13 Anime Where the Main Character is a Villainess
In anime, when one thinks of a villainess, they used to think of a seductive, evil woman doing her best to help the main villain. The villainess was just a side-character, but recent anime has turned that trope on its head. Nowadays, villainess anime tend to be tales of redemption, often in the isekai genre.
In modern villainess isekai anime, the character is reincarnated as someone destined for a bad end. These characters use the knowledge they have of future events and outcomes to forge more hopeful possibilities and potentially avoid the painful death fate had planned for them. Though there have been some bigger twists in the genre, these anime bring the villainess into the spotlight for a chance at redemption and heroism.
Updated on February 26th, 2025 by Chelsea Steele: Anime villainesses have always been around, but the concept has seen a unique twist in recent anime. Many...
In modern villainess isekai anime, the character is reincarnated as someone destined for a bad end. These characters use the knowledge they have of future events and outcomes to forge more hopeful possibilities and potentially avoid the painful death fate had planned for them. Though there have been some bigger twists in the genre, these anime bring the villainess into the spotlight for a chance at redemption and heroism.
Updated on February 26th, 2025 by Chelsea Steele: Anime villainesses have always been around, but the concept has seen a unique twist in recent anime. Many...
- 2/27/2025
- by Chelsea Steele, Alexandra Johnson
- CBR
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