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Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I'm Not the Demon Lord
Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I'm Not the Demon Lord
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Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I'm Not the Demon Lord

7.1 / 10
2024
1 season
12 episodes
AnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy

This college kid wants nothing more than a quiet life. So when she's reborn as Yumiella, the hidden villainess of an Otome RPG, she's not exactly thrilled. Still yearning for peace, she abandons her evil duties to live a more discreet life. Until her gamer side kicks in, and she accidentally reaches level 99! Now, everyone suspects that she's the infamous Demon Lord. What future awaits her?

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Cast

Fairouz Ai

Azumi Waki

Taku Yashiro

Rina Hidaka

Kohei Amasaki

Yuma Uchida

Haruki Ishiya

Seasons

  • The Hidden Boss Enrolls in the Academy

    1.The Hidden Boss Enrolls in the Academy

    6.8
    09-01-202424m

    Light Magic and the Hero is a game that follows Alicia Ehnleit and her companions. But we're not following that story. The game's hidden boss no longer has any interest in antagoni...

  • The Hidden Boss Shows Her True Strength

    2.The Hidden Boss Shows Her True Strength

    7.6
    16-01-202424m

    When the Royal Academy's crystal ball reveals that Yumiella is level 99, a number thought to be impossible, no one is willing to believe it... until she's prompted to demonstrate h...

  • The Hidden Boss Is Summoned to the Castle

    3.The Hidden Boss Is Summoned to the Castle

    7.3
    23-01-202424m

    The king summons Yumiella to the castle and has her face off against the knight captain, Adolf, to prove that she's level 99. Yumiella then has a private meeting with the queen, wh...

  • The Hidden Boss Attends Field Lessons

    4.The Hidden Boss Attends Field Lessons

    7.5
    30-01-202424m

    Yumiella learns that she appears as a solid black mosnter in Alicia's eyes, but she doesn't know why. Later, the academy's new principal asks Yumiella to help lead a field lesson.

  • The Hidden Boss Finds a Conversation Partner

    5.The Hidden Boss Finds a Conversation Partner

    7.1
    06-02-202424m

    After growing a bit closer to Patrick during the field lesson, Yumiella pairs up with him for a magic lesson, and they talk even more. When the next field lesson rolls around, Yumi...

  • The Hidden Boss Participates in the Martial Arts Competition

    6.The Hidden Boss Participates in the Martial Arts Competition

    7.6
    13-02-202424m

    The Royal Academy is holding a martial arts competition, pitting its students against one another in bouts of magic and might. While she was initially uninterested, Yumiella immedi...

  • The Hidden Boss Attempts Dancing

    7.The Hidden Boss Attempts Dancing

    6.9
    20-02-202424m

    Yumiella takes some time to reflect on the circumstances that led to the game version of herself down a path of villainy. An end-of-year dance presents an opportunity for Yumiella...

  • The Hidden Boss Meets a Dragon

    8.The Hidden Boss Meets a Dragon

    7.6
    27-02-202424m

    A classmate asks Yumiella for help slaying a dragon in her family's territory. Yumiella recognizes the task as an event from the game that rewards the player with a means of transp...

  • The Hidden Boss Is Solicited by an Enemy Nation

    9.The Hidden Boss Is Solicited by an Enemy Nation

    6.6
    05-03-202424m

    A spy from the Kingdom of Remlest tries to recruit Yumiella. She declines, but their conversation makes her begin to question her feelings for Patrick.

  • The Hidden Boss Enters a Dungeon

    10.The Hidden Boss Enters a Dungeon

    7.4
    12-03-202424m

    Yumiella finds the missing Alicia near a dungeon, so they enter it together to raise Alicia's level. As they travell, Yumiella realizes that the plot of Light Magic and the Hero is...

  • The Hidden Boss Is Confessed To

    11.The Hidden Boss Is Confessed To

    7.5
    19-03-202424m

    Yumiella suddenly finds herself a target of multiple assassination attempts—not that any of these hired killers hold a candle to her level 99 strength, of course. Then, she meets a...

  • The Hidden Boss Battles the Demon Lord

    12.The Hidden Boss Battles the Demon Lord

    6.8
    26-03-202424m

    At long last, Yumiella and her companions reach the Demon Lord's castle, but his power is so great that she's the only one who stands a chance against him. Then the Demon Lord tell...

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