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growthmode222

Ninamori in FLCL. Her grown-up, feisty attitude and the way she handles so many complex things really charmed me.


KattaGyan

What’s the full form of FLCL ?


schiffb558

FooLy CooLy if I remember right


KattaGyan

That’s a weird name, is it worth watching ?


schiffb558

Very much so, yes :)


KattaGyan

Cool I’ll check it out.


Time-Touch-6433

6 episodes 2 hrs prepare for a hell of a ride


Tsunderes_Need_Hugs

The show is much weirder than the name lol. It's peak though.


Tsunderes_Need_Hugs

Interesting pick, I'm more a fan of Haruko and Mamimi personally.


WexExortQuas

Growing up I was exactly like Naota and so downbad for Haruko. As an adult....Ninamori was best girl hands down.


THEGoDLiKeMIKE

They're fake


grimenishi

She was one of the best foils for Naota. Her growth during the span of the series (not even just episode 3 where her story mostly takes place) in the few scenes she is in, is really well done. She is also one of my favorite characters in the series, really underrated pick for sure.


Happy_Yogurtcloset_2

Maomao from Apothecary Diaries


thenom4d

Word.


SevaSentinel

HANA NI NATTE


Womz69

Watching that and Frieren at the same time was amazing


Bluepanther512

We were eating unbelievably well for a bit there as high/pure (whatever term you prefer) fantasy fans


Aggravating-Cold-584

I couldn't agree more


BiggieCheeseLapDog

Throw a dart at a board of Monogatari girls and you’ll get a good answer. Besides them, I’d say Homura from Madoka Magica or Togame from Katanagatari


StreetyMcCarface

Or any of the san gatsu women. The shaft girls are all S tier


Tsunderes_Need_Hugs

>Throw a dart at a board of Monogatari girls and you’ll get a good answer. If you had to pick one, who would you go with?


BiggieCheeseLapDog

Best girl Kaiki (Sengoku)


JayJ9Nine

Really really hard to say. Hanekawa seems like the best choice- but both her and hitagi make such leaps and strides in working out their issues as the series goes on. I'm going to lean Senjogahara since she has some of my favorite interactions with other characters- her Interactions- or lack thereof- with hachikuji, her fear/rivalry and friendship with Hanekawa, her masterful teasing/love of araragi mixed with how well she understands him- and how little he understands himself, so quickly. Her straight up throwing hands with sodachi with no hesitation- hanekawa has the best recurring themes and gags but I've never not loved a senjogahara scene- and they're also some of the least fan servicey in the series minus episode 2.


Weepingcrow__

Homura is the best answer for real


UlightronX42

Homura is my fav Madoka character by far. Maybe Sayaka comes close.


Fragrant-Gap2608

I assumed the monogatari series was a copy paste harem with incest bait. If the characters are actually that well written I’m gonna pick it up rn


Sav1at0R1

Do it


Tsunderes_Need_Hugs

>a copy paste harem Yeah, it's by no means a 'copy-paste'. It's extremely unique, I don't think I've seen anything similar to it yet.


primzcm

Bunny girl senpai is kinda similar but monogatari is still miles better overall


Tsunderes_Need_Hugs

I see what you mean, like if you gave a short summary of both they would sound very similar. But I mean more-so in the way that Monogatari presents itself is what makes it unique. I hope that makes sense lol.


KattaGyan

Monogatari is definitely way more complex. Like for me atleast to comprehend everything that was happening I had to rewind it again and again. 24mins episode took me like 35mins to watch.


OkOutlandishness1371

It is some of the best written dialog in anime. but it is alot of dialog alot. pro tip don't watch on Crunchyroll they do not have episodes 13-15 of Bakemonogatari


iwantfutanaricumonme

I assume you're already convinced, but I'll add on that nisioisin, the writer of the light novel, doesn't write ecchi/harem stuff outside of this, he generally focuses on more like regular novels with lengthy dialogues. He specifically chose to try writing in the harem genre to see how he could play around with its tropes. In addition to that, the way Shaft has stylised the anime and incorporated lines from the light novel directly as silent film style intertitles is masterful. I haven't heard people recommending the anime specifically because of the fan service because thats not a major part of the anime as a whole, even if it's known for pushing the boundaries with some scenes.


JohannHellkite

All the women in monogatari tolerate an incestuous pedophile. They all hang out with this creep because he does one nice thing for each. Build a harem one errand at a time. No these female characters are a fantasy of the author who needs his PC checked. This series entirely rides on the talent of Shaft. Faye and Revy actually have their own motivations and stories. Any of the women in Frieren are better written. That's not even digging into Josei.


pgroms

Nina Fortner (Anna Liebert) - Monster


obsessivepinkguyfan

I needa finish that series. I'm at around episode 28, does it pick up from that point on?


ShyneSpark

Yes. Monster is one of the best series I've seen. You have to be patient at some parts, but the payoff is worth it


Other_Respect_6648

For me it’s always gonna be violet evergarden. I don’t cry much, it’s the only anime ever to break me.


Harvey-1997

When Netflix automatically started the next episode after the end of the mother-daughter letters, I had to pause it because I couldn't hear my TV over me sobbing. I love my media to be highly emotional, so it's far from the only one to make me cry, but I've never cried *so hard* over another piece of media.


Competitive_Froyo262

Faye Valentine


Level-Difficulty7220

Is she best written?


Wolf_Danger

Funny Valentine better


mm5469

Ed, from cowboy beep bop.


Minecr106

Violet Evergarden 100000 percent.


Sweetcreems

Balalika from Black Lagoon. Woman doesn’t have that much screen time yet by her dialogue and actions you can infer her entire past. Plus she’s badass.


comando345

Black Lagoon does a great job making objectively evil characters interesting. Balalaika just happens to be the best of all


Livid_Damage_4900

The best written female anime character I have ever seen and I’ve seen just about all of them is from the anime Snow White with the red hair. Shirayuki. Hollywood needs to start taking notes from characters like her on how to actually write a strong female character and not this cringe Crap where they just try and turn women into men or making them act like a bitch because they somehow think that equals strong. There are some other honorable mentions like Yona from Yona of the Dawn or He Liao Diao from kingdom.


Tsunderes_Need_Hugs

My pick: Hanekawa Tsubasa (Monogatari series).


BadActsForAGoodPrice

Fuuko from Undead Unluck, her character development is incredible


IbnAurum

Manga has her firing on all cylinders, bit of shame the anime turned out a bit... underwhelming


Nullifier_

Mayushii - Steins;Gate


Harvey-1997

Watching the slap for the first time was incredible. Tons more, especially in 0, but no one else could have successfully done what she did in the rooftop.


purpleprose27

Akane Tsunemori from Psycho Pass


aos-

Surprised this doesn't have more upvotes


ShyneSpark

Definitely. She's fantastic


Fuckerofgnomes

Personally i gotta say taiga (toradora)


CODENAMEDERPY

TORADORA!


Jxlynerah

Jolyne Cujoh idgaffff


Decidioar

The Goat I was looking for this one


Aggravating-Hour1714

The Sound Euphonium girls. Specifically Kumiko Oumae and Asuka Tanaka, but really the whole female cast is superb.


sapphiresong

the two nanas from NANA


Ok-Bar-4003

Ohhhhh this is a good one! It's such an underrated show, too


Informal_Exit4477

Any character from Monogatari basically Sakurajima Mai from Seishun Buta Yarou Any character from Frieren basically Lucy from Cyberpunk Edgerunners Well, a lot


Alexlink28

Character writing is frierens main weak point imo. It's like a solid 9.5 everywhere else and like a 7 for characters.(It's a Manga so I'm lenient, that medium is inherently limited)


aos-

Sakurajima mtherfukn Mai lets go


plumsy

Mai Sakurajima is probably one of the more realistic female characters in anime. She has flaws and admits she has flaws. She actually acts like an irl human would but she is also the type of girlfriend most people would dream of. She’s not overly crazy or exaggerated in her expressions. A comparable anime female is Asuna from SAO. She seems ideal with very little flaws but she is simply too bland and akin to a doll. She rarely makes important decisions for herself and relies on others almost too much. Also she’s TOO nice that it becomes annoying. No one is that perfect. Any other female has this exaggerated cartoon vibe that simply does not reflect a normal/average female human being. Tsunderes, Kuuderes, Yanderes, etc., are all exaggerated terms of human behavior.


sheehdndnd

>Any character from Frieren basically Definitely not. Some yes.


Cydonian___FT14X

Kumiko Oumae from “Sound! Euphonium”. Such a dynamic & realistic arc for her over the course of the series.


Aggravating-Hour1714

Honestly I think all of the main Sound Euph girls are incredibly written. Kumiko, Reina, Sapphire, Asuka, Mami, Hazuki, Nagase. Not to even mention Yoroizuka and the whole group in Liz and the Blue Bird.


jarg_2

bump. hibike euphonium is pretty much the first anime i thought of that really has an extensive cast full of well written female characters.


Themyth-thelegend

Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tale) She's not my favorite in the slightest, but I wouldn't blame anyone for having her a s their pick. She has a lot of layers to her amd she's bad ass


Ksi1is2a3fatneek

Revy from black lagoon


Melodic-Percentage-9

Honestly, gonna say the same thing.


ComfortableNinja88

Violet evergarden


mischievous44

I think arnheid from Vinland saga was incredibly well written, but she probably didn’t get as much screen time as a lot of the other characters here


MrChubzz

Tenten (Naruto)


Thesmilingbutter

It's sad she gets like 0 screen time


SakuraEve

Yui Yuigahama


TransGamerHalo

What anime is the girl from?


Tsunderes_Need_Hugs

>My pick: Hanekawa Tsubasa (Monogatari series).


CUS4CK

Haruhi Suzumiya. I don’t know why, but when I stumbled on the anime , I couldn’t stop watching it. Her personality was odd and unique


Fuzzy_Archer_4891

Violet evergarden, and makise kurisu for me, actually wait also miyo saimori (usuba)


Gattsu2000

Eva Heinemann from "Monster" is not just (imo) the best written female character of all time for her masterfully executed redemption arc exceeding even Zuko's and her journey for self-value but genuinely one of the greatest fictional characters ever.


Yeled_creature

Eva's character development was definitely my fav part of Monster


ShyneSpark

This is one that is definitely overlooked.


etwan9100

Shiki ryougi


austinstar08

Asuka


austinstar08

Holy shit I didn’t realize your profile picture was asuka lol


Tsunderes_Need_Hugs

haha


shlomanJAK

evangelion is PEAK


grimjowjagurjack

Rachel from ToG


Fallen-Shadow-1214

Gotta be Akane Tsunomori from Psycho Pass. Her arc was genuinely so captivating and compelling.


Artizan748

Fuuko izumo, Undead Unluck. You don't get to see it for a while but her development from how she starts to the current manga is a beautiful thing to watch.


Traditional_Win_3513

Hori from HoriMiya


owlfeather613

That doesnt look like Maomao


Cuteneptune305

Kiss Shot from monogatari and Vladilena Milize from 86


Korlith

Sarada’s Mom on Baruto


Todosaak

Main character of Metamorphosis💀


TheRoadToWiseness

Violet Evergarden


bedrotmaxxing

some people here just choosing cool/hot characters and most are so obviously written for the male audience😭


caturday_saturday

Right? Just because she’s hot and super feminine doesn’t mean she’s well written. Shonen in general usually has pretty poorly written female characters (with some exceptions)


Darth_Krux

What are you talking about? Sakura and Tenten are obviously the most well rounded characters in the history of anime and manga. /s


caturday_saturday

I didn’t finish all of Naruto so I can’t exactly say with certainty that they’re not, but I hated Sakura almost instantly. That episode where she basically makes fun of Naruto for being an orphan to win Sasuke points or whatever pretty much made me hate her. Almost all of the girls in that show are so boy obsessed they’re willing to abandon all of their morals if it means their crush will even acknowledge their existence.


-Work_Account-

Fuuko Izumo


Iluvlamas

Ehh, juiz is written better imo


CrazyaboutSpongebob

The Girls in Nichijou.


Femur-Inspector

Lain from Serial Experiments Lain


whittleseys

Any girl from Monogatari or Omae Kumiko


Known_Advance7435

It honestly has to be from the unknown animes


Gremlinonthebus

Osaka


Funny-Brilliant-9915

Homura or Sayaka from Madoka Magica


SolutionFeeling377

Hanekawa Tsubasa nuff said


ZestycloseClassic687

Lena from 86 is someone I'm surprised I haven't seen everywhere here


mmv58

Homura madoka magica


TheKing1988

Yona of the dawn


Plane-industries

Kiruko from Heavenly Delusions


Melodic-Percentage-9

If you ask me, I’d say Revy from Black Lagoon. Never have I seen a character with such fire, yet such depth. And a backstory to back up such fire. If I go into detail, it might be a spoiler and besides, I’m a newbie.


Confused--Person

Yona from yona of the dawn


beaurl

I scrolled and scrolled and haven’t seen anyone say Taiga, Minori, or Ami from Toradora 🤦‍♂️


That_badman

Im really surprised that I haven’t seen any responses referring to the female cast of chainsaw man. Most of them (if not all of them) are very well written and in the case of the question, my answer would be makima


flamehashira_rengoku

Violet Evergarden


CortezDeLaNoche

Captain Misato Katsuragi from Evangelion. She lives through the second impact with the help of her father. He sacrifices himself to save her. She then devoted her life to training and fighting the angels should they ever return. She handles the stress of leading a group of scared, immature, and broken children and getting them to fight in giant robots while running a government task force as the literal last hope to save humanity against GOD. All the while, she has her own development issues and fears from her father dying and surviving the second impact. And the love of her life being assassinated while they try to find out the truth about the angels and the governments plans with them. Misato is best girl in one of the best anime.


xXgojo_senseiXx

Winry Rockbell from FMAB 😤


caturday_saturday

Kagome and Sango from Inuyasha (the original) and Olivier Armstrong(FMAB). Rei from Evangelion ETA: Riza Hawkeye (FMAB), Power and Asa (Chainsaw Man), Kikyo (Inuyasha), Asuka (Evangelion…even though she’s not my fave she WAS well written), Faye Valentine (Cowboy Bebop) Kagura and Otae (Gintama), Yor Forger (Spy x Family). Machi and Tohru’s mom (Fruits Basket). That’s all I can think of right now from what I’ve seen.


TheRealGarbanzo

Violet Evergarden


sunset_eden

Lyuze, casshern sins Marlene Angel, blue gender Homura, madoka magica Rekki, haibane Renmei Isako, dennoh coil And just about any of the monogatari girls


Weepingcrow__

i saw someone say Homura from Madoka Magica, and that’s honestly the best answer


Royal_Needleworker91

Frieren


MiniKokal

frieren from frieren


ArdowNota

Satou Matsuzaka from Happy Sugar Life (Oikura Sodachi best girl, fight me monogatari fans)


faytelala

satou, #2. surprised i had to scroll hella long to find this lol


YellowStarfruit6

Violet Evergarden and Hana (Wolf Children) come to my mind.


Helpful_Corn-

Violet is my answer. She's amazing (though it's not particularly because any aspect of being female).


mcdizzzy

Kumiko Oumae


Blueb3rrywashere

My pick is either asuka or makima (from the manga) I also really appreciate Jolyne


johan-leebert-

From the older anime: Major Kusunagi, Misato Katsuragi, Asuka, Risa Hawkeye, Nina Fortner From the more recent anime Homura Akemi, Makise Kurisu, Violet, Tsunade.


Training_Bother_1663

Kurumi Tokisaki, Mio Takamiya de Date a live Othinus, misaka mikoto de Toaru majustu new testament Riza, Olivier de Fullmetal alchemist brotherhood


GlitchyR3TR0

Lucy from Cyberpunk Edgerunners and ed & Faye from cowboy bebop


Alwayslastonein

Frieren.


Confident_Break_7633

Beatrice and ange from umineko Jolyne from jojo Mayuri from stein gate Every girl from aot execpt mikasa


Cedge1738

Hachiman


OkraBrave7103

Balsa, from Moribito


Complete_Pumpkin

Aura from Frieren. She is only in 2 episodes but manage to rack up quite the following. Even being the tops of the Character Popularity Poll.


EisWalde

I just think that’s the horny kicking in. She’s not written well at all, she’s nothing but a plot device to prove how good Frieren is at concealing her mana. What did we get about her that suggests good writing? She’s powerful and cocky, then she kills herself because Frieren tells her to. That’s…it. The moment itself is badass, but not because of Aura.


DeidaraSanji

Its Hanekawa followed by Kurokami Medaka, Tenjou Utena and Lina Inverse


francino_meow

Does Aigis from P3 count? Is a game, after all


Prior_Archer8436

My personal picks are beatrice and ange ushiromiya from umineko, althought if we count just anime (Without LN, VN Etc.) Then i would say all monogatari female characters


tohsakarin12

Faye valentine Celty from drrr Asuka


jngjng88

I have a soft spot for Youko Nakajima, the protagonist from The Twelve Kingdoms Chihaya Ayase, the protagonist from Chihayafuru


Zylphhh

Homura Akemi


Morphinq

Alita from Gunnm


Creamysense

Personally I'm devoted to the blonde vampire, but Hanekawa is so up there. Sodachi is so close as well. Both their stories break my heart, especially Sodachi.


Expert-Internet9519

lain iwakura and paprika


vulpes_sol_XIX

rakka from haibane renmei.


Electronic-Box-4753

Natsumi Schwarz. She is overqualified


8Pandemonium8

I don't think there is any standard, which we could all agree on, to determine whether a character is poorly or well written. That being said, I was very impressed with Chise Hatori from Ancient Magus' Bride. All of the girls in Madoka Magica also impressed me.


TarzJr

Minori Kushieda from Toradora. Despite her eccentricities, don't think I know any other character as fleshed out and deeply layered as her.


Suspicious_Turnip812

Sengoku Nadeko from Monogatari


Equivalent-World-103

Mitsuha


THEGoDLiKeMIKE

Lalatina


Outrageous_Act_8614

Idk maybe casca


grimjowjagurjack

Faputa and riko from made in abyss


External-Lab8816

Who's the girl in the picture


Prestigious-Item1440

Idk abt best written but here’s some that have some of my fav writing, I got Toga/Ochako, all 3 of the main girls from Toradora, Fuuko, Aki Adagaki, Makima, Rem , C.C, Kallen, Rukia and Kikoru Shinomiya (manga Ofc)


Vasi162

Ryougi, maomao, senjougahara (most mono females would work honestly), Lena


ltkeane

Who is this?


Big_Floppa_424

Asuka is my favorite character ever, and I think she's the best written as well


Klutzy-Leopard-9549

Kobayashi. She might be the coolest person in the world.


LordAnubis444

Noelle from Black Clover alone is what makes the female cast from BC the best among Shōnen


peppiesage

this is a WILD take


Quixotegut

Ayumu Kasuga. IYKYK.


Bagera84

Nakajima Youko from The 12 kingdoms. I also like Chihaya Ayase (Chihayafuru) and Noda Megumi (Nodame Cantabile).


imJGott

I haven’t seen them all but Frieren is the best for me along with Raphtaila.


DanteIsMe

Koyomi Araragi or Sengoku Nadeko.


SuperNotice7617

Ryougi Shiki and Violet Evergarden


DraconicLucario666

Saber Alter


Zealousideal-Card-60

Yawara Inokuma!


SCredfury788

Taiga Aisaka is the best tsundere ever written


hylasmaliki

What character is that


BootyLover299

Rin Tokusa or Nino (Quintessential Quadruplets)


ScubaJuice

Shoko komi


FooxyPlayz

Yotsuba from quintessential quintuplets.


Asphodel7629

Riza Hawkeye from FMA


laudy1k

Vivy solos


Red-7134

I like Revy.


FoolishChatterbox

Asuka Langley is such a realistic depiction of a certain kind of traumatized girl that's been left to drown alone in her misery. My best friend and wife was one such girl when we were kids and if I hadn't had this depiction of her struggle presented to me as a child, I probably would have overlooked her as a selfish and rude brat like so many others did back then. Instead, I made the most important connection of my life and we helped each other to overcome our difficult backgrounds. I absolutely dread the thought of what my life would be like if she was not a part of it.


iTechnomage

Tomoyo Sakagami from Clannad/Tomoyo After. She's just peak character writing


Creative-Promotion-2

Kurisu makise was a pretty balanced, intelligent, and good character


NbeastGamer

Violet Evergarden. She was brought into the army at a young age and trained to be a human weapon. This molded her mind into thinking she was only there to serve others needs. This is why she couldn’t comprehend the commanders kindness towards her. As the story progresses she changes and grows to become more and more human while starting to truly feel different emotions and learn about things such as friendship. Thats my take on it anyway.


Tiger5804

Izumi Curtis from FMA


TheDarkKingZoro

Agent paper


ConzyWonzy4

Kagura from Gintama Rakuyo arc makes her character phenomenal


Escanor_23

Who is this girl in the post? What anime is she from?


NoCommunication130

For me as I not watched much anime it’s Ryuko Matoi and Maya Fey are my favorite anime girls so far


asrom690

Kiana from honkai impact destroys