Anime like Journey to Bloom

Love Live! School idol project

Also known as Love Live! School Idol Project.

Studio: Sunrise , Lantis , NIS America Inc.
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

Otonokizaka High School stands on the border of three cities: Akihabara—a pop culture mecca that's evolving by the minute; Kanda—a conservative, cultured city where history and tradition reign supreme; and Jinbo—a quiet area reserved for a more mature, sophisticated population. Amidst this culture clash, the school now faces closure due to the enrollment of fewer and fewer students.

With the school planning to close within three years, nine female students come together with one thing in mind—form a pop idol group to revive the school's popularity and keep it from shutting down. "In order to protect our beloved school, there's only one thing we can do... become pop stars!"

Their goal is simple: Become an overnight sensation and use their nationwide media exposure to promote their school and bring in a wave of new students to the ailing area. A simple but solid plan, they figure. Naturally, they're nervous and wonder if this plan can really succeed, but for better or worse their new journey has begun...

"All we can ask for is just a tiny bit of support from you. We truly believe that with your help, we can change the world around us. We will make our dreams come true!"



Tags: Idol , Dancing , Primarily Female Cast , School Club , Ensemble Cast , School , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , CGI , Tsundere , Tomboy , Fashion , Yuri , Maids , Shrine Maiden , LGBTQ+ Themes

Puchi Seka

Studio: Scooter Films
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

The "Project Sekai Anniversary Festa 2021" event announced on Sunday that production on a mini anime adaptation of Sega's Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku smartphone rhythm game has been green-lit. The 10 planned episodes of Petit Seka (Puchi Seka) will stream for free on YouTube.



Tags: Chibi , Band , Primarily Teen Cast , Virtual World , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Urban , Male Protagonist , Vocal Synth , Transgender , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Artificial Intelligence , Parody , Isekai , Episodic , Idol , Tokusatsu , Time Manipulation

BanG Dream!

Also known as BanG Dream!.

Studio: Xebec , Issen
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Music , Slice of Life

Kasumi Toyama was enthralled by the stars as a young girl, so when she discovers a trail of star-shaped signs one day after transferring to a new school, she can't help but follow them. They lead her to a shop run by the grandmother of one of her new classmates, and Kasumi finds something that will change her life forever: a star-shaped guitar! And just like that, Kasumi knows that forming a band is her destiny.

Of course, convincing Arisa and her grandmother to sell her the guitar won't be easy, and finding a group of other girls who want to become musicians will be even harder. But when a girl has stars in her eyes and a starbeat in her heart, there's nothing that will stop Kasumi from making her fantasies come true!



Tags: Band , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Rock Music , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Urban , CGI , Chuunibyou , Tsundere , Swimming

BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!

Also known as BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!.

Studio: SANZIGEN , Bushiroad , Ultra Super Pictures , Horipro , Good Smile Company , TOKYO MX
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Slice of Life

The best way to fit in at a new school? Start a band! Anon has just transferred to Haneoka Girls’ Academy where girl bands are all the rage. But she started school late, so there aren’t many girls left to recruit. Then she meets her first friend and Haneoka’s misfit, Tomori, who’s hesitant to join. Still, Anon is determined to persuade Tomori and experience the true power of friendship and music.



Tags: Band , Female Protagonist , Rock Music , Full CGI , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban , Disability , School , Ensemble Cast , Found Family , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tragedy , Musical Theater , POV

D4DJ First Mix

Also known as D4DJ First Mix.

Studio: SANZIGEN , Bushiroad
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

Having moved back to Japan from abroad, Rinku Aimoto transfers to Yoba Academy where DJing is popular. She is deeply moved by a DJ concert she sees there, and decides to form a unit of her own with Maho Akashi, Muni Ohnaruto, and Rei Togetsu.

While interacting with the other DJ units like Peaky P-key and Photon Maiden, Rinku and her friends aim for the high stage!



Note: The first episode was released early on the official D4DJ and Funimation YouTube channels on October 23, 2020. The regular TV broadcast started on October 30, 2020.

Tags: Full CGI , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Idol , School , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , Dancing , Otaku Culture , Tanned Skin , Tsundere , Tomboy , Drawing

Ensemble Stars!!: Road to Show!!

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

Ensemble Square - a brand new building in the middle of the city where countless people come and go. It’s home to four offices belonging to idols who spend their days singing and dancing. Films starring the Ensemble Square idols have been nominated for the Idol Film Festival (IFF), an annual festival held in New York City, and representative idols are selected to attend. The boys jet off to NYC to attend the festival and reception party, and afterward, head out on the town to see the sights and sounds. But a suspicious shadow is creeping up on them…



Tags: Idol , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Foreign , Acting , Parkour , Basketball , Food , Skateboarding

GIRLS BAND CRY

Also known as Girls Band Cry.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Slice of Life

Feeling out of place in the countryside, high school dropout Nina Iseri moves to Tokyo. After a rough first day and getting locked out of her apartment, she meets her favorite guitarist, Momoka Kawaragi. The two put on a street performance together and decide to start a band with three other girls. While each girl faces her own struggles, their passion for music keeps their dreams alive.



Tags: Band , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Rock Music , Coming of Age , Full CGI , Urban , Bullying , Found Family , Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri , Vocal Synth , Acting , Family Life , Tanned Skin

Hinako Note

Studio: Passione
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Hinako is poor at speaking and lives in a rural part of Japan. She wants to improve her speech to be able to talk to people freely, so in high school, she transfers schools to Tokyo and plans to join a theater club. When she arrives, it turns out her boarding house is a secondhand bookstore, and a girl who eats books lives there.



Tags: Acting , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Urban , Dancing , Episodic , Cosplay , Tsundere , Chibi , Rural , Shrine Maiden , Judo , Maids , School Club

BanG Dream! 2nd Season

Also known as BanG Dream! 2nd Season.

Studio: SANZIGEN , Passione , Creators in Pack
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Music , Slice of Life

The second season of BanG Dream!.

It's a new school year and Kasumi, Arisa, Saaya, Tae, and Rimi are thrilled to finally be second-year students. Even more exciting than becoming upperclassmen, however, is the fun they have while performing in their band Poppin' Party… until things get out of control when the girls publicly announce that they're going to do their own concert before they've really studied the issue.

Suddenly they're committed to doing something that's a lot more difficult than it seemed, and the pressure is doubled since their musical rivals in Roselia, who've also announced a live concert, are way ahead of them in planning! But you can't stop the music, and with a little hard work and help from other groups and some talented newcomers, Poppin' Party fever will soon be popping up all over!



Tags: Band , Full CGI , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Rock Music , Gyaru , Tsundere , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Idol , Twins , Chuunibyou

BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia I: Yakusoku

Also known as BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia I: Promise.

Studio: SANZIGEN , Good Smile Company , Bushiroad , TOKYO MX , Ultra Super Pictures , Horipro
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

“Are you prepared to fully devote yourselves to Roselia?”

To reach the stage of “FES.“, Yukina Minato decides to form a band. Each holding their own convictions, the members of the band come together. The five girls now begin their journey to the top as Roselia... This is the story of their “promise” made to each other, from the start of the band to their challenge towards FUTURE WORLD FES!



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Rock Music , Full CGI , Female Protagonist , Band , Urban , Video Games , Gyaru , Twins , Coming of Age , Chuunibyou , Idol