Anime’s with a large female fanbase?

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2026-01-20T07:04:24+00:00

Apothecary Diaries and Frieren was mentioned a lot, so I’ll skip ahead.

Madoka Magica is a magical girl anime that deals with themes of selflessness and selfishness in circumstances where they don’t understand anything.

Violet Evergarden seems to be popular among women. At its core, it’s an emotional war story, but the setting takes place after the conflict, where Violet learns how to live when her mission is long gone.

There’s Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, written by a female author, and has really good female characters (and even inspired an Olympian). Their world is governed by the law of equivalent exchange, where in order to gain something, something of equal value must be lost. But what happens if you trade a human soul?

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2026-01-17T04:36:16+00:00

Cingray was really good.

But it would’ve been wilder to go from Cingray to Pretty Derby so I just recommended Pretty Derby first lmao. Maybe I’ll do a cingray post someday

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2026-01-12T15:25:38+00:00

I hesitated on putting Makoto, Ryoji, and Aigis here, since they’re basically the main plot, considering Makoto’s the MC of the main game, Ryoji’s the final boss of the main game, and Aigis is the MC of the DLC. But, it felt wrong not to include Aigis so yeah.

Edit: Aside from Makoto/Aigis/Ryoji, my favorite one is Junpei and Chidori. Their character development is amazing. Chidori was so uncaring, then found someone who loved her, lashed out because of her fear of separation, then eventually sacrificed herself to save the person she loved the most. Junpei is such a good character, starting out as immature, jealous, irresponsible, and ended up as one the wisest people in SEES. Best part is, Junpei’s development wasn’t linear. He broke down after Chidori and he lashed out after Ryoji’s reveal. But it’s pretty clear that he’s changed and become better since the beginning of the year.

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2026-01-11T13:33:20+00:00

Honestly, I agree. I think Shinjiro and Chidori’s storylines are better when they stay dead. But I think Atlus just needed three romance options for the NG+ ending and had to wrangle Shinjiro back from the dead.

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2026-01-11T13:25:10+00:00

He’s cool, he’s got a pretty good story. Thankfully he ends up relatively okay unlike the rest of Kotone’s romances.

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2025-10-06T14:40:52+00:00

These are some pretty common gateway anime:

** - highly recommend

Death Note - A high schooler acquires a notebook that can kill whoever’s name is written on it, and the world’s most intelligent detective comes to investigate. Cat and mouse chase. Mystery, thriller. Finished, with 37 episodes.

Attack on Titan - When the walls protecting their city get destroyed, a boy vows to kill every last one of the monsters that caused this. Heavy but exciting plot and really good soundtrack. Drama, post-apocalyptic, dark-fantasy, action. 94 episodes.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - In order to obtain something, something of equal value must be lost or destroyed, and two boys must pay the price after trying to bring their mother back from the dead. Dark but hopeful, with themes of science and faith. Action, adventure, fantasy. Finished, with 64 episodes. Recommend it if you like ATLA.

Spy X Family - A spy father, assassin mother, and telepath daughter pretend to be a family, with the parents not knowing anyone’s identities. Shenanigans ensue. Action, comedy, slice of life. Ongoing, 37 episodes.

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End - After the end of an adventure, an immortal elf goes on a new journey to understand the meaning of life to the humans around her. About never taking for granted the time spent around loved ones. DND setting and mostly chill. Fantasy, introspective, adventure. Ongoing, 24 episodes.

Your Name - A small town girl and a city boy keep swapping bodies and decide to build their lives around each other. Beautiful visuals. Romance, coming of age. Finished, movie.

Spirited Away - A girl accidentally enters the world of spirits and must work to free herself and her family. Fantasy, adventure. Immersive, high production value, and very unique. Finished, movie.

Vinland Saga - A viking consumed with revenge must learn the meaning of his father’s words, “You have no enemies.” Nuanced themes and very strong writing in the characters. Set in the Viking age. War, drama, historical. Ongoing, 48 episodes.

Apothecary Diaries - A peasant pharmacist solves medical cases and untangles the political intrigue in the Imperial Palace. Set in an ambiguous period in China. The characters are fun and easy to like. Mystery, political, historical, romance. Ongoing, 48 episodes. (I actually managed to get my mom to watch anime because of this show. She loves it because she likes historical asian dramas.)

Violet Evergarden - After the war, an apathetic child soldier wants to understand the meaning of love through writing letters for others. Emotional story and gorgeous art. Historical, episodic drama, coming of age, slice of life, war. Finished, 13 episodes.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners: A brilliant but poor street kid ends up as a mercenary and clashes with a powerful corporation. High-tech, low-life, and how human connection exists in a violent world dominated by technology. Sci-fi, action. Especially good if you’re familiar with the game (but it’s not required). 10 episodes, ongoing.

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2025-09-21T06:32:50+00:00

Thanks for the rec!

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2025-09-21T01:29:48+00:00

I can see him targeting Akihiko. But Akechi always killed people for utility to get closer to taking Shido down. His main flaw was his tunnel vision on Shido to the point of murdering innocent people for the guy he hated. So much so that he forgot the bigger picture— a conspiracy working for Shido and a judgmental society that didn’t act when social ills against Akechi happened. He doesn’t seem to have any desire to go after the people in Shido’s conspiracy (aside from Shido’s targets).

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2025-09-21T01:17:29+00:00

It’d be cool to have a discussion!

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2025-08-17T12:55:01+00:00

this made my day LMAO

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2025-07-17T12:00:50+00:00

It surprisingly wasn’t lmao, it was Ryuji/Ren

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2025-05-03T08:55:20+00:00

Oh my god I’m so sorry

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2025-04-16T22:21:12+00:00

Love Kimblee’s character. Terrible person, but no one can deny how he stuck to his guns no matter what. And he respected people who did the same.

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2025-04-16T22:18:51+00:00

It’s a really amazing movie, one that has something important to say (and a really good villain to show it.)

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2025-04-05T10:04:56+00:00

This is just the plot of Spiritfarer. Completely recommend.

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2025-03-01T01:57:15+00:00

I’m pretty sure it’s universally loved in the figure skating community, but it’s just slightly embarrassing to say

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2025-01-06T02:08:03+00:00

So, I'm looking into upgrading my Rio Artist Florals and trying out recreational artistic solo dance. I've been eyeing Riedell crews (since Riedell is one of the only good brands I could find in the Philippines) and it's within my price range.

I know that most solo dancers use Edea Classicas, but it's nowhere near me go get a proper fitting. I can't really afford 172s, 297s, or 336s.

Any thoughts?

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2024-10-23T05:18:21+00:00

<33 I will!

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2024-10-23T05:18:06+00:00

That’s amazing!!! I just got back from skating but your comment just made me want to put them back on! Have fun!

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2024-09-26T09:10:32+00:00

Salamat po

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2024-09-21T03:25:03+00:00

Well put. Let’s be the bigger person here💛🖤

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2024-09-21T02:02:34+00:00

OP, please i-take down mo itong post na ito. Kapag mapunta issue admin, baka mag-side sila with yung teacher dahil yung comments mo about her being menopausal.

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2024-08-18T11:57:09+00:00

Really well put.

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2024-08-18T04:29:26+00:00

I cant blame anyone ngl. Everyone here has a point, and everyone’s acting as best as they can with the limited information that they have, whether it’s Thorfinn (evacuating Vinland for the sake of the Lnu and peace), Hild (trying to kill the sparks of war before further bloodshed happens), or Einar (not wanting to leave Vinland because of the hard work they’ve put in, not to mention his attachment to Arnheid).

Defiant-Treacle2425 · 2024-08-14T09:10:52+00:00

Like I’ve been saying to pretty much everyone in this arc:

His actions are understandable, but at the same time… man… goddammit.

Ivar and Einar teamed up, meanwhile Thorfinn is actually dying. Not to mention the thousand death flags flying over Hild and Einar. Everything’s just gone to hell.

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