What is Idol anime?

In Japanese culture, idols (アイドル) are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly cute and cuddly and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g. as singers for J-pop groups, bit-part actors, TV personalities, models in photo spreads published in magazines, advertisements, etc.Source: wiki

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B-Project: Kodou*Ambitious

6.59

Description:

The anime's story follows Tsubasa, a new hire in the A&R department of the major recording company Gandala Music. Tsubasa is immediately assigned to oversee the idol unit "B-PROJECT," which is made up of three idol groups: Kitakore, THRIVE, and MooNs. This is Tsubasa's first job, and she gets involved in various incidents and accidents as she deals with this group of young men who each have their own differing personalities. (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2016-07-03

Magical☆Star Kanon 100%

(Magical Star Kanon 100%!)

6.68

Description:

Kanon spin-off OVA bundled with vol. 22 of the Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai manga. (Source: Weekly Shonen Sunday)
Type

OVA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2013-06-18

Macross F Movie 1: Itsuwari no Utahime

(Macross Frontier: The False Songstress)

7.75

Description:

Half retelling of the original Frontier series, half new story. Conspiracies arise within the Frontier government when Sheryl Nome arrives to the colonial fleet for her concert and is soon marked as a spy for Galaxy while childhood friends, Alto Saotome and Ranka Lee both try to achieve their dreams as the battle between Frontier and the Vajra draws closer. This movie serves as part one of the Frontier retelling and will conclude with the second, The Wings of Goodbye.
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

119 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2009-11-21

[Oshi no Ko] Season 2

(Oshi no Ko Season 2)

8.56

Description:

The second season of [Oshi no Ko]. Aqua’s desire for revenge takes center stage as he navigates the dark underbelly of the entertainment world alongside his twin sister, Ruby. While Ruby follows in their slain mother’s footsteps to become an idol, Aqua joins a famous theater troupe in hopes of uncovering clues to the identity of his father — the man who arranged their mother’s untimely death, and the man who once starred in the same troupe Aqua hopes to infiltrate. (Source: HIDIVE)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2024-07-03

The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls 2nd Season

(THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS 2nd SEASON)

7.26

Description:

Second season of The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls.
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2015-07-18

Macross F Movie 2: Sayonara no Tsubasa

(Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell)

7.81

Description:

Second Macross Frontier movie.
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

114 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2011-02-26

The iDOLM@STER Movie: Kagayaki no Mukougawa e!

(THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE: BEYOND THE BRILLIANT FUTURE!)

7.51

Description:

The idols of 765 Production continue on their neverending journey—towards a new stage, towards a bright and shiny future! The girls and their producer have gone through thick and thin, and have stood face to face with all kinds of difficulties. It's time again for the girls to foster their friendship, and through great discipline, they step forward to their starry future. (Source: Official website)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

121 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2014-01-25

Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukou-kai

7.49

Description:

Nijigasaki High School is known for their diverse subjects and the freedom they give to students. Second-year student Yuu Takasaki has been turned on to the charms of school idols, so she knocks on the door of the School Idol Club with her friend, Ayumu Uehara. Sometimes friends, sometimes rivals, the members of this club each contribute their own thoughts and motivations to the group. (Source: Funimation)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2020-10-03

22/7

6.67

Description:

A TV anime based on 22/7 multimedia idol project by Akimoto Yasushi. Shy Miu Takigawa receives a letter notifying her that she’s been chosen as a member of a brand-new, mysterious project. Summoned to a giant, top-secret facility, she finds seven other girls just as confused as she is. Once there, a major record label tells them the craziest thing – they’ve all been selected to form a new idol group. What’s more, it’ll be unlike any that the world has seen before! (Source: Funimation)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2020-01-11

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

7.66

Description:

A sequel to the main series and follows the Aqours girls as they prepare to enroll at a new school. While the first and second years run into some unexpected trouble, the third years end up going mysteriously missing on the way to their graduation trip. Separated, the girls begin to realize the value of their friendships as they attempt to find a solution to their various crises. (Source: Tokyo Otaku Mode)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

100 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2019-01-04

Oshi ga Budoukan Ittekuretara Shinu

(If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die)

7.41

Description:

The story centers on a woman called "Eripiyo," who is an extreme idol fan. She is wildly enthusiastic about Maina, the shy and lowest-ranking member of the minor underground idol group Cham Jam that performs in Okayama Prefecture. She gets so wrapped up in her love for Maina during a particular performance, that she has a major nosebleed. Eri will continue to give her complete devotion to Maina until the day she can perform at Budōkan (a major performing venue in Tokyo). (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2020-01-09

Idoly Pride

7.24

Description:

It was officially announced in the live-streamed program last night that Cyber Agent's consolidated subsidiary QualiArts, Sony Music Entertainment group's Music Ray'n, and character content planning company Straight Edge's mixed-media idol-themed project "IDOLY PRIDE" will include a TV anime. It will be produced as the first entry from Cyber Agent's newly-launched animation label "CAAnimation." (Source: CR)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

23 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2021-01-10

Tsukiuta. The Animation

(TSUKIUTA. The Animation)

6.62

Description:

In the anime series, the members of Six Gravity and Procellarum are all living in the same dorm building. Hajime Mutsuki and Haru Yayoi, the oldest members of Six Gravity, are first year university students. Each episode of the series will feature a different main character.(Source: MAL News)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2016-07-06

Lapis Re:LiGHTs

6.52

Description:

Based on a mixed media project that blends fantasy, magical girl, and idol elements, Lapis Re:LiGHTs will follow a group of students as they train to become idols. Together, they'll use the magic of music and the magic of... well, literal magic... in their performances.(Source: Crunchyroll)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2020-07-04

Miss Monochrome: The Animation 2

6.46

Description:

The Ultra Super Pictures Special Stage event announced at AnimeJapan 2015 on Saturday that the Miss Monochrome television anime series will receive a second season. The season will run within the 30-minute Ultra Super Anime Time block beginning on July 3, 2015. (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

7 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

2015-07-03

Snow Halation

7.3

Description:

Snow Halation is the second single for μ's (Muse), the girls of Otonokizaka Academy from the mobile game and anime franchise Love Live! School Idol Project. It was released to celebrate Christmas in 2010, and serves as the ending song for episode 9 of Love Live! School Idol Project Season 2. The choreography of the music video features Honoka Kousaka, Umi Sonoda, and Nozomi Toujou, decided by popular vote.
Type

music

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

6 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2010-12-22

The iDOLM@STER Shiny Festa

(THE IDOLM@STER SHINY FESTA)

7.14

Description:

New anime episodes released with each of the three iDOLM@STER Shiny Festa PSP games (Honey Sound, Funky Note, and Groovy Tune).
Type

OVA

Episodes

3

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2012-10-25

Kirarin☆Revolution

(Kirarin Revolution)

6.47

Description:

Kirari Tsukishima, a gluttonous 14-year-old beauty, is a girl who does not care about idols and the entertainment world because her mind is occupied by food. Her obsession with food only causes her to be clueless about love. One day, after saving a turtle that is stranded in a tree, Kirari meets with a handsome and gentle boy named Seiji, who gives her ticket to a SHIPS (a popular idol group) concert to show his gratitude for her saving his pet. Kirari then storms off to the concert and runs into another boy, who tears up her ticket and warns her to stay away from Seiji because she and Seiji live in different worlds. The outraged Kirari then sneaks into the concert, only to discover that Seiji and the boy who tore her ticket, named Hiroto, are actually members of SHIPS. Finally understanding the meaning of "different worlds" (Seiji is a popular idol while she is an average middle school student), Kirari refuses to give up. Filled with determination to be with Seiji, she declares that she will also become an idol. (Source: Wikipedia)
Type

TV

Episodes

153

Ep.Length

22 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2006-04-07

Bokura no Live Kimi to no Life

6.77

Description:

Love Live! School idol project. DVD bundled with the debut CD single of the fan-voted idol project. (Source: AniDB)
Type

music

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

5 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2010-08-13

PriPara

7.43

Description:

Every little girl waits for the day she'll get her special ticket, one that will grant her entry into the world of PriPara (Prism Paradise). PriPara is a world of music, fashion, and daily auditions for a chance to become a pop idol. Laala Manaka's friends and classmates aspire to become idols, but her school forbids elementary school students from participating in the idol competitions. Luckily, Laala is only interested in watching the idol shows. Yet somehow despite all this, she manages to bumble her way into the PriPara world, and debut as a fresh new talent. After being told all her life that she's too loud, Laala has finally found a place where she can be as loud as she wants and sing from her heart. And not only that, but there's a possibility that she might be the legendary Prism Voice. Adventure, fashion, and music awaits as Laala climbs her way to the top, on her way to become the cutest and most beloved pop idol in the world of PriPara!
Type

TV

Episodes

38

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Children

Status

finished

Aired

2014-07-05

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