There used to be a time when monsters were solely viewed as scary things.

These were the things that crept in the night and would use your innards as a shish kebab if they managed to get their claws on you. But don't be afraid, because anime has a tendency to make everything cute: behold, our list of some of the hottest monster girls.

1. Eris from Cat Planet Cuties

Eris is an alien from the planet Catia who resembles a human, with the addition of cat ears and a cat tail. These animal features allow her to speak with regular cats just as easily as humans.

2. Holo from Spice and Wolf

While Holo normally takes the appearance of a young lady with wolf ears and a tail, her true form is a gigantic wolf that could crush your house with the sheer might of its paws instead of huffing and puffing to blow the place down.

3. Lala Statlin Deviluke from To LOVE-Ru

Lala's tail and wings may give her a slightly demon-like appearance, but she is actually an alien. In fact, she is the princess of an entire planet called Deviluke.

4. Moka Akashiya from Rosario to Vampire

Moka is a vampire, one of the highest classes of monsters, and generally goes around as a friendly pink-haired girl. But the magic rosario she wears seals the majority of her vampire power; when it is removed she reverts to a red-eyed, silver-haired warrior who is powerful enough to defeat most other monsters with a single strike.

5. Rachnera Arachnera from Monster Musume

Rachnera is a foreigner who lives in Japan as part of a cultural exchange program focusing on bringing humans and monsters together into a unified society.

6. Tsubasa Hanekawa from Bakemonogatari

Tsubasa is well known at her school as an overachiever and top student. But behind this model student's mask, she suffered at home due to struggling personal relationships within her family.

7. Millhiore Firianno Biscotti from Dog Days

Millhiore is the princess of the Biscotti Republic, which exists in a world where everyone is part human and part animal. Along with being one of her nation's top political leaders, she also works as a singer and performs public concerts for the morale of her people.

8. Nyaruko from Haiyoru! Nyaruani

Nyaruko is a member of an alien race called the Nyarlotephian, all of whom are based on the work of H.P. Lovecraft. Assigned to Earth as a bodyguard for a human, she takes the form of a young girl who is generally friendly.

9. Astarotte Ygvar from Astarotte's Toy

Astarotte is a succubus princess who has surrounded herself with a harem. The problem is that the harem is full of nothing but women; Astarotte hates men, but without a harem of men it is impossible for a succubus to replenish their spent magical energy.

10. Lisara Restall from So, I Can't Play H!

Lisara is a shinigami who wields a deadly scythe for combat. In the guise of a human she appears as a red headed girl with equally red eyes, generally sporting her school uniform. But in battle, she transforms into a black outfit more suitable for fighting.

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