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Akuyaku Reijō Tensei Oji-san

Akuyaku Reijō Tensei Oji-san (悪役令嬢転生おじさん, 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 six tankōbon volumes as of January 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Ajia-do Animation Works is set to premiere in January 2025.

Akuyaku Reijō Tensei Oji-san
First tankōbon volume cover
悪役令嬢転生おじさん
Genre
Manga
Written byMichiro Ueyama [ja]
Published byShōnen Gahōsha
ImprintYoung King Comics
MagazineYoung King Ours GH [ja]
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 16, 2020 – present
Volumes6
Anime television series
Directed byTetsuya Takeuchi [ja]
Written byShingo Irie [ja]
Music by
StudioAjia-do Animation Works
Original networkJNN (MBS, TBS)
Original run January 2025 – scheduled

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]

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Michiro Ueyama [ja], Akuyaku Reijō Tensei Oji-san started in Shōnen Gahōsha's seinen manga magazine Young King Ours GH [ja] on March 16, 2020.[4][2] Shōnen Gahōsha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on December 16, 2020.[5] As of January 4, 2024, six volumes have been released.[6]

Volumes

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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 December 16, 2020[7]978-4-7859-6827-4
2 August 2, 2021[8]978-4-7859-6968-4
3 April 5, 2022[9]978-4-7859-7114-4
4 December 28, 2022[10]978-4-7859-7308-7
5 June 5, 2023[11]978-4-7859-7406-0
6 January 4, 2024[6]978-4-7859-7578-4
7 August 5, 2024978-4-7859-7726-9

Anime

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In January 2024, it was announced that the manga would receive an anime television series adaptation.[12] 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.[13][3]

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.[14][15][16]

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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b 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.
  7. ^ 【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.
  8. ^ 「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.
  9. ^ 「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.
  10. ^ 「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.
  11. ^ 「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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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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