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Alexandra is the duchess of the Kingdom of Tarraconensis. It was only the day before the absolution event that she realized that she was the villainous daughter of an otome game! It's clear that she'll be denounced and her engagement will be broken tomorrow. But I don't want to be condemned honestly! I'd rather show my eyes to the people who despised me! With only 24 hours left, Alexandra begins to make a breakthrough in her desperate situation. (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

A young office lady's life in modern-day Japan used to be consumed by the neverending tedium of her desk job; her only solace was reading web novels. One particular story caught her eye, about the Baroness Misano defeating the noblewoman Ronia Gavisera and winning the heart of Ronia's ex-fiancé Schneider. After finishing the novel, she couldn't help but wish there had been a more peaceful conclusion—and this was her last thought before she died. In her next life, she is reborn as the very same Ronia whom she had pitied. This time however, she resolves to remain free from the conflict between herself and Misano. However, the plot of the novel cannot change, and despite never instigating anything, Ronia is expelled from school, disowned by her family, and her engagement is ruined. This is not Ronia's downfall; this is her chance at freedom! Free of her past, she opens up a cafe, leisurely spending her days with a piping cup of coffee. Soon, this peaceful life gains a new splendor with the arrival of four beast-kin, a race of human-animal hybrids. While most shy away from them in fear, Ronia can't help but be enchanted by their fluffiness! [Written by MAL Rewrite]

From growing up in a dysfunctional family to being cheated on, Sojin never had it easy. So after waking up in the body of villainess Reilynn Candmion, daughter of the empire's wealthiest duke, all she wants is to revel in her riches. But something feels amiss when the story's heroine, Iris, constantly starts fights with her—from stealing her dress to seducing her fiancé. Reilynn wants no drama, but Iris and her four love interests won't leave her alone! Can't a girl just wanna have fun? (Source: Tapas Media)

I was a normal grad student until I woke up in a world right out of a novel I wrote as a teen. But danger's on the horizon—the character I became was originally destined to die AND people are out to get me! Even though this character's past was full of villainy, I'm using my insider knowledge to survive the flame of the Azure Ring, settle debts, and make things right for the House of Latia! Can I earn the trust of the hero and get ahead in this world? Are there secrets that even I don't know? (Source: Tapas Media)

As the haughty and selfish daughter of a duke, Catarina Claes is partaking in her pastime of bullying commoner classmate Maria Campbell. While at it, she comes to a sudden realization: she is a character of an otome game that she used to play. Even worse, she plays the villainess and is fated to die due to her misdeeds! Nearly an adult, it is a bit too late to change everyone's impressions of her. On the verge of ruin, Catarina resolves to do whatever it takes to fix her image and live to see another day! [Written by MAL Rewrite]

I'm done with romance, so send me home! Kim Yi-young was just an ordinary civil service exam candidate in South Korea. After studying for more than four and a half years, she finally passed, a truly ordinary person with nothing but reading novels here and there as a hobby. However, on the day she went out for a celebratory meal after passing the exam, she got into a traffic accident and died, only to find herself reincarnated into the fantasy hunter novel she was reading. To her, the "System" offered a way back home. Determined solely to return home and cuddle her warm cat and adorable Maltese, Cerberus, she gained strength through dozens of regressions. Signing contracts with the constellations of the original work and dying multiple times, she eventually succeeded in conquering the "Tower" of the original work and defeating the owner of the tower on the final floor. Now, all that's left is to go home... Or so she thought! [Due to an error, instead of returning to the original world, we will reincarnate you into the author's new work!] I don't need that! All I wanted was my sweet home! Is that so difficult?! I even got rid of the Tower!?!?! Moreover, romance fantasy?! Even in my previous life, I didn't care about romance, not one bit! And to top it off, I didn't even reincarnate into my own body this time, but into the "villainess" of the book! I'm not afraid of the threats in this world, but I'm worried about being forced into a romance quest. Can I go home...? (Source: Kakao Entertainment Corp., translated)

After an office worker is reborn as Everia Oberon, a romance novel villainess destined for an evil life and a tragic death, she decides to skip the drama by retiring to the countryside. Having moved to a frigid region full of nonflammable wood, Everia calls on archmage Theoharis to warm her home with his azure flame... not realizing that she's bound herself to a lifelong contract! Now that she's master of a bloodthirsty (but breathtakingly handsome) demon dog, can she kiss the quiet life goodbye? (Source: Tapas Media)

Did you just imprint on me?! After dying from overwork, Noa ends up possessing the body of Eleanora, the villainess from a novel. Noa simply wants to lead a peaceful life and tries not to interfere with the original story. That is, until a baby dragon that's meant to imprint on the heroine imprints on her instead... (Source: Manta)

The paragon of all noblewomen, Rachel Fergusen—wrongfully accused of harassment by her fiancé, Crown Prince Elliot—is thrown into a dark prison cell. Little does he know, this is all going exactly according to Rachel's plan! Organized by herself beforehand, her cell is furnished with the finest foods, the most comfortable furniture, and even better, no one can enter it to take these luxuries away! From throwing a housewarming party in her cell to going out to town for a jaunt, Rachel is experiencing the most carefree life she has had in a long time. No matter what tricks her ex-fiancé, his girlfriend, or his subordinates try to use to ruin her day, Rachel is always one step ahead, enjoying a leisurely, slow prison life. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Déjà vu—Licorice Radiata knows it all too well. Throughout her entire life, she has been plagued by vague feelings that everything has previously already come to pass. Then, after seeing a portrait of her fiancé Wolfgang Eisenhut, a surge of memories flow into her head: she is the rival character of a yandere otome game, and Wolfgang is one of the many "target" characters. In the original storyline, Licorice was the jealous rival, committing terrible and violent acts, and even in the heroine's good ending, she would die a bloody death. Mustering her courage and scattered recollections, Licorice is ready to do whatever it takes to avoid such a dreadful downfall, but can she prevent Wolfgang from becoming a yandere? It is not that simple to alter the course of fate, and she may have to accept that one's nature is not so easily changed. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Contracted with a no-name spirit, Brigitte Meidell is a disappointment to her noble family and the mockery of her peers at the Otoleanna Academy of Magic—except for one. Yuri Aurealis is intelligent, handsome...and oh so arrogant. He's made enemies of the same people as Brigitte, meaning the two should get along just fine. However, his boorishness accidentally sparks a rivalry between them. It's a competition that has the potential to bring the two closer than they ever thought...! (Source: Yen Press)

A young woman sick with an incurable illness closes her eyes for the last time, only to wake up as Ariel Winston, an antagonist of the novel she had loved reading before her death. Knowing that death lies before her if she continues down the path the real Ariel has been going towards, she quickly breaks up with Duke Cedric Evans, who is not only the protagonist of the novel, but a man who is cursed with a condition which causes him to become bloodthirsty when he does not smell a specific scent constantly. However, Cedric, who had been forced to date Ariel due to her status as his personal perfumer, suddenly seems reluctant to distance himself from her. Just what is wrong with this man, and how will this change the events of the novel? Will Ariel be able to live the life she wants? (Source: Copin Communications)

As queen, Marie had it made: she spent her days in luxury and her nights bedding multiple beautiful women. Alas, her tyrannical ways eventually caused her downfall, and her people sent her to the guillotine. Yet when the blade drops down, Marie doesn't die. Instead, she wakes up one year in the past! Stuck in an endless loop, nothing she tries seems to change her fate. Her only chance of avoiding certain death is to win over the countless women who have it in for her...by seducing them one by one! A brand-new bawdy yuri comedy! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

In a fortuitous moment, the beautiful Mary Albert comes to a sudden realization: the world she currently lives in is not modern Japan, but the world of an otome game she once played—and she is the main villain! In the game's original story, Mary tormented the main heroine. And in the end, she was made an outcast, banished to the frigid northern continent. Now Mary has a second chance, and she intends to do the exact same thing all over again. Along with her attendant Adi, Mary will do what it takes to ensure her own demise. However, since it is not in her nature, none of her malicious efforts go as planned, and the anything-but-evil villainess and her snarky attendant race headlong toward a doomed ending. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

After downing one too many glasses of wine one night, Songha wakes up inside the world of her favorite novel as Empress Yulia. But being given the reins to an empire isn't as exciting as it seems—the tyrannical Yulia will soon meet a bloody fate at the hands of the captain of her personal guards, Justo. Songha must think of a way to reverse the events that lead up to the coup d'état, which will take place in just three days. She chooses to use warmth and benevolence to reach out to a group of loyal subjects Yulia exiled, but will her strategy be enough to win back the people's trust? Or will the empress's sudden change in behavior raise even more suspicion among the rebels? (Source: Tappytoon)

An anthology of manga adaptations of web short stories from Shousetsuka ni Narou about villainesses.

Kashumir grew up working as a mercenary to buy medicine for her precious younger half-sister, Aria. On her way home, after completing a mission as usual, she trips and hits her head, causing her to remember her past life; thus, she realizes she had been reborn in the world of the novel "The Night of the Fairy." Her sister was the main character of this reverse-harem romance while she was one of the villains causing Aria to suffer hardships. Since there is no way Kashumir would let her precious sister suffer, she vows to protect Aria until her adoption into the count's family, just like in the novel. But things turn out differently, and even the male lead candidates, who should've been fish in Aria's pond, all end up becoming obsessed with Kashumir instead, when all she wanted was to protect her lovely sister. (Source: Zero Scans)

I've been reborn as Clea Rino, the world's most wicked villainess! Before her death, Clea made a deal with the Demon King to marry her true love, Isaac Detroi. To get my life back, I must fulfill that contract for just six months. Guess I didn't read the fine print, because her body is weak. I lose 1 HP with every step! With time ticking, I'm signing over her family's fortune for Isaac's hand in marriage. It's purely business, so why am I catching feelings? Who knew this villainess had a heart? (Source: Tapas Media)

After waking up in the body of Giselle Rozevin, possibly the worst character from the novel, "The Poisoned Apple," our protagonist has one goal: escape the original Giselle's miserable fate of being poisoned to death by assassins while trapped in a prison cell. Thankfully and strangely, she finds out that poison is ineffective on her and that she can distinguish them by taste. Thus, having fallen out of favor with the good guys, Giselle uses her new unique skill to appeal to the villains. However, is joining hands with the villains really the right choice? (Source: Tappytoon)

Knowledgeable, dignified, and beautiful, Letizia Charriere is the pinnacle of noblewomen, yet she stoops so low as to harass the girl that her fiancé, Crown Prince Dion Allenflal, favors. After he annuls their engagement, Letizia's lips turn upward... it all went according to her plan. Years ago, the studious Letizia had discovered her marriage to the prince could incite a civil war, potentially tearing the country apart. So, she diligently worked all these years to have him break off their engagement. However, before Letizia can leave the scene, the king collapses, causing a flood of memories to flow into her head. She recalls a place called Japan, where she lived as a nurse protecting people. Unable to turn her back on someone in need, she uses these memories to perform CPR on the king and resuscitate him. The matter finally settled, Letizia goes to live in the countryside, lazing away each day with alcohol and food; but this respite from politics and duty is short-lived. The arrival of Second Prince Claude Allenflal marks the start of a new series of trials for the young noblewoman, and as she works toward living a life of luxury and ease, Letizia makes a name for herself as an unparalleled healer. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Within the Kingdom of Ei's opulent inner court is the thriving Maiden Court, where the empress and the four imperial consorts are chosen from five prominent clans. Among them, one pristine consort-in-training, Reirin Kou, stands out as the perfect candidate for the future empress. Her virtue and elegance are unrivaled, and she is flawless—save for her extremely sickly constitution. Compared to the court's gentle butterfly, the boorish Keigetsu Shu is like a sewer rat. Always staring at Reirin with bitter envy, Keigetsu is a disgrace to the Maiden Court. During the night of a rare comet sighting, Keigetsu's jealousy reaches its peak, and she attempts to murder Reirin by pushing her off a balcony. Reirin is quickly saved from death, and Keigetsu is imprisoned to await her execution. Unbeknownst to all, Keigetsu has cast a spell to swap bodies with Reirin in order to steal all that belongs to her. But while Keigetsu is hindered by Reirin's frail body, Reirin fully embraces freedom and physical strength for the first time in her life, determined to live—no matter whose face she wears. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Condemned by her fiancé, second prince Edward Tone Tasmeria, and his lover Yuri Neuer, Iris Lana Armelia recalls visions of her past life in the midst of her downfall: that of an ordinary office lady at a tax agency. Her current life, coincidentally, greatly resembled an otome game she once played. But this knowledge comes too late to be of any help, and Iris is forced home in shame, expelled from school and her engagement ruined. Though she is put under house arrest, Iris is able to convince her father to make her acting lord of their fiefdom. Now, utilizing knowledge and skills from her memories of modern-day Japan, she sets out to bring prosperity to her people. However, Iris comes to realize that, while similar, this world is also distinctly different from the game. The factions of the first prince and the second prince compete for power, and the Armelia Fiefdom, an economic hub under the leadership of Iris, must take a side as well. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Commander Liza Mary of the Imperial Knights returns victorious to the Empire of Phaeton after a long war to subjugate an enemy kingdom. But little did she know that her beloved fiancé Illian would leave her for Flora, the princess of the fallen enemy kingdom... After drinking herself into a heartbroken stupor that night, Liza awakens to the modern world in the body of timid high-schooler, Doeun. Puzzled and confused, Liza seeks to find out what happened and return to her own world, aided by Doeun's friends Ian and Lora, who look suspiciously like Illian and Flora! (Source: Webtoon Entertainment)