Beware the Villainess!

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Synonyms: Geu Angnyeo-reul Josimhaseyo!

Japanese: 그 악녀를 조심하세요!

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Type: Manhwa

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: 128

Status: Finished

Published: Apr 13, 2020 to Oct 9, 2022

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Themes: Isekai, Villainess

Serialization: KakaoPage

Authors: Ppongtta Mat Screw Bar (Story), Blue Canna (Art)

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Ranked: #1583²

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Beware the Villainess!

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Unlike most villainesses, Melissa Foddebrat is not destined for the gallows or a life of misery. She is a beautiful but sharp-tongued young woman whose childish attitude is merely an annoyance to those around her. However, for a modern Korean woman who has been reincarnated in Melissa's body, none of that matters. She is inside the world of a novel she once read, reliving the life of a wealthy duke's daughter.

Melissa rejects the idea of continuing down the path of villainy. Instead, she strives toward a life of leisure, and to achieve this, she must first end her engagement with the womanizing and simple-minded crown prince. But severing her ties to an undesirable future is more challenging than expected, as the prince proves to be a stubborn opponent. Melissa must rely on her resilience from her former life to shake off the troubles of her new one and instead pursue what—and who—she truly wants.

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Beware the Villainess! was published digitally in English by Tapas Media from July 11, 2020, to January 7, 2023. The volumes have been published by Yen Press under the Ize Press imprint since October 22, 2024.

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Foddebrat, Melissa

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Forton, Nine

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Whitefall, Yona

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Elizabeth, Yuri

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Forton, Mizen

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Melody, Peacock

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Kartena

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Forton, Jack

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Basilios, Ian

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Foddebrat, Jake

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Jun 13, 2024

giftina

Recommended

I 100℅ recommend if you want to read a good romance with a strong FL ! 💪💪💪

I normally give romance villainess manhwa a 9 or a 8 but let me tell you, this one blew my mind ! Without a doubt Beware Of The Villainess gets a 10/10 from me ! 🤩

The MC/FL is extremely funny and I truly could not hold back my giggles and smiles for every single chapter ! 😹
Melissa is a strong FL who is not afraid of speaking up and changing the story. 🗣️

I feel like this manhwa addresses the very odd norm of the sh1tty OG MLs getting away ...

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Dec 25, 2025

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Recommended

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▶Summary and recommendation: -----------------------------------------------------------------
It has a fairly standard settup for an otome isekai.
A girl is reincarnated into the body of a villainess and needs to fight (mainly in the field of politics) to survive.

It has strong humour and has a powerful protagonist without becoming a straight up power fantasy.
The romance, although with caveats is enjoyable, and carries it to the end.

This is a good read for fans of the Otome Isekai genre, and I recommend it to fans and newcomers.
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▶Story & Romance: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The story is in my opinion at its strongest when focusing on the humour. Unfortunately for me the humour tapers out about halfway through to focus more on the political subplot and romance.
Both of which are quite good, but the humour shone the brightest to me personally.

The political subplot's climax was a slight letdown to me, but the romantic subplot was rewarding. It is in fact the romance (which is nicely expanded upon through post ending side stories) which left me satisfied enough to wholeheartedly recommend this manwha. And even if the romance does not do it for you, I believe it is still well worth reading just for the humour in the first half.

Despite the praise I just gave the romance, I would like to state that it did not go the way that I and many (perhaps most) of the readers wanted. This is going to be a slight spoiler so please skip to the next section if you do not wish to be spoiled. This manhwa commits what is known as "yuri bait". Which is when a story is dropping hints that this story might feature a homosexual relationship between the main character and another woman, yet ends up going for a heterosexual relationship in the end. It came on so strongly, that when the actual romantic love interest had been decided, it felt cheap and undeserved.
The author admirably spends the rest of the story proving its worth, and I have to admit they succeeded and the manhwa won me over in the end.

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The story has a strong female lead who never becomes a damsel in distress, even when the male characters shows up.

The side character roster are in many ways filing typical niches (such as a generic "all brawn no brains" character), but It also has some really memorable and hilarious side characters, that adds a lot of colour to the story.

▶Artwork: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The artwork is very good, and does more than just service the story well. There are both gorgeous scenes showing off some of the best dresses in the subgenre, and memorable memeable scenes that I have seen posted elsewhere on the internet.

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Jun 8, 2025

Czj221

Not Recommended

After a promising start, with a strong female lead who takes on the demented male leads without batting an eye, this manhwa quickly descends into nonsensical chaos after entering season two. If you're thinking that the unfortunate plot can be saved with the power of love, you would be sorely mistaken, as the romance is almost completely absent until the end.

The characters, like the plot, do very little in terms of development. Though there are a few good chuckles in the more slapstick style approach to this trope, the story remains ever so generic.

Simply put, with so many more manhwa to choose from in ...

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