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The Weakest Manga Villainess Wants Her Freedom!
Oh, crud, I just realized that I’ve been reincarnated into my favorite manga as the first boss defeated by the heroine at the start of the story!
Worst yet, it turns out my fiancé is the strongest of the Four Grand Magi and the very villain who slanders my character as a disgrace on her deathbed! I’m outta here!
This is the story of the weakest manga villainess who seeks out the slow life instead of the villain life.
Worst yet, it turns out my fiancé is the strongest of the Four Grand Magi and the very villain who slanders my character as a disgrace on her deathbed! I’m outta here!
This is the story of the weakest manga villainess who seeks out the slow life instead of the villain life.
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Published May 22, 2020
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May 25, 2022
The age gap was a bit much, the surprises weren’t really huge surprises to me and the MC h was a tad too young acting for me to really get behind her romance with the slightly older MC H.
3, not bad but didn’t blow me away, stars.
3, not bad but didn’t blow me away, stars.
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December 5, 2020
This is my first foray into light novels. I have a hard time with unprofessional translators and most of my consumption of manga has been from unprofessional sources. However, with Amazon flooding their market with cleanly translated light novels and my head being full of muck, I decided to dip a toe.
In this story, we have the heroine suddenly remember her past life as a Japanese schoolgirl who was an avid fan of the manga she is currently living through. With the memories arriving just weeks before she meets her fiance which will lead her to being killed by the manga's chosen one heroine. But our heroine isn't just the past life memories, she is also the character in the story, which means she can't easily destroy her devotion to the Demon Lord that has centered her entire life. This leads to a series of events that eventually result in her running away from home with all her servents only to find her fiance, the most powerful demon to ever exist, waiting for her as he decided to do the same thing. So they found a village for everyone and do their best to not get caught up in the manga plot so they can live in peace.
This is a very middle-grade story to me. It is not aimed at middle schoolers, as much as its morality and "adult" nature is very middle school. The romance is technically slow burn, as in it doesn't happen until the end. But the plot moves quickly. The heroine is very dense in the way of many first person POV that originally soured me to the writing style when I was in high school. The hero is all powerful in a prince like manner and the heroine is the kind of all powerful where she's actually deeply weak. (To be fair, it's in the title.)
However, this is a one shot story that's pretty enjoyable. The main character is good hearted in an enjoyable way. She is dense in ways that are probably more plot complicit than logical but as the story moved so fast, I didn't get bogged down in it. I liked the romance a lot, mostly because the heroine is an unintentional tease and I love watching men suffer in love.
I also enjoyed the very slight twists on old fantasy tropes. As the story is from the uniformly evil "demons" point of view, we see a) why they're like that and b) that they aren't like that at all. The third act twist was pretty decent and I enjoyed the small goals of the whole thing. It's just a girl who'd rather not die and wants to protect those who rely on her. It's a sweet story at that heart.
In this story, we have the heroine suddenly remember her past life as a Japanese schoolgirl who was an avid fan of the manga she is currently living through. With the memories arriving just weeks before she meets her fiance which will lead her to being killed by the manga's chosen one heroine. But our heroine isn't just the past life memories, she is also the character in the story, which means she can't easily destroy her devotion to the Demon Lord that has centered her entire life. This leads to a series of events that eventually result in her running away from home with all her servents only to find her fiance, the most powerful demon to ever exist, waiting for her as he decided to do the same thing. So they found a village for everyone and do their best to not get caught up in the manga plot so they can live in peace.
This is a very middle-grade story to me. It is not aimed at middle schoolers, as much as its morality and "adult" nature is very middle school. The romance is technically slow burn, as in it doesn't happen until the end. But the plot moves quickly. The heroine is very dense in the way of many first person POV that originally soured me to the writing style when I was in high school. The hero is all powerful in a prince like manner and the heroine is the kind of all powerful where she's actually deeply weak. (To be fair, it's in the title.)
However, this is a one shot story that's pretty enjoyable. The main character is good hearted in an enjoyable way. She is dense in ways that are probably more plot complicit than logical but as the story moved so fast, I didn't get bogged down in it. I liked the romance a lot, mostly because the heroine is an unintentional tease and I love watching men suffer in love.
I also enjoyed the very slight twists on old fantasy tropes. As the story is from the uniformly evil "demons" point of view, we see a) why they're like that and b) that they aren't like that at all. The third act twist was pretty decent and I enjoyed the small goals of the whole thing. It's just a girl who'd rather not die and wants to protect those who rely on her. It's a sweet story at that heart.
May 23, 2020
Wonderful
It’s a fast paced novel that will hold you to your seat. Also expect some unexpected scenes. The story definitely is well thought of and it flow naturally.
I love Elle and the moment Julius falls in love with her. The romance was slow, but worth it.
It’s a fast paced novel that will hold you to your seat. Also expect some unexpected scenes. The story definitely is well thought of and it flow naturally.
I love Elle and the moment Julius falls in love with her. The romance was slow, but worth it.
January 21, 2022
This is a great book for anyone into manga and anime.
July 7, 2020
One day, a sorceress in the Demon Lord’s Army realizes she was reincarnated as an antagonist in her past life’s favorite manga. Not only that, she’s the first to be killed by the heroine and her allies.
The title is a bit of a misnomer. Elle is one of the Demon Lord’s elite, although in skill and experience she ranks significantly below the other three. It’s why in the manga, the other three — Julius the incredible mage, Sereniel the seductress, and old man warrior Regulus — sneer at Elle’s demise. But she’s not nearly as incompetent as the title suggests.
With the war between her kingdom of magic users (Analia) and the neighboring kingdom of Gaea continuing, Elle knows it won’t be too long before the heroine, Aela, arrives on the scene. Before that happens, she’s going to go see her beloved Demon Lord. It’s forbidden to see or question the Demon Lord, so Elle is shocked when not only her plan is exposed, but Julius — whom was appointed by the Demon Lord to be her fiancé — takes her to the Demon Lord’s chamber. And then Julius helps her flee their homeland and build a village near the Gaea/Analia border?!
Of course, leaders from both end up finding the two deserters, and it’s going to take some persuasion — verbal and/or physical – for Elle to enjoy her new life.
While a lot of these villainess reincarnation stories star superfans of the series they’re now in, in Elle’s case, she’s at a slight disadvantage since she didn’t get to read the final chapters of Saint Aela of Gaea. The series was a shoujo fantasy manga with a reverse harem — which includes Julius, who ends up joining Aela’s team. So in combination with her being a twin-tailed tsundere loli girl, Elle’s not too comfortable with relying on Julius even though hiding behind Analia’s #1 could be a strategy for her to survive her manga death.
The best thing about this novel is that awakened-Elle still retains much of manga-Elle’s personality. The most obvious example is Elle’s wanting to use her corny catchphrase. At the same time, however, Elle hasn’t done many bad things that would make it obvious she’s had a sudden change-of-heart. Even her evil deed of kidnapping people is not a big deal since they’re all happier serving Elle than returning to Gaea.
But I liked how awakened Elle had a lot of manga-style corniness. You don’t often see that in these types of stories, and her quirky, short-tempered narration adds a lot of flair to the novel. The Weakest Manga Villainess Wants Her Freedom! has short interludes between chapters from another’s point-of-view, but otherwise, Elle is the star and wants to remain the star of her new home.
Unfortunately, the whole reincarnation aspect was rather limited in its use. The story sort of explains that Elle might have missed critical details because she didn’t read the last volume. But outside of knowing the characters, the heroine doesn’t use much of her past life knowledge — either of Japanese/Earth society or the manga’s storyline. Honestly, if Elle had just been suddenly inspired to go investigate the Demon Lord out of her devotion for him instead because of knowledge of her death in the manga, not much would have changed. In fact, in the very first pages, readers learn (and Elle is reminded) Julius is her fiancé, which was not in the manga. Plus, she and Julius leave near the beginning of The Weakest Manga Villainess Wants Her Freedom!, so there’s not much about fighting against predetermined events since the story is already off-course. The story might have been even stronger if it had been about two disillusioned government officials.
The reason why Elle is so high-ranking despite her inexperience, the reason for the war, how magic exists in this world — all of that ties together very well. The Four Grand Magi and Saint Aela’s party may fall into typical manga tropes (see: Elle), but they all have reasons to trust or distrust Elle and Julius. And it’s nice that while Elle is the protagonist of the novel, it’s not like she’s usurping Aela’s role. Aela is still a key part of the plot, and it’s easy to picture the war from her perspective. I wouldn’t mind a follow-up with her as the heroine.
If that were to happen, though, I hope it would do a little better with the post-final confrontation content. This one covers the final battle, and then it features an epilogue and an after story, both of which are set several months afterward. Considering the war (and Elle’s haughty personality), I would have preferred to see more of what happened immediately after the ending. Even a significant revelation (hinted in in an interlude) is reserved for these, and so it doesn’t have as much of an impact since so much has happened in those months.
Still, one of the advantages of The Weakest Manga Villainess Wants Her Freedom! is that everything is resolved in a single volume, and it’s a good change of pace to have one of these female villain isekai not drag out or be overly concerned about following Earth protocols. The author says she wanted to make Elle as adorable as possible, and on that front, she absolutely succeeded and made this light novel a fun addition to the genre.
- Krystallina
The title is a bit of a misnomer. Elle is one of the Demon Lord’s elite, although in skill and experience she ranks significantly below the other three. It’s why in the manga, the other three — Julius the incredible mage, Sereniel the seductress, and old man warrior Regulus — sneer at Elle’s demise. But she’s not nearly as incompetent as the title suggests.
With the war between her kingdom of magic users (Analia) and the neighboring kingdom of Gaea continuing, Elle knows it won’t be too long before the heroine, Aela, arrives on the scene. Before that happens, she’s going to go see her beloved Demon Lord. It’s forbidden to see or question the Demon Lord, so Elle is shocked when not only her plan is exposed, but Julius — whom was appointed by the Demon Lord to be her fiancé — takes her to the Demon Lord’s chamber. And then Julius helps her flee their homeland and build a village near the Gaea/Analia border?!
Of course, leaders from both end up finding the two deserters, and it’s going to take some persuasion — verbal and/or physical – for Elle to enjoy her new life.
While a lot of these villainess reincarnation stories star superfans of the series they’re now in, in Elle’s case, she’s at a slight disadvantage since she didn’t get to read the final chapters of Saint Aela of Gaea. The series was a shoujo fantasy manga with a reverse harem — which includes Julius, who ends up joining Aela’s team. So in combination with her being a twin-tailed tsundere loli girl, Elle’s not too comfortable with relying on Julius even though hiding behind Analia’s #1 could be a strategy for her to survive her manga death.
The best thing about this novel is that awakened-Elle still retains much of manga-Elle’s personality. The most obvious example is Elle’s wanting to use her corny catchphrase. At the same time, however, Elle hasn’t done many bad things that would make it obvious she’s had a sudden change-of-heart. Even her evil deed of kidnapping people is not a big deal since they’re all happier serving Elle than returning to Gaea.
But I liked how awakened Elle had a lot of manga-style corniness. You don’t often see that in these types of stories, and her quirky, short-tempered narration adds a lot of flair to the novel. The Weakest Manga Villainess Wants Her Freedom! has short interludes between chapters from another’s point-of-view, but otherwise, Elle is the star and wants to remain the star of her new home.
Unfortunately, the whole reincarnation aspect was rather limited in its use. The story sort of explains that Elle might have missed critical details because she didn’t read the last volume. But outside of knowing the characters, the heroine doesn’t use much of her past life knowledge — either of Japanese/Earth society or the manga’s storyline. Honestly, if Elle had just been suddenly inspired to go investigate the Demon Lord out of her devotion for him instead because of knowledge of her death in the manga, not much would have changed. In fact, in the very first pages, readers learn (and Elle is reminded) Julius is her fiancé, which was not in the manga. Plus, she and Julius leave near the beginning of The Weakest Manga Villainess Wants Her Freedom!, so there’s not much about fighting against predetermined events since the story is already off-course. The story might have been even stronger if it had been about two disillusioned government officials.
The reason why Elle is so high-ranking despite her inexperience, the reason for the war, how magic exists in this world — all of that ties together very well. The Four Grand Magi and Saint Aela’s party may fall into typical manga tropes (see: Elle), but they all have reasons to trust or distrust Elle and Julius. And it’s nice that while Elle is the protagonist of the novel, it’s not like she’s usurping Aela’s role. Aela is still a key part of the plot, and it’s easy to picture the war from her perspective. I wouldn’t mind a follow-up with her as the heroine.
If that were to happen, though, I hope it would do a little better with the post-final confrontation content. This one covers the final battle, and then it features an epilogue and an after story, both of which are set several months afterward. Considering the war (and Elle’s haughty personality), I would have preferred to see more of what happened immediately after the ending. Even a significant revelation (hinted in in an interlude) is reserved for these, and so it doesn’t have as much of an impact since so much has happened in those months.
Still, one of the advantages of The Weakest Manga Villainess Wants Her Freedom! is that everything is resolved in a single volume, and it’s a good change of pace to have one of these female villain isekai not drag out or be overly concerned about following Earth protocols. The author says she wanted to make Elle as adorable as possible, and on that front, she absolutely succeeded and made this light novel a fun addition to the genre.
- Krystallina
February 24, 2021
(My kid’s review) The story is fine except for one thing
(My kid read this, not me.)
I like the story, I really do, it's fun and gives the reader enough information to understand a bit of what will happen next, while still keeping them guessing. However, the love interest, Julius, is confirmed as over 20, while the main character, Elle, is stated to be 16. The age difference isn't mentioned, and if you read the story without putting two and two together like I did, you wouldn't notice anything strange about how they interact. The two have a healthy relationship that's only possible due to fiction, however with such a difference in age, I don't recommend this story.
(My kid read this, not me.)
I like the story, I really do, it's fun and gives the reader enough information to understand a bit of what will happen next, while still keeping them guessing. However, the love interest, Julius, is confirmed as over 20, while the main character, Elle, is stated to be 16. The age difference isn't mentioned, and if you read the story without putting two and two together like I did, you wouldn't notice anything strange about how they interact. The two have a healthy relationship that's only possible due to fiction, however with such a difference in age, I don't recommend this story.
June 1, 2020
More interesting than expected
I got this because I thought it was a cute fast read. However the plot was more complex than expected with nany twists along the way. Side characrers had decrlent exposure and back stories. Among the vilianess novels I read this one scores pretty well
I got this because I thought it was a cute fast read. However the plot was more complex than expected with nany twists along the way. Side characrers had decrlent exposure and back stories. Among the vilianess novels I read this one scores pretty well
September 7, 2020
A wonderful cast of characters and an Isekai into a manga world where knowing the manga is very little help. Great read from start to finish (and the bonus story)
June 1, 2022
I just love this light novel it was a really fun and fast read I loved everything about it. This book was also very fast paced I loved how quickly things moved along it made for a fun and quick read. I loved all of the characters but I especially loved Elle with her spunikness and strong willed attitude I just loved her high energy character she is a girl whom decided she wanted to live as free as she possibly could. I also loved the other characters they added so much to the story but I especially loved Julius he is protective has a bit of a temper I really loved the romance between him and Elle even if it takes her ages to admit her feelings. I loved the plot it started out with the MC Elle remembering her past life finding out how she dies and doing everything to avoid it finding out things running away to be free with Julius following her she sets out helps people by "kidnapping them" for a better life than they had before other things happen OG manga MC shows up things happen a plan is made and romance happens and there is a happy ending. So overall I loved this book will read more like this soon.
February 2, 2021
I love this book! Elle is funny and cute and Julius is a wonderful counterpart. I'm reading it for the third time already and it reminds me how much I love manga and light novels :-)
April 22, 2022
This one’s a toughie to rate. I’m liking these otome isekai novels that wrap up all in one volume, but the inherent problem is that there never seems to be enough time for me to actually start caring about the characters. This is probably entirely a me problem, but nonetheless it really detracted from my reading experience.
Elle is… a child. Full stop. Childish appearance, childish thoughts. She is supposed to come off as quirky but I rather found her to be like those iPad kids I used to see at summer camps. Like at one point she talks about throwing out a “Yo Mama diss”? All she needs now to complete the look is a fidget spinner and one of those hats with the propellers.
Anyway, I bring this up because it makes the romance really uncomfortable for me. Assumed mid-twenties Julius and, what, sixteen year old Elle (who is a canonical “loli” mind you.) Yikes.
But listen. If I can stand Twilight and Inuyasha, this little age gap isn’t the end of the world. I ignored it and tried my best to enjoy the romance that was there, and you know, it wasn’t too bad. But my actual problems lie within the story’s basic premise and execution. It just feels… incoherent. Like a chess board that’s been set up but all the pawns are in the back row, you know? All the pieces were there but in the wrong places. On paper, every typical otome-isekai element is present, but in execution it is just… disappointing.
I’m willing to give more of these one-shots a chance, though. This one simply wasn’t for me.
Elle is… a child. Full stop. Childish appearance, childish thoughts. She is supposed to come off as quirky but I rather found her to be like those iPad kids I used to see at summer camps. Like at one point she talks about throwing out a “Yo Mama diss”? All she needs now to complete the look is a fidget spinner and one of those hats with the propellers.
Anyway, I bring this up because it makes the romance really uncomfortable for me. Assumed mid-twenties Julius and, what, sixteen year old Elle (who is a canonical “loli” mind you.) Yikes.
But listen. If I can stand Twilight and Inuyasha, this little age gap isn’t the end of the world. I ignored it and tried my best to enjoy the romance that was there, and you know, it wasn’t too bad. But my actual problems lie within the story’s basic premise and execution. It just feels… incoherent. Like a chess board that’s been set up but all the pawns are in the back row, you know? All the pieces were there but in the wrong places. On paper, every typical otome-isekai element is present, but in execution it is just… disappointing.
I’m willing to give more of these one-shots a chance, though. This one simply wasn’t for me.
March 5, 2023
Elle wakes up one day and suddenly realizes she is one of the villain characters from a manga she once read in her past life. Unfortunately, she's also the first villain who gets eternally K.O.'d for the plot - so she does what any sane young villainess would do and teleports her and her entire retinue into a quiet spot of land they can maybe turn into a village. Problem is, her arranged marriage fiancé seems to have invited himself in...
I have a lot of isekai and/or villainess titles in my repertoire (as you may have already noticed) so if you'd have to ask if this adds anything particularly noteworthy to the genre I'd have to say no...but it is a fun little read, and I do appreciate that the current world is a manga that real-world Elle didn't really finish because that means she (1) only has one route to go on and (2) would understandably not really understand the plot hints happening heavily around her. As someone who's read a lot of these kinds of isekai villainess LNs it was obvious when the love interest and second lead came bouncing in, but for the most part they stay secondary to Elle's first priority - to building up her village and taking care of the people who now have to follow her. A surprising runaway fave for me, to the point of bumping up my review by one star actually, was Sereniel, the temptress - on an unrelated note (wink, wink) there's a seemingly out-of-place flashback chapter in the middle of the novel, but that's a spoiler so all I can say is that girls support girls and I am very happy that they do. Also, as always, I am always super appreciative of LNs that wrap up their stories in one volume (this is a me problem)
Originally posted on Instagram.
I have a lot of isekai and/or villainess titles in my repertoire (as you may have already noticed) so if you'd have to ask if this adds anything particularly noteworthy to the genre I'd have to say no...but it is a fun little read, and I do appreciate that the current world is a manga that real-world Elle didn't really finish because that means she (1) only has one route to go on and (2) would understandably not really understand the plot hints happening heavily around her. As someone who's read a lot of these kinds of isekai villainess LNs it was obvious when the love interest and second lead came bouncing in, but for the most part they stay secondary to Elle's first priority - to building up her village and taking care of the people who now have to follow her. A surprising runaway fave for me, to the point of bumping up my review by one star actually, was Sereniel, the temptress - on an unrelated note (wink, wink) there's a seemingly out-of-place flashback chapter in the middle of the novel, but that's a spoiler so all I can say is that girls support girls and I am very happy that they do. Also, as always, I am always super appreciative of LNs that wrap up their stories in one volume (this is a me problem)
Originally posted on Instagram.
May 29, 2021
Towards the middle, my understanding of the plot became jumbled. However, it was an interesting and different read. In general, the protagonist is just misunderstood and the “antagonist” is a joke. Thinking back, the end fight felt more like “Breaking Dawn’s” final fight rather than an epic ending duel.
Regardless, I’ll probably never read this again, but the characters were cute. Julius was a jealous cutie and Elle was an oblivious battery!
Regardless, I’ll probably never read this again, but the characters were cute. Julius was a jealous cutie and Elle was an oblivious battery!
March 12, 2023
Nice for a light reading, i seldom read novels about lolis as the mc but i love how cute Elle(MC) is. She’s not unnecessarily annoying and cringe as the story progresses 😌 and i love to anticipate the twist and turn of the plot. I gave it 4 stars because I genuinely think we need to delve deeper into the story of mc’s secret parentage 🥲
May 24, 2020
Given what was going on while I was reading this, I may have to re-read it before reviewing it. Initial thoughts are that it's cute and a nice take on the genre.
April 7, 2023
I assume the author of this thing wanted to write a typical fantasy novel, but was told by their editor to stuff it into a currently popular subgenre. This book is totally uninterested in its premise. What does it mean for Elle, on a human level, to have both the memories of a 21st century Japanese girl and the memories of a fantasy-game villain? If I woke up tomorrow with all the memories of an 18th century French farmer or something, it feels like maybe it would influence me in some way, but Kazuki Karasawa is desperately uninterested in doing any sort of character work, so it’s not addressed at all. Maybe all otome isekai light novels are like that, totally uninterested in exploring the questions and themes they raise; what a depressing thought.
But if it were clever or fun, I could overlook it not being deep; I’m a Wodehouse fan, for heaven’s sake. This book is never clever, and in particular (and getting back to my theory that this was never meant to be part of this genre), Elle never uses her game-derived knowledge to do anything interesting. She knows she can trust some characters because they were trustworthy in the game, and … yeh, that’s pretty much it. Except that the main romantic conflict of the novel comes from Elle believing that Julius doesn’t care about her, because he didn’t in the game, and that’s clearly false from the get-go, so … the knowledge about people she got from the game isn’t actually correct, I guess? There are fun things you could do with this (21st century Japanese girl is reincarnated as a video game character, tries to use her knowledge from the game, discovers that the game’s third person limited perspective has given her a deeply distorted view of the people around her), but this book doesn’t want to do anything fun with its premise, so it’s just a weird thing that’s not addressed.
Speaking of romantic conflict, Elle acts like she’s thirteen years old, and the novel explicitly tells us that she looks like a child, but she ends up marrying a grown-ass adult. Cool, cool. This book is too insipid to get worked up over, but that was certainly a choice the author made.
But if it were clever or fun, I could overlook it not being deep; I’m a Wodehouse fan, for heaven’s sake. This book is never clever, and in particular (and getting back to my theory that this was never meant to be part of this genre), Elle never uses her game-derived knowledge to do anything interesting. She knows she can trust some characters because they were trustworthy in the game, and … yeh, that’s pretty much it. Except that the main romantic conflict of the novel comes from Elle believing that Julius doesn’t care about her, because he didn’t in the game, and that’s clearly false from the get-go, so … the knowledge about people she got from the game isn’t actually correct, I guess? There are fun things you could do with this (21st century Japanese girl is reincarnated as a video game character, tries to use her knowledge from the game, discovers that the game’s third person limited perspective has given her a deeply distorted view of the people around her), but this book doesn’t want to do anything fun with its premise, so it’s just a weird thing that’s not addressed.
Speaking of romantic conflict, Elle acts like she’s thirteen years old, and the novel explicitly tells us that she looks like a child, but she ends up marrying a grown-ass adult. Cool, cool. This book is too insipid to get worked up over, but that was certainly a choice the author made.
March 30, 2021
Fast paced, which helps in keeping your attention.
My favourite part of the entire thing was how Elle (MC) kept her personality. With these villainess genre often the MC suddenly changed her personality once she got her old memories... from someone selfish to someone caring etc, but this MC maintained her personality - which happened to be adorably brash, loud and somewhat clueless (I guess you can say that she acted her age). She kept her personality, but making decisions that wouldn't be made otherwise without her past life memories.
It helped a lot that her personality was rather endearing, and I liked how the story subverted some of my expectations.
The romance was rather chaste, but I suppose given the MC's age... yeah, that's pretty appropriate.
And I appreciate how the story wrapped up everything in the end with no noticeable loose thread.
My favourite part of the entire thing was how Elle (MC) kept her personality. With these villainess genre often the MC suddenly changed her personality once she got her old memories... from someone selfish to someone caring etc, but this MC maintained her personality - which happened to be adorably brash, loud and somewhat clueless (I guess you can say that she acted her age). She kept her personality, but making decisions that wouldn't be made otherwise without her past life memories.
It helped a lot that her personality was rather endearing, and I liked how the story subverted some of my expectations.
The romance was rather chaste, but I suppose given the MC's age... yeah, that's pretty appropriate.
And I appreciate how the story wrapped up everything in the end with no noticeable loose thread.
October 16, 2021
An interesting take on the villainess isekai genre. Unlike the typical flow of villainess turning nice after remembering her past life, the main character, Elle, still retains a large portion of her personality. She's a tsundere who loves saying her own brand of catchphrases, she's aware of how cute she is, and she still kidnaps (miserable) people in the hope of giving them a better life. There's also not a lot of past life recollections aside from her knowledge of the manga, which gives more focus on the fantasy world. The vibe is very much like if Disgaea is given a novel form.
At first I thought this would be another slow life story, but the plot actually goes way deeper than I expected. The pacing and sequence can be a bit all over the place at times, but it ties up everything nicely in the end.
At first I thought this would be another slow life story, but the plot actually goes way deeper than I expected. The pacing and sequence can be a bit all over the place at times, but it ties up everything nicely in the end.
August 21, 2022
This story was really cute, and honestly had a lot of good twists that I didn't see coming. I liked all the characters and how they worked together. My issue is that honestly this could've been at least two books. The last few chapters especially were like a whole different story that got really rushed through with a cheesy fix to it. But mostly the main character, Elle, could be a little irritating at times. She was a little too childish especially for someone who has lived two lifetimes. Also she had her little catch phrases that were irritating the first time she said them and then repeat it over and over within just a few sentences. Everyone else was pretty awesome and even had a good sense of humor but she could be a bit much.
June 15, 2023
I wasn't expecting much. The plot wasn't very complex, typical villain-reincarnated story.
At first it was cool how cute Elle, the protagonist was, but it started to get a little annoying, increasing throughout the book. i liked the cover, i read it for that and to know how bad would a not-popular lightnovel would be. The reading style was very basic, all the book itself was basic. There was one revelation in the beggining/middle that was wow, and almost in the end but a little slow for me.
I don't think it was a total waste of time, i like reading diferent books to have different oppinions but this book was really mediocre.
At first it was cool how cute Elle, the protagonist was, but it started to get a little annoying, increasing throughout the book. i liked the cover, i read it for that and to know how bad would a not-popular lightnovel would be. The reading style was very basic, all the book itself was basic. There was one revelation in the beggining/middle that was wow, and almost in the end but a little slow for me.
I don't think it was a total waste of time, i like reading diferent books to have different oppinions but this book was really mediocre.
January 19, 2021
This was a lot of fun! Very cute and pretty light overall, with logical but surprising twists and turns. The main character, Elle, is amusing and adorable, and Julius is quite likable as well. I love that . That was a nice touch. In general, things felt well developed considering this is a standalone novel. It knew what space it had and it did things well. I really enjoyed it, would recommend it, and will be rereading it in the future! 4 stars.
August 18, 2025
If you’re looking for an introduction to isekai with a romantic-comedy twist, The Weakest Manga Villainess Wants Her Freedom is the perfect place to start - or continue, if you already like the genre. This stand-alone volume is light and entertaining: the heroine is reincarnated as the “villainess” doomed to die first, and in trying to escape her fate she stumbles into adventures full of secrets and twists. It's not the most original story out there, but it’s memorable enough to shine in its own way. I have a soft spot for it.
January 10, 2022
Pretty good short novel. The pacing works out quite well and the story is interesting and well planned out.
It does, however, feel as if the story should have been expanded and split into 2-3 novels to allow for certain aspects to be explored more and for more side character perspective segments as it almost feels as if parts of this story are missing.
It is not a huge demerit but does leave you wanting for more.
It does, however, feel as if the story should have been expanded and split into 2-3 novels to allow for certain aspects to be explored more and for more side character perspective segments as it almost feels as if parts of this story are missing.
It is not a huge demerit but does leave you wanting for more.
November 8, 2022
It's a cute story. The FL isn't the brightest, but it's tolerable— the novel didnt try to act as if she'smart either. The villain in this story is kind of cliche, but I think it's fine. Sometimes I can't help but to feel second-hand embarrassment at some point due to things that the villain said. Overall, the story is predictable, but there's a few unexpected twist that I love. I'd recommend this to anyone who loves simple, light-hearted novel with unexpected twist.
July 3, 2023
cute!
This was a very cute light novel… And the loli protagonist was so funny! I like that it was a whole world in one book and that you could just read it and not have endless copies or things in other books. It’s nice to have books where they don’t end and you get to read 15 of them… But sometimes you just want to read one and have the whole plot contained in that one book. This is one of those God bless you. It was very entertaining
This was a very cute light novel… And the loli protagonist was so funny! I like that it was a whole world in one book and that you could just read it and not have endless copies or things in other books. It’s nice to have books where they don’t end and you get to read 15 of them… But sometimes you just want to read one and have the whole plot contained in that one book. This is one of those God bless you. It was very entertaining
May 26, 2022
This book does an excellent job of having the original character receiving meta knowledge and making use of that knowledge in a manner in keeping with that character (rather than simply inserting someone entirely new into her life). However, in all other aspects it doubles down on being cute which, well, avoid if you disapprove of lolis or of teenagers marrying people in their twenties.
December 8, 2022
adorable!!
I loved this cute read! Our little villainess was so adorable and feisty! I was rooting for her from the start! I loved the characters and how everything wound up happening! The ending had me on the edge of my seat i even shed some tears! I loved it and can’t wait to read more form this author!
I loved this cute read! Our little villainess was so adorable and feisty! I was rooting for her from the start! I loved the characters and how everything wound up happening! The ending had me on the edge of my seat i even shed some tears! I loved it and can’t wait to read more form this author!
December 14, 2022
Cute and funny.
It was a great short story to me. It had quirky cute and corny moments altogether. It was great twist about Elle’s parents and a unique villain that’s a magic circle.
It was a great short story to me. It had quirky cute and corny moments altogether. It was great twist about Elle’s parents and a unique villain that’s a magic circle.
March 1, 2021
Interesting plot with some nice ideas. Some parts did not work that well though.
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October 11, 2021
Short and sweet
Loved it! It was short and sweet but yet a classic manga style story. Hope to read it as a comic one day or wait for a second book this series!
Loved it! It was short and sweet but yet a classic manga style story. Hope to read it as a comic one day or wait for a second book this series!
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