Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Episode 3 Drops Soon: Release Countdown and Plot Teases You Can’t Miss
Fall 2025’s introspective isekai standout The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess is here, dropping new episodes every Wednesday—Episode 3 lands October 23, 2025 at midnight JST.
Fall 2025 keeps delivering strange little gems, and yes, this self-aware isekai with the extremely literal title is one of them. If you are keeping up with The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess, here is exactly when Episode 3 drops, where you can actually watch it, and why the next chapter is probably going to make Konoha sweat even more.
When does Episode 3 land?
New episodes roll out midweek. In Japan, the show airs late Wednesday night in one of those after-hours TV slots that technically tips into Thursday. Translation: Episode 3 airs Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM JST on TV Tokyo and BS11.
For everyone outside Japan, Crunchyroll is posting the episode one hour after the Japanese TV broadcast. So if you are in the Americas or Europe, that means your stream shows up on Wednesday, just an hour after the TV air time translates to your zone.
Where to watch
Crunchyroll is the global home for this one and has the rights across North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and the CIS. No other platforms have been announced so far.
- Japan (JST): TV Thu Oct 23 at 12:00 AM; Crunchyroll Thu Oct 23 at 1:00 AM
- US Pacific (PT): TV Wed Oct 22 at 8:00 AM; Crunchyroll Wed Oct 22 at 9:00 AM
- US Central (CT): TV Wed Oct 22 at 10:00 AM; Crunchyroll Wed Oct 22 at 11:00 AM
- US Eastern (ET): TV Wed Oct 22 at 11:00 AM; Crunchyroll Wed Oct 22 at 12:00 PM
- Central Europe (most regions on summer time): TV Wed Oct 22 at 5:00 PM; Crunchyroll Wed Oct 22 at 6:00 PM
- India (IST): TV Wed Oct 22 at 8:30 PM; Crunchyroll Wed Oct 22 at 9:30 PM
What to expect from Episode 3
Episode 2 was a delightful mess. Konoha keeps trying to play the fearsome villain she wrote as a cringey teen, and it keeps backfiring into unintentional hero moments. The more she hustles to look evil, the more everyone around her reads her as secretly noble. It is awkward, it is funny, and her internal spiral is doing heavy lifting for the comedy.
Heading into Episode 3, the screws look like they are tightening. Characters are starting to notice Konoha is not behaving like the capital-V Villainess of legend, and those little heroic slip-ups are piling up. Expect more misunderstandings, more panicked self-commentary, and probably a fast-talking cliffhanger if the current pacing holds. Basically: her old story world keeps trying to railroad her, and she keeps dodging into even bigger trouble.
New episodes of The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess stream weekly on Crunchyroll.