The series focuses on college students reincarnating as villains in an otome RPG.
Kodoani.com – Kadokawa announced on Friday that the light novel series by author Satori Tanabata and illustrator Tea is Villainess Level 99 (Akuyaku Reijō Level 99: Watashi wa Ura Boss Desu ga Maō dewa Arimasen) is getting a television anime adaptation.
Yumiella Dolkness is your usual villain in a traditional RPG—except that she’s also secretly the overpowered hidden boss. But Yumiella wasn’t always Yumiella, you see. In her previous life, she was nothing more than an introverted college student and a devout gamer. So when she realizes that she has been reincarnated as a hidden boss, she is determined to stay away from the main characters and avoid her death at their hands. All she wants is a good, quiet life. Too bad when her gamer instincts kick in, Yumiella can’t ignore her amazing stats… A girl to mull over!
So, with a lot of time before starting her life at the academy, she got a little carried away and maxed out her level 99. And when the others found out, they got it wrong about strength. her strength—now they think she’s the demon lord! Is this OP villain strong enough to regain the peaceful life she always wanted?!
The novel series currently has five volumes. Nokomi launched a manga adaptation in 2020 and it currently has three volumes.