I saw the mystery of that blonde "girl" coming but for Pete's sake don't explain it as a custom to crossdress as a young child! That really threw me off.
But aside from that I do like that this is a genuine villainess who has an epiphany and uses her new life for good. She wasn't just labelled...
Stress can do more than you think. Probably also more than what we are being told, something even more nefarious was probably afoot but our FL may not have known. Possible evidence: The way she's treated by most of the people in this story.
Anyway, that whole thing smells too much like the...
I've given up on expecting people to appreciate unique concepts when Power Fantasy times 11 is the talk of the town including those dumb Crunchyroll awards.
Reading all these comments about the anime and how it usually never tell the full story makes it sadder for me that Endo & Kobayashi's anime does tell the whole story while the manga got screwed over within sight of the finish line...
Is it wrong that I think people are focussing too much on the so-called message than the very, very obvious alpha bitch who has nothing but bad intentions?
We have already had the outwardly alpha bitch who actually means well. This woman doesn't.