Best Anime with Female Protagonists (or in other active roles)

Best Anime with Female Protagonists (or in other active roles)'s icon

Created by Armoreska.

Favorited 0 times, disliked 0 times, added to 0 watchlists.

Anna Lindwasser's The 19 Best Anime With Female Protagonists (from Ranker)
Screenrant's 15 Great Anime Featuring Strong Female Protagonists
RecommendMeAnime's 15 Anime Series With Strong Female Protagonists
RecommendMeAnime's 10 Anime Series That Feature Strong Female Characters
RecommendMeAnime's 12 Isekai Anime Series With a Female Protagonist
Screenrant's The 15 Best Female Protagonists In Anime History / Sotaku's Top 14 (altho they don't seem to get the meaning of the word protagonist)
AnimeMotivation's The Best Female Anime Protagonists Who Are Strong, Smart And Capable
The Mary Sue's 11 Female-Centric Anime Everyone Should Check Out (finally someone puts Tutu and Cardcaptor on a list)
SavvyTokyo's 10 Anime With Compelling Female Characters to Enjoy
CBR's 10 Best Female Protagonists In Isekai Anime
AnimeRegent's Top 10 Anime With Strong Female MC
Mochi-Chan's Top 10 Anime With Female Protagonist You Should Watch
Blaise Senpai's Top 10 Anime With Unexpectedly Strong Female Lead
FandomSpot's 20 Best Anime With A Female Lead MC
CBR's The 10 Best Anime With Strong Female Role Models

longer lists that I won't add:
https://www.anime-planet.com/users/AnnaSartin/lists/anime-that-pass-the-bechdel-test-256395
https://www.anime-planet.com/users/Ginevra/lists/female-protagonist-anime-32332

falls outside the scope or too risque:
MsMojo's Top 20 Most Badass Female Anime Characters
Andy Art TV's 20 of the Most Iconic Female Characters In Anime History

limited to a few titles from each universe

132 and below: searching for what nobody mentioned on forums, in other lists etc
https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1926114
https://myanimelist.net/featured/1962/Top_14_Best_Josei_Anime_of_All_Time_Updated
https://caffeineanime.com/15-of-the-best-josei-anime-that-any-anime-lovers-should-watch/
https://honeysanime.com/top-10-josei-anime-best-recommendations/
https://www.cbr.com/best-josei-anime-twenty-first-century/

not on IMDb:
Meng Qi Shi Shen

does this count?
Usagi Drop

Remove ads

Pssst, want to check out the Best Anime with Female Protagonists (or in other active roles) list in our new look?

Filter

  1. 157 new

    Nodame kantâbire

    2007, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 156 new

    Hakuouki

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 155 new

    Code: Realize - Guardian of Rebirth

    2017, in 0 top lists
    Check
  4. 154 new

    Orange

    2016, in 0 top lists
    Check
  5. 153 new

    Pîchi gâru

    2005 — a.k.a. Peach Girl, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 152 new

    Hana yori dango

    1996 — a.k.a. Boys Over Flowers, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 151 new

    Ano hi mita hana no namae o bokutachi wa mada...

    2011 — a.k.a. Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 150 new

    Hotarubi no mori e

    2011 — a.k.a. To the Forest of Firefly Lights, in 1 top list Check
  9. 149 new

    Sukippu bîto!

    2008 — a.k.a. Skip Beat!, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 148 new

    Pet Shop of Horrors

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 147 new

    Ristorante Paradiso

    2009, in 0 top lists
    Check
  12. 146 new

    Gokusen

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 145 new

    Omohide poro poro

    1991 — a.k.a. Only Yesterday, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 144 new

    Hachimitsu to kurôbâ

    2005 — a.k.a. Honey and Clover, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 143 new

    Kurage hime

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 142 new

    Noragami

    2014, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 141 new

    Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha

    2014, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 140 new

    Haibane renmei

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 139 new

    Flip Flappers

    2016, in 0 top lists
    Check
  20. 138 new

    Burakku Rokku Shuta

    2012 — a.k.a. Black Rock Shooter, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 137 new

    Burakku Rokku Shuta

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 136 new

    Angel Beats!

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 135 new

    Owarimonogatari

    2015, in 0 top lists
    Check
  24. 134 new

    Ergo Proxy

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 133 new

    Paradise Kiss

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 132 new

    Noein: Mô hitori no kimi he

    2005 — a.k.a. Noein: To Your Other Self, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 131 new

    Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU

    2020, in 0 top lists
    Check
  28. 130 new

    Higurashi no naku koro ni: Kai

    2007 — a.k.a. When They Cry: Kai, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 129 new

    Higurashi no naku koro ni

    2006 — a.k.a. When They Cry, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 128 new

    Heppoko jikken animêshon excel saga

    1999 — a.k.a. Excel Saga, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 127 new

    Hanyô no Yashahime

    2020 — a.k.a. Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, in 0 top lists
    Check
  32. 126 new

    Wonder Egg Priority

    2021, in 0 top lists
    Check
  33. 125 new

    Panti & Sutokkingu with Gâtâberuto

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 124 new

    Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita

    2012 — a.k.a. Humanity Has Declined, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 123 new

    Mimi wo sumaseba

    1995 — a.k.a. Whisper of the Heart, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 122 new

    Kaguya-hime no monogatari

    2013 — a.k.a. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, in 8 top lists Check
  37. 121 new

    Houseki no Kuni

    2017 — a.k.a. Land of the Lustrous, in 0 top lists
    Check
  38. 120 new

    Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!

    2020 — a.k.a. Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, in 0 top lists
    Check
  39. 119 new

    Gekijô ban Kara no kyôkai: Dai go shô - Mujun...

    2008 — a.k.a. Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners - Paradox Spiral, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 118 new

    Gekijô ban Kara no kyôkai: Dai isshô - Fukan fûkei

    2007 — a.k.a. Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners - Overlooking View, in 0 top lists Check
  41. 117 new

    Serial Experiments Lain

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 116 new

    Madlax

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 115 new

    Blood-C

    2011, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 114 new

    Magical Girl Raising Project

    2016, in 0 top lists
    Check
  45. 113 new

    Canaan

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 112 new

    Witch Craft Works

    2014, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 111 new

    Kamisama kazoku

    2006, in 0 top lists
    Check
  48. 110 new

    K-On!

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 109 new

    Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo

    2012 — a.k.a. The Pet Girl of Sakurasou, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 108 new

    Kamigami no Asobi

    2014, in 0 top lists Check
Remove ads
Show all 157 movies

Last updated on Aug 20, 2021;