is a Japanese light novel series written by Chidori Hama and illustrated by Wan Hachipisu. It began serialization as a web novel on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in February 2019. It was later acquired by Kadokawa Shoten who began publishing it under their Kadokawa Beans Bunko imprint in November 2019. A manga adaptation illustrated by Cosaji was serialized on Kadokawa's KadoComi and Nico Nico Seiga websites from May 2021 to May 2023, with its chapters collected in three volumes.
Synopsis Rina Yukimura is an overworked systems engineer whose only solace is a side character of an otome game she has gotten into recently. One day, she wakes up as the villainess of the game, Ekaterina Yulnova, and she is initially excited because to her it meant that she would get closer to her favorite side character, Alexei, who is the villainess's big brother. She later learns that if she continues following the game's story, she and Alexei will face a horrible ending, so she attempts to avoid any death flags in order to make her big brother happy.
Media Light novel Written by Chidori Hama, Goodbye Overtime! This Reincarnated Villainess Is Living for Her New Big Brother began serialization as a web novel on Shōsetsuka ni Narō on February 9, 2019. It was later acquired by Kadokawa Shoten who began releasing it with illustrations by Wan Hachipisu under their Kadokawa Beans Bunko light novel imprint on November 1, 2019. Nine volumes have been released as of July 31, 2026. The series is licensed in English by J-Novel Club.
Manga A manga adaptation illustrated by Cosaji was serialized on Kadokawa's KadoComi and Nico Nico Seiga websites from May 21, 2021 to May 2, 2023. The manga's chapters were collected in three tankōbon volumes released from December 3, 2021 to May 2, 2023. The manga adaptation is also licensed in English by J-Novel Club.
Other In commemoration of the release of the fourth volume of the novels, three audio drama adaptations were produced. Two were uploaded to the Kadokawa YouTube channel, and the other was released along with the volume. The dramas featured voice acting from Tatsuhisa Suzuki and Atsushi Tamaru.
See also 7th Time Loop, another light novel series with the same illustrator I Was Reincarnated as the Villainess in an Otome Game, but the Boys Love Me Anyway!, another light novel series with the same illustrator An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess, another light novel series with the same illustrator
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External links at Shōsetsuka ni Narō