If you loved watching Scarlet fight back after her broken engagement in May I Ask for One Final Thing?, you’re probably craving more stories where wronged noblewomen turn the tables on their jerky ex-fiancés. So, whether you’re here for the drama, the empowerment, or just watching terrible princes get what they deserve, these 12 anime will scratch that same itch.
1. My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
Studio Silver Link hit gold in 2020 with this one, creating such a phenomenon that it got multiple seasons and a massive fanbase. The show flips the villainess script entirely by making Catarina Claes lovably dense rather than scheming. She’s been reborn as the villain in her favorite otome game where every route ends with her either dead or exiled, so she uses her game knowledge to avoid doom flags and accidentally befriends everyone instead.
While May I Ask for One Final Thing? focuses on revenge after a broken engagement, this one shares the “accused villainess who refuses to play the victim” theme. It’s perfect if you want something lighter but still centered on a woman who won’t let her “villain” label define her destiny.
2. 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy
This 2024 anime from Studio Kai and Hornets follows Rishe Weitzner, who has experienced her broken engagement to the crown prince seven times thanks to a time loop. Each loop starts at the exact moment her engagement gets annulled, forcing her to relive different lives as a merchant, maid, and knight. The twist? In her seventh loop, the prince who killed her in a previous life proposes marriage, and she agrees to break the cycle. This mirrors May I Ask for One Final Thing? through that public broken engagement moment that kicks off everything.
The anime became one of the standout series of Winter 2024 because it takes familiar villainess tropes and makes them feel fresh. While Scarlet seeks revenge after one broken engagement, Rishe has endured this humiliation six times already and learned to turn it into an opportunity.
3. I’m in Love with the Villainess
Rae Taylor gets reborn into her favorite otome game, but she’s not interested in the princes at all because she’s head over heels for Claire François, the game’s supposed villainess. The anime gets really interesting because it explores class differences, discrimination, and what it actually means to be labeled a villain in a noble society. What connects this to May I Ask for One Final Thing? is how both shows question why certain women get branded as villainesses in the first place.
Studio Platinum Vision adapted this in 2023, and it gained a passionate fanbase for its LGBTQ+ representation and smart social commentary. While Scarlet seeks revenge, Rae seeks to protect Claire from the game’s bad endings, but both stories challenge who the real villains are in aristocratic systems.
4. The Apothecary Diaries
Studio OLM and TOHO Animation collaborated on this 2023 adaptation, and it became one of the most talked-about anime that year. Although this isn’t technically a villainess story, the palace intrigue and false accusations flying around give it similar energy to May I Ask for One Final Thing?
Maomao is a pharmacist who gets kidnapped and sold into the imperial palace as a servant, and she tries to keep a low profile, but her medical knowledge keeps getting her involved in mysteries. She constantly has to clear people’s names (including her own) using her detective skills and medical expertise. If you liked watching Scarlet navigate noble society politics after her public humiliation, Maomao’s sharp mind cutting through court conspiracies will definitely appeal to you.
5. Tearmoon Empire
Princess Mia gets executed by guillotine during a revolution, but then she wakes up as her 12-year-old self with a chance to change everything using her blood-stained diary from the future. The genius part of this show is that Mia is actually kind of selfish and cowardly, but everyone misinterprets her self-serving actions as brilliant political strategy. In the same vein as May I Ask for One Final Thing?, the show depicts a noblewoman betrayed by her society, now tasked with rewriting her own story.
Studio Deen produced this 2023 adaptation of Nozomu Mochitsuki’s light novel series. Mia’s combination of self-interest and accidental heroism creates a different flavor than Scarlet’s direct revenge, but both women refuse to accept their “villain” narratives.
6. Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I’m Not the Demon Lord
Both this and May I Ask for One Final Thing? feature women who get labeled as villains because of circumstances beyond their control and misunderstandings. Yumiella Dolkness gets reincarnated into an otome game as a side character who’s supposed to be the secret final boss, but she accidentally levels up to 99 before the story even starts. The poor girl just wants to avoid attention and graduate peacefully, but her overwhelming power and dark magic make that impossible because everyone suspects she’s the Demon Lord.
Studio Madhouse adapted this in 2024 from Tanabata Satori’s light novel. Yumiella’s social awkwardness and complete disconnect between how she sees herself versus how others perceive her creates comedy gold while still delivering that “wrongly accused but capable” protagonist energy that makes Scarlet so compelling.
7. The Tale of the Outcasts
While less focused on aristocratic revenge than May I Ask for One Final Thing?, The Tale of the Outcasts is a historical fantasy that explores themes of being cast out and labeled as dangerous or evil by people who fear what they don’t understand. Wisteria is a young girl cursed and abandoned by society, living alone until she meets Marbas, a demon who becomes her guardian.
Brought to life by Studio Oddjob, the show boasts gorgeous animation and a haunting atmosphere. The relationship between outcast and protector mirrors how Scarlet finds unexpected allies after her public humiliation. If the emotional weight of false accusations and societal rejection hit you hard in Scarlet’s story, this anime will resonate with you on a deeper level.
8. The Genius Prince’s Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt
A wild ride from start to finish, The Genius Prince’s Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt shares many similarities with May I Ask for One Final Thing?, mainly when it comes to political maneuvering, strategic thinking, and fighting against prejudice in aristocratic society. Prince Wein wants to sell his kingdom and retire rich, but he keeps accidentally making brilliant political moves that strengthen his nation instead, with his aide Ninym being the real genius keeping everything together while dealing with discrimination as a member of the Flahm clan.
Although Wein’s goals differ from Scarlet’s revenge plot, both stories feature sharp protagonists who refuse to play by the rules of corrupt noble systems. The satisfaction comes from watching clever people outmaneuver those who underestimate them.
9. My Happy Marriage
This 2023 anime from Kinema Citrus became a massive Netflix hit with its gorgeous historical setting and sweet romance. Miyo Saimori gets treated like a servant by her own family after her mother’s death, enduring years of abuse from her stepmother and stepsister. When marriage time comes, she’s sent off to marry the supposedly cold and cruel Kiyoka Kudou, but their relationship slowly transforms into something beautiful.
Though not exactly a villainess tale, My Happy Marriage shares with May I Ask for One Final Thing? the themes of a woman betrayed by those meant to protect her, thrust into unwanted circumstances, and discovering her strength through hardship. Both Miyo and Scarlet start as victims of the noble society’s cruelty, but refuse to stay broken.
The anime’s second season was greenlit due to overwhelming fan response, proving audiences love watching underestimated women discover their worth.
10. I Shall Survive Using Potions!
Although more adventure-focused than May I Ask for One Final Thing?, I Shall Survive Using Potions! also features a woman who gets underestimated and uses her unique advantages to thrive despite society working against her.
Kaoru Nagase dies and gets reborn in a fantasy world with the power to create any potion she can imagine, which she uses to survive dangerous situations, help people, and completely break the world’s economic systems. She faces discrimination and attempts to exploit her throughout the story, but like Scarlet, she’s not interested in being anyone’s victim.
The satisfaction comes from watching a capable woman refuse to play the role others try to force on her, whether that’s a villainess or a helpless girl.
11. The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
We can all agree there aren’t enough good isekai with female protagonists, and finding a solid yuri isekai is even harder. Luckily, this one is a total gem you don’t want to miss!
Princess Anisphia witnesses this injustice and decides to help Euphyllia restore her honor, forming an unexpected partnership. While Scarlet handles her broken engagement through direct confrontation, Euphyllia’s story explores rebuilding life after that kind of public shame with support from someone who believes in her.
The anime gained attention for its LGBTQ+ themes and the developing relationship between the two leads. Both stories question the unfair systems that allow noblewomen to be discarded so easily when they no longer serve political purposes.
12. With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess
This 2025 anime from Animation ID parallels May I Ask for One Final Thing? almost beat for beat, featuring another woman who snaps after being betrayed by those she trusted most. Lua is a saintess who heals by absorbing others’ pain into her own body, until her best friend and love interest betray her completely, transforming her from a gentle healer into someone seeking revenge using her newfound sadistic powers. Where they differ is in tone and approach to revenge, with Lua’s story leaning heavier into the transformation from saint to something much darker.
The light anime format aired from July to September 2025 with animation by Imagica Infos and Imageworks Studio. Both Scarlet and Lua start as women who sacrificed for others and end up embracing their “villain” roles after those others stab them in the back, making this essential viewing for anyone craving that betrayal-to-vengeance storyline.
