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Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.

Also known as I'm in Love with the Villainess.

Studio: Platinum Vision , King Records , Asmik Ace , Ichijinsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

The world turns upside down when a corporate drone wakes up as Rae Taylor, the heroine in her favorite otome game, Revolution. Rae is elated at the opportunity to court Claire François, the game’s villainess and the object of her affection. Armed with her knowledge of the game and events to come, Rae sets out to make Claire fall for her. But how will the villainess take Rae’s romantic advances?

Tags: Yuri , Villainess , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Ojou-sama , Tsundere , Reincarnation , Magic , Video Games , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Boarding School , Medieval , Maids , Class Struggle , Politics , Primarily Female Cast , Bullying , Bisexual , Slapstick , Love Triangle , Foreign , Royal Affairs , Incest , Heterosexual , Crossdressing

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Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta…

Also known as My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Nichion , Myrica Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Wealthy heiress Katarina Claes is hit in the head with a rock and recovers the memories of her past life. It turns out the world she lives in is the world of the game Fortune Lover, an otome game she was obsessed with in her past life... but she's been cast as the villain character who tries to foil the protagonist's romances! The best ending the game has for Katarina is exile, and the worst, death! She'll have to find a way to avoid triggering the flags of doom, and make her own happy future!

Tags: Mixed Gender Harem , Isekai , Female Protagonist , Reincarnation , Villainess , Ensemble Cast , Ojou-sama , Maids , Medieval , Slapstick , Bisexual , Parody , Unrequited Love , Time Skip , LGBTQ+ Themes , Royal Affairs , Horticulture , Episodic , Revenge , Tragedy , Age Regression , Magic , Tsundere , Adoption , Bullying , Agriculture , Twins , Yuri

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Hulu

Tsundere Akuyaku Reijou Liselotte to Jikkyou no Endou-kun to Kaisetsu no Kobayashi-san

Also known as Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte.

Studio: Tezuka Productions , Mainichi Broadcasting System , DMM.com , NetEase Games , KADOKAWA , Pia , Movic , FuRyu , Bit grooove promotion , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

One day, crown prince Sieg suddenly begins to hear the voices of two gods... whispering to him in a startling revelation, that his betrothed, Liselotte, is not only an extreme tsundere, but also about to fall into devastating ruin! Her erratic everyday behavior only serves to hide her embarrassment?! Sieg, thanks to the "gods'" explanation, agonizes alone over Liselotte's astonishing cuteness!

In truth, the "gods" are two high schoolers giving live commentary of a video game they are playing. Will Sieg be able to save his betrothed Liselotte with the aid of commentary and explanation by the "gods"? Avoid the bad ending for Liselotte, whose actions, now that her motives are revealed, become transcendingly cute!

Tags: Tsundere , Villainess , Video Games , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Gods , Ojou-sama , Alternate Universe , Adoption , Medieval , Magic , Josei , School , Female Protagonist , Meta , Yandere , Otaku Culture , Love Triangle , Isekai , Royal Affairs , Arranged Marriage , Marriage , Tragedy , Dissociative Identities , Reincarnation

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HIDIVE

Maid-san wa Taberu dake

Also known as The Food Diary of Miss Maid.

Studio: EMT Squared , Magic Bus , Docomo Anime Store , Yomiuri TV Enterprise , Happinet Media Marketing , MAGNET , BS Asahi , Bandai Namco Music Live , KLOCKWORX , EMT Squared , Ray
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

What’s a maid to do when she finds herself suddenly stuck in Japan for a year? Eat, of course! Follow maid-in-training Suzume Tachibana as she tries all sorts of Japanese food, from sweets like taiyaki and melon bread to savory snacks like takoyaki and onigiri! Be warned, though-while Suzume sates her appetite through delicious treat after delicious treat, she might just end up whetting yours!

Note: Maid-san wa Taberu dake was streamed a week in advance on dAnimestore, ABEMA, and U-Next starting with episode 2. Episode 1 was streamed on April 1, 2026. Regular broadcasting began on April 5, 2026.

Tags: Food , Iyashikei , Maids , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Episodic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Urban , Primarily Female Cast , Educational , Dinosaurs

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Madougushi Dahlia wa Utsumukanai

Also known as Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools.

Studio: Imagica Infos , TYPHOON GRAPHICS , Frontier Works , Crunchyroll , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Bandai Namco Music Live , Good Smile Company , AT-X , KADOKAWA , TBS Sparkle , arma bianca
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

After a workaholic life in Japan, Dahlia is reborn as a magical maven in a new world, but her afterlife takes an unexpected turn. Engaged, betrayed, and orphaned—all before the honeymoon? Talk about a plot twist! Watch as Dahlia turns heartbreak into wand-making brilliance and declares her independence. In this story, the real magic is self-discovery, and Dahlia’s the sorceress of her own destiny.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , Work , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Medieval , Reincarnation , Economics , Isekai , Time Skip , Arranged Marriage , Crossdressing

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Chichi wa Eiyuu, Haha wa Seirei, Musume no Watashi wa Tenseisha.

Also known as Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I'm a Reincarnator.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , bilibili , Nippon Columbia , VAP , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Ellen, an 8-year-old girl and half-spirit, once lived as a scientist in modern-day Japan. Now she’s been reincarnated into a new family: Rovel, her father and the kingdom’s legendary hero, and Origin, her mother and the queen of spirits. On top of that, Ellen herself has the power to manipulate chemical elements! But are Ellen’s powers enough to protect their family’s happiness?

Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , Primarily Male Cast , Reincarnation , Royal Affairs , Isekai , Primarily Child Cast , Male Harem , Curses , Medicine , Butler , Shapeshifting

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Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Oji-san

Also known as From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!.

Studio: Ajiado , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Marvelous , Ajiado , Shounen Gahousha , Nikkatsu , FuRyu , AQUA ARIS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

After a traffic accident, 52-year-old civil servant Kenzaburou Tondabayashi awakens to find he's become Grace Auvergne, a duke's daughter, and more importantly the villainess of an otome game. Not wanting to get in the way of the happy endings of the young characters around him, Grace sets out to play the role of the villain, but whether it's due to Kenzaburou's memories of being an affectionate parent getting in the way or not being able to remember those pesky foreign names properly, it ends up being a lot harder than it looks...

Tags: Villainess , Seinen , Video Games , Meta , Otaku Culture , Isekai , Gender Bending , Parody , School , Female Protagonist , Animals , Age Regression , Dragons , Matchmaking , Magic , Royal Affairs , Mixed Gender Harem , Reincarnation , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Surreal Comedy , Elderly Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Family Life , Nekomimi , Maids , Chibi , Medieval , Tsundere , Gods

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HIDIVE

Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou desu

Also known as The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent.

Studio: diomedéa , Bit grooove promotion , Lantis , KADOKAWA , Imagica Lab.
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Why would an overworked woman want to be summoned to a magical new world? To live her ideal life of leisure, of course! For Sei, it’s truly a dream: studying spells and perfecting potions at the institute while helping people with their problems. But keeping a low profile is proving to be difficult as her magical power becomes omnipotent. Can Sei hide away in this fantasy forever? She hopes so!

Tags: Female Protagonist , Isekai , Magic , Shoujo , Royal Affairs , Iyashikei , Primarily Adult Cast , Alchemy , Medicine , Heterosexual , Horticulture , Male Harem , Politics

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Amazon Prime Video

Watashi, Nouryoku wa Heikinchi de tte Itta yo ne!

Also known as Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!.

Studio: project No.9 , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

When she turns ten years old, Adele von Ascham is hit with a horrible headache–and memories of her previous life as an eighteen-year-old Japanese girl named Kurihara Misato. That life changed abruptly, however, when Misato died trying to aid a little girl and met god. During that meeting, she made an odd request and asked for average abilities in her next life. But few things–especially wishes–ever go quite as planned.

Tags: Isekai , Primarily Female Cast , Reincarnation , Female Protagonist , Magic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Tomboy , Medieval , Meta , Parody , Afterlife , Lost Civilization , Swordplay , Chuunibyou , Tsundere , Otaku Culture , Revenge , Primarily Teen Cast

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Jishou Akuyaku Reijou na Konyakusha no Kansatsu Kiroku.

Also known as An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess.

Studio: Ashi Productions , AlphaPolis , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Bertia is reincarnated into her favorite otome game—not as the heroine, but as the villainess engaged to the perfect Crown Prince Cecil! Fully aware that her role is to sabotage his future romance, she’s determined to bloom as a wicked flower and wither away according to the story. But no matter how hard she tries to scheme, her “evil” plans only make her more endearing!

Note: Jishou Akuyaku Reijou na Konyakusha no Kansatsu Kiroku. was streamed 3 days in advance of the TV broadcast on Prime Video, and Crunchyroll beginning April 3, 2026. Regular broadcasting began on April 6, 2026.

Tags: Heterosexual , Villainess , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Royal Affairs , Ojou-sama , Isekai , Shoujo , Time Skip , Bullying , Kemonomimi

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