Summary
- Shoujo anime in 2023 offered interesting additions to the genre, appealing to romance fans with action sprinkled in.
- The anime featured in the article are generally shorter with around 13 episodes per season, making them easily accessible for those with busy schedules.
- From a girl's struggle with her Yakuza family to a princess and a king, the anime showcased diverse and unique storylines within the Shoujo genre.
Most anime fans are more invested in shonen anime, however, 2023 had some very interesting additions to the Shoujo anime demographic too. Fans of romance anime, in general, will love some of these, however, these also include interesting stories with some action sprinkled throughout them that are worth a try for anyone getting into anime.
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Shoujo anime tend to be a bit shorter, with around 13 episodes per season, so they can easily be enjoyed by anyone, even on a tight schedule.
7 A Girl And Her Guard Dog
- Number of Episodes: 11 (Ongoing)
- Release Date: September 29, 2023
- MAL Rating: 5.67/10
A Girl And Her Guard Dog is an anime that revolves around Isaku Senagaki, a girl whose grandfather is a Yakuza boss, which complicates her life in quite a lot of ways. She struggles with having any friends due to her family, making her social life quite sad.
She has a crush on a man named Keiya, whom she gives up on. However, he still decides to chase after her and he can be quite overprotective. This anime is still going on and will probably have 13 episodes.
6 Sugar Apple Fairy Tale
- Number of Episodes: 24
- Release Date: January 6, 2023
- MAL Rating: 7.4/10
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale is an anime that started airing very early on in 2023. The story follows Anne Halford. Anne wants to become the Silver Sugar Master, a title her late mother held for herself prior to her. Receiving this title will however be no easy task, as her confection must win a royal medal.
To help her on her journey, she buys a warrior fairy named Challe Fen Challe as her bodyguard. In the world of Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, fairies are often enslaved by humans, which Anne isn’t a fan of, especially as she starts falling in love with Challe. This anime has 24 episodes.
5 Tokyo Mew Mew season 2
- Number of Episodes: 12
- Release Date: April 5, 2023
- MAL Rating: 6.7/10
Tokyo Mew Mew is by far one of the most iconic and popular Shoujo mangas ever. The show had an anime adaptation back in 2002, and now, 20 years later, received a brand new adaptation. The new Tokyo Mew Mew anime started with its first season in 2022, and one year later, received season 2 in 2023.
The story revolves around Ichigo Momomiya, the series’s protagonist, who receives animal powers, alongside four other girls. Ichigo herself gets cat powers and has to defeat many powerful enemies with the use of these powers with the other girls. Season 2 has 12 episodes fans can enjoy.
4 The Most Heretical Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior
- Number of Episodes: 12
- Release Date: July 7, 2023
- MAL Rating: 7.1/10
The Most Heretical Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior is an anime adapted from the Shoujo manga of the same name, and it received its first season starting in July 2023. This anime is an Isekai, as the main character, Pride Royal Ivy, was reincarnated into a character from the video game she used to play in her previous life.
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The previous Pride was quite an evil person, however, now, she wants to do good to everyone around her. The anime’s season 1 had a run of 12 episodes in total.
3 The Sacrificial Princess And King Of Beasts
- Number of Episodes: 24
- Release Date: April 20, 2023
- MAL Rating: 8/10
The Sacrificial Princess And King Of Beasts is a Shoujo manga that received its anime adaptation in 2023. The story takes place in a world where Demons and humans live together, however, these demons often receive human sacrifices.
The King Of Beasts, specifically, is offered girls to eat, however, the 99th sacrifice, Sariphi, is spared after the King realizes she is not scared of him and is intrigued by her. The King Of Beasts plans on marrying Sariphi. This anime has 24 episodes.
2 My Happy Marriage
- Number of Episodes: 12
- Release Date: March 17, 2023
- MAL Rating: 7.8/10
My Happy Marriage’s anime aired its first season in 2023, and already has a season 2 announced. This story takes place in the Taisho era in Japan. However, this Taisho era has magic and spirits. The main character is Miyo Saimori, a girl who is living quite a depressing life. She was born into a noble family, however, she has to deal with an abusive stepmother.
Her story takes a turn with Kiyoka, her soon-to-be husband, who is cold and heartless. However, everything changes when she decides to open up to him. The first season of this show has 12 episodes.
1 My Love Story with Yamada-Kun At Lv999
- Number of Episodes: 13
- Release Date: April 2, 2023
- MAL Rating: 7.8/10
My Love Story with Yamada-Kun At Lv999 revolves around Akane Kinoshita, the main character. She and her then-boyfriend separated due to him cheating on her with a woman he met in his online game.
Akane is also a gamer, and while playing Forest of Savior, she ends up telling everything that happened to her to another player, named Yamada, who is from the same guild as her. He doesn’t care at all. Later on, she encounters him outside of the game for the first time during an offline event. The anime has one season with 13 episodes.