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Kono Oto Tomare! 2

Also known as Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life Season 2.

Studio: Platinum Vision
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance , Slice of Life

The second season of Kono Oto Tomare!

Despite their best efforts during the Kanto Region Music Festival, the Koto Club is hit with the harsh reality of their poor performance. In the face of disappointment, they still decide to hone their skills and set sight on their next target.

Tags: School Club , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Band , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Delinquents , Bullying , Primarily Male Cast , Female Protagonist

Ao no Orchestra

Studio: Nippon Animation , NHK , NHK Enterprises
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music

Hajime Aono was a prodigy violinist until he grew jaded with playing the violin due to personal reasons. Now in his third year of middle school, he struggles to decide his academic path. One day in school, he meets Ritsuko Akine, a hotheaded novice violinist who wants to enroll in a high school with a distinguished orchestra club. When he finds himself getting closer to Ritsuko and being brought back to the world of violinists, time starts moving again for him.

This is the beginning of a youthful drama where sounds and hearts alike resound in harmony.

Tags: Band , Male Protagonist , School Club , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Seinen , Bullying , Classical Music , CGI , Estranged Family

Mimi wo Sumaseba

Also known as Whisper of the Heart.

Studio: Studio Ghibli , Tokuma Shoten , Walt Disney Studios , GKIDS
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

During summer vacation, a schoolgirl named Shizuku, who longs to discover her true talents, observes an ordinary-looking cat riding by himself on the train. Intrigued, she decides to follow him. This chance encounter leads her to the mysterious Seiji, a boy who is determined to follow his dreams, and The Baron, a magical cat figurine who helps her listen to the whispers in her heart. Soon, Shizuku's exciting adventures carry her far beyond the boundaries of her imagination.



Tags: Coming of Age , Writing , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Shoujo , Animals , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Tsundere , Fairy Tale , Crossover , Love Triangle , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi , Unrequited Love , Cycling

K-ON! Movie

Also known as K-ON!: The Movie.

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

With graduation right around the corner, every member of the Light Music Club except for Azusa will be leaving for good. But the girls aren’t going to let something as silly as graduation tear them apart! For their final hurrah, the girls are going on the ultimate vacation tour— all the way to London! Their overseas journey will lead them on a trip of discovery and friendship as they take the stage one last time for their final encore together.



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Band , Foreign , Coming of Age , School Club , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Travel , Rock Music , Seinen , Ensemble Cast , Language Barrier , Iyashikei , School , Tomboy , Tsundere

Love Live! The School Idol Movie

Also known as Love Live! The School Idol Movie.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Visual , Lantis , ASCII Media Works , Bushiroad , Graphinica , ILCA
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

Although μ's, the defending champions of the school idol tournament, plans to dissolve their group after the graduation of their senior members, they receive news that leads them to holding a concert event! The 9 girls continue to learn and grow in this new and unfamiliar world. What is the last thing that these girls can do as school idols? With the clock ticking, what kind of meaning will the μ's members find in performing the most exciting live performance?



Tags: Idol , Dancing , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , School Club , Ensemble Cast , School , Foreign , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , CGI , Cosplay , Language Barrier , Tomboy , Tsundere

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 , Historical , Primarily Teen Cast , Unrequited Love , Religion , Age Gap , Time Skip

D4DJ All Mix

Also known as D4DJ All Mix.

Studio: SANZIGEN , Bushiroad , DONUTS , BS Nittele , Dentsu , TOKYO MX , Bushiroad Creative , Bushiroad Music , Bushiroad Move
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

The second season to D4DJ First Mix.

The beats are back with Lyrical Lily! After learning the awesome news they’ll be performing at their town revitalization event, they start to panic when they learn it’s a yearlong event. To keep it fresh and exciting, they’ll enlist some of the most popular DJ units around. A new stage is set, and Lyrical Lily is ready to shine!



Note: The series is releasing early on DMM and Funimation/Crunchyroll starting January 8, 2023. The regular TV broadcast started on January 13, 2023.

Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Full CGI , Primarily Female Cast , Ensemble Cast , Idol , Urban , Work , School , Language Barrier , Surreal Comedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Religion , Dancing , Ojou-sama , Camping , Tanned Skin , Zombie

BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!

Also known as BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!.

Studio: SANZIGEN , Bushiroad , Ultra Super Pictures , Horipro , Good Smile Company , TOKYO MX
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Slice of Life

The best way to fit in at a new school? Start a band! Anon has just transferred to Haneoka Girls’ Academy where girl bands are all the rage. But she started school late, so there aren’t many girls left to recruit. Then she meets her first friend and Haneoka’s misfit, Tomori, who’s hesitant to join. Still, Anon is determined to persuade Tomori and experience the true power of friendship and music.



Tags: Band , Female Protagonist , Rock Music , Full CGI , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban , School , Disability , Musical Theater , Found Family , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , POV

Chihayafuru

Also known as Chihayafuru.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Sports

Chihaya Ayase is a girl who has spent most of her life simply supporting her sister in her model career. That changes when she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, a talented karuta player who recognizes Chihaya's potential to become a great player herself. As Chihaya takes on a new dream of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is soon separated from her karuta playing friends, Taichi Mashima and Arata Wataya, as they grow up. Now in high school, Chihaya still continues to play karuta in the hope that she will one day meet her friends again.



Tags: Karuta , Female Protagonist , School Club , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Josei , School , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Unrequited Love , Athletics , Bullying , Slapstick , Tomboy , CGI

Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow

Also known as Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow.

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

In the film's story, Uranohoshi Girls' High School's idol group Aqours has won the final Love Live! contest. While preparing to enroll at a new school, the first- and second-year students encounter unexpected trouble. Also, after heading for a graduation trip, the third-year students go missing. As they are separated, the Aqours members appreciate the weight of their togetherness for the first time. In order to move forward, they must decide how to react to their new situations.



Tags: Idol , Dancing , Primarily Female Cast , Rural , Coming of Age , School Club , Foreign , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , School , Ensemble Cast , CGI , Chuunibyou