AKUYAKU REIJOU LEVEL 99: WATASHI WA URA BOSS DESU GA MAOU DE WA ARIMASEN

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NOVEL ComedyAkuyaku Reijou Level 99: Watashi wa Ura Boss desu ga Maou de wa Arimasen
MANGA ActionAkuyaku Reijou Level 99: Watashi wa Ura Boss desu ga Maou de wa Arimasen

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  Dea

  68/100
  A disappointing adaption which takes itself too seriously.

  __Akuyaku Reijou Level 99: Watashi wa Ura Boss desu ga Maou de wa Arimasen__ Disclaimer: __spoilers __ahead --- Before the show was even announced, I was an avid follower of manga, always staying up to date as it's frankly done pretty well as a deadpan comedy manga. Because of this, I had high hopes that this adaption would be promising as the jokes would land so much better in animation rather than reading it in the manga.

  Note: I have not read any of the LN yet, so my takes are going off of the manga/anime

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  Already from the very first episode we see an ambitious choice of starting the show with a bait and switch of the main character, where the show follows Alicia instead of Yumiella, even committing with an entirely fake OP. 
  
  While I do not mind these types of jokes/openings, I feel like they went too far with this. Devoting half the episode to this switch and bait was too much and honestly the bait introductions were too boring and honestly didn't even add that much. I would've been happier if they either took the time to shorten the fluff of the bait down or even just get rid of it entirely.
  
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  __The Plot:__
  
  Now, why would I spend an entire section dedicated to the first half of the first episode?
  That's because the entire series plot is honestly, not that unique. However, I believe the series makes up for this completely with it's funny deadpan comedy. 
  
  The first few episodes were pretty decent, however, things began to take a shift in the worse as the episodes went on. The episodes started focusing more on the plot aspect of the series and skipped out on jokes such as <span class='markdown_spoiler'><span>Spin to the cat in episode 4
  <img width='520' src='https://i.imgur.com/RYOcQga.png'></span></span> and <span class='markdown_spoiler'><span>The princess carry running around the school which would've happened in episode 8
  <img width='520' src='https://i.imgur.com/UTqDtTx.png'></span></span>
  
  While I can see how these jokes may not be necessary at all in terms of the plot, when you remove these jokes the show ends up just turning into a generic overpowered MC fantasy anime. Another egregious example of this is <span class='markdown_spoiler'><span>The missing offal soup joke at the start of episode 9
  <img width='520' src='https://i.imgur.com/aKJOtKU.png'>
  What is the point of putting this entire soup ordering sequence if you don't even bother to put the punchline in? This is just cutting out the joke - which is that the spy thought that offal soup was an odd choice and thought "don't girls normally prefer cake?" - for the sake of cutting the joke out. It wouldn't have even taken any extra animation unlike the previous examples</span></span>
  
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  In summary: the adaption of this series is misguided in what makes the series fun to read. Instead of focusing on the getting the jokes right, which would be the main attraction of this series, it instead cuts jokes out in order to make time for the plot. Because of this, we are left with a choppy feeling generic anime which makes me feel disappointed every time a funny joke gets skipped and replaced with uninteresting dialogue.
  
  While there is nothing too wrong about this anime, it leaves much to be desired with how the show anime played out. Personally, I'd recommend just picking the manga up instead of watching the show as it executes the jokes much better than the anime.
  

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  Kurohime242

  90/100
  A very nice anime though the actions of a love-sick royal prince could make you do a facepalm

  This anime was truly enjoyable for me. A female protagonist who is always misunderstood despite her kind intentions and, as what the title says, is the villainess of the story.

  

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  The synopsis is about our main protagonist, Yumiella, who is actually a modern day Japanese reincarnated into her favourite otome game, and as the villainess of the game herself. Due to her being a gamer, Yumiella sets out to make herself stronger before she started to attend school. Hence, the title "Villainess Level 99".

  I enjoyed the story a lot, and it made me smiled at the end when Yumiella found love and true friendship despite her hard beginnings. It is the one of those anime where you get to see the supporting characters maturing and finally accepting Yumiella for who she is.

  

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  Of course, the show is not without its flaws. The most infuriating factor for me in the show was the prince, Edwin.

  

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  One thing about Edwin is that he is in love with Alicia, the supposed protagonist of the otome story. And also, he is of royalty. Which means he is privy to state secrets. You know what this boy did? HE WENT AND TELL ALICIA THE STATE SECRETS!

  I MEAN BOY! IT IS CALLED A STATE SECRET FOR A REASON! JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T WISH TO KEEP SECRETS TO THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE DOESN'T MEAN YOU SPILL ALL YOUR SECRETS TO HER!

  What happened in the end? Alicia stupidly ask Yumiella in a crowded cafeteria loudly.

  

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  Ahem, anyway, at least he had a redeeming quality which is admitting to Yumiella that he has been completely wrong about her entirely and gave a more sincere apology. It is one of those wholesome moments in the anime though it came a bit too late into the story... The reason I said this is because the show had already made us form a negative kind of impression on to these characters.

  

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  If you are wondering if the heroine of the story is a naive and dumb character, I would tell you, don't worry, she is nothing like the other one in the other popular similar anime. Comparing to that one, Alicia is a lot more likeable.

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