The final part of the chapter is now available to read on Manga UP!
It was announced on the X (formerly Twitter) account of Manga Up! that the isekai harem manga “Trapped as the Villain in My Favourite Dating Sim” has come to an end. The final part of the eighth and last chapter of the manga was published on 26 May, 2026. It's available to read on the Manga UP! platform.
Trapped as the Villain in My Favourite Dating Sim
Author: Kennoji
Illustrator: Yun Yuuma
Publisher: Square Enix
Reading platform: Manga UP! Global
What is Trapped as the Villain in My Favourite Dating Sim about?
The full title of the manga is Trapped as the Villain in My Favorite Dating SIM: But I Know How to Win Over All the Heroines! (Yari Konda Renai Game no Akuyaku ni Tensei Shita node, Gensaku Chishiki de Heroine o Kōryaku Shimasu). Written by Kennoji and illustrated by Yun Yuuma, it began serialising in Square Enix’s Manga UP! platform in April 2025. Square Enix published the first compiled volume in July 2025 and the second in January 2026.
Manga UP! Global releases the series digitally in English and describes the story as:
Yuto Hatano has replayed his favorite dating sim, After School Flare Star, more times than he can count. Surely, his real school life would be way more fun if it were more like that game...but after the thought casually enters his mind one night, he wakes up inside Flare Star’s world—not as the protagonist Shun Ogasawara, but as the villain, Kanji Aku! With every heroine’s affection starting at rock bottom, his dream of romancing them all is already in shambles. Worse yet, one wrong choice means instant death. Armed with his expert game knowledge but hindered by his low stats and the heroines' lower affection scores, Kanji must survive the game’s deadly routes to win over the girls and return to the real world!