The official website for the Akujiki Reijou to Kyouketsu Koushaku (Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!/ 悪食令嬢と狂血公爵) TV anime has revealed the show’s main promotional video and new visual, as well as confirming that the anime will premiere on October 2nd, 2025. The anime was previously scheduled for release in April 2025 before it was delayed to October 2025.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvutMIYKa2g]

Akujiki Reijou to Kyouketsu Koushaku Anime Main VisualThe anime will debut on October 2nd on the TBS channel at 1:28 a.m. and on the BS11 channel on October 3rd at 11:00 p.m. The anime will be available to stream on October 2nd on the U-NEXT and d Anime Store services from 02:00 a.m. Crunchyroll will also stream the anime as it airs worldwide, excluding Asia.

Akujiki Reijou to Kyouketsu Koushaku Anime Air Times Image

Takeda Mutsumi is directing the anime at Asahi Production, and the anime will star Nakamura Kanna as Melphiera Marchalrayd and Ban Taito as Aristide of Galbraith. Newly confirmed cast members are listed below:

  • Kondou Takashi as Kauss Laforg
  • Okamoto Nobuhiko as Mullan Sero
  • Kimura Ryouhei as Maxim du Livastal Mild Langtias
  • Furukawa Shin as Anbry Shal
  • Hirakawa Daisuke as Zeff Senjin
  • Masuda Toshiki as Claude Fole

Akujiki Reijou to Kyouketsu Koushaku Anime teaser Visual

The anime is based on the Akujiki Reijou to Kyouketsu Koushaku: Sono Mamono, Watashi ga Oishiku Itadakimasu! (Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!/ 悪食令嬢と狂血公爵 ~その魔物、私が美味しくいただきます!~ ) light novel series written by Hoshi Kanata.

Author Hoshi started the original story on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in 2019, and Kodansha published the first novel, with illustrations by Peperon, in April 2021 and the third novel in April 2023.

Akujiki Reijou to Kyouketsu Koushaku novel Cover 1

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Mizube Chika (Minazuki-ke no Iinazuke, Ato 1% de Unmei no Koi: Momochi Takane Hen) adapted the novels into a manga in March 2021 in Pixiv’s Palcy manga app. Kodansha published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in October 2021 and the 10th volume in April 2025. The manga’s 11th volume is scheduled for release on September 30th, 2025.

Akujiki Reijou to Kyouketsu Koushaku Manga cover 1

Akujiki Reijou to Kyouketsu Koushaku Manga cover 11Kodansha USA Publishing and Kodansha’s K MANGA Services release the manga in English under the name Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!. Kodansha USA Publishing released the manga’s eighth volume in May 2025, and it describes the manga’s story below:

“Like any proper noble lady, one must have certain acquired tastes. Melphiera Marchalrayd just happens to crave a rather exotic protein—monsters! But do not judge! Despite its bad reputation, monster meat can be used in exquisite cuisine, and Melphiera is determined to change the kingdom’s opinion of it! Unfortunately, since debuting in society, Melphiera has been struggling to find her perfect match…until she meets the fearless “Blood-Mad Duke” of Galbraith!”

We’ve previously covered Akujiki Reijou to Kyouketsu Koushaku on NamiComi News, which you can read by visiting the relevant news article.