Sometimes power can come in small packages, and with a punch of comedy. Toradora tell us the story of Ryuuji Takasu, a high school boy with one of the more scariest delinquent faces that you can imagine, and contrary to his caring and house oriented nature, Ryuuji’s looks cause him all sorts of trouble. One day in school, Ryuuji crosses paths with his classmate “The Palmtop Tiger,” Taiga Aisaka who is delicate and small like an elementary school kid, when in reality, she has the power to really kick ass, especially Ryuuji’s. Toradora is a romantic comedy that brings out all the cuteness of loli anime with the protagonist Taiga Aisaka. Taiga is as petite and beautiful as a bisque doll with the height of a little child. Taiga surprises everyone with the roughness of her personality, because this cute little thing has the mouth of a street fighter punk and the physical power to knock off the toughest of the boys in her school. Only with the support of her best friend Minori and of course the care and patience of our fun protagonist Ryuuji, this pocket size loli tiger shows the inside beauty and kindness that really poses and ends up trapping our hearts with her adventures.

Le Portrait de Petite Cossette is a loli anime will leave you with chills from its use of sound and visuals. With the kind of psychological drama from horror, Le Portrait de Petite Cossette takes you to meet Eiri Kurahashi, a university student and talented artist. When Eiri takes a part time job in his family’s antique shop, Eiri touches a beautiful venetian glass cup and connects with a little girl named Cossette who asks for his help and starts showing him her life story and the developments that take her existence away. Cossette is gorgeous. Cossette is dark. A girl with an age that borders in the end of childhood and yet is always delicate and enticing. Depicting the essence of loli attraction, Cossette traps us in a story staged in the 18 century, where it wasn’t unusual to get engaged in the early teens with a much older man. Giving a cautionary tale of the results of an unhealthy romance, Cossette is a dark loli that will enchant you with her striking perfect features and haunt all the boys with the sadness of her dark blue eyes, because even as gorgeous as a French doll, this little girl hides an iron will to end her unresolved issues even if she has to sacrifice Eiri in the process. A true Dark Loli Queen!

We introduce you an exciting loli anime where the vampire sexiness is highly depicted: Dance in the Vampire Bound. In a world where the vampires are tired of hiding, true blood Queen Wilhelmina Vlad Tepes rises from the anonymity to create a bound of only vampires. The vampire bound called Tokyo Landfill #0 is the background in a power war where our brave protagonists Mina and her knight Akira Kaburagi fight to build a place where pacific vampires can live in peace and safe. Mina Tepes is one cute vampire with a very endearing “Dojikko” side. Mina and her frilly Gothic lolita fashion make this loli anime fun to watch. Mina is a mysterious girl that likes to act with the arrogance and overconfidence proper of the high class, even when in reality, Mina has a very fragile side that is shown only to those really close to her. Mina is a queen vampire that uses the fact that she’s been encased in a child’s body for thousands of years against the plots to enslave her, giving us an explosive action anime to enjoy.

Have you ever taken pictures with ghosts in it? Well, for our protagonist Morioka Kouhei, it is a frequent occurrence that spoils his desire to become a professional photographer. While sightseeing to an old castle in Germany, Kouhei unexpectedly ends bringing back with him an unexpected omiyage, the cute vamp Hazuki. Bringing out the playful side of loli, Tsukuyomi Moon Phase is series that use a lot of catchy phrases like “nekomimi modo”, showcasing many of the characters in super cute cat ears, mittens and tail. Thanks to its cute protagonist Hazuki, this anime shows too a great assortment of cute lolita and gothic lolita fashion. Lolita is the style that both Hazuki and her alter ego Luna prefer, both the followers of lolita fashion and cosplay can look forward to find and enjoy great inspiration in this anime.

Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai! is a loli anime that give us a peek into the life of the 3 cute sisters of the Takanashi Family who, after their parents went missing, starts their life under the care of the young Yuuta Segawa. Yuuta just began his college freshman life and to his dismay ends up as the responsible of his sister´s family. The show highlights how a family can became a family beyond blood relations, and how together we can overcome the difficulties of life, because no matter what, family will always be there. There are three loli in this loli anime. First we have the adorable and outgoing 3 year old Hina who calls Yuuta “oitan”. There’s 10 year old Miu who mischievously loves to get Yuuta in trouble. We can’t forget 14 year old Sora with a classic but charming tsundere personality. Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai! Is an anime that will make you laugh with the 3 different personalities of this charismatic Loli characters, who together with Yuuta will leave you with a special fuzzy feeling.

Strawberry Marshmallow is a loli anime shows the everyday life of Itou Nobue a 20 years old college student who adores her little sister Chika. Nobue dotes on Chika and ends up getting involved in the adventures and everyday occurrences of little Chika classmates and friends, Matsuoka Miu and Coppola Anna, and together, they will get into messy situations that will make you think Kawaii! In this loli anime, we get to see the everyday life of four loli. It will suck you in to share the occurrences of the typical elementary school and enjoy a lot of ridiculously weird situations that will make you laugh. There’s the cute tomboy Matsuri, who is Chika´s best friend and loves to compete for the attention of her big sister, the beautiful Anna with her blond hair and pinkish skin as beautiful as an English porcelain Dresden doll, and let's not forget the cheerful and “Majime” Chii chan. She is the center that reunites everyone in the group. Strawberry Marshmallow is a series will make you scream “Moe!”

Using the setting of the 19 century England to give way to use gorgeous frilly clothes, a mysterious story develops amidst the world of occult books where we get to know the story of Hugh Anthony Disward, a young man that inherits an old mansion and its secrets after his grandfather’s death. Hugh finds in the basement of the mansion an enigmatic beautiful girl called Dalian, who explain to him the duties he has received with the occult library "Dantalian's bookshelf," which stores the prohibited books of the demons called “Gensho”. With a bit of a dark background, Dalian and Hugh struggle to resolve the mysteries caused by the "Gensho (Illusory Books)” with their ability to access the Dantalian bookshelf, and in their endeavors, we get to see an era where the written word had a real weight and diffusion into society. As fans of Loli, The Mystic Archives of Dantalian will give us a peek into the fashions that inspired Lolita and Gothic Lolita fashion. Wrapped in a very realistic portrayed setting of the Victorian era, the sweets lover Dalian, the blunt silver haired Flamberge and the cold and ruthless Raziel give us a lot of cute options of characters to admire and root for in this series.

Gosick is set at the end of the 19 century, in an imaginary country, where our cute protagonist Kazuya Kujou is swept off his feet by the stunning beauty of Victorique de Blois, even confusing her with a life sized porcelain doll. In reality, this doll is a genius young girl whose mind is so sharp that she helps resolve the most mysterious situations. Now, Kazuya has been unexpectedly involved in a world of murders and mysteries that’ll give a start to their adventures. Surprisingly, this anime with a mysterious dark setting, give us a warm feeling by sharing the development of the sentiments of the main characters, by getting to know the cute Victorique and her unbreakable mind despite her solitude and loneliness, Kazuya ends helplessly in love with her, making us empathize with both characters’ pureness and naivety.

We jump back from the romance, to a comedy, about the sweet story and adventures of a cute tomboy who will make you laugh out loud, Barakamon. With an interesting story set in the Goto islands at the south end of Japan, Barakamon depicts not only the real life places and manner of speech, but also it will show us the countryside charm of the far end islands in comparison with the bustling life of the urban places like Tokyo, where our protagonist Seishuu Handa has abandoned his upper class lifestyle, hiding away in a small island in search for the inspiration that will make his Japanese calligraphy art work finally be recognized. On the island, Sei gets to meet the first grader Naru Kotoishi who with her intrusions and frisky wild nature, changes not only Sei’s art style but inspires him into seeing the world more simply Naru makes a place in his heart with her constant intrusions, giving him for the first time a real sense of family belonging. With an unexpectedly deepness, Barakamon adventures show us that the essence of Loli is beyond frills, dresses and perfect doll like features, but it dwells in the inner beauty, innocence and purity of the young girls like Naru. Naru shows the purity of feelings and the passion for the discovery of the things for the first time. That is the main attraction of Loli!.

Featuring one of the most charismatic and representative heroines in Lolita fashion is Rozen Maiden. In a story where the trauma of being bullied made a boy named Sakurada Jun, a reclusive “hikikomori”, Shinju is the doll that magically appear in his room making of his life a fun mess to watch and an action drama to enjoy. With a proud and ephemeral beauty, Shinju is a gorgeous tsundere doll that behaves as a noble lady with a very tender and caring big sister side. After making a contract with Jun and making him his medium, Shinju ends up involving Jun in the middle of the mystic battle called the “Alice Game” where a group of dolls imbued with souls and magical powers made by the artificer Rozen, fight each other to become “the perfect girls” that deserve to be by his creator’s side. In a mystic story tinged with romance, Rozen Maiden is a series that attracts the same shounen and shoujo fans, by giving a myriad of characters from the beautiful dolls. There’s the aristocratic Shinju, the tomboy Souseiseki, the childish Hinaichigo, the sadistic Suigintou and the feminine Suiseiseki. Then we have the flesh and blood girls, the loyal Tomoe Kashiwaba and the joyful Nori Sakurada. Rozen Maiden is a heaven of Loli fashions and inspiration of sweet femininity that will make any fan of Loli to take its pick and enjoy their time admiring their beauty and strength.

Tsukune Aono, is a 15 year old boy with a mediocre academic record.. As he has failed his high school entrance exam, his parents do their best to enroll him at an academy. But ... the academy is quite particular since it’s the Youkai Academy. There, creatures like vampires, werewolves and witches, learn how to coexist with humans. On his way to school, Tsukune meets the attractive Moka, and then decides to stay at the academy. However, Moka is more interested in Tsukune’s blood than his personality because she is a young vampire. Tsukune will also be the object of desire for a succubus and a very kawaii witch. Interesting characters for a harem right? Both anime share the characteristic of having an unusual Harem. In Shuffle!, girls are gods, demons, humans and demi-humans. While in Rosario to Vampire, among the candidates we can find a vampire, a succubus, and a witch. There’s a lot of fanservice for everyone since both are Ecchi, though Rosario to Vampire takes the prize for his "panty shots".

Kanon is an anime adaptation of a visual novel. Yuuichi Aizawa returns to the city where he grew up, after spending seven years living abroad. But something has happened to him, and he can’t remember anything from his past. Memories are vacant from his mind. Yuuichi is now attending the same school as his cousin Nayuki. There, he will find several girls who seem to know him and have a special connection with Yuuichi’s past. He will gradually recover his memories and remember who he was and the promises that he once made. Both anime share fantastic and supernatural backgrounds. In Kanon, there are strange phenomena happening around the school, such as transformations and spirits., while in Shuffle! Gods and Demons interact with humans all together in the school. The main similarity is that in both anime the girls are somehow linked with the protagonists past. On the other hand, the main difference is that Kanon is softer, tender and has innocent story, but with more drama than Shuffle!

Akuto Sai always dreamed of becoming a High Priest and to change the world to make it a better place. With this purpose, he enters the Constant Academy for Magic Arts. His life twists when the school’s Oracle reveals his destiny: to become the Demon King. He’s not excited at all about this idea, but the girls from school are. He will soon be harassed by a female android designed to seduce him, the most popular girl in school, and by Soga Keena, a girl with the power of invisibility. These anime share the Fantasy, Ecchi and Harem genre, formed by a group of extraordinary girls with such conflicting personalities. The main characters also share the dilemma between good and evil. In Shuffle!, Rin can choose to be a god or a demon; depending on which girl he will be with, while in Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou, even though Akuto is a good person, everybody fears him because of his potential.

Everyone who's watched once ecchi harem anime knows To LOVE-Ru. Rito Yuuki is secretly and deeply in love with Haruna Sairenji since junior high. But he always finds an obstacle in his way which prevents him declaring his love to her. Rito's life takes an unexpected turn when one night while taking a bath, a naked girl appears before his eyes. She is Lala Satalin Deviluke, an alien princess who has run away from her planet, and determined to become Rito’s wife. These two anime have supernatural beings interacting daily with humans. Both Rin and Rito have non-human suitors within their harem and both suffer from their father’s pressure to marry his daughter and become the heir to a throne. But To LOVE-Ru has a lot of funny moments, while in Shuffle! there is more drama because of the tragic past of the characters.

Issei Hyoudou is a pervert. His main interests lie in peeping on the girls and one day having his own harem. Luck seems to be on his side when a beautiful girl named Yuuma asks him out on a date. But Yuuma turns out to be a fallen angel who kills him by driving a lance through his chest. The next morning, Issei wakes up in his bed thinking it was all a bad dream. However, he’s not alone. In his room is also the sexy student Rias Gremory, who’s actually a demon and now he must become her servant. Here we got two anime where angels and demons have a similar human appearance, and actually live their daily lives together. In both series, the main character is dragged into an extraordinary situation by some weird circumstances, and both somehow deserve it: Rin, because he’s good-hearted and Yuuma, because he’s an idiot.

Traditional Yuihime Private Academy was always exclusively for women. Now it’s going to be merged with the Kagamidai Private Academy for boys. That’s why a group of male students are going to be used as guinea pigs in the school. Shingo Uryu is one of the Kagamidai students chosen to attend Yuihime. The problem is that the girls are not used to interacting with men and most of them will not receive Shingo with open arms. Both anime are different from the rest of Harem anime because the final choices of the protagonists are not obvious from the first minute of the show. The male ends up with an unexpect girl. Rin surprisingly ends up with Asa, and here… of course, we won't tell. Also, both are school romantic Harem, far from the slapstick comedy of the genre.

Let’s be honest, who didn’t have at least a small crush on the strong and beautiful Karako? Too bad that she is our first character who has to carry a heavy burden on her shoulders. Karako is a Deadman and definitely a force to be reckoned with. Even when she doesn’t use her Branch of Sin, she can give and take a couple of good punches. Despite her tough exterior, Karako has a caring side which she shows towards the people closest to her. No one can mess with her loved ones as long as she is around, that’s for sure. Karako’s caring side is her strength and weakness at the same time. Maybe it’s her past experience as a nurse that forces her to take responsibility for the people around her. No matter the reason, Karako carries a huge burden on her shoulders and struggles to combine her own well-being with the need to protect others. She is a tough chick with a big heart and definitely deserves a shout-out on this list.

Most characters of Deadman Wonderland turn out to be the opposite of who or what they pretend to be. Same goes for Senji, but in his case he’s actually a better person than you’d expect. Senji is the first Deadman Ganta meets and he is the typical person you wouldn’t want to mess with; with his trained body, spiky hair and leather outfit he certainly makes an impact. However, he turns out to deeply respect morals and honor and even trains Ganta to use his Branch of Sin more effectively. Senji is one of the few helpful souls Ganta meets while inside Deadman Wonderland. Not only does the former police officer train Ganta, but he also teaches him everything he knows about the Deadmen and being part of the Carnival Corpse. It is surprising to see Senji always committed and casual despite the fact that he has to compete in deadly games. Senji is a true soldier at heart who takes every punch life throws at him with a straight face, that is why he deserves the second spot on this list.

Deadman Wonderland is a place filled with terrifying and deadly fighters. Who would have thought that the most terrifying of them all is a young boy with green hair? Toto appears later on in the story and at first it is hard to put him into a category. He is wrapped in secrets and he doesn’t seem to interact much with the other inmates. Yet, Ganta has to learn that he belongs to the most powerful Deadmen out there and was the only one to survive an encounter with the Red Man. Not much is known about Toto’s past or true personality, so why do we include him on this list? What makes Toto’s fate tragic is the fact that he is an empty shell. After everything he had to endure in his life there is not much left of his personality and now he is simply a vessel for his outstanding powers. Toto barely has any free will left and despite his childish looks and strong abilities he has lost most of his humanity.

Yo is one of the first people Ganta befriends inside Deadman Wonderland, but there is a second side to him that he keeps hidden. Friendly, calm, polite - these are the first view words you’d use to describe Yo. But despite his collected exterior he still has a couple of tricks up his sleeve. Yo likes to pickpocket others whenever he gets a chance to and, without giving too much away from the story, let’s just say that he might not be Ganta’s loyal friend after all. The one thing that characterizes Yo - and also makes him vulnerable - is the unconditional love for his sister Minatsuki. He saved her life before the events of Deadman Wonderland and only has her well-being on his mind during their imprisonment. What makes this brotherly love tragic is the fact that Minatsuki might not be the innocent angel he thought she was. Yo tries to protect the only family he has left, but does not receive much love in return, that is why he earns the third spot on this list.

You thought only the inmates of Deadman Wonderland were traumatized? Think again, because Tamaki as well has a couple of screws loose. As the Assistant Warden of Deadman Wonderland, Tamaki is the ultimate antagonist of the story. His unbreakable smile only adds to his twisted and cruel nature. He reigns over the prison like a tyrant and plays with the lives of humans as if they were simple toys. As long as Tamaki can earn money or prestige he is ready to sacrifice anything and anyone. In extreme contrast with his cruel nature, Tamaki is often seen playing with toys and also acts rather childish when things don’t go his way. He is obsessed with games and being the constant winner; Deadman Wonderland is only another game to him. Tamaki is traumatized by his own mind which controls him to the point of no return. He is driven by the need to succeed and win in life, to a point where he slowly loses his sanity. Tamaki seems to be a free man, but he is as much trapped inside Deadman Wonderland as the prison inmates.

We’ve had the brother, now it’s time to talk about the other part of the Takami siblings. It seems to be a common theme within Deadman Wonderland, but here we have another character who turns out to be much different from what her appearance might suggest. Minatsuki acts and looks like a regular teenager and actually seems to be rather shy and reserved. However, that is only half the story and Ganta has to learn this the hard way after facing her in the Carnival Corpse. Minatsuki is the very definition of a sadistic psychopath. She enjoys seeing others suffer and doesn’t feel remorse or sympathy when bringing pain upon others. This makes her the perfect participant for the deadly games of Deadman Wonderland. Why would we include her on this list though? Minatsuki’s twisted nature is not her fault and it’s the memory of being abandoned by her mother as a child that has made her this way. Minatsuki is as much victim of her circumstances as the other characters on this list, that is why we had to mention her.

There are the Deadmen, the normal inmates, the prison staff and then we have the Undertakers, dangerous killers who also have traumatizing pasts behind them. Genkaku presents a weird mixture of Buddhist monk with deadly killer, rockstar image and questionable fashion choices. Still, he is no one you should underestimate as he can kill anyone standing in his way without second thoughts. As leader of the Undertakers he will accept any order and fulfill it no matter what it takes. His early childhood shows nothing of the psychotic killer he would become one day. Genkaku grew up in a Buddhist temple where he was bullied and harassed by other boys his age. No one would stand up for him and he had to grow up alone, silently enduring his pain. Traumatized by these experiences he soon develops a sadistic nature and realizes that the only way to leave this painful world is through death. Genkaku should have enjoyed a peaceful life, but was thrown into a world full of pain and suffering.

You didn’t think we would leave out Ganta, the main hero of Deadman Wonderland, right? At the beginning of Deadman Wonderland Ganta actually lives a pretty care-free life. He goes to school, has friends and only has to worry about typical middle school problems. But as we all know, that changes pretty quick. Not only does he have to witness the death of his whole class, but he also gets framed for the murders. Now, he is sent to Deadman Wonderland. Ganta’s traumatizing experiences begin when he encounters the mysterious Red Man. Sure, being framed for murder doesn’t sound too thrilling, but it is really the special abilities that he gains from this meeting that turn his world upside down. Despite his young age he has to question his identity and what he believes in. His inner turmoil is the driving force of the show and that is why Ganta deserves a spot on this list.

Life inside Deadman Wonderland isn’t easy for anyone, but it was Nagi’s story that touched many viewers the most. Judging by his appearance, it’s hard to guess that Nagi is a Deadman and leader of the resistance. Sure, he seems like a calm and frail man who couldn’t hurt a single soul, but everyone who’s watched Deadman Wonderland knows that this is far from the truth. Nagi has slipped into insanity and can switch from being a collected leader to an unstoppable monster within seconds. It is Nagi’s heartbreaking past that has led to him losing his mind. Inside the walls of Deadman Wonderland he met the love of his life and tried to build a family with her. But it wouldn’t be Deadman Wonderland if they were allowed to be happy. Instead, Nagi was put into the Carnival Corpse in a fight against his pregnant wife. Despite losing on purpose he lost his lover and future child forever. If this isn’t one of the saddest fates inside Deadman Wonderland, we don’t know what is.

We’ve kept you waiting long enough - last, but definitely not least on this list we have the charming and much loved Shiro. When Ganta first meets Shiro he has no idea what to make of her, and we cannot blame him. Not only her albino appearance, but her childish and clumsy nature as well make it hard to take her serious. Shiro seems to be blind to all the suffering going on around her and always has a smile on her face. She declares to be in love with Ganta and follows him around wherever she can. What could be wrong with such an innocent soul? Pretty much everything, to put it simply. Deadman Wonderland is a show that portrays suffering and the instability of the human mind like no other and Shiro is the best example. She grew up as a test object and while other kids could enjoy a normal childhood, her everyday life was shaped by experiments and endless pain. To escape her painful reality she develops a second identity and protects herself by living in a childish fantasy world inside her head. Shiro is the true hero of Deadman Wonderland and definitely the character with the most traumatizing past.