The world of anime is filled with both beauty and brutality. From the simple concept of a girl and her dog exploring the world together to complex stories about the nature of existence, anime has something for everyone. If we’re talking about female anime characters, we’re talking about a whole new level of popularity. Let’s take a look at who the most popular anime girls right now.

We put together some of the most influential anime characters who are attractive, intelligent, or simply formidable. The popular anime girls list is based upon a number of upvotes on the Ranker website.

Before anyone takes out their pitchforks, let me tell you the list is totally based upon popularity and not upon their strength or powers.

#10

Akeno Himejima 

Akeno is a beautiful young woman and is a first-year college student at Kuoh Academy of High School DxD. 

She is highly callous in battle and does not show any mercy towards her enemies. She casually keeps her smiling elegant persona over an enemy’s death and showing an expression of pleasure and lust while delivering them immerse pain.

Powers: Akeno has the mastery in using natural elements such as fire, water, lightning, and ice. She is able to create thunderclouds using her demonic power, bolts down her opponents by lightening.

#9

Asuna

[New Entry] Asuna is the most recent addition to our Top 10 list. She is Kirito’s companion and a sub-leader of Knights of the Blood (KoB), a medium-sized guild of roughly thirty members that is also known as Aincrad’s strongest guild. Asun received a lot of flak from anime viewers for marrying Kirito.

Powers: Asuna’s preferred weapon is Lambent Light, which was crafted by Lisbeth. In SAO, she is known as “Lightning Flash” due to her rapid movements and abilities with the rapier (weapon) that can deal more damage than a conventional sword.

#8

Lucy Heartfilia 

Lucy is a Mage of the Fairy Tail Guild, where in she is a member of Team Natsu. She is quite self-assured and takes great delight in her beauty. 

She is also quite intelligent, clever, kind, and she is a genuinely caring person. Lucy is passionate about literature.

Powers: Heartfilia has spiritual power and practices Celestial Spirit Magic. She can possess the spirit to perform several tasks for her.

#7

Rias Gremory

Rias Gremory is another female character from High School DxD. Also, she is the main female protagonist in the show. She is the heiress of the Gremory Clan.

Rias is a very kind and compassionate optimist, especially to her servants and the people close to her. When people offend her, she becomes enraged and violent.

Powers: Rias demonic power is of an Ultimate-Class Devil, shaking the ground and reaching a Satan-Class Devil. She can disintegrate matter, both living and inanimate.

#6

Tsunade

Tsunade is popular character from Naruto Series. Tsunade appears younger, but in reality, she is in her fifties, and due to her transformation technique, she seemed to be much younger despite her age.

Powers: Tsunade is an exceptionally talented shinobi. She has Unlimited Healing Powers and is often referred to as the strongest medical-nin. Her healing skills were so strong, it made her nearly immortal. Tsunade’s healing ability is not only limited to herself but also can heal a large number of people.

#5

Mirajane Strauss

Mirajane Strauss is a protagonist in the Fairy Tail anime series. Mirajane is known as “The Demon” in her Childhood. Despite that, She is a loving and caring girl who treats her friends, and even strangers, with kindness. 

Powers: Mirajane is a skilled user of Take Over Magic. As it suggests, the powers allow her to take over the appearances of particular creatures who she really “knows.”

#4

Kushina Uzumaki

Kushina Namikaze is one of the Naruto series’ primary supporting characters. She is the mother of the protagonist Naruto Uzumaki. Kushina was a headstrong, impulsive, and stubborn girl in her Childhood.

Powers: Kushina once restraining the Nine-Tails with her chakra chains. As an Uzumaki, she is blessed with tremendous stamina, healing powers, and longevity.

#3

Hinata Hyuga

Hinata is the wife of Naruto, and She is also a loving mother and powerful ninja. Hinata is one of the most powerful people in the entire Konoha village.

Powers: Hinata is gentle and doesn’t like fighting, although her strength is decent. She is known for her intelligence and Taijutsu skills, as well as hand seals and ninjutsu. 

#2

Saber

Saber’s real name is Artoria Pendragon, and she is the main character of Fate/stay nighty. Saber is a warrior who is loyal, independent, and reserved. 

Powers: Artoria is generally reserved in person and believes in hiding her identity in battle using an invisible sword. When pushed too far, she can brandish Excalibur instead, though, a sword she wields with unmatched skill and can make long-range attacks as quickly as close-range.

#1

Erza Scarlet

She is an S-Class Mage of the Fairy Tail Guild. Erza is a beautiful, strong, calm, and scary little girl. She is also very impatient, disliking people who don’t answer her questions quickly.

Powers: Ezra forms a type of Magic that allows her to swap weapons, armor, and clothes at will. She is also a skilled user of Telekinesis. She also has great mastery in swordsmanship, and her skills in swordsmanship are of the highest caliber.

Why is Erza Scarlet ranked at #1?

The position on the Ranker list is influenced by a combination of votes and reranks. Ezra Scarlet has been upvoted by 70,183 from all the voters, including men and women. 

When someone votes on an item, it moves up or down depending on the ratio of up to downvotes. When someone reranks, this has more influence on the item’s position than a single vote. 

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