The folks at Hulu have a new segment up on their site to help get fans into the spirit of spring – by watching shoujo anime!
While we’re sure there can be arguments about some of the shows included within the main batch that they have, which you can see here, there’s a lot of great shows to check out. The more general idea is that there’s a bit of spring in the air, a sense of the romantic, inspiration, hope and renewal. And we can totally get behind that theme. We’ve pulled together from their block of shows a few of our favorites from the list that we definitely encourage you to check out. And we want to here what kind of shoujo anime series you want to share with folks that are must sees as well!
Nana
Plot concept: Although they come from completely different backgrounds, Nana Komatsu and Nana Osaki meet and become best friends in a whirlwind world of love, music, fashion, gossip, and all-night parties!
Utena:
Plot concept: As a child, Utena was consoled and given a special ring by a prince after her parents died. Now a teenager, she attends Ohtori Academy, and longs to be like that prince.
Ultra Maniac
Plot concept: Ayu Tetsushi is in her second year of junior high school and is known as the cool popular tennis club girl that all the other girls idolize. To tell the truth, Ayu only acts cool in order to impress Tetsushi Kaji of the school baseball club. Then, Ayu meets Nina Sakura, a transfer student who had found Ayu’s missing purse. Nina’s strange personality had left Ayu a little perplexed. Furthermore, Ayu finds out that Nina is a witch that came from the Kingdom of Magic to study abroad!
Golden Time:
Plot concept: At a private law school in Tokyo, when would-be law student Banri Tada tumbled off a bridge, he was left with retrograde amnesia and a split psyche of memories only prior to graduating high school. Banri’s friend Mitsuo has his own problems and is being pursued by Kouko Kaga who is determined to hold him to a childhood agreement to eventually wed. Join in a paper chase through some very uncivil actions and exposed legal briefs to arrive at your own verdict in GOLDEN TIME!