Books in the My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (Light Novel) series

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.

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!

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.