The previously announced anime adaptation of My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren’t Wicked manga has revealed a July 2026 premiere in the latest trailer. A new visual was also released and Anna Mugiho joins the cast as Gungnir.
NEWON is animating the series with the direction of Keisuke Inoue (My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!). Nanami Hoshino (The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious) is writing the series scripts, and Mutsumi Sasaki (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 chief animation director) is the character designer and chief animation director. The main cast includes:
- Kujira as Teru Konokura
- Hina Suzuki as Miya Nakamura
- Yu Serizawa as Marika Kōnokura
- Yuka Nukui as Arisa Kōnokura
The anime is adapted from the manga series written and illustrated by Otsuji. It began serialization on Ichijinsha’s Comic Pool section on the Pixiv Comic website in November 2020. Seven Seas Entertainment is publishing the manga in English and they describe it as:
Fairy tale tropes are turned on their heads in this award-winning and comedic reimagining of the classic Cinderella story!
Miya is the illegitimate child of a certain prominent family. When her mother dies, she’s convinced she knows what awaits her in her new home: a life of servitude and misery at the hands of her wicked stepmother and stepsisters! Yet when she finally meets the women she expects to treat her like dirt, they actually end up being…sweet?!
A hilarious and heartfelt comedy that’s sure to put a smile on your face!
Source: Official Website, X (formerly Twitter)
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