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Female Anime Protagonist

Best female anime protagonists

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0commentsUpdated on 11/06/2026 at 06:00 AM

Frieren1643

The worldwide ranking generated by 283 votes

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Frieren1643

Motoko Kusanagi1642

Kumiko Oumae1634

Maomao1608

Usagi Tsukino1607

Maka Albarn1591

Yona1585

Balsa Yonsa1565

Kaguya Shinomiya1561

#10

Yoko Nakajima1544

#11

Homura Akemi1537

#12

Violet Evergarden1533

#13

Utena Tenjou1524

#14

Nana Osaki1524

#15

Akane Tsunemori1521

#16

Vladilena Milize1519

#17

Lady Oscar1518

#18

Tohru Honda1515

#19

Lain Iwakura1492

#20

Madoka Kaname1490

#21

Chihaya Ayase1487

#22

Phos1473

#23

Erin1466

#24

Rakka1464

#25

Sawako Kuronuma1461

#26

Jolyne Cujoh1445

#27

Hikaru Shido1443

#28

Kotoko Iwanaga1438

#29

Ahiru Arima1429

#30

Myne1416

#31

Yukino Miyazawa1415

#32

Ohana Matsumae1413

#33

Nana Komatsu1390

#34

Sariphi Kleinoel1370

#35

Shiki Ryougi1365

#36

Re-L Mayer1349

What the community says

Ranking of female anime protagonists. Find your favorite heroine among the best and most iconic in anime. Vote and compare characters from different

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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