The staff of the TV anime based on Satsuki Nakamura‘s light novel series Though I Am an Inept Villainess (Japanese title: Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga – Sugu Choso Torikae Den) has released a full trailer and revealed several major updates at once.

Opening Theme “Sunny” by milet

The trailer reveals that the anime’s opening theme will be “Sunny”, performed by singer-songwriter milet. This marks milet’s first solo opening theme for a TV anime. She previously worked with MAN WITH A MISSION on the opening and ending themes for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba‘s Swordsmith Village Arc.

Five New Cast Members

The newly announced voice cast members are:

• Rei Igarashi as Kou Kenshu
• Ai Kayano as Shu Gabi
• Mai Nakahara as Kin Seika
• Inori Minase as Ran Hoshun
• Yui Ishikawa as Gen Kasui

Previously Announced Main Cast

• Manaka Iwami as Kou Reirin
• Natsumi Kawaida as Shu Keigetsu
• Makoto Furukawa as Ei Gyomei
• Yuichiro Umehara as Shin-u
• Hana Hishikawa as Riirii
• Farahnaz Nikray as Ko Tosetsu

Special Supporters and Events

The staff has also appointed Madoka Hoshikaze and Hana Jun, former leading performers from the Takarazuka Revue, as special supporters for the anime. In addition, a pre-release special screening will be held on June 21 at TOHO CINEMAS Hibiya in Tokyo, followed by a “Big Hit Prayer Event” in Tokyo on June 28.

Premiere Delayed to July

The anime was originally scheduled to premiere in April, but due to production delays, it was postponed to July. Crunchyroll will stream the series as it airs in Japan, covering North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS territories, and the Indian subcontinent.

Production Staff

The anime is produced by Doga Kobo and directed by Mitsue Yamazaki, known for How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? and Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun. Yoshiko Nakamura, whose credits include Detective Conan: Zero’s Tea Time and The Helpful Fox Senko-san, handles series scripts, while Ai Kikuchi, known for How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?, New Game!, and Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie, designs the characters.

Additional staff members include:

• Color Key Artist: Kei Ishiguro
• Art Director: Seina Yaguchi (Studio Pablo)
• Compositing Director of Photography: Yui Fukuoka
• Editing: Mutsumi Takemiya
• Music: Yukari Hashimoto
• Sound Effects: Yuika Shiraishi
• Sound Production: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation

About the Source Material

The original light novels by Satsuki Nakamura, with illustrations by YukiKana, were first published by Ichijinsha in December 2020. Volume 12 was released on March 31. A manga adaptation by Ei Ohitsuji is also serialized in Ichijinsha’s Monthly Comic Zero-Sum.

In English, Seven Seas publishes both the light novels and the manga under the title Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court. Light novel volume 11 is scheduled for September 22, and manga volume 9 is scheduled for August 4.

Synopsis

In a kingdom inspired by ancient China, five great families send beautiful maidens to compete for the position of crown princess, and only one can be crowned empress. Kou Reirin, a fragile beauty known as the “Butterfly of the Court,” seems to be the leading candidate. But when Shu Keigetsu, the “Rat of the Court,” attacks her on the night of a beautiful lantern festival, Reirin wakes up in a dungeon. Her body has been swapped in a plot to steal her place, and her fate seems hopeless. But Reirin herself sees things differently. Now that she has a stronger body, even execution may not be enough to stop her.

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Source: ann_jp