{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-25T15:29:02.150Z","story":{"id":"r_4e2817293afc4b62a25f084f","slug":"though-i-am-an-inept-villainess-anime-sets-july-12-premiere-reveals-visual","url":"https://yomimono.id/though-i-am-an-inept-villainess-anime-sets-july-12-premiere-reveals-visual","headline":"Though I Am an Inept Villainess Anime Sets July 12 Premiere, Reveals Key Visual","summary":"The television anime adaptation of Satsuki Nakamura's light novel series \"Though I Am an Inept Villainess\" will premiere on July 12 at 11:45 p.m. JST on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, the staff announced on Monday. A new key visual was also released. The series was originally scheduled for an April debut but was delayed due to production delays. Studio Dōga Kōbō is producing the anime, with Mitsue Yamazaki directing. Manaka Iwami voices the protagonist Kou Reirin, and Natsumi Kawaida voices Shu Keigetsu. Crunchyroll will stream the series in multiple regions including North America, Europe, and Oceania. The light novel series, which began in December 2020 under Ichijinsha's imprint, has 12 volumes as of March 2026. A manga adaptation by Ei Ohitsuji runs concurrently in Monthly Comic Zero-Sum. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes both the novels and manga in English under the full title \"Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court.\" The story follows Kou Reirin, a frail imperial consort candidate who is body-swapped by a rival and must navigate court intrigue in a new, stronger body.","why_it_matters":"The July 12 premiere date locks in a summer slot for one of the season's few isekai-adjacent titles with a Chinese-inspired court setting, a subgenre that has seen limited anime adaptation.","published_at":"2026-05-25T14:00:37.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["Anime News Network","Anime Trending"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Though I Am an Inept Villainess TV Anime Reveals July 12 Debut, New Visual","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-25/though-i-am-an-inept-villainess-tv-anime-reveals-july-12-debut-new-visual/.237793"},{"source":"Anime Trending","title":"Though I Am an Inept Villainess Reveals Main Visual, July 12 Start","url":"https://anitrendz.net/news/2026/05/25/though-i-am-an-inept-villainess-reveals-main-visual-july-12-start"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["Though I Am an Inept Villainess"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":["Dōga Kōbō"],"people":["Manaka Iwami","Satsuki Nakamura"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false}}}