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Aikatsu! (2012)
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Aikatsu! (2012)
Original name: アイカツ!
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Ichigo Hoshimiya is a regular, ordinary middle school girl. But when her best friend Aoi invites her to join the idol training academy, Starlight Academy, her whole world is turned upside down. As she encounters all kinds of rivals and learns what it takes to be an idol, she uses her Aikatsu Cards to challenge countless auditions.
Style: anime, shoujo, humorous, captivating, entertaining
Plot: school, girl, idol, teenager, musician, music, teenage girl, schoolgirl, changing lives, high school life, teenage life, rivalry, direction and purpose, ambition, aspiration, contests and competitions, lifestyle change, musician's life, desire for fame, love, dancing, magical, magic, teacher, student ...
Place: japan

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Most similar movies to Aikatsu!

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, captivating, entertaining and feel good films and TV series with plots about music, school, idol, musician, ambition, teenager and musician's life mostly in Animation, Comedy and Music genres. Some movies like Aikatsu!: Love Live! Superstar!! (2021), Aikatsu Stars! (2016), Selection Project (2021), Star Princess (2014), D4DJ (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Love Live! Superstar!! (2021)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Yuigaoka Girls High School is a newly established school that lies between the Omotesando, Harajuku, and Aoyama neighborhoods of Tokyo. The story centers on its first batch of students. With no history, no upperclassmen or alumni, and no reputation, ...
Style: anime, captivating, feel good, entertaining
Plot: idol, slice of life, desire for fame, ambition, friendship, girlfriend, music, direction and purpose, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, aspiration, friends, musician ...
Place: japan, tokyo
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100%
AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue (2016)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: In the Four Islands Archipelago, people can use Grav-Shoes to fly around! This is the story of Asuka Kurashina, a transfer student that arrives at Kunahama Academy from outside the Four Islands. After seeing the ability of wearers to soar in the ...
Style: anime, captivating, futuristic, entertaining
Plot: school, rivalry, flying, professional rivalry, direction and purpose, sport team, hi-tech, ambition, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, ambitious, teenage life, teenager ...
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100%
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Aikatsu Stars! (2016)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Yume Nijino aims to become a top idol, and she enrolls in the Yotsuboshi Gakuen (Four Stars Academy). This academy has a special group called the S4, who are the top four active idols in the school. Yume and the other first-year students aim to ...
Style: anime, semi serious, seinen, feel good, stylized ...
Plot: slice of life, high school, social relations, teenage life, friendship, music band, music, rehearsal, high school life, youth, friends, shyness ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Selection Project (2021)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: A group of nine determined girls enter the 7th Annual “Selection Project,” a television show where they’ll audition to become idols…and pursue their dreams!
Style: anime, entertaining, humorous, captivating
Plot: slice of life, idol, desire for fame, young girl, cultural icon, music, musician's life, direction and purpose, aspiration, musician, music band, ambition ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Star Princess (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: South Korea, France
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story: Follow the journey of young Iris, a spirited teenage girl with a beautiful voice and an unending desire to help others. When Iris sings, strange events happen.
Style: humorous, exciting, feel good, adult animation, 2d animation
Audience: kids, girls' night
Plot: princess, female protagonist, magic, friendship, girl power, music, pop group, friendship between girls, female friendship, boy girl friendship, idol, musician ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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D4DJ (2020)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Music
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Rinku Aimoto, who has a habit of saying "Happy Around!", has returned to Japan from abroad and enrolls at Yoba Academy where DJing is popular. She is deeply moved by a DJ concert she sees there and decides to form a unit of her own with DJ ...
Style: anime, captivating, humorous, entertaining, 3d animation
Plot: idol, dj, music, school, electronic music, music band, student, ambition, teenage life, friends, friendship, teenager ...
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100%
THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls (2014)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: There are many idols with long-established talent agency 346 Production. And now the company is starting a new program, the Cinderella Project! Girls leading normal lives are chosen to be aspiring idols and see another world for the first time in ...
Style: anime, captivating, humorous, entertaining, 2d animation
Plot: idol, aspiration, rivalry, desire for fame, direction and purpose, spell, contest, musician's life, musician, contests and competitions, rivals, cultural icon ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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BanG Dream! (2017)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Since she was very young, Kasumi Toyama has always been searching for the "Star Beat", a sparkling and exciting sound she heard while looking up at the night sky. Just after getting into high school, Kasumi comes across a "star-shaped ...
Style: anime, captivating, entertaining, tsundere, super sentai ...
Plot: high school, girl band, idol, school, music, musician, music band, schoolgirl, desire for fame, direction and purpose, musician's life, teenager ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Idoly Pride (2021)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Music
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: After a successful audition, high school student Kotono Nagase and her best friend move into a dorm with eight other aspiring idols. They quickly realize it takes more than cute choreography and cute outfits to reach the top—it will take blood, ...
Style: anime, captivating
Plot: idol, desire for fame, musician, celebrity, musician's life, teenager, direction and purpose, teenage life, rising to stardom, music, aspiration, ambition ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Kiratto Pri☆chan (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: PriChan is a channel where anyone can become an idol! Every girl dreams about producing her own sparkling, exciting channel and becoming a popular PriChan Idol! First-years at Kirarigaoka Middle School, Momoyama Mirai and Moegi Emo, end up making ...
Style: anime, semi serious, entertaining, disturbing, satirical ...
Plot: idol, music, school, rivalry, female protagonist, teenage protagonist, japanese schoolgirl, satire, slice of life, ambition, music band, schoolgirl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Aikatsu! The Movie (2014)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story: The story of the anime revolves around Ichigo, who was just a normal middle school student until she suddenly got involved in the world of idols. The film will center on Aikatsu!'s greatest "Super Live" concert yet, the Dai Star Miya ...
Style: anime, captivating, entertaining, feel good, disturbing ...
Plot: music band, musician, ambition, music industry, idol, rock concert, showbiz, changing lives, lifestyle change, coping, music, musician's life ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Aikatsu! 10th Story: Starway to the Future (2023)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 72 min.
Story: While Akari is shining brightly as Starlight Queen, the duo unit "Cosmos", composed of Ichigo and Akari, just had a successful first live event! As time flows by while their activites continue, Ichigo, who is now in her third year of ...
Style: captivating, funny, semi serious, entertaining, feel good
Plot: friendship, school, idol, student, singing, academy, high school, friends, teenager, adolescence, music, musician ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Love Live! School Idol Project (2013)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: The school idol project is set at a school between Tokyo's Akihabara, Kanda, and Jinbouchou neighbourhoods. The school faces the danger of being streamlined out of existence, so nine of its female students decide to become idols to protect ...
Style: anime, feel good, captivating, light, humorous ...
Plot: idol, competition, high school life, friends, high school, school, save the day, friendship, rivalry, training, music, slice of life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream (2011)
Genre: Animation, Family, Music, Musical, Romance, Sport
Country: Japan, South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Prism Stars are performers on the new popular ice show, Prism Show. They are superidols whose techniques, singing and fashion sense are a cut above all others. Aira and Rizumu are two Prism Stars whose goal is to become the best, the Prism Queen; ...
Style: anime, captivating, semi serious, entertaining, funny ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: skating, idol, ambition, direction and purpose, dancing, ambitious, musician, desire for fame, music, aspiration, dance, skater ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
La Corda d'Oro: Primo Passo (2006)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Hino goes to a school that specialises in music and has two streams: the normal stream and the music stream, where the music students are regarded as the more elite. She was running late for her class one day when she saw a tiny fairy, who seemed ...
Style: anime, serious, captivating, humorous, exciting ...
Audience: teens
Plot: teenage life, musician's life, youth, hopes, rivalry, contests and competitions, friendship, underdog, high school, music, friends, high school life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club (2020)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Music
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Nijigasaki High School is located in Odaiba, Tokyo. The school is popular due to its free school style and diverse majors. The story centers on the members of school idol club in Nijigasaki, and their attempt to prevent the club from being abolished.
Style: anime, entertaining, captivating, humorous, feel good ...
Plot: slice of life, school, idol, high school, friendship, teenage life, friends, club, schoolgirl, high school life, teenage girl, school club ...
Place: japan, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Shine Post (2022)
Genre: Animation, Music
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Although the idol group TiNgS is chasing after big dreams, so far their accomplishments have only been small — and now, suddenly, they're facing a potential break up! Hope seems lost, but when a new manager with a special skillset takes them ...
Style: anime, entertaining, feel good, satirical, captivating
Plot: music, idol, teenage protagonist, musician, desire for fame, price of fame, satire, teenager, ambition, music business, musician's life, teenage girl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Healer Girl (2022)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: The world can be healed through music, and these three girls want to make it happen. Meet Kana Fujii, Reimi Itsushiro, and Hibiki Morishima—three healers-in-training at the Karasuma Phoniatric Clinic learning the art of healing patients’ ...
Style: anime, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, feel good
Plot: school, teenage girl, music industry, young girl, teenage life, group of friends, assistant, lifestyle, friends, musician, healer, teenager ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Mirmo  Zibang! (2002)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Mirmo de Pon! is a manga series written by Hiromu Shinozuka and serialized in Ciao magazine from 2001 Jul through 2005 Dec. It was also published in twelve collected volumes by Shogakukan. The manga series was awarded the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award ...
Style: anime, captivating, satirical, semi serious, entertaining ...
Plot: magic, kingdom, fantasy world, teenager, satire, dream world, teenage girl, schoolgirl, high school, rivalry, male female relationship, ninja ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Maid Sama! (2010)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Misaki Ayuzawa is the first female student council president at a once all-boys school turned co-ed. She rules the school with strict discipline demeanor. But she has a secret—she works at a maid cafe due to her families circumstances. One day the ...
Style: anime, humorous, touching, shoujo, romantic ...
Audience: teens, kids, girls' night
Plot: school, teenage life, teenage love, fall in love, love and romance, high school, maid, youth, rich and poor, cafe, student, power relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Ensemble Stars! (2019)
Genre: Animation
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Yumenosaki Private Academy, a school located on a hill facing the ocean. Specializing in boys' idol training, the school has a long history of producing generations of idols for the entertainment world out of the young men overbrimming with ...
Style: captivating, entertaining, shoujo, anime
Audience: kids
Plot: high school, ambitious, idol, ambition, desire for fame, female singer, musician, aspiration, singer, music, direction and purpose, musician's life ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Angel's 3Piece! (2017)
Genre: Animation, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: A shut-in ever since he had a traumatic experience, Nukui Hibiki's biggest hobby has been using vocalization software to create and uploading songs online. One day, he receives an email from some fifth-grader girls, asking to meet and discuss ...
Style: anime, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience: teens
Plot: friendship, harem, slice of life, high school life, music, teenage life, teenager, school, musician, friends, teenage girl, musician's life ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Starmyu (2015)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Ayanagi Academy: home of musical dreams and insane competition. New student Yuta Hoshitani dreams of being in show business, but to get there he'll have to gain acceptance from the Kao Council (Cherry Blossom Flower Council), Ayanagi ...
Style: anime, captivating, disturbing, entertaining
Plot: music, music business, music industry, music band, direction and purpose, friendship, desire for fame, musician, ambition, musician's life, friends, performance art ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Magic-Kyun! Renaissance (2016)
Genre: Animation, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: A world where art becomes magic. In this world, people who can inspire passion with their Magic Arts are called Artistas, and are employed in show business. In Hoshinomori Private Magical Arts High School, where Artistas are taught, a strange new ...
Style: anime, captivating, disturbing, semi serious, entertaining ...
Plot: magic, magical girl, school, magician, music, fantasy world, teenager, teenage life, magical, wizards and magicians, artist, magical power ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Bocchi the Rock! (2022)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Hitori Gotoh, “Bocchi-chan,” is a girl who’s so introverted and shy around people that she’d always start her conversations with “Ah...” During her middle school years, she started playing the guitar, wanting to join a band because she ...
Style: anime, captivating, semi serious, satirical, entertaining
Plot: slice of life, rock band, music, female musician, schoolgirl, shyness, ambitious, music band, direction and purpose, ambition, aspiration, musician ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Dokidoki! PreCure (2013)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Thanks to Sharuru, a fairy from the Trump Kingdom, and the power of mysterious accessories called Cure Lovies, Mana transforms into Cure Heart! Mana, her close friend Rikka, her high-class childhood friend Alice, and the enigmatic, cool super idol ...
Style: anime, captivating, entertaining, exciting, shoujo
Plot: superhero, fight, girl, magic, teamwork, superheroine, good versus evil, superpower, teenage girl, female protagonist, save the world, battles ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Re:Stage! Dream Days♪ (2019)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: The story centers around the first-year student Mana Shikimiya as she pursue her dreams of winning at the Prism Stage, the competition that determines the top middle-school idol.
Style: anime, captivating, super sentai, 2d animation
Plot: high school life, school club, dancing, middle school, slice of life, female protagonist, idol, teenage girl, teenager, school, teenage protagonist, ambition ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Ya Boy Kongming! (2022)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: General of the Three Kingdoms, Kongming had struggled his whole life, facing countless battles that made him into the accomplished strategist he was. So on his deathbed, he wished only to be reborn into a peaceful world... and was sent straight to ...
Style: anime, disturbing, semi serious, captivating, satirical ...
Plot: music, musician, coping, musician's life, direction and purpose, ambition, competitor, satire, slice of life, city, party, power ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Gabriel DropOut (2017)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Gabriel White graduated at the top of the class at angel school and attends a human school on earth in pursuit of knowledge, but then gets engrossed in a web game and decides its too much trouble to go anywhere. (from manga)
Style: anime, humorous, entertaining, captivating, light ...
Plot: friendship, slacker, angel, magic, demon, supernatural, school, high school life, clumsy, rescue, teenager, clumsiness ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Kageki Shojo!! (2021)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: The curtain rises on Sarasa Watanabe, a starry-eyed 5'10" student who hopes to perform as a male lead role in the all-female Kouka Acting Troupe. She forms a friendship with her new roommate, a former idol. Together, they’re in for the ...
Style: anime, shoujo
Plot: young girl, high school life, slice of life, schoolgirl, music, girlfriend, idol, ambition, glory, friendship, girl power, student ...
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20%
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