Anime like Star Mu

Ensemble Stars!

Also known as Ensemble Stars!.

Studio: David Production , Frontier Works , Movic , Happy Elements , Bandai Namco Arts
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

An anime adaptation of the idol raising game Ensemble Stars!

The "idol-training game" takes place at a private boys' idol-training school with a history of turning out many great talents in show business. The protagonist is the school's lone female student who transfers to the school because of a special situation, and enters the school's producer department.



Tags: Ensemble Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Idol , Shoujo , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , CGI , Ninja , Twins , Band , Male Harem

I★CHU: HALFWAY THROUGH THE IDOL

Also known as I★CHU.

Studio: Twin Engine , Lay-duce , Half H.P Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

Youths aiming to become full-fledged idols enroll in the Étoile Vio School where the students are called are called IChu. But soon after they begin, Kuma Kocho gets them off to a rocky start with a single phrase...?! As they each work toward their individual goals, their activities as idols make the IChu begin to wonder... "What is an idol?" In their struggle to find an answer, the springtime of the IChu's lives is whittled out in glittering moments and flashes of brilliance. Their story begins now!



Tags: Idol , Primarily Male Cast , Shoujo , Crossdressing , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Twins

Opus.COLORs

Also known as Opus.COLORs.

Studio: C-Station , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Sci-Fi

--What color is your world?

It has been about 10 years since "Perception Art" was born in the art world. Nowadays, it has completely permeated the world and is a colorful part of people's lives. Kazuya Yamanashi, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Yamanashi, the creators of Perception Art and also famous "artists," has just entered Eisen High School, a prestigious art school, with his childhood friend Jun Tsuzuki, with the dream of becoming a Perception Artist himself.

Kazuya had another goal in mind. It is to regain friendship with "another childhood friend" who started avoiding him after "an incident" that occurred 10 years ago...

Kyou Takise, whose father is also the creator of Perception Art and a well-known "grader," is a junior grader majoring in Perception Art at Eisei High School. He is a childhood friend of Kazuya and Jun, but has been avoiding them for years. Kyou's heart had scars that could never be revealed.



Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , CGI , Boys' Love , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Drawing , Augmented Reality , Orphan

Tsukiuta. THE ANIMATION

Also known as TSUKIUTA. The Animation.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Studio Signpost
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

Six Gravity and Procellarum are two rival male idol groups who happen to live in the same dorm. Six Gravity is made up of young men who represent the months of December to May, while Procellarum’s members represent June to November. Follow the daily lives of these twelve young men as they deal with the stresses of idol-hood, school, and living together. With music by famous Vocaloid producers!



Tags: Idol , Shoujo , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Band , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast

Dance with Devils

Also known as Dance with Devils.

Studio: Brain's Base
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Supernatural

Ritsuka Tachibana has always been a good student, so she is completely shocked when she is suddenly summoned by the student council. And that's only the beginning; from there, her life is turned upside down as her mother gets kidnapped and Ritsuka gets drawn into a world of vampires and devils. Both groups are searching for the "Grimoire," a forbidden item allowing its owner to rule the world.



Tags: Demons , Musical Theater , Male Harem , Shoujo , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Vampire , Female Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , School , School Club , Tsundere , Kuudere , Yandere , Idol

The Idolm@ster SideM

Also known as THE IDOLM@STER Side M.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

Based on the Idom@ster SideM app.

315 Production – a newly set up small talent agency – has assembled a group of aspiring male idols from various occupational fields. They include a former lawyer, a former doctor, former pilot and so on… Even though everyone hails from different background, they share a common dream: to be the top idol. And so, the stories of these male idols at 315 Production take centre stage…



Includes episode 0.

Tags: Idol , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Work , Dancing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things

TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION

Also known as TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION.

Studio: PRA
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

The music anime will follow the daily lives and associated drama of four of TsukiPro's very unique groups — SolidS, Quell, SOARA, and Growth.



Tags: Idol , Primarily Male Cast , Shoujo , Ensemble Cast , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , CGI , Band , Twins

Dream Festival!

Also known as Dream Festival!.

Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

One day, second year high school student Kanade Amamiya is suddenly scouted by legendary idol Haruto Mikami. He now faces the life an idol with others in the same agency. He aims to make his CD debut in Dream Festival!, joined by the mysterious Shin Oikawa, the stoic Junya Sasaki, the kind but passionate Itsuki Katagiri, and the clumsy but smart Chizuru Sawamura. In order to receive the Dream Festival! Cards sent by fans, can Kanade and the others become the best on stage?

Tags: Idol , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Musical Theater , CGI , Dancing , Card Battle , Twins , Henshin , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Bullying

UniteUp!

Also known as UniteUp!.

Studio: Aniplex , CloverWorks , Sony Music Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

The anime's story centers on Akira Kiyose, who sings on a video streaming site under the singer name "KIKUNOYU." One day the talent agency sMiLea Production scouts him. sMiLea is an agency founded by the retired legendary idol pair AneLa to train new budding idols. Akira then forms an idol group with Banri Naoe and Chihiro Isuzugawa, who were also scouted. Their new group, Protostar, will have their debut alongside other new idol groups with sMiLea Production: Legit and Jaxx Jaxx.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Idol , Primarily Male Cast , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Ensemble Cast , CGI , Baseball

Fairy Ranmaru: Anata no Kokoro Otasuke Shimasu

Also known as Fairy Ranmaru.

Studio: Pony Canyon , Studio Comet
Status: Finished
Genres: Ecchi , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

This world is all about do or die. There ain't no paradise. You go down once and you're out. This world is filled with people who suffer believing that. Hey, you there. Are you really going to pretend not to notice? We, however, cannot do that. Let us wipe away your tears. We'll put that smile back on your face. But it's not going to be for free. Please come by Bar F. Have no fear. We don't need any money. There's only one thing that we want... "We'll take your heart!!"



Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Henshin , Magic , Parody , Fairy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Elf , Idol , Suicide , Bar , School