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Yumeiro Pâtissière

Also known as Yumeiro Patissiere.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , DAX Production , Studio Hibari
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

Middle schooler Ichigo Amano has never excelled at anything (other than eating cakes, of course), but a chance encounter with famed pâtissier Henri Lucas changes everything! Henri immediately recognizes Ichigo’s extraordinary palate, offering her a spot at the prestigious pastry school known as St. Marie Academy. There Ichigo meets the Sweet Princes and their fairy guardians, the Sweets Spirits — and together they are determined to become the most acclaimed pastry chefs around!



Tags: Food , School , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Shoujo , Primarily Child Cast , Fairy , Kids , Fairy Tale

Delicious Party♡Precure

Also known as Delicious Party Precure.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

The mysterious, delicious world of CooKingdom, which rules over all the cuisine in this world. CooKingdom has closely guarded the Recipe-Bon, in which it's written how to prepare any dish. But, oh no! One day, it gets stolen by the Bundoru Gang! The Bundoru Gang plans to monopolize everything for themselves, and their next target is the Cuisine Fairy Recipeppi... The Energy Fairies have come to Oishi-Na Town in the human world in search of the Recipe-Bon. With their help, an unexpected turn of events leads to three ordinary girls transforming into Pretty Cures!


Tags: Food , Magic , Henshin , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Episodic , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Kids , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban Fantasy , Superhero , Tokusatsu , Makeup , School , Robots , Philosophy , Isekai , Football , Time Manipulation , Baseball

Kirakira☆Precure a la Mode

Also known as KIRA KIRA☆PRECURE A LA MODE.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

Ichika Usami is a second-year middle school student who loves sweets, but struggles to bake. One day, she encounters a fairy named Pekorin, who is able to detect "Kirakiraru", an element residing in sweets. However, an evil fairy starts to steal the Kirakiraru for themselves, leaving the sweets black and lifeless. Determined to protect the sweets, Ichika gains the power of the Legendary Patisserie and transforms into the Pretty Cure, Cure Whip, to protect the Kirakiraru.



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Kemonomimi , Kids , Food , Female Protagonist , Magic , Henshin , Educational , Episodic , Coming of Age , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , School , Nekomimi , Animals , Restaurant , Ensemble Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Tomboy , Primarily Child Cast , Band , Superhero , Tokusatsu , LGBTQ+ Themes , Time Manipulation , Shapeshifting , Work

Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream

Studio: Nomad , Tatsunoko Production , TV Tokyo , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Avex Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance , Sports

Prism Stars are performers on the new popular ice show, Prism Show. They are superidols whose techniques, singing and fashion sense are a cut above all others. Aira and Rizumu are two Prism Stars whose goal is to become the best, the Prism Queen. However, the road to success is bumpy.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Ice Skating , Primarily Female Cast , Fashion , Musical Theater , Idol , CGI , Kids , Police , Amnesia , Adoption

Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri

Also known as Spellbound! Magical Princess Lilpri.

Studio: TV Tokyo , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , TMS Entertainment , Half H.P Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Mahou Shoujo

The Fairytale World is in trouble. Its princesses and their respective worlds are disappearing, causing a ripple effect in the human world where their stories are popular. In order to save the Fairytale World, the Queen sends three magic animals, Sei, Dai, and Ryoku, to the human world with magic gems to find three girls who can become the "Super Miracle Idols," the princesses Snow White, Cinderella, and Kaguya-hime. Those "princesses" end up being three little girls: Yukimori Ringo, Takashiro Layla, and Sasahara Natsuki. But the gems transform them into older singing superstars, and after their accidental debut at the singer Wish's concert, they become known as "Little Princesses," or "LilPri." Now they must collect Happiness Tones from humans in order to restore the Fairytale World.

Tags: Idol , Magic , CGI , Fairy Tale , Card Battle , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Child Cast , Female Protagonist , Kids , Henshin , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Fashion

Ochikobore Fruit Tart

Also known as Dropout Idol Fruit Tart.

Studio: feel. , Studio Mausu
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Music , Slice of Life

Former showbiz stars Roko, Hayu, and Nina live together in a dormitory for dropout idol girls. As timing would have it, young dreamer Sakura happens to move in with the other girls just as an announcement is made to tear down the dorm due to a 100-million-yen debt!

This leads to the unexpected formation of a new idol group called Fruit Tart. Their sole mission: earn some yen and stop the demolition.



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Idol , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Seinen , Primarily Teen Cast , Yuri , Meta , Dancing , Yandere , Twins

Cinderella Girls Gekijou: Kayou Cinderella Theater

Also known as THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS Theater (Web).

Studio: Gathering
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

An anime adaptation of the 5-panel manga, The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Gekijou.

Tags: Idol , Dancing

Miracle! Mimika

Also known as Miracle! Mimika.

Studio: NHK , Digital Media Lab
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Himeno Mimika is a daughter of historical cook family. She goes to a cooking school, Miracle Academy which train cooks all over the world. Vying with rivals, she brings out her gift, and she grows up as a cook.



Tags: Kids , Food , Educational , Female Protagonist

Idolls!

Also known as Idolls!.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Supernatural

Go for Hoi Hoi Hall!

This is the passionate but relaxed 10 day story of struggling idols who fight to fill a 100 seat concert hall!



Tags: Idol , Primarily Female Cast , Full CGI , Primarily Adult Cast , Time Skip , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Musical Theater , Slapstick , VTuber , CGI