Anime like BLUE REFLECTION RAY

Flip Flappers

Also known as FLIP FLAPPERS.

Studio: Studio 3Hz , Infinite , Happinet , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , GAGA , Lantis , Medicos Entertainment , AT-X , Sotsu , BS Fuji , TOKYO MX , Ray
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Sci-Fi

As a middle school student, Cocona has been trying to decide what to do with her life. Magical Girl, however, wasn’t a career path that she’d ever considered. When suddenly a strange girl named Papika thrusts her into a secret organization called Flip Flap, Cocona’s outlook does a radical flip-flop. Her views start to change when she is dragged into an alternate dimension called Pure Illusion where she’s charged with gathering crystal shards and fighting strange creatures. Now, between running missions and facing off against a rival organization, Cocona doesn’t have much time to consider alternate career choices. What are these shards, and why is gathering them so important? There’s a mystery to be solved and multiple worlds to be saved in FLIP FLAPPERS!



Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Henshin , LGBTQ+ Themes , Meta , Yuri , Magic , Kemonomimi , Desert , Archery , Guns , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Swordplay , Robots , Primarily Female Cast , Surreal Comedy , Memory Manipulation , Super Power , Dissociative Identities , Cult , Time Manipulation , Episodic , Age Regression , Isekai , Tragedy , Twins , Surfing , School , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Super Robot , Parody , Yandere , Heterosexual

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 , Kuudere , Time Loop , Coming of Age , Henshin , Survival , Aliens , Yuri , Urban , Primarily Child Cast , Ensemble Cast , Gods , Anti-Hero , Spearplay , Suicide , Achronological Order , Love Triangle , Guns , Archery , LGBTQ+ Themes , Heterosexual , Mixed Media , School , Tomboy , Anthropomorphism

Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru

Also known as Yuki Yuna is a Hero.

Studio: Studio Gokumi , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Slice of Life

Yuuna Yuuki is an ordinary second-year middle school student. She gets up in the morning, gets ready for school, goes to classes, participates in club activities, and has fun with her friends. But there is one extraordinary thing about Yuuki — she belongs to the “Brave Hero Club.” What does the Brave Hero Club do? Who is the mysterious being called “Vertex?” Yuuki Yuuna and her friends’ story takes place in Year 300, Era of the Gods.



Tags: Super Power , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Magic , Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Gods , Tragedy , Philosophy , School Club , Disability , Cult , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Chuunibyou , Coastal , Superhero , Religion , Kaiju , Isekai , Fairy , Post-Apocalyptic , Amnesia , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Memory Manipulation , Suicide , Swordplay , Guns , Conspiracy , School , Primarily Child Cast , Tsundere , CGI , Language Barrier

Assault Lily: BOUQUET

Also known as Assault Lily BOUQUET.

Studio: Shaft , TBS , Bushiroad , Azone International , Pokelabo , Bushiroad Music , Marui Group , Bushiroad Creative
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

An anime project based off of the Assault Lily doll series.

On Earth in the near future, humanity faced imminent destruction from mysterious giant creatures known as "Huge." The entire world unites against the Huge, and successfully develops weaponry known as "CHARM" (Counter Huge Arms) by combining science and magic. CHARM exhibits high rates of synchronization with teenaged girls, and the girls who use CHARM are viewed as heroes called "Lilies." Throughout the world, "Garden" military academies are established to train Lilies to face the Huge and to serve as bases to protect and guide people. This is a story about fighting girls who aim to become Lilies at one such Garden.



Tags: Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Yuri , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , School , Swordplay , Ojou-sama , Ensemble Cast , CGI , Tragedy , Memory Manipulation

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 , Memory Manipulation , Isekai , Tragedy , Henshin , LGBTQ+ Themes , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

Black★Rock Shooter (TV)

Also known as Black Rock Shooter.

Studio: Aniplex , Dentsu , Funimation , Ordet , SANZIGEN , Ultra Super Pictures , Sony Music Entertainment , Fujipacific Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Slice of Life

It isn't the world you know. There wanders a girl with jet-black hair, ebony clothes, and a strikingly blue, glowing eye. Her name is Black★Rock Shooter. With a huge cannon in hand, she throws herself into a fierce battle...

Meanwhile, in another world, middle-school student Mato Kuroi is drawn to Yomi Takanashi, her classmate with an unusual family name. Mato does her best to talk to Yomi, who just won't open up. Yu Koutari mocks her best friend Mato's efforts but at the same time, supports her. Mato also finds herself surrounded by other colorful characters at school, like the eccentric school counselor, Saya Irino, and the hot-blooded captain of her club club, Arata Kohata.

Then, one day, the window of opportunity opens. After Mato sees that Yomi has her favorite picture book, "Li'l Birds At Play", they strike up a conversation and Mato is invited to come over to Yomi's house. There, they gradually break the ice, until a girl in a wheelchair appears. This is Yomi's best friend, Kagari Izuriha...

Two worlds. Mato and Black★Rock Shooter. This is the story of their "pain".



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Alternate Universe , Female Protagonist , Body Swapping , Coming of Age , School , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Urban , Disability , Yandere , Swordplay , Bullying , Vocal Synth , Dissociative Identities , CGI , Rehabilitation , Reincarnation , Guns , Primarily Teen Cast , Spearplay , Tanned Skin , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crossover , Drawing , Skeleton , Isekai , Gore , Basketball , Nudity

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Also known as Sailor Moon.

Studio: Toei Animation , TV Asahi , Madman Entertainment , Viz Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Usagi Tsukino is an average student and crybaby klutz who constantly scores low on her tests. Unexpectedly, her humdrum life is turned upside down when she saves a cat with a crescent moon on its head from danger. The cat, named Luna, later reveals that their meeting was not an accident: Usagi is destined to become Sailor Moon, a planetary guardian with the power to protect the Earth. Given a special brooch that allows her to transform, she must use her new powers to save the city from evil energy-stealing monsters sent by the malevolent Queen Beryl of the Dark Kingdom.

But getting accustomed to her powers and fighting villains are not the only things she has to worry about. She must find the lost princess of the Moon Kingdom, the other Sailor Guardians, and the Legendary Silver Crystal in order to save the planet from destruction.



Tags: Magic , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Superhero , Slapstick , Super Power , Demons , Found Family , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Reincarnation , Coming of Age , Amnesia , Animals , Fairy Tale , School , Space , Primarily Teen Cast , Tragedy , Episodic , War , Dissociative Identities , Urban , Revenge , Aliens , Tokusatsu , Age Gap , LGBTQ+ Themes , Mythology , Shrine Maiden , Unrequited Love , Time Manipulation , Body Horror , Suicide , Makeup , Boys' Love

SHY

Also known as SHY.

Studio: 8-bit , Bandai Namco Filmworks , Bandai Namco Music Live , Akita Shoten , Yostar , Bandai , TV Tokyo , ADK Marketing Solutions , 8-bit
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

On the brink of a third World War, superheroes appeared on Earth. Gifted with powers, their appearance brings peace to the world. The heroes each selected a country in which they would reside, serve, and protect its citizens. Shy is Japan’s hero, endowed with super strength. Her most daunting enemy yet? Crippling shyness. Join Shy and her super friends as she defends Earth and gains confidence!



Tags: Henshin , Female Protagonist , Superhero , Super Power , Primarily Female Cast , Shounen , Disability , Age Regression , Travel , Ninja , Body Horror , Femboy

Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai

Also known as Garakowa -Restore the World-.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mahou Shoujo , Mystery , Sci-Fi

A floating space without gravity where an infinite number of lights shine in different colors: The "Box of Wisdom." Inside of this box, there are multiple worlds, multiple timelines, and there used to be many different people. This is where Dual and Dorothy were fighting with enemies called "Viruses." Worlds infected by viruses must be erased. That is the duty, the job of these girls. However, one day, Dual and Dorothy feel the presence of a new Virus. Arriving at the scene, they see a girl being attacked by Viruses. After saving the girl, the duo wait for her to awaken so they can ask who she is, where she came from, and where she is going. Finally, when the girl opened her eyes, she gave her name, Rimo, and whispered only one sentence... "I must return to the flower patch..."



Tags: Artificial Intelligence , Primarily Female Cast , Tragedy , Post-Apocalyptic , Virtual World , Amnesia , Female Protagonist , Henshin , Philosophy , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha

Also known as Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.

Studio: Seven Arcs , Funimation , Omnibus Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

3rd grader Takamachi Nanoha stumbled upon an injured talking ferret after hearing his telepathic cries for help. The ferret turned out to be Yuuno, an archeologist and mage from another world who had accidentally scattered the dangerous Jewel Seeds throughout Earth. Without the strength to collect the Jewel Seeds, Yuuno had resumed a ferret form and needed someone else to take on the task for him. He gave a red jewel to Nanoha explaining to her with this she could transform and use magic to combat the monsters that threatened them due to the Jewel Seeds. But the monsters are the least of their worries, as Yuuno and Nanoha are not the only ones out to collect the Jewel Seeds.

Tags: Magic , Super Power , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Child Cast , Animals , Urban , Coastal , Spearplay , Kemonomimi , Robots , Military , Artificial Intelligence , Memory Manipulation , Space , Shapeshifting , Clone , Lost Civilization , Kuudere , Nudity