Platinum Vision has revealed a new promo for the anime Girl’s Love, I’m in Love With the Villainess.
As detailed by Anime News Network, the anime’s official website recently revealed the promotional video, which highlights the series’ protagonist Rae Taylor’s infatuation with her love interest, Claire Francois. The commercial also features the show’s two main theme songs, “Raise Y/Our Hands!” (OP) and “OC-Optimum Combine (ED), performed by two main actors Karin Nanami (Claire) and Yu Serizawa (Rae). The series is scheduled to begin airing on Tokyo MX at 12:30 a.m. on October 2 JST. Earlier this year, Crunchyroll acquired streaming rights to I’m in Love With the Villainess for all territories except Asia.
Hideaki Oba (Dr. Stone, Case Closed) sits in the director’s chair for the movie I’m in Love With the Villainess. Ayumu Hisao (Devils’ Line, Yowamushi Pedal) is in charge of both the script and series layout. Toshimitsu Kobayashi (Tiger & Bunny, Mobile Suit gundam ZZ) and Yoko Sato (Gintama, Saiyuki Reload Blast) are serving as Animation Directors of the series. Kiyotaka Yachi (Happy Sugar Life) is the film’s Art Director.
I’m in Love With a Villainess is adapted from the famous light novel series of the same name by GL. Written by Inori and illustrated by Hanagata, the story follows Rei Oohashi, who spends most of his time outside of work on an otome, or story-based game, called Revolution. One day, she wakes up to discover that she has been reincarnated into the game’s universe and is now living next door to her favorite character, the beautiful but fierce Claire Francois. While the game has three male leads all vying for Rei’s attention, she remains determined to win Claire’s heart.
In addition to the main series, Inori and Hanagata also collaborated to create a best-selling novel titled I’m in Love With the Villainess – She’s So Cheeky for a Commoner! This book retells the plot from Claire’s perspective, giving fans more insight into the nuances of her character. The novel also inspired two additional manga titles, a direct adaptation from manga artist AONOSHIMO and a cooking spin-off titled Maid’s Kitchen, a four-chapter comedy chronicling the efforts of of Rei to prepare delicious sweet treats for Claire.
The light novel I’m in Love With the Villainess by Inori and Hanagata is available in English at Seven Seas Entertainment.
Source: I’m in Love With the Villainess website, via Anime News Network
