Being Raised by Villains

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Neglected by her family, Cha Miso dreams of life in her favorite novel as the beloved main character. Then one day, she wakes up inside the novel, but as Eileen Etam, a downtrodden side character who will be kicked out of her home! To avoid further neglect, she plots to leave before that occurs. But when Erno Etam, the crazy heir to House Etam, claims that Eileen is his daughter, her plans are foiled, and Eileen finds herself in the middle of a conflict between House Etam and a cast of villains.

Original Webtoon:
KakaoPage, Daum

Official Translations:
English, S.Chinese, T.Chinese, Japanese, Thai

Type

Manhwa

Associated Names

I'm Being Raised by Villains

Raised by Villains

เมื่อฉันถูกเลี้ยงโดยเหล่าวายร้าย

悪党たちに育てられてます！

我被反派撫養中

被恶棍们抚养中

악당들에게 키워지는 중입니다

Groups Scanlating

Daddies Supremacy

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Latest Release(s)

c.121 by Daddies Supremacy 4 days ago

c.118-120 by Daddies Supremacy 1 week ago

c.117 by Daddies Supremacy 1 week ago

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Status in Country of Origin

121 Chapters (Ongoing)

S1: 56 Chapters (001-056)
S2: 53 Chapters (057-109)
S3: 11 Chapters (110-???)

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Average: 7.9 / 10.0 (118 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.57 / 10.0

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Last Updated

December 8th, 2025 8:09am PST - 4 days ago

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Genre

Drama Fantasy Romance Shoujo
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Category Recommendations

The Mighty Extra: One Girl Changes the World

Odebu Akujo ni Tensei Shitara, Naze ka Last Boss Ouji-sama ni Shuuchaku sareteimasu

I Became the Squirrel That Saves the Villain

I Stole the Tyrant's Virginity

Becoming a Family With the Duke and His Dear Son

Recommendations

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Author(s)

Ja Eunhyang

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Artist(s)

Lee Asong [Add]

Year

2023

Original Publisher

Copin

Daum

Kakao

Serialized In (magazine)

Kakao Webtoon (Daum)

KakaoPage (Kakao)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Tapas

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3 Month Pos #958

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6 Month Pos #1123

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Year Pos #1262

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There is a good story but you have to log through alot of it.

by DakOZero
4 months ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

At first, it felt like one of those usual child get adopted by doting parents and feel good times. There were some fun moments that I enjoyed from that, and characters that were kinda fun.

Until season 2 hit. My god, was it way better than I thought it would be. There is a mystery and a twist that I didn't expect, and I read a lot of these.

There is an end goal that I can expect from this story, and I can see it clearly. I would always say if there isn't some kind of end goal in a story, there would be no clear direction in it.

Of course, not all stories need this but this works in great effect.

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uh...

by TiredandDeadInside
7 months ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Erno Etam looks all of 15 yrs old...but he already has tween aged kids?

This artwork is so bizarre. It's pretty, don't get me wrong. The artist does a gut wrenchingly good job of portraying emotions and action scenes but at the same time almost all of the "good looking" people under 40 look like teenagers. Only those 45+ look appropriately aged.

STORY:

Cha Miso desperately wanted people to love, adore and cherish her and this is exactly what she gets. It took a few moments of excitement to get there but that's expected in this genre.

Unfortunately, she's so lost in her own trauma from her first lifetime that she never once, in the 50 chapters I've read, noticed that Charne, the OG!FL, is no longer beloved. This despite claiming fervently that Charne is her favorite character.

This all makes Cha Miso just seem very shallow. I feel horrible for Charne.

Charne is tolerated by the Etams because of her useful gifts and being blood related to them. That's it. Where once she was the undisputed treasure of Etam this role is now taken over by Cha Miso.

And Charne never once feels anything is amiss now? Because she's equally, absolutely charmed by Cha Miso/Eileen? So it's okay that she no longer feels the need to belong in her newly discovered family? Even though in the novel that Cha Miso read Charne wanted to be loved just as much as Cha Miso does?

I wish Erno Etam wasn't so All or Nothing when it comes to people he gives his heart too.

We're shown again and again and again how he's incredibly overprotective and vulnerable around Cha Miso/Eileen. He ignores his two sons and Charne.

This makes it feel like his love for Eileen is not only not real but fickle and easily snuffed out. It feels like he's still pretending as if he's in a play, taking on the role of "Father" as he did at the beginning of the story.

It's really frustrating to read. Just because Cha Miso exists as Eileen in this world for him to adore doesn't mean he can't give his other kids and Charne the same kind of smothering fatherly love.

Eileen can't catch a break in the new world either. It's very black and white.

Like with the other Duke dude who beat Erno to the adoption punch. He's not much better. He has zero fatherly or even familial love for Eileen. He only wanted to adopt her as a "pet" for his newly found son.

He does not see Eileen as a complete human being in her own right, with her own feelings and opinion. He'll do whatever his son wants and his son, being a literal child who doesn't know any better, wants to "own" Eileen because of a promise they made together that this kid misinterpreted...or willfully interpreted however he wants. So, he's going to do whatever it takes to become Eileen's father.

Such gross, ugly feelings to read about.

Also that bigoted asshole "Uncle Kruno".

If he wanted to punish himself he should just go do that far away in a corner somewhere. Go, get whipped until strips of skin are flayed off. Why not throw himself off a cliff while he's at it, if he wants to suffer so badly?

Don't take it out on everyone else around him. He's a fucking adult. Not to mention a priest. How dare he verbally and psychologically abuse a 10 year old child like that? Scum.

His trauma gives him zero excuses. I don't give a fuck. Eileen should have cracked him across the face at least once with her tail. I mean, he so desperately wants to hurt himself that he asked someone else to whip him bloody.

... Last updated 7 months ago

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Feels fake and silly

by Y_Sasuke
8 months ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

Even the premise is annoying. The FL was neglected as a child, they didn't physically abuse her, but they were dismissive and nicer to her younger brothers. That is very wrong, but she is 23 years old now and she still whines and and begs for affection.

Move on and stop with the whining. If your family sucks, find some friends and get a new life. She is still in a better situation than 90% of humans in history, but she gives up on life or something and gets transferred to the novel.

There she acts silly, has a yandere adoptive father and all sorts of nonsense. Doesn't work for me. Her child form is very cute and the art is quite nice.

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Ehh

by Sivana
1 year ago

Rating: N/A

MC was boosting how she's mentally older, blah blah blah. But never acts older than a toddler 🙄 After almost 80 chapters, she still hasn't changed, ugh.

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by Onism
1 year ago

Rating: N/A

It’s just ok. Story of someone abused in their past life, believing they would never be loved, learning to be loved. FL is (and acts like) a child so don’t go in expecting a ‘mature’ character.

Original story was a reverse harem so even in this version, the FL has multiple possible love interests. The father is predictably swayed and changes to a feeling, protective father for the FL.

Just didn’t capture my attention in the beginning and still hasn’t nearly 50 chapters in. ———

MAIN CHARACTERS

🌸 Cha Miso / Eiren Etam (FL)

neglected by mother in past life
illegitimate daughter disowned for recklessness
transforms into a tiny pink dragon
acts like a wide-eyed child
survives by acting cute
“all this love is fake. Don’t get your hopes up”

👒🕷️Mayla

FL’s maid
described as kind and caring
has a plan

⚔️⚜️♟️ Erno Etam

confident, careless, apathetic
coldhearted schemer with a smile

🛡️Calian Etam

son of Erno
hot tempered, war child
one of the greatest wizards in novel

🗡️Silian Etam

2nd son of Erno
calm
talent for swordsmanship

🗝️⚜️Charney Etam

main character in novel
ability to calm bloodlust (‘Berserk’ episodes)
grows close with FL
daughter of Erno’s sister

🔮 Richard Colin

was at orphanage
future master of magic tower
2nd male lead in novel
mad, crazy scientist vibes
faers abandonment. Grows attached to FL
was stolen as a child. Parents looking for him

🪽Roussillion

future high priest
FL Mets him on the streets
puppy-like, frank

⚜️🩸Enosh Sean Oread

imperial prince.
bratty, arrogant
terminally ill. Died in novel
in love with Lady Lillian

Lady Lillian

betrothed to Enosh
well-respected ——— 🐉⚔️🖤 The Etam Family
imprinted with black dragon.
Given power throughout generations
uncontrollable bloodlust when mana haywire

In novel:

FL had power to quell the bloodlust
Salvation to the family ———

ASPECTS / TROPES

FL with a caring, supportive maid (Mayla)…?
A stoic grandfather, softened by the FL
A cold heir, confused/ blushing at child’s smile
Non-existent bad side character development
Low stakes
3 Dragon relics
7 shards of the Stone of Balance
Found family. Heartwarming.
Very slow burn romance ———

CONTENT WARNINGS

Parental neglect, kidnapping, Slavery, human and creature trafficking, fat shaming (memory), abandonment, assassination attempt

... Last updated 1 year ago

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I'm Reserving Judgement

by Altair Silverthorn
2 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

I'm currently caught up to translations at 49 chapters. It's interesting enough to want to keep going but the crazy characters are riding the line between moody-but-redeemable and just-plain-pyscho.. which is annoying to read because I can't hate them (yet) but I also can't ship them. And I mean that in any kind of ship way. I'm not sure I want these potential MLs to even up in the friendzone. And the adopted doting father is still a tad sketch because although he's discovered new emotions, he is still pretty pyscho. There's also the hatred of shape-shifters that felt forced into the story and I'm not sure if that will go anywhere or if it was just an excuse to make the MC feel extra loved when she realizes no one hates her. Lastly, I'm always curious how (and if) reincarnation stories will handle The Past Life and I think this one has plans based on a couple of "dream" sequences but only time will tell. If you're looking for pure cuteness, please look elsewhere. But if you like cuteness with some pyscho mixed in, give this one a try.

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I like it

by catwoman1994
2 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

I approve of the character development. 👌 Well done. She earned her love smoothly♡

... Last updated 2 years ago

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Cute story with useless backstory

by dasnik
2 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

They only reason why the main character has memory of a previous life is to give her knowledge of people and event. It has no other use. A sear would have be ok too.

If you can forget about the previous life you are in for a cute story.

... Last updated 2 years ago

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Its cute but its dumb

by kurotaito
2 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

The lead is an adult acting like a child, whimpering & crying for a dad. Ignore that aspect, and it is super cute sometimes. I just don't understand the emotional logic of the character sometimes.

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