Purple hair girls are rarely the center of attention. They tend to be more on the sidelines, leaving room for the main characters to shine, like Asuna from Sword Art Online, Mikasa from Attack On Titan, Usagi and Chibiusa from Sailor Moon, or Nezuko from Demon Slayer. These main characters are so iconic and over popularized by pop culture and the media that they easily steal anyone’s spotlight. They are fan favorites and serve as inspirations to many people.RELATED: Most Iconic Anime Girls With Red HairHowever, there are many anime girls out there that deserve the same recognition and love. Whether they are a friend of the protagonist, a side character, or an enemy, purple hair anime girls can be as iconic as anyone else.
10 Sheele (Akame Ga Kill)
Akame Ga Kill follows the story of Tatsumi, a young villager who is recruited by Night Raid, a group of assassins who fights against the Capital and its corruption.
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Sheele may be a clumsy character, but her cuteness makes up for it. She’s also the most compassionate of her gang of assassins, and she is always there for her friends when they need her. Fans know not to let her cuteness fool them as she is merciless and terrifying with her large pair of scissors.
9 Anko Mitarashi (Naruto)
Naruto is a young graduate from the ninja academy. As a Shinobi, he has the goal of becoming his village’s next hokage with the help of his friends. Unfortunately, things don’t go as planned. His friend and rival, Sasuke, needs saving before he strays off into the darkness for good.
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Fans first meet Anko in Episode 21 when she first meets Naruto in a very particular way. Instead of greeting him like a regular person, she threw a kunai at him…then licked his blood off the blade as if it was normal. The S-class tier has incredible snake powers and is the epitome of badass. She’s loud, compulsive, stubborn, never backs down, and she often puts her life on the line to save others.
8 Izuna Hatsuse (No Game No Life)
No Game No Life is an Isekai about two siblings named Sora and Shiro. They are legendary online gamers, known under the username “Blank.” They view the world differently – Everything for them is a game until they are pulled into another realm, and things get serious.
Izuna is one of the siblings’ friends. She’s an adorable Werebeast character who is overly polite, but that only adds to her cuteness. She has the ability “Blood Break,” which allows her to make her tail longer and change her fur’s color to red.
7 Jiro Kyoka (My Hero Academia)
My Hero Academia centers around Izuku Midoriya, aka Deku, a boy born into a world of superheroes without a superpower or “quirk.” He is willing to do everything to become a hero, even enrolling in U.A. High School for future superheroes.
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Kyoka is a classmate of Deku. She is a big fan of music, and she can play multiple instruments and teach others how to play. Her quirk is fairly simple. Her earlobes are jack plug connectors, which she has 100% control of. She can connect to pretty much anything and hear what is going on in other rooms. She can also create sound waves or stun people with her quirk as long as it’s connected to the right jack.
6 Kyou Fujibayashi (Clannad)
Clannad follows the story of a delinquent, Tomoya Okazaki, who is bored with his life until he befriends Nagisa and attempts to help achieve her dream of reviving the drama club. As he meets her friends, he realizes that life has a lot to offer and that everyone has their share of problems.
One of Tomoya’s friends is a girl named Kyou. She’s a bold Tsundere who always has something to say even when is it inappropriate or vulgar. She is bold, energetic, and can come off as intimidating, but that is only because she is very protective of her younger sister Ryou.
5 Yuri Nakamura (Angel Beats)
Angel Beats is about Otonashi, a boy who wakes up in another realm with no memory of who he is aside from his name. He meets Yuri, who informs him that he is dead and is now in the afterlife. Yuri also invites him to join her Afterlife Battlefront, the Shinda Sekai Sensen, where she is trying to take down the enemy, Tenshi. However, Otonashi doesn’t see her as a threat and is more intrigued by Tenshi than ever.
Yuri is a natural-born leader. She is determined, quick on her feet, intelligent, and reliable. She also has the utmost respect from her peers.
4 Blair (Soul Eater)
Soul Eater is an anime set in Death City. Soul Eater Evans wants to become a Death Scythe, a Demon Weapon designed to combat the evils of their world. To achieve his goal, he must consume 99 evil souls and one from a witch with the help of his friends and classmates.
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Blair is a witch that was once hunted by Maka and Soul for her soul before befriending them. As a wild child at heart, she likes to have fun. She also makes hasty and quick decisions, but that is just part of her charm. She can also transform into a cat, which is her natural form and is often seen prancing around naked.
3 Faye Valentine (Cowboy Bebop)
Cowboy Bebop is set in 2071 after the Earth has become inhabitable. The story is about a duo, aka cowboys named Spike and Jet Black, who helps the Inter Solar System Police keep peace in the galaxy. They travel in their spaceship called Bebop and meet many people on their adventures like an intelligent Welsh Corgi named Ein, Faye Valentine, and Edward Wong.
Before Faye met the gang, she was a cryogenic character in a block that woke up with amnesia in 2068. She then went off on a mission to pay off her debts but kept losing money to races. She’s a bit of a rebel as she constantly drinks, smokes, gambles, and gets into fights. She’s also lazy and can be arrogant.
2 Touka Kirishima (Tokyo Ghoul)
Tokyo Ghoul is about Kaneki, a boy who lives in Tokyo, where ghouls live among humans. When escorting his date home one night, she turns on him and reveals herself to be a ghoul. She attempts to eat him, but fate has other plans, and they are both injured by a freak attack. Kaneki wakes up in the hospital alive thanks to an organ transplant from his deceased date. This transplant causes him to transform into a ghoul, and he doesn’t know how to deal with that.
Touka is one of the main characters of the anime. She’s a ghoul who takes Kaneki under her wing and helps him accept his new self. She used to work as a waitress at Antiquity, and she is known as Rabbit whenever she is wearing her mask. She can be super sweet or super rageful depending on her mood. She can be reckless and a bit rash, but she always means well and has the best intentions.
1 Konno Yuuki (Sword Art Online)
Sword Art Online is an MMORPG virtual reality game, one where Kirito and many other players become trapped. If a player dies in the game, they also die in real life and whoever tries to take the NerveGear off also suffers the same fate. Kirito must team up with allies if he wishes to escape the game.
To many fans, Yuuki remains a true legend. She first meets Asuna and Kirito in Season 2 of SAO. She was a strong independent fighter who was known as Absolute Sword because she won 67 street duels. She was always upbeat despite what she was actually going through in real life.
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