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The List - 7 Tragically Unlicensed Shojo Anime

I may be part of the problem: I'm the obvious target of shoujo and josei media, buying dozens of shoujo manga series in English and Japanese, but I don't care about anime and don't typically buy more than... like, 1 series a year? Even if I think it's a great series, I rarely get farther than a few episodes in before I either buy the manga (if available) or add the manga to my own personal tragically-unlicensed list (or add it to the list and buy it in Japanese, if I'm really determined).

I do wonder if this is a sort of trend (rather than just my individual preference), since even in Japan the anime that gets produced leans more heavily toward a male demographic, while manga seems like a fairly even split (or at least, there's such an abundance of manga for everyone, no demographic is lacking in content).

Every list, nobody is ever satisfied

Speaking of Hataraki Man, I desperately want to watch it but I can't even find fansubs of it anymore.

I put in Claire Stanfield from Baccano in the assassin's poll, for reasons that should be obvious if you've seen the show.

The only Shojo anime that I've ever enjoyed, that I can remember anyway, would have to be Ouran, though I might check out Chihayafuru one of these days.

Chihayafuru is not shoujo, it's josei.

I expected to see "never licensed" shows (like Hurse Angel, or Precure or Red Riding Hood ChaCha) rather than mostly "lapsed licenses".

lys wrote:

I may be part of the problem: I'm the obvious target of shoujo and josei media, buying dozens of shoujo manga series in English and Japanese, but I don't care about anime and don't typically buy more than... like, 1 series a year?

I think it is important to note that it is more likely for a shoujo/josei manga series to get a live action drama series adaption than an anime adaption, especially if it is romance with few or no fantasy elements to it.

Kirika
Reason: I’ve always been intrigued about the total body count in this series [Noir] so the tournament has become an excuse to re-watch my favourite scenes all over again. Through the course of 26 episodes I’ve counted a definite 149 victims for Kirika. On top of that there are a further 30 that are killed by the Mireille / Kirika pairing but cannot be assigned with certainty to either individual. For the record Mireille accounts for 73 on her own and Chloe (in fewer episodes) 35. Assorted other Soldats members are responsible for a certifiable 73 (yes, the same as Mireille on her own). This is a grand body count of 360. In actual fact, somewhat more people die, as it is often difficult to tell how many mooks there are in some scenes. (Note: many scenes are replayed in Noir - I did not include any replayed deaths in my count.)

I pity the poor Paris police department.

On top of the various weapons used by Kirika as mentioned in the write-up you can add a pick and a sword. For further examples of Kirika awesome I recommend this page from tv tropes. For me, Kirika's "Crowning Moment of Awesome" is her gun battle with the triad force on the steps of the Chinese temple. You can count 38 triad grunts: two escape, Mireille lures three others away (what happens to them is never shown) and Chloe kills six. That means that Kirika accounts for 27 in a face-to-face shoot out on the steps.

To quote Mireille, "…I’ll acknowledge your skills too. Your ability to kill surpasses even mine. You are a splendid assassin, and… You are a disturbing enigma."