Gariben Jimi Moe Reijou wa, Oresama Ouji nado Oyobidenai
The Lady Likes a Nerd over Princes

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part 1-https://myanimelist.net/stacks/11715
part 2-https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15226

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updated: November 12 12:36 AM

for the mods- this is NOT a rate scale or a ranking it is just recs

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part 1-https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28863
Newest additions on top so make sure to check!! :)

updated: December 27 12:39 AM

Misunderstood by rumors, appearance, actions. These misunderstandings may be one-sided preconceptions that lead to admiration and adoration. Includes Family/Familial Love, Heartwarming/Healing, Selfless, Devotion/Devoted Characters tag.

Protagonist aims to protect lead character from bad endings in romance/fantasy
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37175
Strong Companions protects Male Protagonist in fantasy/isekai
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/38399

Mistreated/detested lead characters in fantasy/isekai
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/36917
Underestimated/Overpowered Protagonist in fantasy/isekai
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/36947

Misunderstood Leads in modern romance/school
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/36991
Lead Character is Blind/Deaf/Mute/Disabled on Wheelchair in Romance/Family-oriented story
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/36950
Mind-reading Lead Character in Romance/Family Oriented Story
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37295

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-(Manhwa) I Turned Off The Pain Perception Setting! (Sets in a login/logout Game World, but has Fantasy elements. Added as a special exception.)

What is Otome Isekai?
“The short answer is that Otome isekai is a sub-genre of Isekai where the main characters are in some way transported to another world that resembles an otome game.” - r/Otomeisekai

Of course, there’s more than that. Otome Isekai (OI) tend to revolve around some variation of: “Female Leading character (FL) dying and reincarnating inside a romantic game or novel, usually as Villainess or side character, and now she must do whatever the plot demands this time to survive, usually helping or being helped by the Male Lead (ML), who doubles as the romantic interest.

It’s a genre that has a lot of attention nowadays, so I made this list for those wanting to see what the hype is about without having to read the lesser good ones (since this genre has A LOT of entries, a lot of them being at best boring and at worst actually problematic or screwed up *cough cough On the Emperor’s lap cough cough* ).

I tried my best to include some variation because at the end of the day this genre is very trope-y and you’ll probably start to guess a lot of what happens in any OI if you get caught up with like,, two of these.

I also included the genres (note, ALL of these have Rofan - Romance Fantasy in them because that’s like,, the point of this genre) and notes so you can pick what you’re interested in.

If you do get into this genre and now want to find memes and stuff about this, I recommend r/OtomeIsekai (I swear I’m not a mod there or anything) fun place and good to be able to rant or gush about any OI.)

As for where to read these? Well, you could purchase them from sites like Tapas, read them mostly for free if you're lucky on Webtoon, or use places like Batto or Mangapill if that’s not an option for you.

This is a collection of Otome romance stories which have fantasy and supernatural elements.

Stories with a Female Lead/Female Protagonist who is very assertive in their romantic advances on a Male Lead/Male Protagonist, or becomes assertive/proactive later in the relationship. Includes Fantasy, Modern Romance, Romantic Development, Proactive Female Lead, Couple Growth.

Misunderstood Leads in modern romance/school
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/36991

Protagonist aims to protect lead character from bad endings in romance/fantasy
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37175
Strong Companions protects Male Protagonist in fantasy/isekai
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/38399