Anime like Onna no Sono no Hoshi

Karaoke Iko!

Also known as Let's Go Karaoke!.

Studio: Doga Kobo , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music

The president of the chorus club, Satomi Oka, is approached by a yakuza named Kyoji Narita. Kyoji’s yakuza group holds a customary karaoke competition, and whoever earns the title of worst singer must get a tattoo. Since he was asked to be Kyoji’s singing teacher, Satomi has no choice but to go along with these practice sessions. Brought together by karaoke, where will Satomi and Kyoji end up?



Tags: Coming of Age , Yakuza , Male Protagonist , Urban , School Club , Primarily Male Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Iyashikei , Time Skip , Seinen

Muchuu sa, Kimi ni.

Also known as Captivated, By You.

Studio: Doga Kobo , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Joji Ema goes to an all-boys school. After the school’s athletic festival, Ema’s eccentric classmate Miyoshi Hayashi starts acting bizarrely towards him. Yuichi Medaka goes to a coeducational high school. He ends up sitting behind Akira Nikaido, an unsettling student most of the school doesn’t like. Explore an omnibus of stories about what it’s like to be young.



Tags: Seinen , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Male Protagonist , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Bullying

Sakamichi no Apollon

Also known as Kids on the Slope.

Studio: Dentsu , Fuji TV , Tezuka Productions , Toho , DAX Production , Sentai Filmworks , MAPPA , Sony Music Entertainment , Hanabee Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance , Slice of Life

The beginning of summer, 1966.

Because of his father's job situation, freshman high school student Kaoru Nishimi moves by himself from Yokosuka to Kyushu to live with relatives. Until then, Kaoru was an honor roll student who tended to keep to himself, but meeting notorious bad boy Sentaro Kawabuchi starts to change him. Through his devil-may-care classmate, Kaoru learns the attractions of jazz and finds the first person he can call a "friend". He also discovers how much fun it is to play music with a pal.

Other characters include Sentaro's kind childhood chum, Ritsuko, who is the daughter of a record shop owner; the mysterious upperclassman, Yurika; and Brother Jun, the much-admired leader among their peers. Set against the backdrop of a seaside town with a scent of American culture, this series is a drama about young people coming into their own, crossing each other's paths, and finding friendship, love, and music!



Tags: Coming of Age , Band , Love Triangle , Josei , Jazz Music , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Found Family , Primarily Male Cast , School , Rural , Religion , Historical , Unrequited Love , Primarily Teen Cast , Age Gap , Time Skip , Politics