The anime is based on an Isekai romance manga.
The Isekai fantasy romance manga series “The Final-Boss Prince Is Somehow Obsessed with the Chubby Villainess: Reincarnated Me” is getting an anime adaptation! A short promotional video, cast, staff, and other details have been revealed.
The Final-Boss Prince Is Somehow Obsessed with the Chubby Villainess: Reincarnated Me anime adaptation details
The main cast of the anime includes:
- Haruka Shiraishi as Celine
- Takeo Ōtsuka as Wilfred
Naoyuki Kuzuya is directing the anime at Studio Lings, with Shusaku Kato as the assistant director. Mitsuki Hirota handles series composition and scripts, while Fumino Kakihata and Yukiko Sekita design the characters.
The anime is based on a webtoon-format manga written by Kotoko and illustrated by Kaname Hanamiya. It has been serialised on the Mecha Comic and Comico Japan websites since 2023. Hanamiya also released a new illustration to celebrate the anime adaptation.
Digital manga distribution service Manga Mirai publishes the series in English and describes the story as:
After dying of illness, she has been reincarnated as Celine, the selfish, fat, villainous duchess, sister of the heroine of a popular novel. If she stays this way, she will be killed by the hero prince and die a miserable death, just as in the novel. She vows to reform herself with all her might and begins to struggle, but she finds herself caught up in unexpected doting and obsession..! Will Celine be able to find “peaceful happiness”? A fantasy love story about a reincarnation in another world where she is loved too much by a Yandere.