A full translation of the I’m In Love With the Villainess OP ~Raise Y/Our Hands!!~ using the full version available on YouTube with color coded lyrics. If any copyright holder wishes to take the video down, please let me know and I will remove it at once. Thanks to a certain friend for help translating those three lines!

Sung by Rae(CV.Yu Serizawa) · Claire(CV.Karin Nanami)
Song by Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund @technoboyspulcraftgreen-fu5741

Original video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DkREYBvmRc

Thumbnail art by Aonoshimo, the manga author!

LN Author (Inori’s) Twitter: https://twitter.com/Inori_ILTV
Manga Author (Aonoshimo’s) Twitter: https://twitter.com/aonoesu
Official ILTV Anime Twitter: https://twitter.com/wataoshi_anime
Official ILTV Anime Website: https://wataoshi-anime.com/

Soundtrack available here: https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/dp/B0CHP3DSMG

Lyrics:

Must you tell me every thought that crosses your mind?
I’ve gotta tell you how I feel!
Are you so unaware of how different our worlds are?
Then let’s bring about a revolution!
Do you know? Who I am
Yes, I know! That sky-high pride of yours
What you want? Tell me now!
All I want! Only you!

No matter how immersive this game may be,
Aren’t you way too into it?
I want to say that if I don’t do things this way, there won’t be a happy ending
What nonsense are you babbling about?

My wildest fantasies became my reality…
Ah, cool! You’re cool! Beautiful!
Bringing such disruption to my once peaceful days…
I can’t believe! You have to leave!
Love and hate too,
Without a partner, those feelings can never start!

So raise your hands!
It’s time to give in to happiness!
There’s only one right choice here!
From the bottom of your heart, hold up and
Raise your hands! Surrender already!
Raise your hands! Put both up and celebrate!
Raise your hands! One more time
Raise your hands! For this fantastic world!

I won’t give up until you tell me what you’re planning!
You’re so awesome! I love you!

You’re so unflinchingly beautiful that I wanna look at you forever…
Aren’t you a little too close?
Let’s make a lot of memories together!
Where’s all your energy coming from?!
Do you know? This passion
Yes, I know! Have you lost your sanity?
What you want? I’m down for whatever!
Oh my god! What are you thinking?

You’re always joking around, I never know what you’re thinking about
Take a guess! I bet you know already!
By the time I notice, you’re closer than anyone else
I won’t ever let you be alone!

You say nothing but delusions and refuse to look at reality…
I can’t believe! You have to leave!
I couldn’t ever be calm around you! I mean, you’re my oshi!!
Ah, cool! You’re cool! Beautiful!
Ideals and dreams,
Go out the window in the face of unhideable feelings
Overflowing emotions make the world go round!

So shall we dance?
A dance until you give in to happiness!
If you just want to watch, we’ll keep dancing – the music is non stop!
Shall we dance! Take my hand!
Shall we dance! I’m ignoring you!
Shall we dance! One more step…
Shall we dance! How long are you going to do this for?

No matter what, I’ll be by your side!
That’s the biggest problem of all!

Something like this should have never happened!
I can’t believe! You have to leave!
Our destinies converging like this must have been fate!
Ah, cool! You’re cool! Beautiful!

The things that won’t change,
Are the things I really want to!
You know what this means, right?
Of course I do!
There’s no choice but to face things head-on!

So raise your hands!
It’s time to give in to happiness!
There’s only one right answer here: from the bottom of your heart, hold up and
Raise your hands! Surrender already!
Raise your hands! Put both up and celebrate!
Raise your hands! One more time!
Raise your hands! Don’t ever stop!

When it feels as if the world is about to change,
The revolution begins!

44 Comments

  1. A quick note:

    There's quite a few puns with no easy English comparison in here, but the big one that I need to mention is the lyrics-only double meaning of "koufuku" (blessing/happiness when Rae says it, surrender when Claire says it) in the chorus. I chose to tie both meanings of the word into the translation with "It's time to give in // to happiness!", which hopefully got across the sentiment!

    My favorite little pun personally is how Rae pronounces "Ah, cool! You're cool!" the same way you'd say the "akuyaku" in "akuyaku reijou" (villainess!)

  2. I love this song, they nailed the theme perfectly and the hints of revolution is making me, a ln reader, sigh depressingly but also relieved

  3. Whoever it was in the writer's room who suggested the OP needs to be a canon compliant conversation between Rae and Claire, and said Yu Serizawa and Karin Nanami deserves to have all their dreams come true (along with the people who worked on this).

  4. Sapphics are so beautiful and I'm one of them 😍🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👭

  5. I'm going to be a cinsero to you . . .
    Yuri increases my testosterone.

  6. Thank you very much for the translations and for the news! It helped me a lot to understand the soundtracks 💗, by the way, where did you get the cute illustrations of Rae and Claire in the video? They are very cute <3

  7. Rae Taylor… more like GAE TAYLOR!!! HAHAHAHAHAIUHKSJHIUDWGKHJDJKHVDSJURTDWYYJGUHJXUCYIGTFURDTHWFJGSJYXUKHAIOUYDGJWHVGSUYITUFHGDWJTUYT&*XSIUCFHGJHDYW&TYSUXJGHYD&IWYHJBSKUGIOYUDKJ

  8. 思い知らせてあげなきゃいけないかしら?

    この想いを報せなくちゃ

    及びもしない格差世界でしょう?

    起こしちゃいます Revolution!

    Do you know? 身の程

    Yes, I know! 高いプライド

    What you want? 言いなさいよ!

    All I want!Only you!

    どんなやり込み要素を盛り込んでいても

    思い込みが過ぎてるでしょう?

    こうじゃないと言いたいハッピーエンド

    意味不明の世迷い言を

    空想だった感情が現実に

    Ah!Cool! You’re cool!Beautiful!

    平穏だった日常が乱雑に

    I can’t believe! You have to leave!

    好きも

    嫌いも

    相手がいなきゃ 始まらないキモチ

    Overflowing emotions make world.

    だからレイジョアハンズ!! 今すぐ”降伏×幸福”の合図

    選択肢はたったひとつでいい 心からHold Up

    レイジョアハンズ! 屈服なさい!

    レイジョアハンズ! 諸手で万歳!

    レイジョアハンズ!! もう一回

    レイジョアハンズ!! 

    いい世界!

    思い知るまで諦めたりしませんわ

    面白いです I love you!

    いつもまじまじ見つめてたい美しさ

    この距離感おかしいでしょう?

    一緒にいっぱい想い出つくりましょうね

    何故そんなに Hi-tension!?

    Do you know? この情熱

    Yes, I know! 正気なのかしら

    What you want? なんなりと

    Oh my god!What are you thinking!

    いつもふざけて何を考えているのだか

    当ててください!お分かりでしょう?

    気づけば誰より近くまで来てる

    させませんよ、おひとりには

    妄想ばっかり言って現実も見ずに

    I can’t believe! You have to leave!

    平静じゃいられないんです!だって推し!

    Ah!Cool! You’re cool!Beautiful!

    理想も

    夢も

    気づいた時は 隠せないキモチ

    Overflowing emotions make world.

    だからシャルウィーダンス!! あなたの”降伏×幸福”の舞い

    見るためなら踊り続けましょう 音楽はNon Stop

    シャルウィーダンス! お手をどうぞ

    シャルウィーダンス! 袖にしますわ!

    シャルウィーダンス!! ワンモアステップ

    シャルウィーダンス!!

    いつまで?

    何があっても私がついてますから

    それが一番大問題!

    交わるはずなんてない

    I can’t believe! You have to leave!

    異なる運命の交差

    Ah!Cool! You’re cool!Beautiful!

    変わりようのないこと

    変えてしまいたいから

    当然わかってますわね?

    勿論わかっていますよ

    真っ向から向き合う 他に選択肢なんてない!

    だからレイジョアハンズ!! 今すぐ”降伏×幸福”の合図

    答えなんてたったひとつでいい 心からHold Up

    レイジョアハンズ! 屈服なさい!

    レイジョアハンズ! 諸手で万歳!

    レイジョアハンズ!! もう一回

    レイジョアハンズ!! 終わらない!

    まるで世界が違うと感じた瞬間 始まるのがRevolution!

  9. I actually really enjoyed watching this yuri anime, 10/10 would recommend it

  10. I just realised this, the opening literally ends with The Revolution Begins, and imagine not getting a season 2 which will give us the revolution 😂 like what!

  11. When I heard this the first time, I cant stop replaying it idk how to explain its so cute and addicting

  12. This song is perfect it shows the girls friendship perfectly despite they're differences they still love eachother and wanna be together. They make the perfect team love this movie so much❤❤❤❤

  13. More English I didn't recognize in this song, too! The what are you thinking (to be fair I haven't heard the full ver a lot) and the can't believe have to leave and the cool and beautiful lol
    Oh THAT'S the double meaning of "Raise Y/Our Hands" as a lyric, in surrender! Nice! I thought it was just happy!

  14. I love this anime sm,I was actually thinking of getting the Light Novels if I can find a site that sells them in English!!!!

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