Best female protagonist manga
1,001 manga about female protagonist, 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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4.2Chainsaw Man
Manga · 2018 · 232 ch
Chainsaw ManManga · 2018 · 232 ch4.2The name says it all! Denji's life of poverty is changed forever when he merges with his pet chainsaw dog, Pochita! Now he's living in the big city and an official Devil Hunter. But he's got a lot to learn about his new job and chainsaw…
4.2SPY x FAMILY
Manga · 2019
SPY x FAMILYSPY×FAMILYManga · 20194.2The master spy codenamed <Twilight> has spent his days on undercover missions, all for the dream of a better world. But one day, he receives a particularly difficult new order from command. For his mission, he must form a temporary…
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4.0The Promised Neverland
Manga · 2016 · 181 ch
The Promised NeverlandYakusoku no NeverlandManga · 2016 · 181 ch4.0Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to…
4.1Horimiya
Manga · 2011 · 152 ch
HorimiyaManga · 2011 · 152 ch4.1At school, Kyouko Hori is known for being smart, attractive, and popular. On the other hand, her classmate, the boring, gloomy Izumi Miyamura tends to get painted as a "loser fanboy." But when a liberally pierced and tattooed (not to…
4.3Kaguya-sama: Love is War
Manga · 2015 · 281 ch
Kaguya-sama: Love is WarKaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensaitachi no Renai ZunousenManga · 2015 · 281 ch4.3As leaders of their prestigious academy’s student council, Kaguya and Miyuki are the elite of the elite! But it’s lonely at the top… Luckily for them, they’ve fallen in love! There’s just one problem—they both have too much pride to admit…
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4.1Dandadan
Manga · 2021
DandadanManga · 20214.1Momo Ayase strikes up an unusual friendship with her school’s UFO fanatic, whom she nicknames “Okarun” because he has a name that is not to be said aloud. While Momo believes in spirits, she thinks aliens are nothing but nonsense. Her new…
4.420th Century Boys
Manga · 1999 · 249 ch
20th Century Boys20 Seiki ShounenManga · 1999 · 249 ch4.4Humanity, having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century, would not have entered the new millennium if it weren't for them. In 1969, during their youth, they created a symbol. In 1997, as the coming disaster slowly starts to…
3.9Komi Can't Communicate
Manga · 2016 · 537 ch
Komi Can't CommunicateKomi-san wa, Komyushou desu.Manga · 2016 · 537 ch3.9Timid Tadano is a total wallflower, and that’s just the way he likes it. But all that changes when he finds himself alone in a classroom on the first day of high school with the legendary Komi. He quickly realizes she isn’t aloof—she’s…![[Oshi no Ko]](https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/large/bx117195-r3kf8eF0xkDJ.png)
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3.9[Oshi no Ko]
Manga · 2020 · 171 ch
[Oshi no Ko]Manga · 2020 · 171 ch3.9Gorou is a gynecologist and idol fan who’s in shock after his favorite star, Ai, announces an impromptu hiatus. Little does Gorou realize that he’s about to forge a bond with her that defies all common sense! Lies are an idol’s weapon!…
4.0My Dress-Up Darling
Manga · 2018 · 119 ch
My Dress-Up DarlingSono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo SuruManga · 2018 · 119 ch4.0Traumatized by a childhood incident with a friend who took exception to his love of traditional dolls, doll-artisan hopeful Gojou Wakana passes his days as a loner, finding solace in the home ec room at his high school. To Wakana, people…
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4.3A Silent Voice
Manga · 2013 · 64 ch
A Silent VoiceKoe no KatachiManga · 2013 · 64 ch4.3Based on a one-shot that won the 80th Weekly Shounen Magazine Newbie Best Mangaka Award. Shouya is a bully. When Shouko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shouya and his…
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4.3Dorohedoro
Manga · 2000 · 191 ch
DorohedoroManga · 2000 · 191 ch4.3In a city so dismal it's known only as "the Hole," a clan of Sorcerers have been plucking people off the streets to use as guinea pigs for atrocious "experiments" in the black arts. In a dark alley, Nikaido found Caiman, a man with a…Highest rated
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4.5Umineko When They Cry Episode 8: Twilight of the Golden Witch
Manga · 2012 · 42 ch
Umineko When They Cry Episode 8: Twilight of the Golden WitchUmineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru Episode 8: Twilight of the Golden WitchManga · 2012 · 42 ch4.5It's time once again for the annual family gathering on Rokkenjima! Ange Ushiromiya is just getting over a cold, but that won't dampen her excitement at seeing her cousins again! Granddad couldn't be more thrilled to see his beloved…
4.5Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray
Manga · 2020 · 211 ch
Uma Musume: Cinderella GrayManga · 2020 · 211 ch4.5Uma Musume Cinderella Gray is a spin-off title of the Uma Musume project by Cygames. It follows Oguri Cap through her time at Kasamatsu Training Center Academy and on her journey of becoming a legendary horse girl. Note: Includes the…
4.5Koimonogatari: Love Tale
Light Novel · 2011 · 39 ch
Koimonogatari: Love TaleKoimonogatariLight Novel · 2011 · 39 ch4.5Circling back to a middle school girl’s apotheosis, if we can call it that, in OTORIMONOGATARI, and the mortal threat it poses to the hero and his girl, this “Season Two” finale is narrated, for the first time in the series, by a…
4.5Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5
Light Novel · 2020 · 256 ch
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Dai 5-bu - Megami no KeshinLight Novel · 2020 · 256 ch4.5Part 5 of Honzuki no Gekokujou . Ehrenfest’s first winter without Ferdinand is colder and more oppressive than usual. A surprise betrayal within the former Veronica faction makes the purge even more urgent, and the few who know about… 4.420th Century Boys
Manga · 1999 · 249 ch
20th Century Boys20 Seiki ShounenManga · 1999 · 249 ch4.4Humanity, having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century, would not have entered the new millennium if it weren't for them. In 1969, during their youth, they created a symbol. In 1997, as the coming disaster slowly starts to…
4.4Yotsuba&!
Manga · 2003
Yotsuba&!Yotsuba to!Manga · 20034.4Hello! This is Koiwai Yotsuba, Yotsuba Koiwai...um, YOTSUBA! Yotsuba moved with Daddy to a new house from our old house waaaaaaay over there! And moving's fun 'cos people wave! (Ohhhh!!) And Yotsuba met these nice people next door and made…
4.4Nana
Manga · 2000
NanaNANAManga · 20004.4Nana Komatsu is a young woman who's endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she's hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. She's looking for love and she's hoping to…
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4.4Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
Light Novel · 2014
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai SeikatsuLight Novel · 20144.4Subaru Natsuki was just trying to get to the convenience store but wound up summoned to another world. He encounters the usual things--life-threatening situations, silver haired beauties, cat fairies--you know, normal stuff. All that would…
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4.4Kono Oto Tomare!
Manga · 2012
Kono Oto Tomare!Manga · 20124.4Since the graduation of the senior members of the club, Takezou ends up being the sole member of the "Koto" (traditional Japanese string instrument) club. Now that the new school year has begun, Takezou will have to seek out new members…
4.486―EIGHTY-SIX
Light Novel · 2017
86―EIGHTY-SIX86: Eighty SixLight Novel · 20174.4A War Without Casualties: The Republic of San Magnolia has long been under attack from the neighboring Giadian Empire's army of unmanned drones known as the Legion. After years of painstaking research, the Republic finally developed…
4.4Medalist
Manga · 2020
MedalistManga · 20204.4Inori is a little girl who dreams of becoming a figure skater. Yet, the obstacles to this dream feel insurmountable: Inori’s already “too old” (she’s 11); she’s always had trouble at school; and, worst of all, her older sister’s skating…
4.4Nekomonogatari: Cat Tale (White)
Light Novel · 2010 · 40 ch
Nekomonogatari: Cat Tale (White)Nekomonogatari: ShiroLight Novel · 2010 · 40 ch4.4A tale of heroine Tsubasa Hanekawa from her own perspective, in her own voice—if that can hold true for a damaged soul who, depending on who you’re asking, suffers from a split personality or a supernatural aberration. The bone-chilling…
4.4Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 4
Light Novel · 2017 · 209 ch
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 4Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Dai 4-bu - Kizoku-in no Jishou Tosho IinLight Novel · 2017 · 209 ch4.4Part 4 of Honzuki no Gekokujou . Rozemyne awakens from her two-year sleep to a world that isn’t as she remembers it. The strange sensation fills her with unease, but she has no time to rest—she is soon to be enrolled in the Royal Academy… 4.3Kaguya-sama: Love is War
Manga · 2015 · 281 ch
Kaguya-sama: Love is WarKaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensaitachi no Renai ZunousenManga · 2015 · 281 ch4.3As leaders of their prestigious academy’s student council, Kaguya and Miyuki are the elite of the elite! But it’s lonely at the top… Luckily for them, they’ve fallen in love! There’s just one problem—they both have too much pride to admit…Mature
4.3A Silent Voice
Manga · 2013 · 64 ch
A Silent VoiceKoe no KatachiManga · 2013 · 64 ch4.3Based on a one-shot that won the 80th Weekly Shounen Magazine Newbie Best Mangaka Award. Shouya is a bully. When Shouko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shouya and his…
4.3Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Manga · 2020
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s EndSousou no FrierenManga · 20204.3The adventure is over but life goes on for an elf mage just beginning to learn what living is all about. Elf mage Frieren and her courageous fellow adventurers have defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the land. With the great…
4.3Witch Hat Atelier
Manga · 2016
Witch Hat AtelierTongari Boushi no AtelierManga · 20164.3In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic…
4.3Yona of the Dawn
Manga · 2009 · 295 ch
Yona of the DawnAkatsuki no YonaManga · 2009 · 295 ch4.3A red-haired princess loses her family and her kingdom—now she must rise and fight for her throne! Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard…
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4.3The Summer You Were There
Manga · 2020 · 32 ch
The Summer You Were ThereKimi to Tsuzuru UtakataManga · 2020 · 32 ch4.3Shizuku is a shy girl who hardly talks to other people. Instead, she loses herself in creative writing, crafting a novel that she never plans to show anyone. But when Kaori–Shizuku’s cute, popular classmate–gets her hands on Shizuku’s…
4.3Veil
Manga · 2018
VeilManga · 20184.3A chance encounter. A handsome soldier. A beautiful woman. A tentative love affair smolders on the snowy cobblestone streets, out of sight of those that might keep them apart. Veil is a beautifully illustrated full-color romance manga…
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4.3The Apothecary Diaries
Light Novel · 2014
The Apothecary DiariesKusuriya no HitorigotoLight Novel · 20144.3In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in an unassuming town by her apothecary father, never imagined…
4.3Ikoku Nikki
Manga · 2017 · 59 ch
Ikoku NikkiManga · 2017 · 59 ch4.3The manga centers on 35-year-old novelist Makio Koudai and her 15-year-old niece Asa, who live together under one roof. Makio took Asa in on a sudden impulse after Asa's parents, which included Makio's older sister, passed away. The next…Mature
4.3Dorohedoro
Manga · 2000 · 191 ch
DorohedoroManga · 2000 · 191 ch4.3In a city so dismal it's known only as "the Hole," a clan of Sorcerers have been plucking people off the streets to use as guinea pigs for atrocious "experiments" in the black arts. In a dark alley, Nikaido found Caiman, a man with a…
4.3The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
Manga · 2021
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With DignityKaoru Hana wa Rin to SakuManga · 20214.3This story takes place in a particular town with two infamous schools in constant dispute: Chidori High, a boys' school predominantly attended by low-class students with damning grades, and its neighbor Kikyo Girls' High, with most of its…
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4.3Bloom Into You
Manga · 2015 · 53 ch
Bloom Into YouYagate Kimi ni NaruManga · 2015 · 53 ch4.3Yuu has always loved shoujo manga and awaits the day she gets a love confession that sends her heart aflutter with bubbles and hearts, and yet when a junior high classmate confesses his feelings to her…she feels nothing. Disappointed and…
4.3Girls' Last Tour
Manga · 2014 · 47 ch
Girls' Last TourShoujo Shuumatsu RyokouManga · 2014 · 47 ch4.3Civilization is dead, but Chito and Yuuri are still alive. So they hop aboard their beloved Kettenkrad motorbike and aimlessly wander the ruins of the world they once knew. Day after hopeless day, they look for their next meal and fuel for…
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4.3Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
Manga · 1994 · 144 ch
Yokohama Kaidashi KikouManga · 1994 · 144 ch4.3Set hundreds of years in the future after an environmental catastrophe, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (also known as Yokohama Shopping Log) centers on the simple life of Alpha, an android who runs a small coffee shop in coastal Japan. Alpha…
4.3BECK
Manga · 2000 · 103 ch
BECKManga · 2000 · 103 ch4.3For the first 14 years of his life, Yukio Tanaka has been one heck of a boring guy. He has no hobbies, a weak taste in music, and only a small vestige of a personality. He yearns for an exciting life, but his shy, and somewhat neurotic…
4.3Skip and Loafer
Manga · 2018
Skip and LoaferSkip to LoaferManga · 20184.3Excellent student Iwakura Mitsumi has always dreamt about leaving her small town, going to a prestigious university, and making positive change in the world. But she’s so focused on reaching her goals that she’s not prepared for the very…
4.3Chihayafuru
Manga · 2007 · 248 ch
ChihayafuruManga · 2007 · 248 ch4.3Chihaya is a girl in the sixth grade, still not old enough to even know the meaning of the word zeal. But one day, she meets Arata, a transfer student from rural Fukui prefecture. Though docile and quiet, he has an unexpected skill: his…
4.3Aria
Manga · 2002 · 67 ch
AriaARIAManga · 2002 · 67 ch4.3On the planet Aqua, a world once known as Mars, Akari Mizunashi has just made her home in the town of Neo-Venezia, a futuristic imitation of the ancient city of Venice. In pursuit of her dream to become an Undine — a gondolier who leads…
4.3The Moon on a Rainy Night
Manga · 2021
The Moon on a Rainy NightAmayo no TsukiManga · 20214.3One day, while rushing to a piano lesson, a girl named Saki collides with someone on the street. As Saki collects herself, the stranger picks up the sheet music Saki dropped, hands it to Saki together with a band-aid, and continues on her…
4.3Eternity for You
Manga · 2024 · 1 ch
Eternity for YouKimi ni Okuru EienManga · 2024 · 1 ch4.3Note: Originally released as a booklet bundled with the limited edition release of Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata Volume 6.
4.3Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 2
Light Novel · 2015 · 105 ch
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 2Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Dai 2-bu - Shinden no Miko MinaraiLight Novel · 2015 · 105 ch4.3Part 2 of Honzuki no Gekokujou . With her baptism ceremony complete, Myne begins work in the temple as an apprentice shrine maiden. Awaiting within is what she always wanted: a room full of books! But her new life isn't quite the dream she…
4.3Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 3
Light Novel · 2016 · 117 ch
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 3Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Dai 3-bu - Ryoushu no YoujoLight Novel · 2016 · 117 ch4.3Part 3 of Honzuki no Gekokujou . Following a disastrous encounter with a noble, Myne finally resolves to say goodbye to her family and friends in the lower city, changing her name to “Rozemyne” and beginning her new life as the adopted…
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4.3Goodbye, Eri
One-shot · 2022 · 1 ch
Goodbye, EriSayonara EriOne-shot · 2022 · 1 ch4.3With his mother dying, Yuuta attempts to capture her last days on his phone. After her death, Yuuta heads to the roof of the hospital to commit suicide, but a meeting with a strange girl leads him on the path to making a movie. (Source…