MLP is something for little girls, but Friendship is Magic was made in a way that people of varying ages would enjoy it (i think)
This is not the case with anime, it's just a bunch of shows like any other, though there are some girly animes like Mew Mew Power, Magical DoReMi, and Winx Club for example, Madoka Magica's story is based around girls, but it's more action-y and violent, so it's not the best example of a girly show