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Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden

Also known as Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story.

Studio: Shaft , Aniplex , Houbunsha , f4samurai , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mahou Shoujo , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

In exchange for the fulfillment of a wish, Magical Girls keep fighting, unbeknownst to the rest of the world. But Iroha Tamaki can’t seem to remember her wish. A rumor begins to spread among Magical Girls. “Magical Girls can be saved if they go to Kamihama.” Kamihama City, the city where Magical Girls and Uwasa are gathering. The story of Iroha Tamaki, in search for her lost wish, begins…



Tags: Magic , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Henshin , Alternate Universe , Witch , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Cult , Memory Manipulation , Twins , Artificial Intelligence , Trains

Senki Zesshou Symphogear

Also known as Symphogear.

Studio: Satelight , Encourage Films , Memory-Tech , Dwango , Bushiroad , Studio Pastoral
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mahou Shoujo , Music , Sci-Fi

With the coming of spring, Hibiki Tachibana and Miku Kohinata start their first year in high school school at the prestigious Lydian Music Academy. That their idol, the singer Tsubasa Kazanari, also attends Lydian is just an added bonus. Neither of them know that their lives are about to change forever. Neither of them know that the first, awakening beat is almost upon them.



Tags: Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Super Power , Primarily Teen Cast , Conspiracy , Guns , Urban , Tsundere , Tragedy , Idol , Mythology , Dancing , School , Swordplay , Superhero , Spearplay , Gore , Military , Drugs , Orphan , Motorcycles , Nudity

Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica

Also known as Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Studio: Aniplex , Shaft , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Movic , Nitroplus , Aniplex of America , Madoka Partners , Houbunsha , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Thriller

One night, 14-year-old Madoka Kaname has a terrible nightmare - against the backdrop of a devastated city, she witnesses a girl fight a losing battle against a dreadful being lingering above, while a cat-like magical creature tells Madoka the only way to change such tragic outcome is for her to make a contract with him and become a magical girl.

The next day, the teen's dream seemingly becomes reality as the girl she saw in her dream - Homura - arrives at Mitakihara Middle School as a transfer student, mysteriously warning Madoka to stay just the way she is; but when later on she and her best friend Sayaka encounter the same cat-like magical creature from her dream - who introduces himself as Kyubey - the pair discovers that magical girls are real, and what's more, they can choose to become one. All they must do is sign a contract with Kyubey and agree to take on the duty to fight abstract beings called 'witches' that spread despair to the human world, and in return, each one of them will be granted any single wish they desire. However, as Homura's omen suggests, there might be far more to becoming a magical girl than Madoka and Sayaka realize...

Notes:
Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the broadcasts of episodes 11 and 12 were delayed and were later aired as a double feature on April 21, 2011.

Tags: Magic , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Witch , Primarily Female Cast , Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Alternate Universe , Primarily Teen Cast , Time Loop , Kuudere , Coming of Age , Henshin , Survival , Aliens , Urban , Primarily Child Cast , Ensemble Cast , Gods , Anti-Hero , Spearplay , Suicide , Achronological Order , Love Triangle , Guns , Archery , Heterosexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Mixed Media , School , Tomboy , Anthropomorphism

Granbelm

Also known as GRANBELM.

Studio: Nexus , Infinite , Sentai Filmworks , ONE MUSIC
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Mecha

Was going back to school at night to retrieve a forgotten lunch box a really bad mistake? That's how it seems when Mangetsu Kohinata suddenly finds herself pulled into a strange world where girls in giant magical armor are engaged in a ferocious battle. While the timing was unfortunate, it turns out that Mangetsu's arrival in this strange realm was anything but a mistake, because Mangetsu appears to be a mage herself! Now, with the help of her mysterious new friend Shingetsu, Mangetsu must learn how to summon and control her own giant armor as they fight against other mages in a competition with an unbelievable prize - control of the lost magic that once ruled our planet!



Tags: Battle Royale , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Super Robot , Revenge , Tragedy , Memory Manipulation , Henshin , Isekai , LGBTQ+ Themes , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

Lycoris Recoil

Also known as Lycoris Recoil.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , ABC Animation , BS11
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Slice of Life

“LycoReco” is a café with a traditional Japanese twist located in downtown Tokyo. But the delicious coffee and sugary sweets are not the only orders this café takes! From delivering packages short distances, to pick-ups and drop-offs on the lonely streets at night, to zombies and giant monster extermination…?! Whatever your problem, we're here to help! We will solve any kind of "trouble" you may have!

Waiting for you are the ever-smiling poster-girl and the cool, serious newcomer. A petite girl who never wants to work and a young woman approaching thirty who wants to get married. And the manager is a nice guy who’s obsessed with Japan!

Whatever your order is, leave it all up to us♪



Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Crime , Guns , Assassins , Terrorism , Conspiracy , Urban , Found Family , Yuri , Work , Kuudere , Orphan , Espionage , Politics , Restaurant , LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Police , Parenthood , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Bar , CGI

BLUE REFLECTION RAY

Also known as Blue Reflection Ray.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Magic Capsule , Mainichi Broadcasting System , DMM pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological

Optimistic Hiori can’t turn away anyone in need. Awkward Ruka can’t seem to make friends, even when she tries. But these two do have one thing in common: they’re both magical girls called Reflectors! Together, this unlikely pair will use their powers to help resolve emotional struggles and protect the Fragments of people’s hearts.



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Time Manipulation , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Teen Cast , Henshin , Magic , Super Power , Amnesia , School , Cult , Suicide , Anti-Hero , Orphan , Twins , Torture , Swordplay

Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight

Also known as Revue Starlight.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , Pony Canyon , OVERLAP , APDREAM , TBS , Sound Team Don Juan , Nelke Planning , Bushiroad , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Music , Psychological

The franchise centers on "Starlight" — the song and dance revue troupe loved throughout the world. Karen and Hikari make a promise with each other when they're young that one day they'll stand on that stage together. Time passes, and now the girls are 16 years old. Karen is very enthusiastic about the lessons she takes every day, holding her promise close to her heart. Hikari has transferred schools and is now away from Karen. But the cogs of fate turn, and the two are destined to meet again. The girls and other "Stage Girls" will compete in a mysterious audition process to gain acceptance into the revue.



Tags: Musical Theater , Primarily Female Cast , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Acting , Female Protagonist , Meta , Fairy Tale , Battle Royale , Unrequited Love , Philosophy , Animals , Yuri , School , Time Loop , Coming of Age , Boarding School , Henshin , Swordplay , Time Manipulation , Dancing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Foreign , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Revenge , Tomboy , Archery , Love Triangle , Urban , Writing , Baseball , Motorcycles

Toji no Miko

Also known as Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko.

Studio: Studio Gokumi , Genco , KADOKAWA , Square Enix , Crunchyroll , My Theater D.D. , Glovision , Mainichi Broadcasting System , AT-X , Magical Kingdom Anime (HK)
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

Since ancient times, shrine maidens who wield swords have been exorcising "aratama," strange existences that threaten the human world. These young women who wear school uniforms and a sword are called "Toji," and they serve as an official unit within the police force as a "special religious service police squad." The government authorizes the Toji to wear swords and serve as government officials, and the government has set up five schools throughout the country for the girls to attend. The girls live ordinary school lives, while occasionally performing their duties, wielding their swords and using various powers to fight and protect the people.



Tags: Swordplay , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Fugitive , Shrine Maiden , Samurai , Urban Fantasy , Kuudere , Primarily Teen Cast

RELEASE THE SPYCE

Also known as RELEASE THE SPYCE.

Studio: Lay-duce , KADOKAWA , Pony Canyon , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

Momo Minamoto is a high school girl living an ordinary life in Sorasaki City – until she is recruited to join a private information agency called “Tsukikage”.

As it turns out, Tsukikage is actually a spy organization whose mission is to protect the peace and preserve justice from behind the scenes. The girls use secret tools and use specially created spices which enhance their abilities. Through Tsukikage’s mentoring system, the girls not only grow stronger, but closer. Together, they train their hearts and minds as weapons to fight against evil.

The metropolis of Sorasaki is being infiltrated by a criminal organization called “Mouryo”. Momo must work together with her friends to protect her family, friends and local residents against Mouryo’s evil forces.



Tags: Ninja , Espionage , Primarily Female Cast , Martial Arts , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Drugs , Coming of Age , Swordplay , Memory Manipulation , Tragedy , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Time Skip , School

Senyoku no Sigrdrifa

Also known as Warlords of Sigrdrifa.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , Good Smile Company , BS11
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

When the Pillars suddenly appear on Earth, threatening all life, it's only the act of the god Odin that offers humanity salvation. Providing a means of fighting back, he gives Earth the Valkyries, young female pilots with supernatural powers and spirit fighter planes. These skilled troublemakers, all young, risk their lives in a long-running war—but the final battle is fast approaching!



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Aviation , Military , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Gods , Mythology , Tragedy , Magic