The official website for the Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga – Suuguu Chouso Torikae Den (Though I Am an Inept Villainess/ ふつつかな悪女ではございますが 〜雛宮蝶鼠とりかえ伝〜) TV anime has announced that the anime’s premiere will be delayed from April 2026 to July 2026 due to delays in production.
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Yamazaki Mitsue is directing the anime at Douga Koubou studios, and the anime will star Iwami Manaka as Kao Reirin and Kawaida Natsumi as Shu Keigetsu.
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The anime is based on the Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga – Suuguu Chouso Torikae Den light novel series by Nakamura Satsuki and Yuki Kana. Ichijinsha published Nakamura’s first novel with illustrations by Yuki in December 2020, and it released the 11th novel in September 2025. The 12th novel is scheduled for release on March 31st, 2026.
The novel series was adapted into a manga by Ohitsuji Ei on Ichijinsha’s Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine in December 2020. The manga’s first tankoubon volume was released in June 2021, and the ninth volume in September 2025. The manga’s 10th volume is scheduled for release on March 31st, 2026.
Seven Seas Entertainment publishes both the novel series and its manga adaptation in English under the name Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court. It will release the 10th novel in the series on May 5th, 2026 and the manga’s ninth volume on August 4th, 2026. Seven Seas Entertainment describes the novel story below:
“In the Kingdom of Ei, five clans put forth their maidens as imperial consorts—but only one will be crowned empress. Just when frail and beautiful “court butterfly” Kou Reirin seems poised to marry the crown prince, jealous “court rat” Shu Keigetsu steals her body! Reirin wakes up in the dungeons as the conspirator, and things look dire…or do they? Now that she’s got a robust new body, not even the looming threat of execution can stop her!”
We’ve previously covered the Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga – Suuguu Chouso Torikae Den on NamiComi News, which you can read by visiting the relevant news article.
