Top 20 Shoujo anime you should watch right now. [2024 List]

Shoujo anime you should watch right now.

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20. Yubisaki to Renren

Yubisaki to Renren

Yuki is a typical college student, whose world revolves around her friends, social media, and the latest sales. But when a chance encounter on a train leads to her meeting friend-of-a-friend and fellow student Itsuomi-san, her world starts to widen. But even though Itsuomi-kun can speak three languages, sign language isn’t one of them. Can the two learn to communicate the budding feelings between them?

A Sign of Affection is currently airing and will have 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ゆびさきと恋々, Yubisaki to Renren

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19. Nana

Nana

Nana Komatsu is a helpless, naïve 20-year-old who easily falls in love and becomes dependent and clingy to those around her. Even though she nurses ambitious dreams of removing herself from her provincial roots and finding her true calling, she ends up traveling to Tokyo with the humble reason of chasing her current boyfriend Shouji Endo.
Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is a proud, enigmatic punk rock vocalist from a similarly rural background, who nurtures the desire to become a professional singer. Putting her career with a fairly popular band (and her passionate romance with one of its former members) firmly behind her, she boards the same train to Tokyo as Nana Komatsu.
Through a fateful encounter in their journey toward the metropolis, the young women with the same given name are brought together, sparking a chain of events which eventually result in them sharing an apartment. As their friendship deepens, the two attempt to support each other through thick and thin, their deeply intertwined lives filled with romance, music, challenges, and heartbreaks that will ultimately test their seemingly unbreakable bond.

Nana has finished airing and it has 47 Episodes. It is also Known as: NANA [ナナ], Nana

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18. Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon

Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon

Born to a noble family, Miyo is married off to Kiyoka, a soldier so heartless his prior fiancées fled. With nowhere to go, Miyo slowly starts to open her heart to her cold husband-to-be... Could this be love?

My Happy Marriage has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: わたしの幸せな結婚, Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon

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17. Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru

Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru

Recently dumped, Akane is just about to quit the game she used to play with her boyfriend, when she meets Yamada in the same RPG. Yamada in real life turns out to be somewhat of a legend. The only problem is - he is ONLY interested in the game. As Akane's feelings grow, will Yamada's focus stay on the game?

Loving Yamada at LV999! has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 山田くんとLv999の恋をする, My Lv999 Love for Yamada-kun, My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999

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16. Lovely★Complex

Lovely★Complex

Love 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 add to their plights, their crushes fall in love with each other, leaving Koizumi and Ootani comically flustered and heartbroken. To make matters worse, they're even labeled as a comedy duo by their homeroom teacher due to their personalities and the stark difference in their heights, and their classmates even think of their arguments as sketches.

Lovely★Complex follows Koizumi and Ootani as they encourage each other in finding love and become close friends. Apart from their ridiculous antics, they soon find out an unexpected similarity in their music and fashion tastes. Maybe they possess a chemistry yet unknown, but could love ever bloom between the mismatched pair?

Lovely Complex has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: ラブ★コン, Love★Com, Love Com

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15. Kamisama Hajimemashita◎

Kamisama Hajimemashita◎

After the events following the first season, Nanami is filled with new challenges as the Land God of the Shrine. She faces these challenges with her two familiars Tomoe and Mizuki. Along these challenges, Tomoe begins to realize his true feelings for Nanami.

Kamisama Kiss: Season 2 has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 神様はじめました◎, Kamisama Hajimemashita 2nd Season, Kami-sama Hajimemashita 2nd Season, Kamisama Kiss 2nd Season

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14. Fruits Basket 2nd Season

Fruits Basket 2nd Season

Second season of Fruits Basket (2019).

Fruits Basket 2nd Season has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: フルーツバスケット第2期, Fruits Basket (2019) 2nd Season , Fruits Basket (2020) , Furuba , Fruits Basket (Zenpen)

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13. Kamisama Hajimemashita

Kamisama Hajimemashita

High schooler Nanami Momozono has quite a few problems of late, beginning with her absentee father being in such extreme debt that they lose everything. Downtrodden and homeless, she runs into a man being harassed by a dog. After helping him, she explains her situation, and to her surprise, he offers her his home in gratitude. But when she discovers that said home is a rundown shrine, she tries to leave; however, she is caught by two shrine spirits and a fox familiar named Tomoe. They mistake her for the man Nanami rescued—the land god of the shrine, Mikage. Realizing that Mikage must have sent her there as a replacement god, Tomoe leaves abruptly, refusing to serve a human.
Rather than going back to being homeless, Nanami immerses herself in her divine duties. But if she must keep things running smoothly, she will need the help of a certain hot-headed fox. In her fumbling attempt to seek out Tomoe, she lands in trouble and ends up sealing a contract with him. Now the two must traverse the path of godhood together as god and familiar; but it will not be easy, for new threats arise in the form of a youkai who wants to devour the girl, a snake that wants to marry her, and Nanami's own unexpected feelings for her new familiar.

Kamisama Kiss has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 神様はじめました, Kami-sama Hajimemashita

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12. Fruits Basket (2019)

Fruits Basket (2019)

High school student Tohru Honda begins living alone in a tent after she loses her mother, who was her only remaining family member.

However, it turns out that the land she pitches her tent on is part of the distinguished Sohma family estate!

When Shigure Sohma sees the value of her housekeeping skills, Tohru ends up living with Yuki Sohma, who is essentially the prince of her school, and Kyo Sohma, who regards Yuki as the enemy.

Still, there’s something Tohru doesn’t know yet: the Sohma family has been bound for centuries by a horrible curse…

Fruits Basket (2019) has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: フルーツバスケット, Furuba, Fruits Basket (Zenpen)

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11. Akatsuki no Yona

Akatsuki no Yona

Upon her sixteenth birthday, the cheerful Princess Yona intended to tell her doting father of her love for Su-Won, but her life was turned upside down after witnessing him cruelly assassinating her father. Heartbroken by this painful betrayal, Princess Yona fled the palace with her loyal servant Hak. Now, she will go on a quest to gain new allies and protect her beloved people.

Yona of the Dawn has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: 暁のヨナ, Yona: The girl standing in the blush of dawn

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10. Akuyaku Reijou nanode Last Boss wo Kattemimashita

Akuyaku Reijou nanode Last Boss wo Kattemimashita

When Aileen, the Duke’s daughter, regains her memories of her past life, she realizes she’s barreling toward ruin at full speed. Searching for any way out of her hopeless situation, the method she chooses is to capture the heart of the last boss--the Demon Lord Claude!

I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 悪役令嬢なのでラスボスを飼ってみました, Akuyaku Reijou nanode Last Boss wo Kattemimashita

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9. Ore Monogatari!!

Ore Monogatari!!

With his muscular build and tall stature, Takeo Gouda is not exactly your average high school freshman. However, behind his intimidating appearance hides a heart of gold, and he is considered a hero by the boys for his courage and chivalry. Unfortunately, these traits do not help much with his love life. As if his looks are not enough to scare the opposite sex away, Takeo's cool and handsome best friend and constant companion Makoto Sunakawa easily steals the hearts of the female students—including every girl Takeo has ever liked.
When Takeo gallantly saves cute and angelic Rinko Yamato from being molested, he falls in love with her instantly, but suspects that she might be interested in Sunakawa. With his own love for Yamato continuing to bloom, Takeo unselfishly decides to act as her cupid, even as he yearns for his own love story.

My Love Story!! has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: 俺物語!!, Ore Monogatari!!, My Story!!

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8. Sugar Apple Fairy Tale

Sugar Apple Fairy Tale

In a world where fairies are bought and sold to the highest bidder, humans aren’t exactly on friendly terms with the fae folk. But friendship is exactly what Anne Halford seeks with Challe, her new fairy bodyguard, though he’s not so keen on the idea. As his new master, Anne tasks him with escorting her through a particularly dangerous area, but with a reluctant bodyguard eager to escape a life of servitude, she’ll have to deal with a lot more than she bargained for...

Sugar Apple Fairy Tale has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale

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7. Kamisama Hajimemashita: Kako-hen

Kamisama Hajimemashita: Kako-hen

OVAs based on the "past arc" of the series, which spans the 14th through 17th volumes of the manga.

Kamisama Hajimemashita: Kako-hen has finished airing and it has 4 Episodes. It is also Known as: 神様はじめました~過去編~, Kamisama Hajimemashita: Kako-hen

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6. Gakuen Babysitters

Gakuen Babysitters

Ryuichi and Kotaro are brothers who lost their parents in an airplane crash. They're taken in by the chairman of Morinomiya Academy, who lost her son and daughter-in-law in the same crash, on one condition: Ryuichi has to babysit the kids at the daycare room in the school! This room was opened to help the school's teachers who had kids to take care of, but it suffers from a lack of staff until Ryuichi becomes the first member of the babysitter club formed to solve that problem.

School Babysitters has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 学園ベビーシッターズ, Gakuen Babysitters

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5. Kanojo ga Koushaku-tei ni Itta Riyuu

Kanojo ga Koushaku-tei ni Itta Riyuu

Eunha Park was just a regular girl desperate to get into college, but when she finally does, her elation is cut short as she's pushed off a roof—only to wake up as Raeliana McMillan, a character from a novel whose death serves as the catalyst for the story's events. But Raeliana refuses to die a second time and is determined to change her fate, no matter what!

Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 彼女が公爵邸に行った理由, Kanojo ga Koushaku-tei ni Itta Riyuu

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4. Ojou to Banken-kun

Ojou to Banken-kun

Isaku never asked to be the daughter of a yakuza boss, but when her parents died in a car accident when she was 5, her gangster grandfather took her in and raised her as part of the clan. After years of being avoided by her schoolmates because of her family ties, Isaku is finally ready to make her high-school debut, live a normal life, and maybe even find love...until loyal family servant and Isaku's dedicated guardian, 26-year-old Keiya, enters high school right alongside her and vows to protect her from all of the above! Now she's got a chain-smoking, pistol-wielding knight-in-shining(?)-armor to deal with, and navigating high school besides? What's a young lady to do?!

A Girl & Her Guard Dog has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: お嬢と番犬くん, Ojou to Banken-kun

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3. Yuzuki-san Chi no Yon Kyoudai.

Yuzuki-san Chi no Yon Kyoudai.

The 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!

The Yuzuki Family’s Four Sons has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 柚木さんちの四兄弟。, I quattro fratelli Yuzuki

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2. Cardcaptor Sakura

Cardcaptor Sakura

Sakura Kinomoto is your garden-variety ten-year-old fourth grader, until one day, she stumbles upon a mysterious book containing a set of cards. Unfortunately, she has little time to divine what the cards mean because she accidentally stirs up a magical gust of wind and unintentionally scatters the cards all over the world. Suddenly awakened from the book, the Beast of the Seal, Keroberos (nicknamed Kero-chan), tells Sakura that she has released the mystical Clow Cards created by the sorcerer Clow Reed. The Cards are no ordinary playthings. Each of them possesses incredible powers, and because they like acting independently, Clow sealed all the Cards within a book. Now that the Cards are set free, they pose a grave danger upon the world, and it is up to Sakura to prevent the Cards from causing a catastrophe!
Appointing Sakura the title of "the Cardcaptor" and granting her the Sealed Key, Keroberos tasks her with finding and recapturing all the Cards. Alongside her best friend Tomoyo Daidouji, and with Kero-chan's guidance, Sakura must learn to balance her new secret duty with the everyday troubles of a young girl involving love, family, and school, all while she takes flight on her magical adventures as Sakura the Cardcaptor.

Cardcaptor Sakura has finished airing and it has 70 Episodes. It is also Known as: カードキャプターさくら, CCS, Cardcaptors, Card Captor Sakura

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1. Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ouji

Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ouji

On her sixteenth birthday, orphan Himari Momochi inherits her ancestral estate that she's never seen. Momochi House exists on the barrier between the human and spiritual realms, and Himari is meant to act as guardian between the two worlds. But on the day she moves in, she finds three handsome squatters already living in the house, and one seems to have already taken over her role!

The Demon Prince of Momochi House is currently airing and will have 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 百千さん家のあやかし王子, Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ouji

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