You may be surprised, but there are tons of manga and anime characters who happen to have red hair. And while all that hair can give you a bit of a fright, anime redheads come in all shapes and sizes. If you’re looking for a redhead to add fire to your life, come check out this list of the 50 cutest red-haired anime girls.
1. Kallen Stadtfeld (Code Geass)
One of the two protagonists of Code Geass: Lancelot & Guren, and one of the critical characters of Code Geass: Kallen Kazuki, is the Rebellion’s Lelouch. While Kallen Stadtfeld is her legal name and the name she uses at school, she prefers her mother’s maiden Japanese name when she is engaged in revolutionary (now military) activities.
2. Shura Kirigakure (Blue Exorcist)
The tutor of Rin Okumura is Upper-First class Exorcist Shura Kirigakure. She pursued the title of Meister as a Knight by undergoing training under the direction of Shiro Fujimoto. She entered True Cross Academy, first as a student there under the name Yamada, then as an instructor for the Expires, despite her formal position as an Inspector for the Vatican.
3. Akane Sakurada (Joukamachi No Dandelion)
The Joukamachi no Dandelion series’s main character is Akane Sakurada, the third oldest daughter, and fourth oldest child in the royal Sakurada family. Although a princess, Akane is incredibly bashful, making it difficult for her to take part in the approaching election for the nine Sakurada brothers to become the next king and succeed their father.
4. Edward Wong (Cowboy Bepop)
In the anime series Cowboy Bebop, Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV plays a significant role as a protagonist. Hacker “Radical Edward” is a very unusual, almost androgynous, adolescent female who is believed to be approximately 13 years old. She is an exceptional net diver from Earth. She exhibits wild characteristics in her behavior, bare feet, odd postures, and gangly gait.
5. AE3803 (Cells at Work)
Red Blood Cell, AE3803, is one of the primary characters in Cells at Work! Red blood cell AE3803 is a typical size, with amber-brown eyes, brilliant red hair, and an ahoge lock facing outwards. She is dressed in a red blood cell costume, which includes short white gloves and headgear that looks like a red blood cell in real life.
6. Karin (Naruto Shippuden)
Maaka Karin was born into a vampire family, but she is not exactly a vampire. Her difference from the other vampires in the family is that she can go out in the sun, eat garlic, like the cross, swim in the water, and, most especially, she doesn’t go to “suck” people but vice versa. Again… “spray blood” every time you meet someone unhappy. One day, a new transfer student in her class named Usui unexpectedly learns of her secret. And it all starts here.
7. Mito Jujo (Owari no Seraph: Seraph of the End)
A supporting character in the anime Seraph of the End is Mito Jujo. She is a colonel in the Japanese Imperial Demon Army and a member of Guren’s team. Mito can combat vampires with her fists because of her cursed equipment.
8. Miia (Monster Musume)
As the first female to be sent to Kurusu under the Cultural Exchange Between Species Bill, Miia is a Lamia (Snake Girl) and a Lamia. Kurusu’s goodwill has personally touched her. She has grown to love him dearly, virtually constantly attempting to seduce him or otherwise jealously coveting his attention. Even while discussing him with others, she never fails to address him as “Darling.”
9. Uzumaki Kushina (Naruto Shippuden)
A member of the Uzumaki clan from Uzushiogakure, Kushina Uzumaki was a Konohagakure kunoichi. She was the Nine-Tails’ second jinchriki. Kushina was raised in a war-torn environment while being a member of the illustrious Uzumaki clan of Uzushiogakure. This forced her to search for peace daily. She was sent to Konoha early and enrolled at the Academy.
10. Morgiana (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic)
Morgiana is a Fanalis of pure blood. When she first saw Aladdin and Alibaba Saluja, she and Goltas were both slaves owned by Jamil. The family of Alibaba includes Morgiana. She and Aladdin had resided in the Kou Empire for the previous three years, and a year ago, they left without a trace. Later, it is discovered that they vanished and went to train on the Dark Continent. In the Magi series, she serves as the tritagonist.
11. Yona (Akatsuki no Yona)
Yona is the main character of the Manga and Anime series Akatsuki no Yona. She is the princess of the Kouka Kingdom, the sole heir of King Il, and the embodiment of the Red Dragon King Hiryuu. She is compelled to leave Hiryu Castle on her 16th birthday after Soo-Won kills her father.
12. Mereoleona Vermillion (Black Clover)
Mereoleona Vermillion is a noblewoman and the first child of House Vermillion, one of the royal houses of the Clover Kingdom. Additionally, she serves as the interim captain of the Royal Knights and Crimson Lion teams.
13. Shirayuki (Snow White with Red Hair)
Shirayuki is the protagonist of the manga and anime series Akagami no Shirayuki-Hime. She was born in the kingdom of Tanbarun. Still, as a young adult, she escaped to the nearby kingdom of Clarines to avoid the crown prince Raji, who decided to make her his concubine after learning about her lovely uncommon hair color and attractive look.
14. Stella Vermillion (Chivalry of a Failed Knight)
The main female character in Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan is Stella Vermillion. She is an A-Rank Blazer and the Crimson Princess, the second imperial princess of the Vermillion Empire. Stella was born 30 times the magic strength of a typical Blazer and was considered a prodigy who only appeared once every ten years. However, Stella lacked control over her powers, so she had to work harder than most people would anticipate learning how to control them.
15. Chise Hatori (The Ancient Magus’ Bride)
One of The Ancient Magus’ Bride series’ key characters is a Sleigh Beggy named Chise Hatori. She is Elias Ainsworth’s wife and an apprentice. Chise is a fair-skinned Japanese adolescent girl with chin-long red hair that subsequently became shoulder-length and large green eyes.
16. Lilith Asami (Trinity Seven)
The Trinity Seven of the Luxuria Archive and a professor at the Royal Biblia Academy is Lilith Asami, the actual name Lilith Azazel. She learned about the Demon Lord Candidate Arata Kasuga while on an investigative assignment and introduced him to magic.
17. Rias Gremory (High School D.X.D)
The female lead of the light novel and anime series High School DxD is Rias Gremory. She goes by the name Crimson-Haired Ruin Princess and is a pure-blooded Devil from the Gremory Clan. As the Occult Research Club’s president, the school’s top beauty, and one of Kuoh Academy’s Two Great Ladies, she is a third-year student.
18. Karma (Assassination Classroom)
One of Nagisa’s closest friends is Karma Akabane, a pupil in Korosensei’s Class 3-E at Kunugigaoka Junior High School who had been expelled for his aggressive actions. Karma has pale skin, short red hair, and sharp pale eyes that appear either mercury or goldish.
19. Grell Sutcliff (Black Butler)
Grim Reaper Grelle Sutcliff is one. They are a component of the Grim Reaper Dispatch’s Retrieval Division. At first, Grelle pretended to be Angelina Dalles’ butler while working together as Jack the Ripper. As a result, they were temporarily suspended; nevertheless, they are now a fully functional Grim Reaper.
20. Suno (Dragon Ball Z)
A little girl named Suno resides in Jingle Village. Immediately following the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament, Goku encountered her while searching for the Dragon Balls. Suno was a youthful ten-year-old girl with red hair that reached her shoulders. She frequently wears warm gear because of the climate she lives in.
21. Stephanie Dola (No Game, No Life)
The Former King of Immanity’s granddaughter is Stephanie “Steph” Dola. She bet to become the nation’s next queen following the monarch’s death. She has acquired affection for Sora despite repeatedly denying these sentiments, even if the pledges made her fall in love with him after she lost a game against him in Episode 2. When Sora repeatedly conquered Steph in the Blu-ray DVD’s short narrative, she genuinely began to lose some of her sanity.
22. Minori Kushieda (Toradora)
In the beginning, Ryji is attracted to Minori Kushieda, a student in his class who is also Taiga’s best friend. She also goes by the nickname “Minorin” for short. Minori is consistently happy and upbeat, unlike Taiga’s aggressive disposition. She looks after her younger brother while her parents are always at work.
23. Baccarat (One Piece)
On Gran Tesoro, Baccarat works as a concierge and is an executive staff member. In One Piece Film: Gold, she is shown. Baccarat is a tall, slender lady with a light brown complexion, long red hair, dark green eyes, a nose like Robin’s, and a spiral snake tattoo with a star in the center inked in red on her lower left hip.
24. Makise Kurisu (Steins, Gate)
Kurisu Makise, the excellent student and graduate of Viktor Chondria University’s Future Gadget Lab and Brain Science Institute, is the daughter of Shouichi Makise.
25. Kurena Kukumila (86)
The main supporting character in the 86: Eighty-Six series is Kurena Kukumila. She goes by the name Gunslinger. She is the platoon leader for the Spearhead Squadron of the Eighty-Sixth Strike Package. She is the long-range expert for the squadron.
26. Grimm (Combatants Will Be Dispatched)
Zenith’s arch-priest is Grimm Grimoire. Grimm is an arch-priest by profession, but she worships a god that is implied to be malevolent. She rejects any suggestion that her deity is an evil divinity, nevertheless.
27. Eris Boreas Greyrat (Jobless Reincarnation)
Rudeus’ second cousin and a noblewoman named Eris Boreas Greyrat. Although she has a quick fuse and is a tsundere character, she shows promise for the Sword God Style. She gets to know Rudeus more while traveling to get home after the Teleport Incident.
28. Tiese Shtolienen (Sword Art Online)
A supporting character in the Alicization Arc is Tiese Shtolienen. She was a low-ranking aristocrat who studied at the Sword Mastery Academy in North Centuria in the Underworld. She was selected as Eugeo’s valet since she was among the top twelve pupils in her class.
29. Serara (Log Horizon)
Sixteen-year-old Serara is a member of the Crescent Moon Alliance and a Human Druid-Housekeeper. Despite not being very strong, she possesses adequate healing and cleaning skills and effectively utilizes the traits of her class. She is close friends with the other members of Touya’s Party and has a crush on Nyanta.
30. Kotori Itsuka (Date A Live)
One of the series’ most prominent female characters is Kotori Itsuka. She serves as the ‘Fraxinus’ airship’s covert captain and is Shido’s foster sister. Her abilities were not known when she appeared, so she is regarded as the fourth Spirit to emerge.
31. Liz T. Blood (Blood Lad)
The Blood Family’s youngest member is Liz Tiffany Blood. Liz is in charge of maintaining order in Hell; she decides whether a person is guilty or innocent and then administers a just punishment.
32. Alexandra Magritte (Tada Never Falls In Love)
With chest-length red hair that is brushed to the left and amber eyes, Alexandra is a very attractive young woman. Among Mitsuyoshi Tada’s friends, she stands out for her beauty and sophisticated sense.
33. Pina Co Lada (Gate: Thus the JSDF Fought There)
The 19-year-old Pia Co Lada is the daughter of Countess Nell, the concubine of Emperor Molt Sol Augustus, and Count Sol. Zorzal El Caesar and Diabo El Caesar, her two brothers, were also contenders for the position of future Emperor. She also serves as the Rose Order of Knights’ commander. Early on, she decides to ally with the JSDF to prevent conflict and save her home nation after seeing the impossibly large strength disparity between the Empire and Japan.
34. Sala Shane (Charlotte)
In Charlotte, Sala Shane plays a supporting role. She is the band ZHIEND’s lead vocalist and is blind. Sala has a light complexion; long fuchsia hair pulled back into a ponytail, a fringe that frames her left Eye, and pale blue eyes.
35. Fana (Black Clover)
Fana is a renegade wizard from the Diamond Kingdom who hides in the Clover Kingdom alongside other fugitives. Additionally, she served as the Third Eye, the Eye of the Midnight Sun’s former host, the elf Fana.
36. Kyoko Sakura (Madoka Magica)
The main ally in “Puella Magi Madoka Magica” is Kyoko Sakura. Kyoko always wears her long, raspberry-colored hair in a tight ponytail secured with a black ribbon. She has a set of raised bangs that complement her pointed red eyes.
37. Kahono (Black Clover)
Priestess of the Seabed Temple, Kahono. Kapono is a little woman with fiery eyes. Seashells are used to adorn the lengthy ponytail in her dark red hair. She is sporting a whale-themed gold chain necklace.
38. Ryoko Sakaki (Food Wars)
Student Ryoko Sakaki, a member of the 92nd Ttsuki Generation, resides at the Polar Star Dormitory. Ryoko has orange eyes, a thin body, a waist-length fuchsia hairstyle with split bangs that reach her chest, and a big bosom.
39. Satanichia Kurumizawa (Gabriel Dropout)
Satanichia Kurumizawa McDowell, or just Satanichia, is a simple-minded demon that frequently devises small-scale schemes to cause trouble that always fails. Raphael, the Dog, and Gabriel are always bugging her. Despite being one of the four primary characters and protagonists, Satania is seen as a minor antagonist.
40. Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail)
Erza Scarlet is a Team Natsu member and an S-Class Mage in the Fairy Tail Guild. In X792, she also filled in for Makarov as the guild’s 7th Guild Master. Erza is a young lady with brown eyes and long, crimson hair. Although she was born without a right eye, she is currently wearing one that Porlyusica manufactured for her.
41. Shana (Shakugan no Shana)
In the series Shakugan, no Shana’s primary female heroine is named Shana. She is a Flame Haze, also known as the “Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Hunter,” among other Flame Hazes. The Mystic Yuji Sakai gave her the name she now goes by, naming her after her sword. She has a deal with Flame of Heaven, the Crimson God Alastor.
42. Miu Amano (Blend S)
One of the waiters that embody the elder sister characteristic is Miu Amano. She is a 22-year-old doujinshi artist and the leader of a group named “Hanazono Folder” that creates pornographic comics. She typically wears spectacles. Miu first visited the café as a patron before Dino approached her, and she agreed to see him so she could obtain ideas for her doujinshi.
43. Yoko (Gurren Lagann)
The series’ primary tritagonist is Yoko Littner. She is a fourteen-year-old girl from the nearby village of Littner, which Giha shares. During the events of Episode 1, she had been pursuing the gunmen who had crashed into Giha Village. She uses a wide variety of weapons, although she mostly employs a long-range Superconducting Rifle based on the Barrett M82 and Railguns
44. Ayano (Kaze no Stigma)
The series’ primary female lead is Ayano Kannagi. She is the future leader of the Kannagi family, the heir to Enraiha, and the offspring of Jago Kannagi, who is now in charge. Ren Kannagi and her love interest Kazuma Yagami are her second cousins. Nanase Kud and Yukari Shinomiya is presently high school student at Seiry Academy (her best friend).
45. Rebecca Scarlet (Black Clover)
Asta’s date is Rebecca Scarlet, one of the young women participating in the Black Bull’s Blind Date. Rebecca is a tall, slim, and curvy teen with average height. She has dark blue eyes and long, curly hair in red.
46. Flare Corona (Fairy Tail)
One of the Raven Tail Guild’s finest members and a mage, Flare Corona was a former member. Flare is a short, pale-skinned young woman with long, dark red hair that she often wears in two gigantic braids linked behind her back.
47. Yatorishino Igsem (Alderamin on Sky)
The female lead in Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenky no Alderamin is Yatorishino Igsem. She was a standout student at the Military Academy, a skilled swordswoman, and a good hand-to-hand combatant.
48. Sylvia Sherwood (Spy x Family)
Twilight’s primary contact at WISE is Sylvia Sherwood, also known as Handler or the Fullmetal Lady. Young Sylvia has a slender build, and the corners of her small, blue eyes droop. She has middle-length strawberry blonde hair that is long and wavy.
49. Maki Nishikino (Love Live! School Idol Project)
One of the key characters in Love Live! is Maki Nishikino. She attended Otonokizaka High School for her first year till the conclusion of Love Live! The film, The School Idol. She belongs to BiBi, a division of’s. Red dominates her image.
50. Zombina
Zombina is a member of the M.O.N. and one of the Living Dead, serving as the Commando (or Ninja). Zombina appears to be a typical human, but closer inspection reveals that her skin is patched together and has a range of colors. Her physique resembles a patchwork of pieces that have been put together. Her teeth are all pointed and sharp, and each Eye’s iris is a distinct hue. Her hair is two-toned, with a red front and a black rear. She is thin, curvy, and has large breasts.