Though I May Be a Villainess, I'll Show You I Can Obtain Happiness! - Vol. 13 Ch. 3 - I Don’t Mind the Broken Engagement, but… Did You Not Know I Was…

[blackLuna]

This one really should have been in the broken engagement anthology, not the villainess anthology.

 

[delta_angelfire]

the narrow eyes give her some nice “ara ara” energy though…

 

[moderateTrouble]

It's an anthology series of a very, VERY tropey genre... the true otome isekai warriors understand that 90% of the genre is very repetitive slop, making the 10% that are interesting, well written, or intriguing true gems.

That aside, I think this anthology series actually works pretty well to present short, to the point otome isekai stories. I honestly prefer checking in with this anthology series rather than suffering through some 3 volume otome isekai where the resolution to the plot's conflict is either obvious by the end of the first chapter, or is solved and then the writer has to scramble to come up with some other conflict. So often I find myself thinking: "Hurry it up already!" because a story's premise is too weak to stand on its own. This anthology's short format is really a strength, though it does lead to its weaker entries feeling repetitive or trite.

This entry was decent, not too bad, but incredibly straightforward. I find the "you didnt realize i was actually super special" stories in this genre to be on the boring side. This entry is no exception.

The entry immediately following this one is better both in its short story and its art, imo. We march on wards!

 

[KazutoKatsuragi]

I think this one is supposed to be the "fox-eyed characters are always villains" troupe? In that case, I guess?