Anime looks everywhere for its inspiration. From news and daydreams to novels and movies, ideas can be drawn from myriad sources, and over the years anime has sampled them all. One of the most enduring sources of inspiration for new characters is folklore.
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The folklore surrounding fairies is as extensive as it is complex. While most people can agree on what makes a fairy fit into a classic archetype, fairies in anime aren't so easily pinned down, sometimes sharing nothing more than a title with their storybook inspiration. Whether anime fairies are delicate and winged or look like ugly cats, they draw audiences further into their stories, if only to learn more about the unusual creatures. Here are some The best fairy anime should be offered.
Updated November 15, 2024 by Hamza Haque: Fairies have always been a part of popular media, though never in a mainstream capacity. They have often become a fixture of folklore and myth, occasionally appearing in Western media, most notably as Tinker Bell in Peter Pan. In anime, fairies are heavily represented, sometimes serving as guides for the heroes, sometimes as comic relief, and sometimes both. Small stature and the ability to fly are two of their defining characteristics, although there are always exceptions.
12 Chale Fen Chale
The Sugar Apple Fairy Tale
The Sugar Apple Fairy Tale
- Release date
- January 6, 2023
- MyAnimeList Score
- 7.44 (Season 1)
Also called Challe Fen Challe, Shall Fen Shall One of the main characters The Sugar Apple Fairy TaleAlong with Ann Halford. A warrior angel, Challe Fen Challe is incredibly powerful with well-developed fighting abilities, although her appearance and short stature make it easy for others to underestimate her prowess.
All the others are enslaved by humans even though they walk like fairies. He holds an extreme distaste for the human race for this reality, clearly marking him as different from other fairies as the race as a whole has accepted their fate. She was bought by Ann Halford To keep him safe while traveling to a neighboring town at the beginning of the story. Love blossoms between the two unlikely friends, and their journey starts off rocky, only improving from there.
11 Puck
Zero again
- Release date
- April 4, 2016
- MyAnimeList Score
- 8.85 (Season 3)
Created by Echidna the Witch of Greed and previously contracted by Emilia, Puck is the Great Spirit of Fire, also known as the Beast of the End. Those are some serious titles for an adorable feline angel, but Puck lives up to them all and then some.
Although charming and sometimes silly, Puck shows himself to be single-minded and dangerous where losing Emilia is a concern. For his fluffy appearance, cute demeanor, and plot-shaking decisions, Puck ranks among the best characters. Zero again Also one of the best anime fairies around.
10 Post-Apocalyptic Fairies
Humanity has declined
Humanity has declined
- Release date
- July 2, 2012
- MyAnimeList Score
- 7.72
By the usual standards of post-apocalyptic anime, Humanity has declined is strange Its jaunty pastel world is inhabited by fairies, which actually return to a time when the human race is threatened by a lack of resources and sudden necessity.
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The show's protagonist acts as a messenger between humans and fairies, and the story takes every opportunity to wring humor and drama out of that position. between them Advanced technology, obsession with sweets, and complete disregard for human safety, Post-apocalyptic fairies from Humanity has declined Doesn't look like a lot of classic fairies. If anything that helps them set themselves apart.
9 Mary Bell
Flower Magician Mary Bell
- Release Date: February 3, 1992
- Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy
- MyAnimeList Rating: 6.63
Characters not looking their age is a common trope in anime, and impossibly old magical creatures masquerading as little human girls is the most common version of this phenomenon. From Mary Bell Flower Magician Mary Bell One such character is, Disguised as a human girl with a 500,000 year old fairy wand and giant pink bow.
As the flower magician from the fairy magic world, Mary Bell is not a fairy in the traditional sense, but much about Mary Bell is traditional anyway. A light-hearted and brightly colored children's anime character, Mary Bell is no mean-spirited joke, but rather a helping hand to those in need.
8 Sugar
A little snow angel sugar
- Release Date: October 3, 2001
- Genre(s): Comedy, Fantasy
- MyAnimeList Rating: 7.07
It is difficult to find more precious than sugar, the hero A little snow angel sugar. Everything about her is designed to be charming, after all. Even her goal of using her piccolo to summon the soft snow her mother conjures is almost unbearably sweet, which is perfect for a character named Sugar.
Sugar loves waffles (which she mispronounces “wafos” to the point of becoming her catchphrase), And she's clumsy, stubborn, and easily distracted, all of which make her extremely childlike. Her saucer eyes and delicate dress help convey her childish nature.
7 Titania
The Bride of the Ancient Magus
Bride of the Ancient Magus
- Release date
- October 8, 2017
- MyAnimeList Score
- 8.06 (Season 1)
In many ways the aesthetic and thematic contrast to an angel like sugar A little snow angel sugar, From Titania The Bride of the Ancient Magus Tall, dark and mysterious.
Directly inspired by Shakespeare's Queen of the Fairies A Midsummer Night's Dream, Titania is accompanied by an eclectic cast of characters, With a spriggan soldier, a mule with a flower on his head, and a pack of wolves. She's interesting for a variety of reasons, but one of the strongest is also the most superficial: Titania just looks undeniably beautiful.
6 Lilith
Rosario + Vampire
Rosario + Vampire
- Release date
- January 3, 2008
- MyAnimeList Score
- 6.75 (Season 1)
An artifact with not one but two wings from the spirit angel, Lilith Rosario + Vampire She has a unique look to compliment her special role in the anime. She is able to use Lilith's Mirror to turn monsters back to their true forms.
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Lilith is crueler than her sweet appearance suggests. While this is only one of many contradictions Rosario + Vampire Plays in its world building and character development, it definitely goes a long way towards making Lilith feel different among an equally diverse and interesting cast of characters.
5 Yui
Sword Art Online
Sword Art Online
- Release date
- July 8, 2012
- MyAnimeList Score
- 7.20 (Season 1)
Yui, short for Yui-MHCP001 (Mental Health Counseling Program 001), is a top-down artificial intelligence program developed by ARGUS to address player mental health concerns. Sword Art Online. Yui appears in both Sword Art Online and ALfheim Online, Taking on the role of navigation pixie in the latest game, A feature that gives him access to the project's database.
Considering the various roles she occupies in the digital world, as well as her role as Kirito and Asuna's foster child, it's safe to say that Yui is one of the most complex fairies in anime as well as one of the best.
4 cured
The Earl and the Fairy
- Release Date: September 29, 2008
- Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
- MyAnimeList Rating: 7.2
It's strange that in many ways Niko, a persnickety gray cat, stays true to the image of the classic angel more than most anime. He is, among other things, chosen, Fixating on the condition of his fur and whiskers as well as his wardrobe, which usually consists of a neck ribbon.
Between his love of wine and tea, his cowardice, and his usefulness to Lydia when she needs a guide or someone to gather information from the fairies, Nico has a lot going on, which is great. A well-rounded, dynamic character here has a lot for the audience to like, even if he annoys the other characters.
3 Mipple and Maple
Beautiful treatment
Beautiful treatment
- Release date
- February 1, 2004
- MyAnimeList Score
- 7.10 (Futari or Pretty Cure)
Mipple, Princess of Hope from the Garden of Light, loves Mepple, her chosen guardian, and the same is true in reverse. It cannot be emphasized enough how adorable those two are. Both are able to transform into card combinations while in the Rainbow Garden, Allowing them to store energy they would otherwise burn as a result of an abnormal environment.
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Honestly, Mipple and Mepple will have something The best anime fairies Based on their name and appearance alone, the fact that they are actually useful to the magical girls around them cements their status.
2 Ramiris
At that time I was reborn as Slim
- Release date
- October 2, 2018
- MyAnimeList Score
- 8.14 (Season 1)
Ramiris is one of the most powerful entities At that time I was reborn as Slim And thanks to her ability to regenerate takes different forms. The one she uses the most is her pixie form, where she becomes incredibly small and gains two transparent wings that can help her fly like an angel. She has been reincarnated so many times that her true age is estimated to be around 20,000 years or more.
Ramiris is a dungeon guide, a person responsible for leading the chosen hero and giving them divine blessings. He has a habit of yapping and playing when he gets half a chance Typical ditzy klutz in the anime. Despite his appearance, he was incredibly strong, almost on par with the strongest people in anime like Gae and Milim, but he lost most of his strength after that. In the story, she befriends the slime hero, Rimuru, and later becomes the master of the dungeon by using her ability to create mazes with his help.
1 the king
The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins
- Release date
- October 5, 2014
- MyAnimeList Score
- 7.63 (Season 1)
As a member of The Seven Deadly Sins From the anime of the same name, the king represents the sloth. He is lazy (not surprising, given what he represents) but he is also powerful: his ability, disaster, Gives him the command of life and death and marks him as the king of the fairy forest.
Spirit spear Chastiefol, his weapon, has many forms with different abilities. The Seven Deadly Sins Deep is an anime that has a lot going on, and lovable characters like Raja are part of what makes it so compelling. Whether he's called Fairy King Harlequin, Grizzly's Sin of Sloth, or Harlequin the Traitor, the King is one of the coolest fairies around.
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