The TV anime Though I Am an Inept Villainess is airing on TV Tokyo after its July 12, 2026 premiere, with streaming from July 13. A cast talk with Manaka Iwami and Natsumi Kawaida is scheduled for November 14, 2026 at Star Village ACHI.
The anime Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga ~Hinagiku Choso Torikae-den~ premiered on TV Tokyo on July 12, 2026, with streaming beginning July 13. It adapts Saki Nakamura's light novel about two girls in a Chinese-style palace who swap bodies, and Doga Kobo handles animation. Manaka Iwami and Natsumi Kawaida voice the dual leads.
Promotion built through June. A pre-broadcast PV in late June showed the schemes and negotiations in the harem and the relationship between Huang Linglin and Zhu Huiyue. The ending theme is "Hokiboshi" by Rokudenashi, with lyrics and composition by Eve; milet performs the opening theme "Sunny." Earlier in June, five additional cast members were announced, including Rei Igarashi and Ai Kayano, alongside a main trailer.
After the premiere, the series moved into event programming. A cast talk with Iwami and Kawaida is set for Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 20:00 to 21:00 at Star Village ACHI, with a lights-down segment and stargazing commentary from a guide. The talk falls on the last weekend of the autumn leg of a collaboration that runs from October 10 to January 11, 2027.
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The TV anime Though I Am an Inept Villainess and Star Village ACHI will hold a cast event on Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 20:00 to 21:00. Manaka Iwami, who plays Kou Reirin, and Natsumi Kawaida, who plays Shu Keigetsu, will talk under the night sky, with a lights-down segment and stargazing commentary from a guide.