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Though I Am an Inept Villainess

2026 · 1 season

A courtly body-swap drama where intrigue and identity games unfold at a measured, ornate pace.

Created by
Shunsuke Nishimura
Genres
Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Manaka Iwami, Natsumi Kawaida, Makoto Furukawa
Overview
Just as His Highness’s favored butterfly Reirin is beloved by the prince, jealous “court sewer rat” Keigetsu uses magic to swap their bodies—and their destinies. With a looming execution, Reirin embraces her new, healthy body, while Keigetsu learns Reirin’s life isn’t what it seems as she’s pulled into an inner-court conspiracy.

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Stream in the UK
  • Disney Plus
  • Crunchyroll
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Shunsuke Nishimura
Genres
Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Manaka Iwami, Natsumi Kawaida, Makoto Furukawa
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • betrayal
    • power
    • conspiracy
    • fate
    Places
    • fantasy world
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism2
    Romance4
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, drama, sci-fi & fantasy
    Created by
    Shunsuke Nishimura
    Written by
    Yoshiko Nakamura
    Starring
    Manaka Iwami, Natsumi Kawaida, Makoto Furukawa, Yuuichirou Umehara, Hana Hishikawa, Farahnaz Nikray, Rei Igarashi, Ai Kayano
    Music
    Yukari Hashimoto
    Cinematography
    Yui Fukuoka
    Length
    1 seasons, 11 episodes
    Network
    TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TVQ, TV Osaka, TVh, TSC
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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