Gokinjo Monogatari

While mostly known today as the character designer for My Hero Academia, Yoshihiko Umakoshi's recognition as one of anime's finest predates it by quite a lot. Getting his start as an animator at Toei Animation, Umakoshi was involved in some of Toei's biggest shoujo manga adaptations in the 90s, translating the shoujo aesthetic, with its quirks and all, onto the TV screen. This would culminate in Umakoshi's designs for Ojamajo Doremi, which sees his mastery of creating memorable characters, striking a fine balance between cute and cartoonish.

His versatility extends beyond cute characters, however—Umakoshi's involvement in now-iconic shows such as the first Berserk adaptation and Mushishi showcases his ability to design and appropriate serious-looking characters vastly different from his magical girl character designs. The following list is a selection of his most significant works.

Blogpost about Ojamajo Doremi: https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2020/12/05/20-years-of-ojamajo-doremi-the-ideal-kids-anime-grows-up-with-its-audience/
Umakoshi interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xix6NUavVCQ

A stack including all the series that have continuously aired in this TV slot, which has been running since 1984.

For 18 years now has only been Precure, but before that it included several different series (almost all of them 4-cour), and even though it is known to have a shoujo demographic as its target, it actually wasn't the case with some of the earlier titles.

the ultimate chronically online girl stack

Anime meant for girly girls, except these are some specific picks that I personally feel give off strong girlboss vibes

mangas by yazawa-sensei that got an anime adaptation

𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟬𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗷𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗚-𝟭𝟯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲
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Only series that are ranked below 2,000 in 'Popularity' on MAL.
Check out part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/8280

From models to fashion designers, it can also simply be about animes focusing on the appreciation of clothes.

Anime made by the first generation of anime fans.

I’m coining the term Anime New Wave in reference to the French New Wave and the Japanese New Wave in film canon. Like both of these movements, the first generation of creatives to achieve any kind of mainstream success were establishing the medium themselves and were drawing inspiration from outside their art form, such as how Osamu Tezuka was inspired by the work of Fritz Lang or how Hayao Miyazaki’s adaptation of Lupin III was deeply entrenched in film noir and Golden Age Hollywood aesthetics. With the rise of an otaku culture punctuated by the first doujin anime and the development of Studio Gainax, anime began to have its ideas and themes codified into a replicable series of cinematic references. Dezaki’s beautiful use of intense lighting and postcard memories, Tomino’s frantic paneling and action set pieces, Takahata’s evocative pastoral landscapes and slow takes, the language of anime was being written one word at a time. In the late 80s we saw the rise of talented creators who speak that language as their first tongue, and the results were inimitable and immediate.

Some directors I am considering under the term include Hideaki Anno, Shinichiro Watanabe, Kunihiko Ikuhara, and Satoshi Kon, just so there’s a point of reference here. I’m trying not to include directors who are usually lumped in with others on this list but were actively working as primary creatives in the studio system in the 80s, such as Mamoru Oshii. Lastly, I’m trying to keep the list centered on the initial wave of anime created even though plenty of these creatives have gone on to work on other things, just so I don’t have it be too confusing to look at. Arbitrary, I know.

Feel free to post comments on my page if you have any suggestions.

- anime aesthetics that could be cool/ineresting clothes inspirations
- the anime here have either good/unique character costume or world design

Shows with some silly characters living in an apartment/boarding house type building together

This is a compilation of anime adapted from manga that ran in Ribon magazine. Sequels aren't counted, but I do have some entries where it's just a couple of OVAs, where there are two entries.

Let me know if I'm missing anything. :D

Anime Series from 1990-1999.
Most of Dragon Ball Z aired in the 90s.

Other Notable 90s Anime:
> Slayers
> Slayers Next
> Slayers Try
> Nadia: Secret of Blue Water
> Tenchi Muyou!
> Outlaw Star
> Galaxy Warring State Chronicle Rai
> Tekkaman Blade

Based on Captain-Nisaka's video "Evolution of shoujo animes - 1966-2021 (COMPLET)" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmrW6NNvnDc

other parts
part 1 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28829
part 3 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28836
part 4 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28839