If I don't do something, I'll be killed - Spring Anime "Why She Went to the Duke's Residence" Episode 1 Synopsis & Scene Cuts Revealed! Original work won the "Most Read" award!

The synopsis and scene cuts for the first episode of the TV anime "Why She Went to the Duke's Residence," which will begin airing on Monday, April 10, have been released.

Based on a manga app that has received more than 40 million "Likes! and won the "Most Read" award on the manga app. The main character Rinko, who is reincarnated as Leliana, the daughter in the novel, makes a deal with the immensely powerful duke Noah in order to avoid her fate of being killed.

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The TV anime will air on TOKYO MX and other stations from April 10, 2023, at 10:00 p.m. every week (Monday). The synopsis and scene cuts of the first episode have been released.

Also, the first volume of the original story can be read from the top page of the official website, so be sure to check it out before the broadcast begins.

Synopsis and scene cuts
Episode 1 "The Reason She Made the Deal
Rinko Hanasaki, who was pushed to her death by someone, is reincarnated as Leliana, the daughter of the Macmillan family, a character in the novel. Leliana is a minor character in the novel, destined to be poisoned by her fiancé Brooks.
Rinko then offers a deal to Noah, the "first heir to the throne" and an immensely powerful duke, in order to reverse her fate.

Script: Mitsuki Hirota / Storyboard: Shunichi Yamamoto / Director: Shunichi Yamamoto / Chief Animation Director: Haruna Hashimoto / Assistant Chief Animation Director: Futaba Aoyi

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Anime Information
TV anime "The Reason Why She Went to the Duke's Residence
＜Broadcast information
TOKYO MX: From April 10 (Mon.) 22:00～
BS11: Every (Mon.) 24:00～ starting from April 10
AT-X: Every (Mon.) 21:30～ starting April 10
(Repeat broadcasts: Every Wednesday at 9:30 / Every Friday at 15:30)

<Distribution information
DMM TV: April 10 (Mon.) from 22:00
U-NEXT, Anime Unlimited: April 13 (Thu.) 22:00
Other distribution sites: April 15 (Sat.)

<Staff> Director: Shunichi Yamamoto
Director : Shunichi Yamamoto
Series composition： Mitsuki Hirota
Character Design : Haruna Hashimoto
Prop design：Hei Edamatsu
Art Director : Kenji Kato / Color Design : Chieko Hibi
Director of Photography: Yugen Funakoshi
3DCG: Tetsuya Watanabe
Editing: Ichiro Chaen
Sound Director: Yasunori Ebina
Sound Production: Glovision
Music: Keiji Iuchi
Music Production: Lantis
Animation Production: Typhoon Graphics

<Cast
Leliana McMillan/Rinko Hanasaki: Yume Miyamoto
Noah Bolsteer Winnight: Yuichiro Umehara
Adam Taylor: Shuichiro Umeda
Keith Westerberg: Shunichi Toki
Heeker DeMint: Akira Ishida
Justin Shamal: Tomokazu Sugita
Vivian Shamal: Yumika Yano
Kiatrich Neurial Cheimos: Junichi Suwabe

<Introduction.
Pretend to be my fiancee for 6 months only!
Rinko" wakes up from a mysterious death and is reincarnated as "Leliana", the daughter of the Macmillan family!

Rinko" who suddenly and mysteriously dies is reincarnated as "Leliana", the daughter of a wealthy man in a novel.
However, Leliana was a minor character, destined to die in the near future.

It is "Brooks," her fiancé, who murders Leliana. Knowing this from the novel's story, "Leliana/Rinko" plans to break off her engagement to him.

So she approaches Noah, the duke who is the most powerful man in the kingdom and number one in the line of succession to the throne, and offers him a deal.
He asks her to pretend to be his fiancee for six months.

Will she be able to escape the fate of death through their deal?

[Original story information
The Reason She Went to the Duke's Residence
Manga by Whale / Original story by Milcha
Price: 1,034 yen (940 yen + tax)
Volume 8, on sale from December 5, 2022!

Lelianalearns that the previous owner of the body had met with the "Black Goddess" andbegins to search for the reason why the soul does not settle in the body.
She returns to the duke's mansion with Noah and while researching the old religion at the Royal Library... sheencounters someone who is plotting to kill the First Prince!
Leliana finds herself in mortal danger once again in this 8th volume!

©Whale, Milcha 2017 / D&C WEBTOON Biz / "Why She Went to the Duke's Residence" Production Committee