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From Bureaucrat to Villainess

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From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!
First tankōbon volume cover
悪役令嬢転生おじさん
(Akuyaku Reijō Tensei Oji-san)
Genre
Manga
Written byMichiro Ueyama [ja]
Published byShōnen Gahōsha
ImprintYoung King Comics
MagazineYoung King Ours GH [ja]
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 16, 2020 – present
Volumes7
Anime television series
Directed byTetsuya Takeuchi [ja]
Written byShingo Irie [ja]
Music by
StudioAjia-do Animation Works
Licensed bySentai Filmworks
Original networkJNN (MBS, TBS)
Original run January 2025 scheduled

From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! (Japanese: 悪役令嬢転生おじさん, Hepburn: Akuyaku Reijō Tensei Oji-san, lit.'The Middle-Aged Man that Reincarnated as a Villainess') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Michiro Ueyama [ja]. It has been serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's seinen manga magazine Young King Ours GH [ja] since March 2020, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes as of August 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Ajia-do Animation Works is set to premiere in January 2025.

Characters

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Kenzaburo Tondabayashi (屯田林 憲三郎, Tondabayashi Kenzaburō)
Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue[3]
Grace Auvergne (グレイス・オーヴェルヌ, Gureisu Ōverunu)
Voiced by: M.A.O[3]
Anna Doll (アンナ・ドール, Anna Dōru)
Voiced by: Akira Sekine[4]
Virgile Vierge (ヴィルジール・ヴィエルジ, Virujīru Vieruji)
Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa[4]
Richard Verseau (リシャール・ヴェルソー, Rishāru Verusō)
Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara[4]
Auguste Lion (オーギュスト・リオン, Ōgyusuto Rion)
Voiced by: Ryōta Suzuki[4]
Pierre Gemeaux (ピエール・ジェモー, Piēru Jemō)
Voiced by: Takuma Nagatsuka[4]
Lambert Balance (ランベール・バランス, Ranbēru Baransu)
Voiced by: Seiichiro Yamashita[4]
Lucas Vierge (リュカ・ヴィエルジ, Ryuka Vieruji)
Voiced by: Aoi Koga[4]

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Michiro Ueyama [ja], From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! started in Shōnen Gahōsha's seinen manga magazine Young King Ours GH [ja] on March 16, 2020.[5][2] Shōnen Gahōsha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on December 16, 2020.[6] As of August 5, 2024, seven volumes have been released.[7]

Volumes

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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 December 16, 2020[8]978-4-7859-6827-4
2 August 2, 2021[9]978-4-7859-6968-4
3 April 5, 2022[10]978-4-7859-7114-4
4 December 28, 2022[11]978-4-7859-7308-7
5 June 5, 2023[12]978-4-7859-7406-0
6 January 4, 2024[13]978-4-7859-7578-4
7 August 5, 2024[7]978-4-7859-7726-9

Anime

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In January 2024, it was announced that the manga would receive an anime television series adaptation.[14] It will be animated by Ajia-do Animation Works and directed by Tetsuya Takeuchi [ja], with series composition by Shingo Irie [ja], character designs by Haruka Matsunae and monster designs by Yuki Miyamoto. The music is composed by Natsumi Tabuchi [ja], Misaki Tsuchida, Tsugumi Tanaka, Reiko Abe, and Kaho Sawada. The series is set to premiere in January 2025 on the Super Animeism Turbo programming block on JNN affiliates, including MBS and TBS.[15][3]

Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in North America for streaming on Hidive.[16]

Reception

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In 2020, the manga was nominated for the sixth Next Manga Awards in the print category and placed fourth out of the 50 nominees with 17,633 votes.[17][18][19]

References

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  1. ^ 悪役令嬢転生おじさん. Mangapedia [ja]. Voyage Group. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  2. ^ a b 52歳のおじさん公務員が悪役令嬢に転生!上山道郎の新連載「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 16, 2020. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 1, 2024). "Akuyaku Reijō Tensei Oji-san TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff, Teaser Video, January 2025 Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Cayanan, Joanna (September 26, 2024). "Akuyaku Reijō Tensei Oji-san Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals 7 More Cast". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 26, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (February 17, 2020). "Fujoshi Rumi's Natsumi Konjoh, Zoids' Michiro Ueyama Each Launch New Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  6. ^ 52歳の公務員が、乙女ゲームの悪役令嬢に!上山道郎「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 16, 2020. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  7. ^ a b アニメも製作快調!上山道郎「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」7巻 特典付きセットも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 5, 2024. Archived from the original on August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  8. ^ 【12月16日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 16, 2020. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  9. ^ 「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」憲三郎が"ビースト召喚"に挑む2巻、特典も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 2, 2021. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  10. ^ 「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」3巻、アンナ&グレイスが夏休みに"試練の迷宮"に挑む. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 5, 2022. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  11. ^ 「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」4巻は学園祭編、グレイスたちは男女逆転の演劇に挑む. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 28, 2022. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  12. ^ 「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」5巻は学園内の迷宮で大ピンチ、書店特典も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 5, 2023. Archived from the original on June 11, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  13. ^ 上山道郎「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」TVアニメ化決定!本日発売の6巻帯で発表. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 4, 2024. Archived from the original on April 11, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  14. ^ Mateo, Alex (January 3, 2024). "Akuyaku Reijo Tensei Oji-san TV Anime Confirmed". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  15. ^ アニメ「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」2025年1月放送、井上和彦&M・A・Oが出演. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 1, 2024. Archived from the original on August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  16. ^ Mateo, Alex (November 12, 2024). "HIDIVE to Stream From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!, Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  17. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (June 19, 2020). "Nominees Announced For Reader-Chosen Tsugi ni Kuru Manga 2020 Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  18. ^ コミックス部門 結果発表 - 次にくるマンガ大賞 2020. Tsugi Manga (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  19. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 20, 2020). "Shonen Jump's Undead Unluck Wins Tsugi ni Kuru Manga 2020 Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
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