
From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!
Taste attributes: animationcomedysci-fi & fantasyfantasyfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA fantastical, stylish animated series: accessible and pacy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.3 /10
TMDB · 31 votes
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Seasons
Season 1
· 2025 · 12 episodesEpisodes (12)
1Dad Becomes a Villainess10 Jan 2025
Kenzaburo Tondabayashi is a staunch, 52-year-old bureaucrat until he seemingly dies in a traffic accident! He then finds himself reincarnated into the world of the Otome game.
2Dad Becomes a Sorcerer17 Jan 2025
It is only proper that Kenzaburo commits himself to Grace’s villainous role in the original story. Unfortunately, decades of learned habits are difficult to break.
3Dad Makes a Pun!24 Jan 2025
Grace, aka Kenzaburo, integrates himself into the student council. He may be an effective bureaucrat, but his resourcefulness and modesty are raising unnecessary love flags.
4Dad Summons a Beast31 Jan 2025
The day the students' familiars hatch arrives at long last. Meanwhile, in another world, two women must come to terms with the fate of a beloved husband and father.
5Dad Gets Into Dual-wielding7 Feb 2025
Impressed by a rare accomplishment, the principal asks Grace aka Kenzaburo to participate in the Magic Exhibition.
6Dad is Moved to Tears14 Feb 2025
Grace and Anna have both proven their worth time and time again. Unfortunately, there are those who insist on sowing division between them.
7Dad Puts On an Exhibition21 Feb 2025
Grace’s father returns after a business trip, but proves he doesn’t know his daughter very well. However, as a fellow father, Kenzaburo understands that the man is trying.
8Dad Becomes a Maid28 Feb 2025
Grace aka Kenzaburo invites Anna to stay at the Auvergne estate over the summer when it becomes clear she still needs to learn the ins and outs of high society.
9Dad Gets Trapped7 Mar 2025
When the student council gets trapped in a labyrinth, it's up to Grace aka Kenzaburo and Anna to save everyone.
10Dad Cross-Dresses14 Mar 2025
Grace aka Kenzaburo goes incognito to visit the bakery that Anna's family runs, but Anna's mother quickly deduces Grace's identity.
11Dad Gets into an Elegant Pickle!21 Mar 2025
The student council decides to put on a gender-swapping play with Anna in the lead role! Unfortunately, Anna overworks herself to the point of collapse.
12Dad Celebrates at the Campus Festival28 Mar 2025
The Elegance Cheat has a fatal flaw: Grace aka Kenzaburo can't perform without everything becoming unnecessarily fancy!
Specials
· 2025 · 13 episodesEpisodes (13)
- 1Mini #017 Jan 2025
- 2Mini #0213 Jan 2025
- 3Mini #0320 Jan 2025
- 4Mini #0427 Jan 2025
- 5Mini #053 Feb 2025
- 6Mini #0610 Feb 2025
- 7Mini #0717 Feb 2025
- 8Mini #0824 Feb 2025
- 9Mini #093 Mar 2025
- 10Mini #1010 Mar 2025
- 11Mini #1117 Mar 2025
- 12Mini #1224 Mar 2025
- 13Episode 1331 Mar 2025
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
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- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
After being struck by a car, 52-year-old civil servant Kenzaburou Tondabayashi finds himself reincarnated as the villainess of his daughter’s favorite video game! Committed to his role as the haughty and arrogant Grace Auvergne, Kenzaburou plays out Grace’s part in the game’s story… Except his kind nature and elegant Japanese manners accidentally turn the unlikeable Grace into the most admired girl in school instead.
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- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 2025
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Ajiado
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