Anime, one of the hottest content worldwide recently, is for any audience, whether male or female. People tend to think that the anime industry has evolved with more male fans, which may be partly true. On the other hand, some popular anime are much more popular among female anime fans including children and adults. In addition to classic genres such as action, romance and fantasy, anime that are more popular with girls are also classified as Shojo and Yaoi (Boys' Love). For both anime beginners and experienced audiences, here is a list of the 10 best anime for adolescent girls and mature women. Let's expand your interest to anime recommendations for these good girls!
1 Yuri on Ice
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What girls tend to like nowadays are sports-themed anime, and Yuri on Ice (ユーリ!!! on ICE) is one of the most popular anime with a figure skating theme. Figure skating on ice has received more attention from international audiences, especially during the Winter Olympics and other major world championships. It aired with 12 episodes in 2016, followed by its first animated series. Yuri on Ice focuses on two young figure skaters with the same name: Yuri Katsuki and Yuri Plisetsky. Competing against his Russian rival, Yuri Katsuki trains to win the Grand Prix Final under the guidance of legendary living skater Victor Nikiforov.
2 Free!
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Free! is one of the most popular sports anime, especially loved by female fans. The popular Japanese animation studio Kyoto Animation has been responsible for producing swimming-themed anime since season 1 was released in 2013, followed by seasons 2 and 3 in 2014 and 2018. There are also some free cartoons! The cartoon ran from 2015 to 2022. Free! tells the story of growing up of handsome high school boys who have just founded the school swim club.
3 Sailor Moon
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Sailor Moon is the most popular teenage anime watched by both children and adults worldwide for a long time since the first season began airing in 1992. The classic anime about magical girls, also classified as action and fantasy, consists of five parts that aired from 1992 to 1997. A new series called Sailor Moon Crystal was released with 39 episodes between 2014 and 2016, followed by Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie in 2021 and Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie in 2023. Sailor Moon focuses on a young girl Usagi Tsukino who transforms herself into Sailor Moon and the other Guardian girls. You can see how cool and cute soldiers fight against evil opponents.
4 Pretty Cure
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Pretty Cure (プリキュア), also known as PreCure, is the most popular modern magical girl anime franchise, especially for female children. The major series began with 49 episodes in 2004-2005 and the 19th series Delicious Party Pretty Cure began in 2022. Each series features 2-6 young girls gaining the power to transform themselves into legendary magical warriors known as Pretty Cure. Of course, you can enjoy the PreCure story wherever you start.
5 Cardcaptor Sakura
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For anime fans not only in Japan but also overseas, Cardcaptor Sakura (カードキャプターさくら) is one of the most recommended anime among girls of all time. The successful anime about the magic girl, also classified as romance and fantasy, was adapted from the popular manga series written by Clamp between 1996 and 2000. First, it began with two seasons called the Clow Card Arc and the Sakura Card Arc with 70 episodes entirely in 1998-1999 and 1999-2000. In 2018, a new season Clear Card Arc was released with 22 episodes in 2018. Set in a fictional town in Tokyo, Cardcaptor Sakura follows 10-year-old protagonist Sakura Kinomoto, who collects scattered magic cards called Clow Cards.
6 Fruits Basket
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Fruits Basket (フルーツバスケット) is a popular modern romance anime adapted from Takaya Natsuki's manga serialized from 1998 to 2006. There are two anime versions of Fruits Basket. The old 2001 series consisted of 26 episodes; The latter has 63 episodes in three seasons that aired between 2019 and 2021. A high school girl Tohru Honda lives with the family of her classmate Yuki Soma, who has been transformed into Chinese Zodiac animals. It depicts her relationships with various members of the Soma family.
7 Natsume's Book of Friends
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The long-running supernatural mystery anime Natsume's Book of Friends (夏目友人帳) has been watched by both men and women since the first season was adapted from the original manga in 2008. The manga written by Yuki Midorikawa has been serialized since 2005, and has six anime adaptations to date. This was followed by two anime films Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie in 2018 and Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor in 2021. The film revolves around a lone high school student Takashi Natsume who can see strange things called youkai. Japanese ghost). He interacted with the yokai through the Book of Friends left by his grandmother and allowed the master to order any yokai named in it.
8 Honey and Clover
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As one of the most recommended romance anime for girls, Honey and Clover (ハチミツとクローバー) should be listed here. The coming-of-age romance anime is based on the original manga written by Chica Umino, who is also known for March Comes in Like a Lion. The first season aired with 24 episodes in 2005, followed by a second season of 12 episodes in 2006. It has become more popular since it was made into a live-action television series in 2008. Set in an art college in Tokyo, Honey and Clover focuses on five main boys and girls who represent the anxieties of adolescence about how they live and love
9 Touken Ranbu
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Touken Ranbu (刀剣乱舞) is a free-to-play video game released in 2015, first adapted into an anime series titled Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru in 2016. After the first 12 episodes, the second season debuted with another 12 episodes in 2018. In addition, three anime films by Toku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru -Setsugetsuka- will hit the big screen in 2022. Touken Ranbu is loved by girls partly because of the personified legendary Japanese sword characters. Set in the year 2205, it follows the peaceful lives of various attractive boys and how they carry out their mission: to prevent history from being altered by evil forces.
10 Bungo Stray Dogs
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A variety of unique detective characters in Bungo Stray Dogs (文豪ストレイドッグス) have attracted a lot of male and female anime fans since the supernatural mystery anime series began in 2016. Based on the original manga series written by Kafka Asagiri from 2012, the anime series consists of three parts so far: 12 episodes in the first season in 2016, 13 episodes in the second in 2016, and 12 episodes in the third season in 2019. Bungo Stray Dogs depicts Armed Detective Agency detectives with supernatural abilities fighting against opposing forces such as the Port Mafia and The Guild. Characters given the same name as famous classical authors include Dazai, Akutagawa, Fitzgerald, etc.
