Top Villainess Anime Recommendations

Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu

Also known as Parasyte -the maxim-.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Psychological , Sci-Fi

They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere. They are parasites, alien creatures who must invade–and take control of–a human host to survive. And once they have infected their victims, they can assume any deadly form they choose: monsters with giant teeth, winged demons, creatures with blades for hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purpose behind ordinary human faces. So no one knows their secret–except an ordinary high school student. Shin is battling for control of his own body against an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come?



Tags: Body Horror , Shapeshifting , Survival , Aliens , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Gore , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Seinen , Heterosexual , Crime , Tragedy , Cannibalism , Environmental , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban , Military , Guns , Love Triangle , Villainess , Female Harem , Bullying , Unrequited Love , Nudity

Kakegurui

Also known as Kakegurui.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological

During daylight hours, an exclusive, elite private school prepares its illustrious students for careers in business, politics, and high society. But when darkness falls, the halls of this esteemed establishment transform into an underground gambling den where bright-eyed youngsters learn the timeless art of bluffing, backdoor dealings and social manipulation. In this school for the rich and elite, money is power, and the tyrant of the betting books rules with an iron fist. So when the beautiful Yumeko Jabami upsets the academy hierarchy with her voracious appetite for the thrill of the gamble, the entire student body mobilizes to send her house of cards tumbling down.



Tags: Gambling , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Female Cast , Body Horror , Masochism , Primarily Teen Cast , Poker , Ojou-sama , School Club , LGBTQ+ Themes , Anti-Hero , Shounen , Bullying , Villainess , Slavery , Death Game , Yandere , Delinquents , Battle Royale , Guns , Idol , Male Protagonist

Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari

Also known as The Rising of the Shield Hero.

Studio: Kinema Citrus
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

Note:
- The first episode was pre-aired on December 27th, 2018. Regular broadcast began on January 9th, 2019.
- The first episode aired with a runtime of ~47 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Isekai , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Travel , Revenge , Magic , Crime , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Kemonomimi , Bullying , Henshin , Matriarchy , Language Barrier , Slavery , Villainess , Female Harem , Cult , Politics , Spearplay , Swordplay , Seinen , Cultivation , Ojou-sama , Religion , Tsundere , Economics , CGI , Medicine , Nekomimi , Monster Girl , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Afterlife , Gore

Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai?: Tensaitachi no Renai Zunousen

Also known as Kaguya-sama: Love is War?.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

After a slow but eventful summer vacation, Shuchiin Academy's second term is now starting in full force. As August transitions into September, Miyuki Shirogane's birthday looms ever closer, leaving Kaguya Shinomiya in a serious predicament as to how to celebrate it. Furthermore, the tenure of the school's 67th student council is coming to an end. Due to the council members being in different classes, the only time Kaguya and Miyuki have to be together will soon disappear, putting all of their cunning plans at risk.
A long and difficult election that will decide the fate of the new student council awaits, as multiple challengers fight for the coveted title of president.


Tags: School , School Club , Ensemble Cast , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Primarily Teen Cast , Ojou-sama , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Slapstick , Parody , Meta , Kuudere , Seinen , Bullying , Villainess , Otaku Culture , Crossdressing , Primarily Female Cast

Kill la Kill

Also known as Kill la Kill.

Studio: Trigger
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi

After the murder of her father, Ryuuko Matoi has been wandering the land in search of his killer. Following her only lead—the missing half of his invention, the Scissor Blade—she arrives at the prestigious Honnouji Academy, a high school unlike any other. The academy is ruled by the imposing and cold-hearted student council president Satsuki Kiryuuin alongside her powerful underlings, the Elite Four. In the school's brutally competitive hierarchy, Satsuki bestows upon those at the top special clothes called "Goku Uniforms," which grant the wearer unique superhuman abilities.

Tags: Henshin , Female Protagonist , Revenge , Nudity , Parody , Surreal Comedy , Class Struggle , Dystopian , Super Power , Tomboy , Aliens , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Military , Anti-Hero , Cult , Psychosexual , Villainess , Incest , Bullying , Philosophy , Ensemble Cast , School Club , Tokusatsu , Delinquents , CGI , Gore , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tragedy , Orphan , Tsundere , Meta , Cosplay , Yandere , Cheerleading

Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka

Also known as Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?.

Studio: J.C. Staff
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Some adventurers delve into the sprawling labyrinths beneath the city of Orario to find fame and fortune. Others come to test their skills against the legions of monsters lurking in the darkness below. However, Bell Cranel’s grandfather told him a different reason: it’s a great place to rescue (and subsequently meet) girls! Now that Bell’s a dungeon delver himself, the ladies he’s encountering aren’t the helpless damsels in distress he’d imagined, and one of them, the beautiful swordswoman Ais Wallenstein, keeps rescuing Bell instead. As embarrassing as that is, it’s nothing compared to what happens when goddesses get involved. Freya, Hephaistos, and Loki, with their powerful Familias, are intimidating enough, but there’s one goddess whose relationship with Bell is certain to spark trouble.



Tags: Dungeon , Male Protagonist , Gods , Magic , Mythology , Female Harem , Primarily Female Cast , Swordplay , Tomboy , Travel , Ensemble Cast , Elf , Love Triangle , Kemonomimi , Nudity , Kuudere , Nekomimi , Cultivation , Villainess , Primarily Teen Cast , Shounen , Goblin

Overlord

Also known as Overlord.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The story takes place in the year 2138 when virtual reality gaming is booming. Yggdrasil, a popular online game is quietly shut down one day. However, the protagonist Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) beginning to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.



Tags: Isekai , Anti-Hero , Skeleton , Virtual World , Magic , Male Protagonist , Female Harem , Demons , Succubus , Primarily Adult Cast , Politics , Yandere , Villainess , Necromancy , Ensemble Cast , CGI , Maids , Monster Girl , Kuudere , Femboy , Butler , Love Triangle , Elf , Twins , Vampire , Monster Boy , Tomboy , Crossdressing , Goblin , Dragons , Kingdom Management

Overlord II

Also known as Overlord II.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The second season of Overlord.

Continuing his quest to rule this new world, Ains begins to put the pieces in place for his conquest. But between a Lizard Man tribe uprising, and performing missions as adamantite adventurer Lord Momon, Ains has his work cut out for him! Thankfully he has his most loyal and willing subordinates to do his bidding. Nothing and no one can stop the supreme and mighty Overlord in his quest to rule all!



Tags: Isekai , Anti-Hero , Skeleton , Magic , Butler , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Ensemble Cast , Virtual World , Politics , Demons , Female Harem , Succubus , Slavery , Monster Boy , Primarily Adult Cast , Villainess , CGI , Monster Girl , Tomboy , Elf , Twins , Yandere , Vampire , Femboy , Maids , Kuudere , Artificial Intelligence

Kakegurui ××

Also known as Kakegurui xx.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological

At Hyakkao Private Academy, Yumeko Jabami’s star rises just as the student council’s reputation starts to dim. In the shadows of the council’s dwindling power, discord reigns supreme. In a bold effort to rebalance the social scales, student council president Kirari Momobami intends to place her bet on the election for the council’s next president. Everyone starts with a single chip, and at the end of 30 days, the whoever holds the most becomes the president of the Momobami Clan. But chips aren’t the only things students can wager as they fight tooth and nail to ascend to the council presidency, and Yumeko Jabami intends to clean house no matter the prizes she must risk in the betting pool.



Tags: Gambling , School , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Revenge , Anti-Hero , Twins , Primarily Teen Cast , Yandere , Villainess , Yuri , Death Game , Slavery , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ojou-sama , Shounen , School Club , Gender Bending , Idol

Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka II

Also known as Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? II.

Studio: J.C. Staff
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

The second season of Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka.

There's rarely a dull moment when you're the champion of a tiny Familia, and things only get rougher for Bell when the God Apollo declares war on Hestia and her followers. With Apollo's Familia able to field a hundred times as many men, Hestia will have to work a lot of favors to keep her Familia from being completely destroyed.

Even if Bell and Hestia manage to pull off the impossible, a major debt that Hestia owes is about to come due and Lili's sordid past comes back to haunt her! Which means that when Bell and his friends come to Lili's aid, it sets into motion yet another impending clash of the titans that may destroy everything!



Tags: Male Protagonist , Gods , Dungeon , Nudity , Magic , Swordplay , Female Harem , Mythology , Villainess , Ensemble Cast , Tanned Skin , Primarily Female Cast , Shounen , Kemonomimi , Elf , Kuudere , Tomboy , Primarily Teen Cast

Overlord III

Also known as Overlord III.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The third season of Overlord.

With his foundations now set in this new world, the first steps of Ains Ooal Gown's master plan apparent begin to come to fruition. The value of Carne village and especially the political value of his alter ego Momon are reaffirmed; the “hidden” genius of his actions is continuously met with shock and awe by Demiurge, Albedo, the rest of his guardians, and even Ains himself at his “great wisdom.” His attempts to act in a way befitting the ruler of Nazarick, continuing to further cement his guardian’s loyalty, push him ever further down the path of not-so-intentional world domination. Without human conscience due to being undead, he is motivated only to continue searching for other players from Yggdrasil and to gain power to better protect the children and home of him and his forty former companions. Lord Ains Ooal Gown maintains his mantle of Overlord and leads the Great Tomb of Nazarick unto the world stage, directly into a vicious power struggle between two great empires.



Tags: Isekai , Anti-Hero , Magic , Skeleton , War , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Female Harem , Politics , Demons , Ensemble Cast , Villainess , CGI , Goblin , Tomboy , Monster Boy , Primarily Adult Cast , Succubus , Kaiju , Vampire , Twins , Yandere , Femboy , Time Manipulation , Monster Girl , Artificial Intelligence , Kuudere

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.
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 , Josei , Ojou-sama , Bisexual , Parody , Time Skip , LGBTQ+ Themes , Magic , Horticulture , Royal Affairs , Agriculture , Bullying , Tsundere , Adoption , Twins

Boku no Hero Academia 7

Also known as My Hero Academia Season 7.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

The seventh season of Boku no Hero Academia.

Following an all-out battle with the Paranormal Liberation Front, it is difficult for the people of Japan to continue placing faith in their heroes. To combat the combined power of Tomura Shigaraki and All For One, All Might calls for his ally from the West—the strongest woman on the planet, Star and Stripe.

However, All For One decides to intercept Star and her fleet to get his hands on her overpowered quirk before she can enter Japanese airspace. Although Endeavor, Hawks, and Best Jeanist are headed to the rendezvous point, Star makes a gamble in the present to save her comrades.



Note: The season was preceded by a 4-episode special titled 'Boku no Hero Academia: Memories' recapping events from the 6th season along with adding a few minutes of new material each episode.

Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast , Tragedy , Terrorism , War , Ensemble Cast , Post-Apocalyptic , Urban Fantasy , Villainess , Yandere , Police , Anti-Hero , Gore , Military , Foreign

GATE: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri 2

Also known as Gate 2.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The second season of the Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri anime which will cover the Fire Dragon Arc.

Several months have passed since the infamous Ginza Incident, with tensions between the Empire and JSDF escalating in the vast and mysterious "Special Region" over peace negotiations. The greed and curiosity of the global powers have also begun to grow, as reports about the technological limitations of the magical realm's archaic civilizations come to light.

Meanwhile, Lieutenant Youji Itami and his merry band of female admirers struggle to navigate the complex political intrigue that plagues the Empire's court. Despite her best efforts, Princess Piña Co Lada faces difficulties attempting to convince her father that the JSDF has no intention of conquering their kingdom. Pressured from both sides of the Gate, Itami must consider even more drastic measures to fulfill his mission.

Tags: Military , Alternate Universe , Isekai , Politics , War , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Dragons , Elf , Tanks , Female Harem , Kemonomimi , Villainess , Slavery , Fairy , Aviation , Conspiracy , Kuudere

SSSS.GRIDMAN

Also known as SSSS.GRIDMAN.

Studio: Trigger
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Collaboration with Tsuburaya Productions.

Yuta Hibiki awakens with amnesia and the ability see things that others cannot. He first encounters a Gridman in the reflection of his friend Rikka Takarada's computer and it tells him to "Remember his calling," but Yuta doesn't understand what this means. Later, in the distance, he sees an extremely large monster but it doesn't move. It's only when Yuta gets to school that the two sightings make sense: a monster attacks and the hero Yuta saw in the computer screen pulls him within the computer and transforms Yuta into a giant hero named Gridman.



Tags: Tokusatsu , Kaiju , Super Robot , Alternate Universe , Denpa , Memory Manipulation , Virtual World , Meta , Superhero , Anti-Hero , Henshin , Gods , Hikikomori , Amnesia , CGI , Super Power , Aliens , Yandere , Male Protagonist , School , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Gore , Villainess , Love Triangle

Renai Boukun

Also known as Love Tyrant.

Studio: EMT Squared
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Supernatural

A Kiss Note is a powerful notebook that makes anyone who has their name written together will instantly fall in love if they kiss each other regardless of any circumstances. This magical and very familiar item belongs to an angel named Guri whose job as cupid is to create couples. However, she accidentally writes down Aino Seiji, a regular high school student, and unless he kisses someone, Guri will die. She convinces Seiji to go kiss his crush, Hiyama Akane, the school's popular girl who turns out has even stronger feelings for him, bordering on obsessive and psychotic. Eventually Akane and Seiji come together but not before Guri decides that she likes Seiji as well. What seems awesome to most guys becomes hell for Seiji who just wants a normal relationship with girls.



Tags: Love Triangle , Surreal Comedy , Parody , Female Harem , Yandere , Male Protagonist , Tsundere , School , Gods , Shounen , Primarily Female Cast , Angels , Henshin , Swordplay , Sadism , Samurai , Villainess

Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia

Also known as Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia.

Studio: CloverWorks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Supernatural

A seventh Singularity has been discovered in ancient Mesopotamia in the year 2655 B.C.

The land of Uruk, governed by the wise King Gilgamesh after he returned from his quest for immortality, was grand and prosperous until three goddesses and countless Demonic Beasts appeared. These enemies have brought Uruk to the brink of destruction. With a Rayshift—a method of traveling across both time and space—Fujimaru and Mash journey to the land of Uruk, where they encounter the fortress city of Uruk and the Absolute Demonic Front, where a terrible battle against the fearsome onslaught of the Demonic Beasts rages. There, the citizens of Uruk, who live their lives to the fullest despite facing an existential threat, continue to fight for their future. Deities and Demonic Beasts attack with terrifying force, and mankind pushes back with all its might... This is the era where humans and gods are destined to part ways.

Fujimaru and Mash, the pair who have fought through all six previous Singularities, embark on their final battle.



Note: Based on the Babylonia Singularity of Fate/Grand Order, the Japanese smartphone role-playing game created by Delight Works based on the Fate series by Type-Moon.

Tags: Mythology , Magic , Gods , Time Manipulation , Historical , Kingdom Management , Religion , Spearplay , Swordplay , Monster Girl , Kaiju , Kuudere , Succubus , Tragedy , Anachronism , Male Protagonist , Reincarnation , Dissociative Identities , Isekai , Gore , Villainess , CGI , Tsundere , Meta , Agender , Tomboy

Koi wa Sekai Seifuku no Ato de

Also known as Love After World Domination.

Studio: project No.9
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

It’s love at first sight for Fudo and Desumi, except it was during a battle of life and death. Fudo, leader of the hero squad Gelato 5, and Desumi, the Death Queen of the evil society Gekko, have found themselves caught in a forbidden love—and it’s their first relationship! Moving in secrecy, they live holding hands with one weapon in the other, finding out what’s truly fair in love and war.



Tags: Tokusatsu , Parody , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Superhero , Villainess , Male Protagonist , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Teen Cast , Gyaru , Shounen , Love Triangle , School , Anthropomorphism , Animals

Juuni Taisen

Also known as JUNI TAISEN：ZODIAC WAR.

Studio: Graphinica
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Thriller

The record of the bloody battle between the twelve proud warriors—
The 12th Twelve Tournament that gets held every twelve years…
Twelve brave warriors who bear the names of the signs of the zodiac fight each other for the lives and souls.
The participants are twelve very strange warriors: “Rat,” “Ox,” “Tiger,” “Rabbit,” “Dragon,” “Snake,” “Horse,” “Goat,” Monkey,” “Rooster,” “Dog,” and “Pig.”
The victor of this tournament gets to have one wish granted, whatever the wish may be.
The one wish they want granted—
Who will be the final survivor?
Whose tears will flow on the bloody battlefield filled with conspiracy and murder?
A soul-shaking battle royale is about to begin.



Tags: Battle Royale , Death Game , Ensemble Cast , War , Urban , Kemonomimi , Orphan , Tanned Skin , Urban Fantasy , Martial Arts , Super Power , Necromancy , Monster Boy , Monster Girl , Swordplay , Military , Gore , Primarily Adult Cast , Anti-Hero , Crossdressing , Assassins , Animals , Twins , Zombie , Alternate Universe , CGI , Tragedy , Villainess , Tomboy , Amnesia , Memory Manipulation , Time Skip , Adoption

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

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

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

The second season of Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta….

Katarina Claes, the daughter of a duke, regains her memories from a previous life after hitting her head on a rock. The world she lives in now is the world of Fortune Lover, the otome game she was hooked on in her previous life, and she is now the villainess who interferes with the heroine's love story! The happy ending prepared for Katarina in the game is being exiled from the country, and the bad ending, she gets killed... but she's determined to avoid all destruction flags and claim a happy future for herself! And after she succeeds in avoiding those flags, a new crisis awaits?! The curtain rises once again on this flirtatious romantic comedy!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Mixed Gender Harem , Isekai , Ojou-sama , Royal Affairs , Male Harem , Reincarnation , Villainess , Female Harem , Magic , Parody , Bisexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Video Games , Episodic , Virtual World , Ensemble Cast , Josei , Heterosexual , School , Tsundere , Agriculture , Inseki , Twins , Dissociative Identities , Torture , Gender Bending