Latee as usual! Anyway, I read a lot of "villainess" manga/manhwa/webtoon in July and I liked quite a few of them enough that I binged them (LOL), but I think the below few are probably my favourite out of them. Well, the first recommendation isn't a villainess manga but the rest are hahaha! I'm still exploring through the boom in these types of stories, so who knows if I'll add more later on XD
Eating Crab with a Yukionna (Yukionna to Kani wo Kuu)
by Gino0808
Genre: Drama, Psychological, Romance, Seinen
Status: Ongoing, 52 chapters scanlated
My Rating: 8/10
18+ only since there are sex scenes and the story kinda starts in a questionable way and may turn off some. Otherwise, I've probably been enjoying this manga the most out of them all this month. *spoilers ahead* I think the melancholic and depressed atmosphere of the story is portrayed really well and you can really feel how both the main characters are really on their own respective journey strolling through things to do until they reach the final destination where they would like to die. The male lead also becomes quite relateable as you learn about his story and it's nice to see how after meeting the female lead and others, he starts to view things differently and even possibly thinking that maybe he might not want to die anymore. I really like how the characters are developed and how heart-wrenching it all is even though it's not the type to make you openly cry, but instead make your heart bleed? If you know what I mean haha.
The story follows Kita, a guy who intended on hanging himself but ultimately wasn't able to. Just as he was lamenting on what to do, he comes across a TV program talking about the deliciousness of crab, at this point, he realises that he's never eaten crab in his life, so he decides that he needs to eat it at least once before he dies. However, he doesn't have the money to go all the way to Hokkaido to eat the crab he saw, so he tries to rob a rich looking lady with a diamond ring, not knowing that Ayame would instead suggest that they both go to eat this crab together. Thus begins their journey as they drive across to many different places eating and "enjoying" their time as they venture to their final destination. I think what drew me into this story the most was how mysterious Ayame at first was, like, you could tell she had her own problems obviously and I guess subconsciously you could guess that in a sense, she was just like him for her own different reasons, but since she's more of an ice queen, she isn't as easily wavered and emotional as Kita is. So, I think it's actually great that Kita is beside her, since even though he does want to die, he's also quite innately kind and considerate, so he wants to understand and share the burden with her if he can. Honestly, seeing them both be so irrevocably drawn to each other through their loneliness and mutual desire for comfort. and for things to end I guess.
Beware of the Villainess!
by Bbongdda Mask & Berry, art by Pureunkanna
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Shoujo
Status: Ongoing, 36 chapters scanlated
My Rating: 8/10
Time for a villainess that just speaks her mind! Like, I guess quite a few villlainess reincarnation girls speak their mind in their own way, but Melissa takes it to a whole new level of being blunt and pretty savage lol. I'd say the earlier chapters weren't so great because Melissa was still kinda trying to get a grip of the world and the people so she doesn't thoughtlessly speak her mind even though she thinks it, but as the story progresses and she realises that a lot of the guys are total trash, she is much stronger and forthright in protecting the ones she cares about, and she doesn't hide her distaste for a lot of them either hahaha. Thankfully, the heroine is also a great character, because she loves Melissa and is sweet but also quite annoyed with her love interests since she can also tell how crap they are lolol. Nine is the cutest cinnamon roll ever and Melissa's maid is the best with her love towards money haha. Anywho, the best thing about this would definitely be how refreshing and fun the characters are, and it's just great to for once see that the love interests are actually all crap in their own ways and the villainess actually wants to protect the heroine from them because of that loll. The story is pretty fun because it follows Melissa's antics as the core of the story and seeing her grow into the badass she is was just so delightful lol. Sometimes it's ridiculous how silly and stupid the love interests for the heroine can be, but I just take it as it is since Melissa and her gang are the highlight.
Milady Just Wants to Relax (Reijou wa Mattari wo Goshomou)
by Mitsuki Beni, art by Kajiyama Mika
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Shoujo
Status: Ongoing, 14 chapters scanlated
My Rating: 8/10
I didn't expect to like this one as much as I did since the love interests are beasts who can change into their respective human beast forms, and I guess I've never really explored the furry side of things LOL. Anyway, not a fan of beastmen but they are pretty nice and cute, so all good lol. However, the story definitely focuses much more on our female lead Ronia, since the beastmen kinda just get enamoured by her interest in them (and their fluffiness lmao) and how she isn't scared of them like the rest of townspeople are. The story basically follows Ronia's journey in building this cafe by herself in a town after she has been "condemned" and exiled by the prince she was engaged to. She seems weak but she's actually tied to the fairies who have taken a liking to her, so she can protect herself and her cafe as she tries her best to create a relaxing atmosphere for her and her customers as she passes her days in peace and relaxation. It's honestly quite refreshing because you can see that Ronia really enjoys the quiet life as she ventures into different recipes and ways to make her cafe comfortable for everyone, and she does her best to face everyone with a smile. She's quite admirable.
*spoilers ahead* But, I think the thing I enjoyed the most was that when you get to see flashbacks of before she came here, she really did love the prince'love interest. A lot of the time in villainess stories, the villainess would kinda just have no hope for them and just think of ways to get out of exile or think of life after it etc, but I really liked how it showed that Ronia really did love the guy and did her best thinking that she could live the rest of her life with him since they were childhood friends. So, seeing her reminisce about the past and how hurt she was when she couldn't prevent the inevitable from happening, it was actually pretty saddening, especially when even after all those years of growing up together, the prince could think that someone so kind like Ronia could be terrible on the inside. I felt so hurt for her honestly. So yeah, even though a lot of it is as the title says, a nice story about relaxation and everything, I think it really tugs at your heartstrings just as well too.
Seduce the Villain's Father
by Dalseul, art by Bia
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Shoujo
Status: Ongoing, 35 chapters scanlated
My Rating: 8/10
The cutest couple ever! Technically, this one isn't really a villainess story because the heroine isn't the villainess and it doesn't really follow the exile trope thing. Instead, the heroine is reincarnated into the world of the webnovel she was reading, and in addition to that, it is 20 years before the novel takes place. so the heroine and villain aren't even born yet! However, she is aware of how the villain's mother is evil and was the one who manipulated her own son into becoming a future villain, so with that information, she tries to prevent all the unfortunate events from happening, including the fact that her sister (pregnant with the future heroine) gets kidnapped by a neighbbouring kingdom due to their father breaking a promise. Yerenica (heroine) knows it and tries to prevent it, but instead gets kidnapped in her place (which is pretty funny) and finds the future father of the villain to be really as kind as lovable she knew him to be in the novel. Thus, she tries her best to prevent his death by trying to get him to marry her instead of the villainess woman. Honestly, the beginning is kinda clunky and it's kinda hard to get the gist of things until she gets kidnapped, but dang, Yerenica is so cute and adorable. Not only is she cute and innocent, but her pure desire to save the "father" (she even calls him that sometimes lmaoo) is so heartwarming and sweet. She's honest and whines but she's just like a puppy that you need to protect even if they're kinda useless lmao. I love the interactions between them, and I think she really melts his cold exterior by always needing protection (since she's weak to magic and needs the light he exudes to kinda heal her) and being so upfront about hugging him, needing him and looking for him. It's just so cute even though it probably sounds annoying in writing loll. The art is so pretty and nice too, I legit love everything about it hahaha, definitely the story I look forward to reading the most every week haha XD
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