Danica Davidson
June 30, 2025 
The anime The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (a.k.a. Higeki no Genkyō to naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Min no tame ni Tsukushimasu. in Japanese), which debuted in 2023, is finally getting a second season! Suzunosuke, the illustrator of the original light novels, created this new visual specially to honor the reveal.
The announcement did not share when we might expect the second season to begin.
The first season was picked up for streaming by HIDIVE, and Sentai Filmworks put it out on Blu-ray.
The first season of The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior was made at OLM Team Yoshioka, with Norio Nitta of Kami-sama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama helming the project as director. The person handling series composition was Deko Akao, known for working on Pokémon: Journeys and Noragami. Credit for music composition went to Hanae Nakamura, Tatsuhiko Saiki, Kanade Sakuma, and Junko Nakajima.
The story made its debut in April 2018, starting out on the website Shōsetsuka ni Narō, before being picked up by Ichijinsha in 2019.
Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the original light novels by Tenichi and Suzunosuke, plus the manga adaptation. The publisher gave this description for the plot:
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Plot
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 plan 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?
Source: ANN
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk book Chalk Art Manga, both illustrated by professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
