Aikatsu!
A bright, energetic shoujo idol anime about friendship and self-improvement, built on the reassuring structure of repeated audition challenges and character growth.
Ichigo Hoshimiya is a regular, ordinary middle school girl. But when her best friend Aoi invites her to join the idol training academy, Starlight Academy, her whole world is turned upside down. As she encounters all kinds of rivals and learns what it takes to be an idol, she uses her Aikatsu Cards to challenge countless auditions.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Does Aikatsu! leave you hopeful? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of series.
Is Aikatsu! scary? No. Less frightening than 92% of series.
Is Aikatsu! easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 91% of series.
Is Aikatsu! violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.
Is Aikatsu! sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Aikatsu!
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Aikatsu!
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Aikatsu!, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Aikatsu!, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Aikatsu!, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
