Akuyaku Reijou nanode Last Boss wo Kattemimashita

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Synonyms: Akulas

Japanese: 悪役令嬢なのでラスボスを飼ってみました

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 17, 2022

Premiered: Fall 2022

Broadcast: Saturdays at 22:30 (JST)

Producers: WOWOW, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Tokyo MX, bilibili, Kadokawa, Bit grooove promotion, NetEase, ADK Marketing Solutions

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Maho Film

Source: Light novel

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Theme: Isekai

Demographic: Shoujo

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.24¹ (scored by 62,118 users)

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Ranked: #2833²

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Popularity: #1515

Members: 138,175

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Aileen Lauren Dautriche's life changes forever on the day her engagement with the crown prince Cedric Jeanne Elmir is nullified so he can be together with Lilia Rainworth. The event triggers Aileen's memories from her past life—she has been reincarnated in an otome game as the villainess, who is destined to die in the final act. To prevent her predetermined demise, Aileen has only one option: to court the game's last boss, Claude Jeanne Elmir—the proclaimed "Demon King" and Cedric's half-brother—and marry him.

However, it is easier said than done, as Claude distrusts her intentions. Instead of giving up, Aileen adamantly tries to win his heart by helping Claude fulfill his wish: to build peace between humankind and demonic beasts. But time is running out, and it is up to Aileen to change the course of not only her tragic ending but Claude's as well.

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Dautriche, Aileen Lauren

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Takahashi, Rie
Japanese

Elmir, Claude Jeanne

Main

Umehara, Yuuichirou
Japanese

Almond

Supporting

Sugita, Tomokazu
Japanese

Lombard, Isaac

Supporting

Uchida, Yuuma
Japanese

Charles, James

Supporting

Saitou, Souma
Japanese

Levi, Elephas

Supporting

Uchiyama, Kouki
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Eigrid, Keith

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Fukuyama, Jun
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Rainworth, Lilia

Supporting

Hanazawa, Kana
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Dautriche, Rudolf Lauren

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Hashi, Takaya
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Belzebuth

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Ono, Yuuki
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Cao, Cong

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Aoi, Hiroyuki

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Kaneko, Hirotaka

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Fukui, Norio

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Opening Theme

"共感されなくてもいいじゃない" by Rie Takahashi

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"ノミック" by ACCAMER

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Dec 10, 2022

GG-WP

Recommended

A fantastic comedy in which you can't help but admire Aileen, the main heroine, and one who was reborn into the world of an otome game as the villain. Does this sound familiar? The show resembles Hamefura in some ways.

The show's premise is as follows: Aileen is dumped by Cedric. Aileen makes Claude fall in love with her in order to avoid the fate of the character she was reborn as. Claude falls in love with Aileen, and the two live happily ever after.... or so that should have been the case. Aileen tries everything in her power to avoid doom flags and her fate ...

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Dec 10, 2022

KANLen09

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HameFura (you know, the one with the lovable dense blonde MC Bakarina Claes), MobSeku (you know, the one with the shitty MC Leon Fou Bartfort), and finally the 3rd entry in the now Isekai space that is the Otome Game sub-genre: Akuyaku Last Boss (or AkuLas for short feat. yet another blonde MC). Damn, looks like Isekai has a new winning formula that's only starting to pick up right now, but only getting more predictable as time passes.

Out of the Otome Game adaptations we've had so far, I really have to concede the fact that HameFura is the overall better handled show that we have ... seen of this now start-up "Villainess Otome Game" isekai sub-genre. And while MobuSeka was just ugly throughout and kinda rushed in its adaptation, Akuyaku Last Boss a.k.a AkuLas is the mix between the both the good and the bad being a decent show overall, with the same overarching story that is already beginning to wear the audience out of its idea, but with the execution being both favourable and not depending on where the game's route goes according to the original LN author that is Sarasa Nagase. But if there's one thing that we can all agree on, is that the show's pacing whacks in your face being faster than the speed of dating and harnessing a harem all at once, with everyone being the wiser.

But I'm getting ahead of myself here, let's rewind from the start. If you've watched either HameFura or MobuSeka for that matter, AkuLas's story is essentially the same copy-pasted blurb setting of its main female MC being Isekai-ed into the game, with her memories intact of how the game is being played out and navigating thereabouts so that she can reach the outcome of the game's "good end" and avoiding the "bad end". But as the saying goes: "Truth is stranger than fiction", and even if the game turned out to be predictable, there is always that small hole-sized void that'll plunge the female MC into self-perception if there exists an area that wasn't part of the main story (e.g. special spin-off character routes), regardless of how well she can memorize the entire game inside out to play exactly as how it would be panned out.

And the main female character in this game is this girl called Aileen Lauren d'Autriche. Having been reincarnated from the real world, knowing fully well that she's the villainness whose destiny is programmed for death, she does what any other character would do to turn away from the fated death that awaits them. Only this time, AkuLas takes a very different approach and hinges it on the demonic side of the family rather than the stereotypical kingdom noble royalty, which provides something new to the table to make things interesting. This is especially so if you can get the reference of the source title itself to tame the "Final Boss", and for one, Alieen already has her sights set on the game's "Final Boss" that is Claude Jean Ellmeyer, the lord of the demons, and simultaneously the older brother and former heir to the throne whom he lost his claim to his younger brother Cedric, who is the default love interest of the game's heroine. And what's a prince without the princess a.k.a the game's heroine, and she is none other than Lilia Reinoise, the proclaimed self-righteous princess to stand alongside Cedric as the Holy Sword Maiden, which imbues her with power enough to defend against demons. I swear that the way that I'm sounding here makes you think that there're lots of characters, and yes there are many, but easier to follow than the almost cluster-fish that is HameFura.

Having already gone though both HameFura and MobuSeka in the same manner, you should already know that the game isn't definite on everything, and it's the same choice for Aileen here. Having been kicked out of the kingdom due to Cedric's incompetence of his older brother Claude being the more intelligent and bright of the two, the self-centered narcissism of Cedric forcing his way to get revenge for rejection, Aileen's a smart girl who knows her way around such travesties, and chose to join the dark side instead where Claude is posted at, at his demonic house, which has no short of assistants ready at the sound of his call. Claude's servants of right-hand man Keith Eigrid and Beelzebuth handle the small, intricate details while refining their loyalty towards the Demon Lord himself. Keith is a naturally competent assistant who's a jack of all trades and master of all, and it's no wonder if Claude is out on business that Keith can be in charge being the acting lord. Beelzebuth a.k.a Bel may be rowdy with his non-mannerisms and etiquette, but at least he respects Claude's space by trying to not embarrass him as much as possible. Rounding off the demons is a crow named Almond, after Aileen managed to successfully be tamed it to get to like her. Also, this may be a minor spoiler, but the duck scenes in the show are absolutely hilarious to say the least.

Overall, this demon dynamic has been a somewhat subtle affair of Stephen King's quote: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, shame on both of us." To be presented the same setting 3 times in a row, albeit following the game's different layouts and characters symmetrical to the plot, it's a hard one to swallow for both anime-onlies and even LN source readers. As an example, the manga that was based on the 1st game alone covers 3 volumes, and the show manages to clinch that record in 4 episodes. That is some blazing blitz speed if ou ask me, the amount of sacrifice just reeling for content to reach its eventual end point, leaving the audience perplexed and confused about missing plot pointers that could help expand the story more. Sadly, under studio Maho Film's in-house director Kumiko Habara, it felt like sound advice was abandoned in favour of content adaptation as quick as it comes, and I swear at times that I was jawdropped at how fast things were going, to the point that aspects such as character development would get overshadowed. To my dismay, the worst fears are realized, and the anime is done in such a way that it dishonours the source material.

But there's a silver lining in all of this. Despite the fast pacing, the characters are fun to watch, especially Aileen and her group of demons after successfully "taming" them, even Claude himself to reckon herself as his lawful wife as means to get back at Cedric for the shame that he incurred to her. Karma deserved on Cedric's part, which is actually good since villains have a hidden side to them that makes us feel pissed off at them all the time. Where the story falters, the characters make up for the slack, and I would say that the good balances the bad to make for a decent product overall. And despite being produced at Maho Film, the visuals do pop at times, which more actually more reminiscent towards the studio's light-hearted works like Leadale no Daichi nite a.k.a In the Land of Leadale.

It's been quite some time since I've ever heard a Rie Takahashi song ever since the many displays of the Takagi-san franchise, and truth be told that her OP song was one that at first, I despised it for the same zany, off-the-whack vocals, but it grew on me and I began to like it the more listens it got, being very energetic and lively, something that I've come to expect of the typical RieRi song. ACCAMER's ED song is pretty much the same, except that it was forgettable at best, even with the playful visual drops accompanying the song itself, which is a nice touch to say the least.

If there exists an anime world where neither HameFura nor MabuSeka ever existed, AkuLas would've been treated as something totally new towards the Isekai genre of its many sub-groups and given an equal amount of criticism that would sway towards recommendations. But as it is, my original point still stands that HameFura is the better of the 3 Otome Game adaptations, and this show, while being good in spots, has its own flaws that aren't negligible, and somewhat disappointingly wedges between said shows neutralizing both good and bad aspects of the anime. It's a fine showing, and I really wish to say to give this a watch but beware of the feeling of the Buyer's Remorse if you wish to sink your teeth into what is yet another copy-paste Otome Game setting.

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Well-written

The villainess trope is something we’ve seen a couple of times now as it has slowly become more popular. I myself was questioning if this could follow up on the success of something like My Next Life as a Villainess. I must say, I think it kind of did as this was an enjoyable ride to sit through, but by all means, it isn’t perfect and can be a little bit goofy at times. I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss is a fun watch for those interested in it, but it can definitely have been improved upon.

Art: 6
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