villainous/slightly evil protagonist (mostly BL romance)
villainous/slightly evil protagonist (mostly BL romance)
Either actually kind of evil or reborn into the role of a villain/foil, no actual all out bad guys (or if they are the novel itself is comedic and/or able to be taken lightly), IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS PLEASE MESSAGE ME, even you guys think of books or manga not listed on NU .... This is my favorite character type/genre and I can't get enough QAQ ; in the comments I started listing some series I found not on NU, putting everything together for personal reference, maybe it will help you find some good stories too ☺️
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Created: Sep 14th, 2022, Updated: Jun 3rd, 2025
Created Sep 14th, 2022
Updated Jun 3rd, 2025
97 Chapters Every 126.9 Day(s) 10912 Readers 162 Reviews 04-11-2020
MC not actually villainous, transmigrates into role of someone hurt ml in his previous life, may remove from list not sure if counts as villains... more>>
109 Chapters Every 5.3 Day(s) 4322 Readers 32 Reviews 05-20-2025
Mc transmigrates into role of villain after the events take place, character not actually villainous but capitalizes on prior villainous behavior (absolutely shameless lol), modern... more>>
86 Chapters Every 48.2 Day(s) 4092 Readers 27 Reviews 05-22-2025
Mc is a villain, his character is bold, driven, independent, angry and twisted; he never backs down from a challenge and pain only makes him... more>>
153 Chapters Every 8.7 Day(s) 4175 Readers 42 Reviews 03-02-2025
MC is a bit villainous - he is an assassin, he's smooth in both stealth and kills, not exactly a good guy (kills people regularly,... more>>
206 Chapters Every 51.3 Day(s) 8908 Readers 105 Reviews 06-21-2023
MC isn't actually villainous, just a bit prideful- QT where mc is is stuck with a villain role, always has a cute youthful appearance but... more>>
425 Chapters Every 77.3 Day(s) 9521 Readers 121 Reviews 04-27-2022
NOT BL - Strong female mc, revenge plot with face slapping, not a romance (although there is some later) but this isn't a story about... more>>
93 Chapters Every 43.9 Day(s) 6065 Readers 71 Reviews 03-01-2024
MC isn't actually villainous but tries to keep up appearances - fluffier bl romantic comedy with an intergalactic zerg society setting - mc transmigrates into... more>>
0 Chapters Every 1838 Day(s) 15975 Readers 234 Reviews 11-14-2020
Mc not actually villainous, transmigrates into role of villain - bl palace drama, mc is reborn as emperor, ml is defeated kingdoms Prince, ml was... more>>
121 Chapters Every 81.1 Day(s) 5524 Readers 103 Reviews 01-19-2025
Bit villainous mc (pathological liar/ a bit of a jerk), modern (ish) bl comedy setting, mc goes into a game trying to make a specific... more>>
253 Chapters Every 62.2 Day(s) 3706 Readers 25 Reviews 12-03-2022
Mc is a bit villainous - character is an emotionally detached mad scientist with grey/nontraditional morals; BL robot apocalypse adventure setting; this is a more... more>>
197 Chapters Every 54.1 Day(s) 11115 Readers 89 Reviews 07-07-2023
Mc is a bit villainous - mc is pretty scummy and manipulative, not sweet, harem fantasy cultivation theme bl - mc has to capture /... more>>
164 Chapters Every 137.5 Day(s) 9469 Readers 95 Reviews 12-31-2019
Mc is originally supposed to be the villain in this world; modern supernatural bl setting; a little hard to briefly explain the plot but basically... more>>
195 Chapters Every 9.4 Day(s) 6374 Readers 17 Reviews 01-25-2025
NOT BL - MC a bit villainous/cold; - MC transmigrated into role of a villainess and needs to survive in her cut throat killer family;... more>>
143 Chapters Every 3.1 Day(s) 6219 Readers 47 Reviews 04-26-2024
MC transmigrates into villainous role; interstellar themed bl; mc transmigrates into someone who is a professor and secret spy, oc uses and betrays his husband;... more>>
83 Chapters Every 47 Day(s) 5643 Readers 73 Reviews 03-17-2024
Mc transmigrates into role of a villain and tries to keep up appearances; bl cultivation setting; mc takes on the role of a demonic cultivator... more>>
30 Chapters Every 50.7 Day(s) 688 Readers 8 Reviews 12-06-2023
NOT BL- Mc is morally grey - fantasy setting where mc's actions taken for personal benefit end up helping those around him - Not yet... more>>
63 Chapters Every 7.5 Day(s) 2756 Readers 37 Reviews 03-03-2024
Plot: Mc transmigrates into role of a villain and tries to keep up appearance (not actually villainous), modern day upper society BL setting, ml is an actor pretending to be some one else, mc doesn't realize it and thinks he is "raising" a look alike for the sake of the original plot 4*... more>>
168 Chapters Every 88.5 Day(s) 12820 Readers 176 Reviews 03-19-2023
MC keeps up appearances as villain (true personality is complicated, not a saint but also not a truly bad guy?) slow romance modern BL setting,... more>>
90 Chapters Every 21.7 Day(s) 1743 Readers 9 Reviews 03-24-2025
Mc not really villainous - angel pretending to be a demon lord; set in the demon realm with a first class cast of side characters,... more>>
60 Chapters Every 45 Day(s) 2954 Readers 33 Reviews 08-13-2023
MC not really a villain but his identity is a mutated zombie that people fear/reject 4*
125 Chapters Every 28.7 Day(s) 2701 Readers 8 Reviews 05-28-2024
NOT BL mc has a villainous role as a tool for her mother's revenge, European fantasy ish setting;... more>>
119 Chapters Every 29.9 Day(s) 1723 Readers 12 Reviews 03-25-2025
Mc becomes a zombie, including in this because almost everyone now sees him as an enemy/monster
48 Chapters Every 54.3 Day(s) 4175 Readers 50 Reviews 04-13-2023
Mc is morally grey (very materialistic, self serving); modern entertainment setting, cute but the misunderstandings and how dense the mc can be does start to... more>>
Comments (5)
WEBCOMICS
1) Adventures of an Undead Who Became Paladin 4*
Tags: Action Comedy Fantasy Manhua Webtoons Full Color
"Humility! Integrity! Compassion! Valor! Justice! Sacrifice! Honor! Faith! He's a lich, however, he's knightly! He is a lich, but he keeps his faith in the light! Fearless in the face of the enemy! Loyal and upright, he fights to the death! Why you may ask? Because protecting the weak is not against the law of the world!"
Link
https://www.anime-planet.com/manga/adventures-of-an-undead-who-became-paladin
2) The Grand Duchess of the North Was Secretly a Villainess 5*
Tags: Drama Fantasy Manhwa Romance Webtoons Full Color Nobility Person in a Strange World Royalty Transported Into a Novel Villainess Based on a Web Novel
Author: Nate Nox
Scummy (bit villainous) mc tries to reform himself after being reborn into his past; modern comedy business BL setting, story is about healing; mc is basically a genius (mostly sex) addict who threw his life away, this time he learns to value himself and the ml; the side characters and little off tangent stories are AMAZING 5*
https://chrysanthemumgarden.com/novel-tl/gtf/
Web novels found on other sites with same criteria (no particular order).....
1) Quick Transmigration: Is it Better to be a Beta? - rating 2.5-3*
Author: Little Blue Lake
MC is Villainous, fun, psychotic, self serving, flirty and thirsty; BL QT romantic dark comedy, lots of fun banter with his poor system; downside is the characters feel a a little flat WARNING THIS ONE GETS GRAPHIC WITH ab*se and the MC gets real dark; reading this really feels like a spiral into insanity, it wasn't for me but if you can get past that kind of stuff i still recommend giving it a try because there is something cool and unique here
arc 1 is fun cooking theme, arc 2 is twisted ghost revenge theme, WARNING second arc goes a little overboard dark in my opinion, graphic and gross depictions of torture by mc has to drop around ch 41
https://chrysanthemumgarden.com/novel-tl/btbab/
Sorry those happen to be some of my favorite genres and accidentally took over the list
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some really good ones I recommend that aren't romance are tr*sh of the Count’s Family and I’m Really Not The Demon God’s Lackey
BG ones that i really liked are The Villainess Won’t Let the Main Leads Break Up! And Ostentatious Zhao Yao (I'm not very far into this one yet but so far seems good)
If you have any suggestions that fit the list description please message me and I'll check them out,