Best Shojo anime

Fruits Basket wins 68% of its duels and tops the Shojo ranking ahead of Yona of the Dawn.

The tightest contest sits just below the podium, where Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura share an identical 1317 ELO rating at ranks 4 and 5. Above them, Nana holds third place with a 44-point lead over Sailor Moon, the sharpest gap in the top five. Fruits Basket edges out Yona of the Dawn by just 9 points at the summit, suggesting the top two remain locked in close competition. Yona of the Dawn has faced 132 duels with a 63% win rate, while Nana has logged 136 duels at 61%. The proximity of these figures reflects how evenly matched the podium contenders are. At the bottom, Horimiya sits at rank 23 with 988 ELO points and a 31% win rate, indicating the community has clear preferences when it comes to beloved shojo titles.

This ranking draws from 9476 duels cast by 136 players across 23 contenders, updated on 10 October 2026. Whether you champion the emotional depth of Fruits Basket, the adventure of Yona of the Dawn, or the raw realism of Nana, your vote shapes the hierarchy. Head to VAINKEURZ to pick your favorites in head-to-head matchups and see how your taste in shojo stacks up against the crowd.

Updated on October 10, 2026

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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