Kanojo ga Koushaku-tei ni Itta Riyuu

Isekai stories from Japan...well, most of them, are quite boring to be honest, with the exception of a few (i.e. Mushoku Tensei, Re:Zero etc.) that are literate standouts. But what if I told you that works that come from other countries, like South Korea, have a cesspool of Isekai stories like it, and while they suck ass too, just like their Japanese counterparts, they have an exception to the same rule as well? There are manhwa source materials like it, and one of them goes by the name of Kanojo ga Koushaku-tei ni Itta Riyuu a.k.a The Reason Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's ... Mansion, which comes from Kakao Webtoon novelist Milcha and illustrator WHALE.

In case you missed out on what was going on within the last few years, there was a time when both Naver Webtoons and Crunchyroll partnered to adapt the 3 biggest manhwa that were out at the time: Kami no Tou a.k.a Tower of God, The God of High School, and Noblesse, all within the span of Spring to Fall 2020 through the latter's now defunct "Crunchyroll Originals" label. If you were alive back then to see and hope that the collaboration would contribute talent from other countries to Japan, you would be sorely mistaken, as despite the various studios' undertaking of these massive projects, it was a total mess of a flop that ultimately went nowhere. Well, only Kami no Tou did, because Crunchyroll did announce a sequel for it last August.

But back to Raeliana. Rinko Hanasaki (romanticised from the original Korean name Park Eunha), having been dealt a mysterious fall to her death while reading a novel, is reincarnated as Raeliana McMillan, the extra/side character that's neither royalty nor noteworthy in the story itself. But being the eldest daughter of a nouveau-riche baron and having signed her life away to a fiancé that, as scripted, eventually kills her to her unfortunate demise. Hoping for a way out of this scripted story plot for the second time, Raeliana acts prudently for a higher power that would help her out of her calamity, and that approach leads to a person called Noah Volstaire Wynknight, who agrees to the deal, but has a condition that she must fulfil: to act as his fiancé for 6 months, or the deal is off. But little does Raeliana know that this decision would not only change the face of the novel's story, her own fate rests in the hands of Noah as well, with his "dastardly" gentleman tricks that reveal his hidden side that only she will know.

For the longest time now, I have been wanting to read Korean Webtoons to get away from the overused tropes that most works from Japan are starting to use, and this Webtoon was one of the first ones to intrigue me since I was getting into Webtoons after the whole Webtoon-Crunchyroll debacle. But time passed from weeks to months, a year or two, and I just simply forgot about it...until the anime showed up. With that said, these kinds of reincarnated stories, even for Korean webtoons, are a dime a dozen out there, because I can tell you that there are a lot of similarities between both Japan and Korea about the archetypes, from the setting to the characters, and that Korea has the edge due to the fact that it's not in the usual manga format, and it's coloured as well. If you're too used to how manga looks, it'll take time to get used to the manhwa format.

In Raeliana's case, she can be seen as the forward "villainess" due to the way that she acts, aside from her carefree, and sometimes, careless attitude that gets her into trouble in the first place. Like in the novel's scenario, Raeliana gets murdered by her fiancé, Francis Brooks, who isn't happy with her thanks to his abusive and persuasive control. It's then with Noah Wynknight that she seeks help out of her troubles, and indeed he gives her what she wants in exchange for being his fiancée, though Raeliana soon realises that Noah has a hidden wolf-like manliness hidden inside of him that is ready to be unleashed, taking her graces for his likening and entrancing, more than the part of the fiancé act to the girl who is supposed to be nothing more than a side character to the ACTUAL protagonist and his fiancée, Beatrice Trancet. That said, Raeliana isn't the "damsel in distress" character, and she can stand on her own two feet when it comes to the crunch, which I like and prefer more towards and against girls who act the other way as their never-ending façade, blergh. A strong, independent girl, despite facing life-threatening events, she never once lost courage, and that is what makes Raeliana such a good female lead MC. It's the same story for Noah, as apart from his namesake of royalty, he, like Raeliana, is strong and supportive, and would go to the ends of the Earth for her. Their chemistry is more than just a hot-blooded mess of egomania and fluttering feelings, they poke fun at one another, trying to get one flustered for the other, which makes their interactions all the sweeter. Not to mention, the supporting cast can be likened to their personalities as well. From the Ikemen of Noah's right-hand man Adam Taylor to one of the holy kings of Heika Demint, to the villainess characters of Vivian Shamal and her idiosyncrasies of why Raeliana is closely attached to Noah, everybody is there for a reason (as had the old royalty setting), which makes for some intriguing plot twists whenever the show decides to do so and beckons one to read further. It's good; I'll give it that.

The only elephant in the room would have to be in the animation department. To be frank, I've never really been a fan of Typhoon Graphics, which, other than the One Room series and the Sengoku Night Blood otome game adaptation, were just plainly forgettable shows back in 2017. And after a heinously long absence from working on the smaller stuff or assisting in-between works for bigger studios and shows, the studio is back with a more legitimate and better effort under director Junichi Yamamoto, who once helmed one of my favourite shows of last year: Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman. a.k.a More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers. Knowing that he didn't have much to work on, Junichi Yamamoto made the best that he and his staff team could out of the fledgling 3rd-rate studio, though I'd say that what they were trying to achieve was the manhwa effect out of the anime, which is very noticeable with the rather stiff and static animation that weirdly matches together with the original source material, which covers the entirety of Season 1 of the Webtoon. I'm not asking for a lot for manhwa adaptations since they're presented as such, and for the time being, it's serviceable and decent at best.

The music is definitely where the anime shines in its surprise. MindaRyn's OP "SURVIVE" replicates Raeliana's exact feelings, transitioning from the real world to a fictional story in the "Command and Conquer" style, and it's a decent song overall. However, SERRA's ED "Always and Forever" — honestly, this song could've come out straight from a Disney princess-laden movie, filled with the majestic and ear-piercing sweet vocals that grace goosebumps, but in a beautiful way.

If you ask me when Japan and the anime industry should start to notice works from other countries awaiting adaptations, that time is now. The clear differentiator in a sea of never-ending subpar works when it comes to Isekai, and I hope that through this show, there will be a new age of overseas' works spawned for future adaptations to come. It's not the best or most impressive showing I've had, but for what it is, it does it well.

Maybe you don't see it the way I do, but what do I know? It's called an opinion for a reason.

Your eyes are not fooling you if that's the synopsis you just read. It's an all familiar trend we've seen in many anime in recent years - reborn into a fantasy world, a protagonist trying to avoid fate, and isekai tropes that feeds on its modern popularity. Kanojo ga Koushaku-tei ni Itta Riyuu (The Reason Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion) is another one of these adaptations that subscribes to the most recent trend, but we have to ask ourselves if this is one was really needed.

To my surprise, the source material actually came from a web novel rather than the typical light ... novels or manga. However, I did approach this series with a sense of caution given the studio's track record, and let's just say, web novel adaptations haven't exactly set the bar high in recent years. Typhoon Graphics' and their track record (Sengoku Night Blood, One Room) hasn't exactly taken off as a studio worth praising for either. In other words, I did not initially expect this show to be the next big thing. It also didn't help that some of the animation quality were rough in later epsiodes. Technical features aside, can this anime set an example for future web novel adaptations with similar content?

We follow the story of Eunha Park as she dies in the first episode but gets reincarnated into another world. Now armed with knowledge about her eventual fate, she hatches a clever plan to get into Duke Noah's mansion by pretending to be his fiance under the name Raeliana. As you can imagine, the story develops from there as Raeliana fights against fate but also uncovers relevations about her own character and the world. Watching this show gives an ambigious feeling about Raeliana's plan and her newfound life. I say this because it's not easy to root for someone who we don't know too much about. Only from the first episode do we get a glimpse of her character in the real world. Even then, it's minimal and character development suffers. Pretty much the entire plot takes place in a new world as Raeliana connects with Noah. As difficult as it seems, Raeliana has a determined spirit and is not afraid to take risks. One thing that does bother me at times is how she isn't very insightful about her own character. Let me just say that if Raeliana truly want her plan to go the way she wants, she'd calculate every possibility. Instead, she follows a path of uncertainity and it appears Noah is a character who should not be underestimated.

Raeliana and Noah's character chemistry stands above the rather cliche plot if I'm being honest with myself here. While Raeliana appears to try to follow her plan, Noah isn't shy from playing mind games with her. The two has a strange chemistry that revolves around mind games and there's definitely a level of sexual tension. However, I don't want to jump the gun. While this anime has some obvious romance elements, this isn't just about a girl from another world falling in love with a duke. Rather, the anime also adapts political elements into the show. It doesn't rely heavily on them but be prepared for lengthy dialogues related to politics. In fact, dialogues play some of the key appeals to this anime. With Raeliana often playing her character like a game, she has to be careful with her choice of words. As time goes on, her dialogues flows more naturally especially in the presence of Noah, rather than feeling scripted. However, I do have a problem with Raeliana's overall character development in that she has hardly changed throughout the story. Additionally, her brief rivalry with villainess Vivan Shamall in later episodes was hastily rushed and incredibly predictable from start to finish. I don't think anyone truly expected Noah to jump to another boat and decided to suddenly get together with a villainess. Instead, Noah's interest with Raeliana continues to grow. In some of the later episodes, he seems to geninuely grown fond of her presence while Raeliana struggles with own feelings. However, do note that with just 12 episodes, the anime's story doesn't contain enough details for a full adaptation here.

Among its cast, there's no shadow of a doubt that Raeliana gets the most spotlight or personality. Skilled with a gun and somewhat of a cunning personality, Raeliana does try to carry this anime herself in some episodes. A more interesting question we need to ask ourselves is if any other character can step up and become a breakout, outside of Duke Noah. The answer to that, at least from an anime perspective, is unfortunately no. The only characters that caught my attention outside of the main leads are Adam Taylor and the mysterious Heika Demint. The latter is more unique given his young age and ambigious goals in the show. Adam Taylor on the other hand, is less charismatic although his presence does brings out the political elements the anime is trying to convey. However, expect yourself to mostly follow Raeliana's journey and not be distracted by side characters. This really is her story.

As mentioned before, Typhoon Graphics has a questionable track record and to be put it nicely, they are probably average at best. While the first few episodes retains colorful and well chereographed scenes, some of the later episodes dip in overall quality. However, I do want to give some praise to the character designs and setting of the show. Raeliana is designed to look graceful with a look of natural beauty. Noah similarly has his handsome look that matches the status of a duke. Most interestingly however, is the world setting that takes place in what appears to be a fictional Victorian-like era. It transcends above a typical isekai setting although the world building of this anime isn't stellar.

This show tempts with fate and at its center is a girl reborn to fight against it. While I can't say the story exceeds expectations, the anime is bold neough to attempt a variety of genres. Web novels aren't common these days and this is one of those few that got a treatment of being an actual anime. Perhaps there will be one in future years where it can compete against mainstream behemoths for anime of the year. But this year isn't one of them.

The girls that get it… get it.

Look, I’m gonna get right to the point. Is the Raeliana x Noah situationship the hottest non-fan-servicey thing I’ve seen in anime? Yes, yes it is. Was Ian Sinclair god tier dub casting for Noah? Unequivocally. Is the op a banger? You bet!

This isn’t gorgeously animated, action packed, or chock full of drama and plot twists. Despite this, it is *very good*. It’s smart, sexy, political, and breathes new life into the isekai genre while breaking a large number of stereotypes. I can see how this won’t be the anime of the season for everyone, but I definitely ... think it’s worth giving a shot, especially if you’ve grown tired of the predictable, formulaic isekai genre.

Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion is not just the best manwha adaptation of all time, but one of the best romance stories in recent years and a must watch.

As manwha has continued to grow in popularity outside of Korea, it’s led to several big series getting anime adaptations. Pretty much all of them have been subpar or downright bad. So when I found out that this series was adapted from a manwha, I had pretty low expectations. Especially considering the studio behind it being a smaller one. I could not have underrated this show any more. It is an absolute gem of ... a show with great interactions, amazing voice acting, beautiful art and a really original story.

So, what makes a good romance? The best romances to me are those that have two characters who have their own unique quirks, personality and characteristics. They’re not simply defined by their love for another character or fawning over them. They’re unique people in their own right who come together to form a healthy relationship. You’ve got that in this show and it’s so refreshing. Raeliana and Noah’s situation starts out as one of necessity, but gradually develops into one of my favourite ships. It happens in a realistic and natural feeling way too.

Raeliana and Noah’s interactions are one of my favourite things about the show. They bounce off of each other so well. Their conversations are so playful and just loaded with a chemistry that I haven’t seen much in this medium. I think that has to do with the fact this is a Korean story. I think Korean stories handle romance a bit more realistically and organically than Japanese authors. Almost every conversation they have just feels like I’m watching a live action. Even the way Raeliana’s seiyuu talks is way more natural than the average anime.

Love the fresh story of this one too. We’ve had a lot of otome style shows lately and most have focused on a girl getting isekai’d into a game as the villainess, not acting like the villainess, collecting a harem, etc. Here, the MC is isekai’d into a book she’s read, not as the main character, but as a side character who’s supposed to die off rather early on. This creates several unique challenges that she’s forced to overcome. Literally having to change her fate and chart her own path in this new world.

Speaking of the world, it’s pretty rich for a one cour show. There’s quite a lot of lore about the political situation, the religious structure and other cultural traditions of the land. Had a lot of fun watching Raeliana get used to this new world.

The side characters.. well, they’re in the story for sure, and I do think a lot of them will be fleshed out later in the manwha. But, evaluating what we got in the anime specifically, they were kind of weak. There’s two in particular that get a lot of focus, one being a kind of foil for Raeliana and the other being a guy that’s introduced at the end of the season. The other ones have potential, but need to see more from them.

Like I said earlier, the art is stunning. I mean the character designs are legitimately gorgeous. Have to tip my hat to Typhoon Graphics for the work they did on this.

It’s truly a shame Raeliana didn’t have more hype behind it. It’s a great show and the best manwha adaptation ever. It’s for sure worth a watch for romance fans everywhere.

Raeliana gets 9 out of 10.

This is by far one of my favorite isekei animes. The female protagonist is taken into the world of a book she has read and becomes Raeliana McMillan. Unfortunately for her this characters murder is what catapults the plot of the book meaning she has to fight to survive.

This series had me hooked by episode one and it just keeps reeling me in. The Duke is an absolutely deviant man but also has incredible respectf for her as the series progresses.

The English voice actor does a phenomenal job of applying sultry and seductive tones which makes you jealous of Raeliana while also wanting to throw ... a pillow at his face for teasing her so much.
10/10 recommend for anyone who enjoys strung out Romance and dominating men.

In such an over-saturated market when it comes to isekai, I was looking forward to this adaptation quite a bit, as the original webtoon manhwa (which, by the way, you can read on Tappytoon for a reasonable price) and the novel is quite a decent shoujo isekai.

While the source material is not perfect by any means, I would consider it to be a standout due to its rapid pacing, fun chemistry between the two romantic leads, the way it's filled with gags from beginning to end, and the fact that, for once, the isekai part of the plot plays an integral role into the story ... and is part of the mystery. It has been getting tiring with the overflow of isekai novels, manga and webtoons lately to see mc's just accept that they entered a novel or a video game world as if that makes total sense and completely ditch their old selves behind casually.

This anime could not be further from what I described. It feels as if the director and staff behind the anime do not understand even to a fundamental level what makes the story of the original novel and webtoon fun.

The biggest detriment to the series is that a lot of the technical execution is bizarre and off-key. For example, there will be a scene where the mc scolds her maid for doing a racism and the background music will have a whimsical comedy-like tone, completely off what is actually happening. Then there will be a scene where the male lead will flirt with the heroine, and the background music will have a mysterious, almost horror-like tone. Does the staff think he's trying to murder her??? Very often the bgm will be so loud that it will be on the same volume as the voice acting, meaning that you have trouble listening to what the characters say. It's like someone is playing music in the room with them loudly on purpose to distract from the scene, like a joke out of a 4th wall breaking gag anime.

The direction and screenplay are another pair of equally guilty culprits. Very often a scene will have a few too many frames that makes it less fluid and more awkward (because of how much they are stretching out the base material), like someone tripping and falling for 6 seconds straight, or entire running gags will have huge chunks cut off from them that made what was funny about them have not enough context to land. For example the whole dragon hunting mini arc was basically ruined by this. This also makes the heroine seem more passive than she was originally written to be, since a lot of her spunky attitude is also removed through those choices, as well as making the male lead very confusing, since once again they either play out his antics when he's messing with the heroine completely straight, or with serial killer music in the background. Who the hell okay-ed this???

I could almost tolerate all this (not really) if at least they kept the mystery undertone going well and just decided to tell a more drama, mystery centered story well, or if the animation was beautiful and at least you had some fun visuals to gawk at. But half the time the mystery mainline story is an afterthought (for example in the webtoon a let's say main villain is already subtly referenced during the kidnapping mini arc, but in the anime that never happens, and holy shit even the characters' basic anatomy or hair looks weirdly out of place half the time. I will not even talk about the horrid choice to make background characters have blacked out faces and made in 3d animation in the same room as the 2d animated main cast.

What gets on my nerves is that this could have been a fun shoujo adaptation after quite a while of getting so much below average crap, and it feels like the people behind this just thought they can make a minimal effort "romance" for girls, where as long as there is technically romance the shoujo demographic will eat it up even if it's trash. Meanwhile they couldn't even pull off the romance properly as the two mcs feel stiff as a board in all their interactions. It's really telling where the anime industry is heading towards when you see how dirty they do any semi decent shoujo titles.

TL;DR: The tone is always awkward by having gags played completely straight, the leads have no chemistry, the pacing is bizarrely off and slow (I am guessing because the original goes fast and they are trying to cover a shorter amount of plot), the animation is quite low budget, the background music used is more often than not off with the tone of the scene and also so loud it's almost at the same volume as the voice acting, and a lot of scenes that made me laugh out loud in the webtoon version here bore me to death. Another shoujo anime letdown in the recent years because the staff don't know how to and/or don't care about doing a good job.

Don't watch this, it will ruin the story for you. Just read the webtoon or the novel.

Do I want to be nice, do I want to be mean? If I wanted to be nice, I probably would have quit the series after the second episode - so I want to pick a fight.

"Kanojo ga Koushaku-tei ni Itta Riyuu" is a series that, at first glance, would not appeal to me. A woman is reborn as the noblewoman Raeliana, but she knows that she is a doomed character from a novel she read in her last life. So she uses her knowledge to ally herself with the male protagonist Noah, rather blackmail him into saving her from the murderer. But how could ... it be otherwise, she seems to have 'ruined' more in the process than she could have ever foreseen....

I have to admit that I've become a fan of stories like this over the past few months. Even though "Raeliana: Why She Became the Duke's Betrothed" is almost too mawkish for me, I've kind of grown to love such tales of aristocratic intrigue - be it "The Beloved Little Princess" or "The Villainess Lives Again", I've grown to like these stories to my own surprise. "Raeliana: Why She Became the Duke's Betrothed" is, as I said, unfortunately almost too corny for me, it's less about intrigue, power struggle, etc.. and more about the relationship between Raeliana and the Duke, which would have made this not my favorite story anyway.
On top of that, the story progresses really slowly, and even though there are intrigues going on in the background, they are barely dealt with, if at all. For example, the main character doesn't even know any of the antagonists or his minions, even though they've already made an attempt on her life.

The absolute, untouchable pinnacle of ABOMINATION, however, were the animations, the design, just the entire look was just AWFUL. So gross, in fact, that what little fun I could have had with the series wasn't there because I was busy gawking in bewilderment at this barrage of bad decisions and ideas. From characters that looked badly cut out or ones that suddenly had a much worse resolution than their surroundings, to unnecessarily long silent pauses where a character went from left to right in the frame and NOTHING else happened - what were they thinking?! Add to that the very conspicuous attempt to save money by censoring faces - I spent several hours with the first two episodes because I just had one laughing and choking spasm after another with my sister - who wanted to watch the anime with me - because of the grotesquely bad looks.

I also found the facial features of individual characters impractical - Adam Taylor, for example, looked like he had Alzheimer's and constantly didn't know where or who he was.

Well. Like a lot of people I knew the story of Raeliana since the webtoon came out. I didn't really loved the story because it was quite slow, but still, it was good. When I heard about the news of an anime adaptation, I was already picturing most of it : way too few episodes to talk about the whole story, poor budget, and bad animations quality.

I was right. It is just one of these anime from those waves of "animes with 12-13 episodes and tasteless". (I'm kinda sick of them, please bring back the time were the animes were like 24 episodes for the ... bare minimum...)

So obviously the story isn't bad (of course since it's from the webtoon), but the animation is so lazy, there were really bad quality elements inserted on some frames since the first episode ( they didn't even try to make the first one look good...) and don't worry you can easily recognize the characters since they didn't even bother to draw the face of every non-talking people. They just drew the mains well and the rest is just black crowd people it is scary honestly. Oh and the anime end in the middle of nowhere in the story, like not much happened and it didn't feel like an end (because it is not). So you may feel frustrated :)

Honestly I think they've just bet everything on the sexy voice of Noah and that's it

This romance isekai show is underrated fr fr.

While there's not much going for it, it's not the best in anything, it 's good at everything.
I got very beautiful animation, with good characters, story, progression, and directing
This anime is also unexpectedly somewhat a bit political too. With the politics of nations, noble, rankings, and marriage.
The character and story is what get this show going. The male and female protag is VERY likeable and enjoyable to watch

This show downside are that it is a slow pacing show and build so much suspense that somebody might not like it. The show also is more serious than it ... is fun.

Ratings: (the rating is done comparatively to the same genre and style)
Animation 9/10, Story 8/10, Character 9/10, Pacing 8/10, OST 8/10, enjoyability 10/10

This is the first Manhwa Shoujo that wins anime. I wasn't prepared to like this anime, but giving it a chance made me have a good surprise and now I consider myself one of the biggest fans of this work! The anime immerses you in a captivating story of a girl named Raeliana who dies and is reincarnated in the world of a romance book she read while still alive in the real world. In the first episode you think it's going to be just another generic Korean isekai/shoujo but the more you watch, the more you're surprised. As the episodes go by, you begin ... to notice that the main Raeliana character is decisive, intelligent and uses daring manipulation devices, no longer being a 100% generic and good-natured shoujo character. Seriously I loved her. She is super charismatic and has a more mature and controlled personality than most of the protagonists we are used to seeing in anime, in addition to being very cute and stunningly beautiful.

As for the rest of the cast I have nothing to complain about because they are nice, each one has some motive and goal in mind. Noah for example, he's a cute and manipulative character but he's not toxic like most shoujo characters.

The art in this show is incredibly beautiful but the animation leaves a lot to be desired, clearly the responsible studio doesn't have a lot of resources to waste but the direction of the anime is doing very well with what they have and they are delivering us a well-adapted work with OST's fantastic that I will never be able to forget.

Anyway, I highly recommend the anime and hope that my honest review can help you give this wonderful show a chance. This is the first time I dedicate myself to writing something here on the MAL website so I really hope you like it.

I'm sooo disappointed! :'-)
As one of my first manhaws I was a litte hypted getting to know the anime-version. Well - I shouldn't have.
Yes it is one of the old (and in this gengre quite) familiar isekai-storys and the plot is pretty much predictable - but the execution of this wanna-be romance is just bad. Despite giving their very best, the voice-actors couldn't rescue this butchery.

Best part here were the opening an the ending theme. But thats about it.

The plot between the female lead, who is originally reaborn as the disposable side-character, and the male lead is a little bit back-and-forth. But in the original ... (belive it or not) it realy makes a lot more sense. Not as stiff as in the anime, the art does way better convey the chemestry, problems and narrative between these two and all the enjoyable side-characters!

I really don't think it should have had the quality of a "Violett Evergarden" but to sum it up: it lacks budget.

If you're interested in a predictable isekai-lovestory and don't mind the manhaw artstyle - please READ it instead! It is already finished. The anime stops about chapter 50 out of 158 in total.


Yet I hope they don't plan on making another season - I couldn't bear with it (getting reminded of the very last "Sven Deadly Sins"-production...)

For me, this is a wonderful example of an isekai (that's directed towards women) that doesn't feel overly childish and predictable. The story is very well-written, and Raeliana, the main character, is always actively trying to change her fate instead of being simply blown by the wind like most isekai characters. This is one the best romance stories I have ever read/watched and I've seen way too many. Some say it's a weird mix between politics and romance but that just makes it more interesting to me.

That being said, I've read the manhwa before, so for me, this anime was more like a quick reminder ... of some of the events. I was disappointed with how they just quickly brushed through everything that had happened in the original. In the manhwa, we can really feel their relationship growing as well as follow Raeliana with her brainstorming and other daily stuff she does. This was truly lacking here; everything felt rushed and context was often scarce.

I enjoyed the art style, even though it felt a bit like a slideshow at first. And I found it kind of funny that sometimes the perspective of some objects was so bad, especially in the beginning.

I'm rating it 10/10 because I love the original authors, and I'm really glad they made an adaptation of the story. If you like isekai, you should definitely read the manhwa.

I would say this series does a great job following the web series and the art style is really similar. I was kind of concerned about them not depicting Raeliana’s inner monologue properly or showing how snarky and sarcastic she is, but they do a good job it. The characters’s dispositions are depicted very accurately. Especially that of Sir Adam (my favorite character). The OP is also done by MindaRyn who did the OP for season 2 of Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken, which is cool.
There are drawbacks to this series, however. A lot of the animation looks sparse or rushed. The CGI is ... especially bad. There is a ballroom scene where the CGI couples dancing in the background were so terribly mediocre looking that I couldn’t even focus on the plot. The pacing also seems a little off and slightly stilted. If they had put a little more time and budget into making this anime, it could have been more dynamic.

This being said, I’m still enjoying it so far. The drawbacks aren’t a dealbreaker for me. I’d recommend it to anyone who typically likes girl boss characters or interesting/slightly a-typical Isekais. It’s a little reverse haremy, but not grossly so.

The first few episodes are Very Good. But very misleading, it gave the impression we'd be getting a political thriller about a isekai victim dealing with the intrigue and political landscape of a shifting aristocracy, with some hotties to boot. This is not what you get.

After the first main threat is dealt with, it rapidly shifts to a much more bland and unexplored Fantasy setting which you cant even properly enjoy cause your stuck with the worst person to explore it through, with a few interesting characters and plot threads dropped altogether to boot.

It was a huge disappointment. Read "Lout of the Counts Family" instead, ... its what Realiana wishes it could be.

I need a second season of this! The isekai genre is used in a similar way like e.g. I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss. So if you don't like isekai or romance, this might not be for you. Otherwise, give it a try!

What makes this version so enjoyable is our protagonist Raliana. Raeliana is a proactive character. She isn't miss perfect (stereotypical overly apollogetic, polite and passive) like your usual anime heroin. Rae isn't afraid to use strategy or sharp comments to get what she wants, and her character is appreciated by the characters you'd root for.

Even though this anime wants to ... be light, feelgood entertainment (and is great at it!), it deems mentioning that there is a slight "she's so amazing" powertrip. Rae is awesome, but she is adored by almost every likeable character and of course the lesser characters act hateful. I've read on other anime that some people called this a power fantasy or something, so if that's not your thing, know this anime can be over the top for you.

A big reason for a second season: there are many questions unanswered. I prefer it that way, because otherwise it would have been too crammed in this season. Drawing it out allowed for more intrigue and plot development. However, it's partly a downside, because I now have burning questions and have to wait for the second season :')

I actually really like the story like many here the only problem with the anime is it’s animation . I know it probably had an small budget etc but still some scenen were so painful to watch like in the ball , they only animated the characters with voice lines . Although I can understand why they didn’t it would just have made the scene so much better .

Now I have read the manhua and it’s great but as someone who has read it there is something I have to say about the anime .
The thing with this manhua is that whale who animated the ... manhua often didn’t paint the background, or if there was one it was cgi . I actually think it was great of whale to do this but that is one thing that the animation need to understand is that you can’t always only draw background . when whale drew the background it always made it pop and get more colors but in the anime the colors get very stiff sometimes.

Still there is many positive things about this anime adaptation. First if it didn’t happen I probably wouldn’t have read the manhua and I’m sure it isn’t just me who got introduced to the manhua in this way . Second it’s character- I think most of the characters are good whriten especially realiana . But there are some characters like Adam that never got time to improve as an character that said dosn’t mean that he is an mad character he just never got his time to improve in the manhua .

That’s said if u like romance anime (manga Manhua etc) then you will probably like this although if u have to choose between the anime and the manhua then I would 100 times over say the manhua .

Thank you for reading my review I’m not very good and making one and I know my English isn’t the best (it’s my second language) , And I know some things I said here was controversial but still to my defense I’d like to say , no.
(Also I’m not sure if bringing up Adam never getting an arc is spoiler so if u think it is , I’m terribly sorry )
Also I realized that it was manhwa not manhua


(Also what I mean with background is not that whey are white but if u have read the manhua then u will probably know what I mean )

I think it is a sweet story and I liked the protagonist for being level-headed and pretty realistic. The love interest isn't super domineering or creepy, and he treats the MC well! I read some of the source material before and was worried that some parts would adapt awkwardly, but it turned out good. It won't blow anything out of the water, but people who are looking for a nice calm romance with adult characters may like it.

The part I have mixed feelings about- I watched the English dub, and I think the sound direction kind of detracted from the experience. The voice acting itself ... is quite good, but for some reason all the conversations seem like they're taking place very calmly in a small room. The bgm (while itself good and interestingly medieval) is also often slow, so combined there's a sleepy bedtime story effect that drains the energy out of dramatic and comedic situations.

So to me the anime (while still being decent in its own right!) seemed waaay more slow and calm than I expected from reading the manhwa, but I wonder if the Japanese dub gives a different impression.

“I refuse to be the disposable side character in someone else’s story.” That’s Raeliana’s opening move, and it’s a strong one. Thrust into a novel she once read, she knows she’s destined to be murdered within months, unless she rewrites the plot herself. The setup promises intrigue, romance, and a heroine with actual survival instincts, and for the most part, it delivers. Raeliana navigates high society like a chess player who already knows half the moves, while Noah, the charmingly suspicious duke, proves that charisma is even more dangerous when paired with secrets. As someone who enjoys reading manhwa, this anime feels very familiar, closely ... following the typical tropes and generic formula of shoujo romance manhwa, where the female lead is often someone who was previously rough or downtrodden, then isekai’d into a royal world and suddenly feels perfect and in control. This familiarity can be comforting for newcomers to the genre but might feel predictable or cliché for others. The story blends mystery and romance well, though its pacing sometimes flirts with filler territory, that’s more cute than plot-relevant. Structurally, it’s straightforward but dependable, anchored by Raeliana’s wit and Noah’s unreadable smirk. Side characters range from delightfully shady to instantly forgettable. The worldbuilding, all gowns, gossip, and unspoken power plays, keeps things working. The visuals pop with elegant costume designs, while the music and voice acting sell both the tension and the flirtation. At its heart, this isn’t just about avoiding death. It's about learning to control your own narrative, even if the “author” disagrees. For newcomers and romance fans, it’s a satisfying slow-burn with enough intrigue to keep you turning the metaphorical page. For everyone else, it’s a reminder that surviving a story sometimes means becoming the villain in someone else’s chapter.

I was pleasantly surprised with this anime, even though it did frustrate me in some parts. I liked the reincarnation part of this anime, especially because I thought it added to the main female protagonist and allowed us to understand her better. I thought the male protagonist was just so good looking and appealing in my opinion. I liked how the story was not as straight forward as you would assume it would be, and I liked the hints of romance here and there. I honestly wish their was more romance and spice in this, if there was I would have ranked it higher. ... Low spice level - if you like this anime watch 7th loop its similar but better

Overall, this story doesn't do much different than you'd expect of these type of isekai. She must change her game character's fate, and due to that different parts of the story change. There was some interesting points in how she got isekai'd and the ramifications of taking over another person's body, but my biggest problem with this show was the male lead.

They rally push the "bad boy" angle here, and the main character being a "tsundere". She pretend to not actually like him, and he constantly does bad things to her in the vein of just "messing" with here, but it's okay since he's hot. ... Anyway, the plot did get interesting enough by the end I would probably watch another season, but it's probably not getting one. The relationship with the male lead was just too unbearable for me to really recommend this though.