25+ Best Magical Girl Anime! (Recommendations)

Updated September 24, 2022 by Ernie

When it comes to the magical girl anime genre, the one anime that comes to our mind is Sailor Moon. However, there are many other magical girl anime that feature an equally amazing storyline as Sailor Moon. If you’re a fan of this genre, then we have an amazing recommendations blog for you to check out. Keep reading if you’re interested!

Best Anime About Magical Girls

26. Akazukin Chacha

Akazukin Chacha introduces us to a magical girl named Chacha who lives on a mountain named Mochi Mochi. She lives with her guardian named Seravi who is also her teacher. Chacha’s magic skills are terrible. She ends up summoning entirely different things than she had intended. Living on the same mountain is a boy named Riiya. Riiya possesses exceptional strength. He hails from a family of werewolves and can turn into one whenever he wants to. They have a chance encounter and they both end up getting involved in each other’s lives. Along with a bunch of other friends, Chacha and Riiya must fight evil forces and try their best to survive. 

25. ViVid Strike

ViVid Strike tells us the story of two girls named Rinne and Fuka who grew up in the same orphanage. One day, both of them ended up fighting and severing ties with each other. After leaving the orphanage, Fuuka lived miserably. She had no money to live properly. She comes across a talented martial artist named Einhald Stratos who discovered Fuuka’s martial arts koskills. Fuuka is given the opportunity of getting coached by Einhald as well as a job offer. She didn’t know that she’d also meet Rinne again, but this time, in a ring. 

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24. Flowering Heart

Flowering Heart is about a 5th-grader named Ari, who along with her friends, opens an after-school problem-solving club that solves other students’ problems. However, they soon realize that there are no problems that need to be solved. Ari becomes disheartened. Suddenly, she comes across a hamster that is lying still on the road. She’s shocked to listen to the hamster speaking. The hamster needs to find some magic ring. Will Ari help the hamster or leave it there?

23. Re: Cutie Honey

This anime tells us the story of Honey Kisaragi whose father got killed by a mysterious organization named Panther Claw. We’re introduced to a passionate police officer named Aki Natsuko who decides to make sure that the evil organization pays the price. However, the organization is too powerful for anyone to hurt them in any way. 

But there’s someone who can beat the organization, the warrior of love, Cutie Honey. It is an alter ego of Honey Kisaragi. Initially, Aki was not very fond of Honey. However, after knowing about her strong resolve, Aki started respecting her and their relationship strengthened. Together, they must fight for justice and put an end to the Panther Claw once and for all.

22. Magical Girl Raising Project

Magical Girl Raising Project takes us to the N-City where girls are obsessed with playing an RPG game named Magical Girl Raising Project. They feel like they’re actually a magical girl while playing that game. One day, Kyoki Himekawa receives a notification from the game that she has been selected to become an actual magical girl as her in-gane avatar, Snow White. 

Kyoki loves her life as a magical girl along with other selected magical girls. However, they receive another notification from the game that there will be a reduction in the number of magical girls. Those who fail to collect enough magical candies (items that are granted to them after they’re done with their magical girl activities) will turn back to normal girls. They must compete with each other to keep their status. The girls struggle a lot to keep their powers . Soon, they realize that there’s a twisted motive behind this competition. How will Kyoki unveil the mystery behind her magical powers?

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21. Magical Angel: Creamy Mami

Magical Angel Creamy Mami is a super-sweet anime about a girl named Yuu who is granted magical powers for a year after she witnesses a strange spaceship. Two cats named Poji and Nega are also given to Yuu who guide her whenever she’s confused or lost. Yuu transforms into a magical girl named Creamy Mami and lives her life as an angel. Now, Yuu must juggle between school, acting, singing, helping out her parents at their crepe shop and also fighting evil forces. She also wants to get the attention of her childhood friend, Toshio? Will You be able to balance everything while also not revealing her true identity?

20. Hime Chan no Ribbon

Hime Chan no Ribbon introduces us to Erika, the princess of a Magic Kingdom who came to the Earth in search of a girl who looks exactly like her. The girl who looks like Erika is Himeko Nonohara who is a tomboy. When Erika meets Himeko, she gives her a magic ribbon that lets her transform into anyone she sees in order to test her. Now Himeko must prove her worth by using the ribbon mindfully. This anime series involves Himeko’s adventures as well as her relationship with a guy named Daichi who happened to know about her little secret. 

19. Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero

Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero tells us the story of Yuuki Yuuna who is a part of her school’s hero club. Everybody sees her as a hero because she’s always there to help everyone in need. One day, mysterious forces called Vertexes start threatening the world. The members of the hero club are called by a strange phone app. The members must transform into magical girls in order to fight the vertexes and save the world. The girls must put their lives on line in order to protect the world that they love so much. 

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18. Magical Suite Prism Nana

Magical Suite Prism takes us to the future to the city of Nanagoo that is surrounded by beautiful mountains. Three young girls who live in that city can transform into magical girls. Each one of these girls possess different elemental powers and use them in order to fight the monster and keep their city safe from the evil forces. The story is about the adventures of the three magical girls who struggle to keep their city protected. 

17. Mai Hime

Mai Hime takes us to the Fuuka Academy where thirteen girls are present who can use their elemental powers to summon their guardians called “Childs”. The academy wants them to fight mysterious creatures called “Orphans”. All the girls have different personalities and temperaments. They must get to know each other well in order to fight the evil forces. 

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16. Kaitou Saint Tail

Kaitou Saint Tail revolves around a 14-year-old girl named Meimi Haneoka who has the ability to transform into “Saint Tail ” as the night falls. Saint Tail is basically a modern-day Robin Hood. Her job is to retrieve the already stolen objects and put them back to their place. She is aided by her friend named Seira Mimori in her cause and together, they outsmart thieves and thugs.

15. Papillion Rose

Papillion Rose tells us the story of Tsubomi who is also the Papillon Rose Hero. After the war, she had lost her memories and along with her other hero friends, Anne and Shizuku, she works at a lingerie shop. Soon enough, the world is in danger again as the Susanoo sisters appear. Luckily, a strange cat named Rama appears who can grant the Papillion Heroes their memories and powers again. Will the girls be able to save the world in time?

14. Ceres Celestial Angel

Ceres Celestial Angel introduces us to a Celestial Angel named Ceres who came to Earth in order to bathe in a stream. However, her robe was stolen by a man who also forced her to be his wife and bear his children. This resulted in a family with mixed human and celestial angel blood. Fast forward to the future, Aya Mikage and her twin brother, Aki Mikage are all ready to celebrate their 16th birthday. 

However, Aya’s grandpa has other plans. He wants to kill her because he believes that Aya has the ability to become Ceres and kill their entire family. With the help of her protector Yuuhi, Aya is able to transform back to herself and keep Ceres in control. But can she keep Ceres from coming back again and again?

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13. Princess Tutu

Princess Tutu tells us the story of an author named Drosselmeyer who used to write sad stories. One of his stories was about a kind-hearted prince who sacrificed his heart in order to seal away an evil raven. Unfortunately, the author died before the story could be completed. Weirdly enough, the story came to life and took its own course. We’re introduced to Ahiru, a duck, who can transform into Princess Tutu. She wants to restore the Prince’s heart. However, will she be able to turn the course of this tragic story or will she let it end tragically?

12. Magical Girl Pretty Sammy

Magical Girl Pretty Sammy tells us the story of Sasami who is a super-sweet and adorable girl. She has the ability to transform into a magical girl by a woman named Tsunami. On the other hand, Sasami’s friend also transforms into a magical girl and becomes her rival. Sasmai wishes to use her powers in order to fight evil forces and to keep her brother protected from trouble. 

11. The Familiar of Zero

The Familiar of Zero tells us the story of a narcissistic mage named Louise who studies at a prestigious magical academy named Tristain. However, Louis is unable to use her magic properly and is named “Louis the Zero” by her classmates. 

One day, when the students of her class are performing a summoning ritual, Louise’s magic creates an explosion. Everyone thinks that she messed up again but they’re shocked to see a guy named Saigo Hirata coming out of the smoke. He’s Louise’s familiar and Louise treats her like her slave. However, there’s more to Saigo Hirata than being a mere slave. 

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10. Pretear

Pretear revolves around a 16-year-old girl named Himeno Awayuki who moves to a huge mansion after his father’s second marriage. She loves her new home but is deeply saddened by the fact that her step-family does not care about her. 

Himeno ends up getting involved with seven magical Leafe Knights. They offer her to become a magical princess and use their powers. She accepts their offer and becomes the Pretear. Now, she needs to get over her self-doubt and protect the earth from evil forces and also get over her hateful step-family.

9. Puni Puni Poemy

Puni Puni Poemii tells us the story of a 10-year-old girl named Poemii who aspires to become a talented voice actress. However, her voice acting skills are terrible and she also has bad grades at school. One day, Poem’s parents are killed by evil alien forces. That’s when she decides to become a magical girl and stop the aliens from wreaking havoc everywhere. 

8. Magic Knight Rayearth

Magic Knight Rayearth introduces us to three girls named Hikaru Shidou, Umi Riyuuzaki and Fuu Hououji who come across each other on a field trip to Tokyo Tower. Suddenly, light flashes before them and they hear the voice of a mysterious woman who requests them to save “Cephiro”. After that, they find themselves in a land unknown to them. They come across a man named Master Mage Clef.

Clef tells the girls that they were summoned by Princess Emeraude to become Magic Knights and restore peace in Cephiro. The princess has been imprisoned and their lives are a mess. Now, the three girls must fight the evil forces and free the princess, restoring peace in the dreaded Cephiro. 

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7. Devil Hunter Yohko

Yohko Mono is an average high school girl who is living her average day to day life. One day, she learns that she’s the 108th successor of a family of warriors. They were supposed to keep the Earth protected from demons. Now, she must fight the evil forces of demons just how her family did in the past and get done with her duty as a demon hunter. 

6. Futari Wa Pretty Cure

Pretty Cure is about two middle-school girls named Nagisa Misumi and Honaka Yukishiro who have entirely opposite personalities. Nagisa is energetic and bold while Honoka is calm and intelligent. 

They appear to be normal school girls but they serve as Black Cure and White Cure of Pretty Cure, the “Emissaries of Light”. They’re assisted by two fairies, Mipple and Mapple.

The two girls are tasked to fight the evil forces of the Dotsuku Zone that has invaded the Garden of Light. Now, they must fight them in order to prevent them from taking the Garden of Rainbows as well as taking back the Garden of Light. For that, they must find the seven prism stones. Will they be able to be successful in their mission?

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5. Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch

Lucia, after saving a boy who fell from a ship, gave her a special pearl. Now she needs  to get her pearl back and for that, she must leave the ocean and go to the land. The pearl is important for Lucia to retrieve as it would help her fend off the evil forces that want to harm her race. Where will she find that guy she entrusted her pearl with?

4. Tokyo Mew Mew New

Tokyo Mew Mew New revolves around a girl named Ichigo Momomiya who discovers that she’s able to transform into a cat-eared magical girl named Mew Mew after she sees a mysterious cat entering her body. It is revealed that an Iriomote Cat DNA had been injected into her body by two researchers.

The researchers tell Ichigo that she is tasked with fighting off aliens that are coming to attack the Earth. Ichigo gets worried because she believes that she can’t save the world alone.

However, she soon learns that there are four other girls who are going to join her in the cause. The girls are ready to fight the aliens with all they’ve got!

3.  Madoka Magica

This anime tells us the story of Madoka Kaname, who is an average school girl. One day, she comes across a mysterious being named Kyuubey who offers her to become a magical girl.

He further tells her that one of her wishes will be granted if she becomes a magical girl. Little dod she know she will have to fight the deadly witches.

This anime is pretty messed up and shows her how Madoka and other girls get entrapped by Kyuubey and they can’t escape their tragic fate. 

2. Cardcaptor Sakura

Sakura Kinomoto is an average school girl with an average life. One day, she goes to her father’s library and comes across a mysterious book. As soon as she opens it, she ends up freeing the magical Clow Cards  all around her town. 

It is revealed that Keroberos, the beast of the seal, has awakened as well. He tells Sakura that the cards will prove deadly for humanity and she must capture them and seal them again. Now, she must keep this task a secret from everyone as well as seal the cards as soon as possible. 

1. Sailor Moon

Usagi Tsukino is a crybaby who has an affinity for sweets. She’s living her day to day life peacefully until one day, she comes across a mysterious talking-cat named Luna. Luna revealed to Usagi that she must become Sailor Moon in order to protect the Earth from evil forces lurking above it.

Queen Beryl will soon start sending her demons to Earth and Usagi must fight them. However, Usagi is not alone. Other Sailor Guardians are going to help her in the cause.

Together, they will fight off the evil forces of Queen Beryl and put an end to her tyranny once and for all.

Conclusion

Magical Girl Anime is so refreshing to watch. They’re loved not only by girls but also by boys. I hope you liked this list of Anime About Magical Girls. We’ll come back with more recommendations blogs. Comment down below your favorite anime from this list. See you in the next one!