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B-PROJECT (2016)
6.7/10on IMDb
First aired
Tsubasa comes to the story through her work at a record company. That perspective gives the show a distinct appeal for anyone interested in the person trying to keep several acts moving when each group has its own plans and problems.
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Shounen Hollywood (2014)
6.2/10on IMDb
First aired
A male group rehearses at a theater rather than walking straight into guaranteed stardom. The slower pace gives the awkward work of learning a public role time to register, a good fit if you value the talk around a performance as much as the song.
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Tsukiuta. The Animation (2016)
6.9/10on IMDb
First aired
Rival groups Six Gravity and Procellarum live in the same dorm. If you enjoy seeing how an act works on an ordinary day, that setup is the hook: the performers still have to live together once the competitive part of the job is over.
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TsukiPro the Animation (2017)
First aired
Several units at the same agency get their own problems to solve on the way to a joint live event. The rotating focus is handy if you want to hear how different styles can coexist under one management roof.
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Dropout Idol Fruit Tart (2020)
6.3/10on IMDb
First aired
An impending dorm demolition gives former show-business hopefuls a reason to try a fresh start as an idol unit. The comedy lands if you like people whose earliest appearances feel a long way from glamorous, and whose best reason to persist is suddenly very practical.
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Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982)
8.4/10on IMDb
First aired
Lynn Minmay starts out working at a restaurant and becomes an idol singer whose voice is heard on the battlefield. Choose the original series for a historical example of a mecha show giving pop performance a place at the heart of the action.
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Macross Δ (2016)
6.0/10on IMDb
First aired
Walküre performs in a war zone, where a song is part of what the pilots need to get through a fight. Pick it for idol performances that are built into the action, with concert staging handling part of the storytelling that another space series would give to weapons.
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Macross Frontier (2008)
7.8/10on IMDb
First aired
Watch Ranka take her first steps toward an idol career while chart-topping Sheryl already knows what a big stage can do for her. That's the appeal here if you want a show-business story threaded through a space adventure, with two singers at very different stages of their careers.
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Sekko Boys (2016)
5.9/10on IMDb
First aired
Four statue busts are the idol act, leaving their rookie manager with plenty of work a sculpture can't do for itself. The short episodes are good when you want one joke about show-business logistics pushed into all the odd corners it can reach.
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