Anime like Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Crystal

Also known as Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Seasons 1-2.

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

Tsukino Usagi is a clumsy crybaby, but otherwise very cheerful 8th grade student. One day she meets a cat named Luna with a crescent moon on her head, and is transformed into the sailor-suited guardian of love and justice, Sailor Moon! As a chosen guardian of justice, Usagi has a mission … to find her comrades; to find the Phantom Silver Crystal; and protect the Princess. However, Queen Beryl of the Dark Kingdom also seeks the terrible power of the Silver Crystal, and sends her agents into the city where Usagi lives; triggering the start of a fierce battle.

Will Sailor Moon be able to find the other Sailor Guardians, and if she does, together can they find the Phantom Silver Crystal and protect the Princess?!

Note: VIZ Media has labeled the 1st and 2nd cour of this season as "Seasons 1-2", while labeling the third cour as "Season 3".

Tags: Magic , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Henshin , Shoujo , Urban Fantasy , Space , Lost Civilization , War , Mythology , Parenthood , Found Family , Time Manipulation , Super Power , Primarily Female Cast , Aliens , Tragedy , Fairy Tale , Space Opera , Demons , Primarily Teen Cast , Bullying , Superhero , Reincarnation , Suicide , Body Horror , Memory Manipulation , CGI , Revenge , Tokusatsu , Rehabilitation , Shrine Maiden , School , Bisexual

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 , Cosmic Horror , Female Protagonist , Witch , Primarily Female Cast , Time Manipulation , Time Loop , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Teen Cast , Philosophy , Alternate Universe , Henshin , Coming of Age , Survival , Primarily Child Cast , Aliens , Kuudere , Urban , Mixed Media , Gods , Anti-Hero , Suicide , LGBTQ+ Themes , Denpa , Yandere , Guns , Swordplay , Spearplay , School , Achronological Order , Tomboy , Yuri , Anthropomorphism , Archery

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 , Coming of Age , Primarily Child Cast , Episodic , Family Life , School , Henshin , Dissociative Identities , Reincarnation , Tsundere , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Fashion , Bisexual , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Boys' Love , Fairy , Agender , Martial Arts , Time Manipulation , Kaiju , Amnesia , Time Skip , Transgender , Archery

Fruits Basket: The Final

Also known as Fruits Basket The Final Season.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , TMS Music , Funimation , Avex Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

After last season’s revelations, the Soma family moves forward, but the emotional chains that bind them are not easily broken. Unable to admit why she wants the cure, Tohru wrestles with the truth, aware that time is running out for someone close.

And a secret still lurks that could break another’s heart. But hope is not lost—a clue to the curse is found. Could their imprisonment’s end be near?



Note: This season premiered on Funimation and AnimeLab on March 20, 2021. The Japanese broadcast started two weeks later on April 6, 2021.

Tags: Shoujo , Found Family , Coming of Age , Rehabilitation , Yandere , Female Protagonist , Family Life , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Tragedy , Orphan , Urban Fantasy , Mythology , Heterosexual , Animals , Shapeshifting , Gods , Curses , Cohabitation , Revenge , Bullying , School , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Reincarnation , Age Gap , Tsundere , Suicide , Nekomimi , Kemonomimi , School Club , Kuudere , Femboy , Crossdressing , Chibi , Time Skip , Gender Bending , Marriage

Star☆Twinkle Precure

Studio: Toei Animation , TV Asahi
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Sci-Fi

The story begins when the protagonist Hikaru meets aliens Lala, Prunce, and Fuwa while watching the night sky. She learns of the "Star Palace," where the 12 Star Princesses of the constellations kept the balance of the universe until they were attacked. Lala is searching for the legendary Precure warriors to help find the 12 scattered "Princess Star Color Pens" and revive the princesses. When Fuwa is captured by an enemy, Hikaru wishes to save Fuwa, and a Star Color Pendent and a Star Color Pen appear to allow her to transform into Cure Star. From then on she works to collect the pens and raise Fuwa, who is the key to reviving the princesses.

Tags: Henshin , Space , Aliens , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Magic , Astronomy , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Shapeshifting , Ensemble Cast , Travel , Urban Fantasy , Swordplay , Guns , Ojou-sama , Archery , Dragons , Nekomimi , Anthropomorphism , Spearplay , Super Robot , Revenge , Super Power , School , Kids , Superhero , Tokusatsu , Police , Robots , Filmmaking , Language Barrier , Mafia , Episodic , Primarily Child Cast , Urban , Disability , Artificial Intelligence , Kemonomimi , Drawing , Mermaid , Idol

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

Precure All Stars F

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Mystery , Supernatural

A movie celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Precure franchise, featuring characters from all 20 series so far!

Tags: Crossover , Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Magic , Philosophy , Kids , Ensemble Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Space , Tokusatsu , Super Power , Fairy , Mermaid , Coastal , Animals , Male Protagonist , Desert , Travel , Archery , Aliens , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi , Amnesia , Post-Apocalyptic , Superhero , Primarily Child Cast , Agender

Full Moon wo Sagashite

Also known as Looking for the Full Moon.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Viz Media , NAS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mahou Shoujo , Music , Romance , Supernatural

Twelve-year-old Kouyama Mitsuki was devastated when she was diagnosed with a malignant tumor of the throat. She had made a promise to the boy she loves that she would one day become a singer, but her illness made singing impossible. To make matters even worse, two angels of death, Takuto and Meroko, appeared to Mitsuki and informed her that she only had one year left to live. This news provides an even greater motivation for Mitsuki to fulfill her dreams, and with a little bit of divine intervention, she begins her quest to become a professional singer so she can be reunited with Eichi before time runs out.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Afterlife , Idol , Musical Theater , Shoujo , Angels , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Urban Fantasy , Work , Unrequited Love , Henshin , Rehabilitation , Age Gap , Found Family , Kemonomimi , Orphan , Disability , Youkai , Primarily Child Cast , Suicide , Mythology , Nekomimi , Magic , Urban , School , Denpa , Animals , Philosophy , Love Triangle , Reincarnation , Travel

Heartcatch Precure!

Also known as Heartcatch Precure!.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

2nd year middle school student Tsubomi Hanasaki has just moved with her family to the town of Kibougahana to live with her grandma. She is shy and introverted, but is determined to start off her new school life at Myoudou Academy as confidently as possible.

Lately she has been having the same mysterious dream again and again, of Cure Moonlight's defeat at the Great Heart Tree. She wonders what it all means. Then suddenly, two fairies from the dream appear to her, and before she knows it, she is transformed into the legendary Pretty Cure, Cure Blossom!

Later joined by her high energy classmate and new friend Erika Kurumi as Cure Marine, the two girls vow work hard to protect everyone's Heart Flowers from the evil gang, The Desert Messengers.

Tags: Coming of Age , Super Power , Magic , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Desert , Henshin , Superhero , Horticulture , Episodic , School , Kids , Kuudere , Tragedy , Martial Arts , Tomboy , Ensemble Cast , Tokusatsu , Urban Fantasy , Urban , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Fashion , Fairy , Primarily Child Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Rehabilitation , Crossdressing , Space , Educational , Acting , Disability

Shoujo Kakumei Utena

Also known as Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , TV Tokyo , The Right Stuf International , Central Park Media , Yomiuri Advertising , SoftX
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Romance

Just after Utena's parents died, she was consoled by a prince who gave her a ring with a rose crest on it. Utena was so impressed by the Prince that she vowed to become one herself one day. A few years later, Utena is attending Ohtori Academy where she gives all the teachers headaches because she dresses in a boy's uniform so she can be like the prince she met long ago.

After Utena's friend is insulted by a member of the Student Council, Utena fights in a duel for her friend's honor. Utena's rose crest allows her to enter the dueling arena, where Utena wins the duel and becomes engaged to the Rose Bride. Unknowingly, Utena is pulled into a series of duels with other members of the Student Council for the possession of the Rose Bride. As she becomes fond of Anthy, the Rose Bride, she must fight to keep her friend safe and to discover the horrifying secret behind Ohtori Academy.



Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Orphan , Philosophy , Psychosexual , Fairy Tale , Tomboy , Incest , Ensemble Cast , Yuri , Swordplay , Primarily Teen Cast , Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Witch , Unrequited Love , Age Gap , School , Surreal Comedy , Conspiracy , Cars , Boarding School , Meta , Memory Manipulation , Fencing , Time Manipulation , Ojou-sama , Denpa , Henshin , Love Triangle , Crossdressing , Episodic , Bullying , Magic , Kuudere , Twins , Astronomy , Suicide , Politics , Time Loop , Boys' Love , Athletics , Body Swapping , Aliens