音楽少女 (TV)

Music Girls

🚪 Often abandoned

The story follows the protagonist Hanako Yamadaki when she encounters the obscure, low-selling 11-member "C-list" idol unit Ongaku Shoujo. Their producer Ikehashi thinks the unit needs a new member. Together, Ongaku Shoujo and Hanako strive for the top of the music world. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	音楽少女 (TV) (han)
Romaji	Ongaku Shoujo (TV)
English	Music Girls
Also known as	Ongaku Shoujo Music Girls

Facts

Format	TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired	2018-07-06 → 2018-09-21 (Summer 2018)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Studio DEEN
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Music Slice of Life
Themes	Idol Female Protagonist Cute Girls Doing Cute Things Ensemble Cast Dancing Primarily Female Cast
Streaming	Tubi TV · Amazon Prime Video · Crunchyroll · AsianCrush

Reception

Community score	5.55 / 10
Bayesian score	6.46 / 10
Composite	35.6
On lists	6,201
Favourited	36 (0.6%)
Completion	57.7%
Drop rate	25.9%
In backlog	40.7%
Score spread σ	2.16

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Summer 2018	E	81 of 90
Studio	Studio DEEN	E	197 of 209
Year	2018	E	349 of 383
Genre	Music	E	413 of 428
Genre	Slice of Life	E	1,525 of 1,578
Season (all years)	Summer	E	1,586 of 1,662
Source material	Original work	E	1,613 of 1,732
Era	Late 2010s	E	1,703 of 1,863
Length	Single-cour	E	2,496 of 2,668
Format	TV series	E	3,153 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	E	6,800 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Yukio Nishimoto, Kenichi Tajiri, Hideki Imaizumi
Series composition	Hitomi Mieno
Character design	Matsuri Santa, Momoka Komatsu
Original creator	Matsuri Santa

Relation	Year	Title
other	2015	Ongaku Shoujo

AniList id 101309 · MAL id 37481 · record updated 2026-08-26