Villains Are Destined to Die Ends Main Story and Confirms TV Anime Adaptation

Big move for Villains Are Destined to Die. The popular romance-fantasy webtoon has officially wrapped up its main story, and on top of that, a TV anime adaptation is now confirmed. Not bad at all, vaya pues.

The series comes from writer Gwon Gyeoeul and artist SUOL. It follows Penelope Eckhart, a girl trapped inside an otome game where she ends up in the role nobody wants: the villainess. And here is the catch—almost every route leads straight to death. So yes, this is not exactly a chill playthrough.

The story finished, but not the franchise

The webtoon ended its main story with Chapter 214 on Kakao Page in South Korea in July. That closes a major arc, but the series is not done for good. The staff plans to come back later with a spinoff after a break.

That means fans are getting the classic combo: an ending, a pause, and then “espérate tantito, todavía hay más.”

Why this series blew up

Villains Are Destined to Die, also known as Akuyaku no Ending wa Shi nomi, started as a web novel before becoming a webtoon in 2020. It belongs to the reincarnated-villainess romance fantasy genre, one of the strongest lanes in digital comics right now.

The numbers are heavy. The original novel passed 1.7 million views and 145,000 likes. The webtoon went much further with more than 14.8 million views and 1.5 million likes. Those are not small stats. That is a full crowd.

And the premise helps a lot. Instead of playing as the adored heroine, Penelope has to survive as the most hated girl in the room. Brothers, prince, random deadly outcomes—everything is a threat. Even a fork can become bad news. Brutal, but that danger is exactly what hooks readers.

English release is still ongoing

The English version is available on Tapas, where the serialization has reached Chapter 210. So if you read in English, you are close, but not fully at the finish line yet.

That gap is normal. It just means some fans are trying very hard to dodge spoilers like Penelope dodges death flags.

The series keeps growing in print

In Japan, Piccoma publishes both the manga and the original novel. Kadokawa released the first compiled manga volume in March 2022, and the 12th volume is set for November 17.

In English, Ize Press has pushed the franchise further in print, eBook, and audio. The novel series is being released in five volumes, and Volume 4 is scheduled for September 15.

The webtoon is also doing strong numbers in print. Ize Press will release Volume 9 on August 18. That steady rollout shows the fanbase is still locked in across different formats.

What comes next

Right now, the biggest headline is simple: the main story is over, but the franchise is still moving hard. Between the confirmed TV anime, the upcoming spinoff, and continued book releases, Villains Are Destined to Die is far from fading out.

If you like otome-game chaos, high-stakes romance, and a lead who has to outsmart death every five minutes, this one keeps delivering. Penelope is not just surviving. She is carrying one of the biggest villainess titles in the game, y eso se nota.