Audience reviews
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Banana-Pudding
An enjoyable and cute anime with some funny moments.
Yumiella is isekai'd into an otome game she has played before as a hidden boss. She levels herself up to 99 to change her life and the story. The plot itself is really simple, and there's really no twist. It's as exactly as said.
Let's talk good first. The best thing I would say is Yumiella's deadpan personality. It makes for some truly comedic moment. Whether in face of "danger", scrutiny, or whatever else, she is a stone cold jaded gal. That said, I think her character is too inconsistent. Yumiella seems versed in understanding society, friendships, love, and underhanded plots, but they also make her stupid not to understand when someone is trying to show affection for her. Yumiella is also straight upi retarded sometimes because sh…
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Villainess Level 99 had and idea, a good one too... but around the half way point it got ditched to follow the well traveled generic road instead.
Our "villainess" is the usual /I got Isekaied into an Otome game and I'm the villainess/. As the title suggests she's the hidden boss of the game so very much post game content rather than the final boss... why would an Otome have that?!?
The hook here is that she's indifferent. She's not trying to change the route, be the number one villainess, hack the game...etc. Her focus is literally just leveling up and being strong, That's it. The Otome game can play in the background for all she cares with it's cardboard cutout characters.
At first this is interesting as the tropes of the genre are thrown to the side as "boring" and our MC simply doe…
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Started off good, all my favorite tropes, misunderstood villainess is a game where they’re trying to fix the plot and then they redeem themselves etc etc… but then got boring. Pretty shallow level writing, not much character development
It’s a very cliche trope (which I like) but I didn’t really get attached to any of the characters. Even the lead kinda bored me. Art was fine , but what was the point.
If you want a casual kind of filler show, this would be good, but if ur looking for something exciting, try something else
How much do I need to write jeez
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It is about as standard as it gets and has no redeeming quality. I watched it all the way thru to confirm its trash. Spoilers kind of but the final fight lasts about a minute. All of the actions can be summed up as the writers wanted it to happen this way so it did. The quality of the animation is fine the CGI is Absolut dog water. Normally I don't car for visuals but my god it was bad CGI and average ass animation.
That being said I would rather be awake during my own lobotomy than watch this again. Maybe I might enjoy it after my lobotomy who knows. This would also be a great way to torture someone who is a terrible person put them in solitary confinement then play this. Watch as reconviction plummets to 0%. Probably about the only good thing to come out of it.
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Duuuude. I got scammed again by mal.
7.13 rating. Really? Are people rating this blind?
Story 3/10
Generic OP MC isekai game genre. There is no depth here. What you think will happen, will happen. She still went through being a student despite being the strongest in the whole world when she wants a quiet life. Why? For no fucking reason.
Characters 2/10
Absolutely no character development on any character. Since this is OP MC, there is absolutely no twists. MC is the non-chalant silent type that is very dense. While MC is a girl and that attribute is somewhat endearing, it gets old really fast. Other characters are braindead with an IQ of a chair.
Art 4/10
The stills are kinda good. But animation is bad. Might as well read a manga. Well i understand that this may have low budget, but th…
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I'll start by saying I went into this one knowing the plot entirely from the books.
My review will focus more on the technical side than on the story itself.
The general story is good, and the characters as well, but the main issue in this anime, is that they have extremely rushed through everything. Some parts that would take over half an hour of reading, would be covered in less than a minute of animation, some parts entirely skipped.
Since I know what was missed, I can't honestly say if things will feel out of place to someone who didn't read the source material, but I have to say that from my perspective its just very rushed.
If I were to judge the story only on its merits I'd give this a 9. But I had to do a -1 for the rushing, and another -1 for animation quality.
The production…
Read at the sourceYanfei_Stan
Despite the relatively strong opening episode, Akuyaku Reijou Level 99 fundamentally fails in every meaningful way besides humor. The MC's relatively unique personality (at least for a villainess series) excepted, absolutely nothing about this show stands out or differentiates it from the utterly exhausted story beats and tropes of the genre. Characters are dull, boilerplate, and inconsistent to the point of nonsensicality; the plot is so cliché and unimaginative that you can probably predict half of the story from the title alone; and the animation is aggressively terrible with CGI so abysmally ugly that I genuinely had to double-check that this was a 2024 release. It genuinely surprised me how little effort was put into the writing and presentation, but what surprised me even more was th…
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I was hooked. This anime was well-executed in my opinion.
Unsure why there are so many complaints as it was an enjoyable anime. There were parts where I actually giggled, it was well done despite being a little predictable.
Would have loved to see more romance in it but obviously the MC will always be the oblivious one who is a little different to everyone else and sees things differently.
The ending felt a little bit rushed though.
Overall an enjoyable anime, if you want to see a deep plot then you might want to look somewhere else. I would still recommend this if you enjoy isekai anime.
Read at the sourceZeno_Artaxerxes
Long paragraph incoming (sorry, not sorry):
One of the worst letdowns that I had in a while, which made me surprised how fast I could switch from kinda liking the vibe of the anime and the story, to instantly realise that this was trash, the worst kind. I like some good thrash, but not when they are thrashing the source material's story in such an obvious way that even if I didn't read the source material or know anything about it, I understood instantly that something is wrong. It was pretty good the first half of the season, basic story, not that deep, pretty chill, kinda slice of life... then the animation kinda took a down turn that was off putting me pretty hard with the CGI... but it's not the first time I'm seeing stuff like that, so I can get over it... then, at the end... one of…
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“This looks like an Otome game ; Oh right, it's one” -Yumiella Dolkness
In a world where the Isekai genre is dissimilar to the Otome game/Villainess genre, you get a lot of anime which are very basic and don't reinvent the wheel. From the few Otome game anime that I've watched, it never clicked right. It was always a bit too girlish and unoriginal. But then, out of the blue, a new fighter joined the arena, it's called... *clears throat* Villainess Level 99 : I May Be The Hidden Boss But I'm Not The Demon Lord ! (At this point in this current day and age, it's not that much of a long name isn't it ?). After watching this anime for the whole winter 2024 season, I came to the conclusion that this anime was quite enjoyable, I even learned what 99 is in japanese with the amount of times it's s…
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I think this is the best anime this season, even though I was doubtful at first because it had a pre-existing synopsis dies and goes to the world of the game he is playing. Honestly, this is a bit of a cliche.
The character designs are all made in detail, even if they are NPCs.
Especially for male characters, usually in anime with an Otome game theme, the male characters are made too flashy or you could say Ikemen. But it's not like that here, so for me, who hates Ikemen characters, this anime really suits me.
In my opinion, the storyline is not too convoluted, and not too focused on how the game's storyline progresses.
There isn't much drama, let alone telling about the past which isn't too important.
The comedy is also quite funny, especially when you become a Chibi character, altho…
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Ok don't go into this anime hoping for a story with a lot of depth and fleshed out characters and flawless animation. However, it's still a very fun and enjoyable show. Normally I need an anime to have those elements, but this show was the exception. The main character is hilarious, the main ship is super sweet, and the show overall is quite funny. I have not read the light novels but from what I understand it has a bit of a different tone and the anime differed on some parts. I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing though, the anime ending was still enjoyable for me, although it did seem a bit rushed.
The show also has awful cgi, which normally is a deal breaker for me, but it fit the vibe of the show it just made me laugh harder. If you go into it expecting a just a fun show, you'…
Read at the sourceRyomaGetter1
Watched this yesterday, mercifully sort, it's really shallow. not as smart as it thinks it is, by parodying the Iseki and vileness genres, but trying to play it straight, we've seen this story a million times done better. it barely qualifies as animation as its mostly static shots and "anime effects" like motion lines. its use of CG is atrocious. character designs are as bland as they can be.
There were a couple punchlines that made me chuckle. but if you've seen one Isekai vileness, and "One" aloof overpowered protagonist, you've seen this show done better. 4/10 because I'm feeling. generous
Is the story unique? If it was predictable, did you enjoy it anyway because you like this genre/set-up?
Story is super derivative; I did have fun in a trash food kind of way.
Do you think the art sty…
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"Villainess Level 99" should've been a masterpiece, but it turned out to be good instead.
Honestly, this series was really disappointing, and not in the way that it is overall bad, but it just felt like it had much more potential than what it concluded with...
What I mean is: Characters don't really have very much characterization, and the plot feels a bit skewed.
1. Characters don't really have very much characterization:
The entire plot tries to focus around the next hero's party, which makes sense why they would work towards that because the plot proclaims that the demon king will attack. The problem with this isn't the fact that the characters do stupid nonsensical stuff, the issue is that the story doesn't actually focus around the main character "Yumiella Dolkness" for a decent p…
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This is a really refreshing anime on the theme of Isekai Villains!
Animation: Above average for the genre, but lacks expressions on the characters (our main character has zero expressions due to personality, but it stills makes the animation feel lazy).
Plot: Very interesting and well developed, doesn't really leave us with unanswered questions. The pacing of the story is good and brings forth each character's story a bit, while always keeping the focus on the main character. It has a lot of ups and downs, plot-twists, and even redemption for the character's wrongdoings.
Character development: Outstanding for the genre! It's definitely this anime's strong point! Each character in the anime has a development and grows as the story progresses, and by the end of the anime there won't be a ch…
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IF YOU HAVE LIMITED TIME TO WATCH ALL THE AWESOME ANIME YOU DESIRE, SKIP THIS ONE.
Fair anime to spend time in. However, I found the ending too hurried. It's like having the first episodes too slow and realizing the need to catch up on the plot by the end.
Watching this on a weekly basis was fun and I was always looking forward to it every Tuesday. However, if I'd be critical, I guess this anime is standard OP trope but with an oblivious girl protagonist in a little romance/adventure story. Animation was not it's strong suit, and I think if it were to have better action scenes, this anime would've been famous.
The story is straightforward, and almost had no twists in the plot. Although this is the case, I guess I kind of enjoyed it only because it was fun having something to look forw…
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This show exemplifies a lot of things that have just been annoying me about anime, especially modern anime. First thing that is pretty inconsequential but actually pisses me off is the long and overly specific titles. It is a title, not a premise. Why couldn’t this just be called Villainess Level 99? That’s all we need. It tells us the main character and the premise of them being OP. If we want to know more we could read the synopsis or, I don’t know, watch the fucking show. This next complaint might just be a cultural difference but it is the utter unoriginality in anime. And what I mean by this is that there is an entire genre to “getting trapped in a otome video game as the villainess”. This is such an oddly specific concept and yet for some reason, there are countless anime and manga o…
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Recommended to skip reading this anime synopsis and reviews. You will be surprise how well-crafted this anime.
Story 8: I didn't read anime's synopsis and reviews. I just watch it randomly. In eps 1, I thought like some trash cliche anime where the heroine is too kind, looks weak, and meets some handsome guy. But I still hold-on until 70% of eps 1 where the whole scene that I have watched are inside visual novel game and somehow the real heroine is introduced at in the end of the episode, she is a villain-looks. It's really surprised me that made my neighbor mad because I sound noisy. Anyway, the story set on cliche genre about playing a visual novel otome game in medieval fantasy but in villain-looks perspective. The eps 1 hooked me that I wanted to watch next episode.
Characters 9: All…
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With villainess adaptations becoming increasingly common in recent years, they can start feel a bit repetitive at times. Luckily, Akuyaku99 does just enough differently to deliver a fun experience. Featuring one of the best girls of the season as an mc, some well done comedy and an interesting story. If you’re at all a fan of the genre, you’ll find this one entertaining.
The biggest thing separating Akuyaku99 stand out from its competitors is the MC, Yumiella. Whereas most protagonists in this genre are based on the main character of a video game, she’s based on a secret boss and wants to stay that way. She wants nothing to do with the spotlight and just wants to live out her days in peace. Sadly, due to her being extremely OP she’s not really able to. Seeing her try to stay lowkey and no…
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Villainess Level 99 - The smarts of a villainess, played like an actual Otome Game character who's nonchalant about its routes and goes on her own tune: I don't care (but deeply care), my way IS the correct way. *Pikachu face*
"Reinventing the wheel". This has been a phrase ongoing and about for just about any kind of source work needed to inject a fresh look into genres that with so many potential formulas, has become pretty much copy-and-paste ideas, which give a sour taste at the afterthought. This is pretty much true in all sorts of media, even the AniManga industry, and especially when new genres take flight and the potential is there, no matter how good or bad it is. For the Isekai genre, that is the Otome Game/Villainess theme, which has seen its share of highs and lows. This seaso…
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