Top 19 Idol anime you should watch right now. [2025 List]

19. [Oshi no Ko] Season 2

The second season of [Oshi no Ko].

Aqua’s desire for revenge takes center stage as he navigates the dark underbelly of the entertainment world alongside his twin sister, Ruby. While Ruby follows in their slain mother’s footsteps to become an idol, Aqua joins a famous theater troupe in hopes of uncovering clues to the identity of his father — the man who arranged their mother’s untimely death, and the man who once starred in the same troupe Aqua hopes to infiltrate.

Oshi no Ko Season 2 has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 【推しの子】第2期, [Oshi no Ko] Season 2

18. [Oshi no Ko]

When a pregnant young starlet appears in Gorou Amemiya’s countryside medical clinic, the doctor takes it upon himself to safely (and secretly) deliver Ai Hoshino’s child so she can make a scandal-free return to the stage. But no good deed goes unpunished, and on the eve of her delivery, he finds himself slain at the hands of Ai’s deluded stalker — and subsequently reborn as Ai’s child, Aquamarine Hoshino! The glitz and glamor of showbiz hide the dark underbelly of the entertainment industry, threatening to dull the shine of his favorite star. Can he help his new mother rise to the top of the charts? And what will he do when unthinkable disaster strikes?



Note: Episode 1【推しの子】Mother and Children was pre-screened in advance in Japanese theaters on March 17, 2023. The regular TV broadcast begins on April 12, 2023. The first episode has an extended runtime of ~90 minutes.

Oshi no Ko has finished airing and it has 11 Episodes. It is also Known as: 【推しの子】, 【OSHI NO KO】, [Mein*Star], Favorite Girl, My Idol's Child, เกิดใหม่เป็นลูกโอชิ, Anak Idola, 【推しの子】Mother and Children, [Oshi no Ko] Mother and Children, 【MOJA GWIAZDA】, 我推的孩子

17. Love Live! Superstar!! 3rd Season

The third season of Love Live! Superstar!!

Love Live! Superstar!! Season 3 has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ラブライブ!スーパースター!! 3期, Love Live! Superstar!! 3rd Season

16. Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai

"I want to find what I enjoy."

Shibuya, a district overflowing with identity.

A girl trying to find herself drifts through Shibuya in the dead of night until a special encounter changes everything.

For the first time, the creative activities of unknown young girls will begin—

Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 夜のクラゲは泳げない, YoruKura

15. Perfect Blue

Perfect Blue revolves around the main protagonist, Mima Kirigoe, a member of a pop idol group named “CHAM!”. After evaluating her situation, she decides to give up her idol status to pursue a career as an actress, what she believes to be the next step in making a name for herself in the industry. However, one of her most hardcore fans, Me-Mania, is less than happy about the path she has decided to take.
Now reborn as an actress, Mima accepts an interesting role, ignoring her manager, Rumi Hidaka's reservations about it. While on set, strange things begin to happen to people who are involved with the film. As time goes on, Mima begins to break down mentally, struggling to distinguish fantasy from reality.
Will Mima be able to escape the grip of her stalker and turn in a break out performance, or will she descend into madness?

Perfect Blue has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: パーフェクト・ブルー, Perfect Blue

14. Guilty Crown

Japan, 2039. Ten years after the outbreak of the "Apocalypse Virus," an event solemnly regarded as "Lost Christmas," the once proud nation has fallen under the rule of the GHQ, an independent military force dedicated to restoring order. Funeral Parlor, a guerilla group led by the infamous Gai Tsutsugami, act as freedom fighters, offering the only resistance to GHQ's cruel despotism.
Inori Yuzuriha, a key member of Funeral Parlor, runs into the weak and unsociable Shuu Ouma during a crucial operation, which results in him obtaining the "Power of Kings"—an ability which allows the wielder to draw out the manifestations of an individual's personality, or "voids." Now an unwilling participant in the struggle against GHQ, Shuu must learn to control his newfound power if he is to help take back Japan once and for all.Guilty Crown follows the action-packed story of a young high school student who is dragged into a war, possessing an ability that will help him uncover the secrets of the GHQ, Funeral Parlor, and Lost Christmas. However, he will soon learn that the truth comes at a far greater price than he could have ever imagined.

Guilty Crown has finished airing and it has 22 Episodes. It is also Known as: ギルティクラウン, GUILTY CROWN

13. Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song

Nierland—an A.I complex theme park where dreams, hopes, and science intermingle. Created as the first-ever autonomous humanoid A.I, Vivy acts as an A.I cast for the establishment. To fulfill her mission of making everyone happy through songs, she continues to take the stage and perform with all her heart. However, the theme park was still lacking in popularity.

One day, an A.I named Matsumoto appears before Vivy and explains that he has travelled from 100 years into the future, with the mission to correct history with Vivy and prevent the war between A.I and humanity that is set to take place 100 years later.

What sort of future will the encounter of two A.I with different missions redraw? This is the story of A.I destroying A.I. A.I diva Vivy's 100-year journey begins.

Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song- has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song- (ヴィヴィ -フローライトアイズソング-), Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song

12. Beck

Tanaka Yukio, better known by his nickname Koyuki, is a 14-year-old who feels disconnected from life in general. Through the act of saving a mismatched dog, he meets guitarist Minami Ryuusuke, and becomes involved in Ryuusuke's new band BECK. Koyuki's life starts to change as the band struggles toward fame.

Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: ベック, BECK, Mongolian Chop Squad

11. Zombieland Saga

A typical morning. The usual music. Their normal lives. The peace these seven girls experience will suddenly be destroyed. By the living dead... zombies. A reality that they never wanted a part of, an amazing and terrifying zombie world. They all share one wish: "We want to live." These girls will struggle through this saga, in order to achieve a miracle. MAPPA, Avex Pictures, and Cygames team up to bring you a juicy, 100% original anime. A timeless shocker for all audiences, a brand new style of zombie anime, will soon rise.

ZOMBIE LAND SAGA has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ゾンビランドサガ, Zombieland Saga

10. Macross F

In a futuristic universe, humanity waged war against a race of giants known as Zentradi. Facing extinction at hands of their foes, humanity escaped to the stars. In 2059 A.D., the 25th Giant Immigration fleet, also known as the Macross Frontier, undergoes its journey towards the center of the galaxy.
For the most part, life on the Macross Frontier proceeds as normal. But when famous singer Sheryl Nome visits, things go awry. Mysterious biomechanical aliens known as Vajra appear and attack, just as the citizens are busy clamoring over Sheryl.
17-year-old student mech pilot Alto Saotome joins the fray against the alien threat. While battling against a Varja, Alto rescues a young girl named Ranka Lee. Major Ozma Lee notes Alto's skill during his battle, and recruits him into the Strategic Military Services program. But his recruitment does not go smoothly, as the ghosts of Alto's past come up to haunt him.

Macross Frontier has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: マクロスＦ（ロンティア）, Macross F

9. Holo no Graffiti

Comedy shorts featuring various VTuber characters from Hololive agency.

Holo Graffiti is currently airing and will have Episodes. It is also Known as: ホロのぐらふぃてぃ, Holo no Graffiti

8. The iDOLM@STER: Shiny Colors 2nd season

The second season of The iDOLM@STER: Shiny Colors.

Note: The series is having a three-part theatrical pre-screening in Japan starting in July 2024. Regular TV broadcast begins in Fall 2024.
• Part 1 releasing theatrically on July 5, 2024.
• Part 2 releasing theatrically on August 23, 2024.
• Part 3 releasing theatrically on September 20, 2024.

- Anilist

The iDOLM@STER: Shiny Colors 2nd season has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: アイドルマスター シャイニーカラーズ 2nd season, ShinyIM@S 2

7. Pole Princess!! Movie

Pole Princess!! Movie has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 劇場版 ポールプリンセス!!, Pole Princess!! Movie

6. Macross

After a mysterious spaceship crashes into Earth, humanity realizes that they are not alone. Fearing a potential threat from space, the world pushes aside their nationalism, conflicting interests, and cultural differences, unifying under the banner of the United Nations. The newly formed UN forces decide to repurpose the alien spacecraft, naming it SDF-1 Macross. Unfortunately, on the day of its maiden voyage, a fleet of spaceships belonging to a race of aliens known as Zentradi descend upon Earth, and the SDF-1 Macross, acting of its own accord, shoots down the incoming squadron, sparking an intergalactic war.
In an attempt to escape, the Macross tries to launch itself into the Moon's orbit, but the ship—as well as the city was in—is teleported to the far reaches of space. Caught up in the mess are Hikaru Ichijou, a free-spirited acrobatic pilot, and Minmay Lynn, an aspiring idol. Together, alongside Macross's bridge officer Misa Hayase, they experience an epic journey rife with grief and drama as they begin their trek back to Earth, facing with the cruelties of war along the way.

Macross has finished airing and it has 36 Episodes. It is also Known as: Choujikuu Yousai Macross, 超時空要塞マクロス, Choujikuu Yousai Macross, Cho Jiku Yosai Macross, Super Dimensional Fortress Macross, SDF Macross, Robotech (U.S.)

5. [Oshi no Ko] 3rd Season

The third season of [Oshi no Ko].

Oshi no Ko Season 3 has not yet aired. It is also Known as: 【推しの子】第3期, [Oshi no Ko] 3rd Season

4. Back Street Girls: Gokudolls

A group of 3 yakuza failed their boss for the last time. After messing up an important job, the boss gave them 2 choices: honorably commit suicide, or go to Thailand to get a sex reassignment surgery in order to become "female" idols. After a gruesome year training to become idols, they successfully debut, with overwhelming popularity, much to their dismay. This is where their tragedy truly begins.

Back Street Girls has finished airing and it has 10 Episodes. It is also Known as: Back Street Girls -ゴクドルズ, Back Street Girls: Washira Idol Hajimemashita., Gokudolls

3. Seiyuu Radio no Uraomote

Yuuhi Yuugure and Yasumi Utatane, two high school voice actresses who just happened to attend the same school and coincidentally got placed into the same class, are the two hosts of a radio weekly program. As fellow classmates and voice actresses, they show all the listeners their great friendship! At least, on the surface. In reality, the quiet girl Chika and the gyaru Yumiko are complete opposites. And they absolutely cannot stand each other. Off air, chaos and insults erupt. On air, they're the best of friends. Just where will this tumultuous relationship lead them?

The Two Sides of Voice Actor Radio is currently airing and will have 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 声優ラジオのウラオモテ, Seiyuu Radio no Uraomote

2. Pole Princess!!: Pole Dance Show Movie

An animated series of pole dance show routines by various dancers from Pole Princess!! dancing and singing to their respective character songs.

The list of released videos included in this entry are as follows:
1) 御子白ユカリ ポールダンスショームービー (Yukari Mikoshiro Pole Dance Show Movie) / Queen of Fairy Sky
2) 紫藤サナ ポールダンスショームービー (Sana Murafuji Pole Dance Show Movie) / Avaricious Heroine
3) 蒼唯ノア ポールダンスショームービー (Noa Aoi Pole Dance Show Movie) / 眩暈の波紋 (Memai no Hamon)
4) 東坂ミオ ポールダンスショームービー (Mio Tousaka Pole Dance Show Movie) / マジカル☆アイデンティファイ〜３・２・１の魔法〜 (Magical☆Identify: 3. 2. 1 no Mahou)
5) 西条リリア ポールダンスショームービー (Lilia Saijou Pole Dance Show Movie) / とびきり上等☆Smile！(Tobikiri Joutou☆Smile!)
6) 南曜スバル ポールダンスショームービー (Subaru Nanyou Pole Dance Show Movie) / リメイン (Remain)
7) 星北ヒナノ ポールダンスショームービー (Hinano Hoshikita Pole Dance Show Movie) / Wish upon a polestar

Pole Princess!!: Pole Dance Show Movie has finished airing and it has 7 Episodes. It is also Known as: ポールプリンセス‼ ポールダンスショームービー, PolPri Dance

1. Aikatsu!

An idol's brilliance illuminates the dreams of humanity. Starlight Academy, a holy ground for celebrities in training, seeks to realize this belief. Behind its rigorous entrance requirements lie not only the top young stars in the entertainment business, but some of the best memories these students will ever have.
Or so Aoi Kiriya believes. Alongside her best friend Ichigo, Aoi decides to apply for the prestigious private school in hopes of living up to the praise of the biggest idol in the world: Mizuki Kanzaki. As they journey through the numerous laughs, friendships, and heartbreaks that await them, can the two girls light up the lives of others as Mizuki has done for them?
Whether it be chopping down Christmas trees, traversing obstacle courses, or even rock climbing, there's always a playful new adventure to be found in the world of Aikatsu!.

Aikatsu! has finished airing and it has 50 Episodes. It is also Known as: アイカツ！アイドルカツドウ！, Aikatsu! Idol Katsudou! Idol ga Tsudou!, Aidoru ga Tsudou!, Idol ga Tsudou!