{"id":732351,"date":"2026-06-09T13:55:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/though-i-am-an-inept-villainess-reveals-latest-trailer-additional-cast-opening-theme\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:55:16","slug":"though-i-am-an-inept-villainess-reveals-latest-trailer-additional-cast-opening-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/though-i-am-an-inept-villainess-reveals-latest-trailer-additional-cast-opening-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"Though I Am an Inept Villainess Reveals Latest Trailer, Additional Cast &#038; Opening Theme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Toho has revealed the latest trailer, additional cast members, and opening <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a> song of the upcoming<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though I Am an Inept Villainess<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> TV <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anime<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>. The anime will <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">begin broadcasting in Japan<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on July 12, 2026. It was originally set to premiere this April, but received a broadcast delay that was first announced in February 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300e\u3075\u3064\u3064\u304b\u306a\u60aa\u5973\u3067\u306f\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304c \uff5e\u96db\u5bae\u8776\u9f20\u3068\u308a\u304b\u3048\u4f1d\uff5e\u300f\u672c\u4e88\u544a\uff0f\u30aa\u30fc\u30d7\u30cb\u30f3\u30b0\u30c6\u30fc\u30de\uff1amilet\u300cSunny\u300d\uff0f7\u670812\u65e5(\u65e5)23:45\u3088\u308a\u30c6\u30ec\u6771\u7cfb\u5217\u306b\u3066\u653e\u9001\u958b\u59cb\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nR_vqhD2rGM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The opening theme for the anime will be \u201cSunny\u201d by Japanese singer-songwriter <\/span><b>milet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">The newly announced additional cast members, who are also highlighted in the new trailer, include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Rei Igarashi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Kou Kenshuu<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Ai Kayano<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Shu Gabi<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Mai Nakahara<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Kin Seika<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Inori Minase <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Ran Houshun<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Yui Ishikawa <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Gen Kasui<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">They join a previously announced voice cast that will star:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Manaka Iwami<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Ko Reirin<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Natsumi Kawaida<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Shu Keigetsu<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Makoto Furukawa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Ei Gyomei<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Yuichiro Umehara <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Shin-u<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Hana Hishikawa <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Leelee<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Nikray Farahnaz <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Ko Tosetsu<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><b>Mitsue Yamazaki<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zenshu, Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) is directing the anime series, with <\/span><b>Sumie Noro<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as assistant director, <\/span><b>Yoshiko Nakamura<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RPG Real Estate<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as series composer, and <\/span><b>Ai Kikuchi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shikimori\u2019s Not Just A Cutie<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as character designer. <\/span><b>Doga Kobo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is handling the animation production.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though I Am an Inept Villainess <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">will also stream on Disney+ and Hulu in the U.S. and Europe, while Netflix will stream the series in Asia. Additional simulcast platforms will be announced at a later date.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">Additionally, Toho will host a special U.S. premiere panel event at Anime Expo on July 4, 2026, which will be joined by the series\u2019 cast members Hishikawa and Furukawa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The fantasy romance light novel series is written by <\/span><b>Satsuki Nakamura<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and illustrated by <\/span><b>Kana Yuki<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. 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 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Futsutsuka na Akujo dewa Gozaimasuga ~ Sugu Choso Torikae den~<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A manga adaptation by <\/span><b>Ei Ohitsuji <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the light novels and manga series for English release under the title <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though I am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_157297\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157297\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"157297\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/05\/25\/though-i-am-an-inept-villainess-reveals-main-visual-july-12-start\/though-i-am-an-inept-villainess-key-visual\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Though-I-Am-an-Inept-Villainess-key-visual.png?fit=849%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"849,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Though I Am an Inept Villainess key visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Though-I-Am-an-Inept-Villainess-key-visual.png?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Though-I-Am-an-Inept-Villainess-key-visual.png?fit=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-157297\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Though-I-Am-an-Inept-Villainess-key-visual.png?resize=350%2C495&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Though I Am an Inept Villainess key visual\" width=\"350\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Though-I-Am-an-Inept-Villainess-key-visual.png?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Though-I-Am-an-Inept-Villainess-key-visual.png?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Though-I-Am-an-Inept-Villainess-key-visual.png?resize=768%2C1086&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Though-I-Am-an-Inept-Villainess-key-visual.png?resize=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Though-I-Am-an-Inept-Villainess-key-visual.png?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Though-I-Am-an-Inept-Villainess-key-visual.png?w=849&amp;ssl=1 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-157297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">\u00a9 \u4e2d\u6751\u98af\u5e0c\u30fb\u4e00\u8fc5\u793e\uff0f\u300c\u3075\u3064\u3064\u304b\u306a\u60aa\u5973\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crunchyroll<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will stream<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Though I Am an Inept Villainess<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in several countries and territories. It describes the main synopsis as:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As maidens from the Five Clans battle for the Crown Prince\u2019s 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\u2019s ill health leaving her hanging on the verge of death. Meanwhile, Reirin, now wearing the face of a scorned outcast, must answer for Keigetsu\u2019s crimes in a dangerous trial.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The unlikely pair become increasingly entangled in each other\u2019s lives and they will need to work together to survive after discovering the dark conspiracies brewing beneath the palace\u2019s genial surface. To confront the deadly threats lurking in the shadows, Reirin must embrace her new identity and defy their expectations of the court\u2019s inept villainess.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: press release<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n                (function(d, s, id) {\n          var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n          if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n          js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n          js.src=\"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.9&appId=269442613521839\";\n          fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n        }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n        <\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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