

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!…
TV-14 • Animation, Comedy • Series • 2025 • 1 season
Starring: Kazuhiko Inoue, Mao Ichimichi, Akira Sekine

S1 E1 - Dad Becomes a Villainess
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.
Jan 10, 2025 • 23m

S1 E2 - Dad Becomes a Sorcerer
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.
Jan 17, 2025 • 23m

S1 E3 - Dad Makes a Pun!
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.
Jan 24, 2025 • 23m

S1 E4 - Dad Summons a Beast
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.
Jan 31, 2025 • 23m

S1 E5 - Dad Gets Into Dual-wielding
Impressed by a rare accomplishment, the principal asks Grace aka Kenzaburo to participate in the Magic Exhibition.
Feb 7, 2025 • 23m

S1 E6 - Dad is Moved to Tears
Grace and Anna have both proven their worth time and time again. Unfortunately, there are those who insist on sowing division between them.
Feb 14, 2025 • 23m

S1 E7 - Dad Puts On an Exhibition
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.
Feb 21, 2025 • 23m

S1 E8 - Dad Becomes a Maid
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.
Feb 28, 2025 • 23m

S1 E9 - Dad Gets Trapped
When the student council gets trapped in a labyrinth, it's up to Grace aka Kenzaburo and Anna to save everyone.
Mar 7, 2025 • 23m

S1 E10 - Dad Cross-Dresses
Grace aka Kenzaburo goes incognito to visit the bakery that Anna's family runs, but Anna's mother quickly deduces Grace's identity.
Mar 14, 2025 • 23m

S1 E11 - Dad Gets into an Elegant Pickle!
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.
Mar 21, 2025 • 23m

S1 E12 - Dad Celebrates at the Campus Festival
The Elegance Cheat has a fatal flaw: Grace aka Kenzaburo can't perform without everything becoming unnecessarily fancy!
Mar 28, 2025 • 23m
From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!
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.
TV-14 • Animation, Comedy • TV Series • 2025
