From the TV anime Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court, a New Year–themed “seasonal visual” for January has been unveiled. This marks the eighth seasonal visual released for the series, which is scheduled to premiere in April 2026.
Seasonal Visual:
MAIN CAST:
Manaka Iwami as Kou Reirin
Natsumi Kawaida as Shu Keigetsu
STAFF:
Director: Mitsue Yamazaki
Series Composition: Yoshiko Nakamura
Character Design: Ai Kikuchi
Animation Production: Doga Kobo
Seven Seas Entertainment describing the story as follows:
In the Kingdom of Ei, five clans put forth their maidens as imperial consorts—but only one will be crowned empress. Just when frail and beautiful “court butterfly” Kou Reirin seems poised to marry the crown prince, jealous “court rat” Shu Keigetsu steals her body! Reirin wakes up in the dungeons as the conspirator, and things look dire…or do they? Now that she’s got a robust new body, not even the looming threat of execution can stop her!
Source: @futsutsuka_PR
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