Magical girl anime and manga
The guide lists 295 titles tagged magical girl. The genre peaked in the 2000s (91 titles). Studios with the most magical girl titles: Toei Animation (42), Madhouse (9) and Studio Pierrot (5). It often comes paired with comedy, fantasy and romance.
Best-known magical girl anime
- Sailor Moon 1992
- Cardcaptor Sakura 1998
- Kill la Kill 2013
- Revolutionary Girl Utena 1997
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica 2011
- Ojamajo Doremi 1999
- My-HiME 2004
- Dokidoki! PreCure 2013
- Yes! PreCure 5 2007
- Smile PreCure! 2012
- Penguindrum 2011
- Powerpuff Girls Z 2006
- My-Otome 2005
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha 2004
- Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Go Go! 2008
- KiraKira Pretty Cure a la Mode 2017
- Hug! Pretty Cure 2018
- Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure 2021
- HeartCatch PreCure! 2010
- Suite PreCure 2011
- Pretty Cure 2004
- Fresh Pretty Cure! 2009
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Exceeds Gun Blaze Vengeance 2026
- Go! Princess Pretty Cure 2015
- Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure 2023
- Star Twinkle Precure 2019
- HappinessCharge Pretty Cure! 2014
- Witchy Pretty Cure! 2016
- Hana no Ko Lunlun 1979
- Delicious Party Pretty Cure 2022
Best-known magical girl anime films
- Project A-ko 1986
- Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade 2015
- Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card 2000
- Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie 1999
- Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends☆the Collection of Miracles! 2009
- Star Detective Precure! The Movie: The Mysterious Garden and a Secret Pair 2026
- Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends of the Heart 2013
- Yoyo and Nene, the Little Witch Sisters 2013
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Rebellion 2013
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising
- Project A-ko 4: FINAL 1989
- Little Witch Academia 2013
- Super Doll Licca-chan: Licca-chan Zettai Zetsumei! Doll Knights no Kiseki 1999
Best-known magical girl manga
- Sailor Moon 1991
- Cardcaptor Sakura 1996
- Negima! Magister Negi Magi 2003
- Tokyo Mew Mew 2000
- Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch 2002
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
- Magic Knight Rayearth 1993
- Shugo Chara! 2005
- Wedding Peach 1994
- Codename: Sailor V
- Full Moon o Sagashite 2002
- Sugar Sugar Rune 2003
- Gushing over Magical Girls 2019
- Phantom Thief Jeanne 1997
- UQ Holder! 2013
- Princess Knight 1953
- Cutie Honey 1997
- Mirmo! 2001
- Akazukin Chacha 1991
- Magical Girl Site 2013
- Super Pig 1994
- Kamichama Karin 2003
- Tokyo Mew Mew à La Mode
- Himitsu no Akko-chan 1962
- Mami the Psychic 2002
- Ultra Maniac
- Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. 2021
- Time Stranger Kyoko 2000
- Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card 2016
- Saint Tail 1994