Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Ojisan

MBS's late night anime programming block which currently airs on Saturdays from 1:53-2:53.

This stack also includes Super Animeism TURBO (formerly Super Animeism), which currently airs on Fridays from 0:26-0:56.

Anime that focus on a character marked as the villainess in a Japanese Dating Simulator game, or a plot that follows a similar format in which the character is to be accused by the prince of some crime and then being executed, exiled, or simply dumped. In this kind of story, the villainess is made to reform, either through outside intervention, previewing a bad future, or someone else becoming the villainess herself. The subgenere has gained massive influence in the manga world on mixing Shoujou/Josei themes with Shounen/Seinen themes, meaning that there's often something for everyone whether it's comedy, intrigue, action, or romance.

Most of the anime, primarily shojo, feature the villainess trope. Set in European-type, high society settings.

90% of them seem to be a side branch of fantasy Isekai, getting reincarnated as the supposed villainess in otome games and visual novels.

Appearances of existing songs, performed by a different vocalist.
Original artist/source is listed in 『double quotes』

Permanently wip as always. Suggestions are appreciated :^)




Classical songs (inc. covers not listed here): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42721
Pre-existing songs: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/54353

For a more complete list (compiled by Velocity111 from AMQ discord, 2024):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1q3g6RvipxXE94p2z29w9FjoPsTioop2SrbLXdXWPmK8

*Stack is ordered by recency
(Older entries at the bottom will be cycled out to make space for new seasonals)

work in progress

This list contains anime which are based on current trend where normally girls get reincarnated as a Villainess or any other characters for the Otome game which they use to play in their previous lives or anime which follows similar trends.

Number of villainess/Otome theme anime per year O⁠_⁠o

2020 : 1
2021 : 2
2022 : 2
2023 : 8
2024 : 5
2025 : 3

Source material adapted (⁠✯⁠ᴗ⁠✯⁠)

1. Light Novel : 16
2. Manhwa : 2
3. Manga : 2

Isekai as a genre has become so ridiculously saturated that in order for your light novel to be memorable, you cannot simply have someone be sent to another world and defeat the demon lord. Nowadays, there has to be a catch. Isekai, but...

Anything specific enough that has become isekai subgenre (I.E "I was reborn as the villainess" or "I have cheat-like abilities" not included unless it's a twist on that subgenre)

As the title says. For an anime to be in this list it has to be an isakai, and Truck-kun must be the cause of death.

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Vending machine - included because of a technicality

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KonoSuba - not included because the truck was imagined
Isekai Ojisan - not included because he fell in a coma and didn't die


Please let me know if there's anything missing!

Forget the young, hot-blooded heroes. It's time to shine a spotlight on the unsung champions of anime: the Oji-sans. From unlikely action stars to heartwarming patriarchs, this collection celebrates the wisdom, wit, and unexpected badassery of older male characters. Discover the joy of watching ordinary men rise to extraordinary challenges as they prove that age is just a number.

A selection of anime where the MC is a OJISAN , a old tired overworked man influencing the world

The reason I feel creeped out by isekai that feature soul transmigration/reincarnation or villainess stories: an Asian woman or man (less frequently) who inhabits the body of a European which I find very creepy, in the same way I find the movie 'Get Out' or the manga 'Inside Mari' creepy but no one seems to mind the isekai soul transmigration/
reincarnation/villainess genres because they're drawn and not live action?

It's especially creepy when middle aged Asian men get reincarnated into the bodies of European little girls (or boys) but they retain their memories and personality they had in their previous life.

Includes 2nd seasons

This stack will be tracking all of the new Isekai anime that releases this year. The new anime will be added as they release. (Doesn’t contain sequels only Isekai anime that started in 2025)

Not many people can watch these, but if you like 'em you love 'em!

Just some pics

List of anime that would fall under the Villainess or Villainess-adjacent genre. Usually features any mix of reincarnation, royalty, nobility, otome games, and isekai as well as a (typically) girlboss main character.