Kill the Villainess

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This is one of those stories that seemed to be no different from other popular anime or manga. When I started my adventure with "Kill the Villainess", I thought that I would spend a few days on it because of the boring and predictable plot. I couldn't be more wrong. Already after the second chapter I noticed that this was something different. As a result, instead of several days, I stayed up until 4 a.m. to finish reading in one go.

This is undoubtedly one of the best manhwas that perfectly captures the characters' feelings. In my anime journey, where I have experience with over 600 ... series, this is one of the best. I think the character development is comparable to Violet Evergarden, if not better, because of such difficult topics as suicide, family and rape. I really liked the fact that the author showed not only dialogues, but a large part of them were the characters' thoughts. This is a big factor in why so many people can relate to the "antagonist", which comes down to a more enjoyable read.

Despite heavy topics and little reading (at least for me), the plot moves rather slowly, which allows you to fully focus on the characters' feelings. Their relationships are well handled and work well with the plot. Ending is really satysfying, though it didn't stop me from the desire to stay in bed for a month. Big advantage is that all threads are finished and nothing was left behind from the story of supporting characters.

The drawing, like in manhwa is very pleasing to the eye. Facial expressions are well made and i never noticed anything akward. Also you can see the surrounding in every drawing so the pages never felt empty.

To sum up, it's been a long time since I saw something this good and I haven't shed so many tears even after finishing the story. "Kill the Villainess" is a brilliant psychological drama and deserves more attention. I would really like to see an anime adaptation someday.

What I wrote is based solely on the manhwa, because I haven't read the novel and I don't know if the plot is different in these versions.

I'll keep this short and spoiler free: you need to read this manhwa. TL;DR at bottom

Story: Very interesting premise that stays captivating from start to finish. A lot of manhwas feel like a train on fire during their second half - not only is [Kill the Villainess] interesting at the start, I'd say it gets even more intense towards the end. I do have to warn you though - don't expect this story to be all rainbows and butterflies. It's a rather grim and heart wrenching read for the most past. I guarantee though that you'll love the ending.

Characters: The characters are well written, with ... a lot of them being nuanced. Most of them have huge daddy issues and past traumas, but man they're complex, and the villains are especially revolting - I love how the author portrayed all the usual toxic ML clichés in novels. I especially adore the "love rival", and the female lead, and how unlike your usual protagonists, she actually misses her family/home. And the male lead? Gyatt dayum, this guy is the ultimate green flag. It's rare to find a husbando as good as him when manhwas are filled with toxic douches.

Art: The art is gorgeous. Any scene with the female lead could be used as a phone wallpaper, and the most important part - it stays consistent from start to finish without decaying towards the ending.

Why should you value my opinion? I've read dozens if not hundreds of manhwas, from romances, to reincarnation/transmigration tropes, to villainess tropes and a lot of them suffer from a bad case of diarrhea second half/ending, leaving you with a shitty aftertaste in your mouth. [Kill the Villainess] is worth it, it's a breath of fresh air and will leave you satisfied at the end.

TL;DR Read it! It's a dark and quite heart wrenching story, with great complex characters (some of them rather disgusting), great art and super entertaining that will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish!

The main character is quite smart, decisive and plans how to go back to her world. I hated other mangas, where mf was stupid, fell in love with one of the main leads who were in love with the protagonist and in the end ended up with her or where she just forgets about her previous life and is like ok lets live happily here. Like don't you feel bad your life was taken away from you and you were forced to live in a life of a person who is hated by all and in most cases destined to die? She wasn't pretanding ... to be nice to anyone or make people love her, she had one goal to go back and she did everything to do that.
I liked her knight, he was lovely and he treated her like an actual person, though a bit unrealistic to just follow her and be so loyal even though she didn't really do anything for him to deserve that. I liked their ending(I won't spoiler, for me it was very nice and wholesome).
I gave 8/10 cuz of those things, as other isekai mangas seem all the same and this was original and the story was nice.

I didn't give a higher rating cuz:
1.all of the other characters were boring, stupid and irritating. Sure, we should hate some of them, but come on... The witch didn't have any background, she just showed up and did stuff for a reason that was really stupid in the end IMO. All 'main' characters had like one moment where their past was explained, but it was too short and shallow, it didn't make me connect or understand them at all.
2.The only way she could achieve her goal was to listen to a stranger witch, who she knew nothing about, but hey lets go with that and do it! WTF seriously? That's that? I get it she didn't have much knowledge, but to blindly trust strangers?
3.The way plot was developing was awkward. Some episodes nothing was happening and were boring, others were supposed to make us sad and understanding for other characters, but were too shallow to achieve it, then suddenly things go very dark for no reason and then its the end. I liked the idea very much, but the way the story was told wasn't so good. It also came up with weird stuff, just to try to fulfill the main idea of that world that characters need to fullfill their role before they can die. It felt forced.

I still recommend it, but only for the idea of the story, the main character and her knight. If you like those, you're going to be happy, otherwise skip.