Maydare Tensei Monogatari: Kono Sekai de Ichiban Warui Majo
Tales of Reincarnation in Maydare: This World's Worst Witch

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Stories where the main character rebuilds their life (and sometimes gets revenge) after being abandoned/sold off/abused, often by their family.

Some common tropes:
- sold off in marriage in place of favorite child
- going back in time following a betrayal that resulted in death
- heroine//villainess reversal


Enjoy!

for me these manga are gem, i hope you like :)

Kuroshitsuji is on hiatus.

The side character is the one who regresses or is involved in Isekai shenanigans, while the protagonist is simply trying to live their life in the world. Alternatively, a protagonist can be an Isekai character while the side character will be a Regressor (and vice-versa). Also includes series with Multiple Regressors/Regression shenanigans.

Second Chance from a Bad Ending in Fantasy Setting
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/36912
Second Chance from a Bad Ending in Modern Setting
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55404

Protagonist aims to protect lead character from bad endings in romance/fantasy
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37175
Protagonist is reborn as a baby in fantasy/isekai
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37356

Multiple characters thrown to another world for isekai/fantasy
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37924

Additional (currently no MyAnimeList page):
-(Manhwa) My Sweet Enemy, Thy Name is Husband / Political Marriage With a Friendly Enemy (Multiple Regressors)
-(Manhwa) For Stella (Alternative)
-(Manhwa) My Sister's Happy Ending / I Am the Older Sister of the Possessed Female Lead
-(Manga) Boku no Kawaii Konyakusha no Tamenaraba / For My Adorable Fiance's Sake.
-(Manga) Okaa-sama no Iutoori!

a manga collection of stories surrounding witchcraft where magic or witches are a source of wonder or positive influence. there may be witch conflict, but the story follows and focuses on the 'good' witches and their adventures

please see my other stack for evil witches!!

Link to Part 1 https://myanimelist.net/stacks/52621

Will Update as Series end

A random Assortment of Series I think are worth giving a shot

Removed So Far
You and I are Polar Opposites 11/25/24
Haiiro no Onmyouji 12/?/24 not as good as I thought

My favorite genre of manga & anime is isekai because it explores the deep lore of fantasy worlds, unique abilities with rewarding growth, and characters with a culture not found anywhere else. For reference, my favorite anime is Re:Zero. A thorough magic system is usually enough for an isekai to be interesting if the author properly explores a world built around it. Nevertheless, there are too many that copy isekai tropes to make a meaningless power fantasy without an understanding of how they make an exciting story/world. If the MC gets everything without putting in effort or doesn't have a unique story, it won't be on this list (unless it is a parody).

This stack consists of strictly manga and manhwa isekai (SAO & reverse isekais wouldn't count) that are not popular (i.e., have an anime), have a good story/unique plot, and have enough chapters to last a day of casual reading.