The genre Shoujo typically refers to anime that's targeted towards young girls/teenagers as an audience. Usually, it involves romance, drama and most of the time, features a female character because of the MC. Here are some recommendations
1.Yona of the Dawn (Akatsuki no Yona)
Studio: Studio Pierrot
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Romance
Episodes: 24 +3 OVAs
Quick Pitch: Princess Yona has lived an expensive and sheltered life, but the murder of her father and betrayal by her beloved cousin Su-won puts her life in peril. Forced to escape together with her bodyguard Son Hak, Yona experiences firsthand the poverty and corruption that plagues the dominion. Yona plans on retaking the throne, but it'll be an uphill battle.
2.Kamisama Kiss (Kamisama Hajimemashita)
Studio: TMS Entertainment
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / Supernatural
Episodes: 25 + 7 OVAs
Quick Pitch: Nanami may be a downtrodden and homeless highschool girl thanks to her father’s debts. After learning about her situation, a person offers Nanami his home, but she is upset to find out that it's a rundown shrine. She attempts to go away, but Nanami learns that she was sent to the shrine as a replacement land god. To perform the duties, Nanami must convince the fox familiar Tomoe to assist her.
3.Maid Sama! (Kaichou wa Maid-Sama!)
Studio: J.C. Staff
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Episodes: 26 + 2 OVAs
Quick Pitch: Seika High was once an all-boys school infamous for its obnoxious students, but has recently become co-ed. Misaki becomes the primary female student council president and works hard to form the varsity a far better place for the opposite girls that attend.
Despite her reputation as a man-hater, Misaki works a secret part-time job at a maid café to assist support her family. Takumi, a well-liked boy at college, discovers Misaki’s secret and uses it as a chance to urge closer to her.
4.My Love Story!! (Ore Monogatari!!)
Studio: Madhouse
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Episodes: 24
Quick Pitch: Takeo’s tall stature and muscular build are enough to intimidate the women at his school. and therefore the girls that aren’t intimidated by Takeo instantly fall for his handsome friend Makoto. When Takeo saves Rinko from a molester, he instantly falls crazy together with her. Despite his feelings, Takeo believes Rinko loves Makoto, and he will do anything to bring the 2 together.
5.Snow White with the Red Hair (Akagami no Shirayuki-Hime)
Studio: Bones
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Romance
Episodes: 24 + 1 OVA
Quick Pitch: Shirayuki may be a cheerful girl working as an apothecary at an area herbal shop. After being threatened to hitch Prince Raji’s harem as a concubine, Shirayuki flees town only to be rescued by Prince Zen Wistaria. Hoping to repay her debt to Zen, Shirayuki trains to become a court herbalist in Zen’s home country. While they slowly develop romantic feelings, the country’s social expectations forbid Zen from pursuing a relationship with anyone of lesser social station.
6.Blue Spring Ride (Ao Haru Ride)
Studio: Production I.G.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Slice of Life
Episodes: 12
Quick Pitch: Futaba wont to attract tons of attention from boys in secondary school, but became ostracized by the women. Now in highschool, she is decided to avoid all unwanted attention from to suit in together with her girlfriends. Her plan becomes complicated when she is reunited with Kou, a boy who she fell deeply crazy within the secondary school but couldn’t admit her feelings thanks to a misunderstanding.
7. the planet remains Beautiful (Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii)
Studio: Studio Pierrot
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / Supernatural
Episodes: 12
Quick Pitch: Despite her reluctance, Princess Nike of the Rain Dukedom travels to the Louis XIV dom to marry Sun King Livius. Princess Nike soon learns that while the Louis XIV has conquered the planet in just three years since receiving the crown, he's still a toddler. When Princess Nike refuses to form it rains for Louis XIV Livius, she is thrown in jail. But soon, this marriage will establish an emotional bond.
8.Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East (Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun)
Studio: Studio Deen
Genre: Action / Fantasy / Supernatural
Episodes: 26
Quick Pitch: Five years ago, the village of Ootsuka was lit ablaze and left three survivors: Shino, Sosuke, and Hamaji. The three live under the watchful eye of the Imperial Church, which wants to reclaim the murasame demon blade living within Shino. Realizing the Shino won’t cooperate, they kidnap Hamaji, which causes Shin and Sosuke to visit the Imperial City to save lots of her.
9.My Little Monster (Tonari no Kaibutsu-Kun)
Studio: Brain’s Base
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Slice of Life
Episodes: 13 + 1 OVA
Quick Pitch: Shizuku is merely focused on her grades, which results in a chilly view of life. However, she begins to vary after delivering class printouts to Haru, who has stopped coming to high school after a fight earlier within the year. Rumored to be violent, Shizuku is surprised to find out that Haru is good. While the 2 know little about human interaction, Haru quickly proclaims his love Shizuku. Together, they struggle to find out the character of their emotions.
10.Orange
Studio: Telecom Animation Film
Genre: Drama / Romance / fantasy
Episodes: 13 + 1 Movie
Quick Pitch: Naho’s first day of her sophomore year of high school begins on a weird note. She receives a letter from herself that was written 10 years within the future and is crammed with her life regrets. At first, Naho thinks it’s a joke, but several events begin to accurately unfold. Naho is now determined to correct these mistakes, especially about transfer student Kakeru.
11. Say “I Love You.” (Sukitte Ii na yo.)
Studio: Zexcs
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Slice of Life
Episodes: 13 + 1 OVA
Quick Pitch: Mei has spent her high school years without making friends or finding a boyfriend thanks to a nasty childhood experience. Her bleak Weltanschauung is challenged after she encounters a well-liked boy named Yamato.
12. Kiss Him, Not Me! (Watashi ga Motete Dousunda)Studio: Brain’s Base
Genre: Comedy / Reverse Harem / Romance
Episodes: 12
Quick Pitch: Kei may be a hardcore fujoshi, but the death of her favorite anime character results in every week of isolation in her room. After beginning, Kei discovers she has lost tons of weight and has become pretty. Kei’s new appearances draw the eye of 4 boys at her school, but her fujoshi tendencies cause frustration as she just wants to ascertain the boys get along.
13.Laughing Under the Clouds (Donten ni Warau)
Studio: Doga Kobo
Genre: Action / Historical / Fantasy
Episodes: 12
Quick Pitch: The Meiji Era saw the banning of swords and therefore the diminishing influence of the samurai. This act led caused the samurai to rebel and a rise in crime, which led to the govt to make an enormous prison within the middle of Lake Biwa. the govt relies on the Kumo brothers to bring the criminals to prison.
14. Sabagebu!
Studio: Pierrot Plus
Genre: Action / Comedy
Episodes: 12 + 6 OVAs
Quick Pitch: Momoka spends her school life blending in together with her classmate's thanks to a history of transferring schools. Despite her unassuming nature, Momoka is recruited to hitch her school’s airsoft club.
15 Nijiiro Days
Studio: Production Reed
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Slice of Life
Episodes: 24
Quick Pitch: Natsuki, Tomoya, Keiichi, and Tsuyoshi are friends in high school. They don’t belong to any clubs and luxuriate in hanging out with one another. However, Natsuki features a crush on Anna. Despite their best intentions, Natsuki’s friends keep meddling in his relationship with Anna once they should be that specialize in their own relationships.
What are your favorite modern shoujo anime?
1.Yona of the Dawn (Akatsuki no Yona)
Studio: Studio Pierrot
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Romance
Episodes: 24 +3 OVAs
Quick Pitch: Princess Yona has lived an expensive and sheltered life, but the murder of her father and betrayal by her beloved cousin Su-won puts her life in peril. Forced to escape together with her bodyguard Son Hak, Yona experiences firsthand the poverty and corruption that plagues the dominion. Yona plans on retaking the throne, but it'll be an uphill battle.
2.Kamisama Kiss (Kamisama Hajimemashita)
Studio: TMS Entertainment
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / Supernatural
Episodes: 25 + 7 OVAs
Quick Pitch: Nanami may be a downtrodden and homeless highschool girl thanks to her father’s debts. After learning about her situation, a person offers Nanami his home, but she is upset to find out that it's a rundown shrine. She attempts to go away, but Nanami learns that she was sent to the shrine as a replacement land god. To perform the duties, Nanami must convince the fox familiar Tomoe to assist her.
3.Maid Sama! (Kaichou wa Maid-Sama!)
Studio: J.C. Staff
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Episodes: 26 + 2 OVAs
Quick Pitch: Seika High was once an all-boys school infamous for its obnoxious students, but has recently become co-ed. Misaki becomes the primary female student council president and works hard to form the varsity a far better place for the opposite girls that attend.
Despite her reputation as a man-hater, Misaki works a secret part-time job at a maid café to assist support her family. Takumi, a well-liked boy at college, discovers Misaki’s secret and uses it as a chance to urge closer to her.
4.My Love Story!! (Ore Monogatari!!)
Studio: Madhouse
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Episodes: 24
Quick Pitch: Takeo’s tall stature and muscular build are enough to intimidate the women at his school. and therefore the girls that aren’t intimidated by Takeo instantly fall for his handsome friend Makoto. When Takeo saves Rinko from a molester, he instantly falls crazy together with her. Despite his feelings, Takeo believes Rinko loves Makoto, and he will do anything to bring the 2 together.
5.Snow White with the Red Hair (Akagami no Shirayuki-Hime)
Studio: Bones
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Romance
Episodes: 24 + 1 OVA
Quick Pitch: Shirayuki may be a cheerful girl working as an apothecary at an area herbal shop. After being threatened to hitch Prince Raji’s harem as a concubine, Shirayuki flees town only to be rescued by Prince Zen Wistaria. Hoping to repay her debt to Zen, Shirayuki trains to become a court herbalist in Zen’s home country. While they slowly develop romantic feelings, the country’s social expectations forbid Zen from pursuing a relationship with anyone of lesser social station.
6.Blue Spring Ride (Ao Haru Ride)
Studio: Production I.G.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Slice of Life
Episodes: 12
Quick Pitch: Futaba wont to attract tons of attention from boys in secondary school, but became ostracized by the women. Now in highschool, she is decided to avoid all unwanted attention from to suit in together with her girlfriends. Her plan becomes complicated when she is reunited with Kou, a boy who she fell deeply crazy within the secondary school but couldn’t admit her feelings thanks to a misunderstanding.
7. the planet remains Beautiful (Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii)
Studio: Studio Pierrot
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / Supernatural
Episodes: 12
Quick Pitch: Despite her reluctance, Princess Nike of the Rain Dukedom travels to the Louis XIV dom to marry Sun King Livius. Princess Nike soon learns that while the Louis XIV has conquered the planet in just three years since receiving the crown, he's still a toddler. When Princess Nike refuses to form it rains for Louis XIV Livius, she is thrown in jail. But soon, this marriage will establish an emotional bond.
8.Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East (Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun)
Studio: Studio Deen
Genre: Action / Fantasy / Supernatural
Episodes: 26
Quick Pitch: Five years ago, the village of Ootsuka was lit ablaze and left three survivors: Shino, Sosuke, and Hamaji. The three live under the watchful eye of the Imperial Church, which wants to reclaim the murasame demon blade living within Shino. Realizing the Shino won’t cooperate, they kidnap Hamaji, which causes Shin and Sosuke to visit the Imperial City to save lots of her.
9.My Little Monster (Tonari no Kaibutsu-Kun)
Studio: Brain’s Base
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Slice of Life
Episodes: 13 + 1 OVA
Quick Pitch: Shizuku is merely focused on her grades, which results in a chilly view of life. However, she begins to vary after delivering class printouts to Haru, who has stopped coming to high school after a fight earlier within the year. Rumored to be violent, Shizuku is surprised to find out that Haru is good. While the 2 know little about human interaction, Haru quickly proclaims his love Shizuku. Together, they struggle to find out the character of their emotions.
10.Orange
Studio: Telecom Animation Film
Genre: Drama / Romance / fantasy
Episodes: 13 + 1 Movie
Quick Pitch: Naho’s first day of her sophomore year of high school begins on a weird note. She receives a letter from herself that was written 10 years within the future and is crammed with her life regrets. At first, Naho thinks it’s a joke, but several events begin to accurately unfold. Naho is now determined to correct these mistakes, especially about transfer student Kakeru.
11. Say “I Love You.” (Sukitte Ii na yo.)
Studio: Zexcs
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Slice of Life
Episodes: 13 + 1 OVA
Quick Pitch: Mei has spent her high school years without making friends or finding a boyfriend thanks to a nasty childhood experience. Her bleak Weltanschauung is challenged after she encounters a well-liked boy named Yamato.
12. Kiss Him, Not Me! (Watashi ga Motete Dousunda)Studio: Brain’s Base
Genre: Comedy / Reverse Harem / Romance
Episodes: 12
Quick Pitch: Kei may be a hardcore fujoshi, but the death of her favorite anime character results in every week of isolation in her room. After beginning, Kei discovers she has lost tons of weight and has become pretty. Kei’s new appearances draw the eye of 4 boys at her school, but her fujoshi tendencies cause frustration as she just wants to ascertain the boys get along.
13.Laughing Under the Clouds (Donten ni Warau)
Studio: Doga Kobo
Genre: Action / Historical / Fantasy
Episodes: 12
Quick Pitch: The Meiji Era saw the banning of swords and therefore the diminishing influence of the samurai. This act led caused the samurai to rebel and a rise in crime, which led to the govt to make an enormous prison within the middle of Lake Biwa. the govt relies on the Kumo brothers to bring the criminals to prison.
14. Sabagebu!
Studio: Pierrot Plus
Genre: Action / Comedy
Episodes: 12 + 6 OVAs
Quick Pitch: Momoka spends her school life blending in together with her classmate's thanks to a history of transferring schools. Despite her unassuming nature, Momoka is recruited to hitch her school’s airsoft club.
15 Nijiiro Days
Studio: Production Reed
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Slice of Life
Episodes: 24
Quick Pitch: Natsuki, Tomoya, Keiichi, and Tsuyoshi are friends in high school. They don’t belong to any clubs and luxuriate in hanging out with one another. However, Natsuki features a crush on Anna. Despite their best intentions, Natsuki’s friends keep meddling in his relationship with Anna once they should be that specialize in their own relationships.
What are your favorite modern shoujo anime?
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