What is School Clubs anime?

Even though school clubs in Japan are not mandatory, there is some pressure from the social grid (e.g. fellow students, teachers) to participate in some kind of after-school activity, be it in sports or arts. Colleges also have clubs. As a comedy element in anime, some students have joined too many clubs, and are thus constantly stressed out. There is also the element of social commentary, making it clear that you have to join a club, if you want to be part of the class. Since self-founded clubs need at least 3 members, the desperate search and advertising for new members can be cause for hilarity in anime.

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WonDance

(One Dance)

0

Description:

Kaboku Kotani is starting high school, and he plans to do what he’s always done: go along with his friends, keep quiet, and not draw too much attention to himself. After all, it’s hard enough to get by with a stutter like his— why make things worse by standing out from the crowd? But then he sees another first-year, Hikari Wanda, dancing like no one is watching—or like she doesn’t care who sees her. It makes Kaboku wonder: Could he reach that same freedom? To find his way to Wanda, he does something he never thought he could: He joins the dance club. After all, every routine begins with a single step, right? Join Kaboku and Wanda as they freestyle their way to life and love! (Source: Kodansha USA)
Type

TV

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

unreleased

Aired

2025-12-31

Mono

0

Description:

The mono manga is centered around high school girls who belong to the Cinephoto Club, which is a combination photography club and video research club set around Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. The girls go about their daily lives using cameras tied to kites, action cameras and even drones around the city and prefecture. (Source: Crunchyroll News, edited)
Type

TV

Status

unreleased

Aired

2025-12-31

Ganbatte Ikimasshoi

(give it all)

0

Description:

Set in Matsuyama City, Ehime, the movie depicts the growth and life-sized fluctuations of the hearts of high school girls who devoted their youth to the rowing club. (Source: Official Site, translated)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

95 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2024-10-25

Kimi no Iro

(The Colors Within)

0

Description:

Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the 'colors' of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful color of all. Although she doesn’t play an instrument, Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and Rui, a quiet music enthusiast they meet at a used bookstore in a far corner of town. As they practice at an old church on a remote island, music brings them together, forming friendships and stirring affections. Will they discover their true 'colors'? (Source: GKIDS)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2024-08-30

Shoushimin Series

(SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary)

7.33

Description:

Kobato decides to become an honest, humble citizen after enduring a bitter experience known as “wisdom work.” He forms a pact with Osanai, his classmate with the same goal, and they plan to enter high school leading quiet lives. But for some reason, inexplicable events and disasters keep happening around them. Will Kobato and Osanai ever manage to live ordinary, peaceful lives? (Source: Crunchyroll)
Type

TV

Episodes

10

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2024-07-07

Giji Harem

(Pseudo Harem)

7.76

Description:

Eiji Kitahama joins the drama club with dreams of having a harem like the ones from his favorite manga. Rin Nanakura, an underclassman, finds herself crushing hard on Eiji and tries on different personas in his presence to win him over. No matter how she acts, one thing is certain—her feelings for Eiji continue to grow stronger. Will she ever be able to tell him the truth and be herself? (Source: Crunchyroll)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2024-07-05

2.5 Jigen no Ririsa

(2.5 Dimensional Seduction)

7.14

Description:

Okumura, president of his school’s manga club, prefers 2D character Liliel over real girls. When Ririsa, a cosplay enthusiast and Lilliel fan, joins the club and asks Okumura to become her photographer, the line between 2D and 3D blurs. (Source: HIDIVE)
Type

TV

Episodes

24

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

current

Aired

2024-07-05

Tasogare Outfocus

(Twilight Out of Focus)

7.58

Description:

Second-years Mao Tsuchiya and Hisashi Ootomo make three promises: 1) That Mao will never tell anyone that Hisashi is gay and has a boyfriend, 2) That Hisashi will never think of Mao "in that way," and 3) That they'll always knock before entering, in case someone is having some "private time." The two's ground rules should ensure a peaceful life together in their dorm, but life is never as simple as it should be, and some things are not so easily promised... (Source: Kodansha USA)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2024-07-04

Sasayaku You ni Koi wo Utau

(Whisper Me A Love Song)

7.11

Description:

Bubbly, energetic first-year high school student Himari falls head over heels for her senpai Yori after hearing her band perform on the first day of school. Himari tells Yori she just loves her, and to Himari's surprise, Yori says she loves Himari back! But when Himari realizes that she and her senpai are feeling two different kinds of love, she begins to ask herself what "love" really means... (Source: Kodansha USA)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2024-04-13

Hibike! Euphonium: Kumiko 3 Nensei-hen

(Sound! Euphonium 3)

8.4

Description:

The third season of Hibike! Euphonium. Kumiko's third year finally begins! With the concert band at Kitauji High School over 90 members, Kumiko is now the president and does her best with her final high school club activities to try to win her long-desired gold at nationals. (Source: Crunchyroll, edited)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2024-04-07

Yuru Camp△ 3

(Laid-Back Camp 3)

7.89

Description:

The third season of Yuru Camp.
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2024-04-04

Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 3

(Classroom of the Elite 3)

8.02

Description:

The third season of Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e. The third semester kicks off in high gear with a special boot camp deep in the mountains. Forcibly separated into groups along grade and gender lines, the first, second and third years alike must work together to survive the rugged terrain. Even worse? The leader of the group that comes in last will be expelled. Can Class D make it back to campus intact, or is this where they finally say goodbye to one of their own? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

13

Status

finished

Aired

2024-01-03

Hoshikuzu Telepath

(Stardust Telepath)

7.07

Description:

Fifteen-year-old Umika Konohoshi is having a hard time socializing at school, but she hopes her words will someday reach other people. When self-proclaimed alien Yuu Akeuchi enters her life, Umika will learn more about being open. (Source: MAL News)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2023-10-09

Girls & Panzer: Saishuushou Part 4

8.03

Description:

The fourth film in the six-part Girls und Panzer: Saishuushou film series.
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Status

finished

Aired

2023-10-06

Pokémon: Path to the Peak

(Pokémon: Path to the Peak)

0

Description:

After moving and needing to attend a new school, Ava has trouble finding new friends. However, she learns about and joins the school's Pokémon Club, where the members are avid players of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Type

ONA

Episodes

4

Ep.Length

10 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2023-08-11

Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai: NEXT SKY

(Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai OVA)

7.57

Description:

The OVA of Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai set to premiere in theaters in 2023.
Type

OVA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

30 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2023-06-23

Ao no Orchestra

(The Blue Orchestra)

7.15

Description:

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.
Type

TV

Episodes

24

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2023-04-09

Mou Ippon!

("Ippon" again!)

7.37

Description:

After one last tournament and an embarrassing loss in the final round, Michi decides to call it quits on the sport of judo. Between high school social activities and entrance exams, she’ll have no time to compete in the martial art she loves most, but putting aside old hobbies is a normal part of growing up. Still, the love of judo lingers—and it comes back full force when she meets her new classmate Towa, the girl who bested Michi in her final match! Towa wants to form a judo club at their school, but she’ll need new members to get it up and running. United by their love of judo, they’ll throw in their passions into the ring together and score ippon again! (Source: HIDIVE)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2023-01-09

Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha

(Tsurune - The Linking Shot -)

8.05

Description:

The second season of Tsurune.
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2023-01-04

THE FIRST SLAM DUNK

(The First Slam Dunk)

8.3

Description:

Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryota had a brother who was three years older. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, who was a famous local player from a young age, Ryota also became addicted to basketball. In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship. And now, they are on the brink of challenging the reigning champions, Sannoh Kogyo High School. (Source: GKIDS)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

124 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2022-12-03

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