is a Japanese light novel series written by Touko Amekawa and illustrated by Meiji Anno. It originally began serialization on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in April 2022. It was later acquired by TO Books who began publishing it under their TO Bunko imprint in May 2023. A manga adaptation illustrated by Sora Gōto began serialization on the Corona EX manga website in January 2023. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.
Premise Francesca Calvino is the teenage daughter of a powerful mafia family, and she has memories of her previous life as a Japanese teenager. As she was the granddaughter of a yakuza boss in this previous life, she was unable to make friends, and had been playing a fantasy otome game with Francesca as its protagonist. Remembering the game's plot, Francesca intends to alter the storyline so she can lead a peaceful life outside of the criminal underworld. However, her efforts to end the engagement with her fiancé Leonardo Aldini, a cruel and manipulative boy who is the game's main villain, only make him more interested in her.
Characters
Media Light novel Written by Touko Amekawa, Reincarnated in a Mafia Dating Sim began serialization on Shōsetsuka ni Narō on April 1, 2022. It was later acquired by TO Books who began publishing it with illustrations by Meiji Anno and character designs by Sora Gōto under their TO Bunko light novel imprint on May 10, 2023. Later volumes feature illustrations from LINO. Six volumes have been released as of August 1, 2026. The light novel is also licensed for English publication by Tokyopop.
Manga A manga adaptation illustrated by Sora Gōto began serialization on TO Books' Corona EX website on January 19, 2023. The manga's chapters have been compiled into six volumes as of August 2026. The manga is licensed for English publication by Tokyopop.
Drama CD A drama CD adaptation was released on August 1, 2024, coinciding with the release of the third light novel volume. It featured performances from Haruka Tomatsu, Yuma Uchida, Takeo Ōtsuka, Daisuke Namikawa, Minami Kurisaka, and Shoya Ishige.
A second drama CD with an original story by Amekawa was released on December 1, 2025, coinciding with the release of the fifth light novel volume. It featured the performances from the cast of the first drama CD who reprised their roles along with Yūichirō Umehara, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, and Rie Kugimiya.
Anime An anime adaptation was announced on November 27, 2025. It was later revealed to be a television series.
Reception By November 2025, the series had over 350,000 copies in circulation.
In a review for Anime News Network, Rebecca Silverman graded the first two volumes of the manga adaptation a "B". She praised the characters and twists on the genre, but was critical of the pacing and the school uniforms being anachronistic.
See also 7th Time Loop, another light novel series with the same writer From Bumbling Prodigy to Villainess: Will the Duke's Love Go Unnoticed?, another light novel series whose manga adaptation shares the same illustrator
References
External links at Shōsetsuka ni Narō