Anime fans will definitely understand that there are many anime genres that you can choose to watch. One thing that is interesting is that not all anime have males as main characters. Some of the best anime even feature strong female main characters in their anime stories. Starting from mystery thrillers to magical girl adventures, these are some of the anime starring the best female main characters of all time that many fans love.

The main female characters have their own intelligence, strength, and comedic moments that stand out and become the main attraction of the anime story itself. You won't be able to look away when you encounter an anime with a main protagonist who has an entertaining story. The following is a list of the best anime with strong female main protagonists that will make you feel at home watching anime during this Kartini Day. Check out the best list from Dunia Games below.

Best Anime with Female Leads

10. Chihayafuru

This anime has a story that focuses on the Japanese card game called Karuta. Tells the story of a high school student named Chihaya, a hardworking girl who comes to realize her older sister's dream of becoming a successful model. As a child, Chihaya befriended Arata, a classmate who introduced her to the world of karuta, a card game that requires memory, speed, and endurance. Now in high school, Chihaya is determined to become the best karuta player in Japan.

If you don't like card games, you might be bored and not interested in this game, but when you see how passionate the show's protagonist, Chihaya, is, you might get the enthusiasm and motivation to follow the story. Starting from drama to romance, it also adorns the story of Chihaya's life in this anime.

9. The Twelve Kingdoms

This isekai-themed anime focuses its story on a high school girl named Youko Nakajima. An honor student who has a lot of activities she does and dreams she has doesn't help. One day, a mysterious man appears and swears allegiance to her, but she doesn't know what he means. Then a giant demon attacks, and before she can process anything, she finds himself transported to another world. Youko finds herself alone in a world of complete unknowns and must find out why she is there.

This anime has quite an interesting story that will make you more curious about the continuation of the story so that you will follow the story until the end. At first, Youko was a little whiny, but she grew up to be strong and a warrior who continued her journey to fight the devil.

8. NANA

This time it's an anime with two female main characters, where the story tells of two young women, Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu, who move to Tokyo to pursue their dreams. Nana Osaki (Nana O) wants to become a successful musician, while Nana Komatsu (or Nana K) wants to live with her boyfriend. After several events occur in their lives, the two women meet and live under the same roof. Despite all the bad things that happen, both of them are ready to face the difficulties of life together. You will be treated to a world with stories of female main characters who have different life circles. However, the two grow up to be each other's supporters and the anime also addresses some real-life problems that arise in adulthood. Both will grow stronger in their ways and aim to achieve their goals.

7. Made In Abyss

The adventure story of this anime is mostly driven by the curiosity of the main character, Riko. Riko spent part of her childhood admiring her mother, an explorer who disappeared into a mysterious abyss soon after Riko was born. One day, Riko received a letter from her mother telling her to come to the bottom of a bottomless pit, Riko then took the opportunity to start her journey. On this secret journey in the Abyss, she meets a boy named Reg, and they now face a very dark adventure in the Abyss together.

6. Yona of the Dawn

If you like the reverse harem genre with good stories and handsome male characters, then you must watch this anime. The story centers on the life of Yona, who grew up living a luxurious life as Kouka's daughter. One day, her father was betrayed and ultimately killed by her cousin, this made Yona have to run away and run away with the name of her best friend and bodyguard, Son Hak. Following the advice of Son Hak's adoptive grandfather, Yona, and Hak set out to find a warrior so she could save her kingdom.

Here, you can see Yona's great character development, changing from a naive and spoiled princess in the palace to a strong warrior who is able to fight for herself and fight for her kingdom. You can also find several other characters with interesting stories and have character development that is no less strong and have their moments to shine. Plus, watching the relationship between Yona and Hak develop is a refreshing mix of comedy and romance.

5. Princess Mononoke

This film from Studio Ghibli follows the story of a young man named Ashitaka who had to be exiled from his village until he found a medicine to cure his curse. His journey took him to a place called Irontown, where there was a war between humans and mountain gods. Here, Ashitaka meets a mysterious young woman named San, who fights on the side of the mountain god. Even though most of the story follows Ashitaka, you can see the greatness of San who shows her growth in accepting her humanity but still maintaining her own beliefs. Even when she realized his feelings for Ashitaka, it didn't make her change her mind about living in the forest and it didn't change his feelings for humans either.

4. Fate/Zero

This fantasy and action anime is a prequel to the Fate/ Stay Night series which tells the story of the Holy Grail which has supernatural powers to grant wishes. One day, a holy grail war is being prepared, this war is to fight over a grail that can grant all the wishes of its owner. This war itself has a way of fighting with only 7 selected participants who will face each other. Uniquely, the participants appointed by the Holy Grail War will be given orders to choose their knights or servants who will fight each other.

Servants are heroes from the past who are summoned through artifacts left behind by that hero. These 7 servants are famous heroes including Saber, Lancer, Archer, Assassin, Caster, Raider, and Berserker. The participants will order the servants to destroy each other and the one who survives can get the grail. The mascot of this franchise is Saber, a female knight, and you will be shown what Saber looked like before her debut in the other Fate series until she finally became a strong and competent knight in this series. 

3. Violet Evergarden

This coming-of-age anime is different from most, telling the story of Violet, a young woman who used to be a tool of war. After the final battle, she and Gilbert, her caretaker who was also a soldier, were separated after they collapsed due to battle. The last words Gilbert said were "I love you", because living like a robot, she never understood what 'love' was. Finally, Violet wanted to find out what the words Gilbert gave her meant.

Violet becomes a ghostwriter to learn the meaning of her words. Throughout her journey, she meets new people and learns more about words, and how they can have many meanings. You can witness the emotional growth that Violet experiences throughout this story.

2. The Apothecary Diaries

The Apothecary Diaries tells the story of Maomao, a 17-year-old female pharmacist in a brothel who is suddenly kidnapped and sold until she becomes a servant in the royal palace. Due to her experience living with an apothecary, while at the palace Maomao became curious about a rumor involving the mystery of a curse between the concubines and ladies-in-waiting.

Thanks to her ability, knowledge, and sharp analysis, Maomao managed to find a cure for a disease circulating among the concubines, allowing her to be promoted from a low-ranking servant. Throughout Maomao's story, you will see her prowess in solving various mysterious cases and her ability and knowledge of medicine which is very influential throughout the story.

1. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End 

The story of this anime is about a group of heroes who have succeeded in defeating a demon king. The group consisting of the elf wizard Frieren, the dwarf warrior Eisen, the hero Himmel, and the priest Heiter returned to peace and solitude after defeating the demon king. They agreed to meet again decades later, which they did. However, Frieren's friends have aged, while Frieren remains unchanged.

This made Frieren doubt his understanding of humans and feel regret for not spending time with his comrades properly at that time. When Frieren returned, she had lost one of her companions, which made her decide to start her journey back and now he takes on a new pupil, a young orphan named Fern, who has been cared for by Heiter for several years. In her new journey, Frieren begins to learn more deeply about his relationships with humans and forms more meaningful connections with others. You can see Frieren's character grow into a better person as the series progresses.

So, those are some anime with strong and reliable female main characters that could be worth watching during Kartini's Day. What do you think? Have you watched all the anime above?

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