Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta

Most Isekai protagonists max out in Strength, Inteligence, or Wisdom, and overpower their enemies with powerful fighting abilities and magic. Destruction Flag Otome's protagonist did none of these, instead placing all of her skill points into Charisma, and the result is Katarina Claes.

Katarina, a noble, hits her head one day and remembers her past life as a Japanese high school girl in which she played a dating sim which was identical to the world where she now resides. Unfortunately, she seems to be the villainess, and any route that involves her character results in her death or exile. Deciding that this is unacceptable, Katarina decides to evade disaster early by protecting herself from all possible outcomes. The end result is both comedic and wholesome as she locates 'capture targets' from the game and resolves their personal traumas before the game can even begin. Unfortunately, with all those points in Charisma and nothing in Intelligence, Katarina is too dense to realize that EVERYONE she comes into contact with sees her as a saint for her empathetic actions, and she remains blissfully unaware of the growing romantic rivalry between her newfound friends.

And I'll be honest, it worked on me too. I like happy, wholesome stories, and watching Katarina muddle her way through making people's lives better is both funny and uplifting, and I found myself grinning like an idiot from cover to cover. While characters see limited use after their respective arcs end, they make for great jokes and help move the plot along or brighten things on the rare occasion that the subject matter gets serious.

If you are reading this review and wondering how much of this story is going into the anime, my expectation is the equivalent of LN volumes 1 and 2 or up to Volume 4 Chapter 2 of the manga, with the story ending where the Otome Game itself is supposed to end.

So I randomly got recommended the trailer for this on Youtube and I had to watch it. At first I didn't really know how to feel about it but after reading the manga, holy shit it's amazing.
Story- The story follows a girl named Katarina Claes, a princess. The girl trips and hits her head on a rock and starts remembering her past memories. Only then does Katarina notice that in her past life, she was an otaku that loved the otome game “Fortune Lover”. She finds out that she has been reincarnated into the otome game villainess! All routes she's the villainess include her either dying or being exiled into another country, and Katarina has to stop that from happening! But how will she do it...?
First of all this was a brand new concept I never really thought would work well. But DAMN WAS I WRONG. Every chapter left me on the edge of my seat. I really wanted to know more. It was such a great story and I enjoyed it. The only bad thing I'd say is one of the biggest plot twists. I honestly expected it to happen but otherwise it was amazing.

Art- The artwork to this is really good and really nice. They can make Katarina look like both a badass and a dumbass at the same time.

Character- WHERE DO I BEGIN?! I loved everyone in the story so far. I couldn't hate anyone. Katarina's character is incredible. She's so stupid but at the same time she's so smart?? She's also such a sweetheart and has changed everyone's lives for the better. She is honestly my waifu and my best girl of all time. Everyone's different stories were so fascinating, I loved it to bits. I will hug everyone in the series now.

Enjoyment- I enjoyed this story from start to finish. It was such a fun series and I'm so happy I read the story.

Overall- I 100% recommend reading the manga! I'm currently reading the light novel and I love this series so much!

Pain. I can only feel pain when reading this manga.

What we seemingly have at first is an isekai with a female lead that is oriented towards more of the romance and drama than the fantasy we would usually see in an isekai. It has some pretty character designs, but make no mistake if this was a romance/drama manga its certainly a bad one. What we have is a generic dense main character so mind numbingly dense I have a hard time believing she wont't collapse in on herself to form a black hole, so stupid I have a hard time believing she isn't some half finished creation from god.

I find Claes so annoying that I just could not continue reading the manga without actual suffering. This manga is one massive romance bait of a story with all of the main cast showing love interest for the Claes with her not realizing. It feels like a constant repetition of: her saving a character, said character falls in love with her, that character telling her she likes her, her thinking she meant it as friends.

It just another harem that goes no where with a hint of comedy here and there. Carry on and pick it up if it's your cup of tea.

As the name suggests, Katarina has reincarnated in a game where she is a villainess and will experience destruction should any of the game scenarios come true. Determined to prevent this she starts working on countermeasures. Problem is, she is kind of an airhead, so the countermeasures she come up with aren't realistically viable. However, she has a bubbly, cheerful and carefree nature, different from the villain in the game scenario who was cruel and will make the heroine suffer. Unknowingly she starts befriending everyone and they all get caught up in her pace as a result.

This is a slice of life comedic story about a reincarnated girl who is an airhead, trying to avoid the "destruction flags" whilst accidentally changing the game scenario and befriending everyone.

The manga can feel a bit rushed at times, with many details omitted or watered down compared to the novel. Furthermore, the perspective of the story has been entirely from Katarina's' POV and no one else, different from the novel which clearly shows the POV of others and shows us how Katarina has impacted their lives and made it more enjoyable. Therefore there isn't much in terms of character development. The art is good and this story is comparatively different from other Isekai genres which is refreshing. Recommended for anyone looking for some good laughs.

Fun series with a concept that has been done before, but handled here in a way that still makes it enjoyable compared to others like it. Many manga of this type might have to rely on some special gimmick to carry it, this series is able to stand on its own, not through some shallow gimmick, but through how likable the main character ends up being. The story is pretty basic, but you don't feel those bits of generic-y nonsense with Katarina leading the story. The way she is handled is what makes this series a joy, she's a fun character that's hard to hate. I enjoyed reading this and I hope the rest of the series continues to maintain Katarina and her supporting cast and let the characters grow more and become more enjoyable as it's only about 24 chapters in, which feels relatively early, despite the first real arc now being finished(there's still a setup for more, so there's always a chance it keeps going)

I Reincarnated into an Otome Game as a Villainess With Only Destruction Flags... doesn't look like much at face value. The "otome game" (Referring to a genre of visual novels that generally revolve around a heroine protagonist trying to woo one of several male "princes.") setting has been explored in various other manga and light novels. Some have done the same as this and explored the trope of the villainess, the main love rival to the heroine. Not to mention how well trodden over the isekai genre has become in both shoujo and shounen manga.

So, in order to be worth reading a manga like this needs to either do something different or do at least something else better than everything else like it. So, how does Otome Game Villainess stack up?

Story (7/10):

As with a lot of shoujo romantic comedies, the story is mostly used as a frame for the characters to interact with one another. Because of this, the story is somewhat in the background and certainly less important than in other genres. There is at least a little more meat to the story than some others in the genre, but it certainly isn't the reason to read this manga.

What is there is decent enough. The story has moved along pretty quickly for now, with two or so "arcs" being completed as of 14 chapters. While there is slight drama, it never goes far enough to throw off its lighthearted tone. The tension that results never really feels all that threatening either. With the latest chapters, it seems to be gearing the story up a bit more, but time will tell.

Art (7/10):

The art is perfectly fine. There isn't really any need for the art to be anything above and beyond. The general art style is clean and cute, and all of the characters are easily distinguishable and attractive. You can't really expect a lot more out of the genre.

Character (9/10):

Here is where we get into the real reason to read this manga. Katarina Claes. A lot of the isekai series go in one of two directions with their main characters. Incredibly overpowered and/or intelligent (most series), or a complete idiot in over their head (Re:Zero). Katarina certainly falls much closer to the second option, but in a very different way than in other series.

Katarina is that really nice person that just isn't all there. They can be really, really dumb, but they are just so sweet you can't help but love them. Kind of like a dog.

Katarina bumbles her way through life doing what she thinks will save her from the bad ends she knows are coming. A lot of the humor comes from this, as what she thinks of kind of makes sense, but only in her dumb little way.

She is also unbelievably oblivious to the feelings and thoughts of people around her. She inadvertently causes every single one of the possible "princes" and even the other girls in the story to fall in love with her. It's from this that most of the rest of the humor originates.

Speaking of the other characters, they are all fairly entertaining, though some are better than others.

The princes are her brother-like cousin Keith, her fiance and the prince Gerald, the prince's brother Alan, and the son of the prime minister Nicole. So far Gerald and Keith have generally been funnier and more interesting than the other two, but Alan and Nicole are also perfectly fine.

Maria and Mary round out the rest of the main cast. Maria is the original heroine from the game and is a very sweet character. Mary is Katarina's best friend and the fiance of Alan. Both end up falling for Katarina as well, with Mary being a bit more proactive in trying to claim her for herself.

Overall, the cast is very likable, and it is hard to hate any one character. Katarina remains the standout through the series so far though.

Enjoyment (9/10):

This is a very funny and enjoyable series. There are a lot of running gags involving Katarina's behavior, and almost all of them continue to work. Really the entire series just works. There isn't really a lot of depth here, but that also helps to keep the story from bogging down its humor. If you have even a passing interest in romantic comedy mangas, then you should give this series a chance.

Overall (8/10).

***

TLDR; I have to admit if you lower your standard, it is quite enjoyable since the main character isn't a weak bitch. Though the main character is not going to develop any real motive than to stay alive and that's it. She's a lovable idiot that doesn't have any real depth to her. She just unknowingly collecting her harem just like any other otome fucking stories. It wants to be a parody but it fails because it itself is stereotypical. It's like Adam Sandler making a parody of Adam Sandler.

Art: 7
Story: 5
Character: 5 (would have gotten six but weak depth to the main character is a set back)
Enjoyment: 5

**


I came looking for the manga after have watched 2 episode of the anime. So my review is most for those whom got interested from the anime and want to read ahead. I will be brutally honest. It's not really worth it. The anime production was honestly better. Not that the manga was bad it's just not that good either. It's honestly pretty average. ( I have 0 idea if the LN is good or not. )

So why is it average? I THINK, I honestly don't know but I think it is the lack of either experience or communication between Hidaka Nami (the artist) and Yamaguchi Satoru (the writer). Nothing about the art was wrong. Hidaka Nami did a great job with the drawings but conveying the emotional stuff always comes off quite generic and lacking. So yeah sorry to say, it doesn't feel like it really comes from her heart. Then again it is Yamaguchi Satoru's story. So he should also have done better job at communicating the heavier part. (If they work together at all?) However, I might also be too judgy. This manga is supposed to be a parody of otome games right?

So it's a parody of otome games and the main character is supposed to know the genre and all... yet the main character remain painstakingly fucking stereotypical. Stupidly fucking dense. Don't get me wrong, it's not like I don't like dense character. In fact I love them, they're adorable IF done right. Ok, so let me explain. Our main character likes love novels and romantic stories in general. She has not only during her previous years read and played many romance games even in her afterlife as Katarina she still continues to read them. SO SHE OF ALL PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO READ THE MOOD? Like for FUCKS sake, being kissed on the neck and accept the excuse that it was because of A FUCKING MOSQUITO... SHE IS ABOUT 30 YEARS OLD!

Anyways, I had high hopes. I thought finally a strong female lead who actually wants to lead her own life and not be led by others. In a way she does just that and that was probably why I read all the 24 chapter. She does thing in her own pace but sadly her pace is very stereotypical. I thought maybe this could be the new skip beat. Like really they even showed her thought process where she would think to herself as a counsel with other version of her-selves like in Skip Beat. But sorry. There isn't going to be any real depth to it really. The main character is not going to develop any real motive but to stay alive and that's it. She just unknowingly collecting her harem just like any other otome fucking stories.

Aaaand that's it for my rant. Sorry if it's bad writing. But still I wanted to rant and have an opinion. Also another good harem with a main character that actually reflect on stuff while focusing on romance; Kiss him, Not me. Then there's Oresama Teacher but this one doesn't focus much on romance but more on their daily life....as least it did last I read it. Bye~

This shit is awesome.

I also surprisingly don't hate that it's Male leads. Normally I can't stand them.

I like how this girl is building a Harem. She even started making all the girls attracted to her. Maria I am willing to bet already has a crush on the MC after chapter 9. I think the friends also have some type of crush on her. Hell, Both the Two friends are the best couple. I can defiantly see Mary ( I think) and Sophia be together.

I do got to admit that I find it sad that she died. We do see one seen of the MC comparing her to her previous lifes friend. So, I'm not gonna lie and say there is a possibility that there might be something like all these character are all reincarnated friends and the MC wll find this out and go throwing rocks at peoples head to wake them up.

I also love how oblivious this MC can be. I swear that the god must have blessed her with a body that will always stay the same as to what the body looked like in game cause the amount of shit she eats would fatten anyone up. I also do like the paring with the Oblivious MC and the Mischievous Prince. They go well together.

I'm not gonna lie, I am not the biggest fan of Kieth. I'd much rather there be a Little Sister that was adopted instead. Hell, Even if Maria ended up getting adopted instead I think that'd be more interesting.