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Fruits Basket, Banana Fish and Ouran High School Host Club
10 Must-Watch Shojo Anime With the Best Endings, Ranked

Many shojo anime do not authentically depict the manga series. However, these shojo anime are top-notch with their endings.

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Best Animated Shows to Watch on Amazon Prime (April 2024)

From Teen Titans to The Legend of Vox Machina, Amazon Prime delivers a variety of quality, animated shows that have something for every audience.

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Split image of Ki Tanmoku from Spiritpact, Mo Dao Zu Shi, and Lan Xichen
25 Best BL Anime For New Fans

Boys' love is a swiftly growing and maturing anime genre at the forefront of bringing LGBTQ+ storylines to audiences, both new and old.

Main characters of Bungou Stray Dogs, Banana Fish and Gangsta
10 Best Anime To Watch If You Like Banana Fish

Banana Fish fans might find their new favorite anime among unique yet similar anime like SK8 the Infinity and Bungou Stray Dogs.

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Splie image of Takeo Gouda from My Love Story, Natsume Takashi from Natsume's Book of Friends, and the Yuzuki Brothers from The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons
10 Best Male Shojo Protagonists, Ranked

Male shojo main characters are rare, but the best ones are kind, charming, and noble.

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Free!, SK8 and Banana Fish Anime
Successful Women in Anime: Hiroko Utsumi's Best Works, From Free! to Bucchigiri?!

One of the most recognizable female directors, Hiroko Utsumi is famous for Sk8 and Banana Fish, action-packed anime about men, gangs, and violence.

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Keita and Kazuki hugging in Gatuen Heaven. Tanmoku and You embracing in Spiritpact.
15 Best BL Anime & Where To Watch Them

These BL anime are at the top of their game in terms of depicting and developing relationships that are real and emotionally complex. Prepare tissues!

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The casts of sad anime, Your Name, Grave of the Fireflies, and Anohana
Grave Of The Fireflies & 9 Other Great Anime You'll Never Watch Twice

Anime come in many shapes and sizes, but some tell stories that are so tragic and emotional that it's hard to ever watch these fantastic films again!

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Left to Right: Ash Lynx from Banana Fish; Miyo Saimori from My Happy Marriage; Tohru Honda from Fruits Basket; Kiyoka Kudo from My Happy Marriage.
10 Anime That Restored Our Hope In the Shojo Genre

Some shojo anime were so groundbreaking that they helped fans believe in the once-failing genre.

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split image from Kase-san and Morning Glory and Kamisama Kiss
10 Most Underrated Anime Love Stories, Ranked

Many anime love stories deserve more attention, from Belldandy and Keiichi from Ah! My Goddess to Tomoe and Nanami from Kamisama Kiss.

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Shoyo Hinata from Haikyu!!; The cast of Yuri!!! On Ice; Tobio Kageyama from Haikyu!!
10 Best All Boy Anime, Ranked

Although the majority of anime features female characters in their casts, there are a few that feature all boys. Here are 10 of the best.

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Denji and Pochita from Chainsaw Man, Erwin from Attack on Titan, Ash from Banana Fish
10 Anime Characters We Wish Would Get Their Happily Ever After (But Didn't)

Characters like AOT's Erwin Smith and Junpei from JJK deserved so much better than their tragic fates.

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Sebastian and Ciel of manga Black Butler, Legoshi of manga Beastars and Fushi of manga To Your Eternity
16 Best Manga Written By Women

Some of the best manga are written by women, such as Yana Toboso's Black Butler, Paru Itagaki's Beastars, and Yoshitoki Ooima's To Your Eternity.

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Yona of anime Yona of the Dawn and Sailor Moon of anime Sailor Moon
15 Best Anime Written By Women

Some fans may be surprised to learn that many successful anime series — such as Yona of the Dawn and Sailor Moon — were written by female mangaka.

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Thorfinn Thorsson (Vinland Saga), Denji (Chainsaw Man), Eren Yeager (Attack On Titan) split image
10 Heroes Who Define Modern Anime

Heroes like Thorfinn Thorsson (Vinland Saga), Denji (Chainsaw Man), and Eren Yeager (Attack On Titan) define the modern anime landscape.

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Characters from Banana Fish in a collage.
This Dramatic Thriller Completely Blurs the Lines of the Shojo Demographic

Many Shojo fans are unaware this dramatic thriller anime falls under their demographic, and avoids the typical tropes that have divided audiences.

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Banana Fish's Ash and Eiji back to back against a photo collage of moments.
Why Banana Fish Isn't (But Kind of Is) a Boys Love Classic

Despite not being an official Boys Love series, Banana Fish has several cross-genre elements that both influence and were influenced by the genre.

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Characters from anime Vampire Knight and anime Maid Sama!
15 Best Shojo Anime With The Worst Characters

Shojo anime like Fruits Basket might be fan-favorite classics, but no one can deny that characters like Akito Sohma are some of the worst out there.

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Foreground: Jessie and James from Pokemon in their classic pose. Background: Silhouette of Devilman Akira Fudo crying blood from Devilman Crybaby
10 Best Anime With The Worst Villains

Whether they're poorly written or downright despicable, these villains are the worst part of many popular anime.

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10 Least Sympathetic Anime Villains Of All Time
10 Least Sympathetic Anime Villains Of All Time

These anime villains are so cruel and heartless that they have no redeeming qualities whatsoever.

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