Anime like Okusama wa Mahou Shoujo

Junketsu no Maria

Also known as Maria the Virgin Witch.

Studio: Production I.G , Bandai Visual , Kodansha , Lantis , I Will
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

The story follows Maria, the most powerful witch who lives during the Hundred Years' War in France. She despises war, so she obstructs battles with her strong magical powers. Her meddling with her succubus Artemis and incubus Priapos has caught the attention of the heavens, and so the Archangel Michael issues an edict. When Maria loses her virginity, she will also lose her magical powers. A beautiful angel named Ezekiel is supposed to watch Maria and make sure the witch does not use magic in front of people, but Maria continues to use magic anyways.



Tags: Religion , Witch , Female Protagonist , Magic , War , Gods , Philosophy , Historical , Foreign , Nudity , Rural , Succubus , Dragons , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Angels , Cult , Seinen

Kabushiki Gaisha Magi Lumiere

Also known as Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc..

Studio: J.C.STAFF , MOE , Dentsu , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

Kana Sakuragi is an excellent candidate for the job. Any job! She’s motivated and organized, and has a fantastic memory. So why has she interviewed at over 15 companies without receiving a single offer? She’s trying to keep a positive attitude, but it seems like her bad luck is only getting worse when a monster crashes her latest interview. As havoc ensues, she finds herself helping the magical girl who comes to their rescue and ends up with more than just her life in return. Meet the newest magical girl at Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.!



Tags: Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Work , Female Protagonist , Magic , Primarily Adult Cast , Office Lady , Kaiju , Conspiracy , Cosplay , Urban , Software Development , Swordplay , Crossdressing , Shounen

Mahou Shoujo Nante Mou Ii desu kara.

Also known as Mahou Shoujo Nante Mouiidesukara.

Studio: PINE JAM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

Yuzuka Hanami is a young girl who has few friends but who can do anything. One day, Yuzuka gets accosted by a strange creature named Miton who is digging through a trash dump. Miton tells Yuzuka, "you have the makings of a magical girl" and seems extremely suspicious. When Yuzuka is suddenly transformed into a magical girl, she's wearing a bathing suit.



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Magic , Primarily Child Cast , Henshin , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Nudity , Super Power , School , Animals , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Kuudere

Mahou Shoujo Tai Arusu

Also known as Tweeny Witches.

Studio: Horipro , Touhouku Shinsha , Media Blasters , Studio 4°C
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Alice believes in magic. With all her heart, she believes that magic is possible and that it can be used for good deeds and fun games. But suddenly, she finds herself transported into another world, ruled by a mysterious elite of witches - and these witches don't seem to be in it for the fun. They're hard at work capturing sprites, the native magical beings of the world, and forcing them into slavery. Once Alice realizes that her new surroundings aren't just a dream, she sets out to change things.



Tags: Magic , Witch , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Isekai , Conspiracy , Kuudere , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Child Cast

Houkago no Pleiades

Also known as Wish Upon the Pleiades.

Studio: Gainax , Showgate , Sentai Filmworks , Subaru
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Mahou Shoujo , Romance , Sci-Fi

Subaru is a young girl who discovers that her best friend Aoi is part of a magical group trying to gather engine fragments so that a little being from Pleiades can return to his home. Subaru considers joining them as she was chosen by the Pleiadian, president of this afterschool club.

Tags: Magic , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Space , Astronomy , Henshin , Aliens , School Club , Alternate Universe , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , CGI , Kuudere , Time Manipulation , Primarily Teen Cast

Twin Angel Break

Also known as Twin Angels BREAK.

Studio: J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mahou Shoujo

When the original team goes missing, a mysterious hedgehog named Miruku-chan requests two 3rd year middle schoolers to become the new Twin Angels. The cheerful yet forceful Meguru Amatsuki innocently aspires to be a hero of justice. The cool-headed introvert Sumire Kisaragi grew up in a strict household. Despite their differences, they start opening up to each other as they work as Twin Angels to stop the villainous Mary from resurrecting the demon lord Zelucifer.



Tags: Magic , Henshin , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast

Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku

Also known as Magical Girl Raising Project.

Studio: Lerche , flying DOG
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Horror , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Thriller

A social game called The Magical Girl Raising Project allows one in tens of thousands of people to be a "magical girl" — possessing extraordinary physical capabilities and looks, as well as special magical powers that set them apart from the rest of the human race. But one day, in a district containing 16 magical girls, the administration announces that it must halve the number of magical girls to solve the problem of magical energy.



Tags: Magic , Battle Royale , Death Game , Tragedy , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Kuudere , Witch , Robots , Swordplay , Urban , Video Games , Spearplay , Elf , Tsundere , Revenge , Super Power , Superhero , Gore , Angels , Henshin , Female Protagonist , Suicide , Primarily Teen Cast , Nun , Guns , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri , Twins , Crime , Gender Bending , Transgender , Isekai

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 , Cult , Ensemble Cast , Disability , Post-Apocalyptic , Amnesia , Memory Manipulation , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Fairy , Swordplay , Guns , Urban , Primarily Child Cast , School , Suicide , Tsundere , CGI , Language Barrier , Conspiracy

Mahoutsukai Precure!! MIRAI DAYS

Also known as Witchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~.

Studio: Toei Animation , Studio DEEN , Toei Animation , ADK Emotions , BANDAI SPIRITS , Marvelous
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

One of the anime projects to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Precure franchise, this will be a direct sequel of Mahoutsukai Precure! aimed at grown-up fans of the anime.

Mirai Asahina, a very curious 13-year-old girl with a love for mysterious things, met a young witch named Liko during spring break. Led by miracles and magic, Mirai and Liko both transformed into the Legendary Witch "Precures"! Working together with Mirai's treasured teddy bear Mofurun and Ha-chan, a fairy born from the "Linkle Smartbook", they tried to repel the chaos that was encroaching upon the "Magic World" and "Magicless World (Human World)". However, that involved the separation of everyone.

After being miraculously reunited a few years later, Mirai and the others begin to take steps towards their futures in their respective worlds. Mirai is a college student in the Magicless World. Liko, who returned to the Magic World, is a teacher at the Magic School. Mofurun, as always, is at Mirai's side. Ha-chan exists far away, watching over the world.

However, a new disaster threatening the Magic and Magicless worlds has appeared...
Due to signs of the coming disaster, Mirai and Liko reunite for the first time in months. While attempting to resist this mysterious enemy, they both come face to face with not only their past, but their future. With the magical words "Cure Up RaPaPa!", their exciting tale is once again set into motion!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Yuri , Isekai , Time Manipulation , Magic , Primarily Adult Cast , Witch , College , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Fairy , Dissociative Identities , Urban , Parenthood , Found Family , Teacher , LGBTQ+ Themes , Robots

Kibou no Chikara: Otona Precure '23

Also known as Power of Hope ~Precure Full Bloom~.

Studio: Toei Animation , Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

One of the anime projects to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Precure franchise, this sequel will show characters from Yes! Precure 5, Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! and Futari wa Precure: Splash☆Star as grown-ups.

Nozomi Yumehara was an ordinary middle school student until she met the mysterious fairy Coco. She became the Precure of Hope, Cure Dream, and fought alongside her friends. Years later, Nozomi and her friends are now adults, busy with work, friends, family, and the stress that adult life brings. As the mysterious Shadows appear and attack humans, Nozomi and her friends embark on a new saga.



Tags: Environmental , Time Skip , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Work , Angels , Time Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Teacher , Acting , Age Regression , Bar , Office Lady , Tokusatsu , Superhero , Super Power , Yuri