The official website for the upcoming anime adaptation of Kotoko and artist Kaname Hanamiya’s The Final-Boss Prince is Somehow Obsessed with the Chubby Villainess: Reincarnated Me (Odebu Akujo ni Tensei Shitara, Nazeka Last Boss Ōjisama ni Shūchaku Sareteimasu) manga has announced that it will premiere in January 2027. It has also revealed a brand-new promotional video, key visual, and additional cast and staff members.
Joining the star-studded cast are Shunichi Toki, who voices Lewis, and Fūka Izumi as Adele. In addition, they join the previously announced cast members, which includes Haruka Shiraishi as Celine and Takeo Ōtsuka as Wilfred.
Naoyuki Kuzuya directs the anime at Studio Lings, Shūsaku Katō is the assistant director, and Mitsutaka Hirota handles series composition and screenplay. Further, Fumino Kakihata and Yukiko Sekita are the character designers, and Infinite is producing the anime.
Additional staff members include:
- Character Designer: Nozomi Ikuyama (This Monster Wants to Eat Me)
- Art Directors: Yuri Takagi, Keito Watanabe
- 3D Art Setting/3D Layout: Jishiro Shida
- Color Key Artist: Taeko Mizuno
- 2D Design: Suguru Shiga
- Compositing Director of Photography: Kenji Takehara
- Editing: Hitomi Sudō
- Sound Director: Ryōsuke Naya
- Sound Effects: Yuka Kazama
- Music: Tsubasa Itō
Kotoko and Hanamiya first launched the manga in April 2023. Since then, the series has gone on to accrue over 70 million downloads. Lastly, MANGA MIRAI publishes The Final-Boss Prince is Somehow Obsessed with the Chubby Villainess: Reincarnated Me series in English and describes the story:
After dying of illness, she has been reincarnated as Celine, the selfish, fat, villainous duchess, sister of the heroine of a popular novel. If she stays this way, she will be killed by the hero prince and die a miserable death, just as in the novel. She vows to reform herself with all her might and begins to struggle, but she finds herself caught up in unexpected doting and obsession..! Will Celine be able to find “peaceful happiness”? A fantasy love story about a reincarnation in another world where she is loved too much by a Yandere.
