Tsukiuta. The Animation

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

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

The anime stack of mostly all-male casts focused on joseimuke media: idols, mobile games, (not) otome games, and multimedia projects. I won't include the sequels because the stack is limited to 50 so you gotta find them out by yourself.

Part 2 (original & manga/novel adaptation): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/6190
Also check out pretty boys doing sports: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/2079

they sing and stuff

A simple list of most of the TV animes featuring male idols. Personally I recommend checking out Uta no Prince-sama and Ensemble Stars!

The title speaks for itself.

CBDCT, an equivalent of CGDCT (cute girls doing cute things).

The cast of characters consists either predominantly of boys, or only of boys.

Some animes could be BL or have BL hints/fan services.

What the title says, any anime which has over 1,000 fanfics on AO3. (Note: anime with 10,000+ fics are on their own list, so if you see anything that’s super popular that's missing, that’s why) And since the tagging system on AO3 is a bit inconsistent I made a few choices:
For anime with separate tag categories for the manga and anime adaptation, I only took the fic number for the anime entry, I did not add them together. For anime and manga which have already been lumped together under one tag I used that number.

For anime with reboots where the reboot and the original got lumped together I chose the version with the most members on myanimelist to represent it (like Fruits Basket)

For franchises which have all been lumped under one tag, I chose the earliest tv series installment of the series to represent it. (for example Gundam, or Lupin III). But if an individual installment of that franchise tagged separately also reached 1,000 fics by itself it also got included. (like Gundam Wing)
Exceptions to this rule are the Fate franchise and Yugioh, because I don’t want to make another list just to squeeze those in lmao. Here are the individual installments of those which have all reached 1,000:
Fate/Grand Order
Fate/Zero
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V

And if you notice that I’ve missed anything feel free to let me know

Male Idol Anime Works ♪


With the theme of male idols, each work is an idol anime that depicts various stories and stages that fascinate viewers. For series, only the first series are registered.

I recommend you to watch the singing and live scenes! Hope you find your favorite character!

Literally every anime (excluding Music, Specials, and OVAs) about Male Idols that I found from the Idols (Male) section on MAL.
Arranged by air date > series.

if you like Music Anime / male idol. you can watch this

Notes: I have definitely watched/read the anime/manga that I give a rating
I will not give a rating below 5, Rating 5 for me = 1, >8 = recommended
if it's not good for me, the status "Dropped" and no rating

I watched all of these anime during Winter 2022

Top Anime (in my opinion)

New in Winter 2022: Hakozume Kouban Joshi no Gyakushuu, the story is about a police officer, interesting because it relates to real life, J-Drama aired first.

Completed Series: Kotarou wa hitorigurashi, really a hidden gem, underrated or rarely discussed, the plot is light but the story is sad and makes you feel emotional even though it's not romance according to the title, the story is about a kindergarten child who lives alone, fortunately there are still good people around MC, J-Drama aired before the anime. Actually, this anime only aired in March but because it was released on Netflix it was immediately complete


Movie: Jujutsu Kaisen 0, prequel, the MC is different from the main story, but the story is really good, the soundtrack, especially the animation, doesn't need to be explained

Sequel: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yuukaku Hen, Demon vs Demon Slayer

Notes: I have definitely watched/read the anime/manga that I give a rating
I will not give a rating below 5, Rating 5 for me = 1, >8 = recommended
if it's not good for me, the status "Dropped" and no rating

I watched all of these anime during Spring 2023

Top anime (in my opinion)

New in Spring 2023
Top 1. Oshi no Ko, It's a big mistake to think that this is an idol anime with a music genre (like I was fooled by the title and cover of the comic), because this is about showbiz, behind the fun, smiles, laughter of artists/idols/people in showbiz, there are The dark side of that world, this anime is really interesting because it is related to real life, cases like bullying, stalking, evil comments from netizens, etc.
Top 2. Mashle, the MC doesn't have magic powers in a world that uses magic, so he uses muscle power, this anime is really entertaining
Top 3. Yamada-kun to Lv 999 no Koi wo suru, a romcom anime where in my opinion every scene, especially the atmosphere, is made in detail about the feelings of FL, ML, etc.
The story is about FL who broke up but wanted to take revenge on her ex through an offline meeting in the game Forest of Savior, but there FL meets a real ML figure where her character is in the same guild as FL

Sequel:
Top 1. DR. STONE: NEW WORLD
When modern humans have to experience the stone age again, every episode always makes me curious, what other ideas do Senku and his friends have, what other actions, what else to make, it's really exciting
Top 2. KIMETSU NO YAIBA: KATANAKAJI NO SATO HEN
The animation is really good but in my opinion it's not as exciting as the previous arc in the Dr Stone anime. I also don't really like the use of 3D in action/people/monsters but the use of moves in this anime is still good

Completed Series: HATARAKI MAN
FL who works at a magazine, always prioritizes his work, can change to hataraki man mode (working man) but doesn't have romance, but the question is related to real life

Movie: BLACK CLOVER: MAHOU TEI NO KEN
Former magic emperor vs magic knight
It's really epic, the animation quality of the film is really good, maybe if it was in the cinema it would be better 🤣
In my opinion, the anime movie is mixed canon, even though the author made it, but the storyline of the movie doesn't affect the main story of the manga, aka it wasn't adapted from the manga, even though the characters are the same.
From the first minute to the end the war continues

Notes: I have definitely watched/read the anime/manga that I give a rating
I will not give a rating below 5, Rating 5 for me = 1, >8 = recommended
if it's not good for me, the status "Dropped" and no rating

Top Anime Opening songs of Spring 2023 (in my opinion)
1. Kizuna no kiseki by MAN WITH A MISSION ft Milet (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato Hen)
2. Cantabile by Novelbright (Ao No Orchestra)
3. Shayou by Yorushika (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu)

Top Anime Ending Songs of Spring 2023 (in my opinion)
1. Always and Forever by Serra (Kanojo ga Koushaku tei ni Itta Riyuu)
2. Kamihitoe by Uru (Jigokuraku)
3. Fireworks by MindaRyn (Kanojo ga Koushaku tei ni Itta Riyuu Ending 2)

any anime w/o notes are ones I have not watched yet

Idol/Band/Music anime