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IDOLY PRIDE

Also known as Idoly Pride.

Studio: Lerche , CAAnimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Slice of Life , Supernatural

After a successful audition, high school student Kotono Nagase and her best friend move into a dorm with eight other aspiring idols. They quickly realize it takes more than cute choreography and cute outfits to reach the top—it will take blood, sweat, and tears to advance in the idol-ranking VENUS program, where the top spot is held by superstar Mana Nagase…who happens to be Kotono’s older sister.



Tags: Idol , Primarily Female Cast , Ghost , Dancing , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , CGI , Primarily Teen Cast

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

BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!: 5th Anniversary Animation - CiRCLE THANKS PARTY!

Also known as BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! 5th Anniversary Animation -CiRCLE THANKS PARTY!-.

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

To celebrate the fifth anniversary of Bushiroad's mobile rhythm game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!, a two-episode special anime will be aired and streamed simultaneously. The story of the special anime centers on "CiRCLE THANKS PARTY!", an event to thank the fans who have supported the bands since the days of the live house CiRCLE. The 35 girls scramble to prepare for the event, which will include food stands and live performances. And then, Kasumi and the others decide to perform a new song together at the live...



Tags: Band , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Full CGI , Ensemble Cast , Rock Music , Idol , Female Protagonist

BanG Dream! Poppin' Dream!

Studio: SANZIGEN , Bushiroad
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

After performing at the Budokan Live, the stage of their dreams, a mysterious woman appears before Kasumi and the others.

Poppin'Party's next stage will be... overseas?!

Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Travel , Full CGI , Band , Female Protagonist , Rock Music , Tsundere , Urban , Aviation , Ensemble Cast , Foreign , Language Barrier , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

SHINE POST

Also known as SHINEPOST.

Studio: Studio KAI , ADK Emotions , Konami Digital Entertainment , Nippon Television Network , Straight Edge , Yoyogi Animation Gakuin , Contents Seed , Docomo Anime Store , Culture Entertainment , BS Nippon , Stray Cats , Avex Pictures , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

Although the idol group TiNgS is chasing after big dreams, so far their accomplishments have only been small — and now, suddenly, they're facing a potential break up! Hope seems lost, but when a new manager with a special skillset takes them under his wing, the members of TiNgS find themselves shooting for the stars all over again.



Note: The first episode had an advanced screening at Tokyo's Yamano Hall on May 14, 2022.

Tags: Idol , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Dancing , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Male Protagonist , Super Power

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

The second season of Love Live! Superstar!!

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

D4DJ Double Mix

Also known as D4DJ Double Mix.

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

D4DJ Double Mix is a self-contained special episode centering around the groups Merm4id and RONDO.

"D4 FES.", a DJ festival that has been described as legendary, was relaunched, and Merm4id's long-cherished wish to participate came true. Marika Mizushima, Saori Hidaka, and Dalia Matsuyama are concerned about the unusual behavior of Rika Seto during the swimsuit photo shoot. Meanwhile, RONDO's Tsubaki Aoyagi is alone in the chapel, indulging her hopes for the future how their world will be expanded.

One day, after a live concert at the clubhouse ALTER-EGO, Rika rushes into Tsubaki's place where she is with Nagisa Tsukimiyama, Hiiro Yano, and Aoi Miyake. She, who overcomes everything with luck and charm in order to enjoy life, makes a surprising proposal.



Tags: Full CGI , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Work , Female Protagonist , Idol , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Coastal , Tanned Skin

THE IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: Anytime, Anywhere with Cinderella.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

Special episode bundled with the 9th volume of the The iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls Blu-ray & DVD.

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Idol , Primarily Female Cast , Acting , Work

Wake Up, Girls! Seishun no Kage

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

A sequel to the original TV anime series.

Tags: Idol , Primarily Female Cast , Musical Theater , Dancing , Urban

Zombie Land Saga: Revenge

Also known as ZOMBIE LAND SAGA REVENGE.

Studio: MAPPA , Avex Pictures , dugout , AT-X
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Supernatural

The second season of Zombie Land Saga.

From throughout the ages, a group of legendary girls have become zombie idols to save Saga Prefecture. It's the return of the cutting-edge zombie idol anime! One day, Minamoto Sakura lost her life in an unfortunate accident. Then, ten years later… After Sakura wakes up in a strange mansion, mysterious idol producer Tatsumi Kotaro tells her that she will be joining a group of legendary girls to form an idol unit. The seven girls are charged with a quest to save the fading Saga Prefecture and adopt the group name Franchouchou. After overcoming the difficulties stemming from their different ages and different periods of history, their undead zombie bodies allow them to defy expectations of what idols can be. During the final winter of the Heisei era they performed their first featured concert at Karatsu's Furusato Exhibition Hall, Arpino, taking another step towards becoming a legend. Now, in the modern Reiwa Era… The curtain rises on a new chapter in the story of Franchouchou, as they march towards a bright future full of hope.



Tags: Idol , Female Protagonist , Zombie , Primarily Female Cast , Surreal Comedy , Dancing , Historical , Parody , Work , Natural Disaster , Revenge , Monster Girl , Satire , CGI , Oiran , Ensemble Cast , Transgender , Time Skip , Rural , LGBTQ+ Themes , Episodic , Bar , Tragedy , Rakugo , Achronological Order , Swordplay , Urban Fantasy