Anime like Gekidol

Gakkou Gurashi!

Also known as SCHOOL-LIVE!.

Studio: Lerche , Nitroplus , Sotsu , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Why would anyone form a School Living Club? Could four girls, their advisor, and a puppy really love their school so much that they’d want to live in it? Or is there another reason, something that lurks behind the façade of their comfortable existence? Something that waits outside their school’s doors. Something that has already robbed one girl of her sanity? While the others try to come to grips with a dark new reality, the rest of the world falls to ruin at the hands of a ravenous force, and insanity may be the last hope for survival. Shocks, heartbreak and stunning revelations await as the twisted tale unfolds.



Tags: Survival , School , Post-Apocalyptic , School Club , Tragedy , Zombie , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Memory Manipulation , Achronological Order , Ensemble Cast , Gore , Seinen , Teacher , Animals , CGI , Nudity

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

Glass no Kamen (2005)

Also known as Glass Mask (2005).

Studio: MediaNet , Sentai Filmworks , TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Two Girls. One Dream. And the entire world for a stage.

At 13 years old, Maya Kitajima seems destined to spend the rest of her life toiling in a crowded restaurant alongside her bitter and unstable mother. But when her incredible acting talent is discovered by the legendary diva Chigusa Tsukikage, Maya finds a new future filled with both golden opportunities and terrifying risks.

For Ayumi Himekawa, success has always been assured, yet she longs to be recognized for her own talents and skills, not her famous parents' connections.

For both, the ultimate prize is the role of The Crimson Goddess in the play of the same name, a part created by Chigusa. To achieve this goal, both Maya and Ayumi must seek out and conquer every acting challenge, pushing the limits of their talent and endurance to the utmost, until they are worthy of the part…

But for one to win, the other must fail!



Tags: Acting , Work , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Age Gap , Tragedy , Idol

Lostorage incited WIXOSS

Also known as Lostorage incited WIXOSS.

Studio: J.C. Staff
Status: Finished
Genres: Psychological

High school student Homura Suzuko has returned to Ikebukuro, the town where she grew up. But when she gets to school, she finds she has trouble fitting in with the rest of the class. One day, she decides that if she learns to play the card game Wixoss, she might be able to make some friends. She buys a deck set, and when she opens it, the girl on one of the cards begins to move, and speak.

"Welcome, Selector." Selectors must battle for control of the five coins that hold all their memories. If they can retake all the coins, they win, and can leave the game. But if they lose, as a penalty...



Tags: Card Battle , Battle Royale , Ensemble Cast , School , Gender Bending , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , CGI , Nudity

Divergence Eve

Studio: Radix , Imagica , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Horror , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In the 24th Century, Intergalactic Space Travel has become a reality. One of the first outposts in the far reaches of space is WATCHER'S NEST - an inflation hole drive portal - which has recently come under attack by a mysterious force known simply as GHOUL... A group of young female cadets assigned to the portal are unexpectedly thrown into a hornet's nest of trouble as they finalize their training to become an elite pilot in the Seraphim Squadron.



Tags: Space , Time Manipulation , Military , Historical , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , CGI

World Dai Star

Also known as Stella of the Theater: World Dai Star.

Studio: Lerche , Bandai Namco Filmworks , GREE Entertainment , Bandai Namco Music Live , Hawkeye , Daito Giken , Good Smile Company , Studio Hibari , EGG FIRM , Lantis
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

Theater has taken the entire world by storm in the 20th century, and teenager Kokona Ohtori aims to take the big stage. Performers who shine the brightest are called Dai Stars, and for Kokona, her first step into stardom is auditioning for the prominent theater troupe—Sirius. As she cultivates her unique sense for the stage, a story of passion and aspiration unfolds in this super-theater age.



Tags: Acting , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Musical Theater , Super Power , Dissociative Identities , Ojou-sama , Idol , Chuunibyou , Tsundere

Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai

Also known as Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night.

Studio: King Records , Doga Kobo , Asmik Ace , Kansai TV , Doga Kobo , BS11 , Movic , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Slice of Life

"I want to find what I enjoy."

Shibuya is a city full of identity. It is here on Shibuya’s late night streets that illustrator Mahiru Kozuki, former idol Kano Yamanouchi, Vtuber Kiui Watase and composer Mei Kim Anouk Takanashi — four young women who are slightly outside the world — join together and form an anonymous artist group called JELEE. “I” also want to shine like someone else. If it's not me but “we” then we might be able to shine.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Urban , Drawing , Band , Idol , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Hikikomori , VTuber , Motorcycles

Shoujo Kakumei Utena

Also known as Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Studio: J.C. Staff , TV Tokyo , The Right Stuf International , Central Park Media , Yomiuri Advertising , SoftX
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Romance

Just after Utena's parents died she was consoled by a prince who gave her a ring with a rose crest on it. Utena was so impressed by the Prince that she vowed to become one herself one day. A few years later Utena is attending Ohtori Academy where she gives all the teachers headaches because she dresses in a boys uniform so she can be like the prince she met long ago.

After Utena's friend is insulted by a member of the Student Council, Utena fights in a duel for her friends honor. Utena's rose crest allows her to enter the dueling arena where Utena wins the duel and becomes engaged to the Rose Bride. Unknowingly, Utena is pulled into a series of duels with other members of the Student Council for the possession of the Rose Bride. As she becomes fond of Anthy, the Rose Bride, she must fight to keep her friend safe and to discover the horrifying secret behind Ohtori Academy.



Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Philosophy , Fairy Tale , Tomboy , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Swordplay , Yuri , Incest , Bisexual , Tragedy , Psychosexual , Time Loop , Surreal Comedy , Age Gap , School , Witch , Ojou-sama , Conspiracy , Memory Manipulation , Henshin , Meta , Fencing , Love Triangle , Episodic , Crossdressing , Bullying , Magic , Kuudere , Boarding School , Twins , Suicide , Astronomy , Boys' Love , Aliens , Athletics , Body Swapping , Politics

Divergence Eve 2: Misaki Chronicles

Also known as Misaki Chronicle: Divergence Eve.

Studio: Radix , ADV Films , Imagica
Status: Finished
Genres: Mecha , Sci-Fi

Through the long distance warp called the "Exodus Project", Worns, Ryer and the
other crew members of "Watchers Nest" manage to escape from the Earth. Misaki, who
was attending the final battle with "Ghoul" at that time, isn't present there and
before her eyes, the earth changes and gets enclosed by a time barrier.

Ryer and the others search for a way to escape from this space time maze, but the
earth changes to various forms. Innumerable "Nows" appear due to varying time axes.

And also Misaki, who should have disappeared because of the Exodus Project incident,
still afortiori. Before Ryer and the others, different forms of Misaki appear. The
Misaki from training school, the Misaki from her childhood days.

Are these reflections caused by the conflicts that exist inside Misaki?

She awakens a second time and when she derives the response, that history is leading
into a completely differnet direction now.

Will Misaki, Ryer and the others be able to find a real happy end?!



Tags: Historical , Space , Time Manipulation , Military , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast

selector infected WIXOSS

Also known as selector infected WIXOSS.

Studio: J.C. Staff , Warner Bros. Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Thriller

In the popular game Wixoss, there are special cards called LRIGs that few players know about — cards that possess personalities and wills of their own. Ruuko is a teenage girl who just found one of these rare cards. Now, she can use her LRIG to battle in a strange, dark plane of existence. If she wins, her wishes will be granted — but what happens if she loses?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Card Battle , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Female Cast , Tragedy , Reincarnation , Battle Royale , Alternate Universe , Incest , School , Twins , Kuudere