Need some anime recommendation (Shoujo, Shoujo AI, PTW)

Dec 14, 2020 9:02 AM

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If you want an anime that is not just a great yuri, but an amazing romance story as well, watch Yagate Kimi ni Naru. The manga is considered by most to be the best yuri romance ever written, and it's written by a woman so you don't have to worry about fetishization that you sometimes get with male authors.

The anime adapts roughly the first 4 volumes and half of the 5th volume of the manga and there isn't a second season, but the parts they adapt are done very well without much left out. If you like the anime, I strongly suggest reading the manga as well, as it is one of my favorites.

Additionally, the author who is writing the light novel for AdaShima is also writing the light novel spinoff/side-story for YagaKimi, and if you're liking the anime for Adashima I highly recommend both of those as well!

Edit: If you want to read some manga as well I can give you a lot more recs for yuri! Just let me know!

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Dec 14, 2020 9:08 AM

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p4rad0x- said:
If you want an anime that is not just a great yuri, but an amazing romance story as well, watch Yagate Kimi ni Naru. The manga is considered by most to be the best yuri romance ever written, and it's written by a woman so you don't have to worry about fetishization that you sometimes get with male authors.

The anime adapts roughly the first 4 volumes and half of the 5th volume of the manga and there isn't a second season, but the parts they adapt are done very well without much left out. If you like the anime, I strongly suggest reading the manga as well, as it is one of my favorites.

Additionally, the author who is writing the light novel for AdaShima is also writing the light novel spinoff/side-story for YagaKimi, and if you're liking the anime for Adashima I highly recommend both of those as well!

Thanks a lot for the recommendation! I've recently put it in my ptw after looking for shojo ai tag.
I'll definitely start watching it soon.

I'm open to reading manga, but honestly I've not been reading for a while so if you are going to recommend me something don't tryhard too much ^^

Dec 14, 2020 11:19 AM

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FpsArena said:

p4rad0x- said:
If you want an anime that is not just a great yuri, but an amazing romance story as well, watch Yagate Kimi ni Naru. The manga is considered by most to be the best yuri romance ever written, and it's written by a woman so you don't have to worry about fetishization that you sometimes get with male authors.

The anime adapts roughly the first 4 volumes and half of the 5th volume of the manga and there isn't a second season, but the parts they adapt are done very well without much left out. If you like the anime, I strongly suggest reading the manga as well, as it is one of my favorites.

Additionally, the author who is writing the light novel for AdaShima is also writing the light novel spinoff/side-story for YagaKimi, and if you're liking the anime for Adashima I highly recommend both of those as well!

Thanks a lot for the recommendation! I've recently put it in my ptw after looking for shojo ai tag.
I'll definitely start watching it soon.

I'm open to reading manga, but honestly I've not been reading for a while so if you are going to recommend me something don't tryhard too much ^^

I actually remember a few more anime that you might like so I'll just give you those:

Yuri Kuma Arashi, literally translated as "Lesbian Bear Storm" is an original anime written and directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara who's best for creating Shoujo Kakumei Utena. His works are rife with symbolism and they aren't for everyone since you'll probably have to look up a bit of stuff to fully understand what you just watched, but I found Yuri Kuma Arashi to be really enjoyable as it earned a place among my favorites of all time. The main theme of the series is how lesbian relationships are viewed in Japan and it's done extremely well with Ikuhara's trademark symbolism. The plot of the anime is also just a great romance by itself, and even if you don't care too much for understanding every bit of symbolism in there, it's still a great anime.

Hamefura isn't exactly a yuri anime, but it does have yuri elements in there. The best way to sum this anime up is "bisexual isekai harem" which sounds really stupid, but somehow it works really well. Coming from someone who doesn't normally like harem anime, I found Hamefura to be lots of fun.

Asago to Kase-san is an hour long OVA with a pretty standard romance, but that's what makes it so good. There's no exaggerated drama, no supernatural elements, just a nice simple romance between two girls who seem like complete opposites of each other. The pacing is done really well, and while I've only read one volume of the manga so far, both the anime and the manga are good stories that I liked.

Sakura Trick is the definition of yuri fanservice. There isn't much of a plot to go on other than "how many times can we have the characters kiss this episode?". The answer is a lot. Surprisingly it doesn't feel really fetishizing at all, which is something that I really don't like when it comes to anything LGBT related in media. Sakura Trick is one of those animes that is just stupid, but fun to watch at the same time.

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Dec 14, 2020 7:51 PM

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These are all shoujo anime:

Charlotte
Chuunibyou
Golden time
The devil is a part timer! (Action+Romance)
We have always been 10 cm apart
Kimi ni todoke
Kokoro connect
Lovely Complex
Nagi no asukara
Nijiiro days (I'd recommend reading the manga as it progresses further than the anime and the art is amazing)
Noragami (Action + romance)
Orange
Plastic Memories

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Meet new friends

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Dec 14, 2020 10:27 PM

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Good action shoujo:

Magic Knight Rayearth
Cardcaptor Sakura
Banana Fish
Princess Tutu
Vampire Princess Miyu
Dennou Coil

Non-action shoujo romance:
Ouran High School Host Club
Kodocha

Dec 15, 2020 12:40 AM

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p4rad0x- said:

FpsArena said:

Thanks a lot for the recommendation! I've recently put it in my ptw after looking for shojo ai tag.
I'll definitely start watching it soon.

I'm open to reading manga, but honestly I've not been reading for a while so if you are going to recommend me something don't tryhard too much ^^

I actually remember a few more anime that you might like so I'll just give you those:

Yuri Kuma Arashi, literally translated as "Lesbian Bear Storm" is an original anime written and directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara who's best for creating Shoujo Kakumei Utena. His works are rife with symbolism and they aren't for everyone since you'll probably have to look up a bit of stuff to fully understand what you just watched, but I found Yuri Kuma Arashi to be really enjoyable as it earned a place among my favorites of all time. The main theme of the series is how lesbian relationships are viewed in Japan and it's done extremely well with Ikuhara's trademark symbolism. The plot of the anime is also just a great romance by itself, and even if you don't care too much for understanding every bit of symbolism in there, it's still a great anime.

Hamefura isn't exactly a yuri anime, but it does have yuri elements in there. The best way to sum this anime up is "bisexual isekai harem" which sounds really stupid, but somehow it works really well. Coming from someone who doesn't normally like harem anime, I found Hamefura to be lots of fun.

Asago to Kase-san is an hour long OVA with a pretty standard romance, but that's what makes it so good. There's no exaggerated drama, no supernatural elements, just a nice simple romance between two girls who seem like complete opposites of each other. The pacing is done really well, and while I've only read one volume of the manga so far, both the anime and the manga are good stories that I liked.

Sakura Trick is the definition of yuri fanservice. There isn't much of a plot to go on other than "how many times can we have the characters kiss this episode?". The answer is a lot. Surprisingly it doesn't feel really fetishizing at all, which is something that I really don't like when it comes to anything LGBT related in media. Sakura Trick is one of those animes that is just stupid, but fun to watch at the same time.

Thanks a lot for your efforts! I'm starting Asagao to Kase-san right now.

Thanks for the recommendations, very helpful.

VanishingKira said:
https://myanimelist.net/anime/158/Maria-sama_ga_Miteru
Can't stress it enough, it the one I personally consider the best shoujo ai anime I've seen (it also has 4 seasons).

Thanks a lot! I love anime with a lot of episodes so I will start watching it.

OtakuCakes said:
These are all shoujo anime:

Charlotte
Chuunibyou
Golden time
The devil is a part timer! (Action+Romance)
We have always been 10 cm apart
Kimi ni todoke
Kokoro connect
Lovely Complex
Nagi no asukara
Nijiiro days (I'd recommend reading the manga as it progresses further than the anime and the art is amazing)
Noragami (Action + romance)
Orange
Plastic Memories

Thanks mate! I've already watched Lovely Complex and I loved it because it was so relatable to me.
I'm kinda short (1.71 m) and I had a girlfriend in the past which was very tall, something like 1.80 m and when I found out she was interested in me it was weird af and people used to make fun of us sometimes. xD
I've also already watched Nagi no Asu kara and I liked it, even tho I didn't think it was a shoujo. o.o

HeruruMeruru said:
Good action shoujo:

Magic Knight Rayearth
Cardcaptor Sakura
Banana Fish
Princess Tutu
Vampire Princess Miyu
Dennou Coil

Non-action shoujo romance:
Ouran High School Host Club
Kodocha

Thank you too mate! I've already started Cardcaptor Sakura; I have high expectations for this show since it's highly praised.

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Dec 15, 2020 8:54 PM

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FpsArena said:

OtakuCakes said:
These are all shoujo anime:

Charlotte
Chuunibyou
Golden time
The devil is a part timer! (Action+Romance)
We have always been 10 cm apart
Kimi ni todoke
Kokoro connect
Lovely Complex
Nagi no asukara
Nijiiro days (I'd recommend reading the manga as it progresses further than the anime and the art is amazing)
Noragami (Action + romance)
Orange
Plastic Memories

Thanks mate! I've already watched Lovely Complex and I loved it because it was so relatable to me.
I'm kinda short (1.71 m) and I had a girlfriend in the past which was very tall, something like 1.80 m and when I found out she was interested in me it was weird af and people used to make fun of us sometimes. xD
I've also already watched Nagi no Asu kara and I liked it, even tho I didn't think it was a shoujo. o.o

Oops! Yeah Ig some of them are a bit more on the drama side. I think I recommended for romance instead of shoujo romance by accident xD
I think Charlotte and Kokoro connect are not very shoujoesque, but still enjoyable watches.

You jump to the right and you shake that hand

You jump to the left and you shake that hand

Meet new friends

Tie that yarn

And that's how you do the Scarn

Woo

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