The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Anime's Blu-ray Disc to Include 2 Special Episodes

The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Anime's Blu-ray Disc to Include 2 Special Episodes

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BD ships in Japan on April 3, 2026

This year's November issue of Hakusensha's LaLa magazine revealed on Friday that the Special Edition Blu-ray Disc for the anime adaptation of Akiharu Tōka's The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess (Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi) manga will include two special anime episodes based on short stories that are not part of the television broadcast: "Yomi to Shitto to Tanjōbi" ("Yomi, Jealousy, and Happy Birthday") and "Iana to Sol Netsuppoi Ichinichi" ("A Bad Case of Butler Fever"). The Blu-ray Disc ships in Japan on April 3, 2026.The anime will star: Hiroaki Sakurai (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Di Gi Charat) is directing the anime at Studio DEEN. Mitsutaka Hirota (Edens Zero, Rent-A-Girlfriend) is overseeing the series scripts, and Tomoyo Sawada (Love Rice) is designing the characters. Ryūichi Takada (The Faraway Paladin, Summer Time Rendering) from MONACA is composing the music at HIKE. KID PHENOMENON from EXILE TRIBE perform the opening theme song "Black Flame." Zerofrom perform the ending theme song "Rengene."Yen Press is releasing the romantic comedy manga in English, and it describes the story: Tōka launched the manga in Hakusensha's LaLa magazine in August 2018. Hakusensha released the 17th compiled book volume on Friday. The manga has more than 1.7 million copies in circulation, including digital copies sold.Sources: LaLa's November issue and website