Best Anime with Female Protagonists (or in other active roles)

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Anna Lindwasser's The 19 Best Anime With Female Protagonists (from Ranker)
Screenrant's 15 Great Anime Featuring Strong Female Protagonists
RecommendMeAnime's 15 Anime Series With Strong Female Protagonists
RecommendMeAnime's 10 Anime Series That Feature Strong Female Characters
RecommendMeAnime's 12 Isekai Anime Series With a Female Protagonist
Screenrant's The 15 Best Female Protagonists In Anime History / Sotaku's Top 14 (altho they don't seem to get the meaning of the word protagonist)
AnimeMotivation's The Best Female Anime Protagonists Who Are Strong, Smart And Capable
The Mary Sue's 11 Female-Centric Anime Everyone Should Check Out (finally someone puts Tutu and Cardcaptor on a list)
SavvyTokyo's 10 Anime With Compelling Female Characters to Enjoy
CBR's 10 Best Female Protagonists In Isekai Anime
AnimeRegent's Top 10 Anime With Strong Female MC
Mochi-Chan's Top 10 Anime With Female Protagonist You Should Watch
Blaise Senpai's Top 10 Anime With Unexpectedly Strong Female Lead
FandomSpot's 20 Best Anime With A Female Lead MC
CBR's The 10 Best Anime With Strong Female Role Models

longer lists that I won't add:
https://www.anime-planet.com/users/AnnaSartin/lists/anime-that-pass-the-bechdel-test-256395
https://www.anime-planet.com/users/Ginevra/lists/female-protagonist-anime-32332

falls outside the scope or too risque:
MsMojo's Top 20 Most Badass Female Anime Characters
Andy Art TV's 20 of the Most Iconic Female Characters In Anime History

limited to a few titles from each universe

132 and below: searching for what nobody mentioned on forums, in other lists etc
https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1926114
https://myanimelist.net/featured/1962/Top_14_Best_Josei_Anime_of_All_Time_Updated
https://caffeineanime.com/15-of-the-best-josei-anime-that-any-anime-lovers-should-watch/
https://honeysanime.com/top-10-josei-anime-best-recommendations/
https://www.cbr.com/best-josei-anime-twenty-first-century/

not on IMDb:
Meng Qi Shi Shen

does this count?
Usagi Drop

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  1. 4 new

    Seirei no moribito

    2007 — a.k.a. Guardian of the Sacred Spirit, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 8 new

    Kino no tabi

    2003 — a.k.a. Kino's Journey, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 14 new

    Black Lagoon

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 17 new

    Kureimoa

    2007 — a.k.a. Claymore, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 20 new

    Shôjo kakumei Utena: Adolescence mokushiroku

    1999 — a.k.a. Revolutionary Girl Utena, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 36 new

    Shin Sekai Yori

    2012 — a.k.a. From the New World, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 38 new

    12 kokuki

    2002 — a.k.a. The Twelve Kingdoms, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 40 new

    Kemono no Souja Erin

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 42 new

    Akatsuki no Yona

    2014 — a.k.a. Yona of the Dawn, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 44 new

    Shingeki no Kyojin

    2013 — a.k.a. Attack on Titan, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 50 new

    Fushigi Yûgi

    1995 — a.k.a. Fushigi Yûgi - The Mysterious Play, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 51 new

    Tenkû no Esukafurône

    1996 — a.k.a. The Vision of Escaflowne, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 52 new

    Escaflowne

    2000 — a.k.a. Escaflowne: The Movie, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 53 new

    Rayearth

    1997, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 56 new

    Inuyasha

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 58 new

    Inuyasha - Toki wo Koeru Omoi

    2001 — a.k.a. Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 59 new

    No Game, No Life

    2014, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 60 new

    Naruto

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 61 new

    Naruto: Shippûden

    2007 — a.k.a. Naruto: Shippuden, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 62 new

    Samurai chanpurû

    2004 — a.k.a. Samurai Champloo, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 68 new

    Hauru no ugoku shiro

    2004 — a.k.a. Howl's Moving Castle, in 18 top lists Check
  22. 69 new

    Kaubôi bibappu

    1998 — a.k.a. Cowboy Bebop, in 1 top list Check
  23. 71 new

    Mononoke-hime

    1997 — a.k.a. Princess Mononoke, in 18 top lists Check
  24. 75 new

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  25. 76 new

    Sureiyâzu

    1995 — a.k.a. The Slayers, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 87 new

    Ôkami to kôshinryô

    2008 — a.k.a. Spice and Wolf, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 92 new

    Purinsesu Chuchu

    2002 — a.k.a. Princess Tutu, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 94 new

    Kadokyaputa Sakura

    1998 — a.k.a. Cardcaptor Sakura, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 95 new

    Gekijô-ban Kâdokaputâ Sakura

    1999 — a.k.a. Cardcaptor Sakura, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 98 new

    Pretear

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 132 new

    Noein: Mô hitori no kimi he

    2005 — a.k.a. Noein: To Your Other Self, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 134 new

    Ergo Proxy

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
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