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K-ON!

Also known as K-ON!.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Pony Canyon , TBS , Movic , Rakuonsha , Animation Do , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

Hirasawa Yui, a young, carefree girl entering high school, has her imagination instantly captured when she sees a poster advertising the ‘Light Music Club’. Being the carefree girl that she is, she quickly signs up. However, Yui has a problem, she is unable to play an instrument.

When Yui goes to the clubroom to explain, she's greeted by the other members: Ritsu, Mio and Tsumugi. Although disheartened at Yui’s lack of musical know-how, they still try to convince her to stay to prevent the club’s disbandment. After playing Yui a short piece which re-ignites her imagination, they succeed in keeping their new member and guitarist.

Along with the tasks of school and homework, Yui begins to learn the guitar with the help of the other band members, experiencing many mishaps along the way. However, with the school-festival drawing near and Yui getting stuck with her practice, will the Light Music Club be ready in time for their debut?



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , School Club , Band , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Iyashikei , Episodic , Rock Music , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Slapstick , Seinen , Food , Tomboy , Tsundere

THE IDOLM@STER

Also known as The Idol Master.

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , TBS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Music , Slice of Life

765 Production Studio manages the unique talents of 13 professional idols as they slowly make their way to the top and become country-wide celebrities. But the girls' journey is far from just fun and games: hard work, sweat, and tears are some of the prerequisites needed to flourish in this industry—and for 765 Pro in particular, a watchful eye out for their rival, the infamous 961 Production. As the girls' fame grows, however, their time together as a family diminishes, and now the very popularity they sought is threatening to tear them apart. A difficult balance of work and bonding must be achieved, or they risk everyone going their separate ways. The personal and professional ordeals of these idols can't be conquered alone, but with each other's loving support, any obstacle or hardship can be overcome!

Tags: Idol , Primarily Female Cast , Ensemble Cast , Work , Found Family , Dancing , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Twins , Office Lady , Tomboy , Acting , Animals , Athletics

Love Live! Sunshine!! 2nd Season

Also known as Love Live! Sunshine!! Season 2.

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

After failing in the preliminary tournament of the previous Love Live, the members of Aqours have rededicated themselves to succeeding both as idols and as saviors of their school, making sure their home will never be taken away. But Mari learns some terrible news about their upcoming school open house event and it seems like all of their efforts will be for naught. Chika and her friends must find some way to preserve their school and carry on as idols. Either way, it looks like they'll need a miracle to get through this, fortunately, from µ's to Aqours, miracles are what idols do best.



Tags: Idol , Dancing , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Coastal , School Club , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Teen Cast , CGI , Chuunibyou , Tsundere , LGBTQ+ Themes

Love Live! Superstar!! 2nd Season

Also known as Love Live! Superstar!! Season 2.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Namco Filmworks , Bandai Namco Music Live , KADOKAWA , Bushiroad
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

As another year begins at Yuigaoka Girls' High School, ushering in a fresh batch of students, the school idol club Liella! is excited to expand their membership. However, Liella! is extremely popular due to the astounding talent they have continuously displayed; thus, new students lack the courage to even consider approaching the club, fearing the rigorous training that might lie ahead.

Amid her worries, club leader and co-founder Kanon Shibuya meets first-year student Kinako Sakurakouji and tells her about the world of school idols. This leaves Kinako in awe, but being fairly average herself, she feels she would not be capable of matching the spirited performances of the brilliant Liella! members. Nonetheless, Kinako receives encouragement to join the group and comes to share their dream of reaching for the stars once again in the grand Love Live! Competition.



Tags: Idol , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , Dancing , Female Protagonist , School Club , School , Ensemble Cast , Meta , LGBTQ+ Themes , Surreal Comedy , CGI , Tsundere

Genjitsu no Yohane: SUNSHINE in the MIRROR

Also known as YOHANE THE PARHELION -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR-.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Namco Filmworks , Bandai Namco Music Live , KADOKAWA , Bushiroad , Sublimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Music , Slice of Life

The story reimagines Yoshiko Tsushima, the school idol afflicted with chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur), as a magical girl. The story is set in Numazu, a scenic harbor town surrounded by the sea and mountains. Ever since she was little, the girl Yohane has never fit in, and has always felt apart from everyone in town. Her aspirations and true place in this world lie elsewhere. The story follows this girl who can't follow rules as she journeys into the mysterious world.



Note: The project was initially teased as an April Fools' Day joke in 2022, and later formally announced in June during Day 2 of the "Aqours 6th LoveLive! ~KU-RU-KU-RU Rock 'n' Roll TOUR~" Tokyo dome concert.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Magic , Rural , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Medieval , Animals , Coming of Age , Idol , Chuunibyou , Iyashikei , Fairy , Anachronism , Tokusatsu , CGI , Demons , Motorcycles , Ninja , Isekai

Oshi ga Budoukan Ittekuretara Shinu

Also known as If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die.

Studio: 8-bit , TBS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

Passionate music-lover Eripiyo only wants to see her favorite underground pop group, ChamJam, make it to the big stage at Budokan. Because they’ve enriched her life by their very existence, Eri is willing to dedicate everything she has to see this dream fulfilled – even her health. At their last performance she got a crazy nosebleed. Hey, no one said being a super-fan was easy!



Tags: Idol , Otaku Culture , Primarily Female Cast , Yuri , Female Protagonist , Unrequited Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Seinen , Work

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 , Chuunibyou , CGI , Tsundere , Swimming , Yuri

Love Live! School idol project 2nd Season

Also known as Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season.

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

At the intersection of three cities—Akihabara, Kanda, and Jinbocho—the traditional Otonokizaka High was facing a crisis of being closed down. Second-year student, Honoka Kosaka, decided to become a school idol, a trend that has been growing in popularity, in order to increase the number of students applying for her school. With her childhood friends, Kotori Minami and Umi Sonoda, they combined their efforts to form the group, μ's.

A while later, Maki Nishikino, a songwriter, Hanayo Koizumi, who always dreamed of being a school idol, Rin Hoshizora, Hanayo's friend, and Nico Yazawa, the president of the Idol Study Club, joined the group, all with the aim of entering the school idol festival, Love Live.

Additionally, Eli Ayase, the student council president, and Nozomi Tojo, the student council vice president, joined μ's, bringing the group to a total of nine members. After overcoming many problems, ranging from the closing of the school to Kotori's study-abroad incident to μ's going on hiatus, what will the girls aim for next!?



Tags: Idol , Primarily Female Cast , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Dancing , School Club , School , Female Protagonist , Urban , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , CGI , Tomboy , Shrine Maiden , Tsundere , Bowling

Love Live! Superstar!! 3rd Season

Also known as Love Live! Superstar!! Season 3.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Namco Filmworks , Bandai Namco Music Live , Bushiroad Creative
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

As the Love Live! Competition draws to a close, Kanon Shibuya takes an offer to study abroad and bids farewell to her friends and fellow members of the school idol group Liella!. Although they will live on opposite sides of the world, both Kanon and the group remain motivated to continue their idol activities.

Unbeknownst to Kanon, however, her plans are cut short by Wien Margarete's parents, who request that Kanon remain in Japan for another year so that their daughter can learn from her. While Kanon finds herself in awkward limbo, Wien cannot bring herself to join her once fierce rival Liella! and decides to start a group of her own.

Not wanting Wien's determination to go to waste, Kanon joins the new group, recruiting her former group member's sister Tomari Onitsuka in the process. As the newfound unit strives to wash off Wien's controversial past, the new Liella! is also wrestling with the struggles of losing their irreplaceable center.



Tags: Idol , Dancing , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , CGI , School , Shrine Maiden , Tsundere

Project Sekai: Kowareta SEKAI to Utaenai MIKU

Also known as COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing.

Studio: P.A.WORKS , Shouchiku
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music

Set in modern day Shibuya, Ichika Hoshino, a high school girl and street musician, encounters an unknown version of Hatsune Miku after hearing a Miku song that she'd never heard before in a CD store. Ichika learns that this version of Miku is having trouble reaching people with her songs, so together they team up to try to touch the hearts of their audience through music.



Tags: Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Vocal Synth , Band , Urban , Idol , Female Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Isekai , Virtual World , Primarily Female Cast , Hip-hop Music , Rock Music , Dancing , Bar , Musical Theater , Nekomimi , Restaurant , Kemonomimi , Artificial Intelligence , School