First Impression: My Next Life as a Villainess

     So I recently watched the first few episodes of an anime called, "My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom." Like a lot of anime the main character has died and is reborn in a fantasy-like setting. Our heroine (?) Catarina Claes is no different. The catch is that she has been reborn as the evil rival in a world very similar to a love simulation game she played in her original life. Knowing how her fate will end if the story fulfills any natural conclusions programmed into the game (ie. tragedy, exile, and or death) Catarina attempts to change her destiny for the better. Her main strategy seems to be befriending all the other characters (the original Catarina was a notorious bully). We love conquering through the power of friendship!

     I have only watched the first two episodes and Catarina has successfully befriended 3/4 of the love interests and 1/3 of the other rivals. I'm assuming she will continue the same tactics for the rest, but we will have to see. Currently Catarina & the crew are all about 10 years old. I'm hoping they have a time skip sooner rather than later - maybe after she has met all the other characters. Already Catarina seems to be making a difference in her world, but I am curious to see what obstacles pop up along the way. I am also interested to know if Catarina manages to divert catastrophe, will she also end up with one of the love interests in the end? 

     So far there is only one season of this anime. I don't know how long it will go, but I hope there is an acceptable conclusion of some kind by the last episode. If you are interested in watching this anime, it is available to stream on Crunchyroll.