Best shoujo anime
399 anime about shoujo, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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4.0Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You
TV · 2009 · 25 ep
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to YouKimi ni TodokeTV · 2009 · 25 ep4.0Kuronuma Sawako is completely misunderstood by her classmates. Her timid and sweet demeanor is often mistaken for malicious behavior. This is due to her resemblance to the ghost girl from "The Ring", which has led her peers to give her the…
4.0Yona of the Dawn
TV · 2014 · 24 ep
Yona of the DawnAkatsuki no YonaTV · 2014 · 24 ep4.0Since Yona is the only princess of a grand kingdom, she has been raised with great care by her doting father and protected by her childhood friend/guard Hak and others. However, her fate changes on her 16th birthday, when her beloved…
4.0Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light
Movie · 2011 · 1 ep
Into the Forest of Fireflies' LightHotarubi no Mori eMovie · 2011 · 1 ep4.0The story of Hotarubi no Mori e centers around Hotaru, a little girl who gets lost in an enchanted forest where apparitions reside. A young boy, Gin, appears before Hotaru, but she cannot touch him for fear of making him disappear.
4.0Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Season 2
TV · 2011 · 13 ep
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Season 2Kimi ni Todoke 2nd SeasonTV · 2011 · 13 ep4.0Sawako Kuronuma and her friends have just begun their second year of high school and they are in the same class together again. To make matters more interesting a male student newly transferred into their class is seated right next to…
4.0School Babysitters
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
School BabysittersGakuen BabysittersTV · 2018 · 12 ep4.0The manga centers on the brothers Ryuuichi and Kotarou Kashima. Ryuuichi is in high school and Kotarou is still a toddler. After their parents are killed in a plane crash, the two brothers find themselves living with the chairwoman of the…
4.0Snow White with the Red Hair Season 2
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
Snow White with the Red Hair Season 2Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 2nd SeasonTV · 2016 · 12 ep4.0Shirayuki and Zen Wistalia have finally confirmed their romantic feelings for each other, and everyone has resumed their daily lives. Shirayuki remains an apprentice court herbalist at the royal palace of Clarines, and Zen continues his…
4.0Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena
Movie · 1999 · 1 ep
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of UtenaShoujo Kakumei Utena: Adolescence MokushirokuMovie · 1999 · 1 ep4.0In a loose retelling of the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series, Utena Tenjou arrives at Ohtori Academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate Anthy Himemiya and the power she supposedly holds…
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4.0Dear Brother
TV · 1991 · 39 ep
Dear BrotherOniisama e...TV · 1991 · 39 ep4.0Before leaving her cram school, Nanako Misonō asks one of the teachers if they can become pen-pals. The teacher, Takehiko Henmi, is reluctant at first, but eventually accepts the offer. The story is narrated through the letters sent from…
3.9Lovely Complex
TV · 2007 · 24 ep
Lovely ComplexLovely★ComplexTV · 2007 · 24 ep3.9Love is unusual for Koizumi Risa and Ootani Atsushi, who are both striving to find their ideal partner in high school—172 cm tall Koizumi is much taller than the average girl, and Ootani is much shorter than the average guy at 156 cm. To…
3.9Tamon's B-Side
TV · 2026 · 13 ep
Tamon's B-SideTamon-kun Ima Docchi!?TV · 2026 · 13 ep3.9Utage Kinoshita is a high school girl who works part-time as a housekeeper. She has devoted her life to her favorite idol, Tamon Fukuhara, from the group F/ACE. Then one day, Utage ends up being assigned to Tamon’s house! There she…
3.9Sailor Moon S
TV · 1994 · 38 ep
Sailor Moon SBishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon STV · 1994 · 38 ep3.9This season makes a turning point in the Sailor Moon story. The Sailor Senshi are confronted by a new enemy, the Death Busters. Rei had a premonition that this enemy would rule the world in an era called the Silence. To do this, the Death…
3.9Kamisama Hajimemashita OVA
OVA · 2013 · 2 ep
Kamisama Hajimemashita OVAOVA · 2013 · 2 ep3.9Two OVA episodes bundled with the 16th volume of the manga. One of the included episodes will be based on the story from the 15th volume, while the other will contain an all-new original story. (Source: Anime News Network)
3.9Kodocha
TV · 1996 · 102 ep
KodochaKodomo no Omocha (TV)TV · 1996 · 102 ep3.9Sana Kurata has a charmed life. Not only is her mother is a famous, award-winning writer, but she's the star of the hit TV comedy "Child's Toy" while still in the fifth grade. But Sana's biggest concern is Akito Hayama, a pint-sized…
3.9Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie: Part 2
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie: Part 2Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos Movie 2Movie · 2023 · 1 ep3.9Sailor Moon battles Shadow Galactica, an enemy threatening her friends in order to rule the universe. Can she protect her loved ones and persevere? (Source: Netflix Anime)
3.9Maid-Sama!
TV · 2010 · 26 ep
Maid-Sama!Kaichou wa Maid-sama!TV · 2010 · 26 ep3.9Being the first female student council president isn't easy, especially when your school just transitioned from an all boys high school to a co-ed one. Aptly nicknamed "Demon President" by the boys for her strict disciplinary style, Misaki…
3.9My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999
TV · 2023 · 13 ep
My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo SuruTV · 2023 · 13 ep3.9Akane Kinoshita, a female college student, faces the absolute worst situation when she ends up breaking up with her boyfriend after he has an affair with a woman he met playing an online game. While relieving her stress by rampaging…
3.9My Love Story!!
TV · 2015 · 24 ep
My Love Story!!Ore Monogatari!!TV · 2015 · 24 ep3.9Takeo Gouda is a giant guy with a giant heart. Too bad the girls don't want him! (They always go for his good-looking best friend, Sunakawa.) Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day when…
3.9Skip Beat!
TV · 2008 · 25 ep
Skip Beat!TV · 2008 · 25 ep3.9Kyouko followed her true love and childhood friend Shou to Tokyo so she could help him reach his dream of becoming an idol. She cleans, cooks, works three jobs and does nothing for herself because she loves him so much, but gets nothing in…
3.9The Twelve Kingdoms
TV · 2002 · 45 ep
The Twelve KingdomsJuuni KokukiTV · 2002 · 45 ep3.9Nakajima Youko is your average somewhat timid high school student. One day, a strange man named Keiki appears before her, swearing allegiance. Before she could properly register what was happening, demon-like creatures attack Youko and her…
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3.9Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts
TV · 2023 · 24 ep
Sacrificial Princess and the King of BeastsNiehime to Kemono no OuTV · 2023 · 24 ep3.9The King of the Beasts and Demons regularly receives female human sacrifices to eat in order to assert the dominance of his people over the human race. However, for the 99th sacrifice, the human girl brought to the capital, Sariphi…
3.9An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a VillainessJishou Akuyaku Reijou na Konyakusha no Kansatsu Kiroku.TV · 2026 · 12 ep3.9Bertia is reincarnated into her favorite otome game—not as the heroine, but as the villainess engaged to the perfect Crown Prince Cecil! Fully aware that her role is to sabotage his future romance, she’s determined to bloom as a wicked…
3.9Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
TV · 1996 · 34 ep
Sailor Moon Sailor StarsBishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Sailor StarsTV · 1996 · 34 ep3.9Like the R Season, SailorStars is divided into two arcs: The first arc solves some conflicts from the SuperS season, and also sees the return of the Outer Senshi, Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna, and Hotaru (now reborn as a child). The second arc…
3.9The Yuzuki Family’s Four Sons
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
The Yuzuki Family’s Four SonsYuzuki-san Chi no Yonkyoudai.TV · 2023 · 12 ep3.9The Yuzuki family consists of four brothers: Hayato, Mikoto, Minato, and Gakuto. The eldest son, Hayato, happily lives every day to the fullest. There are tears, laughter and excitement at home, at school, and in the neighborhood!
3.9Blue Spring Ride: Page.13
OVA · 2014 · 1 ep
Blue Spring Ride: Page.13OVA · 2014 · 1 ep3.9Unaired 13th episode bundled with the 12th volume of the Ao Haru Ride manga.
3.9School Babysitters OVA
Special · 2018 · 1 ep
School Babysitters OVAGakuen Babysitters SpecialSpecial · 2018 · 1 ep3.9In the OVA's story from the manga's ninth compiled book volume, Ryuuichi takes a break from the babysitter club in order to study for tests. Imitating Ryuuichi as he studies, Kotarou and friends practice writing. Ryuuichi wants to thank…
3.9Sasaki and Miyano: A Tiny Episode From Before He Realized His Feelings
OVA · 2022 · 1 ep
Sasaki and Miyano: A Tiny Episode From Before He Realized His FeelingsSasaki to Miyano: Koi ni Kizuku Mae no Chotto Shita Hanashi.OVA · 2022 · 1 ep3.9Unaired episode bundled with the ninth volume of the manga. The episode will follow the disciplinary committee as they form "The First Lost Property Detective Team" and set out to search for a student's missing keychain. (Source…
3.9Glass Mask (2005)
TV · 2005 · 51 ep
Glass Mask (2005)Glass no Kamen (2005)TV · 2005 · 51 ep3.9Two Girls. One Dream. And the entire world for a stage. At 13 years old, Maya Kitajima seems destined to spend the rest of her life toiling in a crowded restaurant alongside her bitter and unstable mother. But when her incredible acting…
3.9Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie: Part 1
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie: Part 1Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos Movie 1Movie · 2023 · 1 ep3.9Usagi Tsukino and her friends are living peaceful lives as ordinary high school students. Mamoru Chiba, Usagi's boyfriend, is headed to America to study abroad. At the airport, after Mamoru proposes to Usagi, he is then mysteriously…
3.8Snow White with the Red Hair
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
Snow White with the Red HairAkagami no Shirayuki-himeTV · 2015 · 12 ep3.8In the kingdom of Tanbarun lives Shirayuki, an independent and strong-willed young woman. Her resourceful intelligence has led her become a skilled pharmacist, but her most defining trait is her shock of beautiful apple-red hair. Her…
3.8My Happy Marriage
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
My Happy MarriageWatashi no Shiawase na KekkonTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.8Despite being born into a noble family, Miyo lost her birth mother at a young age and grew up being abused by her stepmother, stepsister, and father. When she finally receives news that she's to be married off, she finds out that her…
3.8Sailor Moon
TV · 1992 · 46 ep
Sailor MoonBishoujo Senshi Sailor MoonTV · 1992 · 46 ep3.8Usagi Tsukino is an average student and crybaby klutz who constantly scores low on her tests. Unexpectedly, her humdrum life is turned upside down when she saves a cat with a crescent moon on its head from danger. The cat, named Luna…
3.8His and Her Circumstances
TV · 1998 · 26 ep
His and Her CircumstancesKareshi Kanojo no JijouTV · 1998 · 26 ep3.8Miyazawa Yukino is the perfect student. Kind, intelligent, pretty and modest, it's unbelievable that such a person could exist. Little did everyone know Yukino's perfection was just a facade. An act to fulfill her desire for praise and…
3.8My Roommate is a Cat
TV · 2019 · 12 ep
My Roommate is a CatDoukyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue.TV · 2019 · 12 ep3.8Mystery writer Mikazuki Subaru, who isn't good at dealing with people, finds them to be a disturbance when it comes to building his imaginary world. One day, he chances upon a stray cat and feels inspiration strike, so he brings the cat…
3.8Kase-san and Morning Glories
OVA · 2018 · 1 ep
Kase-san and Morning GloriesAsagao to Kase-san.OVA · 2018 · 1 ep3.8A relationship is like a garden. It's hard, really hard, to plant the initial seeds. Once you've gone through the agonizing process of wondering if the other person even likes you, fought the fear that telling her could destroy everything…
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3.8Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring
TV · 2026 · 14 ep
Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of SpringShunkashuutou Daikousha: Haru no MaiTV · 2026 · 14 ep3.8When the Agent of Spring, Hinagiku Kayo, is abducted, spring itself vanishes—plunging the world into unending winter. Refusing to give up, her devoted guard, Sakura Himedaka, searches for her for years. When Hinagiku suddenly returns, the…
3.8Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!30-sai made Doutei dato Mahoutsukai ni Nareru RashiiTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.8Adachi's 30th birthday as a virgin came with the oddest gift—the ability to read the mind of anyone he touches. Pondering what to do with this mysterious power, he gets a lead when he accidentally reads his colleague Kurosawa's mind. Turns…