From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! (2025) Web Series — Cast, Story & Where to Watch

Name: From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad’s Been Reincarnated! (2025)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 2025
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Kazuhiko Inoue, Mao Ichimichi, Akira Sekine, Kaito Ishikawa, Ryota Suzuki

From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! (2025) is a animation, comedy, sci-fi & fantasy web series in Japanese. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! online in HD.

From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! — Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Starring: Kazuhiko Inoue, Mao Ichimichi, Akira Sekine, Kaito Ishikawa, Ryota Suzuki, Yuuichirou Umehara, Takuma Nagatsuka

From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! — Series Details

First Air Date	2025-01-10
Seasons	1
Episodes	12
Genre	Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Language	Japanese
Network	MBS, TBS, CBC, Tulip Television, SBC, BSN, tys, NBC, HBC, RKK, i-Television, SBS, IBC, BSS, MRO, OBS, TUF, RSK, TUY, tbc, RKB, KUTV, RBC, UTY, RCC, MRT, ATV, MBC
Status	Ended
Rating	7.3/10 (39 votes)

From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! — Episode Guide

Season 1

E1: Dad Becomes a Villainess (2025-01-10) — Kenzaburo Tondabayashi is a staunch, 52-year-old bureaucrat until he seemingly dies in a traffic accident! He then finds himself reincarnated into the world of the Otome game.
E2: Dad Becomes a Sorcerer (2025-01-17) — It is only proper that Kenzaburo commits himself to Grace’s villainous role in the original story. Unfortunately, decades of learned habits are difficult to break.
E3: Dad Makes a Pun! (2025-01-24) — Grace, aka Kenzaburo, integrates himself into the student council. He may be an effective bureaucrat, but his resourcefulness and modesty are raising unnecessary love flags.
E4: Dad Summons a Beast (2025-01-31) — The day the students' familiars hatch arrives at long last. Meanwhile, in another world, two women must come to terms with the fate of a beloved husband and father.
E5: Dad Gets Into Dual-wielding (2025-02-07) — Impressed by a rare accomplishment, the principal asks Grace aka Kenzaburo to participate in the Magic Exhibition.
E6: Dad is Moved to Tears (2025-02-14) — Grace and Anna have both proven their worth time and time again. Unfortunately, there are those who insist on sowing division between them.
E7: Dad Puts On an Exhibition (2025-02-21) — Grace’s father returns after a business trip, but proves he doesn’t know his daughter very well. However, as a fellow father, Kenzaburo understands that the man is trying.
E8: Dad Becomes a Maid (2025-02-28) — Grace aka Kenzaburo invites Anna to stay at the Auvergne estate over the summer when it becomes clear she still needs to learn the ins and outs of high society.
E9: Dad Gets Trapped (2025-03-07) — When the student council gets trapped in a labyrinth, it's up to Grace aka Kenzaburo and Anna to save everyone.
E10: Dad Cross-Dresses (2025-03-14) — Grace aka Kenzaburo goes incognito to visit the bakery that Anna's family runs, but Anna's mother quickly deduces Grace's identity.
E11: Dad Gets into an Elegant Pickle! (2025-03-21) — The student council decides to put on a gender-swapping play with Anna in the lead role! Unfortunately, Anna overworks herself to the point of collapse.
E12: Dad Celebrates at the Campus Festival (2025-03-28) — The Elegance Cheat has a fatal flaw: Grace aka Kenzaburo can't perform without everything becoming unnecessarily fancy!