# Though I Am an Inept Villainess

Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court is a Japanese light novel series written by Satsuki Nakamura. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in July 2020, before being published in print with illustrations by YukiKana by Ichijinsha beginning in December 2020. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Ei Ohitsuji, began serialization in Monthly Comic Zero Sum in the same month. An anime television series adaptation produced by Doga Kobo has been announced.

## Media
### Light novel

Written by Satsuki Nakamura, the series began publication on the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on July 15, 2020. The series was later acquired by Ichijinsha, who began publishing the series in print with illustrations by YukiKana on December 28, 2020. As of October 2024, nine volumes have been released.
In March 2022, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they licensed the series for English publication.

#### Volumes

| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
| 1 | December 28, 2020 | 978-4-75-809323-1 | October 18, 2022 | 978-1-63-858637-1 |
| 2 | June 2, 2021 | 978-4-75-809370-5 | November 1, 2022 | 978-1-63-858767-5 |
| 3 | November 2, 2021 | 978-4-75-809412-2 | March 21, 2023 | 978-1-63-858976-1 |
| 4 | April 4, 2022 | 978-4-75-809453-5 | July 11, 2023 | 978-1-68-579652-5 |
| 5 | October 4, 2022 | 978-4-75-809497-9 | December 19, 2023 | 979-8-88-843085-9 |
| 6 | April 4, 2023 | 978-4-75-809542-6 | January 16, 2024 | 979-8-88-843117-7 |
| 7 | October 3, 2023 | 978-4-75-809587-7 | July 30, 2024 | 979-8-88-843817-6 |
| 8 | April 2, 2024 | 978-4-75-809632-4 | February 4, 2025 | 979-8-89-160669-2 |
| 9 | October 2, 2024 | 978-4-75-809680-5 | — | — |

### Manga

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Ei Ohitsuji, began serialization in Ichijinsha's magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum on December 28, 2020. As of February 2025, the series' individual chapters have been collected into eight tankōbon volumes.
Seven Seas Entertainment is also publishing the manga in English.

#### Volumes

| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
| 1 | June 28, 2021 | 978-4-75-803626-9 | November 8, 2022 | 978-1-63-858686-9 |
| 2 | December 27, 2021 | 978-4-75-803689-4 | April 18, 2023 | 978-1-68-579477-4 |
| 3 | June 30, 2022 | 978-4-75-803760-0 | June 20, 2023 | 978-1-68-579582-5 |
| 4 | December 28, 2022 | 978-4-75-803838-6 | December 26, 2023 | 979-8-88-843075-0 |
| 5 | June 30, 2023 | 978-4-75-803905-5 | May 21, 2024 | 979-8-88-843770-4 |
| 6 | December 28, 2023 | 978-4-75-803977-2 | December 17, 2024 | 979-8-89-160670-8 |
| 7 | June 28, 2024 | 978-4-75-808540-3 | May 13, 2025 | 979-8-89-373296-2 |
| 8 | February 28, 2025 | 978-4-75-808655-4 | — | — |

### Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 17, 2025. The series will be produced by Doga Kobo and directed by Mitsue Yamazaki, with Yoshiko Nakamura handling series composition and Ai Kikuchi designing the characters.

## Reception

Along with Jin Kizuki's Shinya Eigyō Kujiratei: Gozen 0-ji no Napolitan, the series won the grand prize in the light novel category at NTT Solmare [ja]'s "Minna ga Erabu!! Denshi Comic Taishō 2023" competition in 2023. The series has 3 million copies in circulation.
In the 2022 Next Manga Award, the manga ranked seventh in the print category. In the 2023 edition of the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook, the series ranked seventeenth on the list of the top manga for female readers.