Anime like Kaitou Saint Tail

Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne

Studio: Toei Animation , TV Asahi , Toei Agency
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

A normal looking high school girl on the outside, Kusakabe Maron is actually the reincarnation of Jeanne d' Arc. With the help of the angel, Fin Fish, Maron works as the thief Jeanne at night to seal the demons that reside in pieces of artwork, preying upon the weak hearts of the owners. She is branded as a thief due to the fact that the artworks disappear after she seals the demons. One day, a new neighbor and classmate appears, as well as a rival in her night job, the thief Sinbad. With her own best friend being the detective's daughter, out to capture her and the appearance of her new rival, Maron's work is anything but easy.

Tags: Henshin , Demons , Magic , Reincarnation , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Detective , Episodic , Angels , Rehabilitation , Philosophy , Gods , Estranged Family , Police , Urban Fantasy , Love Triangle , School , Heterosexual , Body Horror , Denpa , Primarily Teen Cast , Time Manipulation , Athletics , Historical , Acrobatics , Crossdressing , Photography , Hikikomori

Cardcaptor Sakura

Also known as Cardcaptor Sakura.

Studio: MADHOUSE , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , NHK , Kodansha , Sogo Vision , YTV , NHK Enterprises , NIS America Inc.
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

One day, Kinomoto Sakura, a 4th grader stumbles upon the mysterious book of Clow. Upon opening it and reading the name of The Windy aloud, Sakura scatters the cards to the winds. Sakura is elected and appointed by Keroberos, Guardian of the Cards to capture the remaining cards. With her friend Tomoyo and rival Syaoran, Sakura begins an adventure that will forever change her.

Tags: Magic , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Child Cast , Coming of Age , Episodic , Family Life , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Henshin , School , Dissociative Identities , Reincarnation , Love Triangle , LGBTQ+ Themes , Fashion , Unrequited Love , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Bisexual , Age Gap , Agender , Martial Arts , Boys' Love , Fairy , Amnesia , Time Manipulation , Kaiju , Time Skip , Transgender

D.N.Angel

Also known as D.N.Angel.

Studio: Xebec , ADV Films , Kadokawa Shoten , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Niwa Daisuke is your average teenager, until his fourteenth birthday. He tries to declare his love to the girl of his dreams, but fails. Suddenly, whenever he thinks about this girl he turns into the legendary phantom thief known as Dark Mousy. Daisuke's mother, very much aware of this, makes him turn into Dark and steal valuable works of art for a purpose unknown to Daisuke. As the story unfolds, he learns why, and about his classmate who seems to have the same ability.



Tags: Magic , Dissociative Identities , Male Protagonist , Shoujo , School , Crime , Twins , Foreign , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Henshin

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

Gakuen Alice

Studio: Aniplex , Group TAC , Sogo Vision , The Right Stuf International
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

Sakura Mikan and Imai Hotaru are best friends, and Mikan is shocked to find that Hotaru is transferring to a school in Tokyo for gifted students like her - Alice Academy. Mikan hears rumors that the students are like prisoners there, and worried what would happen to Hotaru, she runs away to head to the school herself. She finds out all the wonderful things about this school. And she heads into a great adventure!!

Tags: Super Power , Shoujo , School , Female Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Love Triangle , Magic , Kuudere , Class Struggle

Shugo Chara!

Also known as Shugo Chara!.

Studio: TV Tokyo , Satelight , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Amu Hinamori is a 5th grade transfer student who is fashionably cool, tough and independent. Despite this, she is also a girl who seems unapproachable, both at home and at school. In reality, the "Cool and Spicy" role she plays is just a facade that she unconsciously plays. With her guardian characters, she fights the Easter Company who is extracting people's eggs to create X Eggs & X Characters in search of a special egg called the Embryo.



Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Magic , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Henshin , School , Chibi , Fairy , Coming of Age , Tsundere , Anti-Hero , Rehabilitation , Philosophy , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Kuudere , School Club , Dissociative Identities , Nekomimi , Male Harem , Heterosexual , Crossdressing , Fashion , Fairy Tale , Estranged Family , Family Life , Astronomy , Slapstick , Tomboy , Teacher , Age Gap , Snowscape , Idol , Incest , Ojou-sama

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

Kodomo no Omocha

Also known as Kodocha.

Studio: TV Tokyo , Studio Gallop , NAS , Pony Canyon , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Sana Kurata has a charmed life. Not only is her mother is a famous, award-winning writer, but she's the star of the hit TV comedy "Child's Toy" while still in the fifth grade. But Sana's biggest concern is Akito Hayama, a pint-sized hellion who's organized the boys in their grade-school class into a mass of unending noise and violence. With the help of Rei, her manager, chauffeur and "pimp," Sana is determined to win back control of the classroom from her new arch-enemy. But as her crusade continues, Sana moves further into Akito's life, and finds that he might not be entirely bad...or entirely safe.



Tags: Work , Primarily Child Cast , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Slapstick , Foreign , Adoption , Meta , Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Surreal Comedy , School , Acting , Rehabilitation , Bullying , Urban , Heterosexual , Age Gap , Tragedy

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen

Also known as Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card.

Studio: MADHOUSE , NHK , NHK Enterprises , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

The power of the Clow is back! As Sakura settles into a normal routine, she prepares to face her newest challenge - junior high! While her classes are challenging, things start looking up when Xiaolang Li reappears and says he'll be staying for good. But when she has a strange dream about a mysterious figure and wakes to find her Clow Cards completely clear, she must return to her duty as Cardcaptor.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , School , Shoujo , Magic , Primarily Teen Cast , Food , Henshin , Bisexual , Coming of Age , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Female Cast , Time Manipulation , Dissociative Identities , Heterosexual , Cheerleading , Kemonomimi

Sugar Sugar Rune

Studio: Studio Pierrot , TV Tokyo Music , Marvelous Entertainment , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance , Slice of Life

Chocolat Meilleure and Vanilla Mieux are two witches who are pitched in a contest to see who will become the new Queen of the Witch World. They must travel to the Human World and collect the hearts of humans. Whoever collects the most "human hearts" wins. Even though they're rivals, the two are still best friends. Join them on this adventure!

Tags: Magic , Shoujo , Witch , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Royal Affairs , Henshin , Shapeshifting , Age Gap , Primarily Child Cast , Episodic , Matriarchy , Urban Fantasy , Animals , School , Ojou-sama , Isekai , Anthropomorphism , Twins , Estranged Family , Curses , Tomboy , Monster Girl , Anti-Hero , Tennis , Fairy , Athletics , Bullying , Unrequited Love , Desert , Dragons , Skeleton , Dungeon , Fencing , Parody