Shoujo is a genre that usually centers on young love and the pains of growing up. While you won't find any series that can rival the top shonen anime, the genre has tons of followers from all walks of life. From tear-jerking anime series to ones that do nothing but create comedy for their viewers, there is a shoujo series out there for everyone.
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One huge problem with the genre is that more often than not, the series never finish adapting their source material. Most shoujo shows even seem to end solidly, only for fans to later learn that it barely scratched the manga's surface.
10 Say "I Love You"
Say " I Love You" got a single season and focuses on the relationship between a young girl named Mei. Mei doesn't trust others, but when she starts to get to know Yamato, everything begins to change as they fall in love.
The series had thirteen episodes and a live-action film, but no season two. The manga ran from 2008 to 2017 and completed its story after 18 volumes, many of which were never covered by the anime.
9 Citrus
Citrus became popular for being one of the first shoujo anime to feature a lesbian couple as the lead. The story centers around Mei and her stepsister Yuzu, who go to an all-girls academy and begin to fall in love with each other.
Unlike other series, Citrus focused on the confusion that can come with same-sex attraction. The anime finished with only thirteen episodes while the manga wrapped up with 10 volumes, which the anime only covered around half of.
8 Nana
Nana is a classic anime featuring two girls with the same name. The series focuses on the girls as they set out to live on their own, and their lives get intertwined when they co-lease an apartment. Both Nana's must navigate relationships while learning to live together.
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The series is sadly unfinished due to the author falling ill and stopping at 21 volumes. Due to the manga stopping, the anime likely did as well despite the positive reception and ended at forty-one episodes.
7 Wolf Girl And Black Prince
Like much other romance anime, Wolf Girl and Black Prince actually wrapped up pretty well, despite not finishing the story. The story revolves around a young high school couple who end up in a fake relationship.
Kyoya is seen as a prince charming, but has a sad*stic attitude, and ends up comedically blackmailing his fake girlfriend, Erika. The series got a thirteen episode run, and the manga wrapped up in 2016 with 16 volumes.
6 My Little Monster
My Little Monster is a series about opposites attracting that received a thirteen-episode anime adaptation. The series pairs academically minded Shizuku with bad boy Haru, a delight that likes to skip class and pick fights.
Shizuku wants nothing more than for Hari to attend school, but her attempts to help him start to lead towards a relationship. The series wrapped up in 2013 with just 12 volumes and no sight of a complete anime adaptation.
5 Kimi Ni Todoke
Kimi ni Todoke or From Me To You is a rom-com about a shy girl named Sadako who just happens to resemble the girl from The Ring. Despite the dark rumors about her non-existent powers, a boy named Kazehaya decides to befriend the young girl.
The series actually received a thirty-eight episode adaptation, which is incredibly high for a shoujo series. The manga wrapped up in 2017 with 30 volumes that fans are still hoping to get adapted into an anime.
4 Kiss Him, Not Me
Kiss Him Not Me is another comedy series with an interesting premise. The protagonist, Kae, loves to read boys-love stories and ends up losing weight after her favorite anime character died due to crippling depression.
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Upon returning to school, several of her classmates try to date her, but she wants them to get with each other instead. This was another thirteen-episode anime that's manga has finished after 14 volumes.
3 Vampire Knight
Vampire Knight is an older shoujo series that was actually published in Shojo Beat. The series revolves around Yuki, a young girl involved in a love triangle between the human vampire hunter Zero and the vampire Kaname that saved her as a child.
The series got two anime seasons that totaled twenty-six episodes but wrapped itself up during the last few episodes. The manga went on farther than the anime and had 19 volumes that took a deeper look at the love triangle.
2 Yona Of The Dawn
Yona of the Dawn combines romance, adventure, and political drama. The series revolves around Yona, a princess who saw the man she loved kill her father; after escaping with her bodyguard Hak, she sets off to become more powerful in order to save her country.
This series received a twenty-four episode adaption in 2015. that covered a fair share of the published manga at the time. The series is still ongoing now and is much further than the anime with 33 published volumes.
1 Blue Spring Ride
Blue Spring Ride is a sweet story about two high schoolers who are reunited at just the right time. Futaba is struggling to be herself in order to keep friends, and Kou is dealing with the grief of losing his mother; the pair begin helping each other overcome their pain.
The series, like most, only got twelve episodes and finished airing while the manga was still publishing. The manga finished publication in 2015 after only four years of serialization with just 13 volumes.
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