Classic Yuri
Nagisa Aoi transfers to an all-girls academy and quickly catches the attention of Shizuma Hanazono.
Strawberry Panic
Adachi and Shimamura bond over skipping class on the second floor of the gym.
Adachi and Shimamura
One of the most popular couples in Love Live! Sunshine!!
Chika × Riko
Romance between a younger girl and the older student she admires.
Senpai–Kouhai
What is yuri?
A manga, anime, and stories that showcase relationships between women.
Homura Akemi repeatedly travels through time trying to save Madoka Kaname.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Kohane Hatoya joins a cheer squad and forms a deep bond with captain Hizume Arima.
Anima Yell
A magical rival pair strongly shipped by fans.
Diana × Akko
A cool, princely girl protecting a more feminine one.
Princely Girl
Lucky free space, your team claims 200 points
Free
A magical girl and a blonde warrior become so close that fans consider them the emotional core of the series.
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
A girl who has never felt attraction meets someone who awakens complicated romantic feelings in her.
Bloom Into You
A prank-loving blonde from Yuru Yuri crushes hard on a serious student council vice president.
Kyoko × Ayano
Where a girl in love with another girl is forced into an arranged marriage.
Forbidden Love
What was the first mainstream yuri anime?
Cream Lemon OVA
Two priestess reincarnations struggle with love and fate in a story mixing romance and tragedy.
Kannazuki no Miko
An executioner is tasked with killing a girl from another world, but the target becomes obsessed with her instead.
The Executioner and Her Way of Life
A bassist and a lead guitarist from a band anime are frequently interpreted as having romantic tension.
Mio × Yui
One girl’s emotional presence changes another girl’s personality or worldview entirely.
Transformative Love
In the 1990s, this anime OVA adapted a yuri manga about two girls competing in the same student council, influencing many modern yuri anime.
Maria-sama ga Miteru
A pair of high school girls secretly share kisses in empty classrooms and behind gym walls.
Sakura Trick
A duelist becomes entangled in surreal battles to protect a mysterious girl known as the “Rose Bride.”
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Two female leads from a recent Gundam series grow so close that they officially marry in the finale.
Suletta × Miorine
A pair of girls destined to meet and fall in love again in each new lifetime.
Reincarnated Soulmates
What are the origins of the word “Yuri”?
A gay magazine Barazoku, its editor Itō Bungaku referred to female readers as “yurizoku”