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EP. REVIEW: My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

Still, I wonder why they give us another filler episode when there is a story to be told based on the books with an important part to play for Sirius Dieke.

One possibility is that they have rushed to fast to get to this point, assuming that the anime will cover the first two novels. In my opinion they needn't have hurried so much to get to the time skip, but perhaps it was necessary to cover a lot of ground in the first episode.

reaslin wrote:

Still, I wonder why they give us another filler episode when there is a story to be told based on the books with an important part to play for Sirius Dieke. One possibility is that they have rushed to fast to get to this point, assuming that the anime will cover the first two novels. In my opinion they needn't have hurried so much to get to the time skip, but perhaps it was necessary to cover a lot of ground in the first episode.

My guess is because the harem antics are more interesting
... as long as they get to actually showcase their personalities in a fun way.

To be honest, the setup is a little flimsy, since the exact rules of this sorcerous tome aren't made especially clear. Are the stories that Mary and Maria witness in its pages literally playing out all at once, or do they only exist when the two are actually reading the pages? It doesn't really matter, I know, since the whole scenario is just an excuse to see some of the harem members enact their comedically unbidden desires upon Catarina, but I still found the loosey-goosey framing of the whole situation a tiny bit distracting.

• Can anyone at all tell me what the point of Sirius Dieke is?

If you played true love story which is a classic VN you should know the concept of spoiler[hidden routes]

Same. It seemed to only move forward when they were reading (or at least had the book open), but then how would their desires ever play out when it was closed (which should prevent the book from being able to absorb everyone's desires)? And how did Katarina keep eating when it was closed? Also why was she the only one who was acting normally??

Perhaps someone who is familiar with the Final Fantasy franchise can comment on whether this is an allusion to Milidiana Weistland, who appears in FF XIV? That character is the only other "Milidiana" I have found. Otherwise, it amuses me to think of it as a reference to Meridiana, the succubus who (according to one story) made Gerbert d"Aurilac into Pope Sylvester II with her advice.

Interestingly, a portion of the episode feels almost like a recap, with Anne standing by and reflecting on all of the different paramours Catarina has unwittingly cultivated ever since her body and soul were stolen by a dead teenager from another dimension (there's a real existential horror vibe to all of these isekai plots that just begs to be explored, now that I think of it).

One of the more recent Didn't I Say To Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! novels spent a few pages talking about this. Its take on the whole thing was that it was more a DBZ-style fusion than a literal "one soul goes in, one comes out" ordeal.

Catarina and the audience both can take comfort in one thing: No matter how the War for Catarina's Heart concludes, we know she'll always have Anne around to look out for her.

Wait, where did you see this character in game?

Wow, is James not going to mention the post-credit scene again this week?

I'm sorry: I've never played the game. Hers was just the only remotely relevant hit that came up when I consulted Google-sensei.

She's compared to a black hole for a reason.

[H]er body and soul were stolen by a dead teenager from another dimension (there's a real existential horror vibe to all of these isekai plots that just begs to be explored, now that I think of it).