My Next Life As A Villainess: All Routes Lead To Doom! is a popular isekai manga in which a girl is reincarnated as a villainess in an otome game. This trope is popular in manga, yet there are many unique takes. Usually, a girl is engaged to a prince, and faces a condemnation event in which the prince falls in love with the game's protagonist and annuls his engagement to the villainess.
Other times, the villainess' life is in danger, and she has to figure out ways to avoid tragedy by helping others. A second life is always seen as a second chance to be better, but the character's journey is never easy.
10 I Reincarnated Into An Otome Game As A Villainess With Only Destruction Flags... In A Dire Situation!?: Katarina Regains Memories Of Her Past Life Only 1 Year Before Destruction
This manga keeps the comedic elements and airheaded charm of Katarina Claes. However, rather than regaining memories of her past life as a child, she regains them one year before her doom. She rushes to make up for her own misdeeds, which comes as a shock to everyone who knows her. She even goes so far as to wear a poor disguise in order to save Maria each time she gets bullied, acting as a hero. Given the vastly different circumstances of this version, Katarina never enters a harem route, which some fans may find preferable.
9 Fiancée's Observation Log Of The Self-Proclaimed Villainess: The Villainess Story Is Told From The Prince's Point Of View
Prince Cecil is a natural genius, to the point where most things bore him. However, his fiancée, Bertia, appears before him one day to tell him that she is the villainess of the story. Despite her poor attempts at being evil, Bertia uses her knowledge to save lives.
She even helps the other capture targets find love so that Cecil will be able to find happiness with the heroine. However, Cecil finds himself falling in love with Bertia instead.
8 Endo And Kobayashi's Live Commentary On The Villainess: The Characters In The Game Hear Commentary From Students Who Are Playing It
Two ordinary high school students, Endo and Kobayashi play an otome game. It appears to be normal until they realize that Prince Siegward is able to hear them, assuming them to be gods. They take this opportunity to commentate on each event that they see, showing him that his fiancée, the villainess Liselotte, is actually much kinder than she seems. They gently guide him to avoid Liselotte's tragic ending, and he slowly uncovers how to understand a "Soon D'rey."
7 Milady Just Wants To Relax: The Villainess Fulfills Her Dream Of Opening A Restaurant
After tragically dying from overworking, the protagonist is reborn as the villainess Ronia Gavisera. Even during this life, she was pushed to excel in every field in order to be worthy of her fiancée, Prince Schneider.
However, the prince decides to annul their engagement to be with another woman, freeing her without even realizing it. She leaves noble society to open a small café, just like she always wanted.
6 May I Ask For One Final Thing?: The Villainess Responds To Her Destruction Event By Beating Everyone Up
Scarlet is a noblewoman with a tendency to let her fists do all the talking. After getting engaged to Second Prince Kyle, he proceeds to bully and harass her, which she struggles to put up with. When he publicly annulled their engagement and accused her of bullying another woman, her patience finally snapped. She punched Kyle and every last noble in the area, deciding that she would rather solve her problems in this way from now on.
5 Tearmoon Empire Story: A Villainess Is Misconstrued As A Generous Goddess
Princess Mia was sentenced to death in her previous life due to her selfish nature. Fortunately for her, she wakes up in the past and decides to change her fate. With her knowledge, she focuses on changing her future, leading to many people misinterpreting her actions. Although many of her actions are still selfish, she slowly starts to change thanks to the high expectations and influence of those around her.
4 The Holy Grail Of Eris: A Villainess Takes Revenge As A Ghost
Constance is a viscount's daughter who was framed for a crime she didn't commit. Rather than losing face, she turns to the ghost of Scarlet Castiel, a woman who was executed and framed in a similar way. In exchange for this favor, Constance is asked to uncover the dark secrets of the past and to get revenge on all of the people who wronged Scarlet while she was still alive.
3 The Reincarnated Princess Strikes Down Flags Today As Well: A Princess Is Reborn Into A Game She Hates
Rosemarie von Werfald is a princess who reincarnates into an otome game that she hates. Each capture target has a terrible side to them, ranging from narcissistic to overly clingy. One by one, she meets each capture target and eliminates the issues that plagued these capture targets. Her goal is to survive as the villainess by making sure that not a single one of them turns out to be a yandere.
2 Accomplishments Of The Duke's Daughter: The Villainess Becomes A Fief Lord
Iris Armelia is proof that even villainesses can have a good side to them. Even before getting her memories from her past life, Iris extended a hand to those in need. She remembers her life working in a tax office after her engagement is annulled. She uses this knowledge to not only convince her father to make her a fief lord, but she also implements different systems that exist in a capitalist society to improve the lives of her people.
1 The Villainess Is Adored By The Crown Prince Of The Neighboring Kingdom: The Villainess Is Swept Off Her Feet Immediately After Losing Her Fiancée
Tiarose Clementille is infatuated with her fiancée, Prince Hartknights, but he only has eyes for the game's main character. Despite being prepared for her condemnation scene, she isn't prepared to be suddenly proposed to by another prince, Aquasteed Marineforest. Aquasteed is the male lead of the game's sequel, which Tiarose never played before. This manga is unique because Tiarose is one of the few reincarnations who doesn't know what the future holds.