18 [Similar Anime] Like My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

re you tired of seeing isekai that feature some virgin NEET on his adventure to defeat the demon king boss guy or whatever alongside girls whose only purpose is ecchi fanservice?

Main protagonist from a josei category with a specific interests they are passionate about (books/otome games), get isekai'd into a child's body. They use their intellect and planning to get through the events in this new live like they want to (with varying results) with a clear goal in their life (read books/not trigger bad end). Both heroines tend to space out and not be entirely avare of the social situations around them.

-Reverse harem
-Setting is a fancy high school full of rich pretty people/nobility
-Funny and light-hearted tone with periods of sad and introspective character backstories
-Everyone (boys and girls) is attracted to MC

Both take place in another world
•Both attract people to them as either friends or lovers and they both end up building a harem
•Bell (Danmachi) is naive and sometimes really dense when it comes to love from people especially his Goddess Hestia.
•Katrina (Otome) Is as dense as a black hole and doesn't know most things when it comes to love or her own doom flags.
•Both main protagonists are focused on one goal, Bell: Wants to be stronger so he can catch up to Ais. Katrina: Wants to prevent her doom.
•The people around both Bell and Katrina will support and stay loyal to them no matter what.

An otaku girl surrounded by boys (and girl) who end up falling for her. While they sometimes compete for her affection, both shows take the time to develop each character and their relationship with the main girl while avoiding unnecessary conflict. The animation style is also very similar.

Both have lead noble girls who refuse to be conquered by what life throws at them. They both aired at the same time and have about the same quality animation. Both female leads change the perspective of those around them and help them grow as a person.

simply: very similar overall vibe
- main character gets isekai'd
- main character makes a lot of allies due to helping them, unintentionally gains people's respect and they start treating them in a special way
- most people become friends with or love the main character
- focused mainly on those friendly relatioships
- the type of anime you'd watch to relax after a long day
- maybe not the same, but I'd say that a similar colorful art style...
[other than that, Slime is more serious/fantasy&magic/fight focused, Otome is more light/romance/slice of life, i guess]

Both are series about a less than intelligent main protagonist who make friends and find themselves defacto leaders of a group of varied characters through being good people and helping others out, often without even realising it.

If you like romance like snow white with the read hair then you will like Otome, it has more comedy in that snow white with the red hair but definitely a good romance to watch

Pretty similar but with genderbend too. The manga is also pretty great and unlike otome game no hametsu flag, this is more on otome game. This is based on a otome game. This has more cute and romantic interactions between the male leads and our mc.

Both main characters have the following similarities:
- Transferred to a world they have extensive information on from their previous life
- Working to change the undesired fate that awaits them
- Are set to be the antagonist (villain) of the story
- Must make careful choices to lean things to their favour

Both these shows My Next Life As a Villainess and The Devil Is a Part-Timer are great isekai shows which put a twist on the genre, which has come to a point where a lot of isekai shows are the same. The only thing which could deter you from is that My Next Life As a Villainess is getting a second season and after 9 years The Devil Is a Part-Timer hasn't gotten a second season.

Hated by everyone around or being too cautious as to not set off death flags that may speed up the impending doom they are trying to avoid, Sei Handa and Katarina Claes go about their life regarded as outcasts—or at least those are what they believe.

- W H O L E S O M E
- pure, precious MC. Everyone loves her. A lil dense. Just like bakarina
- hilarious, and you're rooting for the MC like every other character in the show
- no romance or isekai, but set in a fantasy rpg game world! Has a lot of fun elements of being in a virtual fantasy world, and also deals with magic

Although Hamefura is an Isekai and Net-juu isn't, both anime revolve around games and have a kind-hearted, cute and funny otaku main character. The overall vibe that feature funny and healing moments is there, as is the romance. In Net-juu the MC pretends to be somebody that she's not (pretending to be a boy when she's actually a girl) and in Hamefura the MC ends up in the body of a villainess, which she totally isn't). Those girls have to deal with this other identity in their different ways.

- cute wholesome relationships!
- comedy, but also well developed characters
- good balance of both female and male characters who have screen time
- not a reverse harem and focuses more on four relationships, but also lots of group friendship dynamics and well written romance
- hard not to love all the characters! refreshing to watch and enjoy :)

Both series are a parody of their genre but have different plots and settings. However, you might enjoy one if you enjoy comedy and fluffiness:
- Both heroines were supposed to be evil but they are very cute and dense. They have a tendency to be gluttons.
- Heroine has a stereotypical group of male and female friends to hang out with her.
- Heroine is completely dense and oblivious to the feelings of the main "hero".

They are funny otome genre anime.
The female lead are both lovable characters and they both live in game-like settings.