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Idol anime typically feature characters that perform beautiful songs with visually beautiful costumes and an underlying story. Some of my favourites include: Love Live! School Idol Project: the story of trying to save their school from closing was rather touching and full of energy. The later title Love Live! Sunshine! though I didn't like much at all - as it was shadowing the original characters way too much.. The iDOLM@STER: I'm still watching this one, and think this is my most favourite by far. Go go 765 Production! The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: the production values in this was better and I found this one quite good, and had a really cute nekogirl but it became rather bleak in some parts towards the end. Surprisingly, some of the themes in idol anime can become a little dark too as the performers are of course still living normal lives outside of their work. What are some of your favourite titles?

I'm very curious to hear what your favorite Japanese song is! Personally, I've been listening to a lot of English music by artists such as Alexander Rybak and Owl City, but I still listen to my fair share of J-pop. If I had to say what my favorite Japanese song is, it's either the song played in the anime Another's ending or Closer by Joe Inoue. What about you?

Heya, guys! So being a music lover, I've always liked to listen to songs or just plain instrumental background music whenever I can. After looking around here, I'm curious to know now. What do you think of Japanese Doujin Music and the Utaites? I'm pretty new to both, myself, as I've only recently came to discover both of them. To those who are not in the know, Japanese Doujin bands are the equivalent to what we call Indie bands from the west. They're groups of people who self-publish their music. The utaite, is someone who does covers of songs that already exist. They basically do their own takes on a song by rearranging the composition, at times, or just sticking as close as possible to the original. So personally, I've always liked FELT and Primary, ever since I've listened to one of their songs a little while ago. You could say they are my favourite doujin bands. With the utaites, Yuikonnu is at the top of the list. Interestingly enough, she also leads Primary. Some of my other favourites include Sana, Ayaponzu, Hanatan and Reol. I'll take the liberty of leaving two songs here. Give them a spin and share you think! I'm looking for recommendations on this as well, so if you happen to be a seasoned veteran, maybe you could recommend to me some of your favourite doujin bands and utaites. fragile garden - Primary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_fn_0ENAbc Skygate - FELT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtgpsovixYQ

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Any fans of Love Live? This music title reminded me strongly of K-ON. Characters are all very likable, and plot to well... save the school though getting old is done really well here due to its strong pacing. The Love Live aspiration plot was also well done too. I've only seen the first season so far, second one is on my to watch list. Side note: character profiles written for its landing page.

[FLOAT_RIGHT] [/FLOAT_RIGHT] This may not have a nice art style and all, but still try it! It's one of the best Romance manga with slice of life in it. I'm sure you'll love it! It's one of my top 5 manga! Also it seems like in 2005, Bokura ga Ita won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo. So anyone who's searching for Shoujo anime, try this out. Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Slice Of Life, Shoujo, Tragedy. Chapters: 70