My top 5 yuri over the last 5 years (anime only):
Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk
Botan Kamiina becomes drinking partners with her dorm leader, Ibuki Tonami, a reserved young woman who is usually uncomfortable drinking in front of others. Rated TV-14.
A twist of fate brings Lilisa Suzunomiya to a classmate who also loves rock music, and she’s confronted with two options: become a Noble Maiden or play the guitar. Rated TV-14.
Gushing Over Magical Girls
When fan of magical girls Utena Hiiragi is approached by a talking mascot, she’s granted the ability to transform into her true nature -- a villainous dominatrix. Rated TV-MA.
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
by Piero Karasu and Yuri Kisaragi
Princess Anisphia Wynn Palettia uses knowledge from her previous life in modern Japan to revolutionize magic in a different world, falling in love with her research assistant in the process. Rated TV-14.
Mobile Suit Gundam: the Witch From Mercury
by Hajime Yatate and Yoshiyuki Tomino
Transfer student Suletta Mercury pilots a mobile suit made with forbidden technology, allowing her to win duels against her classmates. The Benerit Group president offers his daughter’s hand in marriage to the school’s top ranking duelist. Rated TV-14.
While there were plenty of great yuri anime to come out over the last five years, this is a list of my favorite for each year. I initially struggled with including Mobile Suit Gundam: the Witch from Mercury, since it is not technically part of the yuri genre, but ultimately decided to include it as it features a lesbian relationship between the two main characters. Some honorable mentions are There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… by Teren Mikami and Eku Takeshima which came out in 2025 and I’m in Love with the Villainess by Inori which came out in 2021. I’m always looking for more yuri to watch!