The Villainess's Guide to (Not) Falling in Love
{{Short description|Japanese light novel series}}
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| name = The Villainess's Guide to (Not) Falling in Love
| image = The Villainess's Guide to (Not) Falling in Love light novel vol 1 cover.jpg
| caption = First light novel volume cover
| ja_kanji = 悪役令嬢は溺愛ルートに入りました!?
| ja_romaji = Akuyaku Reijō wa Dekiai Rūto ni Hairimashita!?
| genre = {{ubl|Isekai{{cite web|script-title=ja:アラサー喪女が乙ゲーの悪役令嬢に、断罪予定が溺愛ルートに突入する単行本1巻|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/492389|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|website=Comic Natalie|access-date=December 3, 2024|date=September 7, 2022|lang=ja}}|Romantic comedy{{cite web|title=The Villainess's Guide to (Not) Falling in Love (Manga)|url=https://squareenixmangaandbooks.square-enix-games.com/en-us/series/the-villainess-s-guide-to-not-falling-in-love-manga|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=December 3, 2024}}}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = novel series
| author = Touya
| publisher = Shōsetsuka ni Narō
| demographic =
| imprint =
| first = February 14, 2020
| last =
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = light novel
| author = Touya
| illustrator = Yoimachi
| publisher = Square Enix
| publisher_en =
| demographic = Female
| imprint = SQEX Novel
| first = February 5, 2021
| last =
| volumes = 8
| volume_list =
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| type = manga
| author = {{ubl|Touya|Shiori Shiono (composition)}}
| illustrator = Ren Sakuma
| publisher = Square Enix
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Square Enix}}
| demographic = Shōjo
| imprint = Gangan Comics UP!
| magazine = Manga Up!
| first = February 12, 2022
| last =
| volumes = 5
| volume_list =
}}
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{{Nihongo|The Villainess's Guide to (Not) Falling in Love|悪役令嬢は溺愛ルートに入りました!?|Akyuaku Reijō wa Dekiai Rūto ni Hairimashita?!}} is a Japanese light novel series written by Touya and illustrated by Yoimachi. It originally began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in February 2020. It was later acquired by Square Enix who began publishing it under their SQEX Novel light novel imprint in February 2021. A manga adaptation illustrated by Ren Sakuma began serialization on Square Enix's Manga Up! manga website in February 2022.
Media
=Light novel=
Written by Touya, The Villainess's Guide to (Not) Falling in Love began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on February 14, 2020.{{cite web|script-title=ja:悪役令嬢は溺愛ルートに入りました！？|url=https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2907ga/|publisher=Shōsetsuka ni Narō|access-date=December 3, 2024|lang=ja}} It was later acquired by Square Enix who began publishing it under their SQEX Novel light novel imprint with illustrations by Yoimachi on February 5, 2021.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Square Enix Launches New Light Novel Label With 9 Titles, Including 3 Titles From Earth Star Entertainment|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-08/square-enix-launches-new-light-novel-label-with-9-titles-including-3-titles-from-earth-star-/.166084|website=Anime News Network|date=November 8, 2020|access-date=December 3, 2024}} Eight volumes have been released as of December 6, 2024.
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| VolumeNumber = 1
| RelDate = February 5, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:悪役令嬢は溺愛ルートに入りました！？ 1|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757570634/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=December 3, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-7575-7063-4
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| VolumeNumber = 2
| RelDate = August 6, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:悪役令嬢は溺愛ルートに入りました！？ 2|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757574113/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=December 3, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-7575-7411-3
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| VolumeNumber = 3
| RelDate = March 7, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:悪役令嬢は溺愛ルートに入りました！？ 3|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757578005/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=December 3, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-7575-7800-5
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| VolumeNumber = 4
| RelDate = September 7, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:悪役令嬢は溺愛ルートに入りました！？ 4|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757581302/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=December 3, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-7575-8130-2
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| VolumeNumber = 5
| RelDate = March 7, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:悪役令嬢は溺愛ルートに入りました！？ 5|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757584594/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=December 3, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-7575-8459-4
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| VolumeNumber = 6
| RelDate = September 7, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:悪役令嬢は溺愛ルートに入りました！？ 6|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757587779/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=December 3, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-7575-8777-9
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| VolumeNumber = 7
| RelDate = May 7, 2024{{cite web|script-title=ja:悪役令嬢は溺愛ルートに入りました！？ 7|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757589834/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=December 3, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-7575-8983-4
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| VolumeNumber = 8
| RelDate = December 6, 2024{{cite web|script-title=ja:悪役令嬢は溺愛ルートに入りました！？ 8|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757595415/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=December 3, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-7575-9541-5
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=Manga=
A manga adaptation illustrated by Ren Sakuma and with composition by Shiori Shiono began serialization on Square Enix's Manga Up! manga website on February 12, 2022.{{cite web|script-title=ja:『悪役令嬢は溺愛ルートに入りました！？』のコミカライズ連載が開始|url=https://ln-news.com/articles/113382|website=LN-news.com|date=February 13, 2022|access-date=December 3, 2024|lang=ja}} Its chapters have been compiled into five tankōbon volumes as of December 2024. The manga adaptation is published in English on Square Enix's Manga UP! Global website and app.{{cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=Manga Up! Global Adds The Villainess's Guide to (Not) Falling in Love Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-28/manga-up-global-adds-the-villainess-guide-to-falling-in-love-manga/.195367|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 3, 2024|date=February 28, 2023}} During their panel at Anime Expo 2023, Square Enix Manga & Books announced that they would begin releasing volumes in English on March 12, 2024.{{cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=Square Enix Manga & Books Reveals Final Fantasy Books, New Manga Licenses Including The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-01/square-enix-manga-and-books-reveals-final-fantasy-books-new-manga-licenses-including-the-angel-next-/.199837|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 3, 2024|date=July 1, 2023}}
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| Language = Japanese
| SecondLanguage = North American
| Width = 72%
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| VolumeNumber = 1
| OriginalRelDate = September 7, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:悪役令嬢は溺愛ルートに入りました！？（コミック） 1|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757581272/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=December 3, 2024|lang=ja}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7575-8127-2
| LicensedRelDate = March 12, 2024{{cite web|title=The Villainess's Guide to (Not) Falling in Love (Manga), Volume 1|url=https://squareenixmangaandbooks.square-enix-games.com/en-us/product/9781646092949|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=December 3, 2024}}
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| VolumeNumber = 2
| OriginalRelDate = March 7, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:悪役令嬢は溺愛ルートに入りました！？（コミック） 2|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757584556/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=December 3, 2024|lang=ja}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7575-8455-6
| LicensedRelDate = July 23, 2024{{cite web|title=The Villainess's Guide to (Not) Falling in Love (Manga), Volume 2|url=https://squareenixmangaandbooks.square-enix-games.com/en-us/product/9781646092956|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=December 3, 2024}}
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| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7575-8775-5
| LicensedRelDate = November 19, 2024{{cite web|title=The Villainess's Guide to (Not) Falling in Love (Manga), Volume 3|url=https://squareenixmangaandbooks.square-enix-games.com/en-us/product/9781646093076|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=December 3, 2024}}
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| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7575-9180-6
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Reception
The series was ranked sixth overall at the 2021 Next Light Novel Awards.{{cite web|script-title=ja:次にくるライトノベル大賞2021|url=https://static.kadokawa.co.jp/promo/tsugirano/result2021/|publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|access-date=December 3, 2024|lang=ja}} The series won the 2022 edition in the tankōbon category.{{cite web|script-title=ja:次にくるライトノベル大賞2022：文庫部門では『いのちの食べ方』、単行本部門では『悪役令嬢は溺愛ルートに入りました!?』が1位に選出|url=https://ln-news.com/articles/116216|website=LN-news.com|access-date=December 3, 2024|date=February 27, 2023|lang=ja}} The series was ranked third in the 2024 and 2025 editions of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook in the tankōbon category.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2024 Series Ranking|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-24/kono-light-novel-ga-sugoi-reveals-2024-series-ranking/.204796|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 3, 2024|date=November 24, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Book Reveals 2025 Series Rankings|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-26/kono-light-novel-ga-sugoi-book-reveals-2025-series-rankings/.218304|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 3, 2024|date=November 26, 2024}}
See also
- A Tale of the Secret Saint, another light novel series with the same writer
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2907ga/|Web novel}} at Shōsetsuka ni Narō {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/sqexnovel/series/detail/akuyaku/|Official light novel website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|https://www.manga-up.com/titles/925|Official manga website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{ANN|light novel|27216}}
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