HaruChika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun suru

Anime in which a character interacts with a Rubik's-style puzzle cube in some capacity.

If you know of any anime or individual episodes that aren't listed, PM me. Change to List View to see which specific episodes the cube appears in, if applicable. If some of these lack precise context, it's probably because I haven't actually watched them yet, or because it appears several times in the anime.

(I had to change the title to this boring one because apparently having the word "MY" in the title flags it as "personal preference" and won't let me set the stack as Public)

What I look for the most in an anime above everything else is high-quality writing. That's not to say that manga, visual novel, and light novel adaptations are written poorly; in fact, there are some that have incredible, masterfully-crafted storylines. I have simply personally found that some of the most unforgettable series for me have been novel adaptations.

Given that there currently exists no anime search option for this, the basis of this interest stack is to provide a list of full-length novels that have been adapted into series or movie format.

*Disclaimer: not enough space to add children's classics to this, go check out Nippon Animation's studio page if you want more!

self-explanatory title; those anime have a character that plays one or more musical instruments in a leading role. which means that idol/singer anime aren't included.

no sequels.

An assorted stack of anime series with some talented detectives and mind-boggling mysteries to uncover. Highly recommended for fans who love to put on a thinking cap and wrap their head around, trying to unravel secrets alongside the protagonists.

Link to Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15991

List of anime with characters who lives around music.

Combing through all the tiny, lovely but lacking, stacks focused on rock bands, ensembles, singers, and music makers persuaded me to make the big all-encompassing Interest stack myself. I love singing and playing music, and watching musicians in anime giving it their all makes me all hyped up. Do you also want to see more music anime? This list was compiled and sorted for our convenience!

𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚
The anime must be about making and/or performing music. One title per franchise. Idol animes are excluded as they already can be found conveniently here:
　➢　https://myanimelist.net/anime/genre/60/Idols_Female
　➢　https://myanimelist.net/anime/genre/61/Idols_Male

𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
1–8. Girl Bands
9–20. Boy Bands and Mixed Bands
21–24. Traditional Japanese Music
25–33. Classical Music and Orchestras
34–36. Vocal Ensembles
37–50. Miscellaneous

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐀𝐋'𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞?
The theme called Music features Music Videos (MVs), Idols anime, music listening anime, and animes in which music making is only secondary. This stack is a little more focused. For the whole MAL Theme "Music", use this link:
　➢　https://myanimelist.net/anime/genre/19/Music

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐞
I recommend checking out related titles to the ones in this stack, as some have alternative or independent story lines (i.e. Bang Dream, Argonavis, Liz to Aoi Tori, Piano no Mori). Also, the following anime didn't meet the criteria but are worth mentioning:
　Oshi no Ko — Anime series about an idol singer and a fan
　Perfect Blue — Classic mindf*** movie about an idol singer
　Revue Starlight — Girls battle with singing, acting, and dancing in this theater/opera series
　Bakumatsu Rock — Alternative history series where samurai have guitars instead of swords
　Hypnosis Mic — Hiphop is a weapon in this war torn world, let the rap battle begin
　Takt Op Destiny — Humanoid classical music pieces are weapons in this alien-invaded world
　Vivy Fluorite Eyes Song — AI singer must destroy all androids or else mankind is cooked
　Lu Over the Wall — Ponyo-like setting, with musicians
　Healer Girl — Schoolgirl healers treat injuries with song
　Alien Stage — Korean YT series with MV-like episode structure
　Interstella 5555 — Music video movie for Daft Punk album

𝐒𝐄𝐎
bands anime orchestra anime orchestras anime musician anime singer anime singing anime rapping anime hip hop anime jazz anime rock anime rock band anime girl band anime light music club

__________________________________
Is anything missing? Should something not be here? Any errors? Please contact me.