The Villainess and the Demon Knight (novel/manga)
The Villainess and the Demon Knight (悪役令嬢と鬼畜騎士, Akuyaku Reijō to Kichiku Kishi) is a Japanese light novel series written by Nekoda and illustrated by Asahiko. It initially began serialization on the Moonlight Novels female adult section of Shōsetsuka ni Narō in December 2017. It was later acquired by Ichijinsha who began publishing the series under its Ichijinsha Melissa light novel imprint in November 2020. A manga adaptation illustrated by Seikan began serialization on Ichijinsha’s Zero Sum Online manga website in July 2021.
Media
Light novel
Written by Nekoda, The Villainess and the Demon Knight initially began serialization on the Moonlight Novels female adult section of the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on December 6, 2017. It was later acquired by Ichijinsha who began publishing it with illustrations by Asahiko under its Ichijinsha Melissa light novel imprint on November 2, 2020. Four volumes have been released as of December 27, 2023. The light novels are licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
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| 1 | November 11, 2020 | 978-4-7580-9306-4 | October 29, 2024 | 979-8-89160-619-7 |
| 2 | July 1, 2021 | 978-4-7580-9375-0 | February 18, 2025 | 979-8-89160-887-0 |
| 3 | April 1, 2022 | 978-4-7580-9450-4 | — | — |
| 4 | December 27, 2023 | 978-4-7580-9608-9 | — | — |
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Seikan began serialization on Ichijinsha’s Zero Sum Online manga website on July 16, 2021. The manga’s chapters have been collected into three tankōbon volumes as of October 2023.
During their panel at Anime Expo 2022, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they licensed the manga for English publication.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
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| 1 | January 31, 2022 | 978-4-7580-3704-4 | March 28, 2023 | 978-1-63858-896-2 |
| 2 | October 31, 2022 | 978-4-7580-3809-6 | August 8, 2023 | 979-8-88843-004-0 |
| 3 | October 31, 2023 | 978-4-7580-3950-5 | July 23, 2024 | 979-8-88843-428-4 |
| 4 | October 31, 2024 | 978-4-7580-8608-0 | — | — |
Reception
By December 2023, the series had over 1.5 million copies in circulation.
The manga adaptation, alongside The Transfer Destination Was a World with few Pharmacists, won the Isekai Comic Prize at NTT Solmare’s “Minna ga Erabu!! Denshi Comic Taishō 2024” competition in 2024.
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First light novel volume cover
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| 悪役令嬢と鬼畜騎士 (Akuyaku Reijō to Kichiku Kishi) |
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| Genre | |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Nekoda |
| Published by | Moonlight Novels (Shōsetsuka ni Narō) |
| Original run | December 6, 2017 – present |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Nekoda |
| Illustrated by | Asahiko |
| Published by | Ichijinsha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Ichijinsha Melissa |
| Demographic | Female |
| Original run | November 2, 2020 – present |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Nekoda |
| Illustrated by | Seikan |
| Published by | Ichijinsha |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Zero Sum Online |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Original run | July 16, 2021 – present |
| Volumes | 3 |
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