The sailor uniform look is one of the most iconic pieces of clothing within anime. Mainly found in shows that follow the romance, slice of life, and comedy genres, it's a popular style. Due to the popularity of sailor uniforms in Japanese media, a lot of clothing brands have branched out into designing their own.
More often than not, when an individual envisions a female anime character, it's more than likely that they're thinking of a cute anime girl in a sailor uniform. It's a staple within anime as a whole, and they come in a variety of colors and styles.
10 Sailor Moon
When thinking of a sailor uniform, it's hard not to think about the iconic Sailor Moon. It's not just Usagi who wears one either, the majority of the main cast do. It's in the name of the anime, and it's prevalent throughout the show. When someone mentions a sailor uniform, most people jump to Sailor Moon due to its mainstream popularity. These sailor uniforms aren't for school, though. The brooch they each own transforms them into their powerful form. These outfits allow them to defeat evil monsters working for Queen Beryl.
9 Lucky Star
Lucky Star is one of those anime shows that most people have heard of, but may not have watched. It's an iconic comedy show from 2007 and is much loved by those who have watched it. With the anime being set in high school, it's a given that the characters will be wearing sailor uniforms.
The show follows the daily life of a group of friends and all of the interesting situations they seem to get themselves into. Each of the girls' personalities balances each other out, making it a delight to watch them fumble their way through high school life.
8 Kill La Kill: Ryuuko Matoi
The main character of the shonen animeKill La Kill is Ryuko Matoi, and her iconic look is her modified sailor uniform. The interesting thing about this show is that the uniform is actually sentient, and Ryuko decides to name it Senketsu.
The sailor uniform can then appear on Ryuko's body and harnesses special powers that help her to fight her way through the Elite Four. Ryuko's goal is to utilize Senketsu to get to Satsuki and discover who murdered her father. Satsuki is the leader of Honnōji Academy and is the president of the student council.
7 Danganronpa: Sayaka Maizono
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Sayaka is one of the students at Hope's Peak Academy, a school that's not exactly a typical school. As well as a studious student, she's also a popular idol. Due to this, she's used to masking her true emotions and appears to be a happy-go-lucky character at first.
She develops a friendship with the main character, Naegi, being reunited with him after going their separate ways after middle school. In Danganronpa, the students must kill each other to escape. Fuelled by traumatizing videos given to them by Monokuma, each student now has a motive to kill.
6 Welcome To Demon School! Iruma-Kun: Clara
Clara attends Babylus Demon School, a school that only allows demons to enter. Humans are forbidden to go inside, due to the fact they'd probably be eaten by their fellow students. However, Suzuki Izuma is sold to the demon Sullivan and becomes his grandson.
Sullivan gives Izuma the power to hide the fact that he's a human, and attends his first day at the school. The viewers are then introduced to the firecracker, Clara. Outgoing and wacky, Clara captured the hearts of the viewers. She's completely unaware of her own behavior and creates a strong bond with Izuma.
5 The Future Diary: Gasai Yuno
Yuno is one of those characters that anime fans know all too well. Whether they've seen The Future Diary or they've seen pictures of her floating around the internet, it's more than likely they know who Gasai Yuno is.
The Future Diary is essentially a psychological anime about a survival game, and with Yuno's undeniable thirst for violence, she has no qualms with this game. In fact, she's referred to as a Yandere due to her obsession with Yukiteru and will kill anyone who gets in the way of their friendship.
4 Noragami: Hiyori Iki
In the first season of Noragami, Hiyori is introduced as the average middle school student. After spotting someone in the middle of the road, she jumps in front of traffic to save the stranger. Hiyori survives but is soon accompanied by the God, Yato. However, the accident gives her soul the power to leave her body. This makes Hiyori a half-human, half-phantom.
Yato joins her along her new journey in life and promises to banish her new power if she helps him with a favor. Understandably, she's terrified of the concept at first, but throughout the show, she starts to utilize her new powers to fight evil spirits.
3 Shuffle!
The female cast in Shuffle! all wear matching sailor uniforms. Shuffle! is a harem anime, and the viewers mostly see the female cast wearing these outfits throughout the show. Nerine and Sia are originally from another world, and their one purpose for being on Earth is to make Rin fall in love with them.
This group of girls all falls in love with Rin. After all, it is a harem anime. Throughout the show viewers see the girls form connections with Rin, but the deeper they fall, things start to take a dark turn.
2 Oreimo: Kirino Kousaka
Kirino is the typical tsundere archetype who has a love-hate relationship with her brother. The anime does eventually take a turn when Kirino starts to develop feelings for her own brother. She hides the fact that she loves video games and could probably be classed as an otaku.
This is until her brother finds out and eventually also her friends, leading to Kirino having a lot of explaining to do. She's a smart student and even has a part-time job as a model, though Kirino starts to explore her hobbies more when she starts to form friendships with similar people.
1 Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun: Nene Yashiro
Nene Yashiro is taken by surprise when she summons Hanako-Kun, a mysterious rumored spirit in the school bathroom. She soon becomes Hanako's assistant and becomes involved in a plethora of supernatural scenarios. A lot of the time she's the one being saved by Hanako and is often teleported to the spiritual realm by a school spirit.
The show follows the Japanese "Seven Wonders" urban legend, in which every school has an abundance of spiritual beings hiding in the walls. Nene just wants to find love but can be naive when it comes to forming relationships.