Seven Seas Licenses The Condemned Villainess Goes Back in Time and Aims to Become the Ultimate Villain Light Novel and Manga Series
(May 24, 2023) – Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of the light novel and manga series The Condemned Villainess Goes Back in Time and Aims to Become the Ultimate Villain by Bakufu Narayama, Ebisushi, and Rato Kitaguni. In this fantasy tale of time travel, revenge, and aristocratic intrigue, a doomed noblewoman sets out to turn the tables on those who wronged her in her past life!
Claudia, daughter of a duke, is tricked by her wicked half-sister and sold off to a brothel. Unwilling to accept defeat, Claudia uses the tools at her disposal and becomes one of the most successful sex workers in her new home. That's when she dies–only to be thrust back in time to age fourteen! Gone is the gullible girl of her academy days now that she's got street savvy and hard-won seductive skills. It's Claudia's turn to play the evil villainess, and there's nothing she won't do to protect what's hers!
The Condemned Villainess Goes Back in Time and Aims to Become the Ultimate Villain (light novel) Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in North America in March 2024 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the series available in single large-trim editions. Ebook editions will also be available (early) on digital platforms.
The Condemned Villainess Goes Back in Time and Aims to Become the Ultimate Villain (manga) Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in North America in April 2024 for $13.99 USA / $17.99 CAN, with the series available in single volume editions. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.
About Seven Seas Entertainment
Established in 2004, Seven Seas Entertainment is an award-winning publisher that specializes in bringing the best of Japanese manga and light novels to English language audiences alongside the hottest hand-picked books from around the globe, as well as producing original comics, graphic novels, and youth literature. All of Seven Seas' book imprints are distributed throughout the world by Penguin Random House Publisher Services. For more information, visit sevenseasentertainment.com
