Intro
Looking for the true beauty webtoon? WEBTOON hosts the official English release, and its series page marks True Beauty as completed. Start with WEBTOON’s search link below to find the series. The episode page may direct you to the app for more reading; check the current access terms there before assuming every episode is free.
The first entry is the series you came for. The remaining eight are real manhwa for readers who want more romance, identity drama, or heroines taking control of their stories. Scores are our editorial opinions.
Rankings
1. True Beauty — Our score: 9/10
A shy comic book fan learns makeup techniques and suddenly becomes popular at school. Her new image creates a difficult question: who will accept the person she keeps hidden?
Why it’s great: Its mix of humor, romance, and insecurity gives the makeover story emotional weight.
Read legally: Search for True Beauty on WEBTOON.
2. Beware the Villainess! — Our score: 8.5/10
A college student wakes up as Melissa, the villainess in a romance story. She decides to challenge the roles that story has assigned everyone.
Why it’s great: Melissa’s refusal to play along makes this a lively choice if you liked watching a heroine push back against other people’s expectations.
Read legally: Tapas.
3. Villains Are Destined to Die — Our score: 8.5/10
Penelope enters a dating game as its villainess, where a wrong choice could end her life. Romance becomes tangled with the urgent need to survive.
Why it’s great: The stakes make every relationship feel uncertain and consequential.
Read legally: Tapas.
4. Who Made Me a Princess — Our score: 8/10
A young woman finds herself reborn as a princess from a novel, facing a dangerous fate within her own family. She must learn how to navigate a court where appearances matter.
Why it’s great: Its family tension and richly drawn setting offer another story about protecting your true self.
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5. The Fantasie of a Stepmother — Our score: 8.5/10
Widowed young, Shuri is left to care for her husband’s children and manage his estate. A return to an earlier point in her life gives her another chance with the family.
Why it’s great: The relationships develop through duty, grief, and the effort to understand one another.
Read legally: Tapas.
6. I Shall Master This Family — Our score: 8/10
Firentia sees her powerful family fall apart and gets a chance to change its course. She works to earn influence in a household where her position has never been secure.
Why it’s great: Her determination makes the family politics as compelling as the romance.
Read legally: Tapas.
7. The Villainess Turns the Hourglass — Our score: 8/10
After a betrayal ends her privileged life, Aria returns to the past with a chance to make different choices. She uses what she knows to face the people who wronged her.
Why it’s great: This is a sharper, revenge-driven pick for readers drawn to social status and carefully managed appearances.
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8. The Monstrous Duke’s Adopted Daughter — Our score: 7.5/10
Leslie’s birth family treats her as a means to advance her sister’s future. After a terrible betrayal, she seeks a safer place to belong.
Why it’s great: The story’s strongest appeal is its focus on finding care and dignity beyond the family that denied them.
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9. This Villainess Wants a Divorce! — Our score: 7.5/10
Reborn as Canaria, a novel’s doomed villainess, the heroine tries to avoid the ending written for her. Her marriage becomes central to her plan to survive.
Why it’s great: It offers a lighter take on a woman trying to escape an identity imposed on her.
Read legally: Search on WEBTOON to check availability.