Books by Satoru Yamaguchi

"Katarina has tried time and time again to avoid becoming the villainess she is seemingly destined to be, and yet she's acquiring more and more Dark Magic items by the day. Thankfully, Raphael has an idea--a certain spell that just might be the key to avoiding her impending doom! She has a lot more on her plate than just avoiding bad ends though: her relatives have been pressuring her to go ahead and get married already and then she gets summoned...by the king himself?! With all this going on, she decides to visit the village that Maria used to live in, where she makes some new yet familiar acquaintances..."--

Proven appeal of subject: Over 20,000 copies of this series have been sold as eBooks. Japanese turnout is strong, with a manga adaptation also released in monthly serialisation. Genre staying power: A hilarious shoujo (girls-focused) romance, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! turns the genre on its head with wacky antics and loveable characters to keep the reader coming back for more. The serialised storytelling also encourages returning for the next volume! Artwork: Colour fold-outs, full-page black and white illustrations, and bonus manga chapters add extra value and provide crossover appeal with the manga buying audience.

COUNTDOWN TO DOWNFALL!As Katarina strives to avoid her imminent demise, she gradually begins to confide in the people around her. But with the sudden appearance of her adoptive brother, Keith—one of the possible agents of her destruction—things have taken a turn for the awkward. Katarina tries to get along with Keith, but his deep emotional scars leave her at a loss. If he abandons hope, could this spell doom for her after all?

Proven appeal of subject: Over 15,000 copies of this series have been sold as eBooks. Japanese turnout is strong, with existing manga and anime adaptations and a second anime announced for 2021. Genre staying power: A hilarious shoujo (girls-focused) romance, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! turns the genre on its head with wacky antics and loveable characters to keep the reader coming back for more. The serialised storytelling also encourages returning for the next volume! Artwork: Colour fold-outs, full-page black and white illustrations, and bonus manga chapters add extra value and provide crossover appeal with the manga buying audience.

After hitting her head on a rock, Katarina Claes regains the memories of her past life, and realizes that she's been reincarnated into the world the otome game she'd been playing. There's only one problem ¿ she's the villainess of the game, who has only bad endings!From practicing with the sword to crafting fake snakes, Katarina has done her best to prepare for all the possible Catastrophic Bad Ends. Now it's finally time for her to enroll in the Academy of Magic, where the story of the game begins. Unfortunately she only finds more trouble there, starting with meeting the one who may spell her doom ¿ heroine of the game!Join Katarina as she tries to avoid all the bad routes, only to end up getting entangled with them in ways she'd never imagined!

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! flips the fantasy genre on its head by coming from a baddie's perspective. This light novel series, currently with 5 volumes out in Japan and an upcoming anime series, is about a girl gamer who hits her head in an accident, only to wake up as the villain in her favourite game. Can she change the story to avoid doom and defeat? Suitable for ages: Ages 13+! This series is appropriate for teens, and contains fantasy violence.