{"rewrite":{"id":"r_630f94dc6c4aa4104ed2b2cc","clusterId":"c_0d19cb80f2f9a61382606159","slug":"inept-villainess-anime-adds-three-cast-members-for-january-2027-second-cours","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Inept Villainess Anime Adds Three Cast Members For January 2027 Second Cours","summary":"The second cours of Though I Am an Inept Villainess debuts in January 2027, titled the \"The First Royal Outing\" arc. A teaser video is out. Yuichi Nakamura plays Keikou, Shunichi Toki plays Keishou, Rerien's two older brothers, and Chiaki Kobayashi plays Unran, a village's young leader. Directed by Mitsue Yamazaki at Doga Kobu, the anime premiered on TV Tokyo on July 12 after production delays pushed it from April.","whyItMatters":"The second cours was already slated for January 2027 and this teaser confirms it is still on schedule, with three new cast members attached to the court arc rather than any change in the production lineup.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe teaser for the second cours comes with a cast addition: Yuichi Nakamura and Shunichi Toki voice Rerien\u0026#39;s eldest and second-eldest brothers, Keikou and Keishou, and Chiaki Kobayashi voices Unran, the young leader of a village. The arc is titled \u0026#34;The First Royal Outing.\u0026#34; The series premiered on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on July 12, moved from an initial April date because of delays in production progress. Crunchyroll streamed the first cours as it aired, and TOHO\u0026#39;s English dub arrived on July 25 on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Disney+. Seven Seas publishes the light novels and manga in English.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The second cours of Though I Am an Inept Villainess lands in January 2027 as \"The First Royal Outing\" arc. Teaser is out. Yuichi Nakamura, Shunichi Toki and Chiaki Kobayashi join the cast. Series premiered July 12 after a delay from April.","twitterPost":"Though I Am an Inept Villainess returns in January 2027 with its second cours, \"The First Royal Outing\" arc. Teaser out. Yuichi Nakamura, Shunichi Toki, Chiaki Kobayashi join the cast. First cours premiered July 12 after a production delay.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The second cours of Though I Am an Inept Villainess has a teaser and a January 2027 date, under the arc title \"The First Royal Outing.\" Yuichi Nakamura and Shunichi Toki voice Rerien's two older brothers, with Chiaki Kobayashi as village leader Unran. The first cours premiered on July 12 after production delays moved it from April.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-23/though-i-am-an-inept-villainess-anime-2nd-part-streams-teaser-video/.243140\",\"title\":\"Though I Am an Inept Villainess Anime's 2nd Part Streams Teaser Video\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4769,"outputTokens":685,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792767133,"createdAt":"2026-10-23T14:48:01.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T14:51:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-23T14:51:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0d19cb80f2f9a61382606159","canonicalTitle":"News\nThough I am an Inept Villainess Anime's 2nd Part Streams Teaser Video","representativeArticleId":"a_e675f21b2ea752c0a5b27651","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Though I Am an Inept Villainess\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Satsuki Nakamura\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-23T11:59:15.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-23T11:59:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-23T14:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-23/though-i-am-an-inept-villainess-anime-2nd-part-streams-teaser-video/.243140","title":"News\nThough I am an Inept Villainess Anime's 2nd Part Streams Teaser Video"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Though I Am an Inept Villainess"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Satsuki Nakamura"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}