What is this genre all about? A musical ensemble also known as a music(al) group or music(al) band is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music, typically known by a distinct name.
We present you the list of Musical Band anime you should watch right now.
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Top 20 Musical Band anime you should watch right now. [2024 List]
- 20. Girls Band Cry
- 19. Bocchi the Rock!
- 18. Nana
- 17. Beck
- 16. K-On!
- 15. Given
- 14. Hibike! Euphonium
- 13. Hibike! Euphonium: Kumiko 3 Nensei-hen
- 12. K-On!!
- 11. Kimi no Iro
- 10. White Album 2
- 9. BanG Dream!
- 8. Kono Oto Tomare!
- 7. Hibike! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest-hen
- 6. Bocchi the Rock! Re:
- 5. K-On! Movie
- 4. BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!
- 3. Interstella5555: The 5tory of The 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
- 2. Love Live! The School Idol Movie
- 1. Liz to Aoi Tori
20. Girls Band Cry
The main character drops out of high school in her second year, and aims at entering a university while working alone in Tokyo. A girl is betrayed by her friends and doesn't know what to do. Another girl is abandoned by her parents, and tries to survive in the city by doing part-time jobs.
This world lets us down all the time. Nothing goes as planned. But we want something that we can continue to like. We believe there's a place where we belong. That's why we sing
Girls Band Cry has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: ガールズバンドクライ, Girls Band Cry
19. Bocchi the Rock!
Hitori Gotoh, “Bocchi-chan,” is a girl who’s so introverted and shy around people that she’d always start her conversations with “Ah...”
During her middle school years, she started playing the guitar, wanting to join a band because she thought it could be an opportunity for even someone shy like her to also shine. But because she had no friends, she ended up practicing guitar for six hours every day all by herself.
After becoming a skilled guitar player, she uploaded videos of herself playing the guitar to the internet under the name “Guitar Hero” and fantasized about performing at her school’s cultural festival concert. But not only could she not find any bandmates, before she knew it, she was in high school and still wasn’t able to make a single friend!
She was really close to becoming a shut-in, but one day, Nijika Ijichi, the drummer in Kessoku Band, reached out to her. And because of that, her everyday life started to change little by little...
Bocchi the Rock! has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！, BOCCHI THE ROCK!
18. Nana
Nana Komatsu is a helpless, naïve 20-year-old who easily falls in love and becomes dependent and clingy to those around her. Even though she nurses ambitious dreams of removing herself from her provincial roots and finding her true calling, she ends up traveling to Tokyo with the humble reason of chasing her current boyfriend Shouji Endo.
Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is a proud, enigmatic punk rock vocalist from a similarly rural background, who nurtures the desire to become a professional singer. Putting her career with a fairly popular band (and her passionate romance with one of its former members) firmly behind her, she boards the same train to Tokyo as Nana Komatsu.
Through a fateful encounter in their journey toward the metropolis, the young women with the same given name are brought together, sparking a chain of events which eventually result in them sharing an apartment. As their friendship deepens, the two attempt to support each other through thick and thin, their deeply intertwined lives filled with romance, music, challenges, and heartbreaks that will ultimately test their seemingly unbreakable bond.
Nana has finished airing and it has 47 Episodes. It is also Known as: NANA [ナナ], Nana
17. 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
16. K-On!
Hirasawa Yui, a young, carefree girl entering high school, has her imagination instantly captured when she sees a poster advertising the "Light Music Club." Being the carefree girl that she is, she quickly signs up; however, Yui has a problem, she is unable to play an instrument.
When Yui goes to the clubroom to explain, she's greeted by the other members: Ritsu, Mio, and Tsumugi. Although disheartened at Yui's lack of musical know-how, they still try to convince her to stay to prevent the club's disbandment. After playing Yui a short piece which re-ignites her imagination, they succeed in keeping their new member and guitarist.
Along with the tasks of school and homework, Yui begins to learn the guitar with the help of the other band members, experiencing many mishaps along the way. However, with the school festival drawing near and Yui getting stuck with her practice, will the Light Music Club be ready in time for their debut?
K-ON! has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: けいおん!, Keion, K-ON! Season 1
15. Given
Somehow, the guitar that he used to love to play and the basketball games that he found so fun just lost their appeal... That was until Ritsuka Uenoyama randomly met Mafuyu Sato. Ritsuka had started losing his passion for music in his everyday life, but then he hears Mafuyu sing for the first time. The song resonates with his heart and the distance between them starts to change.
given has finished airing and it has 11 Episodes. It is also Known as: ギヴン, Given
14. Hibike! Euphonium
After swearing off music due to an incident at the middle school regional brass band competition, euphonist Kumiko Oumae enters high school hoping for a fresh start. As fate would have it, she ends up being surrounded by people with an interest in the high school brass band. Kumiko finds the motivation she needs to make music once more with the help of her bandmates, some of whom are new like novice tubist Hazuki Katou; veteran contrabassist Sapphire Kawashima; and band vice president and fellow euphonist Asuka Tanaka. Others are old friends, like Kumiko's childhood friend and hornist-turned-trombonist Shuuichi Tsukamoto, and trumpeter and bandmate from middle school, Reina Kousaka.
However, in the band itself, chaos reigns supreme. Despite their intention to qualify for the national band competition, as they currently are, just competing in the local festival will be a challenge—unless the new band advisor Noboru Taki does something about it.
From the studio that animated Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu, Kyoto Animation's Hibike! Euphonium is a fresh and musical take on the slice-of-life staple that is the high school student's struggle to deal with their past, find romance, and realize their dreams and aspirations.
Sound! Euphonium has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 響け！ユーフォニアム, Hibike! Euphonium
13. Hibike! Euphonium: Kumiko 3 Nensei-hen
The third season of Hibike! Euphonium.
Kumiko's third year finally begins! With the concert band at Kitauji High School over 90 members, Kumiko is now the president and does her best with her final high school club activities to try to win her long-desired gold at nationals.
Sound! Euphonium 3 has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 響け！ユーフォニアム3, Hibike! Euphonium Third Season, Hibike! Euphonium 3
12. K-On!!
For two full years, Yui, Mio, Ritsu and Tsumugi have worked together to keep the struggling Light Music Club alive. With a new school year there are new and scary challenges ahead!
K-ON! Season 2 has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: けいおん!!, Keion 2, K-On!! 2nd Season
11. Kimi no Iro
Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the 'colors' of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful color of all. Although she doesn’t play an instrument, Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and Rui, a quiet music enthusiast they meet at a used bookstore in a far corner of town. As they practice at an old church on a remote island, music brings them together, forming friendships and stirring affections. Will they discover their true 'colors'?
The Colors Within has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: きみの色, Your Colors
10. White Album 2
Haruki Kitahara's light music club is on the verge of disbanding. At this rate, the third year's dream of performing at the school festival would never be realized. However, as his exhausted fingers drift through the chords of "White Album," the first song he would ever play, an angelic voice and mysterious piano begin harmonizing with his lonely guitar. It is a momentous performance that marks the beginning of everything for Haruki.White Album 2 orchestrates Haruki's final semester with complex romance and exhilarating music, as the curtains of the stage he so desired begin to open...
White Album 2 has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: ホワイトアルバム2, White Album2, WA2
9. BanG Dream!
When she was a child, Kasumi Toyama felt a heart-pounding thrill every time she gazed at the stars, and she's been looking without success for something that could inspire the same feeling ever since. One day, she comes across a star-shaped guitar in a rundown pawnshop and, for the first time, discovers the thrill she's been searching for. Kasumi becomes determined to form an all-girl band, and her search leads her to four like-minded souls: Saya, Arisa, Rimi, and Tae. Does this band have what it takes to make their dreams of stardom come true?
BanG Dream! has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: BanG Dream！, BanG Dream!
8. Kono Oto Tomare!
Down to its last member, the koto club will accept anyone who is interested in the traditional Japanese instrument. But when a delinquent and a prodigy player sign up, finding harmony isn’t going to be easy—especially not with ensemble competitions looming around the corner. With enough time and some incredible skill at the strings, perhaps this motley crew can strike a chord with the judges.
Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: この音とまれ！, Stop This Sound!
7. Hibike! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest-hen
The long-awaited new work will be screened in theaters as a medium-length animation in the summer of 2023!
Along with the summer brass band competition, the ensemble contest, commonly known as "Ancon," is a place where exciting performances are held. The performance of several people in one group has a charm different from that of a competition.
In order to participate in the Kyoto prefectural tournament of Ancon, a representative team is selected in the school's preliminary round. However, with over 50 members, the Kitauji High School brass band is facing a variety of problems! Will Kumiko, the newly appointed head of the club, be able to make it through the preliminary rounds?
The days of struggle begin.
Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest Arc has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 響け! ユーフォニアム アンサンブルコンテスト編, Hibike! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest-hen
6. Bocchi the Rock! Re:
Theatrical compilation of Bocchi the Rock!
Bocchi the Rock! Re: has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！ Re:, Bocchi the Rock! Re:
5. K-On! Movie
With graduation right around the corner, the girls of the Light Music Club are headed to London for one last hurrah! Their overseas journey will lead them on a trip of discovery and friendship as they prepare for one last amazing encore.
K-ON! The Movie has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 映画 けいおん！, Eiga K-On!, Keion Movie
4. BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!
"Would you be in a band with me for the rest of your life?"
It’s the end of spring of Anon’s first year at Haneoka Girls’ Academy, and almost everyone seems to be in a band. In order to fit in with the rest of the class, Anon, who started school late, scurries to find band members, and finds out that “Haneoka's Weirdo" Tomori has yet to join any bands.
So Anon resolves to speak with Tomori at any cost but...
**Bruised and unseemly as it is, this is our music, our cry.**
**We may be lost, but we’ll keep on moving as the lost.**
BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!! has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: バンドリ！It's MyGO!!!!!, BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!
3. Interstella5555: The 5tory of The 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
This music video is the visual realization of "Discovery", an album by Daft Punk. It tells the story of a band of four extraterrestrial musicians who are kidnapped and brought back to Earth by an evil manager. Their only hopes lie with a space pilot from their home planet who, after receiving a distress call broadcasted during the abduction, seeks out to rescue them.
Interstella5555: The 5tory of The 5ecret 5tar 5ystem has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: インターステラ5555, Interstellar 5555
2. Love Live! The School Idol Movie
Hot on the heels of the third year students' graduation, μ's is invited to New York in hopes of spreading the joy of school idols to other parts of the world. Due to the events of the recent Love Live!, μ's has reached eminent stardom which results in crowds swarming them whenever they appear in public. With the increased attention, however, comes a difficult choice.
Having yet to publicly announce the decision they came to regarding their future, the young members of μ's are pushed to continue performing by rival group A-RISE, Otonokizaka High School, and even Love Live! itself. As leader, Honoka Kousaka is left wondering if the path they have chosen is truly for the best, as μ's must re-evaluate their choices and come to a final decision on what they want for the future.Love Live! The School Idol Movie depicts the final chapter in μ's story as the girls explore just what being an idol means to them as well as the bond that connects the nine of them together.
Love Live! The School Idol Movie has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ラブライブ！The School Idol Movie, Gekijouban Love Live!, Love Live! School Idol Project Movie
1. Liz to Aoi Tori
Mizore Yoroizuka and Nozomi Kasaki are a pair of best friends in their final year of high school. Their shared obsession? The school's brass band club. With Mizore on the oboe and Nozomi on the flute, they spend their days in happiness--until the club begins to practice songs inspired by the fairy tale Liz und ein Blauer Vogel (Liz and the Blue Bird). Immersed in this story, Mizore and Nozomi begin to realize that there may be no such thing as being together forever.
Liz and the Blue Bird has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: リズと青い鳥, Liz und ein BlauerVogel, Hibike! Euphonium Movie: Mizore to Nozomi no Monogatari, Gekijouban Hibike! Euphonium: Mizore to Nozomi no Monogatari, Hibike! Euphonium: The Story of Mizore and Nozomi, Liz and the Blue Bird
