The upcoming I’m in Love With the Villainess anime has revealed an alternate version of the previously revealed visual that features Claire François in front of Rae Taylor. Side characters Pepi Barlier and Loretta Kugret can also be seen in the visual. Studio Platinum Vision is animating the series which is slated to premiere this coming October.
Hideaki Oba is directing the anime with Ayumu Hisao is writing the script. Yoko Sato is doing the character designs based on the light novel series written by Inori. Voice actress Yuu Serizawa is voicing the main protagonist Rae Taylor while Karin Nanami plays the villainess role, Claire François. The other cast members consist of Aimi as Misha Jur, Ikumi Hasegawa as Lene, Sara Matsumoto as Loretta Kugret, and Minami Kurisaki as Pepi Barlier.
I’m in Love With the Villainess light novel was originally published on Shosetsuka ni Naro in January 2018. Ichijinsha acquired the title at a later date with illustrations drawn by Hanagata. A manga adaptation illustrated by Anoshimo launched in June 2020 and it currently has 6 volumes in total.
Seven Seas Entertainment is publishing the light novel in English and they describe the plot as:
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?!
Source: Official Twitter
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