Hello~ My name is Jenny, nice to meet you! I recently got so happy watching "A Sign of Affection" that it made me miss watching Shojou animes but I know that it comes so rarely tbh.
I was wondering if anyone had any good recommendations that I can watch or read! I feel the last one I watched was "My Love Story with Yamada-Kun at Lv999" so I might be behind on any hidden gems out there.
Appreciate it loads! Thank you!
surprised that you don’t have kimi ni todoke on ur list it’s a classic!!!
Kimi ni Todoke From Me to You
also kase-san and morning glories is soo cute just all around fluff
Kasesan and Morning Glories
edit: this isn’t shoujo it’s josei BUT it’s literally the sports anime ever actually i promise u u will love it
Chihayafuru
Probably the only Shojo I've watched, but I think its really good.
My Happy Marriage
Definitely get on the otome game/novel isekai hype train! Most of them are very cliché but I love to watch them when I want a simple and funny story just to distract myself. I'd recommend these two for starters:
My Next Life as a Villainess All Routes Lead to Doom
Romantic Killer
And there are these recent shows that I have yet to watch but so far have heard good thigs about:
Fena Pirate Princess
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale
Raven of the Inner Palace
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts
Not shoujo but I'll just leave this here:
Skip and Loafer
The Apothecary Diaries
If you liked "A Sign of Affection" I can recommend "A Condition Called Love." There's going to be an anime adaptation soon too, which I'm excited for. I saw this recommended before, but I have been reading "Kimi ni Todoke" and though it's not my favorite, I know a lot of people really like it. Personally, my two favorite shoujo manga are "A Sign of Affection" and "In the Clear Moonlit Dusk."
From things I've seen recently I can recommend these
Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale
Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta
I don't think these are anything exceptional but enjoyable nonetheless
Konyaku Haki sareta Reijou wo Hirotta Ore ga Ikenai Koto wo Oshiekomu
Akuyaku Reijou nano de Last Boss wo Kattemimashita
and this one is coming out this season and people like to compare it to kamisama kiss which I see on your list so I'll drop this one too:
Momochisan Chi no Ayakashi Ouji
and this is probably my favorite from this season:
Loop 7kaime no Akuyaku Reijou wa Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuu Kimamana Hanayome Seikatsu wo Mankitsu Suru
If you want the drama plottwist type of shoujo:
Dear Brother
If you want a more comfy romance:
Teppeki Honeymoon
If you want an aesthetic manga:
Clover