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Anime Waifu Tier List Maker
Rank your anime waifus, from Rem, Zero Two and Asuna to Makima, Mai Sakurajima and Frieren.
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Meet every character (30)
These 30 characters load into the maker above. Each write-up covers what the character is and what to weigh when you rank it. Facts were last checked on .
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Rem
One of the twin maids working for Roswaal in Re:Zero. She has medium-length sky blue hair covering her right eye, large light blue eyes and a flower-shaped ribbon in her hair.
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Emilia
A half-elf and a candidate to become the next ruler in the royal election in Re:Zero. Subaru first meets her when Felt steals her insignia, which she needs to take part in the selection.
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Zero Two
An elite FRANXX pilot from DARLING in the FRANXX who is a member of a race of humans with Klaxosaur blood, and the pistil of the FranXX Strelizia, partnered with Hiro.
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Asuna
Asuna Yuuki is a friend of Kirito in Sword Art Online and a sub-leader of the guild Knights of the Blood. She wields a wind fleuret and later Lambent Light, forged by Lisbeth.
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Mikasa Ackerman
A member of the 104th Training Corps and the Survey Corps in Attack on Titan, who is described as 170 cm tall. Grisha Yeager is her foster father, and Eren Yeager her adoptive brother.
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Hinata Hyuga
A kunoichi on Team 8 and former heiress of the Hyūga clan, who lost the role after being deemed unsuited to lead. She draws strength from watching Naruto and later marries him.
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Nami
The third person to align with the Straw Hat Pirates and the fifth to join officially, and possibly one of the best navigators sailing the Grand Line. Her bounty is 366,000,000.
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Nico Robin
The Straw Hat archaeologist with the Hana Hana no Mi, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit. Her history includes Ohara and Baroque Works in Alabasta, and her bounty is 930,000,000.
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Erza Scarlet
An S-class mage from the Fairy Tail Guild who uses requip magic to summon weapons and armor. She is the strongest active female member, and strict, intimidating and driven by justice.
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Lucy Heartfilia
A mage from the Fairy Tail guild who wields Celestial Spirit magic. She is cheerful, clever and empathetic, and more likely to write novels than wage battles, until her friends are threatened.
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Mai Sakurajima
A third-year student at Minegahara High School and a famous actress on hiatus in Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai. She is serious and polite with a strong will.
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Marin Kitagawa
The lead of My Dress-Up Darling, an extravagant, messy, clumsy cosplayer and huge otaku who loves magical girl anime. She is kind, friendly, cheerful and outgoing, and loves eating.
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Makima
A Public Safety Devil Hunter in Chainsaw Man who took Denji as her human pet. She is one of the leading figures of Public Safety in Japan, with a considerable reputation among Devil Hunters.
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Power
A fiend, a dead body possessed by a devil, who works against her will as a Public Safety Devil Hunter in Special Division 4 under Makima. Denji is her partner in the squad.
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Kurumi Tokisaki
The third Spirit to appear in Date A Live after Tohka and Yoshino. She has a split personality: a gentle, mysterious high school girl, and a psychopathic killer who acts very aggressively.
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Megumin
An archmage and self-proclaimed top genius of the Crimson Demons in KonoSuba. She can only use the high-level skill Explosion, once a day, because it consumes tremendous magical power.
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Aqua
The goddess of water in KonoSuba who guides humans who die young to the afterlife. Her cocky attitude toward Kazuma gets her dragged to another world, where she chooses the job of archpriest.
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Darkness
A crusader and a masochist in KonoSuba. Despite being an advanced knight, she is extremely clumsy and none of her attacks hit, but her endurance makes her the party's front line.
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Hatsune Miku
The first Japanese VOCALOID developed and distributed by Crypton Future Media, released in August 2007 for the VOCALOID2 engine and the first of the Character Vocal Series.
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Violet Evergarden
The title character of Violet Evergarden, a very beautiful, almost doll-like young woman with light-blue eyes and waist-length golden hair. She is 161 cm tall.
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Yor Forger
A City Hall clerk in Berlint who is covertly an assassin, with ties to the organization Garden. She is the wife of Loid Forger and the adoptive mother of Anya in SPY x FAMILY.
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Anya Forger
A first-grade student at Eden Academy who is a former test subject, about 99.5 cm tall. She is the adoptive daughter of Loid and Yor Forger in SPY x FAMILY.
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Raphtalia
A tanuki-type demi-human who was the first real member of the Shield Hero's party after he purchased her as a slave. She later obtained a vassal weapon and became the Katana Hero.
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Rias Gremory
A 12th grade student at the academy and a top-class pure devil in High School DxD, nicknamed "Crimson Ruin Princess." She comes from the noble house of Gremory and uses the power of destruction.
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Kaguya Shinomiya
The vice president of the student council of Shuchiin Academy and a member of the wealthy Shinomiya family. A multi-talented genius, she instinctively looks down on others due to how she was raised.
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Chika Fujiwara
The secretary of the Shuchiin Academy student council, whose thoughts cannot be read. She is a natural disaster who unconsciously throws everything into chaos, known as Subject F.
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Frieren
The protagonist of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End and Fern's master. She was the Mage of the Hero Party, who traveled with the hero Himmel, the warrior Eisen and the priest Heiter.
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Ai Hoshino
An idol and the lead of B-Komachi, an idol group under Strawberry Productions in Oshi no Ko. After becoming pregnant with twins, she and her team decide to hide it to protect her reputation.
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Kobeni Higashiyama
A new Public Safety Devil Hunter in Chainsaw Man working under Makima in Tokyo Special Division 4. She is partnered with Hirokazu Arai, is not very courageous and gets scared easily by devils.
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Albedo
The overseer of the Floor Guardians and one of the most powerful NPCs in Nazarick in Overlord, with fallen angel wings and horns. Ainz's settings changes leave her madly in love with him.
Anime Waifu tier list questions
What does "waifu" mean?
Waifu is a term fans use for a fictional anime character they have a special fondness for. Because it is a matter of taste, this list has no fixed answer, and the write-ups describe each character without judging them.
Which series are these characters from?
They come from a wide range of series, including Re:Zero, KonoSuba, Chainsaw Man, One Piece, Fairy Tail, Overlord, SPY x FAMILY and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. Each write-up names the series where it matters.
How should I rank anime characters?
Common criteria include personality, design, story role, voice acting and how much you connect with the character. Because the list is personal, there is no wrong answer, so use whichever rules you like.
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