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Though I Am an Inept Villainess Anime's Trailer Reveals Main Cast, 2026 Premiere
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The official website for the television anime adaptation of Satsuki Nakamura's Though I Am an Inept Villainess (Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga - Sūgū Chōso Torikae Den) light novel series began streaming a teaser trailer on Monday, and it reveals the main cast and 2026 premiere:
The anime stars (pictured above from left to right):
- Manaka Iwami as Kou Reirin
- Natsumi Kawaida as Shu Keigetsu
Ichijinsha launched Nakamura's light novel series with illustrations by YukiKana in December 2020. The novels' manga adaptation by Ei Ohitsuji simultaneously launched in Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine.
Seven Seas publishes both the light novels and manga under the title Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court, and describes the story:
In a kingdom inspired by historical China, five clans put forth their maidens as imperial consorts–but only one will be crowned empress. The frail and beautiful Kou Reirin, the so-called “butterfly” of the imperial court, is a shoo-in to marry the crown prince. But when “court rat” Shu Keigetsu lashes out at her during the glittering Lantern Festival, it's Reirin who wakes up in the dungeons! Body-swapped by her assailant to steal her position at court, Reirin's plight seems dire...to everyone else! Now that she's got a robust new body, not even the looming threat of execution can stop her!
Ichijinsha will publish the light novels' 10th volume on April 2, and it published the manga's eighth compiled book volume on February 28. Seven Seas released the light novels' ninth volume in English on August 26, and the manga's seventh volume on May 13.
Sources: Though I Am an Inept Villainess anime's website via Ota-Suke
