#I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! Main Trailer Previews Space Battles

TheI’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! anime has received a main trailer and main visual, with the former having a fair share of flying mechs and laser-hurling spaceships.

It was also announced that Toshiya Miyata is voicing the protagonist’s past self.

I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! is set to premiere on April 5 JST (effectively April 6 at 2 AM JST). It is based on the Overlap Bunko light novels written by Yomu Mishima and illustrated by Nadare Takamine. Seven Seas Entertainment describes the plot as:

In his last life, Liam lived as a moral, responsible person…but died deep in debt and betrayed by his wife. Reborn into the ruling family of a vast interstellar empire, Liam knows that life is divided between the downtrodden and the ones who do the stomping, so this time he’s going to take what he wants and live for himself. But somehow, things refuse to work out that way. Despite doing his best to become a tyrant, Liam’s decisions lead to nothing but peace and prosperity for the empire under his rule, and he just gets more and more popular!

I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! first debuted as a web novel on Shousetsuka ni Narou in 2018. The light novel series began in July 2020 and has nine volumes as of October 2024. There is a manga by Kai Nadashima, as well as a spin-off with its own manga adaptation.

Staff

• Director: Tetsuya Yanagisawa (Berserk of Gluttony)
• Series composer and scriptwriter: Katsuhiko Takayama (The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash) 
• Character designer: Kazuya Morimae (Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department)
• Battleship designer: Tetsuya Watanabe (Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion 3DCG director) 
• Animation production: Quad

Cast

• Natsuki Hanae as Liam
• Takehito Koyasu as Guide
• Reina Ueda as Amagi
• Ayana Taketatsu as Nias Carlin  
• Mikako Komatsu as Christiana Leta Rosebreia

Source: I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! website