Anime like Dream Festival!

Genres: Music

What is Dream Festival! about?

Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures
Status: Finished

One day, second year high school student Kanade Amamiya is suddenly scouted by legendary idol Haruto Mikami. He now faces the life an idol with others in the same agency. He aims to make his CD debut in Dream Festival!, joined by the mysterious Shin Oikawa, the stoic Junya Sasaki, the kind but passionate Itsuki Katagiri, and the clumsy but smart Chizuru Sawamura. In order to receive the Dream Festival! Cards sent by fans, can Kanade and the others become the best on stage?

Tags: Idol , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Musical Theater , CGI , Dancing , Card Battle , Henshin , Twins , Bullying , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things
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Here is a list of Anime similar to Dream Festival!

Uta no Prince Sama

Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji LOVE 1000%

Also known as Uta no Prince Sama.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Starchild Records , Movic , Sentai Filmworks , Dwango , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Romance

With dreams of becoming a composer and someday writing a song for her favorite idol, Haruka enters the Saotome Academy, a prestigious performing arts school. If successful there, she’ll be able to join the Shining Agency after graduation. However, it won’t be so easy when Haruka is already surrounded by potential idols and composers. On top of that, her homeroom teacher is a current idol, the headmaster was a record-breaking singer, and the academy itself is a chaotic place where anything can happen. Which prince of song will be paired up with Haruka?! Uta no Prince Sama is an exciting, coming-of-age romantic comedy that will be like sweet music to your eyes and ears!



Tags: Idol , Male Harem , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Josei , Urban , School , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Musical Theater , Tsundere , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Animals , Kuudere , Crossdressing
Aikatsu!

Aikatsu!

Studio: Sunrise , TV Tokyo , Bandai Visual , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

Ichigo Hoshimiya is a regular, ordinary middle school girl. But when her best friend, Aoi, invites her to join the idol training academy, Starlight Academy, her whole world is turned upside down. As she encounters all kinds of rivals and learns what it takes to be an idol, she uses her Aikatsu Cards to challenge countless auditions.



Tags: Idol , Primarily Female Cast , School , Female Protagonist , Dancing , Fashion , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Episodic , Ensemble Cast , Henshin , CGI , Work , Kids , Fitness , Primarily Teen Cast , Boarding School , Acting , Outdoor Activities , Card Battle
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Ensemble Stars!

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 , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , School , LGBTQ+ Themes , CGI , Twins , Ninja , Band , Male Harem
THE IDOLM@STER Side M

The Idolm@ster SideM

Also known as THE IDOLM@STER Side M.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

Based on the Idom@ster SideM app.

315 Production – a newly set up small talent agency – has assembled a group of aspiring male idols from various occupational fields. They include a former lawyer, a former doctor, former pilot and so on… Even though everyone hails from different background, they share a common dream: to be the top idol. And so, the stories of these male idols at 315 Production take centre stage…



Includes episode 0 prologue, Episode of Jupiter.

Tags: Idol , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Work , Ensemble Cast , Shoujo , Dancing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things
STARMYU

Star Mu

Also known as STARMYU.

Studio: C-Station
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

The story starts when Yuuta Hoshiya enters Ayana Academy, a school focusing on show business activities, specifically music. The academy has a group of the three students with the highest grades in the musical department, and they are known as the Kao Kai (Cherry Blossom Flower Association). This organization stands at the top of the pecking order within the academy.

The shortcut to entering the musical department is to enter the Star Frame class, which is directly taught by the members, and to be recognized by them. Unfortunately, due to their own problems, students Tōru, Kaito, Shou, Shuu, and Yuuta are all struggling to even remain candidates for the musical department. By a stroke of luck, however, the five are spotted by Kao Kai member Ootori, and they pique his interest.



Tags: Dancing , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Coming of Age , Urban , Animals , Acting , Idol , Tsundere , Kuudere , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things
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KING OF PRISM -Shiny Seven Stars-

KING OF PRISM -Shiny Seven Stars-

Also known as KING OF PRISM -Shiny Seven Stars-.

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

After appearing in the Prism King Cup representing Edel Rose, and getting a glimpse of what it was like to a be a future Prism Star, Ichijo Shin entered Kakyoin Academy’s High School division in spring and became a first-year high school student. Koji, Hiro, and Kazuki from Over The Rainbow left Edel Rose and established a new agency.

Meanwhile, after having the title of Prism King stolen by Hiro, the leader of Schwarz Rose, Norizuki Jin, proposes PRISM.1, which would decide a new king other than Prism King. He then announces that Schwarz Rose and Edel Rose will be competing with each other.



Tags: Idol , Ice Skating , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , CGI , Primarily Teen Cast
B-PROJECT

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 , Female Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Male Harem , Kuudere , Tsundere , Urban , Work , Nekomimi , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Crossdressing , Primarily Adult Cast , Animals , Revenge
I★CHU

I★CHU: HALFWAY THROUGH THE IDOL

Also known as I★CHU.

Studio: Twin Engine , Lay-duce , Half H.P Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

Youths aiming to become full-fledged idols enroll in the Étoile Vio School where the students are called are called IChu. But soon after they begin, Kuma Kocho gets them off to a rocky start with a single phrase...?! As they each work toward their individual goals, their activities as idols make the IChu begin to wonder... "What is an idol?" In their struggle to find an answer, the springtime of the IChu's lives is whittled out in glittering moments and flashes of brilliance. Their story begins now!



Tags: Idol , Primarily Male Cast , Crossdressing , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Twins

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