104 josei anime, ranked by the median score the listing sites give them (every one scores 6.5 or better). Type, episodes and total hours on every row, so the two of you can see what fits tonight before you argue about it.
| Anime | Type | Episodes | Hours | Year | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) | TV | 24 | 8.8 h | 2023 | 8.85 |
| Ikoku Nikki (Diary of a Strange Land) | TV | 13 | 5 h | 2026 | 8.62 |
| Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen (Showa and Genroku Era Lover's Suicide Through Rakugo 2nd Season) | TV | 12 | 4.8 h | 2017 | 8.52 |
| Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi | MOVIE | 1 | 1.6 h | 2020 | 8.4 |
| Chihayafuru 2 (Chihayafuru Season 2) | TV | 25 | 9.2 h | 2013 | 8.35 |
| Chihayafuru 3 (Chihayafuru Season 3) | TV | 24 | 8.8 h | 2019 | 8.35 |
| Usagi Drop (Bunny Drop) | TV | 11 | 4 h | 2011 | 8.32 |
| Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu (Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju) | TV | 13 | 5.6 h | 2016 | 8.27 |
| Silent Witch: Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto (Secrets of the Silent Witch) | TV | 13 | 5.2 h | 2025 | 8.26 |
| Nodame Cantabile | TV | 23 | 8.4 h | 2007 | 8.25 |
| Nodame Cantabile Finale (Nodame Cantabile Season 3) | TV | 11 | 4 h | 2010 | 8.22 |
| Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen 2nd Season (Ascendance of a Bookworm (Part 2)) | TV | 12 | 4.6 h | 2020 | 8.2 |
| Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen 3rd Season (Ascendance of a Bookworm (Part 3)) | TV | 10 | 3.8 h | 2022 | 8.2 |
| Sakamichi no Apollon (Kids on the Slope) | TV | 12 | 4.4 h | 2012 | 8.2 |
| Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei (Tatami Galaxy) | TV | 11 | 4 h | 2010 | 8.2 |
| Given | TV | 11 | 4 h | 2019 | 8.18 |
| Hachimitsu to Clover II | TV | 12 | 4.6 h | 2006 | 8.18 |
| Chihayafuru | TV | 25 | 9.2 h | 2011 | 8.16 |
| Nodame Cantabile: Paris-hen | TV | 11 | 4.2 h | 2008 | 8.13 |
| Given Movie 1 (Given The Movie) | MOVIE | 1 | 1 h | 2020 | 8.11 |
| Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen (Ascendance of a Bookworm) | TV | 14 | 5.4 h | 2019 | 8.1 |
| Kuragehime (Jellyfish Princess) | TV | 11 | 4 h | 2010 | 8.06 |
| Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii (Love Is Hard for an Otaku) | TV | 11 | 4 h | 2018 | 7.98 |
| Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii OVA (It's Difficult to Love an Otaku OVA) | OVA | 3 | 1.1 h | 2019 | 7.94 |
| Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen - Ryoushu no Youjo (Ascendance of a Bookworm 4th Season) | TV | 24 | 9.2 h | 2026 | 7.91 |
| Sekaiichi Hatsukoi 2 (Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - The World's Greatest First Love Season 2) | TV | 12 | 4.8 h | 2011 | 7.91 |
| Kumichou Musume to Sewagakari | TV | 12 | 4.6 h | 2022 | 7.88 |
| Atarashii Joushi wa Do Tennen (My New Boss Is Goofy) | TV | 12 | 4.6 h | 2023 | 7.85 |
| Hachimitsu to Clover | TV | 24 | 9.2 h | 2005 | 7.82 |
| Paradise Kiss | TV | 12 | 4.8 h | 2005 | 7.82 |
| Sekaiichi Hatsukoi OVA (Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi: The World's Greatest First Love OVAs) | OVA | 2 | 0.7 h | 2011 | 7.82 |
| Cool Doji Danshi | TV | 24 | 4.4 h | 2022 | 7.81 |
| Higashi no Eden | TV | 11 | 4 h | 2009 | 7.8 |
| Sekaiichi Hatsukoi (Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi: The World's Greatest First Love) | TV | 12 | 4.6 h | 2011 | 7.8 |
| Junjou Romantica 3 (Junjo Romantica Season 3) | TV | 12 | 4.8 h | 2015 | 7.79 |
| Osomatsu-san | TV | 25 | 9.6 h | 2015 | 7.78 |
| Junjou Romantica 2 (Junjo Romantica Season 2) | TV | 12 | 4.8 h | 2008 | 7.74 |
| Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuu Kimama na Hanayome Seikatsu wo Mankitsu suru (The Villainess of 7th Time Loop Enjoys Free-Spirited Bride Life in the Former Hostile Country) | TV | 12 | 4.6 h | 2024 | 7.73 |
| Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi (My Senpai Is Annoying) | TV | 12 | 4.6 h | 2021 | 7.73 |
| Kageki Shoujo!! (Kageki Shojo!! The Curtain Rises) | TV | 13 | 5.2 h | 2021 | 7.72 |
| Jishou Akuyaku Reijou na Konyakusha no Kansatsu Kiroku. | TV | 12 | 4.6 h | 2026 | 7.7 |
| Uramichi Oniisan (Life Lessons of Uramichi-Oniisan) | TV | 13 | 5 h | 2021 | 7.7 |
| 30-sai made Doutei dato Mahoutsukai ni Nareru Rashii (Cherry Magic ! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard ?!) | TV | 12 | 4.6 h | 2024 | 7.69 |
| Aggressive Retsuko (ONA) (Aggressive Retsuko Season 1) | ONA | 10 | 2.5 h | 2018 | 7.68 |
| Hakuouki Movie 1: Kyoto Ranbu (Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~ Wild Dance of Kyoto) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.6 h | 2013 | 7.67 |
| Fune wo Amu (The Great Passage) | TV | 11 | 4 h | 2016 | 7.66 |
| Net-juu no Susume (Recommendation of the Wonderful Virtual Life) | TV | 10 | 3.8 h | 2017 | 7.66 |
| Junjou Romantica | TV | 12 | 4.8 h | 2008 | 7.64 |
| Hakuouki: Hekketsuroku (Dilute Cherry Demon: Blue Blood Records) | TV | 10 | 3.8 h | 2010 | 7.58 |
| Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi | TV | 26 | 10 h | 2018 | 7.55 |
| Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta... (I Reincarnated into an Otome Game as a Villainess With Only Destruction Flags..) | TV | 12 | 4.8 h | 2020 | 7.55 |
| Saigo ni Hitotsu dake Onegai shitemo Yoroshii deshou ka (May I Ask For One Final Thing?) | TV | 13 | 5 h | 2025 | 7.55 |
| Shirokuma Cafe | TV | 50 | 20 h | 2012 | 7.55 |
| Higashi no Eden Movie II: Paradise Lost (Eden of The East Movie II: Paradise Lost) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.5 h | 2010 | 7.54 |
| Higashi no Eden Movie I: The King of Eden (Eden of The East Movie I: The King of Eden) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.4 h | 2009 | 7.53 |
| No.6 (No. Six) | TV | 11 | 4.2 h | 2011 | 7.52 |
| Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta... Movie (I Reincarnated into an Otome Game as a Villainess with Only Destruction Flags... Movie) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.5 h | 2023 | 7.52 |
| Hakuouki: Sekkaroku (Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~ A Memory of Snow Flowers) | OVA | 6 | 2.3 h | 2011 | 7.5 |
| Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou. (I'm in Love with the Villainess) | TV | 12 | 4.8 h | 2023 | 7.49 |
| Kiniro no Corda: Primo Passo (The Golden Chord: First Step) | TV | 25 | 10 h | 2006 | 7.47 |
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