'My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie' Release Date, Cast and Spoilers: Everything We Know So Far

“My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie” is underway after more than two years since it was announced on September 21, just after the conclusion of the second installment. The first season aired from April to June 2020, while the second season aired from July to September of the following year. Studio Link was in charge of the anime series' animation, and they are now back to make the anime feature, which Asmik Ace will distribute.

The plot is based on Satoru Yamaguchi's light novel series, which Nami Hidaka drew. Thirteen volumes have been published as of October 2023. The series was also adapted into a manga with art by Hidaka, which has been serialized in the Monthly Comic Zero Sum magazine since August 2017. Seven Tankobon volumes have been published, and Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the series in English.

Keisuke Inoue directed the film, while the script was written by Megumi Shimizu and Megumu Sasano, who adapted Yamaguchi's original story. As fans await more details, here is everything we know about the upcoming “My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie.”

‘My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie’ Release Date

It has been confirmed that “My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie” will be released in Japan on December 8, 2023. Unfortunately, there are no substantial plans to release the anime film overseas. The production team may announce a theatrical release date for North America, Europe, and other places within the next few months. Still, if they do release it in the United States, it'll most likely be in limited theaters.

UPDATE: “My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie” had its world premiere on November 19, 2023.

‘My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie’ Cast

Maaya Uchida will reprise her role as Catarina Claes, and the cast of the TV anime series adaptation of the light book will also return. Here is the complete list of the “The My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie” cast: Shouta Aoi as Geordo Stuart, Tetsuya Kakihara as Keith Claes, Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Alan Stuart, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Nicole Ascart, Miho Okasaki as Mary Hunt, Inori Minase as Sophia Ascart, and Saori Hayami as Maria Campbell.

‘My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie’ Spoilers

For starters, “My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie” is an isekai harem rom-com that follows Catarina Claes, the young daughter of a noble family, who one day knocks her head and recalls her previous existence as a 17-year-old Japanese otaku girl. That's when she finds she's been reborn into the universe of the otome game Fortune Lover as the game's villain, Katarina Claes, who is bound to be murdered or exiled regardless of which path the player takes in the original game.

To escape these tragic paths that will lead to her destruction, she employs her knowledge of the game and her own cunning, beginning with breaking off her engagement with the prince. This, however, has unexpected ramifications for her interactions with the other characters in the game's setting. Will Katarina survive her attempt to avert her character's fate?

“The My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie” will focus on Catarina Claes encountering a mystery boy while seeing the shows and dancers brought by merchants from a foreign country, which leads to a once-in-a-lifetime event for her.

Stay tuned for more “My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie” spoilers, news, and updates!

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