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Ani-One Streams I'm the Villainess, so I'm Taming the Final Boss Anime on September 24
posted on by Adriana Hazra
Hong Kong content distributor MediaLink Entertainment Limited's Ani-One YouTube channel announced on Thursday that it will begin streaming the television anime adaptation of Sarasa Nagase's I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss (Akuyaku Reijō Nanode Last Boss o Katte Mimashita) light novels on September 24 at 7:00 p.m. IST. It will stream an episode of the anime every Saturday at 7:30 p.m. IST.
Alongside India and Hong Kong, the anime will stream in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Ani-One describes the anime:
When Aileen's engagement to her fiancé Prince Cedric ends unceremoniously, details of this young noblewoman's past life come rushing back. Aileen realizes she's now living inside the world of one of her favorite otome games—as the villainess! Determined not to be killed or tormented, Aileen decides the best plan is to become lovers with the final boss Claude. After all, if the villainess and the final boss team up, would they be able to avert disaster?
The anime will premiere in Japan on Tokyo MX and MBS on October 1, on WOWOW on October 5, AT-X on October 6, and BS-TBS on October 7.
Rie Takahashi, who plays the main character Aileen, will perform the opening theme song "Kyо̄kan Sarenakute mo Ii Janai." ACCAMER will perform the ending theme song "Nomick."
The cast members include:
- Rie Takahashi as Aileen Lauren Dautriche (Yen Press spells the name as Aileen Lauren d'Autriche)
- Yūichirō Umehara as Claude Jeanne Elmir (Yen Press spells the name as Claude Jean Ellmeyer)
- Toshiki Masuda as Cedric Jeanne Elmir (Yen Press spells the name as Cedric Jean Ellmeyer)
- Jun Fukuyama as Keith Eigrid
- Yūki Ono as Belzebuth (Yen Press spells the name as Beelzebuth)
- Kana Hanazawa as Lilia Rainworth (Yen Press spells the name as Lilia Reinoise)
- Tomokazu Sugita as Almond
- Yūma Uchida as Isaac Lombard
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Jasper Varie
- Takuto Yoshinaga as Doni (Yen Press spells the name as Denis)
- Shin'ichirō Kamio as Ruck (Yen Press spells the name as Luc)
- Yū Miyazaki as Quartz
Kumiko Habara (I'm Standing on 1,000,000 Lives. both seasons) is directing the anime at Maho Film. Kenta Ihara (Tomodachi Game, Vinland Saga, Saga of Tanya the Evil) is writing and overseeing the series scripts. Momoko Makiuchi, Eri Kojima, and Yūko Ōba are the character designers. Natsumi Tabuchi, Hanae Nakamura, Miki Sakurai, Sayaka Aoki, and Kanade Sakuma are composing the music.
Yen Press has licensed both the novels and the manga adaptation