15 Most Beautiful Anime Girls (2024)

Japanese anime is known for its gorgeous visuals and lush color palettes, which can make for some truly attractive protagonists and supporting characters. Of course, style is no substitute for actual substance. A well-written anime heroine can quickly become an unforgettable part of the cast, allowing anime fans the opportunity to enjoy their feminine charm, as well as their visual beauty.

Anime girls are immensely popular as waifus, female warriors, and sometimes the most beautiful fictional ladies fans have ever seen. The most attractive anime heroines tend to be popular if they can back it up with a stellar personality and sharp dialogue, making them the beloved queens of any fandom. Such characters are excellent examples of a bishojo, or a beautiful girl.

Updated on May 12, 2024 by Jenny Melzer: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and there are a number of different factors to take into consideration when it comes to the most beautiful anime heroines. Whether they be dainty or smart, short or tall, sassy or sweet, anime's most beautiful girls are characters fans won't ever forget. This list has been updated to include five more of anime's most beautiful heroines, as well as to adhere to CBR's most current standards for formatting.

15 Ayame Himuro Will Use the Power of Science to Verify Her Amorous Feelings For Shinya

Science Fell in Love is a romantic comedy starring two grad students at Saitama University who are hopelessly geeky but also deeply in love. The gorgeous Ayame Himuro is smitten with her handsome classmate Shinya Yukimura, but they only have the scientific method, not personal experience, to guide them. They are both clueless about true love and social conventions for dating, but at least they're on par with each other, so neither feels foolish on their quest to verify their love.

Ayame and Shinya find each other outwardly attractive, but science falls for more than a pretty face. Even if she looks like a model, Ayame must think carefully and balance her own feelings with the scientific method to be a lover worthy of Shina's affection—and vice versa.

Science Fell In Love, So I Tried To Prove It

Romantic Comedy

Two scientists seek to find if love can be solved by a scientific theory. They will find the answer in their own hearts and feelings.

Release Date

January 11, 2020

Cast

Sora Amamiya , Yuuma Uchida

Main Genre

Anime

Studio

Zero-G

14 Yumeko Jabami is a Carefree Beauty Who Finds Gambling Erotic

Kakekgurui's protagonist, the dark-haired Yumeko Jabami, is fiercely passionate about gambling and views it as an erotic thrill she can't get enough of. Yumeko has strong charisma as a lively and beautiful girl with a good poker face, but she'd rather let her cards and dice do the talking.

Yumeko isn't looking for love or even friendship at Hyakkou Academy. She's here to upend that conservative school's delicate social system and prove that raw instinct and unrestrained pleasure in gambling are far more important than family connections or wealth. Yumeko, as a beautiful anime girl, could have become highly popular at Hyakkou Academy, but her disruptive ways in that conservative environment made her notorious and unpopular instead.

Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler

Drama

Mystery

A gambling prodigy comes to an elite school run by games and turns the order upside down.

Release Date

July 1, 2017

Cast

Saori Hayami , Minami Tanaka

Studio

MAPPA

Streaming Service(s)

Netflix

13 Katarina Claes is a Gorgeous Anti-Villain With a Harem of Her Own

An ordinary schoolgirl found herself reborn in her favorite otome game, Fortune Lover, as the noxious villainess Katarina Claes. After regaining her memories, the beautiful and goofy Katarina decided to rewrite this game's story and prevent the real heroine from finding true love.

What followed was an amusing co-ed harem of lovely girls and handsome boys swarming around Katarina, all of them owing her a lot for supporting them so much. By making sure everyone loved her instead of each other, the bishojo Katarina made sure her doom would never come to pass. Amusingly, Katarina's intellect can't keep up with her outward beauty or innate kindness, hence her good-natured nickname is "Bakarina." Still, she has street smarts where it counts the most, hence her success in the otome game world.

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

TV-14

Anime

Comedy

Drama

A young girl dies and is reincarnated into a video game. But when she finds out that her role is the villainess destined for doom, she takes measures to change the game and avoid that fate.

Release Date

April 4, 2020

Creator

Satoru Yamaguchi

Cast

Maaya Uchida , Tetsuya Kakihara , Shouta Aoi , Miho Okasaki

Main Genre

Anime

Seasons

2

Studio

Silver Link

Number of Episodes

24 +OVA

12 Lucy Heartfilia is a Charming, Talented Celestial Wizard in the Fairy Tail Guild

Lucy Heartfilia is a skilled wizard and one of the newest members of the esteemed Fairy Tail guild, which inspired the title of the Fairy Tail anime. Lucy uses celestial magic to summon spirits with gold and silver keys, and she can also use enchanted star dresses to fight in person.

Lucy is one of the most beautiful anime girls, and unlike some shonen heroines, she knows it, taking pride in her general appearance. Lucy is equally impressive and vain anytime she uses her good looks to charm others, though she's not shallow enough to rely entirely on that. Most of all, Lucy is a great team player in the Fairy Tail guild and a well-regarded celestial summoner.

Fairy Tail

TV-14

Action

Lucy, an aspiring Celestial Wizard, becomes a friend and ally to powerful wizards Natsu, Gray, and Erza, who are part of the (in)famous wizard guild, Fairy Tail.

Release Date

October 12, 2009

Cast

Cherami Leigh , Todd Haberkorn , Tia Lynn Ballard , Colleen Clinkenbeard , Newton Pittman , Brittney Karbowski , Monical Rial , Brina Palencia

Main Genre

Action

Seasons

9

11 Tohru Honda is the Lovely Girl Who Helped Heal the Sohma Family

Tohru Honda is an iconic shojo heroine from Fruits Basket. Tohru is also one of the humblest and most selfless anime heroines, and she's too bashful to brag about anything or even accept compliments. Tohru is one of the prettiest anime girls out there in any genre, but she would humbly deny it if anyone, even her best friends, told her so.

Tohru is outwardly charming, but her inner beauty is what really drives the plot. She has a heart of gold that can inspire anyone to believe in themselves and take control of their lives, from the ex-delinquent Arisa Uotani to the troubled Sohmas, including Tohru's tsundere lover, Kyo.

Fruits Basket

TV-14

Anime

Comedy

Drama

After Tohru is taken in by the Soma family, she learns that twelve family members transform involuntarily into animals of the Chinese zodiac and helps them deal with the emotional pain caused by the transformations.

Release Date

April 5, 2019

Cast

Manaka Iwami , Laura Bailey , Nobunaga Shimazaki , Jerry Jewell

Main Genre

Anime

Seasons

3

Production Company

TMS Entertainment

Number of Episodes

63

10 Ai Hoshino Achieved Stardom as a Beautiful Pop Idol

All three members of the bizarre Hoshino family are immensely attractive, though good looks won't always bring them happiness, even in the entertainment world where pretty girls are in demand. Ruby and Aqua were literally reborn with their mother's good looks, including her vivid eye stars. Clearly, Hoshino genes are strong, but good genes won't save them from endless misfortune.

Ai Hoshino grew up in obscurity and poverty as an orphan, but she used her talent and her looks to become the lead girl in the idol group B Komachi, where she found great success. However, she had to use both her beauty and her words to lie to audiences about who she really was, building up Oshi no Ko's grim themes about the endless lies of the entertainment industry.

Oshi No Ko

TV-14

Drama

Fantasy

A doctor and his recently-deceased patient are reborn as twins to a famous Japanese musical idol and navigate the highs and lows of the Japanese entertainment industry as they grow up together through their lives.

Release Date

April 12, 2023

Creator

Aka Akasaka

Cast

Rie Takahashi , Yumi Uchiyama

Main Genre

Animation

Seasons

1 Season

Production Company

CyberAgent, Dogakobo, Kadokawa, Sentai Studios, Shueisha

Number of Episodes

12 Episodes

9 Hinata Hyuga's Dedicated Heart Never Wavers, Making It One Of The Most Beautiful Things About Her

When it comes to the soft spoken dandere characters, Naruto's Hinata Hyuga is the queen. From her first introduction, it was obvious she was carrying a big crush on the series' titular character. Unlike Sakura Haruno, who relentlessly pursued Sasuke Uchiha across hundreds of episodes, Hinata's love for Naruto was a slow burn romance that finally paid off in the end. It did seem after a while that she might not find her voice, but when she did it was with fierce determination that put Naruto firmly in his place.

Now a mother to her own two children, Boruto and Himawari, the growth of her character over the years has made her a fan-favorite. She's still on the soft-spoken side, but there's a quiet introspection about her that more often than not proves she is wise beyond her years. The fact that there is more than meets the eye within Hinata's silenced makes her one of the most stunning female heroines in anime.

Naruto

Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.

Cast

Junko Takeuchi , Maile Flanagan , Noriaki Sugiyama , Yuri Lowenthal , Chie Nakamura , Kazuhiko Inoue , Dave Wittenberg

Created by

Masashi Kishimoto

First Film

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash In the Land of Snow

Latest Film

Boruto: Naruto the Movie

First TV Show

Naruto

Latest TV Show

Boruto

First Episode Air Date

September 21, 1999

Spin-offs

Boruto

TV Show(s)

Naruto , Naruto: Shippuden

See Also

Top 15 Most Popular Anime Characters 2023 | Tron Education

Video Game(s)

Naruto Ninja Council 3 , Naruto: Rise Of A Ninja , Naruto: Path Of The Ninja , Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm , Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Voltage , Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact

Manga Release Date

August 6, 2003

Manga Volumes

72

Genre

Shonen , Anime , Manga , Action-Adventure

8 Shoko Komi Doesn't Know Her Own Beauty or Popularity at School

Shoko Komi is the dandere protagonist of Komi Can't Communicate, but even if she gets good grades, has a kind heart, and is famously beautiful, she struggles mightily to make friends. Shoko has a communication disorder that keeps her silent, but things are finally changing.

Shoko is determined to make 100 friends and reinvent her social life, a personally enriching challenge that she relishes. It helps that everyone at Itan High School idolizes her as a beautiful and perfect girl, but Shoko doesn't know that. And even if she did, Shoko wants people to be her friend because of who she is, not what she looks like.

Komi Can't Communicate

TV-14

Anime

Comedy

Drama

An elite and aloof schoolgirl is in fact severely withdrawn and anxious about communicating with others. An ordinary schoolboy befriends her and helps her to open up and talk with people.

Release Date

October 21, 2021

Cast

Aoi Koga , Gakuto Kajiwara , Rie Murakawa , Rina Hidaka

Main Genre

Anime

Seasons

2

7 Mikasa Ackerman's Caring Nature Blends Perfectly With Her Fierce Beauty

As one of the most important characters in Attack On Titan, Mikasa Ackerman provided a much-needed sense of balance to the series' main protagonist, Eren Yaeger, over the years. With their world as they knew it on the edge of destruction, Mikasa remained both fierce and level-headed in ways few others could. Noted for her physical beauty as well, she has many admirers, including Jean, but right up until the end, she only has eyes for Eren.

Watching her transition from a happy-go-lucky young girl, capable of smiling despite the darkness in her world, to a stoic soldier with unmatched skills is just one reason she's a fan-favorite. It's her fierce dedication and devotion that mark her as one of anime's most beautiful heroines. Even at the end of the story, fans can't help but thinking of that beautiful young woman and the strength it took to end the life of the one she loved for the sake of the world she lived in.

6 Usagi Tsukino is Beautiful and Powerful as Sailor Moon

Usagi Tsukino is the quintessential anime magical girl—a good-hearted and goofy teenage girl who gained incredible powers when the cat Luna provided them. Usagi may be a little juvenile in her daily life, but as Sailor Moon, she is an inspiring hero and a model bishojo.

Sailor Moon features dazzling shojo-style visuals and legendary outfits and hairstyles, most of all for Usagi herself. Her various Sailor outfits are gorgeous and worthy of dedicated cosplay, and Usagi is a lovely girl with expressive eyes, a kind face, and a classic, timeless hairstyle.

Sailor Moon (1992)

TV-PG

Action

Adventure

A group of schoolgirls discover they are incarnations of super-powered alien princesses, and use their abilities to defend the earth.

Release Date

September 11, 1995

Creator

Naoko Takeuchi

Cast

Stephanie Sheh , Kotono Mitsuishi , Kate Higgins , Aya Hisakawa , Cristina Valenzuela , Michie Tomizawa , Emi Shinohara , Amanda Céline Miller , Cherami Leigh , Rica f*ckami

Main Genre

Anime

Seasons

5

Main Characters

Susan Roman, Jill Frappier, Katie Griffin

Production Company

Toei Agency, Toei Animation, Toei Company

Number of Episodes

200

5 Nami is Luffy's Hotheaded, Stylish Navigator on the High Seas

Nami the tsundere navigator is one of the first people Luffy recruited in One Piece, and she is a fan favorite to this very day. Nami is also one of One Piece's most attractive characters as a Straw Hat heroine, and she's not afraid to show off with fancy outfits.

Nami doesn't rely entirely on her charm to get ahead, though. She's also a sly, crafty planner who can outwit other pirates to seize their booty. Most of all, Nami is a skilled navigator who helps Luffy find his way through the Grand Line without capsizing or getting lost. In One Piece, it's mainly Sanji Vinsmoke who adores Nami as one of the most beautiful anime girls of all time, but Nami has no interest in return. Still, they are good friends, and have helped each other out a great deal.

One Piece (1999)

TV-14

Animation

Action

Adventure

Follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his pirate crew in order to find the greatest treasure ever left by the legendary Pirate, Gold Roger. The famous mystery treasure named "One Piece".

Release Date

October 20, 1999

Creator

Eiichirô Oda

Cast

Mayumi Tanaka , Akemi Okamura , Laurent Vernin , Tony Beck , Kazuya Nakai

Main Genre

Animation

Seasons

1

Production Company

Toei Animation

Number of Episodes

1K+

4 Fuyutsuki is Himuro's Quiet Yet Gorgeous Co-Worker and Potential Lover

The gorgeous kuudere Fuyutsuki is the cool female colleague mentioned in the title of The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague and co-protagonist Himuro has every reason to admire her. Fuyutsuki made a gentle but good first impression as Himuro's new co-worker, a charming and warm-hearted lady who tends to play it cool.

Fuyutsuki has good looks and a sharp wardrobe, which makes her easy on the eyes, but it's her heart Himuro likes most of all. Fuyutsuki is a kind, supportive, and open-minded person who enjoys quiet romance, so she and the equally cool Himuro can understand each other perfectly. Fuyutsuki may be one of the most beautiful anime girls and Himuro may be a total stud who could make any woman swoon, but their relationship isn't about what's on the outside. Their strong bond is about a gentle, genuine connection of the heart.

The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague

TV-14

Comedy

Fantasy

Romance

Where to Watch

*Availability in US

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Not available

Not available

The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague (Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi) is a romantic comedy anime series with a fantasy element. Himuro, a young man who descends from a powerful snow spirit, lives with his somewhat uncontrollable ability; when his emotions run awry, Himuro can create snowmen, igloos, and powerful gusts of snow. However, for some reason, when he finds himself smitten by his coworker Fuyutsuki, he quite literally freezes up.

Release Date

January 4, 2023

Cast

Yui Ishikawa , Chiaki Kobayashi , Yumi Uchiyama , Hiyori Nitta , Ayane Sakura , Kouki Uchiyama

Main Genre

Comedy

Seasons

1

Studio

Zero-G

Distributor

Crunchyroll

Main Characters

Fuyutsuki, Himuro, Komori, Yukimin, Otonashi, Saejima

Production Company

Zero-G

Writers

Tomoko Konparu

Number of Episodes

12

3 Yuuki Asuna Is The Kind Of Girl Anyone Would Want To Be Trapped In A Game With

One of the most attractive things about Asuna, aside from her being stunning to look at, is her personality. Not only is Asuna smart and cunning, but she's loyal and kind, and would never leave someone in need behind. Her willingness to put herself on the line to help out a friend or ally is driven by intense emotion, which more often than not has guided her into troublesome situations that could have gotten her killed. Asuna cannot stomach the suffering of others, especially in situations that might force her to watch another die.

Her pride can often be her downfall, provoking her to challenge anyone who dares to question her authority, but in her own way, that only seems to enhance her charm. The evolution of her character has been a journey fans of the series have fully enjoyed over the years. Strong, capable, talented, and beautiful, there is no question that Asuna is one of the most beautiful heroines in anime.

Sword Art Online

TV-14

Animation

Action

Adventure

Where to Watch

*Availability in US

• stream
• rent
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Not available

In the year 2022, thousands of people get trapped in a new virtual MMORPG and the lone wolf player, Kirito, works to escape.

Release Date

July 8, 2012

Cast

Yosh*tsugu Matsuoka , Haruka Tomatsu , Ayana Taketatsu , Miyuki Sawashiro , Ai Kayano

Main Genre

Animation

Seasons

4

Production Company

A-1 Pictures, ASCII Mediaworks, Aniplex, Bandai Namco Games, Genco

Number of Episodes

100

Creator(s)

Reki Kawahara

2 Violet Evergarden's Quest To Understand Love Brought Her Beauty Into Focus

Because of how she was raised without emotion, Violet Evergarden made the perfect weapon, but life outside the confines of war wasn't something she understood. Before she was found by Gilbert, she couldn't speak or even understand words, beyond the command for her to kill. Gilbert taught her the things she lacked, and after he told her that he loved her, she set out to try and understand what those words meant. It was difficult for her to grasp the concept of emotion in other people, despite her own dulled capacity to feel.

Beyond her character being visually beautiful, her longing to understand only heightens that beauty, making her almost angelic in appearance. Violet's quest is one of compassion, and as these traits shine through, she only grows more beautiful as she comes to understand the emotion of love, and how it drives the heart of every living being.

1 Frieren's Beauty Transcends Time

As one of the most celebrated anime of 2023/2024, Frieren's titular character is beautiful in the way all stereotypical fantasy elves tend to be. Timeless to the point of being practically ageless, her thousand-year life has led her on plenty of adventures. It isn't until one of her human companions dies of old age that she realizes that even after adventuring with him for ten years, she didn't really know him at all.

There's something beautiful about a woman's journey to understand herself through the people and the world around her, even if (and sometimes especially if,) she's not human. Frieren's attempt understand these short-lived creatures much better exposes her own insecurities, revealing a sensitive side to her that makes her more than just a cute, stereotypical kuudere, but breathtaking to behold.