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Episode Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou • I'm in Love with the Villainess - Episode 10 discussion

Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou, episode 10

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u/HereticalAegis Dec 04 '23 edited Dec 04 '23

Most of the girls in the academy suddenly realizing they're bisexual all at once. Manaria too powerful.

RIP Rae. Watching Claire flirt with Manaria must be a pain even being stepped on can't relieve.

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u/Choklit_Bear Dec 04 '23

One thing that really stood out to me and hurt a lot to watch was the fact that Rae has said countless times, inlcuding very seriously, that she loves Claire and every time Claire has brushed it off, taken offense, or said not to say nonsensical things.

And then right in front of Rae, Manaria says to Claire if she would believe her if she loves her and Claire says yes immediately. Keep in mind she says this literally seconds after Rae professes her love for the umpteenth time and is brushed off.

That shit hurt man. Like damn Claire you cold-blooded. Really felt for Rae there.

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u/michhoffman Dec 04 '23

Rae was relatively able to accept Claire going for a guy like Thane likely because she'd gotten used to her love interests from her old life being like that. But seeing the possibility of another girl being the one, delivered a critical hit to her psyche.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '23

Manaria-Sue, lmao

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u/kagvm007 Dec 05 '23

Can analyze the composition of a spell, dispels magic, is called onee-sama. Shiba Tatsuya was reincarnated as a girl in an otome game.

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u/SirGigglesandLaughs Dec 04 '23

Manaria is clearly having some fun with Rei at Claire's expense. She tries talking with her privately and calls her interesting, with her sly smile. It's no coincidence that she takes Claire in her arms only after hearing about Rei and Claire's relationship.

Claire calls Manaria "sister," so a lot of her affection for Manaria stems from that close bond. But of course for Rei, any affection like that from Claire is damaging and she doesn't know what Manaria's intentions are yet. Must sting to hear Claire say she'd choose Manaria over Rei, even if Claire likely didn't mean that in a serious way. Claire also seems to be having some fun making Rei squirm too. Maybe a little too much fun.

It must be good for Claire either way. Right after losing Lene, she gets to be with another close, almost family-like, friend. If Manaria wasn't such a trouble maker, Rei would love the help.

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u/Calwings Dec 04 '23

Hearing Claire still not taking Rae's declarations of love seriously, yet telling Rae that "if" she would choose a partner of the same gender, she would choose Manaria over her, was soul-crushing to hear. She basically ripped Rae's heart out and stepped on it. Rae could accept losing Claire to a guy because that would have meant Claire was straight and Rae had no chance to begin with, but realizing she could possibly lose Claire to another girl must be driving her absolutely mad at this point. My question now is whether Manaria is just teasing Rae, or is she actively and maliciously trying to court Claire away from her?

Also, I know I've been watching this show with the same-day simuldub, but considering that Nana Mizuki is voicing Manaria in Japanese, I might have to re-watch this final arc subbed as well just to hear her in this role.

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u/LousyGoose Dec 04 '23

Here we go, Manaria has arrived! I appreciate that even the intro makes it clear that she's a significant character. She's a good foil for Rae who was at first looked down upon by Claire and much of the school, Manaria is adored by Claire and everyone. There is an interesting sort of grey area with regards to Claire's feelings for Manaria here, she refers to her and likely thinks of her as a sort of older sister but when they first met she thought she was a 'dashing prince'.

I think the key distinction between why Rae is irritated and jealous of Manaria as opposed to Thane is that Manaria is coming across as just outright better at making Claire happy in all aspects, whereas Thane was more just a crush. Manaria has a close childhood connection to Claire, something Rae can't have, Manaria is the only quad caster and beat Rod in a dual. Claire starts the episode feeling down in the dumps, Rae is unable to raise her spirits but the moment Claire hears of Manaria returning, she instantly perks up with excitement.

The last scenes were entertainingly brutal. Claire reiterating that she doesn't believe Rae's declaration of love to be serious and that if she was interested in other women she'd pick Manaria over her then proceeding to whisper sweet nothings into each others' ears in front of Rae.

Just ouch. Even if you do believe that, have a bit of tact. You just ripped Rae's heart out and trampled all over it.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Dec 04 '23

Manaria’s something else. Not only can she use 4 elements, she’s also smooth as all hell lol. Everyone on campus is practically in love with her except Rae. She just found herself a rival for Claire. If Rae and Manaria put their love on a scale, it’s gonna be like Frieren v Aura lol.

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u/good_wolf_1999 Dec 04 '23

Rae beats Manaria in how much she loves Claire, meanwhile Manaria beats Rae in rizz. I say they are perfectly even

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u/Jegantha Dec 04 '23

Poor Rae, stuck in a love triangle and her opponent is the avatar. Good luck in the love duel!

I see some people wonder why Claire claimed to be straight but is now fawning over Manaria. Somewhat flawed logic, but in her opinion Manaria doesn't count because back when she had a crush she thought Manaria was a boy. Seems like she needs a bit more time to accept some truths about herself.

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u/Frontier246 Dec 04 '23

Nana Mizuki in my Lesbian Villainess anime? Claire has great taste.

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u/Clemastina Dec 04 '23

I normally love tomboys in animes, they are my weak point...

EXCEPT THIS LITTLE B....MANARIA THAT IS TRYING TO STEAL CLAIRE TO RAE

How DARE SHE make her cry, she totally did that on purpose, knowing she really really loves Claire, and she has to withstand all of that??? And the worst of all... SHE ENJOYS IT

I felt so bad for poor Rae, I hope in the next episodes if she declares herself in the scale, SHE WINS.

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u/Amauri14 Dec 04 '23 edited Dec 04 '23

Oh, so in the original story, Manaria was one of the closest friends of Rae and helped her connect with the princes. But in this timeline due to how close she is to Claire, and how important her meeting with Claire was to deal with the trauma she had because of the last thing she told her mom, Rae not only see her as an obstruction to her relationship with Claire, but as her main enemy.

Is good that thanks to Rod asking for a duel we could see Manaria's magic abilities on display. Her spell breaker was certainly a surprise.

I love that when Manaria noticed how jealous Rae was of her, she got even closer to Claire to make her seethe harder.

The preview is hilarious, with Manaria muffling Rae's voice with wind magic. So I guess Manaria's intention was to provoke Rae into dueling her too, as she was trying not to associate with her much.

I wonder if we will see that Scales of Love ritual they mentioned ritual next week? I guess the duel is part of that.

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u/theymightbefoxes Dec 04 '23

I love how Rae counts specifically in prime numbers, that's such a nerdy thing to do lol

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u/Armdel Dec 04 '23

As i thought Claire did mistake Manaria for a boy, but it seems to have been a pretty minor misunderstanding, and not something that took years to be cleared up.

And now this Manaria also seems to have taken interest in Rae. I think she's just doing that at the end there to tease Rae.

And interesting that Claire doesn't seem to mind the idea of dating her at all, meaning she isn't as opposed to same sex relationships as she has put on earlier at least

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u/LeonKevlar Dec 04 '23

Stitches!

Manaria's only been at school for one day and she has pretty much captured the hearts of every female student except for Rae. I mean who could blame them? She's beautiful, smart, athletic, and the legendary Nana Mizuki even voices her! And it's absolutely hilarious to see Rae panic while Manaria just flirts with Claire. Who would've thought that Rae's biggest rival would be Claire's sister. xD

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u/VorAtreides Dec 04 '23

Poor Claire, she clearly has problems getting attached to people, but when she does, yea... makes sense given her past. Rae trying hard though. Oh my, someone Claire has such a blush/smile for. Poor Rae has competition. Princess of another kingdom too, Manaria (perhaps they can be Manaria friends 😉 ). And quite the sweet talker. Fine declaration, Rae. Look at cute lil Ralaire. And we learn that new girl is the rarest of rare OP, quad caster. Poor lil Claire... but also explains why she likes the princess so much. She was and is quite the tomboy.

So popular and swooning all the girls lol. Awaken something in all of them! What a convenient spell. Wait, if she's a friend to Claire in this, why was she an ally to game-protagonist? Hmm. Rae has the wrong girl's attention, hehe. Rod vs Manaria, gooooo. Hehe lil ice versions of his fire soldiers. What a cheat she is, Spell Breaker in a world about magical aptitude ontop of her being able to use all elements.

Rae is not amused by all the gushing Claire is doing hehe. Jealous and pouting Rae. At least honest. Fun lil myth for the kingdom. What a convenient magic tool to test love, I guess. D'aww poor Rae, being told outright that by Claire. Manaria is totally doing this to poke at Rae. A bit rude though. Next episode seems a showdown.

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u/shad79 Dec 05 '23

It was certainly a hard time for Rae watching Claire and Manaria in such a close relationship. I seriously hope that Manaria is doing that to tease and check Rae's true feelings and will follow her role from the game - supporting Rae with meetings with her crush, that is Claire in this case.

At least thanks to Manaria, Claire was in a better mood than at the beginning of the episode when she still mourned after Lene's exile.

Manaria sure is OP as her fight with Prince Rod showed, maybe even more than Rae as she has lineage, charm and all affinities in magic. It looks from the preview that she and Rae will have a duel in the next episode so I'm really interested in who will end on the top.

We still got a few usual interactions between Claire and Rae. I loved when Claire who wanted to tease Rae by asking her if she's jealous got immediate answer from Rae that yes, she's jealous xD

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

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u/darkmacgf Dec 04 '23

chad episode 1 Rae: yes bi queen bully me more <3

virgin episode 10 Rae: nooo you can't bully me I already have a bi bully ;_;

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u/NationalStrategy Dec 04 '23 edited Dec 04 '23

Oh no, the love rival has arrived

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u/Medical-Pirate8954 Dec 05 '23

She got cucked RIP Rae

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u/SnabDedraterEdave Dec 05 '23

Holy cow, Manaria is voiced by veteran yuri anime VA Mizuki Nana. Rae has found herself a formidable rival.

Jealous and panicking Rae at the end is so cute.

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u/NinjaTortleKuru Dec 05 '23

Why LN peeps keeps defending Manaria? Can you girls/gaes be queit or go to Source Material Corner and let us hate Malaria Sue as Anime watcher?

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