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A pre-broadcast trailer for the Though I Am an Inept Villainess<\/em> TV anime has been released ahead of its July 12 broadcast start. The new trailer came with the reveal of Rokudenashi<\/strong> as the artist for the ending song, \u201cHokiboshi.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Though I Am an Inept Villainess\u00a0<\/em>(Futsutsuka na Akujo dewa Gozaimasuga ~ Sugu Choso Torikae den~<\/em>) is an adaptation of the light novel series written by Satsuki Nakamura<\/strong>\u00a0and illustrated by\u00a0Kana Yuki<\/strong>. Seven Seas Entertainment describes the books\u2019 synopsis as such:<\/span><\/p>\n In the Kingdom of Ei, five clans put forth their maidens as imperial consorts\u2014but only one will be crowned empress. Just when frail and beautiful \u201ccourt butterfly\u201d Kou Reirin seems poised to marry the crown prince, jealous \u201ccourt rat\u201d Shu Keigetsu steals her body! Reirin wakes up in the dungeons as the conspirator, and things look dire\u2026or do they? Now that she\u2019s got a robust new body, not even the looming threat of execution can stop her!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Mitsue Yamazaki<\/strong>\u00a0(Zenshu<\/em>,\u00a0Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle) is directing the anime at\u00a0Doga Kobo\u00a0<\/strong>with\u00a0Sumie Noro<\/strong>\u00a0as assistant director,\u00a0Yoshiko Nakamura<\/strong>\u00a0(RPG Real Estate<\/em>) as series composer and\u00a0Ai Kikuchi<\/strong>\u00a0(Shikimori\u2019s Not Just A Cutie<\/em>) as character designer.\u00a0Manaka Iwami\u00a0<\/strong>is Kou Reirin, while\u00a0Natsumi Kawaida<\/strong>\u00a0voices Shu Keigetsu.<\/span><\/p>\n Crunchyroll will stream the anime, which was previously planned to begin airing in April.<\/span><\/p>\n The\u00a0Though I Am an Inept Villainess<\/em> light novel series, which is published under the Ichijinsha Novels label, began in 2020 and has 12 volumes as of March 2026. 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