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The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor

is a Japanese light novel series written by and illustrated by Mitsuya Fuji. It began serialization online in November 2019 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Kadokawa Shoten, which has published eight volumes since March 2020 under its Kadokawa Beans Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Anko Yuzu has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Comp Ace since July 2020. It has been collected in ten tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff first season aired from October to December 2024.

Synopsis

Jill Cervel, a noblewoman and warrior from the borderlines between the Kingdom of Kratos and Empire of Rave, is engaged to Crown Prince Gerald and she sacrifices her youth in honing sword arts and magic. She participated in countless battles to input a standstill in any forthcoming civil wars. However, after discovering Gerald's incestuous relationship with his sister, Jill is framed and publicly chased to escape from execution. She is suddenly lunged upon a clockwork lance that sends her back five years to the day of Gerald's propose of marriage to her. After regressing, to avoid suffering the same fate, she impulsively proposes to the dashing Emperor Hadis Teos Rave, who was supposed to become her future enemy. Yet, Jill will soon find she may have made the better choice.

Characters

The daughter of a noble family and the heroine. Skilled in magic and raised as a knight, she would initially be betrothed to Prince Gerard. However, after being framed for a false crime, she would meet an untimely end by his hand. In her dying breath, after expressing regrets over her choices in life she eventually found herself back in the past, at the moment Gerard would choose his bride-to-be. In an impulsive attempt to change her future, she would declare her love towards Emperor Hadis, the man that would be her enemy in the previous timeline.
The nineteen-year-old emperor of the Empire of Rave. In the previous timeline, he had a tormented past due to circumstances that led to the deaths of future title holders. After being exiled from the capital, Hadis encountered Jill when she swore to stop him from becoming a threat across the borders. In the new timeline, he is rather gullible to love after Jill inadvertently declared her proposal to him.
The prince of the Kratos Kingdom, at his fifteen birthday he proposed to Jill to be married in the future. However, he only saw Jill as a pawn and wanted to marry so he can use her for his goals and has a forbidden love with his little sister Faris. When Jill discovered their transgression, he broke off their betrothal and falsely accused Jill for trying to kill his sister so she will get executed to hide his and sister's honor. In the new timeline, he still tries to propose Jill, but Jill had proposed to Hadis instead, thus changing the timeline of events.
Gerard's little sister and the princess of the Kratos kingdom. She is engaged in an forbidden and incestuous relationship with her brother.

Media

Light novel

Written by Sarasa Nagase, The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor originally began serialization on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website on November 2, 2019. It was later acquired by Kadokawa Shoten, who began publishing the series with illustrations by Mitsuya Fuji on March 1, 2020, under their Kadokawa Beans Bunko imprint. As of August 2025, eight volumes and two short story volumes have been released.

In December 2022, Cross Infinite World announced that it had licensed the novels for an English release.

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Anko Yuzu began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace magazine on July 27, 2020. As of March 2026, ten tankōbon volumes have been released. In February 2023, Yen Press licensed the manga in English.

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced on April 28, 2023, later revealed to be a television series. It is produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Kentarō Suzuki, with Atsuo Ishino overseeing series scripts, and Sana Komatsu designing the characters. The first season of the series aired from October 9 to December 25, 2024, on AT-X and other networks. The opening theme song is , performed by sajou no hana, while the ending theme song is "Gradation", performed by HaNaTan. Crunchyroll streamed the series.

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