Life gets a bit more sparkly for salaryman Kenzaburo Tondabayashi when he gets isekai’d into an otome world. Isekai fantasy Akuyaku Reijo Tensei Oji-san (which can translate to The Old Guy’s Reincarnation as the Villainess Daughter) anime released its first teaser trailer and visual today, revealing a January 2025 premiere and the two lead voice actors who voice the lead character and the main staff members.
Akuyaku Reijo Tensei Oji-san Teaser Trailer and Visual
Kazuhiko Inoue will be voicing the salaryman Kenzaburo Tondabayashi (Kakashi Hatake in Naruto) who becomes Grace Auvergne, as voiced by M.A.O (Pink Keeper in Go! Go! Loser Ranger!), when coming into contact with a truck goes wrong.
Akuyaku Reijo Tensei Oji-san has been serialized since March 2020 by Shonen Gahosha in their Young King Ours GH seinen manga magazine. The story of the series follows Kenzaboro Tondabayashi, a 52-year-old man who finds himself reincarnated in the role of Grace, a villainess daughter in a world similar to an otome game.
Tetsuya Takeuchi directs the series with series composition written by Shingo Irie, character designs by Haruka Matsunae, monster designs by Yuki Miyamoto and prop designs by Ryo Hirata, all at anime production house Ajia-do Animation Works. The music will be composed by Natsumi Tabuchi, Misaki Tsuchida, Tsugumi Tanaka, Reiko Abe and Kaho Sawada. Other staff members include:
Art Setting – Morihito Ohara
Art Director – Chiho Wada
Color Design – Haruko Nobori
Director of Photography – Kotomi Murayama
Editing – Rie Matsubara
Sound Director – Toshiki Kameyama
Akuyaku Reijo Tensei Oji-san is set to premiere in January 2025.
Source: Comic Natalie
