The Old Man Reincarnated as a Villainess anime confirms Winter 2025 premiere and more with PV and visual

The Old Man Reincarnated as a Villainess anime (Akuyaku Reijo Tensei Oji-san) is set to premiere in January 2025, i.e., Winter 2025. This news was confirmed by the show's official staff on Thursday, August 1, 2024, via a promotional video and key visual. Along with this announcement, the show's main cast and staff have been revealed.

Produced by Ajiado, The Old Man Reincarnated as a Villainess anime serves as an adaptation of the eponymous Isekai manga series written and illustrated by Michiro Ueyama.

Shonen Gahosha's Young King Ours GH magazine has been serializing the manga since March 2020. Six tankobon volumes have been published thus far, with the seventh volume scheduled to be released on August 5, 2024.

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The Old Man Reincarnated as a Villainess anime's trailer and visual confirm the January 2025 release window

On Thursday, August 1, 2024, the official website and X handle for The Old Man Reincarnated as a Villainess anime shared a trailer and visual to announce that the Isekai series will premiere in January 2025, i.e., in Winter 2025.

Along with this announcement, the staff revealed the broadcast details, according to which The Old Man Reincarnated as a Villainess anime will air its episodes every week on 28 MBS and TBS affiliated channels in the Super Animeism TURBO programming slot, starting January 2025.

The latest promotional video begins with a scene, where Kenzaburo Tondabayashi gets involved in a traffic accident while trying to save a child. The old man is then reincarnated as Grace, a gorgeous villainess.

The key visual for The Old Man Reincarnated as a Villainess anime (Image via Ajiado)

Interestingly, the short clip shows Kenzaburo's confusion at being reincarnated as Grace and developing anxiety about whether he will be able to behave as a villainess lady.

A key visual for the anime has been unveiled, which shows Kenzaburo Tendabayashi and his reincarnated self, Grace. The illustration makes it seem as if Grace and Kenzaburo are mirror images.

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Cast, staff, and the plot of The Old Man Reincarnated as a Villainess

The main cast and staff members for the anime have been announced. Kazuhiko Inoe stars as Kenzaburo Tondabayashi and M.A.O voices Kenzaburo's reincarnated self, Grace Auvergne, the villainess.

Tetsuya Takeuchi directs the Isekai fantasy series at Ajiado, with Shingo Irie supervising and writing the scripts. Natsumi Tabuchi, Kaho Sawada, Tsugumi Tanaka, Misaki Tsuchida, and Reiko Abe are composing the series' music.

Kenzaburo and Grace (Image via Ajiado)

Haruka Matsunae is credited as the character designer, while Yuki Miyamoto is enlisted as the monster designer. Other staff members include Toshiki Kameyama as the sound director, Haruko Nobori as the color designer, Kotomi Murayama as the director of photography, Chiho Wada as the art director, Ryo Hirata as the prop designer, and others.

Based on Michiro Ueyama's manga series, The Old Man Reincarnated as a Villainess anime follows Kenzaburo Tondabayashi, a 52-year-old public servant, who dies in an accident one day. Interestingly, the aged man finds himself transported to a fantasy world, reborn as the "villainess" Grace Auvergne, the daughter of a duke.

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