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IDOLiSH7

Also known as IDOLiSH7.

Studio: TROYCA , Bandai Visual , Lantis
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Music , Slice of Life

A group of aspiring idols gather at Takanashi Productions and are entrusted with the company's future. The seven men who have just met represent a variety of totally different personalities. However, they each have their own charm and possess unknown potential as idols. Forming a group, they take their first step together as "IDOLiSH7." Their brilliantly shining dancing forms onstage eventually begin captivating the hearts of the people.



Episodes 1-2 were pre-streamed on November 3, 2017.

Tags: Idol , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , CGI , Urban , Work , Male Protagonist , Disability , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Dancing , Otaku Culture , Twins , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Kuudere , Acting , Estranged Family , Orphan , Tsundere , Revenge

A3! SEASON SPRING ＆ SUMMER

Also known as A3! Season Spring & Summer.

Studio: Studio 3Hz , P.A.WORKS , infinite
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama

Mankai Company is a far cry from its glory days as an all-male theater. With only one member left and debt collectors at the door, it’s no wonder Izumi Tachibana finds herself in over her head when she boldly confronts the yakuza’s loan sharks, promising to bring her father’s theater back into the spotlight. She might be able to recruit enough talent, but can they bloom into the actors she needs?



Tags: Acting , Primarily Male Cast , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Ensemble Cast , Found Family , Female Protagonist , Yakuza , Crossdressing , Delinquents

TECHNOROID: OVERMIND

Also known as Technoroid OVERMIND.

Studio: Doga Kobo , CyberAgent , Avex Pictures , TV Tokyo , CMI , Sotsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Sci-Fi

The story of "wretched, beautiful androids" is set on the entertainment tower Babel, the new source of hope for humanity after climate change has submerged the world underwater. Several unique musical units compete to rise to the top of Babel, by moving the hearts of both humans and androids with their performances.



Note: Originally scheduled for July 2022, the release date has been postponed until January 2023 for the health and safety of production staff due to rising cases of in-house coronavirus infections.

Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Robots , Artificial Intelligence , Found Family , Idol , Dystopian , Post-Apocalyptic , Philosophy , CGI , Orphan , Police , Urban , Conspiracy , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things

Ensemble Stars!

Also known as Ensemble Stars!.

Studio: David Production , Frontier Works , Movic , Happy Elements , Bandai Namco Arts
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

An anime adaptation of the idol raising game Ensemble Stars!

The "idol-training game" takes place at a private boys' idol-training school with a history of turning out many great talents in show business. The protagonist is the school's lone female student who transfers to the school because of a special situation, and enters the school's producer department.



Tags: Ensemble Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Idol , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban , Kuudere , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , School , LGBTQ+ Themes , CGI , Twins , Ninja , Band , Male Harem

BECK

Also known as Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Marvelous Entertainment , Starchild Records , Funimation , Asatsu DK , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Music , Slice of Life

Tanaka Yukio, better known by his nickname Koyuki is a 14 year old who feels disconnected from life in general. Through the act of saving a mismatched dog, he meets guitarist Minami Ryuusuke, and becomes involved in Ryuusuke's new band BECK. Koyuki's life starts to change as the band struggles towards fame.


Tags: Band , Coming of Age , Urban , Rock Music , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Primarily Male Cast , School , Bullying , Hip-hop Music , Shounen , Language Barrier , Crime , Love Triangle , Baseball , Gyaru , Female Protagonist , Swimming , Work , Acting

KING OF PRISM by Pretty Rhythm

Studio: Tatsunoko Production , Avex Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Sports

The unit Over The Rainbow succeeds in its debut. Aiming to become like the boy band, more students enroll in Edel Rose. Hiro and the others begin practice for the Prism King Cup, an event that is held once every four years. However, a rival called "Schwarz Rose" appears... Who will become the Prism King, the one who can make girls' hearts throb the most!?



Tags: Ice Skating , Idol , Super Power , Dancing , Boys' Love , Primarily Male Cast , CGI , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Femboy

B-PROJECT: Kodou*Ambitious

Also known as B-PROJECT.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , MAGES.
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music

Our protagonist, Sumisora Tsubasa, just got a job as a new A&R person at Gandala Music, one of the biggest record companies in the business. Almost like it was a trap, as soon as she started with the company, she was put in charge of the idol unit, "B-PROJECT." Being in charge of B-PROJECT meant that she was in charge of the three groups, "Kitakore," "THRIVE," and "MooNs." Because this is her first job, things don't go that well and she's faced with various trouble and accidents. Be ambitious along with the ten BOYS who are all very different!



Tags: Idol , Primarily Male Cast , Female Protagonist , Male Harem , Ensemble Cast , Kuudere , Tsundere , Urban , Work , Nekomimi , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Crossdressing , Animals , Primarily Adult Cast , Revenge

Kawagoe Boys Sing

Also known as KAWAGOE BOYS SING -Now or Never-.

Studio: evg , Telecom Animation Film , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , dugout
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music

Tenshi is a former choirboy who loves to sing, but can’t muster the courage to sing in front of people. So, he settles for a quiet, stress-free academic life. But his peaceful plans turn chaotic after meeting Haruo, an ex-conductor forming a boys choir to restore his name. Tenshi and others reluctantly join. Despite Haruo’s antics, they grow to love performing and aim to win the national contest!



Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Ensemble Cast , Twins , Femboy , Skateboarding

D_CIDE TRAUMEREI THE ANIMATION

Also known as D_CIDE TRAUMEREI THE ANIMATION.

Studio: SANZIGEN , Bit grooove promotion , Bushiroad , Sumzap
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

The story takes place in Shibuya.

Ryuuhei had always looked up to his older brother as a child. Even after witnessing his mysterious death, Ryuuhei grows up to be a cheerful high school student. One day after his daily kickboxing practice, he is bitten by a strange creature calling itself Tris. That night, an unusual dream bothers his sleep. As the rumored "Drops" circulate around the city, Ryuuhei is confronted with a force of twisted desire. What is it that awaits him beyond that?



Tags: Full CGI , Primarily Teen Cast , Drugs , Episodic , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Video Games , Denpa , Suicide , Boys' Love , Female Harem