TV Anime 'Odebu Akujo ni Tensei Shitara' Premieres January 2027

The TV anime adaptation of the light novel series Odebu Akujo ni Tensei Shitara, Naze ka Last Boss Ouji-sama ni Shuchaku Sareteimasu (When I Reincarnated as a Chubby Villainess, For Some Reason the Last Boss Prince Is Obsessed With Me) will premiere in January 2027. A new visual depicting the main characters as children has been released.

The series follows Celine, a woman who dies of illness and reincarnates as the overweight, ill-tempered villainess of a popular novel. Determined to avoid her destined death at the hands of a prince, she vows to reform and lose weight. Her plans are complicated when she finds an injured boy in the forest.

Haruka Shiraishi will voice Celine, and Takeo Otsuka will voice Prince Wilfred. The main cast also includes Shuichi Toki as Louis and Fuka Izumi as Adel.

Naoyuki Kuzuya directs the anime at Studio RINGS, with Hiroshi Hirota handling series composition and script. The music is composed by Tsubasa Ito.

The anime will air on TOKYO MX, BS Nippon Television, AT-X, and CBC Television in Japan. Streaming will be available on d Anime Store.

A promotional stage event featuring Shiraishi and Otsuka is scheduled for November 28, 2026, at the Kitakyushu Pop Culture Festival in Japan.

The original vertical-scrolling manga, illustrated by Kaname Hanamiya from a story by Kotoko, is currently serializing its second season. Digital volumes are available on platforms like d book.

More information is available on the anime's official website and its TikTok account.

Source: PR Times via 株式会社インフィニット