What anime is most like Sailor Moon?

Fushigi Yûgi (6.83) tops the list as the closest match to Sailor Moon on the Anime Codex rubric. Shared strengths in cultural impact and emotional themes — same Shoujo demographic.

How are "anime like Sailor Moon" picks chosen?

Each show is scored on six criteria. We rank every other title by how close its six-criterion profile is to Sailor Moon, preferring the same demographic — so the matches share what actually made Sailor Moon good, not just surface tags.

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Anime like Sailor Moon

These 12 shows score most like Sailor Moon (Shoujo) across all six Codex criteria — not just same-genre guesses, but the closest matches on the actual rubric. Ranked by how near their criterion profile sits to Sailor Moon.

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Fushigi Yûgi

Shared strengths in cultural impact and emotional themes — same Shoujo demographic.

6.83

Fushigi Yûgi

1995Top: Cultural 7.5

Shared strengths in cultural impact and emotional themes — same Shoujo demographic.

7.83

Ouran High School Host Club

2006Top: Cultural 9.0

Shared strengths in cultural impact and emotional themes — same Shoujo demographic.

7.28

Naruto

2007Top: Cultural 9.5

Shared strengths in cultural impact and characters.

7.68

Lovely Complex

2007Top: Character 8.5

Shared strengths in emotional themes and characters — same Shoujo demographic, same studio.

6.70

Kaichou wa Maid-sama!

2010Top: Character 7.5

Shared strengths in characters and cultural impact — same Shoujo demographic.

6.87

Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atom)

1963Top: Cultural 10.0

Shared strengths in cultural impact and emotional themes.

6.41

Marmalade Boy

1994Top: Cultural 7.0

Shared strength in cultural impact — same Shoujo demographic, same studio.

7.36

Crayon Shin-chan

1992Top: Cultural 9.5

Shared strengths in cultural impact and characters.

6.93

Tokyo Ghoul

2014Top: Cultural 8.5

Shared strengths in cultural impact and emotional themes.

8.30

Cardcaptor Sakura

1998Top: Cultural 9.5

Shared strengths in cultural impact and emotional themes — same Shoujo demographic.

7.78

Kimi ni Todoke (From Me to You)

2009Top: Character 8.5

Shared strengths in emotional themes and characters — same Shoujo demographic.

6.68

Captain Tsubasa

1983Top: Cultural 9.5

Shared strengths in cultural impact and world-building.

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What anime is most like Sailor Moon?: Fushigi Yûgi (6.83) tops the list as the closest match to Sailor Moon on the Anime Codex rubric. Shared strengths in cultural impact and emotional themes — same Shoujo demographic.
How are "anime like Sailor Moon" picks chosen?: Each show is scored on six criteria. We rank every other title by how close its six-criterion profile is to Sailor Moon, preferring the same demographic — so the matches share what actually made Sailor Moon good, not just surface tags.