Anime like Majokko Shimai no Yoyo to Nene

Little Witch Academia

Also known as Little Witch Academia.

Studio: TRIGGER
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

For young witches everywhere, the world-renowned witch Shiny Chariot reigns as the most revered and celebrated role model. But as the girls age, so do their opinions of her—now just the mention of Chariot would get a witch labeled a child. However, undeterred in her blind admiration for Chariot, ordinary girl Atsuko Kagari enrolls into Luna Nova Magical Academy, hoping to someday become just as mesmerizing as her idol.

However, the witch academy isn't all the fun and games Atsuko thought it would be: boring lectures, strict teachers, and students who mock Chariot plague the campus. Coupled with her own ineptness in magic, she's seen as little more than a rebel student. But when a chance finally presents itself to prove herself to her peers and teachers, she takes it, and now it's up to her to stop a rampaging dragon before it flattens the entire academy.

Little Witch Academia is one of the four anime works that each received 38 million yen (about US$480,000) from the "2012 Young Animator Training Project." Just like in 2010 and 2011, the animation labor group received 214.5 million yen (US$2.65 million) from the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs, and it distributed most of those funds to studios who train young animators on-the-job.

Positive response to the movie led Studio Trigger to run a Kickstarter funding a sequel, which surpassed its funding goal.

Tags: Magic , Witch , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Dungeon , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Ojou-sama , Urban Fantasy , Dragons , Gore

Majo no Takkyuubin

Also known as Kiki's Delivery Service.

Studio: Studio Ghibli , Studio Hibari , Walt Disney Studios , GKIDS
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Kiki is an enterprising young girl who must follow tradition to become a full-fledged witch. Venturing out with only her chatty black cat, Jiji, Kiki flies off for the adventure of a lifetime. Landing in a far-off city, she sets up a high-flying delivery service and begins a wonderful experience of independence and responsibility as she finds her place in the world.



Tags: Coming of Age , Witch , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Work , Coastal , Kids , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Aviation , Animals , Travel , Drawing , Iyashikei , Motorcycles , Pregnancy

Ojamajo Doremi

Also known as Magical DoReMi.

Studio: Toei Animation , 4Kids Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

Doremi Harukaze, 3rd grade student at Misora Elementary School, claims to be the world's unluckiest pretty girl. Fascinated by witchcraft, she is drawn into a mysterious shop where she meets Majo Rika and is able to deduce that this lady is in fact a real witch. Being exposed by a human triggers a curse that transforms witches into magical frogs. To regain her original body, Rika must turn Doremi into a witch by teaching her how to use magic. Thrilled by this odd development, Harukaze becomes a witch apprentice. Unfortunately, her two best friends, Hazuki Fujiwara and Aiko Senoo, discover that Doremi has become a magic user. Afraid that Harukaze might become a magical frog too, Majo Rika recruits both Hazuki and Aiko and makes them witch apprentices too. The trio has lots of adventures as they try to triumph the necessary trials to become real witches.



Tags: Magic , Witch , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Henshin , Kids , Episodic , Chibi , Coming of Age , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Family Life , Ojou-sama , Fairy , Idol , Acting , Urban Fantasy

Rakudai Majo: Fuuka to Yami no Majo

Studio: Production I.G , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Fuuka is a loveable but clumsy apprentice witch and princess of the Silver Castle who, unlike her classmates, still needs some practice with her beginner spells. Despite her lack of natural majesty, she aspires to be just like her mother, the Silver Queen, the legendary master of all things magic. When she accidentally breaks the seal of darkness and is transported to a spooky amusement park, nervous Fuuka must complete a series of tests to defeat an evil witch. Luckily for Fuuka, childhood friends Karin, gentle princess of the Green Castle, and cheeky Chitose, prince of the Blue Castle, are there to help. But in the face of danger, hot-headed Chitose and stubborn Fuuka can't seem to keep it together. It's up to patient Karin to find a path to harmony so the trio can go from clumsy to clever.



Tags: Witch , Female Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Magic , Kids

Puchi Puri * Yuushi

Also known as Petite Princess Yucie.

Studio: Gainax , AIC
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Seventeen-year-old Yucie can never be taken seriously. How can she, when she's been cursed to be trapped in a ten-year-old's body? Bright, cheerful and optimistic, Yucie has never let her curse get in the way of living a happy life. Her life is about to change forever when she becomes a candidate to become the Platina Princess, an honor which will allow her ultimate wish to be granted! Then she finds out that she is one of many candidates, and the competition is intense!



Tags: Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , School , Found Family , Work , Adoption , Curses , Ensemble Cast , Medieval , Coming of Age , Angels , Royal Affairs , Fairy , Butler , Episodic , Ojou-sama , Swordplay , Henshin , Slapstick , Tomboy , Kuudere , Unrequited Love , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Matriarchy , Demons , Tanned Skin , Dragons , Ghost , Robots , Anthropomorphism , Shapeshifting , Lost Civilization , Arranged Marriage , Fugitive , Urban Fantasy , Mermaid

Mahoutsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko no Hanashi.

Also known as The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Asmik Ace , Fosun Entertainment Japan , Sotsu , NetEase Games , J.C.STAFF , Bunka Housou , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

At Rettoran Magic Academy, two unlikely friends share one dream: to become magicians. Kurumi is an average girl who’s a bit naive, while Yuzu is the distinguished daughter of a noble magician family. They need to get into a special magician training class, but they fail the entrance exam! All hope seems lost until mysterious homeroom teacher Minami Suzuki arrives, and their luck takes a sudden turn.



Tags: Boarding School , Witch , Female Protagonist , Magic , School , Animals , Conspiracy , Ensemble Cast , School Club , Shapeshifting , Ojou-sama , Kids

Little Witch Academia: Mahou-jikake no Parade

Also known as Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade.

Studio: TRIGGER
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

You can tell witch training is not going swimmingly for the young sorceresses Akko, Lotte, and Sucy—they face expulsion for screwing up one class too many, and their only way out is if they successfully organize their academy's annual parade through a nearby town. But when they stumble upon the momentous discovery that the objective of the parade is to humiliate witches and commemorate their past subjugation, Akko decides it is time for a change: It is time to show the world how fantastic modern witches truly are! However, with the other girls struggling to keep up with Akko's grandiose ambitions, and everything from mischievous boys to slumbering giants getting in their way, maybe pulling it off will require not only all the magical prowess the pupils of Luna Nova Magical Academy can muster, but also a miracle.



Tags: Magic , Witch , Primarily Female Cast , Slapstick , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Ojou-sama , Tomboy , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Ensemble Cast , Kaiju , Robots , Primarily Child Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes