The 8 Best Nakayoshi Shojo Manga

Magical girls, kitchen dreams and a few pioneers, all born in one long-running Japanese magazine. Childhood favorites sit beside cult picks.

1. 1
   Sailor Moon

   Naoko Takeuchi's magical-girl landmark about schoolgirl warriors of the Moon.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Cardcaptor Sakura

   CLAMP's story of a girl who must recapture magical Clow Cards.
   787pts
3. 3
   Shugo Chara!

   Peach-Pit's story of a girl whose unborn wishes hatch as guardian characters.
   692pts
4. 4
   Princess Knight

   Osamu Tezuka's pioneering shojo adventure about a princess raised as a prince.
   621pts
5. 5
   Tokyo Mew Mew

   Reiko Yoshida and Mia Ikumi's tale of girls fused with endangered animal DNA.
   0pts
6. 6
   Magic Knight Rayearth

   CLAMP's fantasy about three schoolgirls summoned to the world of Cephiro.
   0pts
7. 7
   Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch

   Michiko Yokote and Pink Hanamori's mermaid-idol fantasy.
   0pts
8. 8
   Kitchen Princess

   Miyuki Kobayashi and Natsumi Ando's cooking romance about an orphan chef.
   0pts

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