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Story revolves around music

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byMolangao
Aug 23 2022, 6:35 PM | Updated Apr 28, 2023 3:08 PM
A list of animes that the premise has something to do with music, be it singing, dancing, classical, idol... An appreciation stack :)

More will be added to that list later
Love Live! School Idol Project
TV, 2013, 13 eps Me:- Author:10
I'm not gonna put all Love Live shows in here, bcuz it would fill the entire stack. Just know that the franchise is BIG

The protagonist, Honoka Kōsaka, is a student who wants to become an idol alongside her two friends, Kotori Minami and Umi Sonoda. These three create a jpop group together to attract more students to their school so it doesn't go bankrupt.
Carole & Tuesday
TV, 2019, 24 eps Me:- Author:6
Tuesday is a blondie runaway girl who dreams of becoming a singer. She meets a girl in USA called Carole, who was singing and playing a keyboard on a bridge, and they both decide to start a career as a duo after writing their first song together.

The animation and artstyle are beautiful.
Given
TV, 2019, 11 eps Me:- Author:10
Omg how beautiful this one is

Mafuyu Satou is a highschooler who is really quiet and has a hard time expressing his feelings. One day, Uenoyama Ritsuka found him sleeping on one of the stairs in the school, hugging a guitar.

Mafuyu is trying to get over a past relationship that has traumatized him, and he learns to express himself through music.

There's also a movie, a live action series and a OVA.
K-On!
TV, 2009, 13 eps Me:- Author:8
This franchise is also big

Yui Hiragawa just entered high school, and is struggling to find a club where she fits into. One day, she got attracted to the music club, where the members Mio Akyama, Ritsu Tainaka and Tsumugi Kotobuki are in. These three characters are trying their hardest to make Yui join the club, otherwise, the principal is gonna dump them.
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
TV, 2014, 22 eps Me:- Author:10
Kusuo is a traumatized boy. When he was younger, his mother abused him emotionally and forced him to become a piano God or something. When he turns 14, he meets Kaori, a young cheerful violinist, that is going to help Kusuo get over his trauma and go back to play piano.
Angel Beats!
TV, 2010, 13 eps Me:- Author:10
The main story itself is not really about music BUT there's a secondary character who gets a few couple of episodes dedicated to her past, that is related to singing

Iwasawa was an average girl with a terrible family. One day, she runs away from her home to pursue her dreams of becoming a singer. Prepare tissues.
Hibike! Euphonium
TV, 2015, 13 eps Me:- Author:8
AKB0048
TV, 2012, 13 eps Me:- Author:-
The iDOLM@STER
TV, 2011, 25 eps Me:- Author:-
Tari Tari
TV, 2012, 13 eps Me:- Author:-
Kono Oto Tomare!
TV, 2019, 13 eps Me:- Author:-
Detroit Metal City
OVA, 2008, 12 eps Me:- Author:-
Nodame Cantabile
TV, 2007, 23 eps Me:- Author:-
Mashiro no Oto
TV, 2021, 12 eps Me:- Author:-
White Album 2
TV, 2013, 13 eps Me:- Author:-
White Album
TV, 2009, 13 eps Me:- Author:-
Bocchi the Rock!
TV, 2022, 12 eps Me:- Author:8
"Oshi no Ko"
TV, 2023, 11 eps Me:- Author:8
Perfect Blue
Movie, 1998, 1 ep Me:- Author:-

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