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{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name            = From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!
| image           = Akuyaku Reijō Tensei Oji-san 01.png
| caption         = First {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume cover
| ja_kanji        = 悪役令嬢転生おじさん
| ja_romaji       = Akuyaku Reijō Tensei Oji-san
| genre           = {{ubl|[[Comedy]]<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:悪役令嬢転生おじさん|url=https://mangapedia.com/悪役令嬢転生おじさん-somh1pb0q|website={{ill|Mangapedia|ja|マンガペディア}}|publisher=Voyage Group|access-date=December 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420000350/https://mangapedia.com/悪役令嬢転生おじさん-somh1pb0q|archive-date=April 20, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Isekai]]<ref name="Natalie-debut"/>}}<!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). -->
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = {{ill|Michiro Ueyama|ja|上山道郎}}
| publisher       = [[Shōnen Gahōsha]]
| publisher_en    =
| demographic     = {{Transliteration|ja|[[Seinen manga|Seinen]]}}
| imprint         = Young King Comics
| magazine        = {{ill|Young King Ours GH|ja|月刊ヤングキングアワーズGH}}
| first           = March 16, 2020
| last            =
| volumes         = 7
| volume_list     =
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{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| director        = {{ill|Tetsuya Takeuchi|ja|竹内哲也}}
| producer        =
| writer          = {{ill|Shingo Irie|ja|入江信吾}}
| music           = {{ubl|{{ill|Natsumi Tabuchi|ja|田渕夏海}}|Misaki Tsuchida|Tsugumi Tanaka|Reiko Abe|Kaho Sawada}}
| studio          = [[Ajia-do Animation Works]]
| licensee        = {{ubl|[[Sentai Filmworks]]|{{English anime licensee
|[[South Asia|SA]]/[[Southeast Asia|SEA]]|[[Muse Communication]]}}}}
| network         = [[Japan News Network|JNN]] ([[MBS TV|MBS]], [[TBS Television (Japan)|TBS]])
| first           = January 10, 2025
| last            = scheduled
| episodes        =
| episode_list    =
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{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{Nihongo|'''''From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!'''''|悪役令嬢転生おじさん|Akuyaku Reijō Tensei Oji-san|{{lit|The Middle-Aged Man that Reincarnated as a Villainess}}|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by {{ill|Michiro Ueyama|ja|上山道郎}}. It has been serialized in [[Shōnen Gahōsha]]'s [[Seinen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|seinen}} manga]] magazine ''{{ill|Young King Ours GH|ja|月刊ヤングキングアワーズGH}}'' since March 2020, with its chapters collected in seven {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes as of August 2024. An [[anime]] television series adaptation produced by [[Ajia-do Animation Works]] is set to premiere in January 2025.
==Characters==
;{{Nihongo|Kenzaburo Tondabayashi|屯田林 憲三郎|Tondabayashi Kenzaburō}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Kazuhiko Inoue]]<ref name="ANN-2024-08-01"/>}}
;{{Nihongo|Grace Auvergne|グレイス・オーヴェルヌ|Gureisu Ōverunu}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Mao Ichimichi|M.A.O]]<ref name="ANN-2024-08-01"/>}}
;{{Nihongo|Anna Doll|アンナ・ドール|Anna Dōru}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Akira Sekine]]<ref name="ANN-2024-09-26">{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Akuyaku Reijō Tensei Oji-san Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals 7 More Cast|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-26/akuyaku-reijo-tensei-oji-san-anime-1st-promo-video-reveals-7-more-cast/.216022|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 26, 2024|date=September 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926113026/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-26/akuyaku-reijo-tensei-oji-san-anime-1st-promo-video-reveals-7-more-cast/.216022|archive-date=September 26, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
;{{Nihongo|Virgile Vierge|ヴィルジール・ヴィエルジ|Virujīru Vieruji}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Kaito Ishikawa]]<ref name="ANN-2024-09-26"/>}}
;{{Nihongo|Richard Verseau|リシャール・ヴェルソー|Rishāru Verusō}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Yūichirō Umehara]]<ref name="ANN-2024-09-26"/>}}
;{{Nihongo|Auguste Lion|オーギュスト・リオン|Ōgyusuto Rion}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Ryōta Suzuki (voice actor)|Ryōta Suzuki]]<ref name="ANN-2024-09-26"/>}}
;{{Nihongo|Pierre Gemeaux|ピエール・ジェモー|Piēru Jemō}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Takuma Nagatsuka]]<ref name="ANN-2024-09-26"/>}}
;{{Nihongo|Lambert Balance|ランベール・バランス|Ranbēru Baransu}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Seiichiro Yamashita]]<ref name="ANN-2024-09-26"/>}}
;{{Nihongo|Lucas Vierge|リュカ・ヴィエルジ|Ryuka Vieruji}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Aoi Koga]]<ref name="ANN-2024-09-26"/>}}
;{{Nihongo|Leopold Auvergne|レオポルド・オーヴェルヌ|Reoporudo Ōvuerunu}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Akio Otsuka]]<ref name="ANN-2024-11-14"/>}}
;{{Nihongo|Josette|ジョゼット|Jozetto}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Yū Sasahara]]<ref name="ANN-2024-11-14"/>}}
;{{Nihongo|Francette Mercure|フランセット・メルキュール|Furansetto Merukyūru}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Yūki Kuwahara]]<ref name="ANN-2024-11-14"/>}}
==Media==
===Manga===
Written and illustrated by {{ill|Michiro Ueyama|ja|上山道郎}}, ''From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!'' started in [[Shōnen Gahōsha]]'s [[Seinen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|seinen}} manga]] magazine ''{{ill|Young King Ours GH|ja|月刊ヤングキングアワーズGH}}'' on March 16, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=Fujoshi Rumi's Natsumi Konjoh, Zoids' Michiro Ueyama Each Launch New Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-17/fujoshi-rumi-natsumi-konjoh-zoids-michiro-ueyama-each-launch-new-manga/.156542|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 29, 2023|date=February 17, 2020|archive-date=October 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003145651/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-17/fujoshi-rumi-natsumi-konjoh-zoids-michiro-ueyama-each-launch-new-manga/.156542|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Natalie-debut">{{cite web|script-title=ja:52歳のおじさん公務員が悪役令嬢に転生！上山道郎の新連載「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/371433|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 29, 2023|language=ja|date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=October 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022000620/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/371433|url-status=live}}</ref> Shōnen Gahōsha has collected its chapters into individual {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes. The first volume was released on December 16, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:52歳の公務員が、乙女ゲームの悪役令嬢に！上山道郎「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」1巻|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/409044|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 29, 2023|language=ja|date=December 16, 2020|archive-date=June 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601164830/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/409044|url-status=live}}</ref> As of August 5, 2024, seven volumes have been released.<ref name="vol7"/>
====Volumes====
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|VolumeNumber = 1
|RelDate      = December 16, 2020<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:【12月16日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/408801|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 29, 2023|language=ja|date=December 16, 2020|archive-date=January 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131195306/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/408801|url-status=live}}</ref>
|ISBN         = 978-4-7859-6827-4
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|VolumeNumber = 2
|RelDate      = August 2, 2021<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」憲三郎が"ビースト召喚"に挑む2巻、特典も|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/439243|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 29, 2023|language=ja|date=August 2, 2021|archive-date=April 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429205137/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/439243|url-status=live}}</ref>
|ISBN         = 978-4-7859-6968-4
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|VolumeNumber = 3
|RelDate      = April 5, 2022<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」3巻、アンナ＆グレイスが夏休みに"試練の迷宮"に挑む|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/472744|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 29, 2023|language=ja|date=April 5, 2022|archive-date=April 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428220823/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/472744|url-status=live}}</ref>
|ISBN         = 978-4-7859-7114-4
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|VolumeNumber = 4
|RelDate      = December 28, 2022<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」4巻は学園祭編、グレイスたちは男女逆転の演劇に挑む|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/507086|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 29, 2023|language=ja|date=December 28, 2022|archive-date=January 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109061657/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/507086|url-status=live}}</ref>
|ISBN         = 978-4-7859-7308-7
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|VolumeNumber = 5
|RelDate      = June 5, 2023<ref name="vol5">{{cite web|script-title=ja:「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」5巻は学園内の迷宮で大ピンチ、書店特典も|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/526107|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 29, 2023|language=ja|date=June 5, 2023|archive-date=June 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611163228/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/526107|url-status=live}}</ref>
|ISBN         = 978-4-7859-7406-0
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|VolumeNumber = 6
|RelDate      = January 4, 2024<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:上山道郎「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」TVアニメ化決定！本日発売の6巻帯で発表|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/555744|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 3, 2024|language=ja|date=January 4, 2024|archive-date=April 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411234900/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/555744|url-status=live}}</ref>
|ISBN         = 978-4-7859-7578-4
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|VolumeNumber = 7
|RelDate      = August 5, 2024<ref name="vol7">{{cite web|script-title=ja:アニメも製作快調！上山道郎「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」7巻 特典付きセットも|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/585242|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=August 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805105555/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/585242|archive-date=August 5, 2024|language=ja|date=August 5, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
|ISBN         = 978-4-7859-7726-9
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===Anime===
In January 2024, it was announced that the manga would receive an [[anime]] television series adaptation.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Akuyaku Reijo Tensei Oji-san TV Anime Confirmed|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-03/akuyaku-reijo-tensei-oji-san-tv-anime-confirmed/.206139|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 3, 2024|date=January 3, 2024|archive-date=January 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103174907/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-03/akuyaku-reijo-tensei-oji-san-tv-anime-confirmed/.206139|url-status=live}}</ref> It will be animated by [[Ajia-do Animation Works]] and directed by {{ill|Tetsuya Takeuchi|ja|竹内哲也}}, with series composition by {{ill|Shingo Irie|ja|入江信吾}}, character designs by Haruka Matsunae and monster designs by Yuki Miyamoto. The music is composed by {{ill|Natsumi Tabuchi|ja|田渕夏海}}, Misaki Tsuchida, Tsugumi Tanaka, Reiko Abe, and Kaho Sawada. The series is set to premiere on January 10, 2025, on the [[Animeism|Super Animeism Turbo]] programming block on [[Japan News Network|JNN]] affiliates, including [[MBS TV|MBS]] and [[TBS Television (Japan)|TBS]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:アニメ「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」2025年1月放送、井上和彦＆M・A・Oが出演|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/584735|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=August 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801093833/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/584735|archive-date=August 1, 2024|language=ja|date=August 1, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ANN-2024-08-01">{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Akuyaku Reijō Tensei Oji-san TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff, Teaser Video, January 2025 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-01/akuyaku-reijo-tensei-oji-san-tv-anime-reveals-main-cast-staff-teaser-video-january-2025-debut/.213822|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 1, 2024|date=August 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801102453/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-01/akuyaku-reijo-tensei-oji-san-tv-anime-reveals-main-cast-staff-teaser-video-january-2025-debut/.213822|archive-date=August 1, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ANN-2024-11-14">{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! Anime Reveals More Cast, January 9 TV Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-14/from-bureaucrat-to-villainess-dad-been-reincarnated-anime-reveals-more-cast-january-9-tv-debut/.217854|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=November 14, 2024|date=November 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241115094629/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-14/from-bureaucrat-to-villainess-dad-been-reincarnated-anime-reveals-more-cast-january-9-tv-debut/.217854|archive-date=November 15, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|MBS listed the premiere date on January 9 at 24:26, which is effectively January 10 at 12:26 [[Japanese Standard Time|JST]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「悪役令嬢転生おじさん」キービジュアル＆CM公開、追加キャストに大塚明夫ら|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/599421|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=November 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123134308/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/599421|archive-date=November 23, 2024|language=ja|date=November 14, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
[[Sentai Filmworks]] licensed the series in North America for streaming on [[Hidive]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title= HIDIVE to Stream From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!, Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-12/hidive-to-stream-from-bureaucrat-to-villainess-dad-been-reincarnated-beheneko-the-elf-girl-cat-is-/.217776|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=November 12, 2024|date=November 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112213025/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-12/hidive-to-stream-from-bureaucrat-to-villainess-dad-been-reincarnated-beheneko-the-elf-girl-cat-is-/.217776|archive-date=November 12, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In South and Southeast Asia, the series has been licensed by [[Muse Communication]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Muse Asia Licenses From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-15/muse-asia-licenses-from-bureaucrat-to-villainess-dad-been-reincarnated-anime/.217888|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=November 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241115094214/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-15/muse-asia-licenses-from-bureaucrat-to-villainess-dad-been-reincarnated-anime/.217888|archive-date=November 15, 2024|date=November 15, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Reception==
In 2020, the manga was nominated for the sixth [[Next Manga Award]]s in the print category and placed fourth out of the 50 nominees with 17,633 votes.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=Nominees Announced For Reader-Chosen Tsugi ni Kuru Manga 2020 Awards|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-06-19/nominees-announced-for-reader-chosen-tsugi-ni-kuru-manga-2020-awards/.160843|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 29, 2023|date=June 19, 2020|archive-date=July 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716115419/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-06-19/nominees-announced-for-reader-chosen-tsugi-ni-kuru-manga-2020-awards/.160843|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:コミックス部門 結果発表 - 次にくるマンガ大賞 2020|url=https://tsugimanga.jp/winner2020-comics/|website=Tsugi Manga|language=ja|access-date=December 29, 2023|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101025752/https://tsugimanga.jp/winner2020-comics/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=Shonen Jump's Undead Unluck Wins Tsugi ni Kuru Manga 2020 Awards|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-08-19/shonen-jump-undead-unluck-wins-tsugi-ni-kuru-manga-2020-awards/.163084|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 29, 2023|date=August 20, 2020|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517144034/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-08-19/shonen-jump-undead-unluck-wins-tsugi-ni-kuru-manga-2020-awards/.163084|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://tensei-ojisan.com|Official anime website}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{Anime News Network|manga|31162}}
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