Updated May 12, 2024 by testing
If you read the title you’ll think you are getting into something quite sinister, well think again, I believe you are here to have a good laugh.
The concept is easy to grasp, an MC wakes up in the body of a villainess in a novel or a game. She knows that she is fated to die and she will now try to change the script but nothing will go her way.
Sorry, I just spoiled you the entire thing. You can read anyway if you like, there is no way all of those stories are the same… or are they?
MANHWA WHERE THE MC IS REINCARNATED AS A VILLAINESS (RECOMMENDATIONS)
32. How to Be a Dark Hero’s Daughter
Genres: Webtoons / Josei / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Historical / Romance
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 10/20 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 25/50 |
The MC found herself in a gruesome novel where the male lead is a serial killer that assassinates criminals.
Due to a certain turn of events, she ends up saving the Dark Hero, and to thank her, well, he orders her to become his adoptive daughter.
She is now the child of the most handsome and richest man on Earth. He would’ve been perfect if he wasn’t a cold-blooded killer who is planning to turn her into one as well.
31. I’m the Male Lead’s Girl Friend
Genres: Fantasy / Webtoons / Romance / Shoujo
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 10/20 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 25/50 |
She grew up with no parents, living alone in poverty. She had nothing, even at school, and due to her difficult situation, she was unable to fit in.
Her only joy and hobby were reading a fantasy novel that she adored. Every night, before she fell asleep, she would dream of becoming the female main character in that novel.
I guess the gods heard her but misunderstood a point or two since she one day woke up inside the story, however, she wasn’t the heroine, but the villainess called Louise Sweeney.
She knew that Louise was going to meet a very tragic ending because she was going to fall in love with the main lead. Thus, she decided to avoid that dreamy character to make sure that her fate will change.
Things only got worse when the male MC confessed his love for her and now the supposedly super kind heroine is after her head.
30. The Villainess is a Marionette
Genres: Webtoons / Fantasy / Romance
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 11/20 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 26/50 |
Cayena, when someone mentions her name, all you can think of is unparalleled beauty and on top of her exquisite looks, she’s also an Imperial Princess. Sucks that her personality doesn’t match her appearance since she’s an evil spoiled brat.
Well, that spoiled brat was going to get what is waiting for her since her own brother has ended up using her like a marionette so he can become the next Emperor. He did end up becoming an Emperor but with the expense of killing her in the process.
However, the soul in Cayena’s body is not that of the evil Princess but that of a kind woman who has reincarnated as her.
Knowing what is waiting for her, she decided to get ahead of things and went to her brother. Do you want to become Emperor? I’ll get you the throne on a silver platter, in exchange, grant me my freedom.
29. Is It a Fortune or Is It a Woe?
Genres: Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Comedy
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 11/20 | 6/10 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 27/50 |
She became the temporary wife of the male lead. He showers her with affection and tells her how much he loves her every day. However, when the fated female lead appears, will he still whisper tenderly to her the same words? I doubt it since that story is already written.
At some point she will have to leave, and give her place to another but can she really do it? I mean she loves him too. She can make him happy too.
What if she decides to stay? Will she turn into the bad guy? And what if she is the bad guy as long as she gets what she wants right? And what she wants is to be happy, she’ll also make sure her husband is too. That’s not such an evil scheme now, is it?
28. I’ve Become the Villainous Empress of a Novel
Genres: Webtoons / Drama / Fantasy / Romance
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 11/20 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 5/10 | 28/50 |
She spent all her night drinking and she was hammered, so when she woke up in a novel in the body of the villainess, Empress Yulia, she thought she was just hallucinating. But guess what? She’s not.
In just three days she is fated to be executed to repent for her crime of treason. She only has three days to fix the mess the real Empress did and prove herself to be a kind and wise ruler fit for her title.
When we say it like that it sounds easy but I can assure you it will be an extremely difficult challenge even for a person who technically knows the story that she is trying to alter.
27. The Evil Lady’s Hero
Genres: Romance / Webtoons / Mature / Fantasy
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 11/20 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 29/50 |
The story of this manhwa goes like this: Juniper Magnolia is madly in love with the guys who fell heads or heels for her best friend, Rael Cania.
Because he didn’t choose her, Juniper grew to hate Rael and harassed her every time she got the chance. At some point in the story, she turned into a real villainess.
Juniper’s cruelty only escalated as the plot developed and she will eventually die in the hands of the one she loves. The End.
Her tale is supposed to be just a story until a person from our world, a real person, found herself in her shoes.
To escape death, the solution is easy: let Rael have the guy, and she was determined to do so until she met with him. He’s so dreamy, can’t she find a way to keep him and her life?
26. I Fell Into A Reverse Harem Game!
Genres: Romance / Webtoons / Fantasy
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 11/20 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 29/50 |
Finally some change of pace, this time the main character reincarnated as the villainess of a game and not a novel.
She’s a Princess known to be cruel and merciless, anyone would tremble just after hearing her name.
She’s supposed to be feared by all and yet there are absolutely ravishing men coming from left and right, with no cloth I might add, coming for her.
Looks like they don’t fear her at all, on the contrary, they all want her for themselves. Time to escape, but how is she supposed to get out of that messed-up game?
25. Everything Was a Mistake
Genres: Drama / Fantasy / Historical / Romance
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 11/20 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 6/10 | 30/50 |
Roa Valrose was a mundane human living a mundane life until she was reincarnated in a novel as the villainess of the story.
Her fate is to be burned alive at the stake, a horrifying and painful death that no one deserves. To save herself, she decides to get close to the Hero, Nocton Edgar. However, every time she sees him, an indescribable pain strikes. She must bear the pain in order to survive.
As the plot unfolded, one of her friends reveals to her that the Duke of Edgar, the so-called hero, is in fact evil.
She misinterpreted the roles and is now stuck with a very very dangerous guy. Too deep into the relationship, will she be able to put some distance between her and the villain?
24. Limited Time Princess
Genres: Romance / Webtoons / Fantasy
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 11/20 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 6/10 | 30/50 |
Out of nowhere Yun Jae-eun transmigrated into a novel and turned into Princess Diamantine. Her life already sucked but it was still better than knowing that you will soon have to die for crimes you didn’t even commit.
However, there is still hope for her if she manages to use the few cards that she has felt right. Show the world the goodness in the villainess’s heart and you may be spared.
That’s was she thought, kind of logical, but people, especially in a novel aren’t as logical as they should be.
23. Villainess Violet
Genres: Fantasy / Romance / Webtoons
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 12/20 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 6/10 | 31/50 |
Violet is a character in the novel known as “For Shannon” and our MC has now been reincarnated as her.
Violet is a princess. She might be the most beautiful girl you will ever lay your eyes on. Thanks to her title she has power and influence as well as money. She also has lots of friends.
When we introduced her like that, you may think that Violet has everything. She almost does, the only thing missing is love and when she started chasing after it she turned into a villainess.
Now that her body is not her own anymore, our new bad guy will make sure to change the story since she does not need something as trivial as love.
The second she took that decision, all the characters who rejected Violet are now after her. The story is messing with her!
22. The Tyrant’s Guardian is an Evil Witch
Genres: Fantasy / Historical / Romance
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 12/20 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 6/10 | 31/50 |
She was reincarnated as the witch who is destined to die at the hands of the completely messed up Hero.
Luckily, he and his party will appear in about 200 years so she has more than enough time to come up with a way to survive, she even has the time to relax and enjoy her life in that new world.
200 years are by no means short and yet they pass so fast. The Hero’s party is now at her doorstep and the idiot completely forgot the plot of the story.
Ok so let’s recap what we know, the Hero turned into an unstable individual because of the way he was raised, so the easiest way to change the plot is to make him grow into a sane and respectable adult.
Yeah that’s it, she’ll raise him that way he’s sure to grow up normal (sarcastic tone)
21. When the Villainess is In Love
Genres: Fantasy / Historical / Romance
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 12/20 | 7/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 31/50 |
She transmigrated into a novel and now she is the villainess of the story, however, that villainess will be facing death and she can’t do a thing about it since it will be due to an incurable illness.
Well, she’s not supposed to pass away right about now so let’s enjoy the borrowed time that she has as much as possible and seduce all the ravishing men in that story.
One problem, it is well known that she is an evil character and everyone is wary of her. Will she manage to conquer their hearts through her mesmerizing hungry smile?
20. The Viridescent Crown
Genres: Romance / Fantasy / Shoujo / Webtoons / Historical
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 12/20 | 7/10 | 7/10 | 6/10 | 32/50 |
Okay, here as well, the MC reincarnated in a novel as the villainess of the story, Ran Romea de Lazia, what makes the plot a little more interesting is what she is planning to do.
She’s the daughter of the stepmother of the male lead, Yustaf. Her mother is a cruel individual who abuses Yustaf. Because of that, he grew up to be wary of any woman.
At some point, Ran’s family dies and Yustaf was sent to the academy while she became a maid under her uncle’s rule. It’s turning into a Cinderella story.
She diligently worked for two years while concocting a plan that will turn not her life but the life of Yustaf into a fairy tale. She wants to make sure he meets the female lead, falls in love, and lives happily ever after with her.
19. Father, I Don’t Want to Get Married
Genres: Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Historical
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 12/20 | 7/10 | 7/10 | 6/10 | 32/50 |
In this Korean Webtoon, our MC reincarnated in a novel as the villainess of royal blood. Thanks to her knowledge of the story she managed to avoid death the first time.
She thought she could now relax and that she was now out of danger, however, she was deeply mistaken.
The story wants her life, but the thing is she changed the story and doesn’t know what will be happening next.
Can she survive the second threat on her own? It was already difficult enough the first time around, give the girl a break.
18. The Villainess is Happy Today
Genres: Josei / Fantasy / Historical / Romance
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 12/20 | 7/10 | 7/10 | 7/10 | 33/50 |
Her so-called best friend made the love of her life fall for her and even had the guts to invite her to her wedding. What a jerk!
Well, our MC will make sure that her marriage is everything but magical. However, before she could exact her revenge, she was sent into a novel and turned into the villainess of the story.
The villainess has literally everything. She looks like a goddess, she’s super-rich and influential, and she’s also very intelligent. The only thing she doesn’t have is the male lead.
To hell with the male lead, let the heroine get him, there are plenty of other ravishing men she can pick from and all of them are dreaming of just a gaze from her. She couldn’t have asked for better!
17. The Villainess’s Maker
Genres: Josei / Fantasy / Drama / Romance
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 13/20 | 7/10 | 7/10 | 7/10 | 34/50 |
She became the villain in a novel that she herself wrote. She knows what will happen to her in the future, she will die, killed by the male lead.
However, she doesn’t want it to end like this, this was only supposed to be a story and the villainess isn’t all that bad.
Well, all she has to do is not act like an evil character and all should work out, right? So the first day passed, she was kind and gentle, but instead of going further into the story, time rewinded and the first day began again.
Day after day, the situation stayed the same until a sorcerer appeared before her. He begged her to end the loop. He begged her to play the part that she was supposed to endorse. He begged her to steal, conquer and kill as much as possible.
Take the throne if necessary, and change your fate as the most powerful villain.
16. The Tyrant’s Only Perfumer
Genres: Webtoons / Shoujo / Fantasy / Historical
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 14/20 | 7/10 | 7/10 | 7/10 | 35/50 |
During her first life, she was suffering from an illness that could not be cured and died. During her second life, she reincarnated as the antagonist of her favorite novel, Ariel Winston.
This time again, she was fated to pass away, however, she knew the reason and how to fix it. The guy that was forced to get into a relationship with her in the novel is cursed and the more time she spends with him, the more the curse will affect her.
It will turn her into a bloodthirsty monster, so she broke up with him. It shouldn’t have been a big deal for the man since he never loved her. So why is he so reluctant to let her go?
At that rate, she won’t be able to change anything and it will be game over real soon.
15. This Villainess Wants a Divorce
Genres: Fantasy / Romance / Shoujo / Webtoons / Historical
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 14/20 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 7/10 | 36/50 |
This is becoming a bit cliché but I guess this is what we are all looking for or else we wouldn’t be here today, am I right?
So, as usual, Canaria the main character of this Korean Webtoon transmigrated into a novel and became the villainess.
She read the story once before and knows what is waiting for her at the end of the line, death. With the help of her knowledge of the future, she will attempt to change the course of the story.
The goal is to write a happy ending for herself and all the other characters.
14. The Onion Villainess
Genres: Drama / Fantasy / Romance
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 15/20 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 7/10 | 37/50 |
Zhilda is a martyr labeled as a Villainous Empress. She ruled while hoping that someday she will be accepted by her family and that they will grow to love her.
However, that never happened and she died at the hands of her own older brother. Even at that moment she still hoped, she still dreamed about a loving family and as she drew her last breath, she looked into the eyes of her brother with a smile.
That was the web novel our main character was just reading, and when she read the last phrase, she found herself in that very novel as Empress Zhilda.
Knowing that she will never be accepted by those she cherishes, will the new villainess choose an even eviler path or will she aim for a happy ending?
13. I Don’t Want to be Empress!
Genres: Slice Of Life / Webtoons / Fantasy / Romance
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 16/20 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 7/10 | 38/50 |
Serena is now a daughter born from a noble family. Her father wants her to marry into power, he wants her to become an Empress. But you see, this isn’t Serena’s first life and she knows what will happen to her if goes through with her father’s wishes.
At the cost of turning into a bad guy, she is determined to change her fate and a path that will eventually lead her to happiness.
The thing is the path that she is building might throw her into an even darker place.
12. Wish to Say Farewell
Genres: Shoujo / Historical / Romance / Webtoons / Fantasy
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 16/20 | 8/10 | 8/10 | 7/10 | 39/50 |
It’s really getting super hard to paraphrase the same plot over and over again! Okay so, the main character of this manhwa was chased by debt collectors. Because of them, she ended up as the victim of a terrible accident and she lost her life.
She was reincarnated in a book called “The Fairy’s Garden” and her soul, unfortunately, chose to possess the body of the villainess. I guess she drew the short straw once again.
She is now Aine le Peregrine and she has two main hobbies. First of all, she loves to harass the female lead, and second of all, she is kind of obsessed with collecting ravishing men. Well, at the end of the story she will end up assassinated by the very man she had collected.
Is it really her fate to die once again in a horrible way, hell no! Things won’t go the way the world wants!
11. Master Villainess Invincible!
Genres: Webtoons / Action / Drama / Fantasy / Historical / Romance
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 17/20 | 8/10 | 8/10 | 7/10 | 40/50 |
The main character of this Korean Comic was a novelist and not a very successful one. When she was alive, she became the victim of a hit-and-run crime and woke up in the universe of a best seller novel that she once read.
She was reincarnated as the villainess of the story and turned into a master martial artist. Thanks to her acquired talents and her knowledge of the future, she escaped her death.
However, she still wishes to understand what happened to her and she is now seeking answers. Who killed her? How did she end up in a book? Is there a way to go back to the real world?
You’ll find the answers in the pages of that exciting Webtoon.
10. The Villainess is Retiring
Genres: Webtoons / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 17/20 | 8/10 | 8/10 | 8/10 | 41/50 |
You all got the gist of it by now. The MC suddenly woke up in a novel that she has been reading and she turned into the villainess of the story who is fated to die a horrible death.
However, the crime that she committed in the Webtoon won’t be an easy one to get out of since she already tried to kill the heroine and everybody knows it.
So she did the smart thing and left to live quietly in the north. Bummer! She was kicked out of her place and found herself in the freezing cold.
She was about to be frozen to death thus, with no other choice left, she summoned the Great Demon of Fire so he could warm her body and he did.
Weirdly, when his task was done, he did not disappear. Turns out that she actually messed up the summoning ritual just a bit and accidentally entered a life contract with the Demon.
His payment will be her body. Good luck girl, you’ll need it.
9. What It Takes to Be A Villainess
Genres: Webtoons / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 17/20 | 8/10 | 8/10 | 8/10 | 41/50 |
Her best friend betrayed her and stole her boyfriend from her. Shocked by her cruelty and sad to have lost a dear friend as well as the love of her life, let’s just say that girl didn’t have all her head and fell in the Han River.
When she regained consciousness, she had become Chartiana Altizer Cailon, the daughter of a famous duke, a person known to be a villainess.
Soon after, she was appointed as one of the two candidates running for Empress. So now her fate was sealed.
To protect her loved ones she had to inherit a title that she didn’t even want. However, in order to do so, she had to endorse that role that she doesn’t want either.
If she had to become and act like a real villain for the people that she cherishes, so be it, she’ll become the evilest character you have ever seen.
8. They Say I Was Born a King’s Daughter
Genres: Comedy / Fantasy / Josei / Romance / Webtoons
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 18/20 | 8/10 | 8/10 | 8/10 | 42/50 |
Suhee Kim spent her entire life going from suitor to suitor to find the love of her life. She finally did. She settled down and began to truly enjoy her life.
It was a short one since she was assassinated. However, it was not the end of the line for her since she was reincarnated in another world as a mundane woman.
However, the rulers of that new universe are not the same as ours since they perceive women as lowly creatures, inferior creatures.
Like hell she was going to accept to be treated no better than an animal. Reforms are in order, revolution is on its way. That young lady just turned into the ultimate villain thanks to that one thought.
7. Beware the Villainess!
Genres: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Webtoons / Fantasy
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 18/20 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 8/10 | 43/50 |
Well, well, well, what do we have here? The new villainess is totally trying to steal the spotlight from the heroine. Our reincarnated villainess has a mission. Save the poor female lead from the grasp of the four protagonists who really but really sucks.
She’s going to overthrow the entire story and rewrite it the way she likes it while trying to escape from the wolf who is now after her.
6. The Villainess Lives Again
Genres: Romance / Webtoons / Fantasy
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 18/20 | 8/10 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 43/50 |
Artizea was only following the orders of her father. Make your brother Emperor, he said. To do so, she had to commit heinous acts after heinous acts but at least she achieved her goal. Her brother is now on the throne.
The drawback is that she is now nothing less than a villainess and she ends up being betrayed and dies a lonely death.
That’s the plot of that novel, however, now that another soul is inhabiting Artizea’s body, maybe things will change for the better.
5. Miss Not So-Sidekick
Genres: Webtoons / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 19/20 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 8/10 | 44/50 |
We all love to read books and novels to relieve stress and get transported into another world but not literally, it’s just a way of talking.
Well, our MC found herself in the bizarre universe of her favorite book. However, she’s not the heroine of the story, but the minor antagonist.
Thing is, she’s not all that sad about it considering that she took complete control over the story and is now watching HER plot unfold from the sidelines, with popcorn in hand.
4. The Villainess Turns the Hourglass
Genres: Fantasy / Romance / Webtoons
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 19/20 | 9/10 | 9/10 | 9/10 | 46/50 |
Aria’s mother was a prostitute, a prostitute that managed to steal the heart of a count and became his wife.
Thanks to her new social status, Aria is now a respectable woman coming from a noble family. Things were starting to brighten up for her until her own sister sent her to her death.
As she was drawing her last breath, she saw an hourglass reversing and she found herself in the past.
Her sister, the real villainess got everything she desired and now it was Aria’s turn to have it all. To take her sister’s place there is only one solution, become a more evil character than her sister ever was.
3. Your Throne
Genres: Fantasy / Romance / Webtoons
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 19/20 | 10/10 | 10/10 | 9/10 | 48/50 |
The Empire needs a Crown Princess. They have two eligible candidates to take on that role. Both desire the title hence quickly became enemies.
However, everything turned upside down when they accidentally switched bodies. The noble candidate is now in the body of the evil one and the reverse is also true.
Can she still fulfill her role as she is now?
2. Villains are Destined to Die
Genres: Shoujo / Fantasy / Romance / Webtoons
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 19/20 | 10/10 | 10/10 | 10/10 | 49/50 |
Penelope Eckart is a character in a game. She is the adopted daughter of a Duke. A real human is now possessing her body.
She entered the game with the highest difficulty as it seems that every decision that she is bound to take will lead her to death.
She has to settle with one of the many male leads and find happiness before the real daughter of the Duke appears or it will be game over for her.
However, each lead, let’s put it nicely, each lead is very bizarre. Only when she crosses the line with them will her popularity increase.
So… is acting like a villainess their thing or something?
1. The Way to Protect the Female Lead’s Older Brother
Genres: Romance / Webtoons / Fantasy
| Villainess MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
| 20/20 | 10/10 | 10/10 | 10/10 | 50/50 |
Somehow, the MC of this manhwa managed to possess the body of Roxana Agriche, the sister of the villain, in a novel.
Her stupid father just kidnapped the brother of the female lead and his actions will eventually lead them all to their death.
In order to at least save herself, she vows to the brother that she will protect him until she can get him out of here. And for that, he’ll be sure to pay her back when he’s saved.
Conclusion
That’s all for today, I hope you enjoyed reading the recommendation list as much as I enjoyed writing it.
However, we should really go tell the authors to go and change some of the plots. I really thought I have been writing about the same manhwa over and over again haha! See ya!
