22/7 ナナブンノニジュウニ (Nanabun no Nijūni)

Genre: Music, Idols, Showbiz

 

Description: 

 

One day, Miu Takigawa suddenly receives a letter notifying her that she has been chosen as a member of a brand-new project. Half in disbelief, she heads over to the location stated on the letter. There, she finds seven other girls summoned there in the same fashion. The girls behold a giant, top-secret facility. They stand in bewilderment as they are told they are going to debut for a major record label as an idol group. A new kind of idol, never-before-seen, is about to be born here

 

Episode: 12 + 1 Special + 8 ONA

 

Original Run

Series: January 11, 2020 – March 28, 2020

Special: September 16, 2020

ONA: March 24, 2018 – November 12, 2018

Studio: A-1 Pictures

 

B-Project: Kodou*Ambitious B-PROJECT～鼓動＊アンビシャス～

Alternative Name: B-PROJECT～鼓动*Ambitious～ 

                                      (B-PROJECT~Gǔ Dòng*Ambitious~)

Genre: Idols, Music, Bishounen, Showbiz

Description: 

Tsubasa is 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.

Episode: 12 + 12 + 12

Original Run 
Season 1: July 3, 2016 – September 24, 2016
Season 2: January 12, 2019 – March 30, 2019

Season 3: October 2, 2023 – December 18, 2023

Studio: A-1 Pictures (S1) / Bandai Namco Pictures (S2) / 

               Asahi Production (S3)

Kitsune no Koe 狐狸之声 (Hú Lí Zhī Shēng)

Genre: Music, Idols, Showbiz

Description: 

Hu Li is a poor but talented high school boy. He is a "ghost" singer/songwriter for the popular and narcissistic boy idol Kong Que, who is very handsome but can barely sing. Hu always wears a fox mask to hide his large facial scar caused by a traffic accident. He also uses a screen name "Mr. Fox" to publish his music online.

Episode: 12

Original Run: October 5, 2018 – December 21, 2018

Studio: Yumeta Company

Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu. 抱かれたい男1位に脅されています (Dakaichi)

Alternative Name: 我让最想被拥抱的男人给威胁了。 

                                      (Wǒ Ràng Zuì Xiǎng Bèi Yǒng Bào De Nán Rén 

                                      Gěi Wēi Xié Le.)

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama, Shounen-Ai/Yaoi, Showbiz, Celebrities

Description: 

Takato Saijō has reigned as the idol industry's "Most Huggable" for five years, that is, until freshman actor Azumaya. Takato was always considered brusque while Azumaya's smile is winning over admirers by comparison. The whole fiasco drives Takuto to over indulge in alcohol and his actions catch the attention of the last person he wants to see. To his surprise, Azumaya uses this new info to blackmail Takuto for physical affection.

Episode: 13 + 1 Movie

Original Run

Series: October 5, 2018 – December 28, 2018

Movie: October 9, 2021

Studio: CloverWorks

Zombie Land Saga ゾンビランドサガ (Zonbi Rando Saga)

Alternative Name: 佐賀偶像是傳奇 (Zuǒ Hè Ǒu Xiàng Shì Chuán Qí)

Genre: Comedy, Horror, Music, Supernatural, Idols, Showbiz

Description: 

In 2008, high school student Sakura Minamoto is on her way to audition for an idol group when she is killed in a traffic accident. Ten years later, she discovers that she, along with six other "legendary" girls from various eras of Japan's history, are resurrected as zombies by Kotaro Tatsumi to save Saga Prefecture as the all-zombie idol group Franchouchou.

Episode

Season 1: 12 + 1 Special

Season 2: 12 + 1 Movie

Original Run
Season 1: October 4, 2018 – December 20, 2018
Special: October 3, 2019

Season 2: April 8, 2021 – June 24, 2021

Movie: TBA

Studio: MAPPA

Miss Monochrome ミス・モノクローム (Misu Monokurōmu)

Alternative Name: 單色小姐 -The Animation- 

                                       (Dān Sè Xiǎo Jiě -The Animation-)

Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life, Idols, Moe, Music, Androids, 

               Showbiz, Celebrities

Description: 

In order to be more in the eyes of the public, Miss Monochrome begins working to become a top-selling idol. Spacey Miss Monochrome once again runs around the idol show biz world, being tossed around by others.

Episode

Season 1: 13 Episodes + 1 OVA + 1 ONA

Season 2: 13 Episodes

Season 3: 13 Episodes

Original Run

Season 1: October 1, 2013 – December 24, 2013

OVA: March 25, 2014

ONA: June 17, 2014

Season 2: July 3, 2015 – September 25, 2015

Season 3: October 2, 2015 – December 18, 2015

Studio: SANZIGEN & LIDENFILMS / SANZIGEN (OVA)

Love Stage!! ラブ ステージ (Rabu Sutēji)

Alternative Name: 恋爱舞台!! (Liàn Ài Wǔ Tái!!)

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Shounen-Ai/Yaoi, Showbiz, Celebrities

Description: 

Izumi was born in a family of celebrities. His father is a singer, his mother is an artist and his older brother the lead vocalist for the popular band Crashers. Izumi himself, however, is just a nerdy college student. He loves the manga "Magical Girl Lala Lulu" and dreams of becoming a manga writer himself. One day he is roped into filming a commercial where he wears a dress. Another actor on the set, Ryoma Ichijo, mistakes him for a woman and falls in love at first sight. As it turns out, though, they met ten years in the past. And Ryoma feelings don't change when he finds out Izumi is a boy.

Episode: 10 + 1 OVA

Original Run

Series: July 9, 2014 – September 10, 2014

OVA: November 22, 2014

Studio: J.C.Staff

Live-Action Film: October 2, 2020

Gravitation グラビテーション (Gurabitēshon)

Alternative Name: 萬有引力 (Wàn Yǒu Yǐn Lì)

Genre: Shounen-Ai, Idols, Drama, Romance, Comedy, Music, Showbiz, 

Description: 

Shuichi Shindou wants to create a famous band. He works on his band, hoping to get a chance in the public eye, with nothing on his mind but his musical ambitions. One night Shuichi writes song lyrics, his paper blows away, and a stranger picks it up. Yuki, a famous romance novelist who tells Shuichi that his writing skills are grade school level. 

From the moment on, Shuichi is determined to find Yuki and have him explain his rudeness... he just doesn't realize that he's experienced love at first sight. When Shuichi finally found Yuki, it's a journey of obstacles, frightening experience and haunting pasts trying to keep them apart. But, it's just the gravitation of fate and love always pulls theses lovers back together every time.  

Episode: 13 + 2 OVA

Original Run
Series: October 4, 2000 – January 10, 2001
OVA: July 23, 1999 – September 22, 1999

Studio: Studio Deen (Series) / Plum (OVA)