fantasy/isekai/villainess
a girl who watched as her body is possessed grows to love this otherworlder who only ever wanted happiness for the misunderstood villainess; but when the protag ruined and framed her, the real villainess returns to her body to exact revenge for the only person who truly loved her
❑ mc has the capability of being cruel but insists on being kind bc thats how her other half lived her life
❑ i love me a dark broody ml whos bashful around the mc
historical/isekai
mc gets transported back to the sengoku era and upon a chance encounter w nobunaga oda, she offers her agricultural knowledge to secure her survival
❑ hardworking and knowledgeable mc
❑ super big history nerd who cant help but gawk at all the historical figures she gets to see w her own eyes
❑ very thoroughly researched period piece
fantasy
a mage of the hero's party that defeated the demon king feels distant to her mortal teammates as an elf who's lived for centuries; returning decades later to see the hero off in his final days, she starts a journey to reevaluate what her relationships with other ppl truly mean to her
❑ super knowledgeable and competent mc but somewhat aloof (shes learning)
❑ wholesome friendship
❑ cute side romance
❑ beautiful art and slow-paced story
corporate/isekai/villainess
mc is taken out by a sudden heart attack and wakes up in the body of the villainess of a kdrama who will die at the hands of the three male leads
❑ this was so fun, made me realize how much more i like the modern shoujos
❑ i really hate all the ml's tho i just want her to run away from them lol
❑ actual protag is like evil evil
zombies/isekai/regression
as the fl of a pure love novel, mc only had blissful days of romance ahead of her; that is until she comes upon a zombified ml
❑ great trope subversion
❑ love how we ditched the man and went w saving the girls in her class
❑ became a story abt female friendships
❑ such good character designs
war/fantasy/isekai
a salaryman is faced w death but keeps denying the existence of god, which pisses off god sm that hes reincarnated as a little girl in a wartorn fantasy world
❑ gender bender
❑ competent and extremely ruthless mc
❑ 9 y/o mc decides to join the military so she can have a stable career lol
❑ interesting setting and technology
fantasy
all the useless daughter of the duke was good for was to be wed a low-born knight to exempt her father from conscription, but when the knight returns from battle as a famed hero of the kingdom, will even he abandon her for newfound glory?
❑ no isekai, no regressions, no special skills, just rawdogging life w her own efforts and kind nature
❑ i like how she doesnt solely depend on ml; she finds support in so many kinds of ppl so her development feels more fulfilling
fantasy/isekai
an actress who can see ghosts is plagued by nightmares of another world where a girl is brought to her death by her family, the very girl she possessed when she meets her untimely death; how will she survive this cruel twist of fate?
❑ confident mc who holds her head high despite the things shes been through
❑ looks at ppl objectively w/o regard to their reputation and fully accepts them
❑ very competent; an acting genius who can also utilize the help of spirits
fantasy/regression
❑ sweetest fucking couple ever
❑ only one of these manhwas where they actually lived happily in their 1st life
❑ mc grew as a person from the love of others rather than being jaded through tragedy, so its a wholesome twist to this angst-heavy genre
fantasy/isekai/villainess
mc wakes up in a novel as a villainess who was vilified by her family and cheated on by her fiance, so she cuts ties w them to open a stationery shop aimed at children
mc has such a pure love for children and making sure their innocence and happiness is preserved
❑ very sweet but unforgiving to those who hurt kids
❑ the men around her are not all treated as love interests and fulfill different roles in her life; as a brother, a friend, and a lover
The One Within the Villainess