With a flourish of magical flair, the official website for The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior has unveiled the first teaser art and trailer for its eagerly awaited second season. Announced on September 28, 2025, this reveal comes just over a year after the debut season captivated audiences with its clever twist on villainess tropes and empowering storytelling.
The teaser art, rendered in the series' signature vibrant style, features Pride Royal Ivy, the sharp-witted crown princess turned reluctant savior, front and center. The artwork, credited to the animation studio OLM Team Yoshioka, masterfully captures the dual tones of whimsy and impending conflict that define the series.
Accompanying the visual is a brief but evocative trailer, clocking in at under a minute. Voice actors reprise their roles, with Aoi Koga's spirited delivery as Pride injecting fresh layers of resolve. The teaser reveals the isekai fantasy anime's April 2026 return. You can watch the new trailer below:
This announcement arrives amid a bustling fall anime slate, underscoring the growing popularity of The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen. The first season, which aired from July to September 2024, adapted the early volumes of the light novel with a perfect blend of humor, heart, and high fantasy. It averaged strong viewership ratings and sparked widespread acclaim for its subversion of otome game clichés, positioning Pride not as a scheming antagonist but as a proactive force for good. The teaser builds on that momentum, teasing deeper dives into the kingdom's lore and Pride's evolving relationships, while introducing subtle nods to unresolved plot threads like the shadowy forces manipulating the game's "script."
Production details remain under wraps for now, but the involvement of returning director Naoyuki Tatsuwa and character designer Shōko Yasuda signals continuity in the series' polished aesthetic. J.C. Staff, known for hits like Toradora! and The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., appears poised to elevate the action and emotional beats even further. Music teasers in the trailer suggest composer Yuki Hayashi will return, promising another soundtrack rich in sweeping themes and pulse-pounding battles.
What is The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior about?
Originally penned by Tenichi as a light novel series, The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior debuted in Japan in 2019 under Ichijinsha's Ichibankan Iris imprint. The series quickly gained traction for its innovative take on the isekai genre, blending self-aware meta-commentary with character-driven drama. Illustrated by Suzumaru, the novels have since expanded into manga adaptations and inspired the anime, with English-licensed volumes released by Seven Seas Entertainment. As of 2025, the light novel run spans over a dozen volumes, exploring themes of agency, redemption, and the power of empathy in a world bound by predetermined fates.
At its core, the story follows Pride Royal Ivy, a young girl reincarnated into the body of the game's ultimate villainess. Armed with foreknowledge of the otome game's tragic endpoints, she embarks on a quest to avert disaster—not by embracing destruction, but by nurturing the heroes around her. The narrative unfolds in a lush fantasy kingdom rife with magic, romance, and political machinations, where Pride's "cheat" abilities and unyielding optimism clash against the inexorable pull of destiny.
Seven Seas Entertainment's official description encapsulates the series' charm:
Pride Royal Ivy is only eight years old when she realizes that she’s been reincarnated, destined to become the future wicked queen and final boss of an otome game. She’s got it all in this new life: razor-sharp wit, boss-tier powers, and influence over the kingdom as crown princess. Determined to sow despair and destruction across the land, she… Wait, what kind of a rotten future is that?! Princess Pride decides to drop the maniacal villainess act and protect the male love interests instead, cheating her way to saving everyone she can! Will this final boss end up earning the adoration of her kingdom?
With The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen Season 2 on the horizon, the series continues to redefine what it means to be the "bad guy" in a world of scripted endings, promising more laughs, tears, and triumphs for Pride and her unlikely found family.
Source: Official website of The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior.
