TV series
From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!
Overview
After being struck by a car, 52-year-old civil servant Kenzaburou Tondabayashi finds himself reincarnated as the villainess of his daughter’s favorite video game! Committed to his role as the haughty and arrogant Grace Auvergne, Kenzaburou plays out Grace’s part in the game’s story… Except his kind nature and elegant Japanese manners accidentally turn the unlikeable Grace into the most admired girl in school instead.
Details
- First air date
- 2025-01-10
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 12 episodes
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Network
- MBS, TBS, CBC, Tulip Television, SBC, BSN, tys, NBC, HBC, RKK, i-Television, SBS, IBC, BSS, MRO, OBS, TUF, RSK, TUY, tbc, RKB, KUTV, RBC, UTY, RCC, MRT, ATV, MBC
- Production
- Ajiado, MBS, Marvelous, Shonen Gahosha, Nikkatsu Corporation, FuRyu, AQUA ARIS
- Country
- JP
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Kenzaburo Tondabayashi (voice)
- Mao Ichimichi as Grace Auvergne (voice)
- Akira Sekine as Anna Doll (voice)
- Kaito Ishikawa as Virgile Vierge (voice)
- Ryota Suzuki as Auguste Lion (voice)
- Yuuichirou Umehara as Richard Verseau (voice)
- Takuma Nagatsuka as Pierre Gemeaux (voice)
Creators and crew
- Shintaro Yoshitake - Producer
- Hiroyuki Aoi - Producer
- Takumi Kohama - Producer
- Seiji Ando - Producer
- Tetsuya Takeuchi - Director
- Hidekazu Oka - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: Dad Becomes a Villainess
Kenzaburo Tondabayashi is a staunch, 52-year-old bureaucrat until he seemingly dies in a traffic accident! He then finds himself reincarnated into the world of the Otome game.
Episode 2: Dad Becomes a Sorcerer
It is only proper that Kenzaburo commits himself to Grace’s villainous role in the original story. Unfortunately, decades of learned habits are difficult to break.
Episode 3: Dad Makes a Pun!
Grace, aka Kenzaburo, integrates himself into the student council. He may be an effective bureaucrat, but his resourcefulness and modesty are raising unnecessary love flags.
Episode 4: Dad Summons a Beast
The day the students' familiars hatch arrives at long last. Meanwhile, in another world, two women must come to terms with the fate of a beloved husband and father.
Episode 5: Dad Gets Into Dual-wielding
Impressed by a rare accomplishment, the principal asks Grace aka Kenzaburo to participate in the Magic Exhibition.
Episode 6: Dad is Moved to Tears
Grace and Anna have both proven their worth time and time again. Unfortunately, there are those who insist on sowing division between them.
Episode 7: Dad Puts On an Exhibition
Grace’s father returns after a business trip, but proves he doesn’t know his daughter very well. However, as a fellow father, Kenzaburo understands that the man is trying.
Episode 8: Dad Becomes a Maid
Grace aka Kenzaburo invites Anna to stay at the Auvergne estate over the summer when it becomes clear she still needs to learn the ins and outs of high society.
Episode 9: Dad Gets Trapped
When the student council gets trapped in a labyrinth, it's up to Grace aka Kenzaburo and Anna to save everyone.
Episode 10: Dad Cross-Dresses
Grace aka Kenzaburo goes incognito to visit the bakery that Anna's family runs, but Anna's mother quickly deduces Grace's identity.
Episode 11: Dad Gets into an Elegant Pickle!
The student council decides to put on a gender-swapping play with Anna in the lead role! Unfortunately, Anna overworks herself to the point of collapse.
Episode 12: Dad Celebrates at the Campus Festival
The Elegance Cheat has a fatal flaw: Grace aka Kenzaburo can't perform without everything becoming unnecessarily fancy!
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