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From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! (2025)
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Original name: 悪役令嬢転生おじさん
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
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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.
Style:
uplifting, light hearted, romantic comedy, parody, anime, seinen
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
reincarnation, isekai, villainess, high school life, fish out of water, gender bender, friendship, fantasy world, heartwarming, alternate reality, slice of life, civil servant, social satire, body swap, magic, daughter, school, old man, gender bending, nobility, middle aged man, noble, blond hair, school life
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