I'm in Love with the Villainess

The isekai genre has a well-worn formula: someone reincarnates into a fantasy world and chases the obvious love interests. Rei Oohashi gets reborn into her favorite otome game as the protagonist Rae Taylor and immediately ignores every prince in the room to simp for the villainess instead. Claire François is the elegant, haughty noblewoman you're supposed to hate, and Rae is absolutely head over heels for her — openly, shamelessly, and to Claire's endless frustration. This 12-episode TV series from Platinum Vision is basically what happens when you throw a self-aware fangirl into the story she knows by heart and let her rewrite the script through sheer romantic persistence. The comedy lands because Rae knows every plot beat coming and uses that knowledge not to gain power or avoid doom, but to get closer to Claire. And Claire's reactions — flustered, annoyed, slowly cracking — carry the whole dynamic. It's a yuri romance wrapped in a villainess isekai, set at a fantasy academy, and it leans into the comedic side without losing the genuine warmth between its leads. If you liked the villainess genre twist in An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess, or enjoyed the chaotic romantic energy of Love Tyrant, this hits a similar sweet spot. It's lighthearted, colorful, and knows exactly what kind of story it wants to tell.