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I think we all know what lot of modern anime are missing these days.

The most goated Idol Anime of all time.

Ever anime that's a part of the "Pretty Rhythm" Series by Takara Tomy

A list of anime that revolve around the following topics: Idols, bands and music.
As it is an introduction, I only included the first seasons to some of them. Whether you want to continue watching the later seasons is always up to you :)

note: i did not watch majority of these, this is just a compile of some lists i found online

i will also not add any who are obviously offensive

For the most part one entry per series. Subject to change as some are unfinished.

My friend Squilon made a Children having a bad time stack, so I made one to be a pallate cleanser in case you need it (the age range of the characters in his stack is different to this one)

This stack is dedicated to the so-called "Ikemen Onna" or as they are better known in the West, Prince-ish girls. That is, cool androgynous female characters who look incredibly handsome and act like fairytale princes, which makes them incredibly popular with girls. Initially, such characters appeared only in shoujo anime as one of its classic moe and yuri archetypes, but subsequently ikemen onna began to appear more and more outside of female media, often playing the role of action female MC in various all-female and not so anime.

After Mahoutsukai Sally - the first animated series adapted from a manga that was targeting the "shoujo" demographic (young female audience) - there have been many more works that were targeted to this new market following the initial success of "Mahoutsukai Sally"

This list attempts to collect some of the most important of those works, starting from the beginning. This is done so that people who are interested in or new to the history of "Shoujo" anime can gain atleast some kind of understanding of the history and the development throughout the years.

I will try to write my short spoiler free review/thoughts for each of the entries on this list to explain further why I think the entry is important as far as the history of "shoujo" anime is concerned.

In short these are the series that I think everyone who is interested in shoujo anime, the history of shoujo anime or history of girls entertainment in Japan in general when it comes to animation, should be atleast aware of.

Note: The term "shoujo" used in this list is being used to refer girls entertainment in general and not just adaptations from shoujo manga.

Shoujo Anime: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/16071
Shoujo Manga: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/22135
Longest Shoujo Anime: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/26291
Classic Shoujo Manga: https://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=84956

i cant find one in order so here lol
based off of release dates

some lesser known shows, movies, etc. some have been very surprising gems to me. some mind-blowing, some heart-warming, some merely interesting, some just outright hilarious!

This is a stack of Music-related anime featuring some of the best and most spectacular stage effects.
With the capability to project images and scenery on stage or temporarily alter the state of reality to give a fantastic performance.

This list is a collection of series and films based on or focused on popular girls entertainment model of dress up fashion games or dolls.

Usually the entertainment or game focuses on the initial base or a character and the objective is to collect or gather as much fashion clothes and accessories as possible. The value of the model lies in the fact that the accessories and additional fashion are usually sold or obtained separately in the games or as a separate products for the dolls.

The entry bar for this entertainment model is low as the initial setup is relatively simple requiring only the "base" product or initial access. The curve starts from the collection and accessories that serve as a main product and the point of interest of the entertainment.

If there are additional functions on the product, they usually are only supplementary in nature and serve as a way to "highlight" the points of interest related to the initial product enhancing the core of the entertaiment.

This is the third part of a collection of articles where I aim to explore the evolution of anime related music. This part of the list attempts to collect a list of most iconic performances on the "Idol Age" of anime music.

The term "Idol Age" used in this list refers to a phase after the "New Age" phase. During this phase there started being more "idol songs" that that essentially were "tied" to the product itself utilising "a culmination point" relating the performance into a singular entity also known as "idol". This was an interesting approach for many as it opened a new model on how to sell these products to the market.

The theme songs essentially dropped essentially all connections to the series demonstrated by their lyrics, the emotion invoked by the song and the spirit related to the series. Essentially the song and the performance are presented as a related product to the entity that serves as the culmination point relating to these products also known as "idol".

I will write my thoughts on each of the entries on this list to further explain why I think the series and the theme songs included as a combined package have attained "iconic" status when it comes to the scene of "Idol Age" anime music in contrast to the "Anime Songs" and the "New Age". I will also give a score related on how well "the culmination" and the "product" perform parallel to each other while establishing the "idol" itself as a product. The series are ordered based on that score.

The term "iconic" in this list is defined by the popularity and how deeply established the culmination and the elements of the performance relating to the idea of "idol" being established as a product are in addition of them being supposedly intertwined with the series as a whole experience.

Related stacks:

Chapter 1 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/24451
Chapter 2 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/24454
Chapter 3 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/24455

Anime that feature transgender (trans girls, trans boys, non-binary, and/or intersex) characters.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37484
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55294

You may be wondering, what is "autistic-coded?" is it the same as head canons, what is it? Well, no, autistic-coded is a term to refer to a character in media who, intentionally or not, is written in a way that can be deemed as them having autism. Most autistic-coded characters have multiple autistic traits. If these characters were a real person, they'd probably be diagnosed with ASD.

Most autistic people look to autistic-coded characters instead of canonical characters for representation. Why? autistic rep is not only extremely rare in media, its also most of the time not done correctly.

In this stack I will be adding characters who I deem to possibly be autistic-coded, some people may disagree but that's ok! I respect their opinions.

note this stack is a work in progress as I plan to give reasons why i believe these characters are autistic-coded

If you are a fan of singers, music, musical instruments and the world of the spectacle, I can recommend these animes. Apart from having good OST, its main themes are music, singing and musical instruments, with some drama included.