Anime like KING OF PRISM by Pretty Rhythm

Fairy Ranmaru: Anata no Kokoro Otasuke Shimasu

Also known as Fairy Ranmaru.

Studio: Pony Canyon , Studio Comet
Status: Finished
Genres: Ecchi , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

This world is all about do or die. There ain't no paradise. You go down once and you're out. This world is filled with people who suffer believing that. Hey, you there. Are you really going to pretend not to notice? We, however, cannot do that. Let us wipe away your tears. We'll put that smile back on your face. But it's not going to be for free. Please come by Bar F. Have no fear. We don't need any money. There's only one thing that we want... "We'll take your heart!!"



Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Henshin , Magic , Parody , Fairy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Elf , Idol , Suicide , Bar , School

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 , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , School , LGBTQ+ Themes , CGI , Twins , Ninja , Band , Male Harem

BUS GAMER

Studio: Frontier Works , Studio Izena , Sotsu , Anpro
Status: Finished
Genres: Action

When three complete strangers, Mishiba Toki, Nakajyo Nobuto and Saitoh Kazuo, are hired by a corporation to compete in the Bus Game, an illegal dog-fight conducted in strict secrecy, they are given the team code of "Team AAA" (Triple Anonymous). This group of three who differ entirely from their living environments to their personalities have to work together effectively, but without mutually wiping out their mistrust of each other or prying into each other's privacy. They only have one point in common - each of them need a large amount of money for their individual circumstances. To get the money, they must play in the game despite their very own lives being at stake.



Tags: Trains , Battle Royale , Male Protagonist , Gambling , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Death Game , Guns , Episodic

BE-BOY KIDNAPP`N IDOL

Studio: AIC
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Kazuya a 16-year-old popular idol singer who has load of female fans. Other than rehearse or sign autographs, he plays video games with his friend Akihiko. Akihiko is more violent than sweet toward Kazuya, but protective of him over any arguments they may get into. Akihiko later on confesses his love to Kazuya.



Tags: Boys' Love , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Idol

Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie

Also known as Revue Starlight: The Movie.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Music , Psychological

The stage emulates life and compresses it, setting free skills learned over lifetimes in brief but dazzling displays for the amusement and judgment of others. For the performers, it is the ultimate risk, and some will rise while others must fall. Nowhere is this truer than at the Seisho Music Academy, where music, dance and real weapons all come into play in the creation of the next great Star. Karen and Hikari’s destinies have been linked since a childhood promise, but their journeys here have taken very different paths. Now, after Hikari leaves, Karen must discover who she is without her opposite, while Hikari must rediscover her own course.



Tags: Acting , Coming of Age , Musical Theater , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Swordplay , Meta , Primarily Teen Cast , Animals , LGBTQ+ Themes , Trains , Dancing , Henshin , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Yuri , Urban , Desert , Yandere , Archery , Athletics , Boarding School , School , Foreign , CGI , Classic Literature , Love Triangle

ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream!

Studio: SANZIGEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music

Ren Nanahoshi is a lonely college student who isn't good at communicating with others. He remembers the thrill of watching a live band perform when he was young, and spent most of his days searching for his own identity. One day, while singing karaoke alone, two boys named Yuuto and Wataru discover Ren's singing ability. The two agree: "This is fate. Let's start a band!" Ren promptly runs away, but fate indeed steps in, and their journey begins.

Tags: Band , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Rock Music , Full CGI , College , Urban , Disability , Rehabilitation , Bar

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 , Ensemble Cast , Work , Dancing , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , LGBTQ+ Themes , Shoujo

Tokimeki Restaurant☆☆☆ MIRACLE6

Studio: Production I.G , Production I.G
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Romance

Based on the mobile game, Tokimeki Restaurant☆☆☆, where players control a new chef at a small restaurant who meets several male idols who live nearby that they have the option to romance.

Tags: Idol , Primarily Male Cast , Dancing , Ensemble Cast , CGI

Kibou no Chikara: Otona Precure '23

Also known as Power of Hope ~Precure Full Bloom~.

Studio: Toei Animation , Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

One of the anime projects to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Precure franchise, this sequel will show characters from Yes! Precure 5, Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! and Futari wa Precure: Splash☆Star as grown-ups.

Nozomi Yumehara was an ordinary middle school student until she met the mysterious fairy Coco. She became the Precure of Hope, Cure Dream, and fought alongside her friends. Years later, Nozomi and her friends are now adults, busy with work, friends, family, and the stress that adult life brings. As the mysterious Shadows appear and attack humans, Nozomi and her friends embark on a new saga.



Tags: Environmental , Time Skip , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Work , Angels , Time Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Teacher , Acting , Age Regression , Bar , Office Lady , Tokusatsu , Superhero , Super Power

Yuuri!!! on ICE

Also known as Yuri!!! on ICE.

Studio: MAPPA , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

Yuri Katsuki makes his way to the Grand Prix ice skating competition as Japan’s top representative with his eyes on the prize. However, instead of celebrating, Yuri walks away defeated and ready to retire for good. But a run-in with champion Viktor Nikiforov and rising star Yuri Plisetsky ignites a new fire within him. With the two of them close by his side, Yuri will take to the ice once more.



Tags: Ice Skating , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Foreign , Boys' Love , Bisexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Rotoscoping , Coming of Age , CGI , Asexual , Tsundere , Tanned Skin