Romance is a genre that I always get to relate to. Its that innocent feeling of falling in love with someone so much that you go crazy with them to the point where you go through lengthy obstacles just to talk to someone and thats no better represented by the innocent feeling of anime romance genres. But romance isnt always bubbles and colors its an anxious lonely journey for a certain individual and you have this secondguessing nature about whether the one youre pursuing really likes you or not. Howeverthere hasnt been much anime that encapsulates the empty loneliness of romance as its main concept. We have certain anime that explored that concept such as KaguyaSama: Love is War but that series played with a lot of concepts that were only introduced minimally Kuzu no Honkai used the concept as its main theme but that series has execution problems and other romance series where the concept was only explored minutely. With that in mind Im in Love with the Villainess. It offers nothing special with the concepts of hopeless romance compared to what other series have done and could potentially be better but this is the first time an anime that I have seen has used this concept subtly and it hits the spot for me. In the anime we follow our main character Rae Taylor who is madly attracted to Miss Clair whom she admires very much. Each episode offers nothing special than other anime just your usual buddy adventure with Ray Taylor and Miss Claire as they experience their unusual journey in their academy with a light spice of Rae Taylor constantly hyperactively engaging with Miss Claire. This anime from the very beginning has been pretty fun and it continues to get more fun as the episodes run but it doesnt shy away from deep topics and dramatic moments and one element in particular is how the series handles the concept of letting go of someone you love. Rae Taylor is a happygolucky person but you can hear that subtle sadness behind her voice and its especially prominent when the series points it out. Her tone changes but she still tries her best when she feels like she has been confronted with her loneliness. It is subtle and it is brillant and you keep hearing that kind of tone every episode and once you hear it you feel this gutwrenching feeling in your chest and you actually feel Ray Taylors forgone defeat through those lines enhanced well with the voice actress JP: Yuu Serizawa EN: Hannah Aleya of Rae Taylor who delivered a wide range of voice acting while making everything subtle. Its not to say that Im in love with the villainess it has its own problems. The animation is Janky at best and it doesnt explore well with other characters that are in the series theyre just there for the sake of plot convenience. But other than that Im in Love with the Villainess offers an entertaining tale while offering subtle sadness and contentment loneliness that no other anime has a wellexecuted concept offered.