Tearmoon Empire

Tearmoon Empire (2023)

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


While the beginning is similar to many villainess isekai series that are popular right now with the main character dying and getting a second chance at life in some form or another, Mia is a little different from many of them. Most seem to wake up living in a game or story that is familiar from their previous life or as a younger version of their own life. Mia fits this mold in the waking up younger category, though her diary of the previous events follows her back in time as proof of her experience. What is most different, is how naive and self-centered Mia is. While in some ways any villainess could be identified as self-centered in some fashion, Mia does not set out to be a villainess specifically or to intentionally make herself out to be better this time around. Her focus rather is solely on how to avoid the guillotine at the end of her life. In this endeavor, Mia is a tad clueless, yet somehow manages to fumble her way into the best situation possible time and time again. As a result, she makes many new connections as she slowly rewrites her story. It isn't until the end of this series that she has a bit of a revelation regarding her new life and relationships, but at least she does get there. Meanwhile, everyone around her still seems enamored with her, some in perhaps the strangest and most blinding ways possible, yet while somehow still making it work for their relationships and the tasks they have at hand for their positions. Overall, this makes the series a fun bit of fluff that is never entirely serious and always a little goofy while still reminding of Mia's focus to avoid death a second time.