Today’s criteria? Purple haired gals, a color often overshadowed by the yandere pinks or the kuudere whites.
But surprisingly there’s a lot of purple-haired princesses strewn throughout anime! And yes, lilac, violet, all those colors are included here for the sake of my sanity.
Kirie Motoba
Anime: Himouto! Umaru-chan
Okay, I get that Kirie can be a wee bit mean towards her brother.
And okay, she might pop out of nowhere because she has some ninja-like stalking skills.
But how are people afraid of her?
I mean look at those messy bangs and that ponytail, she looks like an adorable little dork!
She isn’t even outgoing, so odds are if you’re not a child, she won’t even have the courage to talk to you.
I swear, people these days with their “menacing auras”, give my girl Kirie her loving justice!
Rize Tedeza
Anime: Is the Order a Rabbit?
Rize is definitely a tough cookie through and through.
Mentally she seems far more mature than her friends, which is why she often takes on the role of an all-knowing guru.
Her maturity also comes from not beating around the bush. She is very direct and can even come off as a bit blunt.
Oh yeah, she’s also probably packing heat at any given moment.
So I guess more accurately, she doesn’t shoot around the bush.
Chihiro Shindou
Anime: EF a Tale of Memories
Whenever you see a little girl in anime with an eyepatch, you know she’ll either be the most adorable and unlucky person ever, or a psychopath.
Luckily, it’s usually the former, as is the case here.
After an accident, Chihiro is left with retrograde amnesia. Meaning after each day she can only remember things that happened in the previous thirteen hours.
Her condition made her a lot more shy than she used to be.
But she also grew her love for books and writing. God she is so cute.
Izuna Hatsuse
Anime: No Game No Life
Izuna is so cute and so fluffy I just want to die-desu.
And even character wise, when she’s not trying to win a game and coming at you like a ferocious beast, she’s so adorable-desu.
Paired up with Sora and Shiro they look like the weirdest three musketeers, who are simultaneously an absolute power(mad) house-desu.
And if you haven’t caught on, she says desu a lot in an attempt to be more polite.
Such a lovable lass.
Kagami Hiiragi
Anime: Lucky Star
Okay now I’m going to do a combo platter, because I honestly didn’t feel right leaving out either of the Hiiragi sisters.
Kagami is the tsundere of the group in every way possible.
She gets agitated easily, especially when she has to help her sister with trivial things.
But just like every tsundere, she really does care about her loved ones.
Will she insult you? Probably.
Will she mean it? I don’t know man, tsunderes are outside of my grasp of understanding.
Tsukasa Hiiragi
Anime: Lucky Star
Yeah I like Tsukasa a little more, sue me.
As opposed to her sister’s tough outward appearance, Tsukasa is very straight forward and very openly loving.
She seemingly never gets mad, and just has this tranquil aura around her at all times.
Of course this is heavily contrasting her sister.
Tsukasa’s air-headed nature has its downfalls too, as she usually needs help to do everyday things, like sending a text.
She can cook, though. And as they say, love is through the stomach, so I’m using that as justification for putting her higher on the list.
Hotaru Shidare
Anime: Dagashi Kashi
It’s honestly insulting to say that Hotaru has a sweet tooth.
She has full sugar laced, candy crush grills.
Being that her parents were in the candy making industry, Hotaru inherited this sugary enthusiasm.
And this works in two ways. First, she wants to see her company grow and we can see her constantly attempting to gain a valuable worker, Kokonotsu’s father.
Second, she is really committed to her craft. Always being seen putting something delicious into her mouth.
Kurumi Ebisuzawa
Anime: Gakkou Gurashi!
Kurumi is one of the rare characters I have seen that’s firmly in the badass territory, but actually doesn’t step into the sociopath zone.
Considering this is a zombie show, you would expect your usual trademarks: the ruthless assassin and the emotional person who can never pull the trigger.
Kurumi is definitely no pushover. In fact she is by far the strongest and most capable of the group.
But even then, if she sees a small sign of humanity in a zombie, she hesitates and gets thrown off.
And let’s not mention her mental state at night. That is a whole different story.
Konno Yuuki
Anime: Sword Art Online
This next part will be a bit spoiler-y, just a heads up.
Yuuki is the “legends never die” type character.
Even though she had a terminal illness, she refused to bow down to life and was an absolute badass in the virtual world.
She won countless duels, even against god himself Kirito, and made a name for herself as an excellent duelist.
But the most impressive aspect of her character? Her mental strength, as not only did she live life to the fullest(even though her time was so limited) but she also helped out many other people who were in a similar predicament.
Absolute bamf.
Kotomi Ichinose
Anime: Clannad
The shortest way to describe Kotomi is a book smart dandere who’s held back by her past.
She spends most of her time at the library, and her love for books is very real. As she’s not even bound to just her native language.
She’s usually in the top ten of any given subject, and just gives off those smart people vibes.
Granted she is shy as hell though, and usually needs someone to spot her in any social situation.
In regards to her past, well I’m not going to spoil it much, but it’s a very touching story. Especially with the final memento she gets.
Hifumi Takimoto
Anime: New Game!
Hifumi is definitely the “modern age” character.
It’s like yeah, she’s a dandere so she doesn’t particularly like maintaining eye contact or talking to people in person.
However, give this girl a keypad and she will type away to oblivion.
She also uses a lot of emojis so it’s safe to say that she’s quite the bubbly person online.
It’s also safe to say that she falls under the “those who rarely speak are great listeners” category, as her intuition and people-reading skills are on point.
Faye Valentine
Anime: Cowboy Bebop
Faye is the lone wolf, catch hands not feelings type of character. Especially early on in the show.
She seems to go by the “leave before you get abandoned” principle and never really sticks around for long.
She’s also quite the hedonist, as she constantly gambles, drinks, smokes, gets into altercations if she feels like it… basically everything your parents warned you not to do.
Having these characteristics at the beginning only make her that much more interesting as her character develops.
Because let’s face it, everyone enjoys seeing a 100% lone wolf finally find a pack of their own.
Misato Katsuragi
Anime: Evangelion
I swear, Evangelion characters are always the hardest to describe.
You can never chalk them up into a few sentences.
The best way to describe Misato without getting into her flashbacks is that she’s the laid-back, friendly-yet-distant adult of the show.
She allows Shinji and Asuka to live at her place. But is also a slob, a softcore alcoholic, and would make any food critic throw up.
But that’s just her “home” personality.
On the job she’s extremely reliable and calm, handling most of the boring bureaucratic stuff, as well as being a field commander.
She tends to keep her relationships shallow, but her pendant definitely has a deep story to it.
Yuki Nagato
Anime: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Yuki is as kuudere as a kuudere can get.
Considering that she ends up in the SOS brigade to observe Haruhi and report back to the Data Integration Thought Entity, she rarely shows any emotion whatsoever.
Slight spoilers here: in the second season, being that she was the only one to keep her memory through those endless time loops, the mere fact that she’s still sane shows how far she is from humanity in that regard.
And yet she feels like such an essential part of the group.
I can’t really explain why, but the SOS brigade just wouldn’t be the same without that little girl in the background reading a book silently.
Hitagi Senjougahara
Anime: Bakemonogatari
If you like to live in the fast lane, Senjougahara is definitely the gal for you.
The first time she met Araragi, she shoved a stapler in his mouth.
And yet somehow they fell for each other. Go figure?
And as a girlfriend she’s definitely bae, but with a lot of caution labels attached.
On the one hand, she has shown tremendous understanding for Araragi, plus her skillset is impressive. Especially if interrogations are needed.
On the other hand, she can get quite jealous, which is deadly regardless of the amount of vampire you have in you. And she seems to enjoy watching her boyfriend squirm.
Sailor Moon: If Sailor Mars Doesn't Have Purple Hair, She'll Have Purple Highlights
Rei Hino, also known as Sailor Mars, tends to switch back and forth between black and purple hair in the original manga, Fans often assume her hair is meant to be black, but stylized as purple. The 90's anime split the difference and made her hair black with purple highlights. Sailor Moon Crystal, however, went with making her hair dark purple, noticeably suiting her purple eyes.
Interestingly, the 90's anime went the opposite direction with Queen Serenity. Her hair is either colored or highlighted with a light shade of purple, but fans believe it's likely meant to be seen as white or silver.
Ghost In The Shell: Motoko Kusanagi's Has Had A Lot Of Hair Colors
As the main protagonist of the Ghost in the Shell manga and anime series, Motoko Kusanagi is one of the most iconic figures in the anime industry, especially in the Western anime fandom.
Although one manga cover portrayed Motoko's hair as a mix of blue and purple, it was also often colored brown, black, blue, or even purple in colored illustrations for the manga. Anime is also similarly inconsistent about her hair, with Stand Alone Complex especially portraying it as purple.
Saeko Busujima
Skilled in the art of martial arts and fighting, Busujima is the strongest character from High School of The Dead.
She used to be the leader of the Kendo club.
Cool, calm, collected, focused, reliable, nidependent and diligent.
It’s these characteristics that make her an interesting character from the series.
Yuri Nakamura (Angel Beats)
Yuri is the main protagonist from Angel Beats, a popular Anime series.
You usually see her bossing others around, doing whatever she can to succeed, leading her group and staying active.
And that’s the kind of person Yuri is: someone who takes action and doesn’t sit around waiting for something to happen.
No matter what the odds are.
Neptune
Neptune, known as “purple heart” is a goddess with two separate forms in the Anime – Hyperdimension Neptunia.
Out of this entire list of purple haired anime girls, Neptune is by far the funniest and most hilarious.
Neptune is laid back, care free, sarcastic, energetic (when she wants to be), and smart.
It’s for this reason that others underestimate or doubt her. But the funny thing is – she’s more than capable when she can be bothered to be.
Rider (Fate Stay Night)
One of the 7 servant classes from Fate Stay Night. Rider is quiet, introverted, dangerously committed, and loyal.
Figuring out what Riders motives are is difficult because of her unassuming personality.
Tohka Yatogami
From the Harem Anime series – Date A Live. Tohka Yatogami is introduced in the first episode.
She’s a little needy, jealous, but is caring and considerate towards others.
Renge Miyouchi from Non Non Biyori
Renge’s cute pigtails are more than just a style - the ribbons they’re held up by have special meaning to her. Renge is friendly and curious, loves giving people nicknames almost as much as making up songs on her recorder. She’s a loveable little child who’s often lost in a world of her own - basically what everyone wishes their little sister were like.
If you just can’t get enough of these funky anime hair colors, please feel free to check out the following articles:
・Girls with Brown Hair
・Girls with Blue Hair
・Girls with Black Hair
・Girls with Pink Hair
・Girls with Green Hair
・Girls with Silver Hair
・Girls with Purple Hair
・Girls with Red Hair
・Girls with Blonde Hair