Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta

New (to Anime) franchises or remakes of shows and movies that could be amazing

Criteria:
- no sequels/prequels
- Remakes are included
- Spinoffs are fine if you don't have to watch anything prior from the franchise


Last updates:
- updated to April 2026
- Winter 2026 are now at the bottom since they are currently airing



Stats (start 2023):

right predictions (shows were received well): 30
wrong predictions (shows weren't received well): 6
neither right nor wrong: 16
good shows missed: 16

neither right nor wrong means: not as good as hoped for, but still good / was liked in it's targeted audience, but not as much by others


List of previous predictions: (https://myanimelist.net/blog.php?eid=899138)

This stack is to keep track of all upcoming yuri series for 2026 and beyond.

NOTICE: Part 2 is up now! The list finally exceeded 50 titles, and 50 is the maximum MAL will allow in one stack. I have moved some of the titles which I feel are a little less overtly “yuri” (but still worth watching!) to my second list so that I can put more straightforward yuri titles in this one as they come out. There are some new titles in part 2 as well.
I’m really happy that this genre has grown so much in the past few years since I started making this list. We’ve come a long way.

❗️➡️ HERE IS PART 2 https://myanimelist.net/stacks/27771 ⬅️❗️
If the link is not clickable, you may have to copy and paste it into your browser.

The yuri anime genre unfortunately has a reputation for creating relationships between female characters that are incredibly ambiguous. This is a list of anime in which the romantic/sexual relationship between the two girls is very clear (and not one-sided). The girls in question should be major characters and their relationship should be one of if not the biggest driving point(s) of the show.

No hentai titles, as adding even one would get the whole list marked nsfw. Some representation on this list is better than others, and I have provided an opinion under each title.

I would like to continue growing this list, so if I am missing one that you think fits the above criteria, please message me! Thank you.

This stack is for anime with a strong urban culture, usually expressed in copious urban jungle or "big anthill" aesthetics, contemporary youth art genres such as street graffiti or alternative music (street hip-hop, alternative rock or electronic dance music), various today subcultures, modern street fashion in clothes, accessories and hairstyleg of the characters and the stereotypical urban themes such as street gangs, young artists, and life of modern youth in large cities in general.

Given the rapid development of such trends, I tried to select mostly new or relatively new shows, but you can also find anime from the 00s here due to the extreme popularity of such topics in shows of that time. Also, I tried not to include a cyberpunk show, since this is still a rather specific separate genre, which is easier to single out into some separate stack. Although it has large doses of grim urban culture, yes.

P.S. I don't watch shows like this that often, so don't be afraid to tell me which shows I can add or remove from this stack. Of course, regardless of genre or target audience.

im mentally ill and i see yuri everywhere so everything that is yuri to me (this includes subtext)

Also added some side characters with multi-episode plot line at the end of the list

Explicitly Cannon Couples and Hard Subtext Shows. Subtext shows listed here have substantial content and not just a little bit of teasing here and there. Subtext can also be an unspoken focal point of the series. These are shows I can actually recommend and like enough to suggest checking out.

-some popular shows in here simply worth mentioning because it would be criminal not to mention them.

link to part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/3648

top 50 manga adaptations released after 2020 and sorted by manga members (as of Oct 12, 2024).
go here for the manga equivalent:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/54989

The Summer 2026 anime season Shojo/Josei are:

- Jaadugar: A witch's life in Mongol
- Though I am an Inept Villainess
- Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an all-works maid
- Goodbye, Lara
- Red River
- The Oni's Bride
- Hana-kimi season 2
- Victoria of Many faces
- The Duke's son claims he won't love me, yet showers me with affection
- The forsaken saintess and her foodie roadtrip
- My stepmother and stepsisisters aren't wicked
- sorry about my little brothers
- the oblivious saint can't contain her power
- I want to love you till your dying day
- Hua Xianzi: Mofa Xiang Dui Lun (remake of Hana no ko lunlun)
- Kaiju Girl Caramelize
- Saved by the Ice Cold Prince's Embrace (short form)
- Yamishibai: japanese ghost stories season 17 (short form)
- The Ribbon Hero (film)
- Movie: Star Detective Precure

- Star Detective PreCure (continuation from previous season)
- Chibi Maruko-Chan (Continuation from previous season)
- Pokemon Horizons - Rising Hope (continuation from previous season)
- Onegai AiPri (continuation from previous season)

Announced but not in the MAL database yet:
- Aikatsu Stars Film: Progress of the Stars
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Some Shojo/Josei anime leaks from sugoilite that are as of yet unconfirmed:

Hints that there might be a "Honey Lemon Soda" Season 2

Hints that there might be a "The transfer destination was a world with few pharmacists" anime

Hints that there might be a "Re-Living my life with a boyfriend who doesn't remember me" Anime

Hints that there might be a "The Failure at God School" anime (source material written by same author as Apothecary Diaries)

Hints that there might be an "Agents of the 4 seasons" season 2 anime (source material written by same author as Violet Evergarden)

Hints that there might be a "Natsume & Natsume" anime
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The 2021 Tokyo Babylon anime seems to have been shelved for the foreseeable future due to having its original contract with its anime studio cancelled due to the studio plagiarizing stuff

The Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai: The Storm Breaks film is likely also cancelled due to the closure of the studio making it.

Upcoming Anime That Seem Interesting

Anime that contain yuri, girls' love or class S that are shoujo, josei or adjacent. Requited, unrequited, covert and overt depictions are all listed here. Includes influential and subtextual works.

Ordered by release date.

What this list is:

A tracker for new anime IPs that have not yet aired.

This includes original anime and first-time adaptations of works that have never been adapted into anime. Sequels, prequels, spin-offs, remakes, and reboots are excluded.

What it’s for:

Tracking upcoming anime with the strongest potential for exceptional production quality.


Inclusion criteria:

A title must meet at least one of the following:

1. Top-tier production: A confirmed top-tier studio or production team with a consistently strong track record. Studios with several distinct production lines may require additional project-specific staff or footage before qualifying.

2. Exceptional footage: Genuine production footage that is clearly exceptional in animation, direction, character acting, cinematography, or overall craft, regardless of the studio involved.

3. Exceptional staff: A proven director, animation producer, or exceptional core team gives the project strong production potential, even without substantial footage. Individual character designers or animators are normally only supporting evidence.

4. Elite project signals: The source is among the most popular and highly rated in its medium, and credible reporting or strong production indicators point toward a top-tier studio or team.

Strong source material, popularity, an attractive key visual, or a major production company alone is not enough.

Manga-panel teasers, concept videos, and separately produced promotional animation do not count as genuine production footage, though they may count as supporting evidence.


Removal criteria:

Television and streaming anime are removed once all episodes have aired.

Films are removed once their wide theatrical rollout has begun. Festival screenings, advance screenings, and single-theater or limited openings do not count.

Anime with butch and androgynous women in anime that contain yuri, girls' love or class S. Includes influential and subtextual works.

Ordered by release date.

Unreleased NEW anime that i have high hopes

(no movies)

Trying to compile all of them in comprehensive lists! All of this is based on the animes original release date and anything tagged as girl's love on mal.
I'll also try to remember to update when more get added/tagged!
+ Does not include anything that would get the stack hidden, which is honestly a lot more than I thought.

this includes wlm, mlm and wlw


some of them the couple gets together, some don't
and some the main plot isn't exactly the romance, but the romance is there too

(edit: i dont support allll these couples (yeah im talking about citrus) but theyre classified as that so theyre here)


my recommendations:

straight:
- love is a war
- my dress up darling
- polar oposites
very entertaing and not so boring

bl:
- GO FOR IT NAKAMURA-KUN (my fav how could u tell?
- given (i think its the only complete bl in this list. theres movies and ovas too)
- sasaki and miyano
i wish "a love too captivating" was longer so i could rec too

gl:
- kase-san and morning glories
- green yuri (by now theyre only manga but therell be anime next year)
- watanare
i need recs ngl

some of them arent focused on romance