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5 shoujo anime series to watch out for in July 2023

Priya MajumdarBy Updated:4 Mins Read Anime

July 2023 is bringing a host of shoujo anime series that would cater to everyone’s tastes. While the month is filled with some of the biggest shonen releases of the year, it also has a few popular romance anime series that are sure to make shoujo enthusiasts happy. From Horimiya: The Missing Piece to the third season of Rent-A-Girlfriend, July is a treat for everyone. On that note, here are the best five most anticipated shoujo anime series that will be released next month.

My Happy Marriage and 4 other shoujo anime series that will be everyone’s favorite this July

Horimiya: The Missing Pieces (July 1)

The popular romantic comedy Hori-san to Miyamura-kun, aka Horimiya, premiered with 13 episodes at the beginning of 2021. Adapted from Hiroki Adachi’s (aka HERO) web manga of the same manga, the 2021 TV adaptation excluded many moments to fit it within the 13 episodes. Now, three years later, Horimiya: The Missing Pieces will be released, covering the unadapted parts of the manga. Although not much information is available on the plot, the anime series will continue with the canon love story of high school students Kyouko Hori and Izumi Miyamura. 

Note: Horimiya: The Missing Pieces is not the second season of Horimiya (2021).

The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses (July 4)

This cute and heartwarming shoujo anime series follows a simple plot, with Kaede Komura in love with his deskmate, Ai Mie. But Ai’s eyesight is pretty bad, and she can’t see properly without her glasses, which she often forgets to wear. So, Kaede helps her out, and as their interactions grow fonder, Ai eventually finds herself falling for her deskmate. With the undertone of sweet high school romance, Kaede emerges as the person that Ai hopes to see every day.

My Happy Marriage (July 5)

Following her mother’s death, Miyo Saimori often finds herself in the middle of seeking the meaning of happiness. Falling prey to her stepmother and stepsister’s verbal abuse, Miyo accepts the marriage proposal brought to her by her father. However, her to-be husband, Kiyoka Kudou, has a reputation for being cold and indifferent to his prospective brides. But as Miyo arrives at Kudou’s place, she finds that all the claims about him are untrue. She soon understands the impact that rumors may have on one’s social upstanding, which coerces her to develop a sweet relationship with her husband. As the story moves forward, Miyo comes to terms with the meaning of ‘happiness’ that she had earlier thought was lost to her.

Sugar Apple Fairy Tale part 2 (July 7)

The second part of the fantasy shoujo anime Sugar Apple Fairy Tale will continue with 15-year-old Ann Halford’s aspirations as she longs to see humans and fairies coexisting together. As seen in Part 1, Ann also wishes to be a confectioner, or Silver Sugar Master, just like her mother. Along the way, she hired the warrior fairy Challe Fen Challe to be her bodyguard as they journey together to reach the kingdom. The last episode of Part 1 saw Anne winning the Royal Medal and Challe exchanging his freedom for Anne’s dreams to become Bridget’s servant. Distraught, Anne cries and requests Challe to come back. Part 2 will likewise pick up from here as it would show the heartbroken Anne coming to terms with Challe’s betrayal. On the other hand, the shoujo anime might even show Challe’s perspective and whether or not he will return to Anne and reciprocate her feelings.

Rent-A-Girlfriend season 3 (July; date yet to be announced)

The third season of Rent-A-Girlfriend will resume from where the previous instalment left, so season 3 will start adapting from the manga’s chapter 104. This will mark the beginning of Rental Girlfriend’s Dream arc, seeing Kazuya and Chizuru making a movie following the news of the latter’s deteriorating health. The third season of this shoujo anime will also introduce another character named Mini Yaemori. Manga readers may know this arc to be one of the heartwarming segments in the manga, so with TMS Entertainment taking charge, the upcoming season is also expected to be filled with cute, as well as some sad, moments.

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Priya is an anime lover and writer at GamesHorizon. A graduate from EFL University, she is deeply interested in anything remotely anime, manga, and fan culture. In her free time, she likes to draw, cook, visit cafes, and read fanfiction on a variety of anime fandoms' ships.