{"id":174772,"date":"2025-12-04T13:33:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T13:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/174772\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T13:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T13:33:08","slug":"the-villainess-is-adored-by-the-prince-of-the-neighbor-kingdom-animes-video-reveals-more-cast-theme-song-artists-january-11-premiere-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/174772\/","title":{"rendered":"The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom Anime&#8217;s Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Song Artists, January 11 Premiere &#8211; News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=15420\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kadokawa<\/a> unveiled a new promotional video for\u00a0the television <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2025-07-04\/the-villainess-is-adored-by-the-prince-of-the-neighbor-kingdom-light-novels-get-anime\/.226301\" data-pasted=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">anime<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=269657\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Punichan<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=36868\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom<\/a> (Akuyaku Reij\u014d wa Ringoku no \u014ctaishi ni Dekiai Sareru) light novel series on Thursday. The video reveals more cast, the theme song artists, and the January 11 premiere date for the anime.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n            \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nThe new cast members include:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=169406\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marina Yamada<\/a> as Icillia<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"600\" alt=\"aishira.png\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max600x600\/cms\/news.9\/231696\/aishira.png.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=48696\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Junichi Suwabe<\/a> as Keith<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"600\" alt=\"keith.png\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max600x600\/cms\/news.9\/231696\/keith.png.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=546\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hikaru Midorikawa<\/a> as Crail<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"600\" alt=\"claire.png\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max600x600\/cms\/news.9\/231696\/claire.png.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=145686\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ai Furihata<\/a> as Pearl<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"600\" alt=\"pearl.png\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max600x600\/cms\/news.9\/231696\/pearl.png.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<p>These new cast members are all reprising their roles from the light novel series&#8217;\u00a0otome game adaptation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=56455\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ayahi Takagaki<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=291448\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yuu Shirota<\/a> are performing both the opening theme song &#8220;Ai no Fanfare&#8221; (Love&#8217;s Fanfare) and the ending theme song &#8220;Mah\u014d no Oto&#8221; (The Magical Sound).<\/p>\n<p>The anime will premiere on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=13028\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tokyo MX<\/a> on January 11, and will also stream on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=19769\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">d Anime Store<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=14626\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U-NEXT<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=14851\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anime H\u014ddai<\/a> on January 11. It will premiere on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=4315\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KBS Kyoto<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=536\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sun TV<\/a>, and BS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=124\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NTV<\/a> on January 12.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"424\" alt=\"neighbor.png\" border=\"1\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max300x600\/cms\/news.8\/227335\/neighbor.png.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>Image courtesy of Kadokawa<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9\u3077\u306b\u3061\u3083\u3093\u30fb\u6210\u702c\u3042\u3051\u306e\/KADOKAWA\/\u300c\u60aa\u5f79\u4ee4\u5b22\u306f\u96a3\u56fd\u306e\u738b\u592a\u5b50\u306b\u6eba\u611b\u3055\u308c\u308b\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/p>\n<p data-pasted=\"true\">The anime will star:<\/p>\n<p>The cast are reprising their roles from the light novel series&#8217; otome game adaptation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=28247\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Takayuki Hamana<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=15337\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ace of Diamond<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=876\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Prince of Tennis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=26232\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Witch and the Beast<\/a>) is directing the anime at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=35\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Studio DEEN<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=31128\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yoshimi Narita<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=28893\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twilight Out of Focus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=4347\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Beet the Vandel Buster<\/a>) is in charge of series scripts, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=84514\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Majiro<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=22353\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">22\/7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=16083\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barakamon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=17762\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Macross Delta<\/a>) is designing the characters.<\/p>\n<p>The romance story follows a protagonist who is reincarnated as Tiararose, the villainess of the protagonist&#8217;s favorite otome romance game aimed at female gamers. The protagonist is resigned to accepting the in-game judgment event and the fate that awaits her. However, just as her fianc\u00e9 breaks off their engagement, the game throws up a marriage proposal event that wasn&#8217;t in the game&#8217;s original scenario \u2014 from Aquasteed, the crown prince of the neighboring country.<\/p>\n<p>Punichan first began serializing the story on the Sh\u014dsetsuka ni Nar\u014d service in 2016. B&#8217;s-Log Bunko has added illustrations by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=284980\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Akeno Naruse<\/a> and published 14 volumes of the light novel series, which has over 5.6 million copies in circulation. Kadokawa&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/manga.php?id=22381\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">B&#8217;s-LOG COMIC<\/a> is serializing a manga adaptation by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=284981\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hoshina<\/a>, and its 16th compiled book volume shipped on September 1. The light novel series also has a two-volume spinoff series, and a three-volume manga adaptation of that spinoff.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The story inspired a real otome game by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=12277\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OperaHouse<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=620\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nintendo<\/a> Switch in 2024. The game is available in English on PC via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=15875\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steam<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=15174\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">J-Novel Club<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2024-08-25\/j-novel-club-adds-3-new-light-novels-1-new-manga\/.214688\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">publishes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=269656\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Namura Katamura<\/a>&#8216;s manga of Punichan&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/manga.php?id=33374\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">From Villainess to Healer: I Know the Cheat to Change My Fate<\/a> story, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2023-11-17\/j-novel-club-licenses-chivalry-of-a-failed-knight-management-of-novice-alchemist-13-other-titles\/.204498\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">and<\/a> Punichan&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/manga.php?id=30709\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RVing My Way into Exile with My Beloved Cat light novel<\/a> series. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=5286\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seven Seas Entertainment<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2025-06-05\/seven-seas-licenses-tonight-i-have-a-date-with-a-serial-killer-manga-3-other-titles\/.225145\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">licensed<\/a> Punichan&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/manga.php?id=36417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fluffy Caf\u00e9 in Another World light novel<\/a> series and manga.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Press release<\/p>\n<p>Disclosure: Kadokawa World Entertainment (KWE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation, is the majority owner of Anime News Network, LLC. One or more of the companies mentioned in this article are part of the Kadokawa Group of Companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kadokawa unveiled a new promotional video for\u00a0the television anime of Punichan&#8216;s The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":174773,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[93,61,60,282],"class_list":{"0":"post-174772","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}