This will be a list of my top five favorite lolis in anime. All of these choices are just my personal opinion, so if you don’t see your favorite loli on the list, my apologies. I should also mention that my picks are in no particular order. I love each and every one of these lolis for different reasons beyond their adorableness (except for Kanna and Renge; I just love them for how cute they are).

 

Let’s Begin!

1. Renge Miyauchi

Renge is one of my favorite lolis not just because of the anime she is in but because of the excellent, top-notch YouTube videos made about her. Now, don’t get me wrong! She is insanely adorable, but this is elevated by awesome videos like Non Non Biyori ~ Color It Black and my favorite, Dr. Nyanpasu 10 HOURS. Overall, she is an adorable recorder-playing loli.

Now onto her personality and character.

Renge is a gifted child who shows much talent through her excellent grades in school and has also demonstrated great artistic skill. Besides being rather gifted, Renge is an adorable loli with a curious nature, which results in some pretty fun and entertaining scenarios in her slice-of-life anime, Non Non Biyori.

2. Kanna Kamui

Kanna is a loli dragon maid. I shouldn’t need to explain why she deserves a spot on this list. If you’re a fan of anime, I expect you to also be a fan of Kanna. If not, I guess we’re not friends.

Kanna is a quiet and adorable dragon loli. Here’s a video to give you a sense of Kanna’s personality and why she is loved so dearly. I would describe her myself, but I feel words wouldn’t do her justice. So here’s a video to save me some typing! One more thing: don’t lewd the dragon loli.

3. Rory Mercury

Okay, I may get some heat for choosing Rory Mercury as one of my favorite lolis in anime for a couple of reasons. One reason is that she isn’t “loli” enough. I understand that reasoning because, in comparison to someone like Renge or Kanna, Rory seems much older. In my defense, her name is actually a pun on the Japanese word for loli (ロリ, Rori), which refers to lolita fashion. So there, loli confirmed.

“Oh, but she is actually 961 years old because she is an ascended deity that people worship. Since she’s super old, she doesn’t count as a loli,” is what I can hear people saying now. And to you, I say shut up! She has the appearance of a twelve- or thirteen-year-old girl, thus making her a loli. Plus, if that was your argument, then you would consider many of the best lolis to be frauds.

Anyway, let’s actually talk about Rory as a character!

Rory is a badass, axe-wielding gothic loli deity who shows no mercy to her enemies but is very friendly to the innocent. She has a violent and sadistic personality in battle but possesses an excellent sense of justice, resulting in her showing no mercy while tearing through bandits. Rory also has a complex about her actual age; she gets upset when someone mentions her true age, but she dislikes being mistaken for a child.

4. Takanashi Rikka

Takanashi Rikka is the main heroine of Love, Chuunibyou & Other Delusions. In this series, Rikka is an active Chuunibyou, which means she manifests delusional behavior. In Rikka’s case, she believes she has special powers that no one else possesses. This special power is what Rikka calls her “Wicked Eye,” but in reality, it’s just a colored contact lens concealed beneath an eye patch.

So why am I such a huge fan of Rikka? What I love most about her character is that she is very cute and clumsy. She is rather childish and insists on believing in what is practically fantasy. This childish attitude is well depicted in the anime, showing that she continues to have these delusions to escape the dark reality she lives in.

5. Enju Aihara

Enju Aihara is one of the “Cursed Children” who carries the Gastrea virus. She is extraordinarily talented in combat and serves as an excellent partner to the main character in Black Bullet, Rentaro Satomi.

Enju has been one of my favorite lolis and characters in anime ever since I watched Black Bullet. She’s incredibly adorable, super badass, and has a very in-depth character. Throughout the anime, there is a constant theme of “Cursed Children” being treated as tools rather than human beings. Because of this, Enju experiences a very emotional and depressing existential crisis during the series. I’m happy to finish off the list with someone who isn’t just an adorable loli I’d want to pat on the head but instead an adorable loli you grow attached to during the series. I also highly recommend Black Bullet; it’s one of my favorite animes, and I have rewatched it a handful of times.