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Crunchyroll added the Tamil and Telugu dubs for the entire season of the television anime adaptation of Inori’s I’m in Love with the Villainess (Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijō) light novel series on April 3. It added the Tamil and Telugu dubs for the entire season of director Hiroko Utsumi and MAPPA’s original anime Bucchigiri?! on April 9.
I’m in Love with the Villainess premiered on Tokyo MX on October 2. The anime also streamed on d Anime Store and ABEMA. Crunchyroll streamed the anime in India with an English and a Hindi dub as it aired in Japan.
Hideaki Ōba (Love of Kill) directed the anime at Platinum Vision. Ayumu Hisao (Love of Kill, Devils’ Line) both wrote and oversaw the series scripts. Youko Satou (7SEEDS, Saiyuki Reload Blast) adapted AONOSHIMO and Hanagata’s character designs for animation. Hajime Takakuwa was the sound director, and Noriyuki Asakura and Usagi to Uma composed the music.
Main cast members Yū Serizawa (Rae) and Karin Nanami (Claire) perform both the opening theme song “Raise Y/Our Hands!!” and ending theme song “O.C. ~Optimum Combination~.”
Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the light novels in English, and it describes the story:
Ordinary office worker Oohashi Rei wakes up in the body of the protagonist of her favorite otome game, Revolution. To her delight, the first person to greet her is also her favorite character, Claire Francois–the main antagonist of the story! Now, Rei is determined to romance Claire instead of the game’s male leads. But how will her villainous lady love react to this new courtship?!
Inori launched the series on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in January 2018. GL Bunko began publishing the story in digital volumes with the first volume in February 2019, and it published the fifth and final volume in August 2021. Hanagata draws the illustrations for the novels.
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Bucchigiri?! premiered in Japan in January 2024. Crunchyroll streamed the anime in India as it aired. Crunchyroll also added a Hindi dub for it.
The “yankee x Arabian Nights” anime centers on Arajin Tomoshibi, who reunites with his previous best friend named Matakara Asamine. Their meeting kicks off a series of battles against strong opponents.
In addition to directing, Utsumi is credited with the original story with series script supervisor and scriptwriter Taku Kishimoto, MAPPA, and TOHO. Takahiro Kagami served as character designer and one of the chief animation directors alongside Hiroyuki Saita and Kiminori Itō. Michiru Ōshima composed the music, and Hiromi Kikuta was the sound director.
Kroi performed the show’s opening theme song “Sesame.” Mahiru Coda performed the show’s ending theme song “Love Je t’aime.”
Utsumi and MAPPA previously worked together on the Banana Fish anime. Utsumi has also directed such anime as Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club, Free! Eternal Summer, and both seasons of the original anime Sk8 the Infinity.
Source: Crunchyroll (link 2)
