#hametsuo

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Hamefura has/is getting a anime Season 2, a new spinoff visual novel, a bi-monthly light novel update, a farming mobile game, a StoryMe Otome Game, Fortune Lover Bluray game, a spinoff manga, a Yuri Anthology and a Manga Anthology (plus 2 fandom projects: a fannovel and a zine). That’s a lot of stuff!

WE BELIEVE IN KATARINA SUPREMACY!!

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‘My Next Life as A Villainess’ Anime is over...

SO WHAT NOW???

A lot of us are disappointed that Katarina’s adventures are finally over, and a lot of us are gonna miss watching the wacky hi-jinks of our dense villainess. I’ve seen a lot of people say that they will stop posting or paying attention to hamefura after the anime ends, and while I might be the same to some extent, I just want to say that there are still a lot of hamefura things to look forward to after the anime ends!

These are actually some very obvious things to look forward to, but you know I’d still like to share them so you can use them to fill the hole in your heart that the anime left behind.

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Edit: (9/30/20) I added stuff, as well as a cut for all yall who says my posts are too long qwq

The Manga

Hamefura still has an on-going manga that is currently in Chapter 3 of the Light Novels! A lot of you already read it, and understand that it can get frustrating when there’s a lack of updates on the english side of things, but if you’re really curious, you can go over and check out the JP releases every month so you can have an idea of whats to come for the manga :DD (The fan translation of ENG Chapter 26 came out a few days ago so you know it’s not dead!!)

I’d recommend reading the english translation on Mangadex, since most translation groups officially upload their translation on there. 

The Spin-off (Hametsuo/Bakarina Alter)

It deserves it’s own category for just how unique it is in terms of its reception in the western crowd. I know a lot of people probably read it, but I guess people barely talk about because it’s not really that far into it’s premise yet. 

I just can’t stop recommending this manga to people (despite not going where I thought it’d be) because of how good the art-style is and how much promise it has. It updates monthly, which I know is a long wait, but it does pay off when you see the quality of everything. Plus it’s just fun to imagine how hamefura would go if it followed the typical “villainess otome isekai” format.

I actually love talking about hametsuo, so maybe my posts are woth the look ;; w ;;

The Light Novels

credits to @sparckle-art​ for the scans!

I’m happy to read that a lot of people are gonna go switch and buy the light novels after the anime ends! By the time the anime ends, the Vol. 6 of the LN would release a week later, acting kind of like a replacement of what is supposed to be a new episode for that week.

The fan-translated version of the web novel is available online, up until half of Vol. 4, but I still recommend buying the books on bookwalker (i don’t know if the sale is still there, but I’d recommend picking up the book regardless!). If reading the fan translation piqued your interest, then playing for the books would definitely worth your money if you ask me! 

An increase of sales might show them that there’s interest for this light novel, and might make them translate the JP novels even faster! (or maybe i’m just too impatient to wait 2-3 months for Volume 7 dshfjsfgs who knows?)

My only warning is that the tone really does shift post-arc 1 (Fortune Lover I) so if you’re looking for harem hijinks, from spoilers I’ve seen I think there would less of that and more of world building. (ps. please stop asking me where to read it ;;-;;)

Edit: Volume 8 is coming out in a few months, with Volume 9 probably being released at either Jan or Feb next year, then after that it’ll be a yearly update

StoryMe Otome Game

credit to the hamefura reddit discord for the screenshots!

I’m surprised a lot of people doesn’t know about the StoryMe game, despite it updating every week alongside the anime. Just kidding I didn’t either lol, I actually found about this thanks to the hamefura reddit discord server! StoryMe is a choose-your-own-adventure otome game, kind of like those “Episodes” or “Chapters” game that gets recommended on Youtube a lot. 

It’s still in japanese, which is probably why not a lot of people knows of it yet, but it seems like you can play as Katarina and romance anyone from the entire harem (yes, the girls too), so keep you eyes peeled for if ever it gets an english translation!

It’s basically the bluray Fortune Lover game with the DVDs, but instead of Maria, you actually get to play as Katarina!

(I’ll make a separate post for this later, maybe)

Edit: The game just came out in English in September 16, and just spat out a 11-episode update at September 30

tldr: go play it, it has 19 episodes out right now

Katarina’s Farm

It’s a newly announced mobile game with a web trial version that centers around playing as Katarina, trying to earn money and points for expanding your farm land, planting more expensive plants and getting the other members of the harem to join you! It’s a 2D pixel game that seems like it wouldnt take too much time to play (you can get the first 4 characters within 30 minutes of gameplay, but that might be adjusted in the mobile version) so I understand if it might not interest some people, but that’s still something to look forward to!

I made another post about it so check out the link to the web version here!

The Bluray Otome Game

While I can’t say this for certain, but maybe if there was ever an official english bluray release, it might include the Fortune Lover Male Capture Target Routes that are included in the game. Maybe someone will play it and translate it even! It would interesting to see how different the boys are, and give us further appreciation for Katarina’s influence and changes!

There’s a preview for a CG in Keith’s Route, which comes with the second bluray (no pv for Geordo ;; w ;;)

Edit: All the boy’s routes are out in Japanese

We don’t know if they’ll ever be released in English though, so hopefully someone translates them at least ;;w;;

The Manga and Yuri Anthology

Missing the hilarious and heartwarming antics of Katarina and her harem? Then you should check out the Manga Anthology (that has just been been translated in its entirety). It’s 14 chapters of absolute hilarity!

There’s also a Yuri Anthology, featuring the 4 girls of the harem! If you’re looking for more of that then, it’s an absolute recommendation!

Spin-off Visual Novel

Edit: They recently just announced a spinoff visual novel! It takes place after the Fortune Lover 1 Arc and features sexy pirates hgsjhgsdf

It’s just recently announced so there’s not a lot of info besides the company making it (it’s Otomate) and the fact that it’s gonna be an all new Bakarina adventure uwu

Bakarina Radio

I heard there’s a Bakarina Radio too, featurning the VAs of the anime cast. 

I don’t know if its a regular thing or a one time thing, but its still worth checkin out!

https//twitter.com/hamehura/status/1309831738525278209

The Second Season of the Anime

I seriously wasn’t expecting another season, considering how different the next arc is, but I’m happy nonetheless for more Bakarina! I hope this motivates the fans to continue supporting the series, as a bigger reaction will definitely lead to more content for us to enjoy! I have a theory about S2, which I think is worth the read :3c

Other Otome Isekais

There’s a lot of other Villainess Otome Isekai’s that are worth the read, and a lot of them as just as interesting as hamefura, despite the lack of a harem (from deep rooted revenge to hilarious and crazy villainess, there’s a lot!) The quickest recommendation I can give is just looking up “Akuyaku” and “Villainess” on Mangadex (do both btw they dont have the same results), but theres a lot that doesn’t get recommended so do your research! I swear it’s worth your time!

Anyways, I hope any of these fill the hole that the hamefura anime will leave in our hearts as we wait for season 2! (sorry for repeating the same line again hdsfgdjhsfg) Feel free to add anything like fanfic recommendations and artists, as I can’t cover everything on my own, as those really help provide hamefura fans with content :DD

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ME OBSESSING OVER THE NEW ASCART CHAPTER OF VERGE OF DESTRUCTION

they look so good in nishi’s style hgjhsdgsjf worth the wait!!!

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What do you think about the last chapter of the Bakarina's spinoff? I wanna hear your thoughts 🥺

Thanks for wanting to hear my thoughts, Anon!

The newest Chapter of HameFura Verge of Destruction Chapter 12 - Lady Romance Novels was one of my most anticipated chapters to be honest. With Keith arc, we were given the expectation that it might not just completely be hamefura but set 15 years into Katarina’s life instead of 8, and that Villainess!Katarina's will affect how she will deal with the characters of Fortune Lover. The chapter itself was very pretty, I’ve been very excited to see Sophia and Nicol drawn in Nishi’s style and boy did she deliver! We got a cameo of Sienna too which is amazing!

I feel mixed about this chapter; on one hand I shouldn’t really be surprised with how it went, considering how Alan and Mary was dealt in the spinoff. but on the other I really wanted Sophia and Nicol to be different like Keith. The new chapter’s explanation is that Villainess!Katarina never bothered to interact with Sophia at all during their academy days neither in social events which is the reason used as to why Sophia doesn’t have an impression of Katarina yet, and the same can be said for Nicol as well. Nicol’s greetings of Katarina made them look like near-strangers kind of acquaintances, despite Nicol being the best friend of her fiance. You’d think because of their statuses, Nicol had lots of chances to interact with Katarina in the 8 years that she’s been engaged with Gerald so far. 

There’s also the fact that Nicol acts like he doesn’t know what kind of reputation Katarina has and what kind of people she surrounds herself, despite again being Gerald’s best friend. Even if Gerald doesn’t actively complain or tell him stories of his boring and arrogant aristocratic fiancee, as part of the student council, Nicol should know what of people Sophia should avoid in the academy, aka the kind of people that Villainess!Katarina liked having around. I know Katarina wasn’t in Nicol’s route in Fortune Lover so its hard for me to really say whether Katarina is the kind of stereotypical noblewomen who shares the same high-horse way of thinking as others who would also feel disgust at Sophia’s appearance (the fact that she’s one of many is why he ends up blurring her existence in his head), or if Katarina in the past simply did not care for the Ascarts enough to even interact with them. I mean because even if its the latter, Nicol would be like Mary who is impossible to imagine as have never or rarely interact with Katarina considering their relationships to the twin princes. 

I mean fine, if the spinoff wants to say that Sophia never interacted with Katarina then I can sort of accept that (since you can argue that Sophia never attended any other social gathering past the age of 10 which is why she has never met Katarina before before getting into the academy), but not Nicol though. Though I mean I have to, because that’s what we’re supposed to go with for the rest of the spinoff, but that doesn’t mean I wont feel weird about it. I know I shouldn’t really be nitpicking the choices of the spinoff because it obviously still wants to end up with the bakarina harem without going to a lot of trouble to get there. I just want to say that the explanation in the chapter kind of maybe makes sense, and if I lift my suspension of disbelief then I could totally buy it, it’s just disappointing that they didn’t do it like Keith where Katarina has the inevitably reap what her pre-head bump self has done to her relationships with others and have her earn her way into getting back into their good graces. 

If such and such is the case, I wish they would at least say something in the dialogue instead of making me guess everything about what their life was while/before they got into the academy,

That’s how I feel about it! it’s honestly a 50/50 depending on how much of my brain I use when thinking about it jsgjshdgf Just like what soeoen in the bakarina discord said, there is no reason to be surprised that the spinoff is being written this way, considering how it started, but I still felt like venting ;;w;;

thank you for the question anon!!

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Newest Hametsuo Chapter: (is about Keith)

My brain:

OH WOW P R I N CE G E O R D O <3

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thanks to the hamefura discord, my already humongous love for Sienna has been renewed, and now we all want Sienna the straight man to react to the hilarity of hamefura (best girl is spin-off locked that is a crime)

She deserves that Katarina face from Vol. 3 of the manga more than anyone hfgjhsdf

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Hello! In the spinoff of series of My life as a villainess do you think that the Katarina's sword teacher will become part of the harem?

Kai Gerran? Personally, I think somewhere down the line, he might just end up being a part of the harem. Though “being a part of the harem” can mean lots of things depending on the character.

We know Mr. Gerran is a teacher, but nishi’s simple art style makes it difficult to guess his age because he’s drawn in the same way as everyone else. Depending on the age gap between him and Katarina, he might not be like the other members that are interested in her romantically. He might be more similar to Anne, where he gains admiration and endearment towards Katarina, and is still somewhat considered to be part of the harem, but isn’t an active participant.  I mean he looks quite young, he might be a new teacher so if he does pine for Katarina as well, maybe it won’t be that weird.

As of writing this, he’s only been on two chapters (Chp. 7 and 8) so there’s still a lot of gaps that needs to be filled in the story and in the new characters. So far, he seems to be interested in Maria (whether that’s a good thing or bad thing is left to speculation), and while he’s nice to Katarina, there still seems to be some tension between them on his side as their relationship is completely professional (i mean of course, he’s teacher). 

I’ve always guessed that because of the circumstances of the spinoff, they would either force the original harem (the student council) to fall inlove with her out of nowhere, or create a new harem with a combination of old and new characters. Right now I’ve got my eye on Sienna and Mr. Gerran, because I think if the author/artist wants this to work, they have to start introducing new and interesting characters immediately in order to create a connection between them and the audience. I can’t say for certain, but I want to keep reading the spinoff with the idea that Mr. Gerran joins the harem in order to give myself and the other readers a sense of familiarity knowing that all the actions that Katarina is taking will lead up to the hilarious harem that we all know and love. Again, it might be weird depending on how old he is, but I want to think about it like that until the introduce more new characters in the spinoff.

Thank you for the ask! :DD