Top 5 Manhwa/Manga Like I Woke Up as the Villain [2025 List]

I Woke Up as the Villain

While working overtime through several nights, I fell asleep for a short while. When I woke up, I seemed to be possessing the villain of the webnovel I was reading.

"Well, how typically cliché... to the point where I'd end up dead if I were to follow the predetermined fate. Darn it."

I need to find a way to survive.

The first way to survive as a good-for-nothing villain in the webnovel: "Convince as many people as possible to be on my side."

The second way to survive as a good-for-nothing villain in the webnovel: "Become strong enough to protect myself."

Lastly, the third way to survive as a good-for-nothing villain in the webnovel: "Never become friendly with that proud and insane 'Summoned Master'."

But what should I do?
Even before I possessed this body, the original owner already caused an incident.

"Use your money to kill the 'Summoned Master' who has yet to regain his power? Are you crazy? Then who will stop the Demon King?"

This is the beginning of the modern-day survival + dungeon-raider fantasy story of Choi Yu-Seong, the possessed villain who wants to live a laid-back lifestyle!

I Woke Up as the Villain It is also Known as: I'm Alone in a Novel, The Trash of a Fantasy Novel, Trapped in a Webnovel as a Good for Nothing, Trapped in a Webnovel as a Trash, Trapped in a Webnovel as a Good-for-Nothing

Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Isekai , Mystery , Shounen

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5. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8: JoJolion

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8: JoJolion

Following the Great East Japan earthquake, Morioh has been stricken by vast earthen protrusions known by the locals as Wall Eyes. Despite investigation, professional estimations are left empty. Meanwhile, the young girl Yasuho Hirose discovers a man buried within the ground, he possesses a distinctive star-shaped birthmark together with deeply penetrating bite marks. The man, who has contracted a staple case of amnesia is taken in by a local family and given the name Jousuke Higashikata, however mysterious events cannot stop from piling one upon the other and soon that enigma known as stand emerges to compliment the great cloud of confusion.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8: JoJolion has finished publishing and it has 110 Chapters. It is also Known as: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 8: JoJolion, ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Part8 ジョジョリオン, Jojorion, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8: Jojolion

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4. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run

Originally presented as an unrelated story, this series was later officially declared a part of the JoJo storyline. The series stars Gyro Zeppeli, who uses a set of steel balls that spin incredibly fast, and Johnny Joestar (Jonathan Joestar), a former hot-shot jockey who was crippled by an ambusher and lost his fame and fortune. They race, along with others, in a mad-dash across America for 50 million dollars, reminiscent of The Cannonball Run.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run has finished publishing and it has 95 Chapters. It is also Known as: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 7: Steel Ball Run, ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Part7 STEEL BALL RUN, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run, SBR

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3. Fullmetal Alchemist

Fullmetal Alchemist

Somewhere between magic, art and science exists a world of alchemy. And into this world travel Edward and Alphonse Elric—two brothers in search of the Philosopher's Stone, the ultimate alchemical treasure!

Fullmetal Alchemist has finished publishing and it has 35 Chapters. It is also Known as: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi, 鋼の錬金術師, FMA, HagaRen Novel, Fullmetal Alchemist Novel

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2. Chainsaw Man

Chainsaw Man

The name says it all! Denji's life of poverty is changed forever when he merges with his pet chainsaw dog, Pochita! Now he's living in the big city and an official Devil Hunter. But he's got a lot to learn about his new job and chainsaw powers!



Notes:
- Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.
- Winner of the 2021 Kono Manga ga Sugoi Award.
- Winner of the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shounen category.
- Winner of the 2021 and 2022 Harvey Award for Best Manga.

Chainsaw Man has finished publishing and it has 97 Chapters. It is also Known as: チェンソーマン, Chainsawman, Chensoo Man, CSM, Людина-бензопила, Человек-бензопила, رجل المنشار, مرد اره ای, មនុស្សរណា, チェンソーマン, チェンソーマン 第二部, 电锯人, 鏈鋸人, 電鋸人, 체인쏘맨, Chainsaw Man: Public Safety Saga

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1. Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan

A century ago, the grotesque giants known as Titans appeared and consumed all but a few thousand humans. The survivors took refuge behind giant walls. Today, the threat of the Titans is a distant memory, and a boy named Eren yearns to explore the world beyond Wall Maria. But what began as a childish dream will become an all-too-real nightmare when the Titans return and humanity is once again on the brink of extinction … Attack on Titan is the award-winning and New York Times-bestselling series that is the manga hit of the decade! Spawning the monster hit anime TV series of the same name, Attack on Titan has become a pop culture sensation.



Volume 3 contains the special story "Rivai Heishichou" (リヴァイ兵士長, Captain Levi).
Volume 5 contains the side story "Ilse no Techou" (イルゼの手帳, Ilse's Notebook).

Attack on Titan has finished publishing and it has 141 Chapters. It is also Known as: Shingeki no Kyojin, 進撃の巨人, L'attaque sur les titans, Атака титанов, ھێرش بۆ سەر زەبەلاحەكان, 進擊的巨人, SNK, AOT, Ilse no Techou, Rivai Heishichou

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