# List of music and dance anime

This is a list of Music and dance anime, OVAs, ONAs, and films – Music is inseparable part of the plot or drives the plot: 1.) Characters individually or as a group (band, orchestra, dance crew...) either perform music pieces whether by singing or playing instruments or both, or dance to the music. 2.) If not performed by characters, the story is told with assistance of music or sounds (major absence of dialog - dialog is mostly replaced with music, and the story is performed against a background of song(s), like in A-Girl, My Oldies Are All Color or music videos; in a different case of a story with no dialogue (like Joshi Kausei) sounds, instead of music, are used to tell the story) or music is a major plot point of the story. The list does not contain strictly idol anime, OVAs and ONAs but may contain anime that use idol setting or themes as part of a bigger plot. The list also only includes multi-episode and single-episode anime/OVAs/ONAs with a minimum total running time of 15 minutes (because there are numerous anime music videos).
| Year | Title | Creator(s) | Music by | Music type | Original medium | Original medium | Original medium | Ref(s) |
| Year | Title | Creator(s) | Music by | Music type | Year | Creator(s) | Medium | Ref(s) |
| 1986 | A Cowardly Venus (Okubyou na Venus) | | | | | | Anime | |
| 1993 | A-Girl (part of Margaret Video Series) | Kitarō Kōsaka, ...?? | Okada Tooru, SEIKA | Pop | 1984 | Fusako Kuramochi | Manga | |
| 2024 | A Few Moments of Cheers | | | | | | Anime | |
| 2016 | Aggretsuko (Aggressive Retsuko) | Rarecho | | Metal | | | Anime | |
| 2001 | Ajimu: Kaigan Monogatari | Yasuyuki Mutō, Kenji Yamazaki, Masami Nagata, Yoko Kojo, Shinji Katahira, Yoko Kojo | Kou Nakagawa | | | | Anime | |
| 2015 | Aki no Kanade | | | Taiko drumming | | | Anime | |
| 2022 | Alien Stage | | | | | | | |
| 2006 | Amazing Nuts! | | | | | | Anime | |
| 1998 | Android Announcer Maico 2010 | Yōsuke Kuroda, Hideyuki Kurata, Hideki Shirane | Motoki Funayama | Voice acting | 1997 | Toshimitsu Shimizu | Manga | |
| 2017 | Angel's 3Piece! (Tenshi no 3P!) | Gō Zappa | Akito Matsuda | | 2012 | Sagu Aoyama, Tinkle | Light novel | |
| 2017 | Anonymous Noise | Deko Akao | Sadesper Record, NARASAKI / Watchman | | 2013 | Ryoko Fukuyama | Manga | |
| 2023 | Ao no Orchestra (Blue Orchestra) | Yūko Kakihara | Akira Kosemura | | 2017 | Makoto Akui | Manga | |
| 2002 | Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution | Kazuhiko Sōma | Yuki Kajiura | | | | Anime | |
| 2021 | Artiswitch | | | | | | Anime | |
| 2017 | BanG Dream! (Bandori!) | | | | 2015 | Takaaki Kidani, Kō Nakamura | Manga | |
| 2025 | Beat & Motion | | | | 2023 | Naoki Fujita | Manga | |
| 2004 | Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad | Osamu Kobayashi | | Rock band | 1999 | Harold Sakuishi | Manga | |
| 2021 | Belle | Mamoru Hosoda | Taisei Iwasaki, Ludvig Forssell, Yuta Bandoh, Miho Sakai | | | | Anime | |
| 1999 | Black Heaven (The Legend of Black Heaven) | Naruhisa Arakawa | Kōichi Korenaga | Metal band | | | Anime | |
| 2023 | Blue Giant | Number 8 | Hiromi Uehara | Jazz | 2013 | Shinichi Ishizuka | Manga | |
| 2022 | Bocchi the Rock! | Erika Yoshida | Tomoki Kikuya | Rock band | 2017 | Aki Hamazi | Manga | |
| 2015 | Brave Beats | Atsuhiro Tomioka | avex proworks, A-bee | Dance | | | Anime | |
| 1994 | Bronze: Kouji Nanjo Cathexis | | | | | | | |
| 2018 | Caligula | Touko Machida | Tsukasa Masuko, Yasuharu Takanashi, Funta7, RegaSound, Kenji Iwata | | 2016 | Aquria, Historia | Video game | |
| 2002 | Canary (OVA) | | | | 2000 | Front Wing | Visual novel | |
| 2019 | Carole & Tuesday | Deko Akao, Yasuhiro Nakanishi, Kimiko Ueno, Yuichi Nomura, Shinichirō Watanabe, Keiko Nobumoto | Mocky | | | | Anime | |
| 1992 | Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song | Momoko Sakura | | | 1986 | Momoko Sakura | Manga | |
| 1989 | Cipher the Video | Machiko Kondō, Yūko Sakurai | | | 1984 | Minako Narita | Manga | |
| 2016 | ClassicaLoid | Miya Asakawa, Tsuyoshi Kida, Kyo Kogure, Shū Matsubara | Masashi Hamauzu, Daisuke Asakura, Tomoyasu Hotei, tofubeats, Tsunku | Classical | | | Anime | |
| 2022 | Colorful Stage!: Petit SEKAI | | | | 2020 | Sega, Colorful Palette | Rhythm video game | |
| 2025 | Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing | Yoko Yonaiyama | Satoshi Hōno | | 2020 | Sega, Colorful Palette | Rhythm video game | |
| 2008 | Detroit Metal City: The Animated Series | | | Metal band | 2005 | Kiminori Wakasugi | Manga | |
| 2008 | Ef: A Tale of Melodies | Katsuhiko Takayama | Tenmon, Eiichirō Yanagi | | 2006 | Minori | Visual novel | |
| 2023 | Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte (Tsunlise) | Tomoko Konparu | Tatsuhiko Saiki, Natsumi Tabuchi, Sayaka Aoki, Junko Nakajima, Kanade Sakuma | Voice acting | 2018 | Suzu Enoshima | Novel | |
| 2017 | Escha Chron | Tatsuya Takahashi, Hikaru Yamaguchi, Seiji Mizushima, Toru Minazuki, Satomi Watabe | Hifumi,inc. | | 2016 | Dive II Entertainment | Stage recital | |
| 2025 | Flower and Asura (Hanashura) | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | Masaru Yokoyama | Voice acting | 2021 | Ayano Takeda, Musshu | Manga | |
| 2007 | Forest of Piano (Piano no Mori) | Ryuta Hourai, Mika Abe, Aki Itami | Keisuke Shinohara, Harumi Fuuki | | 1998 | Makoto Isshiki | Manga | |
| 1997 | Fujimi Orchestra: Cold Front - The Storm After the Rain | | | Orchestra | 1994 | Kō Akizuki, Keiko Nishi, Sei Goto | Novel | |
| 2002 | Full Moon o Sagashite (Looking for Full Moon) | Hiro Masaki | Kayta Shiina, Yoshiaki Mutou | | 2002 | Arina Tanemura | Manga | |
| 2017 | Fuuka | Aoi Akashiro, Touko Machida | Iga Takuro, West Ground | | 2014 | Kōji Seo | Manga | |
| 1982 | Gauche the Cellist | Isao Takahata | Ludwig van Beethoven | Classical | 1934 | Kenji Miyazawa | Short story | |
| 2007 | Genius Party | Atsuko Fukushima, Shōji Kawamori, Mitsuyoshi Takasu, Yōji Fukuyama, Hideki Nimura, Masaaki Yuasa, Shinichirō Watanabe, Mahiro Maeda, Kazuto Nakazawa, Shinya Ōhira, Tatsuyuki Tanaka, Kōji Morimoto | Kaoru Inoue, Akio Izutsu, Toshio Nakagawa, Seiichi Yamamoto, Takuma Watanabe, Fennesz, Nobukazu Takemura, Yoko Kanno, Akira Ifukube, Warsaw Village Band, Minami Nozaki, Juno Reactor | | | | Anime | |
| 2024 | Girls Band Cry | Jukki Hanada | Kenji Tamai | | | | Anime | |
| 2019 | Given | Yuniko Ayana | Michiru, Centimillimental | Rock band | 2013 | Natsuki Kizu | Manga | |
| 2014 | Go! Go! 575 | Keigo Koyanagi | Naoki Chiba | | 2013 | Sega | Video game | |
| 2016 | Haruchika (Haruta & Chika) | Reiko Yoshida | Shirō Hamaguchi | | 2008 | Sei Hatsuno | Novel | |
| 2019 | Her Blue Sky | Mari Okada, Masayoshi Tanaka | Masaru Yokoyama | | | | Anime | |
| 2022 | Heroines Run the Show: The Unpopular Girl and the Secret Task | Yoshimi Narita | Moe Hyūga | | 2020 | HoneyWorks, Inori Minase, Toshiyuki Toyonaga | Song | |
| 2021 | Hula Fulla Dance | Reiko Yoshida, Hiroko Yaguchi | Michiru Ōshima | Dance | | | Anime | |
| 2019 | Hulaing Babies | Ikoma | F.M.F | Dance | | | Anime | |
| 2020 | Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima | Shin Yoshida | | Rap battles | 2017/18 | Idea Factory, Yuichiro Momose | | |
| 2018 | I'm glad I could keep running. | | | Voice acting | | | Anime | |
| 2003 | Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem | Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Cédric Hervet | Daft Punk, Romanthony, Todd Edwards, DJ Sneak | | 2001 | Daft Punk | Studio album | |
| 2021 | Inu-Oh | Akiko Nogi | Yoshihide Otomo | | 2020 | Hideo Furukawa | Novel | |
| 2022 | Irodorimidori | Chihaya Tanaka, Rei Ishikura | D.watt | band | 2014 | Sega | Rhythm video game | |
| 1992 | Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair | Fumio Ishimori, Nobuyuki Fujimoto, Mai Sunaga | Hideo Shimazu | | 1854 | Stephen Foster | Song | |
| 2024 | Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night (YoruKura) | Yūki Yaku | Masaru Yokoyama | | | | Anime | |
| 2019 | Joshi Kausei | Tokihiro Sasaki | | | 2013 | Ken Wakai | Manga | |
| 2009 | K-On! | Reiko Yoshida | Hajime Hyakkoku | Rock band | 2007 | Kakifly | Manga | |
| 1994 | Key the Metal Idol | Hiroaki Satō | Tamiya Terashima | | | | Anime | |
| 2012 | Kids on the Slope | Ayako Katō, Yūko Kakihara | Yoko Kanno | | 2007 | Yuki Kodama | Manga | |
| 2010 | Koe de Oshigoto! The Animation | Masashi Suzuki | YM-FACTORY | Voice acting | 2008 | Azure Konno | Manga | |
| 2019 | Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life | Ayumu Hisao | Kei Haneoka | Koto | 2012 | Amyu | Manga | |
| 2006 | La Corda d'Oro | Reiko Yoshida, Keiichirō Ōchi | Mitsutaka Tajiri | | 2003 | Ruby Party, Yuki Kure | Video game | |
| 2020 | Listeners | Jin, Dai Satō, Taichi Hashimoto | L!th!um | | | | Anime | |
| 2018 | Liz and the Blue Bird | Reiko Yoshida | Kensuke Ushio, Akito Matsuda | | 2013 | Ayano Takeda, Nikki Asada | Novel | |
| 2018 | Lost Song | Morita to Jumpei | Yūsuke Shirato | | | | Anime | |
| 1983 | Love Me, My Knight (Rock'n Roll Kids) | | Nozomi Aoki, Joe Hisaishi | | 1982 | Kaoru Tada | Manga | |
| 2017 | Lu Over the Wall | Reiko Yoshida, Masaaki Yuasa | Takatsugu Muramatsu | | | | Anime | |
| 1994 | Macross 7, Macross 7 Encore | Sukehiro Tomita, Shōji Kawamori, Tetsurō Amino | Shirō Sagisu, Yoko Kanno | Rock band | | | Anime | |
| 1985 | Megazone 23 | Hiroyuki Hoshiyama, Emu Arii | Shirō Sagisu, Keishi Urata | | | | Anime | |
| 2012 | Mekakucity series (Kagerou Project) | | | | | | | |
| 2003 | Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch | Junki Takegami | | | 2002 | Michiko Yokote, Pink Hanamori | Manga | |
| 2017 | Monster Sonic!: A Rhapsody Called Lucy -The Very First Song- | | | | | | Video game | |
| 1987 | My Oldies Are All Color | | | | 1985 | Seizo Watase | Manga | |
| 2006 | Nana | Tomoko Konparu | Tomoki Hasegawa | Rock band | 2000 | Ai Yazawa | Manga | |
| 2006 | Nerima Daikon Brothers | Yoshio Urasawa | F☆CK | | 2005 | Takamitsu Kondō | Manga | |
| 2004 | Nitaboh | Kazuo Daijo | Makoto Kuriya | Shamisen | | | Anime | |
| 2007 | Nodame Cantabile | Tomoko Konparu, Yōji Enokido, Kazuki Nakashima | Suguru Matsutani | Classical, Orchestra | 2001 | Tomoko Ninomiya | Manga | |
| 2019 | On-Gaku: Our Sound | Kenji Iwaisawa | Tomohiko Banse, Grandfunk, Wataru Sawabe | | 2005 | Hiroyuki Oohashi | Manga | |
| 2017 | Onyankopon (ONA) | | | Afrobeat | | | | |
| 1992 | Orurorane the Cat Player | Mayori Sekijima, Toshiharu Murata | Hajime Hyakkoku, Kanji Ishikawa | | 1979 | Baku Yumemakura | Novel | |
| 2023 | Paradox Live: The Animation | Takayo Ikami | Taku Iwasaki | Rap battles | | | | |
| 2002 | Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart | Mami Watanabe, Ryunosuke Kingetsu, Animate | Hiroyuki Kouzu, Ayako Kawasumi | | | | Anime | |
| 2022 | Prima Doll | Kai, Tōya Okano | | | 2020 | Kai, Tōya Okano, Maroyaka | Serial novel | |
| 1987 | Purple Eyes in the Dark | | | | 1984 | Chie Shinohara | Manga | |
| 1984 | Radio City Fantasy (Machikado no Märchen, Street Corner Fairytales) | Takeshi Shudō, Yoshitaka Amano, Kazushige Yusa, Toshiyuki Sakurai | Morio Agata, Virgin VS | | | | Anime | |
| 2002 | RahXephon | Chiaki J. Konaka, Ichirō Ōkouchi, Hiroshi Ōnogi, Yōji Enokido, Fumihiko Takayama, Yutaka Izubuchi, Mitsuo Iso | Ichiko Hashimoto | | 2001 | Takeaki Momose, Yutaka Izubuchi | Manga | |
| 1990 | Ranma 1/2: Hot Song Contest | | | | | | | |
| 2018 | Revue Starlight (Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight) | Tatsuto Higuchi | Tatsuya Kato, Yoshiaki Fujisawa | | 2017 | Bushiroad, Nelke Planning, Kinema Citrus | Musicals | |
| 2019 | Ride Your Wave | Reiko Yoshida | Michiru Oshima | | | | Anime | |
| 2014 | Samurai Jam -Bakumatsu Rock- | Mitsutaka Hirota | Tomoki Kikuya | | 2014 | Marvelous AQL | Video game | |
| 2015 | Seiyu's Life! | Michiko Yokote | Yukari Hashimoto | Voice acting | 2011 | Masumi Asano, Kenjiro Hata | Manga | |
| 2007 | Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica (Polyphonica) | Ichirō Sasaki, Kenichi Kanemaki | Hikaru Nanase | | 2006 | Ocelot | Visual novel | |
| 2015 | Show by Rock!! | Touko Machida, Daisuke Tazawa | Yasuharu Takanashi, Funta7, Rega Sound, Akiya Suzuki | | 2013 | Geechs, Edia, Sanrio | Rhythm video game | |
| 2021 | Sing a Bit of Harmony | Yasuhiro Yoshiura, Ichirō Ōkouchi | Ryo Takahashi | | | | Anime | |
| 2014 | SoniAni: Super Sonico The Animation | Yōsuke Kuroda | Go Sakabe | | | | | |
| 2015 | Sound! Euphonium | Jukki Hanada | Akito Matsuda | Orchestra | 2013 | Ayano Takeda, Nikki Asada | Novel | |
| 2010 | Sound of the Sky | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Michiru Ōshima | Military music | | | Anime | |
| 2012 | Symphogear | Akifumi Kaneko, Noriyasu Agematsu | Elements Garden | | | | Anime | |
| 2021 | Takt Op. Destiny | Bandai Namco Arts, DeNA, Oji Hiroi, Kiyoko Yoshimura | Yoshihiro Ike | Classical | | | Anime | |
| 1962 | Tales of a Street Corner | Osamu Tezuka, Arai Ryo | Takai Tatuso | | | | Anime | |
| 2012 | Tari Tari | Masakazu Hashimoto | Shirō Hamaguchi | | | | Anime | |
| 2023 | Technoroid: Overmind | | | | | | | |
| 2008 | Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Parallel Works | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio | Keiichirō Ōchi | Keiichi Hirokawa, Kuniyuki Takahashi | Voice acting | 2020 | Kō Nigatsu, Saba Mizore | Light novel | |
| 2011 | The World God Only Knows: Four Girls and an Idol | | | band | 2008 | Tamiki Wakaki | Manga | |
| 2021 | Those Snow White Notes (Mashiro no Oto) | Kan'ichi Katō | | Shamisen | 2009 | Marimo Ragawa | Manga | |
| 1987 | To-y | Izo Hashimoto | Masaya Matsuura | Rock band | 1985 | Atsushi Kamijo | Manga | |
| 2016 | Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō | | Daisuke Fujiwara | DJ | 2014 | yipiao, Yūjirō Koyama | Manga | |
| 2014 | Tribe Cool Crew | Atsuhiro Tomioka, Miya Asakawa, Nobuaki Yamaguchi, Kouji Miura, Yuko Ishiyama, Makoto Koyama | avex proworks, A-bee | Dance crew | | | Anime | |
| 2015 | Venus Project: Climax | Gō Zappa | | Dance battle | 2015 | Galat | Video game | |
| 2021 | Visual Prison | Noriyasu Agematsu, Yukie Sugawara | Elements Garden | Visual kei bands | | | Anime | |
| 2021 | Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song | Tappei Nagatsuki, Eiji Umehara | Satoru Kōsaki | | | | Anime | |
| 2018 | Voice of Fox | Kōjin Ochi, Mie Kaga, Yoshimi Narita, Aki Tsunaki, Shiori Shiwa | Minami Nozaki | | 2015 | Guang Xian Jun | Manhua | |
| 2024 | VTuber Legend | Deko Akao | Masato Suzuki, Tsubasa Handa | Voice acting | 2020 | Nana Nanato | Light novel | |
| 2025 | Wandance | | | Dance | 2019 | Coffee | Manga | |
| 1971 | Wandering Sun (Nozomi in the Sun) | | | Pop | 1970 | Keisuke Fujikawa, Mayumi Suzuki | Manga | |
| 2020 | Wave, Listen to Me! | Shōji Yonemura | Motoyoshi Iwasaki | Radio talk show | 2014 | Hiroaki Samura | Manga | |
| 2017 | Welcome to the Ballroom | Kenichi Suemitsu | Yuki Hayashi | Dance | 2011 | Tomo Takeuchi | Manga | |
| 2024 | Whisper Me a Love Song | Hiroki Uchida | Hiroshi Sasaki, Wataru Maeguchi | | 2019 | Eku Takeshima | Manga | |
| 2009 | White Album | Satoru Hiroaki | Elements Garden | | 1998 | Leaf | Visual novel | |
| 2020 | Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop | Kyōhei Ishiguro, Dai Satō | Kensuke Ushio | | | | Anime | |
| 2022 | Ya Boy Kongming! (Paripi Koumei) | Yōko Yonaiyama | Genki Hikota | | 2019 | Yuto Yotsuba, Ryo Ogawa | Manga | |
| 2014 | Your Lie in April | Takao Yoshioka | Masaru Yokoyama | Classical | 2011 | Naoshi Arakawa | Manga | |
| 1992 | Zetsuai 1989 | | Kenji Kawai, Kow Otani | Rock | 1989 | Minami Ozaki | Manga | |