Anime Like If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die(2026)

If If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die left you wanting more, you're in the right place. 10 fan-voted recommendations across Comedy, Idols (Female) and more.

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Love Live! Sunshine!!

Love Live! Sunshine!!

7.40TV13 eps2016Sunrise

Chika Takami, a self-proclaimed normal girl, has never been involved in any clubs and lacked any notable talents. However, after a visit to Tokyo, she discovers a stage where even an ordinary girl like her could shine—the world of school idols. Inspired by the former superstar...

Slice of LifeIdols (Female)MusicSchool
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Zombie Land Saga

Zombie Land Saga

7.50TV12 eps2018MAPPA

Sakura Minamoto dreams of becoming an idol. Unfortunately, reality hits her like a truck, and she dies in a sudden traffic accident. Ten years later, she wakes up in Saga Prefecture, only to find herself a zombie with no memory of her past. While still coming to terms with her...

Award WinningComedySupernaturalIdols (Female)
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Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

7.48TV13 eps2020Sunrise

Buried within the numerous clubs at Nijigasaki High School lies the school idol club. The club, while lacking popularity, definitely does not lack potential. During their debut performance, they were able to seize a sizable audience, along with the attention of their schoolmates...

Slice of LifeIdols (Female)MusicSchool
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Phantom of the Idol

Phantom of the Idol

6.74TV10 eps2022Studio Gokumi

Kazuki Yoshino and Yuuya Niyodo are idols who make up the duo ZINGS. While Kazuki gives his all in every performance, Yuuya views the job as just another means of making money. Yuuya's apathetic attitude toward the fans and inability to take his job seriously causes his manager...

ComedySupernaturalIdols (Female)Idols (Male)
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Tamon's B-Side

Tamon's B-Side

7.83TV13 eps2026J.C.Staff

Seventeen-year-old Utage Kinoshita lives and breathes for her favorite idol group, F/ACE—but the group's center, Tamon Fukuhara, occupies a special place in her heart. Every waking moment Utage dedicates to the thoughts of the wild and sexy Tamon, even taking on a part-time...

ComedyRomanceIdols (Male)Shoujo
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Wake Up, Girls!

Wake Up, Girls!

6.70TV12 eps2014Ordet

The gateway to Idol stardom might have opened for the newly formed singing group Wake Up, Girls, but the path to fame is full of perils and pitfalls. And for Mayu, Airi, Minami, Yoshino, Nanami, Kaya and Miyu, it's going to be especially difficult knowing who to trust, as their...

DramaMusicSlice of Life
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Sakura Trick

Sakura Trick

6.95TV12 eps2014Studio Deen

Having been best friends since middle school, Haruka Takayama and Yuu Sonoda plan to attend Misato West High School together. However, despite being assigned to the same class, a cruel twist of fate has them seated on the opposite ends of their classroom! To make matters worse,...

ComedyGirls LoveSchoolSeinen
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Cosmic Princess Kaguya!

Cosmic Princess Kaguya!

8.47ONA1 epsStudio Colorido

Tsukuyomi is a virtual realm where hopes and dreams come together. Iroha Sakayori, a 17-year-old high school student in Tokyo, leads an extremely busy life trying to balance part-time work and academics. She finds peace by watching a popular streamer named Yachiyo Runami, who is...

ActionSci-FiSupernaturalMusic
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Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night

Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night

7.74TV12 eps2024Doga Kobo

Mahiru Kouzuki, a skilled artist, gives up on her passion after her elementary school classmates ridicule her colorful jellyfish mural. Several years later, upon encountering an unexpected admirer in Kano Yamanouchi—a former idol with a troubled past—Mahiru decides to pursue her...

DramaMusic
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Dropout Idol Fruit Tart

Dropout Idol Fruit Tart

6.78TV12 eps2020feel.

Ino Sakura has just moved to Tokyo to join the newly formed Fruit Tart, an idol group composed of three members besides herself—Roko Sekino, a washed-up child actor; Hayu Nukui, a failed musician; and Nina Maehara, a model who is still waiting for her first gig. They soon begin...

Slice of LifeCGDCTIdols (Female)Music

Frequently Asked Questions

What anime is similar to If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die?

Fans who liked If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die tend to recommend Love Live! Sunshine!!, Zombie Land Saga, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club the most. If you're into Comedy and Idols (Female), any of these are a solid pick.

Is If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die worth watching?

If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die has a 7.42 on MAL from 51,178 ratings. That's a solid score. Most people who give it a shot end up enjoying it.

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