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My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (Manga) Vol. 1

(My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Manga #1)

Satoru Yamaguchi,

Nami Hidaka (Illustrations)

4.41 · Rating details · 135 ratings · 29 reviews

When a woman is reborn into an otome video game as the villainess, how can she play to win? Based on the hit light novels and soon to be an anime!

A high school girl is stunned to find herself reincarnated as the conniving villainess from her favorite dating sim game, Fortune Lover. Now, as Catarina Claes, the impossibly rich and spoiled daughter of a Duke, her new life ...more

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Published August 6th 2019 by Seven Seas

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Nov 01, 2019 Dani ❤️ Perspective of a Writer rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2019, manga-stars-5, manga-volume-1, read-manga, review-wrote-add-later, reviewed, rp-edelweiss, rp-seven-seas

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Reading for the Game Player

As the older sister to three brothers I’ve watched them for hours play countless video games and actually have even loaded up a character or two. So when I saw the humorous premise of My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! vol 1 I knew I had to check it out just for old times sake.

Did My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! satisfy this Fangirl’s nostalgia?
While I know about games it’ My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Reading for the Game Player

As the older sister to three brothers I’ve watched them for hours play countless video games and actually have even loaded up a character or two. So when I saw the humorous premise of My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! vol 1 I knew I had to check it out just for old times sake.

Did My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! satisfy this Fangirl’s nostalgia?
While I know about games it’s more as a novice than a gamer. And I didn’t know what an otome was, turns out it’s a romance focus (who knew?!) A teen girl wakes up in her otome video game… as the villainess rich and spoiled daughter of a duke. Only, since she’s already beaten this game, she knows how it ends and it’s not good for her. With a premise like this I was absolutely taking a gamble reading this… but it was so fun and unexpected and just what I needed in the middle of a reading slump.

You can’t help rooting for Catarina.
Catarina has this dastardly look about her. I think it’s her eyes… in any case she’s really this sweet girl who woke up in this little girl’s body. When she realizes her situation she determines to do something about it…. ASAP.

And she’s surrounded by love hungry men… and women.
If you thought this would be about love triangles galore… then you’d have made the same mistake I did. I don’t really see a love interest for Catarina as yet. She’s more concerned about friendship. And uses her knowledge of the characters to get close to them… then whammies them with her genuine affection. It’s quite intoxicating and is really funny.

It’s delightfully twisted even as it laughs at the romance genre.
As we meet the different love targets and her rivals for each one I noticed different types of love interests being drafted into the story. It’s quite obvious that the mangaka isn’t a romance fan… seeing the game of love more like a pit of vipers out to use their venom. It’s perfect for game players who already see life as a game to be won.

The real villain is the sadistic prince who gets engaged with her.
We only get a glimpse of the prince who starts all of Catarina’s problems but with his power he has the potential of making her struggle worse. He’s just one example of romantic tropes being turned on their head and making us laugh while doing it.

I’m excited for how smart and kind Catarina is turning out to be.
The villainess in any story tends to be outsmarted by how moral the heroine is toward their peers. Catarina is smart, genuine and truly kind… she just looks villainess. I love that she works out how best to approach her next target and her nature is what makes her succeed. Now that she’s grown, I look forward to who she wins over at school and if she can avoid her fate!

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! vol 1 was unexpectedly fun and outrageous. I adored Catarina and how sweet she was and how earnestly she fought against her unfortunate situation. If you need humor in your life you need this villainess looking girl. ...more

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Sep 19, 2019 Natalie panda eyes rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

Reincarnation as an otome game villainess. I love the art style and the story. The characters are sweet and it’s a little funny. Katarina is trying everything to save herself from death or exile, she’s oblivious to what’s actually going on and how many hearts she’s capturing. Favourite character is Nicole, although I do like Gerald’s attempts to be subtle.

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Aug 04, 2019 LG (A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-star, acquired-bought-new, format-print, read-2019, romance, manga

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! stars Katarina Claes, the rich and spoiled daughter of Duke Claes. Or at least we're told she was spoiled - at the start of the volume, Katarina is 8 years old and has just hit her head, prompting her to remember her past life as a 17-year-old otome game fan from our world. She was somehow reincarnated as the daughter of a duke in a world where magic exists.

As the story progresses, she gradually remembers other important details...like the ...more

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Dec 04, 2019 Ruthsic rated it really liked it

Shelves: arcs, comedy, fantasy, manga-graphicnovel, romance, young-adult

A teen girl gets reincarnated into a new life, which is when she finds out, at the age of 8 in the new body, that it resembles the otome game she was playing before she died in that previous life. As the game and her new life match up detail for detail, she realises that she is in the life of the main villain in the series, and if everything went as in the game, the only two fates for her are exile or death. So begins her campaign to revamp the path of Katerina Klaes, so that she either escapes ...more

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Jan 07, 2020 Kate (Looking Glass Reads) rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, manga, review-copy

Isekai and otome combine in 2019’s manga My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Vol 1 written by Satoru Yamaguchi and illustrated by Nami Hidaka. This is the manga adapatation of a light novel of the same title, publishing by J-Novel Club, and is set for an anime adaptation during the Spring 2020 season.

A high school girl winds up being reincarnated, not as a hero in some other world, but as the villainess from her favorite otome visual novel. Catarina Claes is the daughter of a Isekai and otome combine in 2019’s manga My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Vol 1 written by Satoru Yamaguchi and illustrated by Nami Hidaka. This is the manga adapatation of a light novel of the same title, publishing by J-Novel Club, and is set for an anime adaptation during the Spring 2020 season.

A high school girl winds up being reincarnated, not as a hero in some other world, but as the villainess from her favorite otome visual novel. Catarina Claes is the daughter of a duke, a noblewoman who wants for nothing, is spoiled by her parents, and gets whatever she wants. Things might be fun and games now, but the Catarina knows her fate. It’s either death or exile waiting at the end, and she doesn’t want either. There’s only one thing to do—change fate!

There are a great many isekai, and a growing number of them focus on the protagonist being a bit more of a villain than one of the good guys. In many ways, My Next Life as a Villainess tries to buck the known tropes of the genre. Catarina is the villain, or she’s supposed to be. The story is told from her viewpoint beginning when she remembers her old life in our modern world.

The world Catarina now lives in is one filled with magic. She can control earth, but not to a very great extent and quickly tries to learn more. Instead of the medieval themed isekai landscape, however, readers are treated to a world much more Victorian in nature. Houses are large and ornate, modern conveniences are still unheard of, and fluffy, frilly dresses abound.

Here is Catarina’s problem. The more Catarina changes her actions, the more the world changes around her. The stories she’s known from different game routes slowly being to change, perhaps disappearing entirely. Changing how she behaves or befriending new people have unforeseen consequences. Due to either fear, nerves, age, or personality, Catarina can’t always see how her actions have changed people and scenarios. There’s a lot of worry and tension, some of which can be boiled down to Catarina’s own anxiety rather than the actions of those around her.

Those who’ve played otome games, or even visual novels in general, will get the most out of this series. While humorous in its own right, certain sections will be funnier to those with more experience playing these games. Reader’s expectations are played with throughout the manga.

A truly entertaining read, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Vol. 1 by Satoru Yamaguchi and Nami Hidaka is certainly a series I will be continuing reading. Fans of otome are sure to love this series and the isekai fandom at large will have plenty to enjoy as well.

I received this manga from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

This review originally found on Looking Glass Reads. ...more

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Jan 06, 2020 Christina (A Reader of Fictions) rated it really liked it

Shelves: egalley

Apparently this manga is based on a romance game. I'm not familiar with that at all, but I do love reverse harems, and this definitely delivers. It's one hundred percent over-the-top ridiculousness, and I'm here for it.

At first, I was really thrown. In the opening scene, the main character, a 17-year-old, dies, only to awaken in the body of the villain of the game she'd been playing, only at 8 before the game begins. She immediately begins plotting how to survive being the villain, which mostly ...more

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Aug 31, 2019 Brian Wilkerson rated it it was amazing

This is a series that I discovered on Tvtropes. I find a lot of fun stuff over there. We tropers like documenting things and this one is new (to me at least). I will examine Plot, Character, and Polish before assigning a grade. Also, I should mention that this review is specifically for the manga adaptation of the light novel.

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While the premise is simple enough, someone from contemporary real-life Japan inhabiting a role in another world, it becomes more complicated. Several twists are ...more

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Aug 19, 2019 Teeny rated it really liked it

Shelves: manga

This was cute and I can't wait to see the anime of this!

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Sep 04, 2019 Rebecca rated it really liked it

Shelves: manga, romance, humor, ya

Not as good as the novels, mostly because we don't get anyone but Katarina's thoughts, but still a whole lot of fun.

Full Review Eventually Appearing on ANN.

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Jan 16, 2020 Violet rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, isekai, manga, queer, romance

Looking forward to seeing where this goes

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Aug 08, 2019 Jenny rated it really liked it

Shelves: manga

I was waffling a bit as I read this volume, but I have to say the positives definitely outweighed the negatives. This was a fun, adorable isekai with a lovable, enthusiastic leading lady and her adorable friends and the "capture targets". I understand this doesn't say much, so let me break down the positives and negatives to explain my thoughts.

The Positives:

1. Katarina is an absolute delight! She may not be the most deep/interesting female lead, but as I said before, she's lovable, I was waffling a bit as I read this volume, but I have to say the positives definitely outweighed the negatives. This was a fun, adorable isekai with a lovable, enthusiastic leading lady and her adorable friends and the "capture targets". I understand this doesn't say much, so let me break down the positives and negatives to explain my thoughts.

The Positives:

1. Katarina is an absolute delight! She may not be the most deep/interesting female lead, but as I said before, she's lovable, enthusiastic, and determined to change her fate without being fake. What I mean is while she is behaving and treating certain people differently then she might have naturally, she's not being manipulative. It's clear that, while she's doing this ultimately for her own benefit, she does genuinely care about each person she befriends (Jeord being the exception) and does enjoy their company. I fucking LOVE how she learns to farm to increase her magic, but when it turns out it won't work, she continues farming anyway and is super passionate about it. Her poor servant, Anne, she must have had years shaved off her life taking care of her.

2. I ADORE Katarina's friends, Mary and Sophia! They are so damn sweet and fun and I feel like the three of them are genuine friends.

3. The character designs, while not original, are really nice, especially the three ladies. The boys are okay, but I feel like the three ladies outshine them in the design department.

4. The artwork is adorable and works with the tone of the story.

5. I actually really like the premise and am curious to see where the creators go with it. I think there's a lot of potential in this story and am invested in it so far (also, dare I say, it may become a reverse harem? Could we be so lucky?!).

The Negatives:

1. The biggest issue I had with this was the pages of exposition dumped in the beginning of the story. While it wasn't dumped at once, when there was an exposition dump, it literally lasted for PAGES. I completely understand that there's a lot of information the reader needs to know, but the exposition dumps KILLED the pacing of the story and made me question whether I would bother rereading this volume if I had to slog through it. Thankfully this became less prominent as the volume went along, but it was pretty brutal for the first half.

2. As much as I liked the artwork/art style, the expressions were not as strong as I felt they could be and sometimes characters wore the same expression for several panels. While not a deal breaker, it wasn't as engaging as I felt it could be.

That's really all I have to say. Obviously, the positives overshadowed the negatives and I am definitely willing to read volume 2. I won't say this is the greatest or most original isekai, but I did really enjoy it and am curious to see where the story goes. ...more

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Nov 25, 2019 Lynn rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, owned, manga, humor, shojo, young-adult

Today's post is on My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Volume 1 by Satoru Yamaguchi and Nami Hidaka. It is 230 pages long and is published by Seven Seas. The cover the main female character Katarina and the two princes on it. The intended reader is someone who likes shojo manga, comedy and isekai manga. There is no foul language, no sex, and no violence in this manga. The story is told from third person close of Katarina. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

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Dec 23, 2019 Leah rated it it was amazing

Shelves: girls-who-love-girls, favorites, manga, queer-lit

THIS!!!!! THIS IS SO GOOD!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!

I give up on trying to sound like a professional reviewer (actually I gave up a while ago) but this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is everything I wanted without knowing I wanted it!!! Just a lovely, wholesome story, the best isekai ever made, about a girl who just ends up with everyone in love with her simply because she is incredibly kind -- even if that kindness springs out of her desire to not die her inevitable untimely death which she only knows about ...more

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Nov 12, 2019 Selena rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, first-in-series-manga, humor, japan-stuff, magic, manga-manwha, my-must-reads

I think I have fallen for the main character the way everyone else in this series has, and she's supposed to be the "villain!"

Katerina hits her head and remembers her past life as a Japanese high school student who had an obsession with otome games, specifically the one she's just been reincarnated into. That would be great except for the fact she's reincarnated as the villain who suffers terribly later on in life either by death or exile. And so, Katerina begins a plan to disrupt everyone's ...more

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Aug 10, 2019 Jessica rated it it was amazing

I started reading this manga online, so I couldn't wait to get my hands on the physical copy.

Kat is hilarious, She doesn't act like a proper young lady and when her mother gets on her, it's hilarious. I cannot stop laughing when this happen. She'll never learn, between her farming here and there, as well as her throwing things at her fiancee, and her climb trees. Lol she is a an exciting being being of her own.

I also love how air headed she is, lol she doesn't understand that the people she ...more

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Jan 22, 2020 Chris rated it really liked it

The protagonist is really entertaining in her ditzy cobbled together way. I like that in comparison to other isekai genres, she is not being reincarnated to safe a kingdom, or the world, but is just actively trying to avoid her own death. I burst out laughing during some of the scenes, and I have a feeling the light novel version of this would be better because you would probably get more of the inner dialogue, but the manga does an excellent job portraying the inner struggles that the ...more

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Feb 26, 2019 Yani (Tsukiyomi Books) rated it it was amazing

27-02-2018

¡Es lo más divertido que leí en tanto tiempo! Nuestra heroína tiene una personalidad tan extravagante que no te sorprende que todos los "target" del otome game en que se encuentra se hayan enamorada de ella.

El estilo de dibujo también es agradable, la historia es atrapante, las risas imparables y lo único "triste" es que el manga sale mensualmente :(

Estaré esperando por leer más capítulos de este manga tan increíble.

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Dec 07, 2019 Beni rated it it was amazing

it works as a manga well but I think it losses a bit when you cut out how the other characters interpreted the events. But it is fun to see the characters art on more than just a few pages like in the light novel still love Katarina's birthday chapter.

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Jan 05, 2020 Shani rated it really liked it

Shelves: manga

Really entertaining series. It's full of humor and a good plot. You can definitely see where the series is heading but that doesn't take away from the story itself!

I'm looking forward to the next volume!

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