The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior is a Japanese light novel series written by Tenichi. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in April 2018, before being published in print with illustrations by Suzunosuke by Ichijinsha beginning in June 2019. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Bunko Matsuura, was serialized on the Zero-Sum Online website between March 2020 and March 2022. An anime television series adaptation by OLM aired from July to September 2023. A second season is set to premiere in April 2026.
Plot
One day, an eight-year-old girl named Pride Royal Ivy regains memories of her past life and discovers she has been reincarnated in the otome game Our Ray of Light. In-game, Pride is a sadistic and monstrous young girl who grows up to become a callous queen and serves as the final boss, who meets her end at the hands of her younger sister whom she wronged. Realizing this, Pride uses her skills and knowledge of the game to become a compassionate and benevolent ruler. She hopes that by changing her ways, this will lead to a better future for her kingdom and the people around her.Characters
;Pride Royal Ivy;Stale Royal Ivy
;Tiara Royal Ivy
;Arthur Beresford
;Rosa Royal Ivy
;Albert Royal Ivy
;Gilbert Butler
;Roderick Beresford
;Clark Darwin
;Callum Bordeaux
;Eric Gilchrist
;Alan Berners
;Val
;Sefek
;Kemet
Media
Light novel
Written by Tenichi, the series began serialization on the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on April 19, 2018. The series was later acquired by Ichijinsha, who began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Suzunosuke on June 4, 2019. As of October 2025, twelve volumes have been released.In June 2021, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they licensed the series for English publication.
Manga
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Bunko Matsuura, was serialized on Ichijinsha's Zero-Sum Online website from March 19, 2020, to March 18, 2022. As of January 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into three volumes. In October 2022, it was announced that the manga adaptation had been cancelled due to the poor health of the artist.A new manga adaptation covering the "Val Arc", illustrated by Akiko Kawano, was serialized in Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero Sum magazine on June 28, 2023, to December 27, 2024. A manga adaptation covering the "Fiance Arc", again illustrated by Kawano, began serialization in the same magazine on March 28, 2025.
Seven Seas Entertainment is also publishing the manga adaptation in English.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 28, 2022. It is produced by OLM and directed by Norio Nitta, with Deko Akao writing the scripts, Hitomi Kōno designing the characters, and Hanae Nakamura, Tatsuhiko Saiki, Kanade Sakuma, and Junko Nakajima composing the music. It aired from July 7 to September 22, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Kyūseishu" by Tsukuyomi, while the ending theme song is "Pride" by ChoQMay. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series, and is streaming it on Hidive. Muse Communication also licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.A second season was announced on June 30, 2025. Misaki Tsuchida, Tsugumi Tanaka, and Kaho Sawada will compose the music with Nakamura, Saiki, Sakuma, and Nakajima. The season is set to premiere in April 2026.