Anime like PriPara

Aikatsu!

Studio: Sunrise , TV Tokyo , Bandai Visual , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

Ichigo Hoshimiya is a regular, ordinary middle school girl. But when her best friend, Aoi, invites her to join the idol training academy, Starlight Academy, her whole world is turned upside down. As she encounters all kinds of rivals and learns what it takes to be an idol, she uses her Aikatsu Cards to challenge countless auditions.



Tags: Idol , Primarily Female Cast , School , Female Protagonist , Fashion , Dancing , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Ensemble Cast , Henshin , CGI , Kids , Work , Primarily Teen Cast , Boarding School , Episodic , Acting , Outdoor , Fitness , Iyashikei , Card Battle

Waccha PriMagi!

Also known as Waccha PriMagi!.

Studio: Tatsunoko Production , Dongwoo Animation , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Mahou Shoujo , Music , Slice of Life

Matsuri Hibino spends her days in middle school dreaming about PriMagi, the sparkling stage show that combines song, dance and fashion with actual magic. She’d love to star in the PriMagi one day, and when the spirited troublemaker Myamu appears from another, magical world to scout Matsuri as her PriMagi partner, the pair takes to the stage to become the top stars of PriMagi hand in hand!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , Idol , Primarily Teen Cast , Dancing , Primarily Female Cast , Kids , LGBTQ+ Themes , Henshin , Fashion , Card Battle , Witch , Animals

Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream

Studio: Nomad , Tatsunoko Production , TV Tokyo , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Avex Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance , Sports

Prism Stars are performers on the new popular ice show, Prism Show. They are superidols whose techniques, singing and fashion sense are a cut above all others. Aira and Rizumu are two Prism Stars whose goal is to become the best, the Prism Queen. However, the road to success is bumpy.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Ice Skating , Primarily Female Cast , Fashion , Musical Theater , Idol , CGI , Kids , Police , Amnesia , Adoption

SHOW BY ROCK!!

Also known as Show By Rock!!.

Studio: Sanrio , bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Music

Metropolis of music, MIDICITY. A kitty girl wearing gothic lolita clothing named Cyan is scouted by Maple Arisugawa, the president of a music agency. From there, she meets Chuchu (a pun off of the sound that rabbits make) the honor student rabbit girl, a net geek dog girl named Retoree (from "Retriever"), and an alien sheep (?) girl named Moa. Together, they form the band named "Plasmagica," and aim for the top of the world.

However, the path there is long and tough, and keeping in high spirits is important. By battling against other strange bands, Plasmagica slowly grows toward a top-grade band. In the end, they'll be a band that becomes the driving force of MIDICITY's music industry... Maybe?

Gonna be a music millionaire!



Tags: Band , Female Protagonist , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi , Isekai , Ensemble Cast , Shapeshifting , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , CGI , Urban , Rock Music , Anthropomorphism , Magic , Idol , Twins

Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live

Studio: TV Tokyo , Tatsunoko Production , Dongwoo Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance , Sports

Naru Ayase is an 8th grader who can see the colors of music when she listens to it. For Naru, who is extremely good at decorating, becoming the owner of a shop like Dear Crown was her dream. One day, she finds out that the manager of a newly-opened shop is recruiting middle school girls who can do Prism Dance, and immediately applies. Naru begins to Prism Dance at the audition, and an aura she's never experienced spreads out in front of her. At that moment, a mysterious girl named Rinne asks her if she can see "rainbow music".



Tags: Female Protagonist , Idol , Ice Skating , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Coming of Age , Fashion , CGI , Kids , Cars , Love Triangle , School , Aliens , Amnesia

Himitsu no AiPri

Studio: Dongwoo Animation , OLM , Avex Pictures , OLM , Shogakukan , Takara Tomy , TV Tokyo , Dongwoo Animation , NAS
Status: Releasing
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

The main characters, Himari Aozora and Mitsuki Hoshikawa, enter Paradise Private Academy.
Himari, who aspires for AIPRI, dreams of making 10,000 friends! But for the shy and anxious Himari, it might be a bit difficult...

Himari unexpectedly makes her AIPRI debut!?

She has a "secret" she can't even tell her best friend, Mitsuki! But it seems that Mitsuki has a "secret" of her own...

Secret-bearers Himari and Mitsuki's AIPRI begins!!



Tags: Idol , Kids , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Episodic , Advertisement , Magic , Boarding School , Isekai , Virtual World , CGI , Primarily Child Cast , School , Henshin , Love Triangle , Fashion

Aikatsu Friends!

Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

"Let's go, together! Head for the goal, Diamond Friends!!"

The new anime will have a theme of "Aikatsu with your friends!" and will center on a new protagonist named Aine Yuuki, who is good at making friends, and is enrolled in Star Harmony Academy's general education track. She befriends Mio Minato, the school's top idol, and becomes an idol herself.



Tags: Idol , CGI , Primarily Female Cast , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Henshin , Female Protagonist , Lacrosse , Kids , Cars , Twins , Artificial Intelligence , Full CGI , Card Battle

Tropical-Rouge! Precure

Also known as Tropical-Rouge! Precure.

Studio: Toei Animation , ADK Emotions , TV Asahi , ABC Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

Manatsu Natsuumi is a first-year junior high school student born and raised on a small island. On the day she moves from the island, She meets Laura, a mermaid girl who has come to the earth alone in search of the legendary warrior, PreCure. Laura's hometown, Grand Ocean, is attacked by a witch who lives in the dark depths of the ocean, and all of their motivational power is taken away. It is said that if the motivational power of humans is also taken away, the world will be in deep trouble. Laura is captured by the witch's servant, and Manatsu transforms into Cure Summer to save her.



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Henshin , Female Protagonist , Mermaid , Primarily Child Cast , Magic , Episodic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , School Club , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Primarily Teen Cast , Kids , Superhero , Makeup , Memory Manipulation , Body Swapping , Coastal , School , Butler , Tokusatsu , Urban

Kiratto Pri☆Chan Season 3

Studio: Tatsunoko Production , Dongwoo Animation , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

The new Pri☆Chan Land amusement park has opened near the Prism Stone shop. It is a semi-virtual world where the mascots of idol teams come to life, and even perform as idols themselves. Park manager Meganii announces the Illuminage tournament, where idols compete to become princesses of each area of Pri☆Chan Land, and at the finale one team will be chosen as Illuminage Queens. With the help of their mascots, Miracle☆Kiratts, Meltic StAr and other teams compete to become the Illuminage Queens.



Tags: Idol , Female Protagonist , Virtual World , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Child Cast , CGI , Kids , Memory Manipulation , Aliens , Dungeon , VTuber , Time Manipulation , Space , Dancing , Animals

Kiratto Pri☆Chan Season 2

Studio: Tatsunoko Production , Dongwoo Animation , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

Second Season of Kiratto Pri☆Chan.

Tags: Idol , Primarily Female Cast , Virtual World , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Kids , Primarily Child Cast , VTuber , Surreal Comedy , Educational , Baseball , Robots