The latest seasonal visual has been released for the upcoming Though I Am an Inept Villainess TV anime series, showcasing Kou Reirin and Shu Keigetsu in a field of nemophila flowers. The anime series was originally scheduled to debut in Japan in April 2026, but a broadcast delay to July 2026 was announced earlier this February.
Mitsue Yamazaki (Zenshu, Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle) is directing the anime series, with Yoshiko Nakamura (RPG Real Estate) as series composer and Ai Kikuchi (Shikimori’s Not Just A Cutie) as character designer. Doga Kobo is in charge of the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast includes:
- • Manaka Iwami as Kou Reirin
- • Natsumi Kawaida as Shu Keigetsu
- • Makoto Furukawa as Ei Gyoumei
- • Yuichiro Umehara as Shin-u
- • Hana Hishikawa as Leelee
- • Farahnaz Nikray as Kou Tousetsu
The fantasy romance light novel series is written by Satsuki Nakamura and illustrated by Kana Yuki. It was first published by Ichijinsha on December 28, 2020, and has released 12 volumes in Japan as of March 2026. It is known in Japanese as Futsutsuka na Akujo dewa Gozaimasuga ~ Sugu Choso Torikae den~.
A manga adaptation by Ei Ohitsuji was launched in December 2020. The series began as a web novel on Shosetsuka ni Naro in July 2020. Ohitsuji is given the original character design credit for the anime adaptation alongside Yuki.
Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the light novels and manga series for English release under the title Though I am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court.
Crunchyroll will stream Though I Am an Inept Villainess in several countries and territories. It describes the main synopsis as:
As maidens from the Five Clans battle for the Crown Prince’s heart, jealous Keigetsu uses forbidden magic to swap bodies with the beloved Reirin. Switching places does not guarantee happiness for Keigetsu with her new body’s ill health leaving her hanging on the verge of death. Meanwhile, Reirin, now wearing the face of a scorned outcast, must answer for Keigetsu’s crimes in a dangerous trial.
The unlikely pair become increasingly entangled in each other’s lives and they will need to work together to survive after discovering the dark conspiracies brewing beneath the palace’s genial surface. To confront the deadly threats lurking in the shadows, Reirin must embrace her new identity and defy their expectations of the court’s inept villainess.
Source: Though I Am an Inept Villainess Official Twitter (via Anime News by AIR)
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