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Also known as The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior, Higeki no Genkyō to Naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Tami no Tame ni Tsukushimasu, Higeki no Genkyou to Naru Saikyou Gedou Last Boss Joou wa Tami no Tame ni Tsukushimasu
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The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (Japanese: 悲劇の元凶となる最強外道ラスボス女王は民の為に尽くします。, Hepburn: Higeki no Genkyō to naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Min no tame ni Tsukushimasu; "The Final Boss, the Ultimate Villain and the Cause of the Tragedy, Is the Queen Who Does Everything for Her People") is a Japanese light novel series written by Tenichi. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in April 2018, before being published in print with illustrations by Suzunosuke by Ichijinsha beginning in June 2019. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Bunko Matsuura, was serialized on the Zero-Sum Online website between March 2020 and March 2022. An anime television series adaptation by OLM aired from July to September 2023. A second season aired from April to June 2026.
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Plot
One day, an eight-year-old girl named Pride Royal Ivy regains memories of her past life and discovers she has been reincarnated in the otome game Our Ray of Light. In-game, Pride is a sadistic and monstrous young girl who grows up to become a callous queen and serves as the final boss, who meets her end at the hands of her younger sister whom she wronged. Realizing this, Pride uses her skills and knowledge of the game to become a compassionate and benevolent ruler. She hopes that by changing her ways, this will lead to a better future for her kingdom and the people around her.
Characters
Pride Royal Ivy (プライド・ロイヤル・アイビー, Puraido Roiyaru Aibī)
Voiced by: Fairouz Ai (Japanese); Karlii Hoch (English)
Pride is a young Japanese girl who has been reincarnated as the villainess of the otome game Our Ray of Light. The original Pride was a monstrously selfish woman who callously abused everyone, being seen as a devil in human form; only to eventually meet her end at the hands of her younger sister. The current Pride uses her memory of the original timeline to save and protect everyone that would have been abused by her; unintentionally causing them and herself to have glimpses of the original timeline. Whenever she makes alterations to the current timeline, the actions of her original self are seemingly imprinted onto others who carry them out in her place. She possesses a "cheat ability" that makes her an incredibly strong fighter and the ability to foresee the future.
Stale Royal Ivy (ステイル・ロイヤル・アイビー, Suteiru Roiyaru Aibī)
Voiced by: Maaya Uchida (season 1), Koki Uchiyama (season 2) (Japanese); James Marler (English)
Stale is the adopted brother and assistant of Pride and possesses the power of teleportation. The original Pride placed him under a magical contract which forced him to obey her, taking advantage of his inability to read and write anything other than his own name, and then ordered him to murder his birth mother; leading him to swear revenge, being healed by her younger sister Tiara and becoming one of her love interests. The current Pride has treated him with great care and compassion, notably allowing him to communicate with his birth mother, and so earning his loyalty and love. He is frenemies with Arthur.
Tiara Royal Ivy (ティアラ・ロイヤル・アイビー, Tiara Roiyaru Aibī)
Tiara is the younger sister of Pride. In the original timeline, she ultimately killed her older sister. In the current timeline, she instead has a close relationship with Pride and does not fight with her. When the Copelandii declares war on Freesia, Tiara rises to the occasion and learns how to fight in order to join her older sister; tired of standing on the sidelines. She's also heavily implied to gain a crush on Prince Cedric.
Media
Light novel
Written by Tenichi, the series began serialization on the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on April 19, 2018. The series was later acquired by Ichijinsha, who began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Suzunosuke on June 4, 2019. As of May 2026, thirteen volumes have been released.
In June 2021, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they licensed the series for English publication.
Manga
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Bunko Matsuura, was serialized on Ichijinsha's Zero-Sum Online website from March 19, 2020, to March 18, 2022. As of January 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into three tankōbon volumes. In October 2022, it was announced that the manga adaptation had been cancelled due to the poor health of the artist.
A new manga adaptation covering the "Val Arc", illustrated by Akiko Kawano, was serialized in Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero Sum magazine on June 28, 2023, to December 27, 2024. A manga adaptation covering the "Fiance Arc", again illustrated by Kawano, began serialization in the same magazine on March 28, 2025.
Seven Seas Entertainment is also publishing the manga adaptation in English.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 28, 2022. It was produced by OLM and directed by Norio Nitta, with Deko Akao writing the scripts, Hitomi Kōno designing the characters, and Hanae Nakamura, Tatsuhiko Saiki, Kanade Sakuma, and Junko Nakajima composing the music. It aired from July 7 to September 22, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Kyūseishu" (救世主; "Savior") by Tsukuyomi, while the ending theme song is "Pride" by ChoQMay. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series, and is streaming it on Hidive. Muse Communication also licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.
A second season was announced on June 30, 2025. Misaki Tsuchida, Tsugumi Tanaka, and Kaho Sawada composed the music with Nakamura, Saiki, Sakuma, and Nakajima. While it had an advanced screening at Anime Boston 2026, the season aired from April 7 to June 23, 2026. The opening theme song is "Ego" (エゴ) by Retroriron, while the ending theme song is "Tarareba" (たられば; "What If") by Garakuta.
Reception
In 2021, the first manga adaptation was nominated for the Next Manga Awards in the web category. In 2022, the first manga adaptation, along with Cafe Happiness: Food From Out of This World, won the Different World category award at NTT Solmare's "Minna ga Erabu!! Denshi Comic Taishō 2022".
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Arthur is the son of the Knight Captain Rodrick who possesses the power to improve the vitality of plants. In the original timeline, he watched as his father died in battle while the original Pride mocked the fallen soldiers, leading him to swear vengeance against her to the point of not allowing the original Tiara to get close to him due to her relation to Pride. He eventually opened up to Tiara, becoming one of her love interests, and aided her in bringing down her tyrannical sister. The current Pride used her skill to enter the battle herself, saving his father's life and earning Arthur's loyalty. He is frenemies with Stale.
A chancellor who works for Albert. In the original timeline, he committed shady acts to save his wife, but fell victim to Pride's plans. In the alternate timeline, Pride helps to save his wife's life. He can change his appearance to make himself younger or older.
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (Japanese); Jeremy Gee (English)
A criminal who assisted an army of rebels against the kingdom of Freesia. He possesses Earth magic. His actions are really to save two orphans Sefek and Kemet, who were captured by criminals. In the alternate timeline, Pride helps to save the kids and he becomes her subordinate in return. His time with Pride makes Stale and Arthur jealous.
Sefek (セフェク, Sefeku)
Voiced by: M.A.O (Japanese); Brianna Roberts (English)
One of the orphans whom Val befriends. She possesses water magic.
Kemet (ケメト, Kemeto)
Voiced by: Shizuka Ishigami (Japanese); Chelsea McCurdy (English)
One of the orphans whom Val befriends.
Leon Adonis Coronaria (レオン・アドニス・コロナリア, Reon Adonisu Koronaria)
Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana (Japanese); Jack Stansbury (English)
The first prince of the Anemone Kingdom and one of Pride's love interests. In the original story, Pride tortured him and broke his heart while making him kill his own people after he was turned over to her due to the machinations of his younger brothers, Edwin and Homer, as part of a plot to seize the throne and ally with her; this left him in a broken state until he was healed by Tiara, making him become one of her allies and love interests, as he strived to bring down his brothers and Pride. The current Pride instead willingly gets engaged to Leon and does not torture him nor his people. She also discovers his love for his people and saves him from his brothers' machinations; making him the right heir to his family's throne and annulling their false engagement, yet their love for each other remains real.
Voiced by: Yū MaedaEp. 14 credits (Japanese); Chris Hutchinson (English)
The ruler of the Anemone kingdom. He is Leon, Homer, and Erwin's father. He was a distressed man who was marred by the false rumors spread of his oldest son and plagued by the corrupt actions of his two younger sons. In the original timeline, he died of an illness, which allowed his two younger sons to do what they pleased with his kingdom, leading it to near complete destruction. In the current timeline, he is reunited with Leon and crowns him the rightful heir after Erwin and Homer's machinations are revealed; promptly stripping his corrupt sons of their titles, power, and positions before having them imprisoned. After shaking hands with Arthur, he is healed by the knight's special ability and still stands as king.
Voiced by: Kyōhei Natsume (Japanese); Rex Rosario (English)
Leon's younger brother who plots to overthrow him. Posing as a loving and devoted younger brother, Edwin secretly despises Leon and desires the throne for his own selfish ambitions. While putting on the facade of a caring younger brother; in actuality, he is a spoiled and selfish prince who is never satisfied with what he has. With the aid of his brother Homer, he spread lies about Leon being a philanderer throughout the Anemone Kingdom to ruin his reputation. In the original timeline, he and his brother made a deal with Princess Pride: turning their brother and many of their own people over to her to do with as she pleased. As crown prince, he led his kingdom to near ruin, causing he and his brother try to seek out Leon to fix their own mistakes only to be furiously rebuffed by the broken crown prince. They tried to use Tiara as a hostage to force their older brother's hand, only to be thwarted and forced to flee. In the current timeline, Pride exposes his and Homer's scheme before it comes to fruition and they are arrested after being stripped of their titles and power.
Homer Adonis Coronaria (ホーマー・アドニス・コロナリア, Hōmā Adonisu Koronaria)
Leon's other younger brother who plots to overthrow him. Posing as a loving and devoted younger brother, Homer secretly despises Leon and desires the throne for his own selfish ambitions. While putting on the facade of a caring younger brother; in actuality, he is spoiled and selfish prince who is never satisfied with what he has. With the aid of his brother Edwin, he spread lies about Leon being a philanderer throughout the Anemone Kingdom to ruin his reputation. In the original timeline, he and his brother made a deal with Princess Pride: turning their brother and many of their own people over to her to do with as she pleased. As crown prince, he led his kingdom to near ruin, causing he and his brother try to seek out Leon to fix their own mistakes only to be furiously rebuffed by the broken crown prince. They tried to use Tiara as a hostage to force their older brother's hand, only to be thwarted and forced to flee. In the current timeline, Pride exposes his and Edwin's scheme before it comes to fruition and they are arrested after being stripped of their titles and power.
The second-born prince of the Hanazuo Kingdom who is a bit spoiled. In the original timeline, Cedric fled his home when it was besieged by the corrupt Copelandii kingdom as he sought to establish an alliance with the kingdom of Freesia. Unbeknownst to him, Pride had already sided with the Copelandii kingdom prior to his arrival. As a result, she forced him into becoming her slave once she revealed the truth. She then forces him to get close to her younger sister Tiara, to become her fiancé, and then kill her in a heartbreaking betrayal; only for it to fail when he ends up falling for Tiara and she heals him. In the current timeline, Cedric comes to Freesia to request their aid in fighting off the Copelandii kingdom, which is ultimately successful after Pride confronts him over his spoiled behavior and convinces him to confess the truth. He becomes moved that Pride and her friends are willing to aid him, even when they do not agree with his prior behavior.
Harrison Dirk (ハリソン・ディルク, Harison Diruku)
Voiced by: Ryōta Suzuki
The captain of the eighth squadron. His fighting skills are considerably scary.
Cedric's older brother and the ruler of Cercis who disapproves of his bad behavior. In the original timeline, he went insane, which led to Cercis's collapse. In the current timeline, Pride helps to cure him and prevents the kingdom's collapse.
Yohan Linne Dwight (ヨアン・リンネ・ドワイト, Yoan Rinne Dowaito)
Voiced by: Atsushi TamaruEp. 20 credits
The ruler of Chinensis who has a close bond with Cedric.
Fargus (ファーガス, Fāgasu)
Voiced by: Kazuki YoshidaEp. 22 credits
A noble from Cercis who is a close friend of Cedric's.
Dario (ダリオ)
A noble from Cercis who is a close friend of Cedric's.