A new seasonal visual for May has been unveiled for the TV anime Though I Am an Inept Villainess. The illustration celebrates Children’s Day, observed on May 5 in Japan. The anime is directed by Mitsue Yamazaki at Doga Kobo and is scheduled to premiere in July 2026, with streaming on Crunchyroll.
Seasonal Visual:
Key Visual:
CAST:
Manaka Iwami as Kou Reirin
Natsumi Kawaida as Shu Keigetsu
Makoto Furukawa as Ei Gyoumei
Yuichiro Umehara as Shin-u
Hana Hishikawaa as Lily
STAFF:
Director: Mitsue Yamazaki
Series Composition: Yoshiko Nakamura
Character Design: Ai Kikuchi
Animation Production: Doga Kobo
Crunchyroll describes the anime as follows:
As maidens from the Five Clans battle for the Crown Prince’s heart, jealous Keigetsu uses forbidden magic to swap bodies with the beloved Reirin. Switching places does not guarantee happiness for Keigetsu with her new body’s ill health leaving her hanging on the verge of death. Meanwhile, Reirin, now wearing the face of a scorned outcast, must answer for Keigetsu’s crimes in a dangerous trial.
The unlikely pair become increasingly entangled in each other’s lives and they will need to work together to survive after discovering the dark conspiracies brewing beneath the palace’s genial surface. To confront the deadly threats lurking in the shadows, Reirin must embrace her new identity and defy their expectations of the court’s inept villainess.
Source: Comic Natalie
© Satsuki Nakamura, Ichijinsha / Inept Villainess Project
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