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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… ___ **Official English:** [emaqi - United States & Canada only!](https://emaqi.com/manga/from-bureaucrat-to-villainess-dad-s-been-reincarnated/volumes)
Avril is a young woman of exceptional ability who was mistreated and labeled \"incompetent\" by her family. Avril marries into the family of an \"old, lustful duke\" in place of her half-sister, but the duke, Dylan, is actually a beautiful young man who is the complete opposite of what he is rumored to be. He wants to marry a \"villainess,\" and a contractual divorce after three years is perfect for Avril\'s future freedom. The people around her are bewildered by the mysterious \"brilliant woman\" who plays the role of a \"villainess\" with gusto, but they are gradually drawn to her...
Orphaned by a monster attack on her village, young Alicia spends three horrid years in an orphanage before finally running away. When she flees, however, Alicia has a violent encounter with an older woman hell-bent on killing her. During their tussle, she comes into contact with a strange crystal that bestows upon her a wealth of knowledge, transforming her from an innocent child into a cool and calculated planner. Now aware that she was meant to be the protagonist of an otome game and disgusted with her supposed fate, Alicia decides to take matters into her own hands and become strong—by any means necessary. Using her newfound knowledge, and with some help from a stranger she meets in the woods, she learns to survive by herself in a world far too harsh and unforgiving for a girl her age. Ready or not, she’s determined to carve her own path. [Official English Light Novel](https://j-novel.club/series/the-otome-heroine-s-fight-for-survival)
Sophia Alcott, the daughter of Earl Alcott, lives a lonely life as a maligned and infamous shut in, with nothing to do but to work on her skills as a budding apothecary in the dusty storeroom she\'s forced to call home. That is until she suddenly wakes up one day and finds herself in the body of an even more infamous villainess (one who actually earned her reputation) locked up in a tower. But although the only clue she has about how this happened is a cryptic note, instead of despairing about her new situation, she\'s in awe at just how luxurious the treatment she\'s receiving in this \'prison\' is compared to how she had to live before. Meanwhile, back at Earl Alcott\'s mansion, all hell is about to break loose. That\'s because... --- [web novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n5287hp/) (jp)
Celestine, the villainess, suddenly recalls her memories of her past life when she\'s at the altar, about to be married off to a Prime Minister twice her age and surrounded by the most awful rumours as a punishment for her misdeeds against the Prince and his lover. She realizes that this is the world of an otome game she played in that previous life, but more importantly than that, she also inherits past life\'s very specific tastes...
Countess Rorona Ryus died in an accident. The news came the day after her fiancé, Bellveut, called off their engagement. Rorona was accused of mistreating her sister, a crime she had no right to be accused of, but she accepted the blame without hesitation. She was found dead in an overturned carriage on a suburban street, her face smashed in. When Rorona\'s sister learned of her death, she was delighted. \"Bellveut is now hers,\" she said. Bellveut laughed. I wish she had died sooner. But they did not know that Rorona\'s death would bring them more than just good fortune.....
The main character, who grew up as an orphan, finally achieves her dream of owning her own home after suffering. Her joy was short-lived and she suddenly died while watching a drama she enjoyed, feeling pain in her chest. However, when she opened her eyes again, she was in a drama she had watched before she died! And that too, while possessing Shin Sera, a villain who tries to kill the female protagonist, but is destroyed by the male protagonists! Shin Sera Loving\'s main character tries to escape from the drama to prevent her destruction, but there is a succession rival who hates her, a fiancé who doesn\'t even treat her as a human being, and a pervert with a blank face.... With a variety of male protagonists with outbursts of personality, are you getting more and more entangled?
Ragna, the heir to a frontier noble family, is a reincarnated former Japanese citizen who realizes that the world he now lives in is the setting of an otome game. Dreaming of a carefree life as an adventurer, his plans are derailed when a war takes his family, forcing him to take on the responsibilities of managing his family’s lands. Struggling with the unfamiliar duties of a lord, his already chaotic life takes another turn when an unexpected engagement to a noblewoman from a higher-ranking family is arranged. To his surprise, the bride-to-be is Alicia, the \"villainess\" of the otome game’s story — a character destined for heartbreak, a demonic pact, and ultimate destruction. Now sharing his life with someone fated for tragedy, Ragna is swept up in the wheels of fate. Can he rewrite the predetermined outcomes of this world and secure a peaceful life for himself and Alicia?
A gyaru named Serina is reincarnated into the world of an otome game as a background character who is sold off by her family and now works as the exclusive maid of the game\'s villainess Almelia. Yuri romcom hijinks ensue.
Kuruhi, first prince of Gahama Kingdom, is the epitome of a spoiled brat with his arrogant attitude and behavior. After countless misdeeds, he is finally banished from the royal family and reduced to a commoner! The wandering, mud-covered former prince finds himself at an inn run by Emma, a girl who has a severe obsession with royalty drama. Emma is bewildered by the sudden appearance of her \"Oshi\", and determined to get him back on his feet, she embarks on a grand project!
\"I don\'t want a world full of only pretty things! I\'ll become a villainess who will go down in history!!\" For someone who hates a typical \"good girl\" heroine, I was reincarnated as my favorite otome-game villainess! Since my wish has been granted, I\'ll be the number one villainess who will go down in history! For that to happen, I need to be strong and intelligent! Also, although I\'m just... doing my best, the more of a villainess I become, the more I\'m liked by the Prince?! Can I really go down in history―?!
After being abused and killed by her family in two separate lifetimes, Blesse Lavian expects nothing from them in her third life. This time, despite knowing the horrible end that awaits House Lavian, Blesse decides to keep quiet and flee when the time is right. But the more time she spends with her cold-looking father and half-sister, the more she realizes that the Lavians aren\'t so bad after all. Will Blesse take a chance and rewrite her third life, or will she end up betrayed once again?
