📝 Highlights & Appeal Light spoilers
01① A 52-year-old man reincarnated as a villainess
Civil servant Kenzaburo dies in a traffic accident and wakes up as the villainess of his daughter's favorite otome game.
02② Fighting through with zero game knowledge
With no idea what the game's story actually is, he still tries his best to act the villainess part.
03③ His middle-aged perspective wins hearts
His seasoned, kindly approach to people ends up making him beloved by heroine Anna and everyone around him.
04④ A dual-cast performance
Grace/Kenzaburo is voiced by two performers together: veteran actor Kazuhiko Inoue and M・A・O.
05⑤ Serialized in Young King Hours GH
The original manga by Michiro Ueyama runs in the monthly magazine Young King Hours GH.
06⑥ Opening theme Choose!!! by Cider Girl
The opening theme, Choose!!!, is performed by the band Cider Girl.
07⑦ A surprising Matsuken Samba II ending
The ending theme is a surprising cover of Matsuken Samba II, sung by the two actors voicing Grace/Kenzaburo.
08⑧ Simulcast nationwide from January 2025
All 12 episodes aired nationwide in the MBS/TBS "Super Animeism TURBO" programming block.
💡 Key Points & Predictions Some spoilers
The series wrapped its 12-episode run on March 28, 2025. No sequel has been officially announced as of this writing.
🧾 Story So Far Contains spoilers
After dying in a traffic accident, 52-year-old civil servant Kenzaburo wakes up reincarnated as Grace Overnue, the villainess of the otome game his daughter loves. With no knowledge of the game's plot, he tries to play the part of a villainess who torments heroine Anna — but his innate middle-aged kindness keeps shining through, winning over Anna and the students around him instead.
✅ Recommended Viewing Points
Recommended for fans of isekai-reincarnation parody and gap-driven comedy. A fun mismatch between an otome game world and a middle-aged man's sensibilities.
👀 Trivia & Fun Facts
💫 Unresolved Foreshadowing Contains spoilers
The story's core question is how Kenzaburo's personality reshapes his relationships with Anna and the others — characters who, in the original game, were meant to suffer at the villainess's hands.