Honoo no Mirage

These are some of the BL anime I’ve seen and enjoyed! I hope you find some interesting ones in here. I have some older one’s in here and in some of those there are dubious consent so fair warning for that. Make sure to check which one’s are which so that you aren’t blindsided by it. These aren’t in any particular order either. I hope you enjoy these!

What is the best way to gain a greater appreciation for animation and storytelling?
Watch some terrible anime!

Instantly lower your standards so that all other anime seem greater in comparison!

With this list, you will hopefully find some BAD anime that will be just bad enough to still be enjoyable!

This list is only referencing the ENGLISH DUB versions of the anime

Disclaimer: This list is just for fun and not meant to shame anyone who likes these anime, in fact, I like some of them too!

Have a bad anime you think should be on this list? Send me a message and I'll check it out!

Series which played on the various Encore and Starz channels. Ordered alphabetically by their English titles.

Shoujo--like all demographics--is incredibly varied, featuring a wide mix of stories, genres and themes. Its protagonists are no exception, with different personalities and backgrounds, and having both girls and guys in leading roles. I wanted to highlight some shoujo anime written from a male POV.

Also, I can't attest to the quality of the lower/more obscure series on here (especially since shoujo manga tend to receive pretty trash adaptations). So do keep that in mind.


And I should clarify that Cowboy Bebop and Code Geass are both actually original anime that simply have shoujo manga versions. They both had promotional shoujo manga that began running a few months before their respective anime began airing.