Anime Characters reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 169 Reddit reviews across 7 subreddits and 13 posts to rank the best Anime Characters brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Animesuggest, r/AnimeReccomendations, r/anime, r/DragonBallBreakers, r/Fujoshi. Top-rated brands include Dragon Ball (4.6/5), Claymore (5.0/5), Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (4.8/5).
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Reviews169
Subreddits7
Posts13
Brands97
Products7
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#1
Dragon Ball
4.6
(7)
"Goku/zamatsu black is best raider."
"Dende, Satan, Launch."
"Dende has the best support active and passive in the game, bar none."
"Dende for healing and either version of launch."
"Goku black is also deadly."
"Goku Black doesn't have to deal with Dragon Balls, and has a teammate."
"Goku black (good in combat and pretty good lv 2 and decent against premades)."
#2
Claymore
5.0
(6)
"Claymore - All girls, very violent though."
"Claymore the most obvious that comes to mind. Bad ass women with big ass swords."
"Claymore"
"Claymore"
"Claymore"
"Claymore"
#3
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
4.8
(5)
"She's much more calm and collected than these but strongest female lead along with just being an awesome anime I would say Frieren."
"I highly recommend Frieren, it has amazing female characters that aren't there for the sake of fan service."
"Frieren: Beyond Journey's End top rated anime of all time on MAL for good reason. it should be on your list. very well written female leads."
"Frieren"
"If strong female leads work too? If so, then I recommend Frieren"
#4
Fairy Tail
4.6
(5)
"Fairy Tail... Erza is a Boss! & Mira-Jane"
"Fairy Tail is one of my favorite anime"
"Fairy Tail. Now there's lots of reasons for people to not like it and yes it has fan service, but man do they have a good female cast."
"I did enjoy Fairy Tail although the fanservice could get a bit much."
"It has really good famale characters"
#5
Jujutsu Kaisen
4.6
(5)
"Jujutsu Kaisen"
"I might consider kenjaku"
"Kenjaku (jujutsu Kaisen)"
"If you don’t like sports anime there’s also jjk and trigun stampede!!"
"Jujutsu kaisen (look out for nanami)"
#6
Steins;Gate
5.0
(4)
"Stein's;gate for sure, that is THE anime for this type of content."
"Steins gate. Ranked #3 on MAL for a reason. All characters are well written, it's got themes of comedy, mystery, slice of life, suspense, and science fiction."
"Not quite what you're looking for, but I can't recommend Steins Gate enough"
"Steins;Gate is *arguably* science but it's time travel science fiction, so might not be what you are looking for. But female lead Kurisu is regularly praised as well-written."
#7
Attack on Titan
5.0
(4)
"Attack on Titan, 100% valid."
"Levi - Attack on Titan"
"Vinland saga or attack on titan"
"Levi AOT those would fit you the best!"
#8
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
5.0
(3)
"Ghost in the Shell: Stand alone Complex - Major Motoko"
"Koukaku Kidoutai: STAND ALONE COMPLEX"
"Ghost in The Shell Stand Alone Complex"
#9
Akame ga Kill
5.0
(3)
"Akame ga kill"
"Akame ga kill"
"Akame ga Kill, Berserk, One Piece(to a certain extent)"
#10
Kill la Kill
5.0
(3)
"Kill La Kill - it's by Trigger, the music is great and those outfits omg."
"Kill La kill"
"Kill la kill"
#11
Vinland Saga
5.0
(3)
"I think you need some men fighting men, got too many waifus gotta mix it up. Watch: Vinland Saga"
"Vinland Sage is elite"
"Vinland saga or attack on titan"
#12
Moribito
4.7
(3)
"I will take any opportunity to recommend Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit."
"Seirei no Moribito"
"For older anime with strong female lead, I’d suggest Moribito."
#13
Hunter x Hunter
4.7
(3)
"I’m surprised Hunter x Hunter wasn’t mentioned, Kurapika fits your description"
"Hunter X Hunter (1999 version) -Watch the 2011 version if you like the more modern look, but 1999 one is fantastic!"
"Bisky from Hunter X Hunter is a muscular girl with cute personality."
#14
Black Lagoon
4.7
(3)
"Black Lagoon is action packed with several strong female characters Revy Two Hands, Mob Boss Balalaika, The Maid ... and there's CIA Gun Runner Nuns."
"If guns more your style then Black Lagoon has arguably the most bad ass women in anime."
"Black Lagoon (Rock is a salaryman who slowly becomes more ruthless cunning, Though Revy does all the fighting)"
#15
The Apothecary Diaries
4.7
(3)
"The Apothecary Diaries."
"The Apothecary Diaries one of the best female leads of all time. a fun mystery solving anime. 10/10 characters."
"Apothecary Diares (not strong in the traditional sense, but very intelligent)"
#16
Berserk
4.3
(3)
"Berserk (1997)"
"Berserk was definitely on my watchlist"
"Akame ga Kill, Berserk, One Piece(to a certain extent)"
#17
Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It
4.0
(3)
"Not sure if it's what you want, but you could try Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It."
"No gal characters but a definitely science related: Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It"
"Science fell in love so I tried to prove it"
#18
How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?
4.0
(3)
"Dumbbell wa nan kilo desuka, Medaka Box"
"How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift? is basically that, it's filled with muscular girls with cute personalities lol"
"How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift?"
#19
Fire Force
4.0
(3)
"Fire Force has Maki"
"Fire Force for Maki Oze?"
"Fire force"
#20
Soul Eater
5.0
(2)
"Soul Eater for sure, MC is actually a girl."
"Soul Eater"
#21
86
5.0
(2)
"Eighty Six - Bloody Regina rules"
"86 Female lead is very strong minded, and actually strong later too"
#22
Violet Evergarden
5.0
(2)
"Strong female characters - let me think... Violet Evergarden - she is a badass"
"Violet Evergarden just a top tier show. you WILL cry at least once."
#23
Demon Slayer
5.0
(2)
"Demon Slayer"
"No doubt regarding the animation but the art style is also damn good improving the character design of the manga x100"
#24
Samurai Champloo
5.0
(2)
"Samurai Champloo"
"Samurai Champloo!!"
#25
Gintama
5.0
(2)
"Gintama! Gintoki is OP"
"Gintama"
#26
One Punch Man
5.0
(2)
"One Punch Man"
"One Punch man and Astroboy"
#27
Avatar
5.0
(2)
"Zuko From the Avatar series"
"You could kill it as Zuko too"
#28
Naruto
4.5
(2)
"Naruto"
"First of we have tge famous stuff, naruto , bleach, death note, one piece, fairy tail, they always have lots of shipping but also fanservice"
#29
Beautiful Bones
4.0
(2)
""Bautiful Bones: Sakurako's Invesigations"--this is sort of like an anime version of the U.S. series "Bones""
"Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru - literal title "A Corpse is Buried Under Sakurako's Feet", though in the English release they renamed it "Beautiful Bones -Sakurako's Investigation"."
#30
The Aquatope on White Sand
4.0
(2)
"The Aquatope on White Sand has a focus on caring for marine life."
"The aquatope on white sand (I don't think this one's very sciency but it's set at an aquarium and is extremely good)"
#31
Planetes
4.0
(2)
"I haven't seen Planetes but im pretty sure it would fit, it looks good im planing to watch it soon"
"Planetes"
#32
Balsa
4.0
(2)
"Consider me interested, thank you for the recommendation my um.... Friend will probably like balsa quite a bit"
"Balsa, the main character isn't unrealisticly strong, but I think she displays what you're looking for, she's a bodyguard for a prince, they go on the run."
#33
High School DxD
4.0
(2)
"Shout out to High School DxD and Mirai Nikki for yandere appreciation."
"Apart from the ecchi and action the artstyle is really good done by TNK studio"
#34
Gunsmith Cats
4.0
(2)
"Gunsmith Cats"
"Gunsmith Cats (Both with female leads, hope that isn’t a problem)"
#35
The Seven Deadly Sins
3.5
(2)
"Seven Deadly Sins has Diane"
"Technically Diane from Seven Deadly Sins is a musclehead (not that muscular though) with a caring personality, but it's weird to watch an anime just to see a person and the series has a lot of seasons (also infamous for being shit on later seasons)."
#36
Freezing
3.5
(2)
"Freezing"
"Freezing, but also a lot more fan service."
#37
One Piece
3.0
(2)
"One piece started good but post timeskip disappointed me a lot as female characters got thrown in background"
"Akame ga Kill, Berserk, One Piece(to a certain extent)"
#38
Under Ninja
3.0
(2)
"Under Ninja - (TV | Status: Finished | Episodes: 12 | Genres: Action, Comedy)"
"Check out {Under Ninja}"
#39
Fullmetal Alchemist
5.0
(1)
"FMA, obviously"
#40
Ghost in the Shell
5.0
(1)
"How about anime which MC are female in the first place? Like Ghost in The Shell"
#41
Overlord
5.0
(1)
"Overlord, sickest armour designs in anime imo"
#42
Cowboy Bebop
5.0
(1)
"Cowboy Bebop"
#43
Mob Psycho 100
5.0
(1)
"Mob Psycho 100"
#44
Solo Leveling
5.0
(1)
"Solo Leveling is very good"
#45
Trigun
5.0
(1)
"Trigun"
#46
Vampire Hunter D
5.0
(1)
"Or the original vampire hunter d. Both are great movies."
#47
Ameku, MD
4.0
(1)
""Ameku, MD"--about a genius female doctor/diagnostician who solves mysteries"
#48
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
4.0
(1)
"Orb: On the Movements of the Earth. It's about the discovery of heliocentrism and the church trying to suppress it."
#49
Cells at Work
4.0
(1)
"Cells at Work"
#50
Snow White with the Red Hair
4.0
(1)
"Snow White with the Red Hair also features and apothecary but it doesn't get as involved with it as Apothecary Diaries does."
#51
Nanbaka
4.0
(1)
"I recommend nanbaka to you!! It has a lot of characters you can ship together and there's not to much sexualization of women (only around one or two times) and it also has some lgbtq canon rep, a drag queen and a cross dresser:3"
#52
Mo Dao Zu Shi (Master of Diabolism)
4.0
(1)
"Mo dao zu shi (master of diabolism)"
#53
Blue Lock
4.0
(1)
"Besides that, blue lock, number24, and haikyuu are pretty shippable!!"
#54
The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent
4.0
(1)
"Badass women with honed crafts (mostly isekai save for 1): The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent"
#55
Snow White with Red Hair
4.0
(1)
"Snow White with Red Hair"
#56
7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!
4.0
(1)
"7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!"
#57
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen
4.0
(1)
"The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen"
#58
The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor
4.0
(1)
"The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor"
#59
I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History
4.0
(1)
"I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History (similar to Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss B"
#60
Ascendance of a Bookworm
4.0
(1)
"Ascendence of a bookworm"
#61
Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I'm Not the Demon Lord
4.0
(1)
"Villainess Level 99 I May Be the Hidden Boss But In Not the Demon Lord - crunchy gamer sent to a dating sim maxed her level before the game officially starts"
#62
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
4.0
(1)
"My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! - isekai comedy where the villainess doesn't want to die and accidentally becomes the female"
#63
Reborn as a Vending Machine
4.0
(1)
"Reborn as a vending machine's female lead is also excellent, she's gotta carry the vending machine everywhere so she's def ripped."
#64
Dorohedoro
4.0
(1)
"Doro Hedoro has most of the female cast"
#65
Danganronpa
4.0
(1)
"Danganronpa"
#66
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
4.0
(1)
"Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress"
#67
Eminence in Shadow
4.0
(1)
"Eminence in Shadow"
#68
Gundam Witch from Mercury
4.0
(1)
"If you're okay with Mecha, Gundam Witch from Mercury has both, and a bit of yuri too"
#69
Wistoria
4.0
(1)
"Wistoria & Danmachi both have a lot of strong female characters"
#70
Kingdom
4.0
(1)
"Good recommendation is Kingdom, Kyou Kai is fierce and adorable."
#71
The Rising of the Shield Hero
4.0
(1)
"While the Shield Hero is the MC, the women in this are pretty powerful."
#72
My Hero Academia
4.0
(1)
"My Hero Accademia has plenty of strong, female characters, too."
#73
Sword Art Online
4.0
(1)
"I think Sword Art Online would also technically fit the bill."
#74
DMC
4.0
(1)
"Ummm... DMC and Bayonetta"
#75
Bayonetta
4.0
(1)
"Ummm... DMC and Bayonetta"
#76
Ishura
4.0
(1)
"Ishura (TV | Status: Finished | Episodes: 12 | Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy)"
#77
Witch Hunter Robin
4.0
(1)
"Witch hunter robin, lots of strong ladies in frieren too, but fights are fewer."
#78
Bungo Stray Dogs
4.0
(1)
"Bungo Stray Dogs. The cast is mostly male. But I wouldn't risk get into a fight with any of female cast especially not Yosano, Kyoka or Koyo."
#79
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
4.0
(1)
"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners"
#80
Tengoku Daimakyou
4.0
(1)
"Tengoku Daimakyou"
#81
Blue Eye Samurai
4.0
(1)
"Blue eye samurai"
#82
Bleach
4.0
(1)
"The main character is male, but Bleach has a lot of badass ladies"
#83
Guilty Crown
4.0
(1)
"Story is mid, but the animation, character design, and music are insanely good"
#84
Dirty Pair
4.0
(1)
"Dirty Pair (Both with female leads, hope that isn’t a problem)"
#85
Shangri-La Frontier
4.0
(1)
"Shangri-La Frontier because of his knowledge of games"
#86
Project ARMS
4.0
(1)
"Project ARMS (Even Takeshi, who starts off whiny and wimpy overtime grows into a brave badass)"
#87
Speed Grapher
4.0
(1)
"Speed Grapher (Though the Female Lead is a sheltered rich girl put through pretty messed up stuff)"
#88
Revolutionary Girl Utena
4.0
(1)
"Revolutionary Girl Utena"
#89
Ergo Proxy
4.0
(1)
"Ergo Proxy"
#90
Texhnolyze
4.0
(1)
"Texhnolyze"
#91
Tiger & Bunny
4.0
(1)
"Tiger and Bunny"
#92
Solty Rei
4.0
(1)
"Solty Rei"
#93
Great Teacher Onizuka
4.0
(1)
"Great Teacher Onizuka"
#94
Airmaster
4.0
(1)
"Airmaster -> MC is female"
#95
Family x Spy
4.0
(1)
"Family x Spy"
#96
Hajime no Ippo
4.0
(1)
"Hajime no ippo"
#97
Casshern Sins
4.0
(1)
"Casshern Sins. Dude literally can't die. Lol"
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