The staff for the television anime of Satsuki Nakamura‘s Though I Am an Inept Villainess (Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga – Sūgū Chōso Torikae Den) light novel series started streaming a pre-broadcast promotional video on Sunday. The video with subtitles in English, Chinese (Traditional), and Korean announces and previews the ending theme song “Shooting Star” (Hōkiboshi) by Rokudenashi.
Musical artist Eve wrote the lyrics and music for the song.
© 中村颯希・一迅社／「ふつつかな悪女」製作委員会
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!
The anime stars:
- Manaka Iwami as Kou Reirin
- Natsumi Kawaida as Shu Keigetsu
- Makoto Furukawa as Ei Gyōmei
- Yūichirō Umehara as Shin-u
- Hana Hishikawa as Riirii
- Farahnaz Nikray as Kō Tōsetsu
- Rei Igarashi as Kou Kenshū
- Ai Kayano as Shu Gabi
- Mai Nakahara as Kin Seika
- Inori Minase as Ran Hōshun
- Yui Ishikawa as Gen Kasui
Mitsue Yamazaki (How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?, Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun) is directing the anime at Dōga Kōbō. Yoshiko Nakamura (Detective Conan: Zero’s Tea Time; Tadaima, Okaeri; The Helpful Fox Senko-san) is overseeing the series scripts, and Ai Kikuchi (How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?, New Game!, Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie) is designing the characters.
Singer-songwriter milet performs the opening theme song “Sunny.”
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
- Casting: Makoto Tanimura
- Sound Effects: Yuika Shiraishi
- Audio-Recording Engineer: Toshihiro Hayano
- Recording Assistant: Ryō Kaneko
- Sound Production: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation
The anime will premiere on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on July 12 at 11:45 p.m. Netflix will stream the anime in Asia on July 12. Crunchyroll will stream the anime as it airs in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, and the Indian Subcontinent. Hulu is listing the series for a debut on July 12 with both English subtitles and dub.
The anime’s premiere was delayed to July due to delays in production progress. The anime was initially announced to premiere in April.
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.
Ichijinsha published the light novels’ 12th volume on March 31. Seven Seas will release the light novels’ 11th volume in English on September 22, and the manga’s ninth volume on August 4.
Sources: Though I Am an Inept Villainess anime’s website, Comic Natalie
