off a years' long political marriage...

That kingdom is fucking COOKED.

TL:DR Jerk with a fragile ego truly believes FMC is 'mean' and 'aggressive' because she wasn't a doormat he could control, and instead, would stand up to him.

LeonKevlar2026-01-11 16:38

###Stitches!

* [Tiara](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/8b084901a93c.jpg)

* [Akari](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/c648a48d04af.jpg)

It was pretty funny watching [Hartknights accuse Tiara of all sorts of things](https://i.imgur.com/VcGuEF8.jpeg) when in reality, [Tiara was just reminding him and Akari the proper etiquette](https://i.imgur.com/WAKEgM5.jpeg). The dude has no solid argument at all.

[Akari's reaction to Prince Aqua asking for Tiara's hand](https://i.imgur.com/8WOFlv6.jpeg) was hilarious too. I'm starting to think that she's probably another person who got isekai'd, considering how [she seems to believe that she's entitled to all of these hot boys.](https://i.imgur.com/PKGgZUd.jpeg) I bet she didn't expect that [she was the one who'd get dragged away.](https://i.imgur.com/9n8W87z.jpeg) xD

diacewrb2026-01-11 17:12

I wonder if the king will have a word with the crown prince for pissing off the prime minister by calling off the engagement with his daughter in public and his new fiancée broke protocol with the prince from a neighbouring kingdom.

Wild_Obligation32652026-01-11 17:45

That's got international incident written all over it.

NanDemoKnaives2026-01-11 19:35

Let alone the fact that he didn't even talk to the King and get permission to even break it off.

Sarellion2026-01-11 23:38

For some reason they never do but go bonkers in a public setting accusing their fiancée of the horrible crime of being slightly mean to the heroine.

RasLagos2026-01-12 02:16

usually in these stories they do it in public because they DON'T have permission. they want the annulment to be something their parents can't pretend didn't happen, so they make a spectacle of it so everyone knows about it.

HornedTurtle12122026-01-12 06:48

Also in the visual novel story the viliness is supposed to be a complete monster to the heroine, right? More than just being rude and telling her to back off.

Sarellion2026-01-12 21:55

We don't know. In most of these stories it doesn't amount to much more than bullying which might/should warrant disciplinary action from the school, not her betrothal being canceled, getting exiled or killed which seems to be the fate of the villainess since Bakarina.

OldInstruction53682026-01-12 21:22

Classic "ask for forgiveness instead of permission" gambit.

They know they wouldn't be given permission, so they just publicly make a scene and force the situation.

Which... yeah, bodes *really* well for his tenure as King. If he'll pull this type of stunt over selfish desire, for a commoner, that also humilates the daughter of the Prime Minister AND his own father with such a spectacle...

Yeah.

This kingdom is cooked.

ruff12982026-01-13 15:27

I read a lot of villainess stories, especially ones with a yuri twist. One of my favorite twists is that the villainess ends up living with the heroine in a remote village, living off the EXTREMELY fat compensation they got for breaking the agreement with a ducal family, while the crown prince has been taken out of the line of succession and sent off to become a priest while his younger brother took over.

OldInstruction53682026-01-12 21:20

Yeah, HOW DARE the Missus be hostile to the homewrecking harlot!

She should just know her place and accept getting cucked!

SMH

/s

shatteredauthor2026-01-13 04:20

There is often also usually the implication that they choose graduation parties specifically because it's a peek social event WITHOUT adults present. That doesn't really apply here because the fucking prime minister was right there! lol

cleaulem2026-01-11 23:22

If I were the king I would give him the roast of his life. If he had brothers I would even consider changing the line of succession.

feb9142026-01-11 23:38

The Crown Prince just gave justification for the PM to endorse another potential claimant to the throne.

KnightKal2026-01-13 12:21

that is why they use otome games as the justification. IT doesn't need to make sense, it is just the script for a cool event and CGI.

the MC already noticed the prince didn't look like the game character (personality wise)

and it is pretty obvious the "heroine" is also isekai'ed in this anime, as the way she tried to get the sequel main target (prince #2) to join her harem lol

rahendric2026-01-14 04:08

Her getting literally dragged was the best part of this episode.

Zeroruno2026-01-11 17:29

Another villainess trope this season, and I love it!! Bakarina really walked so everyone can run <3 Looking forward to the future episodes \^\^

FetchFrosh2026-01-11 22:58

> Bakarina really walked so everyone can run

*My Next Life as a Villainess* ran so that a whole bunch of clones could stumble over themselves trying to catch the same vibe. It's been 6 years now and we still haven't gotten back to that peak.

KnewOness2026-01-11 17:33

Well this was the longest intro episode for the otome villainess\` anime i've seen so far. The annulment is the last 3 minutes of the ep and nothing else is set in motion fully yet.

Judging by character behaviour, heroine is also a reincarnation, and aqua is 50 on being reincarnator and 50 on being somebody with meta knowledge of first game but still is part of the world, like the original prince is.

Can't wait for 0 consequences for prince breaking engagement publicly ( i assume without no knowledge on king's part, because you don't just do these things as a royalty when the subject is another high-position nobility in your realm )

Wild_Obligation32652026-01-11 17:44

First time I've seen someone get isekai'd into the (apparently online) early access of the sequel to the game they were playing when they died.

losteran2026-01-11 17:54

Man I really cannot stay without my seasonal villainess otome's anime. I really love them
( I did not expected a fully scene like that in the ED )

fraid_so2026-01-11 18:08

I'm guessing Akari is also a reincarnated player?

I've read or seen this story a thousand times and still eat it up hahah

The opening and ending themes are a new kind of audio torture though 😬

minnieboss2026-01-11 18:24

This anime doesn't have a single original idea to its name.

spubbbba2026-01-12 09:09

You'd have thought if they were going to go down the most generic route possible they could have sped things up a bit.

The MC and audience all knew what was going to happen with the engagement getting called off. Could have started with than and throw in a couple of quick flashbacks and we'd have lost nothing.

TurkeyPhat2026-01-11 18:32

pretty weak start even by otome standards but hey at least we got some shoujo flowers

djthomp2026-01-11 18:48

Well that was very pastel.

I wonder if the trick here is that Tiara is the heroine in the sequel game she didn't play, and its storyline is following up on what happened to the "villainess" in the first game after her banishment.

These princes that throw aside their fiances are always so shortsighted. Humiliating and banishing the daughter of the Prime Minister who also happens to have the special noble title indicating he did great service to the country, surely there will be no political consequences or personal fallout from that.

Akari is kind of a dumbass too immediately going after the second prince at the party instead of just being satisfied with the one she had already nabbed.

mekerpan2026-01-11 19:15

If this is the actual sequel (which would make sense) poor Tiararose will have zero clues as to what to expect. She's sort of like a naive beta tester for the sequel.... ;-)

OldInstruction53682026-01-12 21:48

> Akari is kind of a dumbass too immediately going after the second prince at the party instead of just being satisfied with the one she had already nabbed.

This makes me think Akari is Isekai'ed as well. Normally, the victorious cuck would prefer the vanquished rival to find another lover ASAP: that takes them off the market and lowers the risk of revenge.

In other words, if Tiararose accepts this other man's proposal, that means she's given up on Hartknight and won't try to steal him back.

The only reasons to object would be 1) Akari is THAT petty and was largely motivated out of spite towards Tiara: she just wants to ruin this woman's life more than she is in love with Hartknight.

2) She planned to seduce Aquasteed as well. As in, she wanted a stable of royal stallions to play with. Likely because she is Isekai'ed herself and wanted to secure the 'harem route.'

If Hartknight had ANY sense, whatsoever (he clearly doesn't), he would be raising both eyebrows over his new woman trying to cling to anotehr man immediately after 'securing' him. Because again, the only explanations are that his 'baby girl' is a hateful b!tch and/or she's already planning to cuck him.

NanDemoKnaives2026-01-11 19:31

So Akari definitely is a reincarnated person rather than a character from the story, the way she looked smug, acting innocent then switching at the hall and biggest clue was the way she acted during the scene with Aquasteed. Moments after getting engaged to Hartknights and she's already trying to keep Aquasteed away from Tiararose lol.

It's funny how Aquasteed was able to get Akari taken away and Hartknights just stands there watching, isn't he supposed to be the Prince of the kingdom they're in?

I like how Tiararose was able to refute Hartknights claims, she would have been a good queen and I hope he eventually comes to realize this as Akari is naive and greedy.

Also I have to mention how weird those eyes are to me, the pupil is like on the upper end of the eye and it bothers every time there's a close up lol. It's been a while since eye designs have made me focus so much on them negatively.

StripperKorra2026-01-12 02:48

I was clapping when Tiararose was condemning Hartknights cause like clearly you don’t know how to conduct yourself in an engagement and Akari was all over him like girl . If I was playing the original game I’d feel bad for Tiararose because you’re basically trying to steal her fiancé

ImaginaryBluejay02026-01-13 03:11

I'd bet Aquasteed's country is much bigger, richer, and more powerful and he was probably there to assist the smaller kingdom with something, maybe a loan or treaty. This anime is all in on cliches so it only makes sense. And also makes sense in terms of sequel game progression. Other girl probably played both games and didn't think she'd get a shot at the sequel guy until he showed up.

oldschoolawesome2026-01-14 16:30

I just hope that her parents leave the kingdom (I'm not staying prime minister with that awful kid becoming king!) and go and help the new kingdom. If she's actually banished and can't see her parents I would be so sad. I'm thinking the king might be livid with his son though and make our FL a guest of honor who can come anytime

heimdal772026-01-11 19:34

So over the top and cheesy. Just those names alone...

I don't think this gonna be any Biblo Princess.

Nemesisomega6662026-01-11 19:38

I never got the villainess stories yeah they can be really good at times. But the reason for her being the villain is kinda stupid. The girl's fiance is openly cheating then instead of breaking it off normally he does it in front of a crowd. Pinning it entirely on the victim just to save face hell sometimes leading to the poor girl's execution. On another note I'm glad I can finally check the series out. Don't have a kindle and the VN has waaaaaay to many translation errors.

LapinMignon2026-01-11 19:48

This... feels so incongruous and disjointed. Like, almost fascinatingly so.

So she got reincarnated into the otome game as the villainess, except she's never acted like the villainess she embodies even before regaining her memories. The condamnation event still goes on script, except now Prince ex-fiancé doesn't have good justifications for it, he has to make up some weak crap and be an asshole about it instead, not even willing to accept Tiararose's blessings and end it on good terms. And what the heck is up with Akari, interfering when Aquasteed proposes to Tiararose? Is she trying to start a reverse-harem or something??? lol. Also apparently the prince of the neighboring kingdom can override the authority of the prince of the kingdom he's in and call the guards on the future queen???

The lack of cohesion makes this first episode feel like a collage of ex-fiancé villainess tropes, and right now Prince ExFiancé and Akari don't feel like real characters. I certainly hope the writing starts making more sense in the future.

JoeyXD_Br2026-01-11 22:32

Bro fr, apparently being mean to the future queen is a crime that can be prosecuted retroactively LMAO.

Also what you said with the foreign prince, I can't 🤦

Sarellion2026-01-11 23:51

The event script broke.

Aesclypius2026-01-12 07:24

Yeah... I, uh, couldn't figure out what the hell kept happening right in front of my eyes.

I had similar confusion about Hamilton-Knight allowing Moist-Horse to order his *future queen* arrested, despite Moist-Horse being a guest in their kingdom.

But before we even managed to get to that point, you're forgetting to mention that the main character, Headpiece-Flower, was "terribly in love" with Hamilton-Beach until exactly the moment that Moist-Horse proposed to her.

And all that cheeky bastard needed to do was declare that he wanted to make her ***his consort*** in order to have her fall in love with him.

What the hell?! What did I just watch?! That entire scene made no sense! Her life just got overturned and all he needed to say was, "I'd like to invite you to clap cheeks with me alongside my actual Queen," and she was like, "What a noble declaration of love!"

I think this series will be one that I have to give a pass. Scarlet, from "May I Ask One Final Request?" was a much, much more noble leading lady than this strumpet.

SpeghtittyOs2026-01-12 09:19

At that point, the king hadn’t yet (if ever) even agreed to the prince’s decision to take her on as consort. However, both parties of the original engagement DID agree to ending it. Left an opening for the other prince to take her and have the, still commoner, Akari arrested for touching him lol

Alestor2026-01-12 20:27

Asking her to be his Consort in the context of western royalty AFAIK is effectively asking her to be Queen, not implying she'd be a second wife or anything. For example the current King of England's wife Camilla is officially the Queen Consort, as opposed to Queen Elizabeth who was the Queen Regent.

coffeecakesupernova2026-01-13 08:45

E2 was the queen regnant, meaning she rules on her own by her own right. A regent is a stand in for a ruler who is currently either too young or too mentally incapacitated to rule. George III had a regent at the end of his rule because he went mad, hence the reason that was called the Regency Era.

Earlier-Today2026-01-13 15:47

I would guess that the foreign prince does still have some power as treating him as *beneath a peasant* would probably cause open hostilities between the two countries.

You don't get to disrespect a royal just because he's not in his home country.

And, being a foreign royal, and the crown prince of his country, he likely has his own guard with him.

vantheman92026-01-11 20:22

you know, even as a guy, I can still appreciate the self-inserty indulgence of a story like this. Maybe I can picture it with genders flipped or maybe I can just disconnect from the concept of gender, but I "get it". Embarrassing social death, hot person comes and bails you out, get whisked away to romance and wealth.

As a guy the fantasy is usually "make your own path" (Campfire Cooking as the most charitable example I can think of) and many times the women in these stories are making their own paths too. Punching somebody in the face, or living her 7th time loop so she just says "psshh whatever", I feel like having a mic drop moment during the annulment is more the norm now.

This anime seems as generic as can be going full "helpless girl" route. But that's fine too, sometimes life feels completely out of your control. I know my asocial self wouldn't make anything positive out of getting that much spotlight pressure. I'd be lucky to say a complete sentence.

Sarellion2026-01-12 00:01

What I find odd is that the prince that swoops in and saves the villainess/protagonist, often is some sort of brooding soul with serious character flaws, a dark past and future, Especially in the time loop ones. And often exceedingly powerful. Tamed the demon lord, 7th time loop and the Do over damsel who conquered the dragon emperor all have crown princes who will blow up the world or start a world war for some reason unless the protagonist fixes them. But they are far from the only ones.

I get that it's an indulgence of reader fantasies but it feels like that this fantasy is the only one written about.

SYZekrom2026-01-11 21:40

I'm lowkey confused. From her initial reaction it seemed like that was the first time she saw the prince with the heroine before she fainted from gaining her memories, but then they talked like it was already far into the game plot and that she'd already done many villainess-like things before she regained those past life memories. But then at the condemnation the prince didn't actually have any real things to say she did wrong? But she didn't make it sound like the game framing the character as a villainess was that bullshit.

And then she didn't even know the villainess got banished from the kingdom?

Ok I'm not saying they're not right that she's being way too disrespectful with another country's prince but can he really just command his knights to drag away the fiance to the prince of the foreign country he's in lmao

Willman838-2026-01-11 22:08

Is it just me or does the animation seem kinda lazy, and mostly still images? Or when they move it’s a very low fps. I’m not trying to hate or anything but I just can’t stop thinking about it. The story seems like it may be interesting, so I’m going to continue to watch it anyway.

nighty_amy2026-01-11 22:25

The dead-looking eyes kept distracting me from what's happening in the episode, especially with the huge focus on the eyes. If not for her other facial expressions, I wouldn't be able to distinguish Tiararose "I just learned my fiance is cheating on me", "My fiance tries to condemn me in front of dozens of people" and "A prince from a neighbouring kingdom just proposed to me" faces.

And since this season is pretty packed for me, I guess I won't even give the show the standard "three episodes rule" but drop it right away. Especially since the story was as generic as it could be, without any major plot twist or unexpected behaviour from the characters.

Also, what's with jerkass or idiot princes typically being blond and the kind and talented princes having dark hair? Is there some kind of dislike of blond people in Japan or something?

The only villainess-type of show where it was the opposite was last season's Scarlet, as jerkass prince Kyle had brown hair and Julius the troll had blond.

Shimmering-Sky2026-01-11 22:41

- [Here comes the prince breaking their engagement?](https://i.imgur.com/khb4iDw.png)

- [Welp.](https://i.imgur.com/vmC5CAm.png)

- The OP is really nice! [](#listen)

- [Oh lol I forgot this show was going to be an isekai.](https://i.imgur.com/3JXvGXe.png) [](#sillyme) In my defense I just thought the KV looked pretty, and I’ve gotten in the habit of picking up villainess shows just because, so…

- [Well, given the name of the show, I’m sure you’ll get one.](https://i.imgur.com/DxaH0ZY.png) [](#mugiwait)

- [Shimmering sky!](https://i.imgur.com/gYJgQAh.png)

- [There it is.](https://i.imgur.com/pdrUoi6.png)

- [That… makes perfect sense, you’re a prince?](https://i.imgur.com/j9B12bq.png) [](#blankblink) This situation is so forced.

- [Damn…](https://i.imgur.com/Uxyfi0L.png)

- [Hahaha, the neighbor prince had to show up with roses.](https://i.imgur.com/wMg0QwR.png) [](#romance)

- [Main character of the sequel, huh.](https://i.imgur.com/vefvWRU.png) [](#harukathink)

- [And just like that, Tiararose has the option of a happy ending.](https://i.imgur.com/cHJ9cHO.png) She said she died in her past life before the sequel game came out, so I guess she only got to see the character design for Aquasteed but not see any of the story. I wonder if Tiararose the game character was the MC of the sequel then?

- Pretty ED too!

cs_cast_away_boi2026-01-11 22:45

chat, does the villainess have OP powers and rules her own way or is it more of a romance story?

Asking so I can skip it or not (I like villainess lvl 99 and villainess that goes down in history)

ProfessionalOwn94352026-01-11 22:47

Otome vilianes is not bad genre, but it would be nice if she was a vilianess just a little. At least not generic good heart cutepie.

dakkumauji2026-01-11 23:05

I think the biggest thing that stood out was watching Akari actually get taken away by the guards cause that was hilarious.

It wasn't super original and did feel super convenient at times (how is it that Aqua is totally her type more than Hartknight) but I would always love a good villainess series so I'm here all for it.

cleaulem2026-01-11 23:19

Hartknight is such a fool. I know this is just an anime/game, but a crownprince acting like this would not be taken lightly.

He is acting impulsively and antagonizes one of the highest ranking families in the kingdom. Tiararose's father is the prime minister, basically the civil no. 1 in the country. Cancelling the engagement with her, during the graduation ceremony, with a commoner clinching on his arm is a big affront.

He might be the future king, the mightiest person in the country after his father, but only because people can expect from him to act like a king, not like a stupid horny teenager who dumbs his girlfriend because he found another chick.

I expect from this show that Hartknight is going to regret his partner choice. The first thing she did as his new "fiancee" is publicly disrespecting the future king of a neighbor country. I expect great things from her.

Forrest_Jump2026-01-11 23:57

Villainess you say? Fiiiine I'll add it to my watchlist

IceSmiley2026-01-12 00:22

Dull show and seemed to resolve Tiara's central problem in the first episode having Prince Aquasteed ask for her to marry. Then again she's a human sucked into a video game world so maybe she'd rather not marry someone she just met. The ending really didn't make sense why Akari tried to stop Aquasteed from marrying her other than them all just being programmed that way to hate the villianess because she's the designated villain. Also didn't make sense why she could be dragged out and forced to leave by a prince from another country when the prince from that country was present and her fiancee.

kalirion2026-01-12 00:37

Oh god, the eyes in this show. Who thought this was a good idea?

Out of curiosity, is it really this common for Otome games to have MC be a poor scholarship student allowed into a magic school for the wealthy and nobility because she has OP Holy Magic?

"It would be a bad look for my family if I skip the party. Much worse than attending the party and being accused of horrible crap in front of important people." Plot induced stupidity, Ho! Tempted to drop right here. Still it was funnybad how the Prince and Heroine checked in on her all happy and polite, and then minutes later all YOU BITCH WE ACCUSE YOU OF VILLAINY! What kind of writing is that?

That flowery entrance of Waterhorse, oh god.... And what right does a visiting prince have to order this country's crown prince's new fiancée "taken away", while said crown prince just helplessly looks as if there's nothing he can do?

Anyway, this was pretty boring. I may check the discussions next week to see if ep 2 is any good just in case.

Sarellion2026-01-12 01:35

>Out of curiosity, is it really this common for Otome games to have MC be a poor scholarship student allowed into a magic school for the wealthy and nobility because she has OP Holy Magic?

It's common in villainess stories but what I heard is that they don't have much in common with actual otome games.

kalirion2026-01-12 01:43

Well that's disappointing.

daspaceasians2026-01-12 00:37

Did they copy [Kaiser Reinhard von Lohengramm](https://gineipaedia.com/w/images/thumb/3/3d/Reinhard_4.jpg/210px-Reinhard_4.jpg) design for Prince Hartknights? Otherwise, I knew Tianarose's voice was familiar because she's voiced by Mai Fuchigami who also did Miho Nishizumi from Girls und Panzer. Oddly enough, this is only the second time I've ever heard her voice a protagonist.

Interesting start though with Akari going off the rails upon seeing Prince Aquasteed. Funnily enough but what piqued my interest in this series is the wacky names.

Anyhow, I'm curious as to what's going with Aquasteed because it looks like he knows more than he should. Akari is definitely another reincarnator because of her name stands out compared to the others.

bensor742026-01-12 00:43

Nothing groundbreaking. Akari is definitely an isekai person, and maybe Aqua is as well, since he wasn't supposed to appear at that point in the first game's story. I hope the next episode will be more interesting.

But the Prince and Akari are fucked (deserved). They threw protocols out of the window. If the banishment is maintained, Aqua will probably offer refuge to her family, which her father will accept, and the kingdom will lose a very valuable asset because of the Prince, who will lose the rights to the throne.

But Akari probably brainwashed the Prince. If I had a nickel every time a prince has been brainwashed by an isekai'd woman in an anime recently, I'll have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

JamesSomdet2026-01-12 01:29

This anime makes little to no sense lol. The isekai is set up terribly. If she was isekai'd, why does she have such an emotional connection to her parents and friends when she didn't actually grow up with them?

Sarellion2026-01-12 14:21

Seems to me that she grew up with them in this world, her memories from her former life came back when she saw the prince and Akari, she didn't jump into Tiararose at this moment.

YlfaTheForsaken2026-01-12 01:39

More otome isekai villainess, it's just candy to me at this point. Sometimes the flavors overlap, but I enjoy most of it anyways. I'm here for a good time.

Well at least these names are easy to pronounce even if they have too many syllables.

I like how they just swept Akari away, that was a little too purposely antagonistic towards, Tiara? Rose? Tia? It's just a mouthful, I need to know the nickname. Anyways I fear Akari might be dumb, probably greedy, but like I'm guessing might not come up again like if the exile sticks for realsies,

zcaoi172026-01-12 02:06

your average template villainess trope, but man i love every time stupid prince getting ass treatment.

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redlaWw2026-01-12 05:55

Just looking at the MAL entry as I haven't gotten time to watch yet, but

"Tiararose"
"Aquasteed"
"Hartknights"
"Keith"

Why is there always a Keith?

Blurgas2026-01-12 06:29

I'm not opposed to more Otome Game style anime, but it's become a bit too common for the "villainess" to be innocent, the "heroine" is an ass, and the Prince/route target/etc are just suckers.
Wouldn't mind seeing it get mixed up a little(*yes, I know of Bakarina*)
Maybe one where the Prince/capture target/etc is the reincarnator and tries to change the story.
Or where the villainess is truly a villain. Not jumping into the role like in "*I'll Become a Villainess That Will Go Down in History*" or is just cartoonishly "evil", just straight up "*Holy shit, this woman is an actual monster*"

Regardless of the above rant, I'm sticking around for this one

kimmichi172026-01-12 07:21

do anyone have similar fantasy romance anime recs which are completed to watch

SpeghtittyOs2026-01-12 08:48

No way bro really dropped that baddie for a standard 6. Prince might actually be stupid dude 😭

Striking_Chard24202026-01-12 11:02

Tiararose didn't even seem like a villainess before she regained her memory so her role seems so forced. With that said, her character design is so appealing to look at like the way her hair frames her face. Guess this will be the main otome anime for this season!

Andreiyutzzzz2026-01-12 14:11

From the way Akari was reacting i'm betting 20 bucks she's another reincarnated person who tries to get all the route guys to fawn over her

Shizzi2026-01-12 17:10

Oh man been reading this since 2019 and never thought this would get an anime but the longer it has been the more adaptations gets announced for stuff i never thought would happen just super blessed rn with so many adaptations