Ginger and the Cursed Prince

Description

For hopeless romantic Ginger Torte, getting engaged to the man of her dreams is a fairy tale come true. It isn’t long before she realizes the gut-wrenching truth — her fiancé has been seduced by her rival! The heartbroken Ginger finds solace in a new book that recounts the tale of a young woman and a cursed prince...But to her horror, the protagonist turns out to be none other than her beautiful nemesis, Lerazie! As reality unfolds according to the book, both ladies fall in love with the handsome prince at first sight. Ginger vows to steal both the spotlight and the prince’s heart! But, does this story harbor a sinister secret?

Original Webtoon:
KakaoPage, Daum

Official Translations:
English: TappyToon, Tapas, Pocket Comics, Manta
S.Chinese: KuaiKan, BiliBili
Others: French, Russian, Japanese, Thai

All English platforms use the TappyToon localization.

Type

Manhwa

Associated Names

Agyeogi Bepuneun Mideog

BE小说生存指南

Kötü Kadının Erdemleri

Las virtudes del villano

Les vertus de la villaine

Virtue Bestowed by the Villainess

Virtue of the Villainess

Virtues of the Villainess

Добродетель злодейки

Чесноти лиходійки

Чесноти лиходія

فضيلة كونك شريرا

นางเอกอย่างเธอ ต้องเจอนางร้ายอย่างฉัน

反派女主的美德

恶役的大发慈悲

恶毒配角的美德

悪役が施す美徳

惡毒配角的美德

악역이 베푸는 미덕

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Latest Release(s)

c.40 by Vanguard (MangaDex) 4 years ago

c.38-39 by Vanguard (MangaDex) 5 years ago

c.37 by Vanguard (MangaDex) 5 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

82 Chapters (Complete)

S1: 40 Chapters (1-40)
S2: 32 Chapters (41-72)
Side Stories: 10 Chapters (73-82)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

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User Rating

Average: 7.4 / 10.0 (265 votes)

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Last Updated

June 28th, 2025 2:55am PDT - 2 weeks ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama Fantasy Romance Shoujo
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

Bae Hui Jin

Artist(s)

Koonac

Year

2020

Original Publisher

Daum

DNC Webtoon

Kakao

Serialized In (magazine)

KakaoPage (Kakao)

Kakao Webtoon (Daum)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

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3 Month Pos #2469

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6 Month Pos #3283

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Year Pos #3714

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Great concept, terrible execution

by Shindu
1 year ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

Let's begin on a positive note, the art is good, the ML is great, and Ginger, the protagonist, seems cute. That's it, I can't think of anything else.
The premise and the beginning of the story are fine, I became quickly interested because it's honestly a quite unique setting, since Lerazie doesn't seem like a typical, purely evil antagonist from most of the fantasy romance manhwas, and actually has her own thoughts and desires. Unfortunately, this is all ruined by Gigner's blatant, forced idiocy.

If Ginger were a "clumsy, slightly airheaded girl, like someone described her, this would be readable. However, she's instead an irredeemable cretin, and reading her thoughts makes me feel like I'm losing brain cells.
She's a prime example of a forcibly stupid protagonist. She can figure something out instantly, and then think "nah, can't be it", and completely forget about it until the conclusion of the whole thing. This pathetic practice of exposition by spoon-feeding readers information about the plot using protagonist's thoughts and then making the protagonist forget about it to make it seem like they're a "clumsy, slightly airheaded girl, is a terrible practice that pretty much became a trend for manhwa authors. I could bear with it if it appeared only occasionally, but it's used literally every time something happens. Ginger always figures everything out instantly, and then instantly dismisses it, completely forgetting about it. What is this supposed to be, turning into a temporary genius combined with short-term memory loss? Not every protagonist has to be a genius, but even stupid characters have to be written well, which she's quite obviously not.

... Last updated 1 year ago

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It's ok

by BepsRose
2 years ago

Rating: 6.5 / 10.0

I give the series props for a complete ending, but it was all just so-so. I like that a novel was used in a way that wasn't transmigration, but the mystery behind it was resolved so early and it became irrelevant so quickly that the intrigue it offered was only gimmicky. I never would have finished this mediocre series if I couldn't binge read it. The art was good!

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Ten out of Ten!!

by AnnyKMB
2 years ago

Rating: N/A

Not sure if it was due to lack of expectations but this story made me full in love with the plot, the characters and their romance. This was soooo gooood!! I would read it again and again!!.

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yeeeeah. no. I just...I can't read past ch03

by TiredandDeadInside
2 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

3 pages in and Ginger is blaming the women for her weak ass fiance's cheating? Really, author? What century is this?

Liragie or whatever is actually right. You don't need scum like that but noooo you still gave him an ultimatum on choosing Lilu or YOU after everything he's done?!?!!?? Why would you want unrecyclable trash stinking up your world?!?!? Baby girl, grow some self worth.

... Last updated 2 years ago

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Read this in 2021 or 2022: loved it but it could've been deeper, more developed

by LienHoa
2 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

All i rmb now was the 2nd lead told fml not to step on ants

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Surprisingly Light Story

by fisukisuki
3 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Honestly I actually thought this manhwa would have some hidden heavy plot going on, but there's no such thing.
The secret of the Curse, while it's not exactly 'easy' to solve, it's also not 'hard' either.

Our ML is Adorable! Seriously, he's no Yandere nor Tsundere. He LOVES teasing MC, but he also easily Flustered by MC's bold pervertness. His character and personality make sense with his background and the past he had been through.
MC is Bold, Silly, Cute, but not annoying. Classic Silly but Charming Female Protagonist, but also a Likable one. She's not Perfect and she didn't hide that. She made mistake, she admit that and apologize. She's really good without being Badass, Smart or Powerful!
The 2nd ML... A very Good person. I wish he get his Perfect Happiness...

Anyway the Art is Wonderful. The story is Enjoyable to read. And I'm LOVING IT!

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Love the MC, original premise, and pretty art

by MorganaReads
3 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

I love me a blunt but not mean, hot headed but not violent, bull headed but not stupid, cursing MC. I also like that she's not made out to be a genius, but is clever in her own way. Her temper and reactions are hilarious and relatable, and I finished the first 20 chapters in just a couple of hours. I don't understand other's complaints that she isn't a true "villainess" because I never got the sense from the story that she is trying to pretend to be a villainess in the first place.

The worst thing she does (which isn't even slightly egregious) is pretending to sleep with the King to get out of her engagement, but that was after being cheated on by her fiance AND the fiance's father refusing to end the engagement. Girl was semi desperate. And her attempting to use said fiance before seeking to end the engagement was perfectly justified if he was cheating on her.

Regarding the story itself, it's a refreshing break from the saturated Isekai genre. Instead, the MC gets a look into the future through a book. Additionally the romance between her and the King isn't the typical, played-out "the ML is cold to/misunderstood by everyone except the FL". Instead, the ML is mischievous and flirtatious almost from the get-go. Their dynamic is fun and entertaining in the beginning.
However, the love triangle is a headache.

Also, once the curse is broken, the next handful of chapters are just a constant loop of the same cheesy lines. The repetitive jokes and unnecessary misunderstanding gets tedious, and they should have just wrapped up the story in a chapter and moved on to the side stories.
In the end though, I enjoyed it. It was a nice break from the other immature FLs and bland, unnecessarily rude MLs that are prevalent in other manhwa's (i.e. Adelaide). It's fun, just don't read to far into it.

... Last updated 3 years ago

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Has some potential... But generally not good

by StellaStar1
3 years ago

Rating: 4.0 / 10.0

I got hooked up onto this manhwa easily and was expecting a nice, breezy, lightweight piece of fluff, but I got a repetitive, boring, uninteresting manhwa in the end. Ginger was an uneven character who tries to sell herself as a lewd and greedy woman (which actually pushed me to read this manhwa), but she's just a same bland plucky shojo FM, just with very faint elements of being a bit more "cruge" than the rest of them. But make no mistake, Ginger is blah as porridge, with little development and such a wasted potential. Izana is boring as heck. The story doesn't hold up and drags soo much in the middle. The antagonist is a terrible, thin character with no personality. Overall, totally a skip!

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Great art and likeable main characters

by Kore137
3 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

There are many cringey moments and second hand embarrassment, but the art is consistent and pretty while the relationship between the MCs progressed at a convincing rate. The way the FL is a touch too crass for a noble lady is what detracts from the story a bit. And the villain(s?) slash the plot driver was a little frustrating in that there’s some toggle between are they truly malicious or just a result of their past/some incident. I dunno. Just didn’t help the overall story this those bits. Otherwise, when the focus is on the interactions between the FL and ML, it’s funny and sweet. Highly enjoyable.

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Funny, light hearted and refreshing

by Y_Sasuke
3 years ago

Rating: 7.5 / 10.0

The female lead is fun with her silly antics and unexpected thought process.

Good to pass a fun afternoon. The mystery/plot is a bit silly, but the series is still fun. What the series excels at is the interaction between the characters, especially the leads.

They are very cute and sometimes sexy.

Art is good, 8.5/10

... Last updated 3 years ago

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