Reikenzan: Hoshikuzu-tachi no Utage

Shows based on Vocaloid originals or involving utaites/producers who are/have been active on Nico Nico Douga (extended to YouTube for newer gens).
While not its own genre, these compositions tend to have a recognisable feel to them.
(Updating as I come across songs, you can poke me to add stuff as well :D)

2nd stack for post-2020 anime debuts: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/26372

Actual Vocaloids:
GUMI ~ Joshikousei no Mudazukai / Agukaru: Play with Ibaraki-hen (cv: Megumi Nakajima)
IA ~ Recorder to Randoseru Mi☆ (cv: Lia)
Miku ~ Akikan / Watamote / Yami Shibai / Black Rock Shooter / Kemurikusa / ALFA-X / Aware! Meisaku / Petit Seka (cv: Saki Fujita)
MEIKA Hime & Mikoto ~ Hakata Mentai! Pirikarako-chan (cv: Kotori Koiwai)
Luka ~ Copihan (cv: Yuu Asakawa)
Meaw (possibly) ~ Honto ni Atta! Reibai Sensei
Go! Go! 575
Zunda Horizon

Luo Tianyi ~ Wan Sheng Jie

Prioritising first appearances/multiple artists bc of 50 limit. For composer entries, the singer is only listed if they're
At some point, I'd have been super hyped for any show with a Vocaloid producer but come late 2010s they've been popping up everywhere :')

*List is roughly sorted by anime based on Vocaloid songs > Male utaites > Female utaites > Producers

Young-looking boys as MC to self-insert. Male child protagonists. List geared towards male audience. There can be Onee-sans, lolis as possible love interests. Expect some male-oriented fanservices.

Donghuas that have humor and get chuckles out of me. Not guaranteed they all will be deep. Some are lowbrow.

You know when a character appears weak or young or small or just overall kinda incompetent, and others question their ambitions?
You know that moment when they prove everyone wrong? When those in doubt are left to stare in awed astonishment?

Gosh, do I love a good underdog.

This is a collection of anime where the protagonist is easily underestimated. In reality, despite their appearance, they have certain impressive qualities; be it in strength, intelligence, and/or skill.



*One entry per series. So no sequels, adaptions etc included.
*The descriptions may feature some very slight spoilers.

Anime where the premise is leveling up or cultivating in a martial arts system.