LGBTQ+
Surprisingly, the popular female superstar is actually a handsome young guy! To escape this awkward identity, he has to continue pretending to be the female superstar, while starting again as a trainee.
GL
Picking up a has-been robot idol, who has attacked on human beings and taking him home is the crazy thing our MC has done. Faced with this situation, MC decides to help him return to his idol's life. So let's start from being a cross-dress streamer. (Isn't there anything wrong?)
Horror
Soren Shen is a high school student. He's always a well-behaved student to his teachers and takes Sharon Li as his good example, who is the school idol. But one day... Soren accidentally found the secrets of his idol!?
Drama
The shining lights, the magnificent stage! Friendships created through singing, making a future through dancing, the girls embark on their journey towards their dreams! One who has lost status due to a scandal is hiding a plot behind her back. A pair of bosom friends, separated by fate. A girl who tries to exonerate her mother sets off on her journey for a talent competition. When the stage turns into an empty battlefield, she uses her voice to chase after her dreams.
Romance
Breaking up with boyfriend just because she's chasing after her idol! How ridiculous... More ridiculous thing is that she finds herself in the bed with her dream idol when she wake up the second day! The most ridiculous thing is that for the sake of her idol's reputation, they become a fake couple...
ComedyParodySeinen
A rags to riches success story(?) about Umi Hiroko, a 16-year-old girl who wishes to become the next top idol. But the world of show business is harsher and weirder than anyone could expect.
Shoujo
Included one-shots: Volume 1: Oniichan da mon☆ Volume 2: Go! Go! Haruru-kun! Volume 3: Go! Go! Haruru-kun! 2, Papa ja Nai-doll
RomanceShoujo
The most popular group of idol. Hina loves the leader of the group, Chiaki. After their representation, she was so exiting that she come to see Chiaki. And they kissed!! Then, they started going out together. But Chiaki designed her as his "pet". Hina is so happy but will she support being only a "pet"...?! (Source: Chibi Manga)
"Please be an idol only for me" says Hattori to Nazuna. A cute love story of idol and her manager. (Source: MU)
ComedyShounen
A normal boy who comes from a family of beauticians is one day asked by the female gang leader of his school to make her and idol.
ComedyShounenSports
Satomi Azusa is a popular teenage gravure idol. She's also a highly talented baseball player, but, as a girl, she can't play on her school's team. Her father happens to be the coach of the team, and he concocts a scheme to allow her to play. His scheme involves Hirayama Keita, Azusa's childhood friend, a teenager of no particular talent. Keita's redeeming feature is that he looks a lot like Azusa. In fact, after putting Keita in a wig and girl's clothes, not even their parents can tell the two of them apart. To help Azusa's (and her father's) dream come true, Keita agrees to trade places with her during the baseball games. Soon "Hirayama Keita" becomes a popular player, and "he" begins to move towards a career in pro baseball. How long can Keita and Azusa keep up the act? What will happen when people find out? (Source: MangaHelpers)
ComedyShounenGender Bender
A boy who dreams to be an idol, Sora Amano, was spotted and recruited as a potential female idol. She was told that she had talent to be an "absolute idol"…? Legendary idol or just a silly abnormal boy!? (Source: MU)
DramaMusicShoujo
A story about the struggles of a new member of a big idol group.
ComedyDramaRomance
"S" is a known as a bully caretaker, who avenges her bullied clients—for a price. However, in reality, "S" is a nerd named Kang Song Ih, with a twin brother named Kang Ah Eul, whom she loves above anything. Ah Eul attends Chungha High School, a famous and expensive school, but over winter break, he attempts to commit suicide. Song Ih, determined to understand why her brother tried to kill himself, attends Chungha High School, pretending to be Ah Eul—uncovering the reasons why Ah Eul was driven to suicide, including one mysteriously handsome but "bad" guy named Suh Ga Yoon. (Source: MU)
Gender Bender
A Prince Charming suddenly appears infront of a country girl on a remote island. "I love you, I want to be happy with you like this forever." Setting a foot on a strange city to find her Prince Charming, she finds out that he is actually the Entertainment Industry's top star, Gang-Woo Choi. Even after seeing her, he pretends as if he doesn't know her...!!! "Gang-Woo Choi! You dare play around with me? I'll never forgive you!"
ComedyShoujo Ai
The question is "is love between two female idols 'cute' and supposed to be shown in public?"
ComedyRomanceSupernatural
ActionFantasy
Time is at the end of the idol century. Civilization declined but the conflict between idols never ended. All of the idols have one goal. Winning at "Idol Smash" that is held in "Budokan" once every 300 years!! The legendary idol legacy that once dominated the world is given to those at the top of superb idols. (Source: MU)
Seinen
Shoujo Ai
TAKAISHI Minori is a cute and perky female fast-food worker who is adored by all the female customers because she looks like a teen idol--a MALE teen idol. Minori is a tomboy and has short hair, so she is often mistaken for a boy. One day after work, Minori spots an unfair fight going on, and leaps into the middle of the fight, ready to even the odds…only to be mortified to learn that she landed right in the middle of a music video shoot for the popular boy band GOLD! She is dazzled by Tomoya, the leader of GOLD. Minori apologizes for her mistake and is about to continue on her way, but not before one of GOLD’s managers sees her and gets a great idea… (Source: ShoujoManga)
Nanami Kousaka wants to be an idol, but he keeps getting turned down at auditions because of his overly cute appearance. He is approached by a producer, Kouichi Kitami, who gets him to debut as Mi-Na while crossdressing. (Source: MU)
ComedyRomanceSchool
Music
Increasing income divide, creeping environmental pollution, unsolvable waste issues, childcare waiting lists being discussed without those concerned, repeated corruption… The government, smeared by vested interests, can't do a thing against the many problems and sources of discontent. It's in this situation, with Japan cornered with no way out, that idols rise up to save the day! The Heroine Party, Sunlight Party, Starlight Party, Bishoujo Party, Wakaba Party, Subculture New Party, and SOS Party. From these seven idol political parties, the idols who have become National Diet members and representatives for each prefecture will smash through the sense of stagnation covering Japan using the power of song and dance! They'll bring back the smiling faces of the people, and wrap Japan in a glittering aura!! (Source: Honeyfeed)
ActionAdventureDrama
A sorcerer who once been the top student of the famous Tower of Fang, now spends his time chasing around his hopeless clients as a moneylender; at least until his client comes up with a plan to make money: marriage fraud. Unwillingly being dragged in to the plan, Orphen encounters a monster who has long been his goal since the day he left the Tower of Fang. Between those who seek to kill the monster and Orphen, giving everything to protect the monster, his lousy but peaceful days end. Trying to turn back his sister, Azalie back to her true form leads to many more mysteries and the key to the secret to the world.
SeinenGender Bender
MusicSchool
"Please make us shine brightly!" A few years after making promises with three girls in his childhood days. Having refrained from taking his high school entrance exam, Yuto Hayashizaki was invited by the girl that used to stand on the same stage as him, Akari, to come to tour the grandiose Entertainment school. There, he not only came across the legendary Idol, but also had a destined reunion with his childhood friends?! The tale of three fated childhood girls, and the school of pinnacle "Production" now begins!
ActionAdventureFantasy
It seems some killing machines have woken up, and want to destroy every sorcerer on the planet! But Orphen isn't allowed to die, so he must stop their evil plot. (Source: Izumo No Ryuu)
ActionFantasyRomance
ActionAdventureDemons
The story begins with Hanzo Hattori checking on his comatose son, Shinzo. Although he knows that his son's body is alive, Hanzo laments his powerlessness in saving his son's soul. While he prays for his son's revival, Shinzo's soul flickers into his body. He tells his father that Amakusa's soul is still alive in the Makai (demon world), begging his father to stop the villain. Moments later, his soul is struck back into the Makai by Amakusa, once again leaving Shinzo's body lifeless. Enraged and in grief, he leaves to try and get his son's soul back. -From SNK Wikia
ComedySchoolShoujo
Mahoro Harukana moves to Tokyo to achieve the dream of becoming an idol. In order to do this, Mahoro will attend to the National Entertainment and Music School in Kamisaka. Everything goes surprisingly well, being great at singing and dancing, and even her teammates are astonished by her talent. The only problem is that... Mahoro is actually a boy, and a boy who wants to become The King of the Idols! (Source: MU)
Yamada Momoka is your average 16-year-old girl. Her family consists of herself, her dad who works at a TV station, and her mom. Apparently she also has a strict prune of a grandma, but who doesn't? Except that the grandma, Yamada Tamaki, had an accident at the TV station where she got electrocuted and now looks like a 16-year-old Yamato Nadeshiko. It isn't easy for Momoka when her grandma arbitrarily decides to attend Momoka's high school as a student as well. Tamaki isn't just pretty, she's also very cultured, well-mannered, and still maintains her old-fashioned streak from her 65 years of wisdom. It's bad enough when Momoka starts being referred to as "Old Yamada" and her grandma (Tamaki) referred to as "New Yamada," but it's even worse when Momoka's crush on a dashing young man starts to take an interest in Tamaki as well. Fight-o, Momoka! Protect your beloved grandma, Momoka! And don't let her walk off with your boytoy, Momoka! (Source: mahouneko) Included one-shots: Volume 1: Keshin Panic, Ichigo Gyuunyuu na Yatsu Volume 2: Uchi no Hide Volume 3: Uraha Umi Volume 4: Kaeru to Hime no Dilemma, Daisuki!
ComedyRomanceGender Bender
Yaoi
Genki has finally made his debut in an idol group, "Sexy Dangerous," attributing to their characters, but really, he's as clumsy as a 15-year-old can get. One day, he walks in on the member he has a secret crush on having xxx with his rival in the music room! Idol-senpai, Suzuhara, notices his broken heart and Genki's emotions start to sway, but it seems that he's only being treated like a child?! The dramatic youth of these idols to which the rule of love is forbidden to chase after their dreams! (Source: Starry Sky Scans)
RomanceJosei
Consists of 4 oneshots: 3) Devil's Baby-Sitter Nao is saved by Shouji from a group of delinquents. However, Shouji himself is a delinquent and makes Nao his slave. But after a fight in which Shouji was hit in the head, he reverted back to his 7 year old self?! (Source: MU)
ComedyShounenSlice of Life
Due to some miscommunication, three girls were recruited to become idols instead of one. As a result, the company decided to make them a group.
KidsMagic
The Kingdom of Sound lies in a dimension where fairies prosper, relying on music from the human world to fuel their magical energy. Unfortunately, more and more songs by the humans have not been made with pure intentions, causing the fairies to suffer from a lack of pure magical energy. Concerned for her kingdom, the queen asks her daughter to visit the human world and seek individuals with vocal potential who can spread their voices and restore balance to the dimension. The queen's daughter, Princess Alto, manages to find three young school girls who attend Hinoura Elementary School who may be able to help her. These girls are Kanon Kohinata, a cheerful girl who loves to sing and has an exceptionally healing voice; Marika Amano, a prideful girl whose voice is so skillful that it rivals Kanon's; and Kodama Yagi, a careful girl who has a soft voice that synchronizes well with that of her friends. When these girls and the fairy princess meet, a friendship develops and a goal to become an idol group forms. But will these girls be able to achieve fame and save the Kingdom of Sound? [Written by MAL Rewrite]
DramaShoujo
Nozomi and Mahiro are two friends who took some racy costume photos while on vacation. Those photos leaked onto the Internet making them a one-day viral phenomenon and propelling them up to idol status. (Source: MU)
A love comedy about a female university student who is secretly works as an underground idol and what happens when a super sadistic guy finds out that secret. (Source: Clairparfait) Included one-shots: Itsuka Hadaka no Ouji-sama, Koi no Aji
ComedySlice of Life
ActionFantasySchool
ComedyRomanceShounen
A Dangerous USA weapon called "Auto-doll" was created for the purpose to destroy enemies of war against USA. The Auto Doll calls herself "Plug" and a Japanese talent agent scouts her as #1 Japanese Idol! As they go through trials in order to become the best Idol in Japan. Opposing organizations attempt to dispose of Plug!!
ComedyMusicRomance
Misaki, a former delinquent transfers schools in hope of changing her life. But everyone is afraid of her until she meets Akira, the club chief of the idol club.
ComedyMusicSchool
Marimo Himenogi desperately wants to become an idol singer. When a local contest is announced, she begs her boyfriend, Ayumi to sing as her partner. Ayumi relents, and disguises himself as a girl so that he and Marimo can enter the singing competition. Surprisingly, they win and are signed to a recording contract as a new group called "Twinkle". Now they must keep their newfound fans from finding out that Ayumi is actually a boy. (Source: Mangaupdates)
Included one-shots: Volume 1: Anata wa Mou, Dareka no Mono, Kare to Watashi no Koisuru Jikenbo
MusicSchoolShoujo
Shy, unconfident Tsubasa has just transferred to the Seiko Academy, where the Headmaster takes one look at him and assigns him to the Elite V Class. A genius at ferreting out hidden talent (especially good looks), the principal sees that Tsubasa can fulfill an emergency need—substitute for the female idol Yui Hoshino, for whom he is an exact double! Unable to dismiss the perks of being in the VIP class, Tsubasa, with the help of classmates, members of the idol group RINXS, is swept away on a whirlwind of activities that seem to get him deeper and deeper into trouble!
ComedySchool
MusicSchoolSlice of Life
ComedyFantasy
Shounen
ComedyParody
A project to develop new superpowers is underway in Academy City. That project will turn Accelerator into an...?! (Source: Batoto)
ComedyRomance
RomanceSchoolShoujo
Aya is totally in love with Zero, the sexiest idol in all Japan, and wants to have her first time with him! She tries to get close to him by going to his school! Aya meets him and confess to him, but Zero promise her to be her boyfriend at one condition: being his puppet and do whatever he asks her to do! Aya agrees to it but does he really is the guy Aya expects him to be? (Source: Shoujo Manga Maniac Scanlations) Included one-shot: Nemurenu Yoru wa Kare no Sei (Sleepless Nights Because of Him)
SchoolYaoi
"It's my first time experiencing this feeling... So please, be my 'friend'!" The popular idol Hinato attends a part-time school while hiding the fact that he's an idol. Meanwhile, he wants to become closer to the only person that he gets along with, Tomoya, so he confesses, but... (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
Like an invitations of smell of spring, I was walking along the town, then I was suddenly kidnapped. "Huh? What!? what are you doing to me." When I woke up, I was somehow in the radio recording studio. When I turn around, there was a popular idol voice actress that I admire, Otonashi Madoka sitting across me. Whhhaaaa...what is meaning of this. Without debate, I was put in to radio recording with her. Conversation that we do in recording is that "where do you hide your porn" and "You are hiding your porn, under your bed right?" and so on. Ahhh... What we are talking about is same subject, that's not changing the subject. (Source: jCafe24)
A novel series based on the TV series bundled with special limited edition Blu-ray discs volumes 1, 3, 5, and 7. It tells the different point of views of the characters in the story.
What path to stardom does the super-idol who suddenly turns up at Jump take!? The true story (not) as told by the most handsome guy ever to grace Shonen Jump (that's what you have to believe as you read it)! What a success story!! (Source: shonenjump.com)
MusicSlice of Life
Green Leaves Entertainment is a tiny production company on the verge of going out of business in Sendai, the biggest city in Japan's northeastern Tohoku region. The agency once managed the careers of magicians, photo idols, fortune-tellers, and other entertainers, but its last remaining client finally quit. In danger of having zero talent (literally), the president Tange hatches an idea of producing an idol group. On the brash president's orders, the dissatisfied manager Matsuda heads out to scout raw talent. Matsuda makes a fateful encounter with a certain girl... (Source: ANN)
ComedyMusic
Miroku Oosaki, age 36, height 190cm and weight 120kg... He was bullied as a child. Soon after he became a member of society, he was laid off from his job. In despair, he was a hikikomori for almost 10 years, but after getting addicted to online video sites by chance, he left that lifestyle. Going to the gym and the karaoke by himself, he transformed into an extremely hot and handsome ikemen, but wasn't aware of it! He took the world by storm with the dance video he accidentally uploaded, and bewitched the staff at the modeling work he went for as a fill-in. Miroku, not knowing when to stop, soon caught the eye of a big-shot producer. Dragging in the Director (41) of the model's office where he worked and a former host (40) who went to the same gym, the three ossans somehow ended up debuting as idols! The three middle-aged men, who met by chance, carve a new history in the world of showbiz! (Source: Shufu to Seikatsusha, translated)
ComedyRomanceSeinen
"She is a famous idol. On the other hand, I am just a nerd. We have to keep our relationship a secret."
Miki Ishimoto, a recent college graduate, is so excited to have landed her first job! Although she's inexperienced, she's to be the manager for a new boy band. Miki thinks life couldn't be going more smoothly, until she finds out that her new boy band members are all... Greco-Roman stone busts? Join leader Saint George, talented Hermes, passionate Mars, and the pretty boy Medici as they take the entertainment world by storm in Sekkou Boys!
DramaMusic
Sick and bedridden, the zaibatsu tycoon Tomiko senses that her death is near and must nominate an heir among her three granddaughters. To decide who will receive her whole fortune, she launches a challenge: whoever will give her best in the next three months will be the winner. Shizuka, the oldest granddaughter and owner of several business companies, and Reika, the second oldest and a genius scientist, are sure that it's going to be a battle between the two of them. However, Erika, the youngest, has a plan of her own: using her only talent, singing, she aims to break through as a super idol and to do so, she must first seek the help of seven other companions. (Source: Wikipedia)
ComedySeinen
4-koma manga based on the iDOLM@STER mobile game "Cinderella Girls". Each chapter is divided in two parts: Idol of the Day, and Dereraji of the day, a collaboration with the Cinderella Girls radio show, "Dereraji".
DramaRomance
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