| Can anyone recommend an action anime where the main characters are female? I'm getting sick of watching action anime with faux action girls and female characters that only serve as love interests or slut queen villains. |
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| First one that comes to mind is Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040. First anime I ever watched (which isn't Pokemon, DBZ, etc), and if you can forgive the rather crappy sound effects, it's got some good action and awesome music. |
| I would recommend Black Lagoon. The females in that show are really awesome. |
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| El Cazador De La Bruja? I haven't fully watched it but it seems to fit your bill here. |
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| Black Lagoon, Noir or Kiddy Grade? |
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| first coming on mind - claymore, Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha, madlax, tenshi na konamaiki |
| Just seconding what Fang-tan has already mentioned: Noir! And, uh, I wouldn't exactly call Tenshi na Konamaiki an action-anime. It's comedy, great comedy tho! |
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| Claymore =P ps: after ep 20 or summit continue on the manga =) |
| Simoun's another that comes to mind. |
Gremlin's World - School Daze - The Comedies III |
| Dirty Pair! :D |
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| deff claymore |
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| Mai-Hime is all girl action and a very excellent series imo Sky Girls is also a good one |
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| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and Magic Knight Rayearth are both magical girl series to some degree, but I'd definitely categorize them just as much under action. |
| Juuni Kokki and Kino's Journey for sure. Also, though neither are the main character, Kallen and C.C. from Code Geass are also both strong, competent female characters. |
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| Chrno Crusade, Claymore, Seirei no Moribito and Ergo Proxy come to mind. |
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| R.O.D., Shakugan no Shana, and Sola have some powerful female characters. Fate/Stay night and Tsukihime have strong female characters too, though they aren't lead characters. I also second Mai-hime and Claymore as recommendations. |
| Fate/Stay Night also. Saber's pretty badass. |
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| Witchblade, Noir, black Lagoon |
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| On second thought: Cutie Honey! |
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| I'd have to agree with everyone else on Claymore |
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| I'm surprised only one person has mentioned Seirei no Moribito. But watch that, by all means. Can't go wrong with femaile heroine there. There's also Claymore, Black Lagoon, Ergo Proxy, Excel Saga (I think that one counts as action), Shakugan no Shana, Fate Stay Night (Saber ftw, though she isn't the lead) GiTS, and Gunslinger GirlKazemakase Tsukikage Ran That's all I can think of at the moment. I'm a fan of kick*ss heroiens myself :) |
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| Oh and Elfen Lied of course |
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| These ones haven't been mentioned I think: Mai Otome, Kannazuki no Miko, Sisters of Wellber, Baccano (a few kickass female characters), Inukami, Rozen Maiden, Venus Versus Virus, etc etc |
| Noir, Madlax, El Cazador de la Bruja, Claymore, Mai HiME and Mai Otome, Wellber no Monotagari (but it's boring as hell), and erm...Gunslinger Girl? o.o |
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| I second the recommendation of "Baccano!", Not because it doesn't fall on the "helpless" female thing (though there IS a completely useless and submissive one), but because it's plot and characters are just kickass. And it has Isaac and Myria, the funniest pair of characters I've ever seen (especially right in the middle of so much carnage). |
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| ah yea i forgot ergo proxy =) |
| I'll throw in rocket girls since no one else has yet then shall i -_- |
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| Hehe, totally forgot about Serei no Moribito and Baccano! Dennou Coil also has two great strong female leads though the show tends more towards slice of life, though there's still quite a bit of action. |
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| Lain? Rocket Girls? Uh, we're looking for ACTION anime here. That generally means that violence is desired. I don't think either of these come even close to fitting that bill. Seirei no Moribito is borderline at best. There's certainly an awesome heroine, but when you can count the (short) fights in a 26-episode TV series on your fingers . . . The first one that springs to mind (and hasn't been mentioned already) would be Sukeban Deka. Vandread would fit the bill as well, as would any version of Nuku-Nuku. Bubblegum Crisis (both the original OVA and previously mentioned TV series) is also good, and I certainly liked the Appleseed movie. And though there isn't much of it, Gunsmith Cats is another good one. There's a whole slew of others I could pop off just by going through my list, but that's more than enough to start. |
| Yeah Kino's Journey and Simoun are action-packed alright. |
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| Claymore, Shakugan no Shana, Witch Hunter Robin, Ergo Proxy (The girl there could or could not be main character... i never got that clear hahaha x__x) Magic Knight Rayearth... Well thats more "Magical Girl" type... Er... Earth Maiden Arjuna? ^__^0 a lot of people find it boring though... i like it : / Its diferent. :3 Kiddy Grade too There you go lots of very diferent Action anime with Girl's as main characters :D |
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| Well this list should keep me and my sister occupied for the next few months. Thanks for all your suggestions. |
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| Claymore is what your looking for. |
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| Looks like Claymore, Noir and Simoun it is. |
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Anything by Studio Deen's Girls with Guns trilogy with do. This consists of Noir, Madlax, and El Cazador De La Bruja. Watch those and you will be pretty happy. |
| A lot of Mahou Shoujo stuff like Magical girl lyrical Nanoha series. Claymore is really good one even though it's no mahou shoujo stuff. |
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| Shakugan no Shana, DO IT |
| I know Mai hime was said before, but it's one of my favorites so I'm emphasizing it. MAI HIME! |
| I recommend Claymore :] |
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| Gg bumping a superancient thread :0 Also, Kill la Kill is the best girl action anime, that's if the OP still looking for it or maybe still usig MAL lol OP might try continuing KnK too. |
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| Try Canaan, it's a good one. Most of the chara is female actually, and nearly all of them is a complete badass. Beware of a bit yuri hints though, but it can also pass as an intense friendship I guess |
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