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Kobayashi-san Chi no Maidragon

Also known as Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Pony Canyon , ABC Animation , Futabasha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

What happens when a drunken promise leads to living with a dragon? That’s Miss Kobayashi’s new reality when Tohru appears in her life. With a maid-slash-dragon in her home, she’s experiencing a whole new level of domestic bliss! But the dragons don’t stop there. On a mission to find Tohru appears Kanna, a little dragon with a big attitude. Before she knows it, Kobayashi’s got a house full of dragons—one serving tail and the other serving serious moe! Together, they live side by side with only the occasional disaster…well, maybe. But nothing beats coming home to the warm welcome of a dragon maid!



Tags: Found Family , Dragons , Monster Girl , Family Life , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Maids , Magic , Episodic , Urban , Yuri , Urban Fantasy , Seinen , Large Breasts , Primarily Adult Cast , Office Lady , LGBTQ+ Themes , Otaku Culture , Kuudere , Software Development , Bisexual , Surreal Comedy , Nudity

Gabriel Dropout

Also known as Gabriel DropOut.

Studio: Doga Kobo , Kadokawa Media House , AT-X , Sony Music Communications , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

An angel at the top of an angel school has descended to the human world! However, she has already acclimated to the life of the human world so much that she ends up leading a self-indulgent life, skipping school all the time and being absorbed in online games. Gabriel soon forgets about her original goal to make human beings happy and has turned into a lazy and hopeless angel, or a “sloppy angel” in short. Amazingly, she swears to continue to fully enjoy the pleasure of various entertainments of the human world.



Tags: Angels , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Demons , Primarily Female Cast , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Urban , Gods , Primarily Teen Cast , Episodic , School , Hikikomori , Magic , Parody , Tsundere , Chuunibyou , Video Games , Shounen

Kobayashi-san Chi no Maidragon S

Also known as Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Heart Company , Bandai Namco Arts , ABC Animation , Pony Canyon , Kyoto Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

A strange turn of events leads the Dragon, Tohru, to work as Miss Kobayashi's maid. She occasionally (that's a lie, she often) causes trouble for her beloved Miss Kobayashi while blending into human society and splendidly (that's a lie, only mediocrely) carrying out her maid duties. Her fellow dragons, Kanna, Lucoa, Fafnir, and Elma all find their own places to fit in as well and enjoy interspecies interactions with the humans. Yet while they're all enjoying that laid-back and occasionally turbulent left, the threat of a new Dragon swoops down upon Miss Kobayashi.



Tags: Dragons , Female Protagonist , Monster Girl , Family Life , Found Family , Primarily Female Cast , Maids , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Magic , Large Breasts , Urban Fantasy , Seinen , Yuri , Work , Otaku Culture , LGBTQ+ Themes , Office Lady , Philosophy , Nudity , Isekai , Football , Parody , Kemonomimi , Outdoor , Foreign

Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!

Also known as The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , ABC Animation , Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The Great Jahy, the Dark Realm’s second-in-command, cuts a frightening figure, feared and revered by all. But when a run-in with a magical girl results in the destruction of the precious mana crystal, the Dark Realm falls, transporting the newly puny and powerless Jahy to the human world! Unfortunately, plotting the revival of the Dark Realm from a cramped, crumbling one-room apartment is no easy feat when you have rent to pay and a job to keep!



Tags: Slapstick , Female Protagonist , Demons , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Henshin , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Magic , Super Power , Isekai , Tanned Skin , Work , Episodic , Surreal Comedy , Masochism , Shounen , Monster Girl , Nudity , Wrestling

Hime-sama, "Goumon" no Jikan desu

Also known as 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess.

Studio: PINE JAM , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , AbemaTV , Universal Music , BANDAI SPIRITS , Bushiroad , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , TOKYO MX , Kansai TV , BS11 , PINE JAM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

As the war between the Imperial Army and Hellhorde rages on, the Princess, despite being armed with her mythical sword Excalibur, is captured and imprisoned. What kind of torture does she face at the hands of the chief demon interrogator? Fluffy fresh-baked toast! Hot, steaming ramen! Oh, the humanity! Can the Princess withstand these tormenting treats and keep her kingdom’s secrets safe?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Episodic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Iyashikei , Food , Demons , Surreal Comedy , Torture , Primarily Female Cast , Slapstick , Monster Girl , Prison , Parody , Animals , Vampire , Tsundere , LGBTQ+ Themes , Gyaru , Ice Skating , Shounen , Tanned Skin , Age Regression , Isekai , Basketball

Princess Connect! Re:Dive

Also known as Princess Connect! Re:Dive.

Studio: CygamesPictures , Cygames , WOWOW , TOKYO MX , BS11 , Nippon Columbia
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Based on an anime RPG smartphone game by Cygames.

Set in the lovely land of Astoria where a gentle wind blows, Princess Connect! Re:Dive follows the adventures of: Yuuki, an amnesiac young man; Kokkoro, a small guide who looks after Yuuki; Pecorine, a beautiful swordswoman who is constantly hungry; and Karyl, a cat-eared magical girl with a somewhat cool personality. These fateful four form a guild entitled "Bishoku-den" ("Epicurean Hall") and embark on delicious adventures together.



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Food , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Memory Manipulation , Magic , Elf , Amnesia , Ensemble Cast , Nekomimi , Kemonomimi , Tsundere , Isekai , Animals , Male Protagonist , Yandere , Henshin , Dragons , Female Harem , Ghost , Kuudere , Vampire , CGI , Parody , Fishing

Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.

Also known as BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense..

Studio: SILVER LINK. , AT-X , MAGES. , ABC Animation , Sammy , Docomo Anime Store , Kadokawa Media House , KADOKAWA , D-techno
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

The story centers on Kaede Honjou, who is invited by her friend Risa Shiramine to play a virtual reality MMO game with her. While Kaede doesn't dislike games, what she really, truly dislikes is being in pain. She creates a character named Maple, and decides to put all her points in VIT to minimize pain. As a result, she moves slowly, can't use magic, and even a rabbit can get the best of her. However, as it turns out, she acquires a skill known as "Absolute Defense" as a result of her pumping points into VIT, as well as a "Counter Skill" that works against special moves. Now, with her ability to nullify all damage, she goes on adventures.



Tags: Video Games , Virtual World , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Magic , Henshin , Parody , Animals , Swordplay , Primarily Teen Cast , Battle Royale , Twins , Episodic , Samurai , Monster Girl , Swimming , Steampunk , CGI , Robots , Fishing

Hoshikuzu Telepath

Also known as Stardust Telepath.

Studio: Studio Gokumi , Nippon Columbia , Houbunsha , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Asmik Ace , AT-X , BS Nittele , Movic , Studio Mausu , KLOCKWORX , San Blas Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

Konohoshi Umika is a high-schooler who is very bad at communicating with others. Feeling almost like an alien trapped on Earth with nowhere to belong, one day she meets a girl who claims to be an actual alien!

Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Aliens , School Club , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Educational , Amnesia , Yuri , Coastal , Seinen , Chuunibyou

Acro Trip

Also known as Acro Trip.

Studio: Voil , Happinet Phantom Studios , King Records , Yomiuri TV Enterprise , Shueisha , Fuji TV , BS Nittele , TOKYO MX , MBC Anime / TOKYOPOP , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

Chizuko is a normal otaku girl in Niigata Prefecture. She’s obsessed with Berry Blossom, a magical heroine who protects the city. But the battles with her inept nemesis, Chroma, have become so lackluster that they’re not even worth watching. Chizuko wants to see Berry’s full power, a desire that quickly leads this seemingly timid girl down a path of evil.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Slapstick , Magic , Parody , Shoujo , Urban , Otaku Culture , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Animals , LGBTQ+ Themes , Found Family , Villainess , Ensemble Cast , Iyashikei , Heterosexual

Futari wa Precure: Splash☆Star

Also known as PreCure Splash Star.

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

During the summer festival five years ago, two girls met at a mysterious tree and saw two glowing spheres. Now, these two girls--Saki Hyuuga, ace pitcher on the school softball team; and Mai Mishou, who prefers sketching over stargazing--are chosen by the spirits of flowers (Flappy) and birds (Choppy) to restore the Seven Fountains and save their worlds from Dark Autumn. Together, they are the NEW Pretty Cure.



Tags: Magic , Female Protagonist , Superhero , Henshin , Episodic , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Urban , Primarily Child Cast , Baseball , Super Power , Rural , Fairy , Environmental , School , Tomboy , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Kids , LGBTQ+ Themes , Astronomy , Isekai , Tokusatsu , Coastal , Primarily Teen Cast