# May I Ask for One Final Thing?
**May I Ask for One Final Thing?** (Japanese: 最後にひとつだけお願いしてもよろしいでしょうか, abbreviated さいひと, *Saihito*) is a Japanese light novel series written by Nana Ōtori and illustrated by Satsuki, published by AlphaPolis under the Regina Books imprint[1](https://anibase.net/en/anime/10Qo3/May-I-Ask-for-One-Final-Thing). It spawned a manga adaptation drawn by Sora Honoki and a television anime produced by Liden Films that aired from October to December 2025[1](https://anibase.net/en/anime/10Qo3/May-I-Ask-for-One-Final-Thing). The story follows Scarlet El Vandimion, a duke's daughter in a fantasy empire who, after being publicly discarded by her royal fiancé, abandons the expected suffering of a wronged noblewoman and answers with her fists[2](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-shows/my-first-must-watch-anime-for-fall-2025-is-also-the-highest-rated-new-season-on-crunchyroll-so-far-one-girl-pummeling-dudes-into-mush-and-with-better-animation-than-i-ever-expected/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | 最後にひとつだけお願いしてもよろしいでしょうか, abbreviated "Saihito"[1](https://anibase.net/en/anime/10Qo3/May-I-Ask-for-One-Final-Thing) |
| Author / illustrator | Nana Ōtori (story), Satsuki (illustrations); publisher AlphaPolis, Regina Books[1](https://anibase.net/en/anime/10Qo3/May-I-Ask-for-One-Final-Thing) |
| Publication start | Web serialization on AlphaPolis, then print publication from August 6, 2018[1](https://anibase.net/en/anime/10Qo3/May-I-Ask-for-One-Final-Thing) |
| Circulation | 1.4 million copies (including manga and digital) at the September 2024 anime announcement, rising to 1.87 million by the 2025 broadcast[3](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000135.000004331.html) • [4](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000172.000004331.html) |
| Manga | Illustrated by Sora Honoki; eleven volumes published under the Regina Comics label as of December 2025[1](https://anibase.net/en/anime/10Qo3/May-I-Ask-for-One-Final-Thing) |
| Anime | Liden Films (main production at its Kyoto Studio), 13 episodes, broadcast from October 3, 2025 at 24:00 on TOKYO MX, BS11, and other stations[5](https://www.aniplex.co.jp/lineup/saihito/) • [6](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-shows/may-i-ask-for-one-final-thing-release-date-time-schedule-crunchyroll/) • [7](https://lidenfilms.jp/works/%E6%9C%80%E5%BE%8C%E3%81%AB%E3%81%B2%E3%81%A8%E3%81%A4%E3%81%A0%E3%81%91%E3%81%8A%E9%A1%98%E3%81%84%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%82%82%E3%82%88%E3%82%8D%E3%81%97%E3%81%84%E3%81%A7%E3%81%97%E3%82%87%E3%81%86/) |
| Lead voice | Scarlet El Vandimion voiced by Asami Seto[8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB8N_ywHajo) |
## Publication history
Nana Ōtori began posting the story as a web novel in 2018, and in the same year she made her publishing debut with the print edition of *May I Ask for One Final Thing?* through AlphaPolis[9](https://www.hanmoto.com/bd/isbn/9784434249259). Print publication of the light novel began on August 6, 2018, following the web serialization[1](https://anibase.net/en/anime/10Qo3/May-I-Ask-for-One-Final-Thing). A manga adaptation illustrated by Sora Honoki followed, reaching eleven collected volumes under the Regina Comics label by December 2025[1](https://anibase.net/en/anime/10Qo3/May-I-Ask-for-One-Final-Thing). A bunko (paperback) edition of the original novels also runs alongside the trade format; its volume 5 was released on December 5, 2025[10](https://www.bookyard.jp/newbook/bunko/202512b.pdf).
The series' circulation grew sharply around its adaptation. AlphaPolis reported 1.4 million copies in print, including the manga and electronic editions, when the anime was announced in September 2024[3](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000135.000004331.html); by the time of the 2025 broadcast the company put the total at 1.87 million[4](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000172.000004331.html).
**English publication.** An English paperback listing for volume 1 describes the series as "Book 1 of 10"[11](https://www.abebooks.com/Ask-Final-Thing-Vol-1-Otori/32495194925/bd).
## Premise
The story opens at a ball, in a scene the franchise itself frames as the standard condemnation scene dealt to a "villainess": a noblewoman publicly condemned. Scarlet, engaged to the second prince Kyle, is blindsided with an unreasonable annulment, told he has a new fiancée, and falsely accused[12](https://www.disneyplus.com/ja-jp/browse/entity-0c935a74-3b7a-446d-9c98-4f9a1db505d8). Having endured Kyle's harassment since childhood under the label of fiancée, she reaches her limit and makes a final request before the court: to be allowed to punch the woman[8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB8N_ywHajo) • [12](https://www.disneyplus.com/ja-jp/browse/entity-0c935a74-3b7a-446d-9c98-4f9a1db505d8). She then takes the corrupt nobility of the empire to task with her fists, in a ballroom brawl that ends with her ex-fiancé embedded in a stone wall[2](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-shows/my-first-must-watch-anime-for-fall-2025-is-also-the-highest-rated-new-season-on-crunchyroll-so-far-one-girl-pummeling-dudes-into-mush-and-with-better-animation-than-i-ever-expected/). The official teaser describes Scarlet as a beautiful duke's daughter who clenches her fist and dances[8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB8N_ywHajo), and a later volume synopsis references her journey to retrieve her lost divine protection, traveling to the "demon continent"[13](https://books.google.com/books?id=aO5o0QEACAAJ).
The series belongs to the wave of "villainess" fantasy stories, but it diverges from the genre's usual tools. As a GamesRadar review put it, would-be villainesses in these stories are typically empowered intellectually or economically, while Scarlet, a capable student and mage, skips scheming and theatrics for direct physical retribution[2](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-shows/my-first-must-watch-anime-for-fall-2025-is-also-the-highest-rated-new-season-on-crunchyroll-so-far-one-girl-pummeling-dudes-into-mush-and-with-better-animation-than-i-ever-expected/).
## The anime
The television adaptation was announced at Aniplex Online Fest 2024 for a 2025 broadcast[14](https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2024/9/16/may-i-ask-for-one-final-thing-tv-anime-2025-crunchyroll) • [15](https://www.aniplex.co.jp/news/detail/?id=66241). It aired from October 3, 2025 at 24:00 on TOKYO MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV, with MBS and Chukyo TV following from October 4[5](https://www.aniplex.co.jp/lineup/saihito/), and ran through December 2025. Liden Films handled animation, with main production at its Kyoto Studio[7](https://lidenfilms.jp/works/%E6%9C%80%E5%BE%8C%E3%81%AB%E3%81%B2%E3%81%A8%E3%81%A4%E3%81%A0%E3%81%91%E3%81%8A%E9%A1%98%E3%81%84%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%82%82%E3%82%88%E3%82%8D%E3%81%97%E3%81%84%E3%81%A7%E3%81%97%E3%82%87%E3%81%86/). The staff listed at announcement were director Kazuya Sakamoto, series composition by Deko Akao, character design by Eriko Haga, music by Hinako Tsubakiyama, and sound direction by Satoru Motoyama[8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB8N_ywHajo). [Asami Seto](https://www.edgepedia.org/asami-seto) voiced Scarlet[8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB8N_ywHajo).
The run was listed at 13 episodes, with new episodes arriving weekly on Fridays, and [Crunchyroll](https://www.edgepedia.org/crunchyroll) as the exclusive international streaming home, offering both subtitled and dubbed versions[6](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-shows/may-i-ask-for-one-final-thing-release-date-time-schedule-crunchyroll/). Within Japan the series was carried on Prime Video with a one-week early release window, alongside Netflix, Disney+, d Anime Store, and other domestic platforms[5](https://www.aniplex.co.jp/lineup/saihito/). The anime's production committee includes Aniplex, AlphaPolis, Crunchyroll, Tokyo MX, BS11, and Movic under the name "Saihito Production Committee"[1](https://anibase.net/en/anime/10Qo3/May-I-Ask-for-One-Final-Thing).
**Early reception.** In early October 2025 the anime sat at 4.9 stars from about 8,400 user ratings on Crunchyroll's fall 2025 simulcast list, the highest-rated new series of the season by that measure, and was already the fourth highest-rated Liden Films TV series on [MyAnimeList](https://www.edgepedia.org/myanimelist) with only two episodes out[2](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-shows/my-first-must-watch-anime-for-fall-2025-is-also-the-highest-rated-new-season-on-crunchyroll-so-far-one-girl-pummeling-dudes-into-mush-and-with-better-animation-than-i-ever-expected/). Home media followed in four Blu-ray and DVD volumes, with volume 1 released on December 24, 2025 and volume 4 on March 25, 2026[5](https://www.aniplex.co.jp/lineup/saihito/).
## Genre position
The series sits at the intersection of two publishing streams. It is a Regina Books title, an AlphaPolis line that a distributor listing places among its romance labels aimed at women in their 30s and 40s[16](https://www2.jpx.co.jp/disc/94670/140120250605583217.pdf). At the same time, its action-first plotting distinguishes it from the template villainess story; one Japanese review characterizes the plot flow as genre-template content without intricate maneuvering between characters or nations, valuing it instead on its own straightforward terms[17](https://note.com/mike_yokodera/n/nf7e4aec1a959?hl=en).
## References
1. [May I Ask for One Final Thing? | Anibase](https://anibase.net/en/anime/10Qo3/May-I-Ask-for-One-Final-Thing)
2. [My first must-watch anime for fall 2025 is also the highest-rated new season on Crunchyroll so far, GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-shows/my-first-must-watch-anime-for-fall-2025-is-also-the-highest-rated-new-season-on-crunchyroll-so-far-one-girl-pummeling-dudes-into-mush-and-with-better-animation-than-i-ever-expected/)
3. [AlphaPolis press release: 2025 TV anime adaptation decision (September 2024)](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000135.000004331.html)
4. [AlphaPolis press release: broadcast start October 3, 2025](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000172.000004331.html)
5. [最後にひとつだけお願いしてもよろしいでしょうか | Aniplex official site](https://www.aniplex.co.jp/lineup/saihito/)
6. [May I Ask For One Final Thing? release schedule, GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-shows/may-i-ask-for-one-final-thing-release-date-time-schedule-crunchyroll/)
7. [作品詳細 | LIDENFILMS](https://lidenfilms.jp/works/%E6%9C%80%E5%BE%8C%E3%81%AB%E3%81%B2%E3%81%A8%E3%81%A4%E3%81%A0%E3%81%91%E3%81%8A%E9%A1%98%E3%81%84%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%82%82%E3%82%88%E3%82%8D%E3%81%97%E3%81%84%E3%81%A7%E3%81%97%E3%82%87%E3%81%86/)
8. [TVアニメ「最後にひとつだけお願いしてもよろしいでしょうか」ティザーPV, Aniplex (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB8N_ywHajo)
9. [最後にひとつだけお願いしてもよろしいでしょうか 鳳ナナ(著) | 版元ドットコム](https://www.hanmoto.com/bd/isbn/9784434249259)
10. [2025年12月文庫ラインアップ, Bookyard](https://www.bookyard.jp/newbook/bunko/202512b.pdf)
11. [May I Ask for One Final Thing?, Vol. 1, AbeBooks listing](https://www.abebooks.com/Ask-Final-Thing-Vol-1-Otori/32495194925/bd)
12. [最後にひとつだけお願いしてもよろしいでしょうか | Disney+ (Japan)](https://www.disneyplus.com/ja-jp/browse/entity-0c935a74-3b7a-446d-9c98-4f9a1db505d8)
13. [最後にひとつだけお願いしてもよろしいでしょうか, 鳳ナナ, Google Books](https://books.google.com/books?id=aO5o0QEACAAJ)
14. [May I Ask for One Final Thing? TV Anime Announced for 2025, Crunchyroll News](https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2024/9/16/may-i-ask-for-one-final-thing-tv-anime-2025-crunchyroll)
15. [「最後にひとつだけお願いしてもよろしいでしょうか」2025年TVアニメ化決定！ | Aniplex News](https://www.aniplex.co.jp/news/detail/?id=66241)
16. [取扱書籍ジャンル ～ライトノベル～, JPX listing document](https://www2.jpx.co.jp/disc/94670/140120250605583217.pdf)
17. [Review of 'May I Ask for One Final Thing?', ミケ (note.com)](https://note.com/mike_yokodera/n/nf7e4aec1a959?hl=en)
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