Though I am an Inept Villainess
Body swap at the imperial court: the Butterfly and the Court Rat
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- since 2026
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- Shojo
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- Fantasy
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- Seven Seas Entertainment, Tokyopop
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Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court (Anime)
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Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court (Manga)
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Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court (Manga, German) · Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court (Manga, English)
Manga series based on the light novels by Satsuki Nakamura: two rival candidates swap bodies in a palace modelled on imperial China.
More about Though I am an Inept Villainess
"Though I am an Inept Villainess" (Japanese: "Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga") began in July 2020 as a web novel on Shōsetsuka ni Narō. From December 2020, Ichijinsha published Satsuki Nakamura's story as a light novel illustrated by Kana Yuki; Ei Ohitsuji's manga adaptation has run in Monthly Comic Zero Sum since the same month.
The setting is a kingdom modelled on imperial China. In a secluded palace, the daughters of the five great noble houses are trained to become future queens. Kou Reirin is known as the "Butterfly", while Shu Keigetsu is despised as the "Court Rat". Out of jealousy, Keigetsu uses an ancient Taoist art to swap their bodies. Reirin does not despair; she uses the healthy body to hold her own amid the court's intrigues.
The range includes manga volumes, among them Tokyopop editions and English-language editions.