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I finished Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion. It's not a Villainess anime, but it had pretty much the same setup. Main girl dies and her soul transfers into a fantasy story she'd read. The twist is that she's in the body of a minor side character fated to die, so she has to radically change the story in order to survive. Using her meta knowledge, she strikes a deal with the titular duke to have a sham engagement in order to keep herself safe. It's only supposed to be temporary, but of course it isn't going to be quite that simple as their feelings for each other start to grow.

I really enjoyed this anime! Raeliana was a good character. She's very proactive and she had a fun personality. When the story's villainess tried to bully her, I liked how Raeliana refused to take any shit. Her relationship with the duke was handled well, too. It built up in believable ways and they had an enjoyable dynamic. Their verbal sparring sessions wound up being surprisingly cute. However, the thing I liked most about this anime was something that I haven't seen explored in any of the shows I've watched with a similar premise. It examined the implications of just how drastically Raeliana was changing the story, particularly the disruption to the romance the duke was originally going to have with the the story's actual main girl. I really hope this gets another season, because I want to see how one aspect plays out. From what was hinted, the story's original main girl isn't happy that Raeliana has stolen her fairytale romance...