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As the title says, these are manga that focus on a female protagonist that seeks revenge. Whether fantasy or a modern setting, these center on blackened main characters who, after having their morals tainted, aim to exact revenge on those who wronged them. Unlike their male-protagonist counterpart, the female-centric stories tend to feature less gore, but they are not excluded from it.

Note: If a series had both a LN/novel and manga, then only the manga was included to allow space for more entries.

Revenge-centric with Male Protagonist Stack: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/1307

Part 1 on https://myanimelist.net/stacks/3284
Part 2 on https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5964
Part 4 on https://myanimelist.net/stacks/7910
Part 5 on https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9417

Otome Isekai is a sub-genre of Isekai where the main character(s) are in some way transported to another world that resembles an otome game...

It is essentially the girly version of the modern shounen isekai that goes in the direction of female wish fulfillment. Instead of stuck in an action game, she's stuck in a romance novel or romance game. It is almost always "died and reborn there" rather than the sort of "stuck" we see in Sword Art Online or the "teleported" we saw in the 90s.

—r/OtomeIsekai (credit to definition)

From action fantsy, romance, isekai, and thriller, they’re all in here. Some are manhwa I’ve lost track of and had to restart recently so it’s definitely been very fun to make this list. There aren’t in any sure order like always! Enjoy! (Currently adding explanations!)

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!

"I'll Pay You Back Twice!"

part 1-https://myanimelist.net/stacks/11524

updated: November 12 12:32 AM

Not on MAL
Depths of Malice
Vengeance from a Saint Full of Wounds
Why Would a Villainess Have Virtues?
Political Marriage With a Friendly Enemy
Abandoned Wife Has a New Husband
I Won't Pick Up The Trash I Threw Away Again

manhwa about main character who reverse time or reincarnation to novel/game/ other character

Notes: I have definitely watched/read the anime/manga that I give a rating
I will not give a rating below 5, Rating 5 for me = 1, >8 = recommended
if it's not good for me, the status "Dropped" and no rating

A compilation of blond male leads in manhwa, mostly otome isekai / OI-adjacent.

👑 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐋𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬. 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐋𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰!
➡️ https://myanimelist.net/stacks/39744

☁️ 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐩. 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 / 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 / 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬!
➡️ 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏 | https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15011
➡️ 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟐 | https://myanimelist.net/stacks/39047

💛 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐀𝐋, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞- 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭!
🍯 The Huntress and Her Love Prey
🍯 A Common Story of a Lady's New Life
🍯 The Demon Lord Wants to Die
🍯 Observing Elena Evoy


𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞: I do not guarantee the quality of the story. This is merely a compilation list. Happy reading! ☁️

Manhwas that have “villainess” or “villainess’s” or “villainesses” word in the title.
*There is a separate stack for “villain”.
**This includes only the top 50 read “villainess” title Manhwas.

Updated: 1/26/2025

Stories with characters that jump back in time for a Second Chance and do things better in a Fantasy World Setting. This is for stories that go back in time while remaining in the same world, not another world. Also Regression/Regressor, Time Travel, Time Rewind, Revenge, Time Loop.

(PART 1) https://myanimelist.net/stacks/36912
(PART 3) https://myanimelist.net/stacks/50897

A list of Manhwas that finished in February 2024.


Updated: 12/15/2024