Top 10 Anime To Start Your Yuri Obsession
For hardcore Yuri fans, the last few years have been a treat due to the expansion of new Yuri anime titles. The new wave of anime offer everything from slow-burn romance to action and adventure all within the Yuri genre.
Though there is still a greater need for more Yuri anime, it is encouraging to see the fandom growing. For a mix of old and new, check out our list of “Top 10 Anime To Start Your Yuri Obsession” below:
10. Assault Lily BOUQUET
Synopsis: On the verge of extinction by the alien entity known as Huge, the planet unites to develop CHARM. Merging science and magic into a weapon, military facilities called Gardens quickly sprout up to train recruits in this nascent technology. Forged by nature and training, teenage girls emerge as a heroic Lily upon blossoming. Can humanity survive long enough for these Lilies to bloom and save us all?
Where To Watch: Streaming on Amazon Prime and Funimation in subtitles and English dubbing.
Trailer: Link
Episode Count: 12 episodes
Release Date: 2020
9. Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid
Synopsis: Miss Kobayashi is your average office worker who lives a boring life, alone in her small apartment–until she saves the life of a female dragon in distress. The dragon, named Tohru, has the ability to magically transform into an adorable human girl (albeit with horns and a long tail!), who will do anything to pay off her debt of gratitude, whether Miss Kobayashi likes it or not. With a very persistent and amorous dragon as a roommate, nothing comes easy, and Miss Kobayashi’s normal life is about to go off the deep end!
Where To Watch: Streaming on Crunchyroll and Funimation in subtitles and English dubbing. Blu-ray is available for purchase.
Trailer: Link
Episode Count: Season 1 contains 13 episodes + OVA. Season 2 “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S” is set for release July 2021.
Release Date: 2017
8. Noir
Synopsis: Mireille makes a living out of killing as an international assassin. Kirika is an amnesiac with uncanny speed and stealth. Under the codename Noir, these two lethal women track and kill criminal syndicates across the globe as they hunt for clues to their connected pasts—until they discover it is they who are being hunted. The body count rises as an ancient conspiracy unfolds.
Where To Watch: Streaming on iTunes and Funimation in subtitles and English dubbing. Blu-ray available to purchase.
Trailer: Link
Episode Count: 26 episodes
Release Date: 2001
7. Netsuzou Trap -NTR-
Synopsis: Yuma, a high school second-year, is enjoying every day now that she has her first boyfriend. After she asks for relationship advice from Hotaru, her beautiful long-time friend who has had many boyfriends, Hotaru teases her for her inexperience and playfully does things to her that even her boyfriend doesn't do. Yuma and Hotaru's secret relationship continues to escalate, and Yuma finds herself unable to deny how it makes her feel. This school drama tells the story of the interwoven lives of these two girls with boyfriends.
Where To Watch: Streaming on Crunchyroll in English dubbing.
Trailer: Link
Episode Count: 12 episodes
Release Date: 2017
6. Sweet Blue Flowers (Aoi Hana)
Synopsis: Fumi Manjoume enters Kamakura's accelerated high school - Matsuoka All-Girls High School. While waiting at the Kamakura station on the day of her entrance ceremony, she runs into an old childhood friend whom she had not seen in 10 years: Akira Okudaira. As their friendship is rekindled and they start falling back into the rhythm of friends again, it starts a delicate love story.
Where To Watch: Streaming on Amazon Prime, iTunes, Funimation and Crunchyroll in subtitles. Blu-ray available to purchase.
Trailer: Link
Episode Count: 11 episodes
Release Date: 2009
5. Maria Watches Over Us (Maria-sama ga Miteru)
Synopsis: Adapting to life at Tokyo’s prestigious Lillian Girls' Academy can be difficult, so the school has developed a long tradition of older students “adopting” younger girls and serving as their advisors and confidantes. Even so, shy young Yumi Fukuzawa is startled and flustered when a beautiful and popular upperclassman Yumi has admired, Sachiko Ogasawara, unexpectedly expresses interest in taking Yumi under her wing. Is Sachiko really serious? And if she is, is Yumi ready to be thrust into the spotlight of public scrutiny that comes with becoming the “petite soeur” to one of the student council’s inner circle, the Roses? As the gossip and speculation surrounding the nature of their relationship increases, Yumi finds her life and perceptions changing in new and unexpected directions. The series is often referred to as Marimite.
Where To Watch: Streaming on HIDIVE in subtitles. Blu-ray available to purchase.
Trailer: Unavailable
Episode Count: Season 1 contains 13 episodes. Season 2 “Printemps” contains 13 episodes. Season 3 “OVA” contains 5 episodes. Season 4 contains 13 episodes.
Release Date: 2004
4. Sakura Trick
Synopsis: Haruka and Yuu have been best friends forever and they've always sat next to each other in class since… well, since they were just girls in junior high anyway. But on their first day of high school, they're stunned to learn that the new seating plan has them on opposite sides of the classroom! So, since everyone knows that long distance relationships won't work unless the parties involved put extra effort into it, they decide they need to do something extra special to permanently seal their friendship. However, deciding to kiss each other awakens a whole new level of feelings, and it doesn't help that some of their classmates seem to be 'involved" in similar circumstances. So what's a girl to do when her best girl friend suddenly seems more like a girlfriend? It's a life lesson that the school curriculum isn't normally prepared to teach, except maybe in French class, and our two young heroines are about to get a private education you'll never forget!
Where To Watch: Streaming on iTunes and HIDIVE in subtitles. Blu-ray available for purchase.
Trailer: Link
Episode Count: 12 episodes
Release Date: 2014
3. Adachi and Shimamura
Synopsis: Adachi spends her school days skipping class until she meets fellow delinquent Shimamura and the two become fast friends. Cutting class together deepens their friendship but soon unexpected emotions blossom. As awkwardness and confusion settle in, the two girls travel this sea of emotions without a paddle as they learn about each other’s feelings.
Where To Watch: Streaming on Funimation in subtitles and English dubbing.
Trailer: Link
Episode Count: 12 episodes
Release Date: 2020
2. Citrus
Synopsis: Yuzu Aihara loves fashion, friends, and having fun! But when her mom remarries and she’s forced to transfer schools, this fashionable teen’s sweet life turns sour. On her first day, she makes enemies with the beautiful student council president, Mei, who also winds up being her brand-new stepsister. But nothing can prepare Yuzu for a surprise kiss from this girl who supposedly hates her!
Where To Watch: Streaming on Funimation and Crunchyroll in subtitles and English dubbing. Blu-ray available for purchase.
Trailer: Link
Episode Count: 12 episodes
Release Date: 2018
1. Bloom Into You (Yagate Kimi ni Naru)
Synopsis: Yuu Koito thought love would be something amazing and magical, but when a male friend asks her to date, she feels nothing. She doesn't even know how to respond until she overhears the student council president of her new high school, Touko Nanami, turning down a similar request. With Touko's help, Yuu manages to let her friend down gracefully, but then Touko confesses that she, herself, is starting to have feelings for Yuu, leaving Yuu in a quandary. Yuu doesn't think that she's in love with Touko, but she does feel something. As Yuu joins the Student Council, and she and Touko become closer, her confusion about her feelings only continues to grow. Because you can't control who you love, or who falls in love with you.
Where To Watch: Streaming on HIDIVE in subtitles and English dubbing. Blu-ray available for purchase.
Trailer: Link
Episode Count: 13 episodes
Release Date: 2018
Sources: Funimation, Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime, and HIDIVE. Top photo “Bloom Into You”.
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