{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f4729d5e764e2d35d14465ec","clusterId":"c_c37c3a700fbfe012b2cd195f","slug":"though-i-am-an-inept-villainess-takes-first-weekly-win-in-summer-2026-polls","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Though I Am an Inept Villainess Takes First Weekly Win in Summer 2026 Polls","summary":"Anime Corner's sixth weekly poll for the Summer 2026 season is out, and Though I Am an Inept Villainess has taken first place with 7.25% of the vote. The series had finished second in Weeks 2, 3, and 5, and third in Week 4, making this its first weekly victory. Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 debuted in the rankings at second place with 6.69%, just 0.56 percentage points behind the leader. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity held third with 6.50%. Saga of Tanya the Evil II and Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3 rounded out the top five. Anime News Network's separate reader poll for the week of August 5-11 placed Though I Am an Inept Villainess at number one in its episode rankings, with Goodbye, Lara at number two. The cumulative ANN ranking as of August 11 was led by Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, followed by Saga of Tanya the Evil II and The Ghost in the Shell. Both polls reflect community preferences and are not meant to dictate what anyone should watch.","whyItMatters":"Though I Am an Inept Villainess becomes the fourth different anime to win a weekly Anime Corner ranking this season, showing a competitive field where no single series has dominated.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAnime Corner\u0026#39;s weekly poll for Summer 2026 has concluded its sixth round, and Though I Am an Inept Villainess has claimed its first top spot after several weeks of near-misses. The series took 7.25% of the vote, ahead of Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4, which made its first appearance in the rankings at second place with 6.69%. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity stayed in the top three with 6.50%.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnime News Network\u0026#39;s separate reader poll for the week of August 5-11 also put Though I Am an Inept Villainess at number one in its episode rankings, with Goodbye, Lara at number two. The ANN cumulative ranking as of August 11 was led by Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, followed by Saga of Tanya the Evil II and The Ghost in the Shell. Both outlets note that their rankings reflect community preferences and are not intended to determine what anyone should watch.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThough I Am an Inept Villainess\u003c/strong\u003e: 1st place with 7.25% of the vote\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRe:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4\u003c/strong\u003e: 2nd place with 6.69%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity\u003c/strong\u003e: 3rd place with 6.50%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaga of Tanya the Evil II\u003c/strong\u003e: 4th place with 5.72%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3\u003c/strong\u003e: 5th place with 5.62%\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Though I Am an Inept Villainess finally took first in Anime Corner's Week 6 poll after three second-place finishes. Fourth different winner of the season.","twitterPost":"Re:ZERO Season 4 nearly topped Anime Corner's Week 6 poll in its debut, finishing just 0.56 points behind Though I Am an Inept Villainess.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Anime Corner's Week 6 poll crowns Though I Am an Inept Villainess, while Re:ZERO Season 4 debuts at second. 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