This is a followup of this previous post:
The Yuri content Grading System + demo of The “List”.
Well, I’ve delayed this long enough. It’s finally time for the long awaited list of anime I’ve seen with yuri content! For both veterans and newcomers alike, here’s my most accurate guide that I can think of. Keep in mind that as long as anime continue existing and yuri remains a viable genre, this list will be endless. Keep in mind, canon or subtext is not an issue. As long as the girls in question show ANY REMOTE SIGN OF ROMANTIC OR SEXUAL INTEREST IN ONE ANOTHER, meaning touching, more than friend like behavior, repeated teasing with a goal of earning the girl in question’s attention, it counts.
Here’s how it works. The highlighted ones I’ve already reviewed and you can check those out for more details. I’ll post how many episodes the show has and if I haven’t reviewed it, I’ll include more details until the day I finally review it (It ain’t easy reviewing all this stuff. I’m not feal87). Lastly there’s the intensity level which indicates how intense the yuri is. I’ll also point out which are Hentai. Softcore means there are no men involved and the sex is quite tame, while Hardcore means there opposite.
Grade 1: Main Genre. Yuri is undoubtedly the driving force of the anime.
Yuru Yuri: 1 season (12 episodes) + a 2nd season announced for Summer. Intensity: Medium.
Kuttsukiboshi: 2 OVAs. Intensity: High.
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo; Anata to Koibito Tsunagi: 1 OVA. Intensity: High=Softcore Hentai.
Sasameki Koto: 13 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Aoi Hana: 12 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Strawberry Panic: 26 episodes. Intensity: High.
Kannazuki no Miko: 12 episodes. Intensity: High.
Kashimashi; Girl Meets Girl: 12 episodes+1 OVA. Intensity: Medium.
Shoujo Sect; Innocent Lovers: 3 OVAs. Intensity: High=Softcore Hentai.
Candy Boy: 8 ONAs + 2 specials. Intensity: Medium.
Simoun: 26 episodes. Intensity: High.
Maria-sama ga Miteru: 4 seasons, 1-4 are 13 episode TV anime and season 3 is 5 45 minute OVAs. Intensity: Low.
Miyuki-chan in Wonderland: 2 OVAs. Intensity: Medium.
Grade 2: Secondary Genre. Yuri isn’t the main focus but it does play a very important role.
Senki Zesshou Symphogear 13 episodes. Intensity: Medium
Gokujyo 12 episodes. Intensity: High
Morita-san wa Mukuchii: 1 25 minute preview OVA + 2 seasons (13 3 minute episodes, each.) Intensity: Medium.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: 12 episodes + 3 planned movies. Intensity: Low.
Yuri-Seijin Naoko-san: 1 5 minute OVA + 1 25 minute OVA. Intensity: Low.
Black Rock Shooter: 1 OVA. Intensity: Low.
BLACK★ROCK SHOOTER TV 8 episodes. Intensity: Medium
Kanamemo: 13 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Saki: 1 26 episode season + an upcoming 2nd season. Intensity: Medium.
Ga Rei Zero: 12 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Mnemosyne: 6 45 minute OVAs. Intensity: High.
Blue Drop: 12 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
He Is My Master: 13 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Mai-HiME and Mai-Otome: 26 episodes each. Otome has a 4 OVA sequel. Intensity level: Medium in both.
RE; Cutie Honey: 3 45 minute OVAs. Intensity: Medium.
Ninja Nonsense (2×2=Shinobuden): 12 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Yami to Bōshi to Hon no Tabibito: 12 episodes. Intensity: High.
Devil Lady: 26 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Revolutionary Girl Utena: 39 episodes + 1 movie. Intensity: Medium.
G-Taste: 7 episodes. Intensity: Medium=Softcore Hentai.
Aki Sora: 1 OVA + 2 sequel OVAs. Intensity: High=Softcore Hentai with a terrible payoff. There’s your mini review of this crap.
Grade 3: Yuri is there but it isn’t important to the main plot. Whether it’s glorious or not all depends on the girls and their charisma.
Ben-To: 12 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Ikoku Meiro no Croisee: 12 episodes + 1 OVA. Intensity: Low.
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon: 12 episodes + an upcoming 2nd season. Intensity: Medium.
Mawaru Penguindrum: 24 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
A-Channel: 12 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Moshidora: 10 episodes. Intensity: Low.
Battle Girls; Time Paradox: 13 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Rio-Rainbow Gate: 12 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Shinryaku! Ika Musume and Squid Girl 2nd season: 2 seasons (13 episodes each). Intensity: Medium.
Bathtime with Hinako (aka, Hinako Time Pt.3): 1 OVA. Intensity: High.
Chu-Bra: 12 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Taishou Yakyuu Musume: 12 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Kiddy Grade, Kiddy Girl -and: 24 episodes each. Intensity: Medium for both.
To Aru Kagaku no Railgun: 24 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
CANAAN: 12 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Fight Ippatsu Juuden-chan. 12 episodes + 6 specials. Intensity: Medium. (High in the 4th special…or was it 3rd?)
Bakemonogatari: 15 episodes. Intensity: Low.
Koihime Musou: 3 seasons (12 episodes each) + 3 OVAs. Intensity: High.
Girls Bravo: 2 seasons (12 episodes each). Intensity: Medium.
Shigofumi: 12 episodes + 1 OVA. Intensity: Low.
Red Garden: 24 episodes + 1 OVA. Intensity: Low.
They Are My Noble Masters: 12 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Mai-Otome s-Ifr: 4 OVAs (Mai-Otome prequel). Intensity: Medium.
Kaitou-Tenshi; Twin Angel: 2 OVA prequel + 12 episode sequel. Intensity: Medium.
Ryofuko-chan: 4 OVAs. Intensity: Medium.
Strike Witches: 2 seasons (12 episodes each), 1 recap OVA and 1 upcoming movie. Intensity: Medium.
El Cazador de la Bruja: 26 episodes. Intensity: Low.
Sisters of Wellber: 2 seasons (13 episodes each). Intensity: Low.
Kodomo no Jikan: 1st season (12 episodes), 2nd season (4 OVAs), and 2 bonus OVAs. Intensity: Medium.
Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora: 12 episodes. Intensity: High.
The Third: 24 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Uta Kata: 12 episodes + 1 OVA. Intensity: Low.
Lesbian Ward: 2 OVAs. Intensity: High=Hardcore Hentai.
Last Exile; Fam the Silver Wing (Last Exile II): (Sequel to Last Exile) 24 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Airmaster: 27 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Ikkitousen: 4 seasons (1 13 and the others 12) + Many specials per season. Intensity: High.
Azumanga Daioh: 26 episodes. Intensity: Low.
Tokyo Mew Mew: 52 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Cosplay Complex: 3 OVAs. Intensity: Medium.
Puni Puni Poemy: 2 OVAs. Intensity: Medium.
Steel Angel Kurumi 2: 12 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Seraphim Call: 12 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Excel Saga: 26 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Sora no Woto: 12 episodes + 2 OVAs. Intensity: Low.
Cardcaptor Sakura: 72 episodes. Intensity: Low.
Queen’s Blade: 3 seasons (2 13 TV seasons and a 6 OVA 3rd one). Intensity: Medium.
Majikoi: 12 episodes. Intensity: Medium.
Agent AIKa: 3 OVAs (7, 3, 3). Intensity: Medium.
Maze: 26 episodes + 2 OVAs. Intensity: Medium.
HEN (Strange Love) episode 2: Intensity: High.
Stainless Night: 2 episodes. Intensity: High=Softcore Hentai, transparent dildo warning.
Parade Parade: 2 episodes. Intensity: High=Softcore Hentai, hermaphrodite warning.
F3; Frantic, Frustrated, Female: 3 episodes. Intensity: High=Hardcore Hentai.
Cream Lemon Escalation:I forgot which episodes in the series focus on this story. Intensity: high=Softcore Hentai.
Moonlight Lady: 5 episodes. Intensity: High=Hardcore Hentai.
Another Lady Innocent: 3 OVAs. Intensity: High=Hardcore Hentai.
Nurse Me!: 5 episodes. Intensity: High=Hardcore Hentai.
Grade 4: In short, it’s mostly fanservice. However, there are SOME minor exceptions that are merely missing something special to catapult them to Grade 3.
Animation Runner Kuromi : 2 OVAs. Intensity: Low.
Yumekui Merry: 12 episodes. Content: Some new character might like a girl on the show who’s drooling over a guy so whatever.
Kore wa Zombie Desuka?: 12 episodes for the 1st season and an upcoming 2nd season (I can already see feal87 jizzing) Content; 1 non-consensual kiss scene.
Ookami-san: 12 episodes. Content: 1 non-consensual kiss.
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes: 2 seasons (12 episodes each). Content: Cordelia in melodrama mode flirting with Herc and some barely noticeable Sherlock/Arsene stuff.
High School of the Dead OVA: Content: Graphic Drunk kissing.
Working!! + Working!! 2nd season: 2 seasons (13 episodes each). Content: Yachiyo likes Kyouko but nothing comes of it.
Seiken no Qwaser: 2 seasons (24, 13). Content: The queen and her slave do neat stuff together.
Baka Test: 2 seasons (13 episodes each) + 2 OVAs. Content: 1 pointless imagining scene that’s quickly shunned.
The Sacred Blacksmith: 12 episodes. Content: Some snuggling.
Kampfer: 12 episodes + 2 OVAs: Content: Lots of yuri fanservice that goes nowhere. My personal favorite from this batch…as bad as it is as a whole.
Seitokai no Ichizon: 12 episodes. Content: Some Chizuru and Aka-chan fun time.
Yoku Wakaru Gendai Maho: 12 episodes + 1 OVA. Content: Subtext.
Hyakko: 13 episodes + 1 OVA. Content: Random.
Penguin Girl: 22 ONAs. Content: Subtext and fanservice.
Hidamari Sketch: 3 seasons, 3 sets of 2 specials, 1 upcoming 4th season. Content: Nearly super awesome subtext for Grade 3.
Binbou Shimai Monogatari: 12 episodes. Content: Future incest romantic relationship.
Mahoraba: Heartful Days: 26 episodes. Content: Last minute confession.
School Rumble: 2 seasons (26 episodes each) + 2 sets of OVAs. Content: Suggestive older women.
Doki Doki School Hours: 20 episodes. Content: The Chosen One.
Gakuen Alice: 26 episodes. Content: Crush.
Another Lady Innocent: 1 OVA. Content: Last minute scene=Hardcore Hentai.
Girls Bravo: 2 seasons (12 episodes each). Content: Not enough Kosame goodness.
Kaleidostar: 51 episodes + 3 OVAs. Content: Layla wants Sora but has too many mood swings for poor sora to handle and accept her nice bussoms.
Popotan: 12 episodes. Content: Not enough Konami.
Avenger: 12 episodes. Content: It’s a girl?!
Stellvia of the Universe: 26 episodes. Content: Most pathetic hetero couple ever and poor lesbian pays for it. At least there’s another couple…who barely get any screen time together of course.
Haibane Renmei: 12 episodes. Content: Subtext is there but it isn’t strong enough.
Countdown to Delight: 1 OVA. Content: It’s all about the poontang=Hardcore Hentai.
Love Hina: 25 episodes + 2 specials and 1 3 OVA sequel. Content: non-consensual fanservice.
Ayane’s High Kick: 2 OVAs. Content: Subtext at best.
Battle Athletes: 1 6 OVA series and 1 26 episode retelling. Content: It’s there but needed a little more.
Murder Princess: 6 OVAs. Content: No animated conclusion, only in the manga.
Zero no Tsukaima: 4 seasons (Season 1, 13. Seasons 2-4, 12). Content: Some random yuri moments.
Grade 5: Subtext at most. These shows REQUIRE fanfics to work.
Kill Me Baby! :13 episodes. Intensity: Low.
K-ON!: 2 seasons (14, 26) + 1 movie. Intensity: Low.
Bamboo Blade: 26 episodes. Intensity: Low.
Lucky ☆ Star: 26 episodes. Intensity: Low.
Serial Experiments Lain: 12 episodes. Intensity: Low.
Getsumen to Heiki Mina: 12 episodes + 2 OVAs. Intensity: Low.
Miami Guns: 12 episodes. Intensity: Low.
That’s all for now. I’ll add links and other stuff later. This was a lot of work and I’m tired.
Serial Experiments should be waaay up there!
Lain’s feelings for Alive were like the driving force for the choices she made! Surely BAD END was waiting at the tunnel of that but it doesn’t belong in the bowels of the list. But I guess this makes sense to the general fans…so..erm…ah!
Any ways, this is one great list and the construct was really great!
Erm, so, I was looking for that 2011 list you were talking about, where can I find it?
Well, I shouldn’t have added Lain to the list because I haven’t seen it yet. I only heard rumors about the yuri. This list is far from updated. I still have many old shows I have yet to see.
It’s in the Yuri news/topics section.
It’s both topics on the Yuri Awards.
Ah thanks…
BTW, I meant Alice not Alive but I guess you knew that >.<
Any ways, going to check out that list…
In case some of them don’t make sense why I revere them so much, I’ve also reviewed them. The G-Views is my anime review page. 150 (Plus more to come) of anime goodness.
Madoka: “Hey, Shinji. Suck It!”
Speaking of Madoka, I’m assuming you are planning to wait until the end of the current season before adding Lagrange, Pirates, Symphogear, etc to the list.
I was wondering, was this only going to be an anime only list, or were you thinking about adding manga/light novels too? The manga versions of Hidamari Sketch and K-On might just boost both series each one grade. A couple of the Blue Drop manga series, especially the first series, could possibly be Grade 1.
Also when you consider the entirety of the Strike Witches cannon, not just the anime, the intensity might just increase to high due to the number of both cannon and implied couples.
I haven’t read enough manga to make a list of that yet. I do plan on doing that eventually. As for LNs, I have no idea where to find those…without buying them online.
As for the ongoing shows right now…yup, I need more confirmation and will wait till they end before adding them to the list.
I wish Black Rock Shooter is high XD and that K-on is medium lol XD
But i guess hints aren’t bad o 3o
and i never thought there are so many (le electric shock )
Is Gai Rei Zero awesome to watch? o3o
I plan on reviewing Ga-Rei Zero eventually. Stay tuned for that.
K-ON’s yuri is hardly noticeable and not enough to send our radar skyrocketing to orbit.
BRS TV has to finish before I make my final decision. 2 episodes aren’t enough to confirm this. Also that rating is for the OVA, not the TV anime.
Will do~! (salutes)
Hmm~ I see = 3= Alright then~ o.o
Please add Zero No tsukaima I think it is Grade 4: In short, it’s mostly fanservice. However, there are SOME minor exceptions that are merely missing something special to catapult them to Grade 3.
because http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50hGyruoyBQ
please add Nanoha series season1-3 +movie 2 medium I think maybe degree Grade 2: Secondary Genre. Yuri isn’t the main focus but it does play a very important role.
I think so
I think add Aria season1-3 +ova low.
my opinion is level grade2
@Nokaei: I know all too well of Nanoha’s greatness but I need to finish the show myself, along with the others you mentioned. Since I don’t have plans on watching Zero no Tsukaima, I’ll add it anyway as a fan request.
Most of this list is Great Animes!
Dedicated history, or good plot or great characters, I love them.
I saw most of the list above.
While people out there are watching Shonen animes, I find myself in this whole new universe, of wider mind perception and beauty.
Almost 35 y.o. and yet huge fan of these animes.
In memory of the great Kimura of Azumanga Daioh!
See ya.
Stay tuned as there will be more shows coming in the near future. This list has a non-existent motto: If it has noteworthy yuri, it’ll make the list.
Thanks for stopping by and the comment dood.
As for the shounen anime comment, shounen isn’t my favorite genre (Possibly my least favorite for the moment) but that’s not saying the genre sucks as there are some non-action oriented shounen out there that I’ve greatly enjoyed.