Anime Like Let's Just Get It Started(2026)

Post-Let's Just Get It Started depression? We get it. Here are 20 shows the community actually stands behind for fans of Music and Performing Arts.

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Your Lie in April

Your Lie in April

8.64TV22 eps2014A-1 Pictures

Kousei Arima is a child prodigy known as the "Human Metronome" for playing the piano with precision and perfection. Guided by a strict mother and rigorous training, Kousei dominates every competition he enters, earning the admiration of his musical peers and praise from...

DramaRomanceLove PolygonMusic
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Revue Starlight: The Movie

Revue Starlight: The Movie

8.52Movie1 epsKinema Citrus

With the arrival of a new generation of talented girls, another lively year at Seishou Music Academy begins. The graduating 99th class is already preparing for the much-anticipated rendition of Starlight, a bittersweet story about the parting of two girls. It seems like all...

DramaMusicPerforming ArtsSchool
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life Season 2

Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life Season 2

8.42TV13 eps2019Platinum Vision

The Tokise High School Koto Club has courageously pushed through their fractured and unsynchronized performance at the Kanto Region Traditional Japanese Music Festival. Club members Chika Kudou, Satowa Houzuki, Takezou Kurata, Hiro Kurusu, Kouta Mizuhara, Saneyasu Adachi, and...

DramaMusicPerforming ArtsSchool
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Sound! Euphonium 2

Sound! Euphonium 2

8.35TV13 eps2016Kyoto Animation

Following their success in the qualifying round for the Kansai regional competition, the members of the Kitauji High School concert band set their sights on the next upcoming performance. Utilizing their summer break to the utmost, the band participates in a camp where they are...

DramaMusicPerforming ArtsSchool
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Nodame Cantabile

Nodame Cantabile

8.25TV23 eps2007J.C.Staff

Shinichi Chiaki is a first class musician whose dream is to play among the elites in Europe. Coming from a distinguished family, he is an infamous perfectionist—not only is he highly critical of himself, but of others as well. The only thing stopping Shinichi from leaving for...

ComedyRomanceAdult CastMusic
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Liz and the Blue Bird

Liz and the Blue Bird

8.23Movie1 epsKyoto Animation

Liz's days of solitude come to an end when she meets a blue bird in the form of a young girl. Although their relationship blossoms, Liz must make a heart-wrenching decision in order to truly realize her love for Blue Bird. High school seniors and close friends Mizore Yoroizuka...

Award WinningDramaMusicPerforming Arts
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Inu-Oh

Inu-Oh

7.77Movie1 epsScience SARU

After diving for an ancient sword in the waters where the battle of Dan-no-ura was fought and the Heike clan fell, Tomona loses both his sight and his father. Left with few options other than learning to play the biwa, Tomona gains enough skill to join a prestigious troupe of...

Award WinningFantasyHistoricalMusic
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The Piano Forest

The Piano Forest

7.62Movie1 epsMadhouse

Piano no Mori tells the story of Shuuhei Amamiya, a transfer student, and Kai Ichinose, a problem child from the rough areas of town. Upon transferring to Moriwaki Elementary and telling the other kids about his talent for piano, Shuuhei quickly finds himself as the victim of...

DramaMusicPerforming ArtsSchool
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Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight: Rondo Rondo Rondo

Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight: Rondo Rondo Rondo

7.57Movie1 epsKinema Citrus

At the performing arts division of Seishou Music Academy, the ever-evolving stage threads the lives of its students together as they tirelessly hone their craft. Yet, as the girls prepare for a new rendition of the previous year's performance, the carefree Karen Aijou begins to...

MusicPerforming ArtsSchool
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Those Snow White Notes

Those Snow White Notes

7.53TV12 eps2021Shin-Ei Animation

Setsu Sawamura runs away from his small home village following the death of his grandfather, the legendary shamisen master Matsugorou Sawamura. On his deathbed, Matsugorou told Setsu to give up the shamisen if he was only going to imitate others instead of playing in his own...

DramaMusicPerforming ArtsSchool
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Ao no Orchestra Season 2

Ao no Orchestra Season 2

7.52TV21 eps2025Nippon Animation

Following the regular summer concert and retirement of the third-year members, Umimaku High School's Orchestra Club shifts its efforts to the upcoming national competition with a refreshed line-up focusing on the second-year members. Amidst the cacophony produced by the...

DramaMusicPerforming ArtsSchool
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Sound! Euphonium Episode 14 – Ready, Set, Monaka

Sound! Euphonium Episode 14 – Ready, Set, Monaka

7.50Special1 epsKyoto Animation

After the Kitauji High School concert band's auditions for club member participation in the Kyoto Prefectural Concert Band competition, 10 members fail to pass the strict evaluation. Despite being unable to play with the rest of the wind ensemble, the group—who decide to name...

DramaMusicPerforming ArtsSchool
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Forest of Piano Second Season

Forest of Piano Second Season

7.46TV12 eps2019Gaina

With the start of the Chopin piano competition, Kai Ichinose, Shuuhei Amamiya, and many other hopeful musicians from around the world strive to reach the top. The stakes have never been higher, and the judges are rigorous when it comes to selecting the winner out of the plethora...

DramaMusicPerforming ArtsSchool
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Forest of Piano

Forest of Piano

7.32TV12 eps2018Gaina

A tranquil tale about two boys from very different upbringings. On one hand you have Kai, born as the son of a prostitute, who's been playing the abandoned piano in the forest near his home ever since he was young. And on the other you have Syuhei, practically breast-fed by the...

DramaMusicPerforming ArtsSchool
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Tari Tari

Tari Tari

7.29TV13 eps2012P.A. Works

At Shirahamazaka High School, a special recital is held every year in which music students are able to showcase their talents in front of professionals and other prestigious guests. Third-year Konatsu Miyamoto desperately wants to sing in her last high school recital, but...

Slice of LifeMusicPerforming ArtsSchool
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Starmyu 2nd Season

Starmyu 2nd Season

7.28TV12 eps2017C-Station

A new school year has begun at Ayanagi Academy for Yuuta Hoshitani and the members of Team Ootori. As the school's annual graduation performance titled "Shadow and Lights" quickly approaches, the second-years in the Musical Department must participate in the production as part...

Slice of LifeMusicPerforming ArtsSchool
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Nitaboh

Nitaboh

7.26Movie1 epsWAO World

At a young age, Nitaroh is stricken with an illness that leaves him blind. He inherits the shamisen once used by his mother and is taught its basics by a blind traveling shamisen player. In time, with the help of friends old and new, he walks the paths that leads to his ultimate...

DramaHistoricalMusicPerforming Arts
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Serenade (2026)

Serenade (2026)

6.96Music1 eps

Music video for the song Serenade by natori. The song was used as the ending theme of the anime [Oshi no Ko] 3rd Season.

MusicPerforming ArtsPsychologicalVisual Arts

Frequently Asked Questions

What anime is similar to Let's Just Get It Started?

Fans who liked Let's Just Get It Started tend to recommend Your Lie in April, Revue Starlight: The Movie, Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life Season 2 the most. If you're into Music and Performing Arts, any of these are a solid pick.

Is Let's Just Get It Started worth watching?

Let's Just Get It Started has a 5.46 on MAL from 272 ratings. Scores are mixed, but plenty of fans swear by it. Worth trying if the premise sounds interesting.

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