From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! poster

From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! (2025)

Animation · Comedy · Fantasy

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.

IMDb rating: 6.7 (667 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 +1.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2025)

7.87 avg 12 episodes 8.0 → 7.9 23 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ojisan, Akuyaku Reijo ni Naru	8.0	78
2	Ojisan, Mahotsukai ni Naru	7.9	61
3	Dad Makes a Pun!	7.5	55
4	Dad Summons a Beast	8.6	59
5	Dad Gets Into Dual-Wielding	7.7	50
6	Dad Is Moved to Tears	7.9	45
7	Dad Puts On a Exhibition	7.9	42
8	Dad Becomes a Maid	7.9	39
9	Dad Gets Trapped	7.8	38
10	Dad Cross-dresses	7.7	37
11	Dad Gets Into an Elegant Pickle!	7.6	36
12	Dad Celebrates at the Campus Festival	7.9	39