reincarnated as a “villainess”

love this trope! MC transmigrates/reincarnates either into a novel or into another timeline as a supposed “villainess” of the story… only to change her fate into something more than just a so-called “villain.” 

a list of my favs & others i’ve read! may contain spoilers in the desc (they need to give me more space in these desc man…)
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Virtues of the Villainess

 9.2(208 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Bae Hee Jin,Koonac
Genre(s): Fantasy / Romance / Webtoons

comp. silly&easy read.
MC stumbles upon a book that tells of her fate as a villainess who is constantly at odds with the so-called “protagonist” of the story. the book tells of a fated meeting betw a cursed king and the OGFL, where the king finds himself infatuated w the OGFL bc she is the only person whose mind he cannot read. trying to best the OGFL, MC aims to catch the king’s attention instead! not a very villainy MC due to her simple-mindedness.. HAMEL BEST BOY!

13 02,2025

A Fairy Tale for Villains

 9.2(858 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Nyangiwa hyangshinlo , kitty and spices,Banana
Genre(s): Fantasy / Romance / Webtoons

comp. absolutely riveting
MC, servant to 3 noble kids, remembers her past life where she read a novel of her future as a villain trio w the 2 noble bros. they became villains due to the scheming noble relatives who locked the 4 kids up, leading to the death of the youngest noble child. as the remaining survivors, the trio seek vengeance against those relatives. a story of painful vengeance, and the changes it brings to one’s mental health as revenge becomes their main purpose. good, rushed

14 02,2025

I will escape from the flower of ordeal

 9.3(326 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Ant studio
Genre(s): webtoons

comp. AMAZING SHOW-STOPPING!
MC transmigrates as the villainess of a kdrama remake that she tried to audition for. her role as the villainess was to meddle in the main couple’s love and then land in jail for the crimes she committed. however, MC refuses to let herself go down that path and tries to slightly alter the story without facing the story’s wrath for not following the original plot. a very interesting and unique setting of a kdrama villainess transmigration!

10 days

The Taming of The Tyrant

 9.5(320 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Yusoi
Genre(s): Fantasy / Romance / Webtoons

comp. interesting twists
MC is a villainess who strives for revenge against the emperor & empire who forced her to become a living Sword to kill for the empire. after 400 yrs of suffering as a sword, she regresses back to her child self and aims to “tame” the 13th prince to be a tyrant to ruin the empire. MC was called a villain in her 1st & 2nd life, as she was not afraid to get what she wanted. main couple are a murderous power couple. Big love for Best Boy Kihu <3

2 days

The Male Lead’s Nephew Loves Me So Much

 9.1(1065 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Mokapanna,Soy media
Genre(s): Webtoons / Shoujo / Fantasy /

ongoing.
MC transmigrates into a novel that she’s read into the villainess role who has, in the past, repeatedly stalked the male lead of the novel. upon transmigrating into her villainess role, MC decides to change her character’s role by putting space between them only to have to return back to the capital when she finds the male lead’s nephew, which becomes a turning point of the series. there is more to the MC’s memory than what is let on in the beginning.

04 10,2024

Death Is The Only Ending For The Villainess

 9.7(705 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): gwon gyeoeul,suol
Genre(s): Shoujo / Fantasy / Romance / Webtoons

ongoing.
MC transmigrates into the otome game that she’s played as the villainess of the game. the villainess goes against the main character and is thus targeted by the multiple male leads. MC tries to change her fate but is restricted due to the nature of the certain dialogue and action choices of the game. thus, in order to survive, she has to get closer to the male leads to find a “happy” ending.

04 10,2024

How to Get My Husband on My Side

 9.6(467 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): nyangiwa hyangshinlo , kitty and spices,siru
Genre(s): Shoujo / Historical / Romance / Drama / Fantasy / webtoons

ongoing.
MC dies and reincarnates into a novel that she read as the villainess who originally dies by the hands of her current fiance/husband. desperate to change her fate and escape her abusive and horrible family, MC tries to appeal to her fiance by acting like she’s a harmless innocent maiden who fell in love with him at first sight. a rather tragic story due to the amount of abuse MC has suffered in both her lives.

04 10,2024

I Will Change The Genre

 9.5(365 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Garin, KEN (켄)
Genre(s): Romance / Webtoons / Shoujo / Fantasy

ongoing.
MC transmigrates as the aunt of the novel’s main character. the aunt previously mistreated the poor little kid so now she’s trying to become a better aunt!

07 10,2024

The Archduke's Gorgeous Wedding Was a Fraud

 9.3(480 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): 은려원,도브
Genre(s): Historical / Romance / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Webtoons

ongoing.
MC transmigrates into a story as villainess #4, who is crazily obsessed w the ML. as the 4th villain of the story, she is not the strongest and ends up dying due to the schemes of the other villainesses. the MC, eager to survive and earn money to live in this new world, enters a contract marriage w the ML. MC is very dedicated to playing a villainess fake wife. very nice GL moments… 0.0

23 11,2024

I Adopted the Male Lead from the Shelter 〘Official〙

 9.1(245 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Yujistar
Genre(s): Webtoons / Shoujo / Fantasy / Romance

ongoing.
MC wakes up as a villainess in a novel, where humans and therianthropes (animal-human shapeshifts) are at odds. her father runs a therianthrope slave trade business, where the ML is confined. in order to change her fate to die as a villainess, she tries to reform the shelter and take care of the snow leopard ML. currently focused on the characters as young children and depicts many forms of discrimination.

12 01,2025

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