I Want to Break Off This Engagement, so I'll Play the Villainess Manga Reviews

Chica

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Dec 08, 2023 (PST) | Total Reviews: 1

I don’t understand the FL

This review contains spoilers. The female lead is righteous and strong, but also kind of dumb and contradicting. She cares for the lower class that resides in her kingdom, but tries to become a villainess to her fiancé so that her kingdom gets destroyed in war(huh?). She gives off vibes that she is a mentally strong FL that is also an airhead. Also, the Male lead R*PES her twice within the first 3 chapters. Had to drop it. Overall a somewhat funny Rom Com but just couldn’t understand what the FL was doing.

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Shinto

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Aug 26, 2026 (PST) | Total Reviews: 11

Awful hard too believe anyone could enjoy.

The internet has dark places but I also know the people that like dark things ain’t into this hack of a dark thing. I don’t read reviews first but this would have saved my time. This appears too somehow be trying too be a romance despite terrible things happening that would normally actively paint the male lead as a villain too get revenge on. I will happily shame someone’s kink when it tries too appear like something else. Anyone looking on here avoid at all costs

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Sydney Pacione

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Jul 18, 2026 (PST) | Total Reviews: 124

Who is this for?

The period piece enjoyers will hate the lack of interesting political intrigue/court drama. The fantasy enjoyers will hate the weird and out of place use of magic in the plot. The shoujo enjoyers will hate that every female character is mean, shady, and unlikable. The nonlewd people will hate the rape scenes that are frequent and prevalent. The lewd people will hate that there is no actual nudity and sex scenes are just background flourishing, which means even noncon fetishists would hate this manga. Who does this manga cater to? If I could give it zero stars I would.

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Vivi

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May 19, 2026 (PST) | Total Reviews: 2

Warning

We don’t like rape fantasies here. It deeply upset me as an abuse survivor and I expected this story to be more wholesome than that when I first began reading it. If you have a history or have survived abuse in the past, do not read this. This reopened some serious wounds and deeply upset me.

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winter

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Feb 28, 2026 (PST) | Total Reviews: 115

Not worth the read

This review contains spoilers. This is a terrible story. The ml is disgusting and a rapist. The first couple of chapters makes you hate the ml. Don't bother with it.

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Cooper50

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Aug 02, 2025 (PST) | Total Reviews: 3

Don't waste your money or points.

There was a promotion that offered free earlier chapters at that time. So, I give it a chance, but this story was going nowhere. The so-called villainess is dumb as broken light bulb. I'm not comfortable with character feeling lust after been sexual assaults more than one. Due to those reasons, I'm completely refused to pay to go further. Unless, you're into this type of crap, skip it.

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readerofmanga

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Oct 09, 2024 (PST) | Total Reviews: 20

False title and weird writing

The title is totally misleading. FL has no qualities of a villainess, all she does is act mean to try to break off the engagement, which 1) makes no sense 2) is done so badly she just looks immature and rude. If anyone were a villain, it would be the prince, who is borderline psychopathic and sa her... multiple times throughout the story. The plot made zero sense at the beginning that I was surprised there was actually some proper story near the halfway point, but it's still overall a mess and really weird.

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Alija

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Oct 02, 2024 (PST) | Total Reviews: 2

Ewww

Couldn't make it past the first 3 chapters. The Author must have a rape fetish but I sure don't.

hard pass.

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Jun 11, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

ありきたりじゃない！

It's not common!

This review contains spoilers. 最初の設定から、よくある令嬢モノとは違って興味をそそられますが、ストーリー展開が軽快でガンガン読み進んでしまいました！腹黒冷徹優男王太子が初めて心を動かされた王女様。2人の恋愛がどうなって行くのか、国はどうなる？他国との関係はどうなる？ポンコツ第二王子と侍女ちゃんはどうなる？と目が離せません！とても面白い作品です！

This review contains spoilers. From the initial setting, I was intrigued by the fact that it was different from the common daughter thing, but the story development was so light that I went on reading it! Crown Prince Haraguro Reitetsu Masuo was the first princess to be moved. What will happen to the love between the two, and what will happen to the country? What will happen to relationships with other countries? What will happen to Prince Ponkotsu II and his handmaiden? I can't take my eyes off it! It's a very interesting work!

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Jan 28, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

二転三転とテンポ良く進む

Move at a good tempo with two turns and three turns

This review contains spoilers. 最初はただの令嬢系TLか〜と思ってたら！思ってもない方向に話が進む進む！！サーモン、まぐろ、鯛、ウニ、穴子…と次々美味しいネタが運ばれてくるかのよう〜どんどん展開されていくので、さくさく読み進めてしまいました。お人好しの侍女ミネルフェアと娼館の子ノワーナナの行く末も気になる！どうか幸せになっておくれ〜

This review contains spoilers. At first I thought it was just a young girl TL! The story progresses in an unexpected direction!! It was as if delicious ingredients such as salmon, tuna, sea bream, sea urchin, conger eel... were being brought in one after another ~ they were being developed more and more, so I read on quickly. I'm also curious about the fate of Mineru Fair, the friendly handmaiden, and Nowanana, the brothel's child! Please be happy~

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Jan 17, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

毒親だね

You're a toxic parent

主人公が少し可哀想だな。親とか親戚の性格が…反抗したら処刑。自分の子供たちにそれを言う親って…無理〜。王子その変態で曲がっている愛で主人公を幸せにしてね。

The main character is a bit pitiful. If a parent or relative's personality... rebels, they are executed. Parents can't say that to their kids... Prince, please make the main character happy with that perverted love.

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Nov 30, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

登場する王女や皇太子が魅力的

The princesses and crown princes that appear are attractive

リル王女が自分の国を滅ぼしてもらいたいと考えていたのは、大分思慮に欠けるとは思いました。戦争になれば、彼女が気にかけていた国民が苦労するのは明らかですから。

I thought that Princess Lil wanted her country destroyed was quite unthoughtful. It's clear that when it comes to war, the people she cared about would have a hard time.

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Jul 11, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

読めば読むほど面白い

The more I read, the more interesting

最初の王子の強◯んシーンで「犯罪やん……」とドン引きしましたが、読み進めれば読み進めるほど面白いです。

I pulled “it's a crime...” in the first Prince's strong point scene, but the more you read, the more interesting it is.

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Mar 20, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

クズな父を持つ王子と王女はつらいよって話

It's a story about A Prince and a Princess Who Has a Bad Father

しっかりした設定で雑にお話を作り、絵の上手い人が雑に描いた感じの、なんでもあり具合なのだが、ブレがないので引き込まれてしまう。初対面の王子イケメン！からの雑な初夜！ザマァは、テーブルが真相をしゃべる！雑！自国の王(父)を失脚させたい野望、王子一人ですんごい雑に終わらせた…！普通なら壮大な大河ドラマ風に引き伸ばすところを。面白すぎ。

I created a miscellaneous story with a solid setting, and it felt like someone who was good at painting drew anything sloppily, but since there was no blurring, I was drawn in. Prince handsome I met for the first time! A messy first night since! Damn, the table speaks the truth! Miscellaneous! The ambition to oust the king (father) of his country ended in a very sloppy way with the prince alone...! Normally, I would stretch it out in the style of an epic taiga drama. That's too funny.

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Jan 04, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

ヤンデレ王子とツンデレ姫

Prince Yandere and Princess Tsundere

デフォルメ強めの絵柄で読み易くサクっと読める。悪く言えば強引か淡々とした感じ。強引・豪快・サイコな王子×強気・偏屈・タフな姫の相性はピッタリというか頼もしい。ヒーローが脅威を周到に叩き潰すのもヒロインがウジウジしない守られてばかりじゃないのも心地いいです。

The strongly deformed pattern makes it easy to read and quick to read. To put it bluntly, it feels aggressive or indifferent. The compatibility between the aggressive, aggressive, and psycho prince and the bullish, eccentric, and tough princess is perfect, or rather reliable. It's also comfortable that the hero thoroughly knocks down threats, and not only that the heroine is unfazed and protected.

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Nov 17, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

おもしろい！

It's interesting!

あまり期待しないで読んでいたのにいつの間にかハマって全巻買ってしまった。話の展開もテンポよく飽きないです。

I was reading it without much expectation, but before I knew it, I was hooked and bought the whole volume. The story unfolds at a good tempo and I never get tired of it.

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Oct 19, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

ﾃﾝﾎﾟ良く面白い?

that's really interesting?

試し読みだけですが(笑)王女と殿下の関係が読み進めていくと面白い。王女が素直にならない？なれない？所もいいですね。これからの続編をとても楽しみにしてます??

It's just a trial reading (laughs), but it's interesting as I read on about the relationship between the princess and her highness. Can't the princess be honest? can't you get used to it? The place is nice too. I'm really looking forward to the upcoming sequel??

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Oct 25, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

あれ？なんか面白い

huh? Something interesting

This review contains spoilers. なんだろう？ちょっと硬い絵も不思議な掛け合いもなんかクセになるwレオ王子様は初っ端からなんとなーくヒロインを襲ってる感があり本当に酷い始まりだなあと思うんですが笑テンポよくギャグになってるのでエロコメと捉えて個人的には気にならなかったです倫理観のダイヤルが敏感だと引っかかるかもですね王子の襲い方のネタにバリュエーションがあってなんか笑えてきます次はあいつ何しでかしてくれるんかなあって笑エロシーンはめちゃくちゃライトですが、この軽さもなんか良いですねしかし原作小説の方を読んでみたら結構がっつりエッチでした笑ここに力を入れて描写するタイプの漫画家さんが描いたらまた違った感じになったのかもなあ他人に執着がないサイコパス寄りの王子様ならまぁこういう感じで愛情というかヒロインへの執着に目覚めていくのも分かんなくもないですお父さんも奥さんを愛し過ぎて危うくなってたりと親子でそういう資質があったりもするこういう男側を掘り下げる描写があるのは結構好きです惚れられてるわりに完全に手玉にとられているヒロイン背は低く胸は小さくスタイルはあんまり良くなくて善良でちょっとアホだけどなんか可愛いです自分の夢の中に現れた優しくて都合の良いレオ王子よりも自分に都合の良くない変態クソ王子レオの方が良いって言えるのってちゃんと愛情があって良いですねそんなに好きなのに他に相手をあてがおうとするのは浅はかだなあと思いますが。まあコメディだしね自分は少年漫画ばっかり読んできたからなのかあまりにヒロイン贔屓が酷すぎると辛くなるタイプなんですがなんかこの女の子が愛されてるのとあしらわれてる温度感が丁度良くて気に入りました

This review contains spoilers. I wonder what it is? Prince W Leo, whose slightly stiff pictures and strange interactions are kind of addictive, I think it's a really terrible beginning, but lol it's a gag with a good tempo, so I took it as an erotic comedy and I personally didn't care about it. If the ethics dial is sensitive, it might catch you, right? There are valuations in the story of How to Attack the Prince, so it's kind of funny, I wonder if that guy will do something next laugh and erotic The scene is insanely light, and this lightness is also kind of good, isn't it? but when I read the original novel, it was pretty naughty lol it might have felt different when drawn by the type of manga artist who puts effort into this, it might have felt different again if it's a prince close to a psychopath who isn't attached to others, well, I don't understand that this kind of feeling wakes up to affection, or rather an obsession with the heroine. I like it quite a bit that there are depictions that delve into this kind of man's side, who also has such qualities. The heroine who is completely beaten in love is short, has a small chest, is not very good, and her style is a bit stupid, but it's kind of cute. It's nice to be able to say that the pervert Prince Leo who isn't convenient for me is better than Prince Leo who is so kind and convenient who appears in my dreams I think it would be shallow to try to hit an opponent. Well, it's a comedy, probably because I've only read shonen manga, so I'm the type that gets difficult when the heroine favoritism is too bad, but I like it because the temperature of this girl being loved is just right

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Jun 02, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

いつ助けにくるの？

When will they come to help?

リルネットとレオのストレートな性格が大好きです。特にリルネットのやられたらやり返すシーンにスカッとします。でも、最後の巻は絶対絶命。早く、早く、レオ、助けにきて。次の巻待ちに待ってます。

I love Lilnett and Leo's straight personalities. I'm particularly impressed by the Lil Net scene where they play back if they do it. But the last volume is absolutely desperate. Hurry up, come help Leo. I'm waiting for the next volume.

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May 06, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

早く次読みたい。

I want to read the next one soon.

主人公達がどうなるか気になります。早く次を゙見せて下さい。ワクワクドキドキ止まりません。何回も読み直しました。

I'm curious what will happen to the main characters. Please show me the next one as soon as possible. I can't stop being excited. I've reread it many times.

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