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Top 10 favorite Yuri/Shoujo AI anime

Top 10 favorite Yuri anime by Jgames

Its pride month, which is just a reminder that hey, people are not worth less for their sexual orientation or gender identity. Which is something that unfortunately need to be reminded, just as much as a person skin color does not make them less of a person.

But enough of that, this is just an excuse for me to talk about Yuri anime I like. Which if you do not know what yuri or shoujo-ai means, its a subset of genre of same sex relationship between female, or lesbians. There a slight different in definition but let just get into the list. Also not doing yaoi top ten since I barely watch any, but Banana Fish is awesome.

Honorable mention

Sweet Blue Flower: A solid mature high school yuri anime. Being less dramatic, cheesy, and more down to earth compared to your typical high school yuri anime. While it is ultimately an advertisement for the manga, it’s a solid advertisement.

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10. Re: Cutey Honey

Cutey Honey is a franchise made by the influential artist, Go Nagai (who made Devilman and Mazinger Z). The series is very influential for the magical girl series, and this 3 part ova reimagining by Gainax is no exception. The plot is about Honey, an android that can change clothes that gives her different ability, trying to find the person who killed her dad with her only lead being the evil organization called Panther Claw. The anime is credited with influencing Kill la Kill with the same people on Re:Cutie Honey ending up working on Kill la Kill. This fun 3 part OVA manage to be just a ton fun. It is sexy, fun, absurd, and has some solid plot that makes it an entertaining show all around. I mean its Gainax doing what they do best, creating a fun and over the top anime. This just happen to have a very fun female police officer who most likely has a thing for Honey.

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9. Strawberry Panic

The cliché all-girl catholic high school anime that is overly dramatic, unintentionally hilarious, and overall just fun to watch, especially with a strong satisfying ending. It’s an anime that feels like it was made in the ’90s, but was actually made in 2006. The anime is about a transfer student going to an all-girl catholic school where she meets a gorgeous long silver hair girl with a mysterious past. There some love triangle, attempted rape, overdramatic fainting and falling, theater plays, tragic past, all the cliché except homophobia which was surprising.I think that what ultimately made the show entertaining, it can go overdramatic, but never in a way that makes viewers uncomfortable even when there attempted rape involved. It just a fun drama that you can have fun watching and rooting for your favorite couple to get together, and ultimately be a fun watch.

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8. Yuri Kuma Arashi

The anime that will make you say, wtf am I watching. I drop the show in the first half of the first episode as I was laughing hysterically at how bunker this show is. Giving it a second chance years later, I got to admit, that while a bit too nonsensical at times, the artistry, soundtrack, and message in the show is amazing. The show is about a civilization divided by a wall, to separate the humans from the man-eating humanoid bears (who got that way due to a mysterious meteor shower). Two man-eating humanoid bears infiltrate the wall and meet up with Kureha, who hates bears. This is one of those anime where the more you think about what you just watch, the more brilliant the anime is. It has layers and layers of message and satire on Japanese politics and their views on same-sex relationships, and just the nature and cycle of prejudice and the people fighting for their right to exist. That being said, it is still a bit too nonsensical at times, which can ruin the engaging plot and make me wonder, what the hell am I watching. That being said, it still definitely worth a watch. Also the title literally translate to lily bear storm, nuff said.

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7.Kase-san and Morning Glories

A feel-good high school girl anime ova that always manages to put a smile in my face. Which is worth a lot, especially in a time where the world seems to be on fire. The anime is about two high school girls, one a popular athlete, and one a gardener, dating in their senior years as they deal with relationship issues. It’s an anime where cute girls are cute, and while there is some meat to it as it does a good job of showing how being in a relationship can inspire one to strive for more, the main appeal it’s the fact it is just so wholesome. A lot of it is thanks to the soundtrack and art/animation that does create a warm looking show. The chemistry of the two main characters also helps out a lot as they do complement one another. It’s just a must-watch when it comes to people who enjoy this type of yuri fluff.

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6. Flip Flapper

The show about two girls traveling to alternate world call “Pure illusion”, to find shards to get their wish granted before another organization gets it first. This show is a ton of fun with lots of amazing visuals and unique worlds that does allow the show to tackle different themes. It can go to a world that is mad max and DBZ, to a catholic all-girl horror school, mecha and kaiju, etc. Lots of the world are fun and do look great and beautiful. Tackling different subjects like anxiety, sexuality, depression, yuri, abandonment, etc. Overall it is a magical girl show, but it’s so much more than that and was quite entertaining with the sheer imagination and creativity display in the animation. The story as a whole is admittedly sort of messy, the episode themselves are just creative pieces of colorful entertainment.

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5. Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

First of all, RIP to the director of the anime and the other people who unfortunately did die from the Kyoto studio fire, but will remember them for making a wonderful show like this one. This anime is about Tohru, a female dragon who falls in love with Kobayashi, a female office worker, and becomes her maid. As the show progress, more and more eccentric people start to inhabit Kobayashi's everyday life as she forms a family. As far as the romance aspect of the show, it is very one-sided, but the slice of life element is just fantastic. It manages to be a fun comedic slice of life that can be ridiculous due to having dragons, but can also be very down to earth and very mature when it comes to the topic of family and being mature. They're just so many quiet moments that just hit a chord with Kobayashi many words of wisdom. It’s an anime that manages to not only be cute but also engaging with its quieter moments. Making for a very fun and mature slice of life, even if it does have some awkward moments sprinkle in.

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4. Bloom into you

Probably the only few high school girl yuri anime that made me say, goddammit I am very engaged with the drama unfolding. The anime is about Yuu, a girl who has never fallen in love before, meeting Nanami, another girl who never fell in love. After Yuu confession about never falling in love, Nanami falls in love with Yuu, with Yuu not feeling the same way but lets Nanami be in love with her. As the story progress, the layers of Nanami characters start to unravel as Yuu's feeling starts to change. This is just a good example of very engaging storytelling that manages to have the audience engage with the drama unfolding due to the perplexing dilemma the character has when it comes to their self-worth and their ideal self. It’s a love story that is full of complications that you want to see get resolved and manage to tackle so many different subjects. It is also one of the few yuri anime that does a really good job of tackling homophobia, and have side characters that do help elevate the storytelling. Not to mention the direction in this show is just amazing, the framing, the camera angle, and shots just make this solid-looking anime look even more gorgeous and helps with the storytelling. I hope this anime gets a second season because as much as I like the manga, it would be criminal if the studio does not get a chance to show their amazing skill once again. But even if it is only one season, it’s a season worth watching, and then go into the manga.

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3. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion

Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime is a thrilling dark psychological show about Madoka trying to decide if she wants to be a magical girl. The movie is a sequel to the series or recap movies; however, you want to see it. The movie is a fan service movie that devolves to what I love about the show, a psychological break down of the characters, and playing out the theme that the show is known for and going further with it. It’s a brilliant surreal masterpiece of art, soundtrack, and storytelling. Giving fans everything they wanted, then giving them what made people praise the show for. The only reason is not higher, is not because how divisive the movie is with fans (because this is my god damn list and I do not care about other people's opinion), but the fact that the yuri aspect, while important, is one-sided. This being a top ten yuri anime list, I do not know I can justify putting this higher on the list, but it is still a wonderful dark surreal psychological magical girl movie.

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2. Sakura Trick

The anime is about Haruka and Yuu going a step above in their relationship by kissing each other. The anime is probably one of the few anime I would call dangerous because I swear every time I see it, I feel like I have just gotten diabetes because this is just too sweet, and makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. The main reason for that is that the main couple is just wonderful, with both of them being a different type of airheads that somehow do complement each other. The comedy is solid, and the side characters are entertaining. I do like how the anime also seems to have every character be in a different stage of their relationship, playing around with lots of yuri trope which I thought was clever. Granted if someone says it’s just an anime where two girls kiss each other every episode, they would not be completely wrong, but it is still an entertaining moe comedy in its own right. It manages to be an overall entertaining cute girl yuri anime with entertaining characters that make me filled with positive energy.

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1. Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena

Probably one of the most influential yuri anime of all time, not just influencing a bunch of anime, but even western cartoons like Steven Universe and the She-ra reboot. Just full disclosure, I am putting the movie as number one and not the actual anime since only season 3 of the show was amazing while the other two seasons were just decent imo. The movie is a reimagining of the show, that has a bigger budget, and manage to have just as much imagery, symbolism, and message as the original tv show. The movie is about a transfer student, name Utena, who stumbles across a girl with a mysterious ring. Utena finds herself entrenched in a battle for the rose bride in a world that seems to not 100% be right. This is just a fantastic movie that I can watch a hundred times, and get something new out of it every time. From the score, the design, animation, the movie just looks gorgeous. I do love how they do explore the characters and their battle with grief as well as acceptance. It is a very surreal movie that can be unintentionally hilarious, but for the most part is just hypnotic, as I am just mesmerized by the visuals and trying to figure out what the story is actually about. Plus the movie easily has one of the best kiss scenes of all of anime, and anybody that disagrees is just plain wrong. Utena the movie is my favorite yuri anime.

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