Magical Canan

Based on the popular magical girl inphographic guide https://i.imgur.com/vFQ3vaZ.jpeg with notes attached to each entry

This is split into 2 Categories:
B. (starts with Utena) I've only seen Madoka Magica and I want to learn more about the genre, but idk if I'm ready for kids' shows.
If at the end you're ready to explore the mahou shoujo genre in full force, jump to Category A.

A. (starts with Precure) I like cute stuff and the magical girls aesthetic, and I can actually handle stuff aimed at little girls.
If at the end this isn't enough for you, congrats, you're into mahou shoujo and you should start doing your own research.

A list of magical girl shows released between 1999 and 2006. Made using this awesome tumblr post: https://chiibinomonodamon.tumblr.com/post/99031991319/there-you-go-every-fcking-magical-girl-from

1-3 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14457
4-5 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14459
6-7 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14693
8-9 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14694 <= YOU ARE HERE
10 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14695

for shows with a maximum of 9,000 and a minimum of 4,000 members

Part 1 here: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15905

unpopular mahou shoujou series

Includes all* anime on the Anime+/GRAPH mahou shoujo/magical girl achievement list

Notes:
If the anime is saved under a different name in the original list (and the ID matches), the listed title is added as a comment. The anime will keep its place according to the list - even if it will no longer be alphabetically correct according to its main title on MAL. This is to make the job of checking and updating these much easier for me.

*The main stacks do NOT include hentai. This is both for people who want to avoid it, and because including it will significantly limit the stack. Please proceed to the Hentai Edition™ in the list below if you're into that.

Links:
★ Club - https://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=67199
★ Original list - https://github.com/anime-plus/graph/blob/main/data/achievement/anime-mahou-shoujo.json
★ Watch order guides (you're gonna need them...) - https://chiaki.site/?/tools/watch_order

The whole series:
★ Part 01 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31473
★ Part 02 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31474
★ Part 03 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31475
★ Part 04 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31476
★ Part 05 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31477
★ Part 06 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31478 <== you are here
★ Part 07 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31479
★ Part 08 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31480
★ Part 09 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31481
★ Part 10 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31482
★ Part 11 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31483
★ Part 12 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31484
★ Part 13 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31485
★ Part 14 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31486
★ Hentai Edition for a) serious completionists and b) horny people - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31496
★ Manga version - coming soon

Last updated: July 03, 2023
Feel free to let me know if something has been added and I haven't updated in a while, or if I've made a mistake somewhere! <3

Artists who have numerous roles in visual novels. (wip; suggestions & corrections are always welcome~)

* First vocal appearances unless specified (as far as is documented online)
* Mostly artists with 5+ VN roles & fewer anime roles, or VN adapts with the same singer



Entries adapted as hanime:
Choukou Tenshi Escalayer --> Over Beat: Ashita e no Escalation - E-mi (Same as VN OP) https://youtu.be/s3PzpPlfbK8
Izumo (2003) --> Promised Land - Candy (Same as VN OP) https://youtu.be/5jcFYafeh8E

Plan to add: Amaoto Junka, AiRI, Chata, Ceui, Coorie, Haruko Momoi, Kanako Itou, Miyuki Hashimoto, Rena Ueharu, Suara, that va with like 50 aliases who I don’t remember the name of, other I've Sound singers, everyone else in the dog anime OP
Borderline as popular/active in anime: Annabel, Faylan, Hitomi Harada, Sasaki Sayaka
Utaites: Amatsuki, Hanatan, yuiko
In other stack: Mitsuki Nakae
Composer/no vocal roles: Angel Note (Da Capo, Girls Bravo, Tenshi no 3P), Barbarian On The Groove (comp./arr. for IKU Index II IN)

Magical girl anime can be divided into 2 camps:

morning time magical girl: shows which air in the morning targetted at children (doremi, card captor sakura, etc)

late night magical girl: shows which air in the evening or late at night, targeted at adults.

Within those late night anime, some are simply raunchy comedy parodies, some are grimdark edgy interpretations, and some are what I would class as "otaku oriented magical girl", ie, shows which earnestly create a magical girl story line but targetted at otaku.

what counts in this final category is subjective, as the lines between types are blurry, so some of these items may fall somewhat into the grimdark or raunchy comedy categories, but here I try to list everything I think classifies as otaku oriented magical girl anime.

I was watching Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete and decided I should make a list of all ecchi magical girl anime so I did some research and made this.

Keep in mind I haven't seen most of these shows so if there's a show that doesn't belong or if I've missed one that would fit here feel free to tell me.

(Anime version of this stack: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/47658)

Oldish anime featuring characters that evoke the 萌え (moe) reaction as per the standards in the early-to-late 2000's, when the so-called moe phenomenon was at its peak in Japanese wota-culture. The anime I've listed here vary greatly in terms of genre, subject matter, and popularity, but they all hold the moe factor in common (in my opinion, anyways.) Some of the popular series have resurfaced here in the Western side in recent years as part of an internet-born aesthetic known most commonly as "animecore."

*If you're not familiar with the concept of "moe" or would like to learn more about it, I also recommend reading these great books on it:
https://archive.org/details/otakuencyclopedi0000galb
https://archive.org/details/moemanifestoinsi0000galb

#1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37228

PG-13 (for teenagers who are 13 years old onwards) rated magical girl anime : Part 1 (1973 – 2019)