The official website for the television anime adaptation of Punichan's Akuyaku Reijou wa Ringoku no Outaishi ni Dekiai sareru (The Villiainess Is Adored by the Crown Prince of the Neighboring Kingdom) light novel revealed additional cast, staff, the theme songs, and main promotional video on Thursday. The anime is scheduled to premiere on January 11, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. on Tokyo MX, followed by KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, and BS NTV.

Cast
Crail: Hikaru Midorikawa (Konyaku Haki sareta Reijou wo Hirotta Ore ga, Ikenai Koto wo Oshiekomu)
Keith: Junichi Suwabe (Madougushi Dahliya wa Utsumukanai)
Pearl: Ai Furihata (Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine in the Mirror)
Aishira Pearlant: Marina Yamada (Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita. Heart)

Staff
Art Director: Kazuhiro Arai (Akuyaku Reijou Level 99)
Color Design: Mizuki Nakagawa (Masuda Kousuke Gekijou)
CG Director: Shinsuke Oshima
Director of Photography: Jarakon Worapon
Editor: Keiko Onodera (Kisaki Kyouiku kara Nigetai Watashi)
Sound Director: Miho Sugawara (Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation: Episode of Heartslabyul)
Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama (Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki Part 2)
Recording: Momo Yamaguchi
Sound Production: Half H.P Studio
Music: Kaori Nakano (Fuguushoku "Kanteishi" ga Jitsu wa Saikyou Datta)
Music Production: AQUA ARIS

Singer Ayahi Takagaki (Senki Zesshou Symphogear XV) and Yu Shirota are performing the opening theme "Ai no Fanfare," as well as the ending theme "Mahou no Oto." The theme songs are previewed in the promo below.

Takayuki Hamana (Arte) is directing the anime at Studio Deen. Yoshimi Narita (Dance Dance Danseur) is handling the series composition and Majiro (Kabukibu!) is designing the characters.

Punichan began penning the romantic fantasy novel on Shousetsuka ni Narou in March 2016. Kadokawa began publishing the title under its B's Log Bunko imprint with illustrations by Yamabuki Naruse in October 2016. The 14th volume went on sale in November 2023.

Hoshina began drawing a manga adaptation in B's-LOG Comic magazine in December 2017. Kadokawa published the 16th volume on September 1.

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Source: Comic Natalie