The anime adaptation of I'm in Love With the Villainess has unveiled its main trailer that showcases the main duo, Rae Taylor and Claire François, alongside the entire cast that was previously announced. The trailer features the opening and ending theme songs, which are performed by the main characters, Rae Taylor (Yuu Serizawa) and Claire François (Karin Nanami).
Watch the trailer for I'm in Love With the Villainess here:
The trailer highlights the girl-on-girl tension between the main characters: the ordinary office worker, Rae Taylor, and the antagonist of the game world she gets reincarnated into, Claire François. Studio Platinum Vision is producing the anime with Hideaki Oba serving as director. The script is being written by Ayumu Hisao, while Yoko Sato is responsible for character design.
The production team of the anime series also revealed the cover art for CD with the theme songs:
I'm in Love With the Villainess Cast
The main characters are Rae Taylor (Yuu Serizawa) and Claire François (Karin Nanami).
You can check out the list of the rest of the cast of I'm in Love With the Villainess anime here:
Aimi as Misha Jur
Ikumi Hasegawa as Lene
Sara Matsumoto as Loretta Kugret
Kenn as Rod Bauer
Daisuke Namikawa as Thane Bauer
Minami Kurisaki as Pepi Barlier
Yoko Hikasa as Yu Bauer
What is I'm in Love With the Villainess about?
The anime adaptation of I'm in Love With the Villainess 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. Original 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 novel is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment, and they provided the following 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?!
I'm in Love with the Villainess anime is scheduled to begin broadcasting on October 2, 2023.
