I’m in Love with the Villainess is one of the remaining isekai anime shows coming this year, and today, the official website of the series has released preview images for its first episode. As you can see below, the preview stills feature the anime's two leads, Rae Taylor (Yuu Serizawa) and Claire Francois (Karin Nanami). The voice actors of the two will also be performing the opening and ending theme songs of the anime.
Check out the previews for I’m in Love with the Villainess Episode 1 here:
What is I'm in Love with the Villainess anime about?
Studio Platinum Vision is in charge of the animation of I’m in Love with the Villainess, which is based on the light novel series of the same title (Japanese: 私の推しは悪役令嬢 - Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijō) written by Inori and illustrated by Hanagata. Originally published in January 2018, it was acquired by Ichijinsha at a later date and has published a total of five volumes. Anoshimo created the manga adaptation that launched in June 2020. The light novels are licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment, which provided the following story description:
Ordinary office worker Ohashi Rei wakes up in the body of the protagonist of her favorite otome game, Revolution. To her delight, the first person to greet her is also her favorite character, Claire Francois—the main antagonist of the story! Now, Rei is determined to romance Claire instead of the game’s male leads. But how will her villainous ladylove react to this new courtship?!
Hideaki Obi is directing the anime, with Ayumu Hisao writing the script, Yoko Sato working on the character designs, and Noriyuki Asakura composing the music.
I'm in Love with the Villainess Cast
Yuu Serizawa as Rae Taylor
Karin Nanami as Claire François
Aimi as Misha Jur
Ikumi Hasegawa as Lene
Sara Matsumoto as Loretta Kugret
Minami Kurisaki as Pepi Barlier
Kenn as Rod Bauer
Daisuke Namikawa as Thane Bauer
Yoko Hikasa as Yu Bauer
Nana Mizuki as Manaria Sousse
Where to Watch I'm in Love with the Villainess
I'm in Love with the Villainess anime will be available to watch on Crunchyroll every Monday, starting on October 2, 2023. You can watch the official trailer for the isekai anime here:
