Best rock music anime
67 anime about rock music, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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3.7Aggretsuko
ONA · 2018 · 10 ep
AggretsukoAggressive Retsuko (ONA)ONA · 2018 · 10 ep3.7Some offices have stereotypical dynamics: the chauvinistic pig of a boss who never does any real work; the employees whose goal is to suck up to the boss; the ones whose lives seem perfect; and the individuals who have all the actual work…
3.7BanG Dream! 2nd Season
TV · 2019 · 13 ep
BanG Dream! 2nd SeasonTV · 2019 · 13 ep3.7It's a new school year and Kasumi, Arisa, Saaya, Tae, and Rimi are thrilled to finally be second-year students. Even more exciting than becoming upperclassmen, however, is the fun they have while performing in their band Poppin' Party……
3.7BanG Dream! FILM LIVE
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
BanG Dream! FILM LIVEBanG Dream! Film LiveMovie · 2019 · 1 ep3.7It's here! The big concert! Kasumi Toyama, the girl who followed the trail of golden stars and heard the call of the Star Beat, and her friends/bandmates Saya, Tae, Rimi and Arisa, are now poised on the edge of stardom themselves as they…
3.6Her Blue Sky
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
Her Blue SkySora no Aosa wo Shiru Hito yoMovie · 2019 · 1 ep3.6The story is set in a town nestled in the mountains and centers on high school second-year student and aspiring musician Aoi Aioi, her older sister Akane Aioi, Akane's ex-boyfriend and struggling guitarist Shinnosuke Kanomura, and Shinno —…
3.6Morfonication
Special · 2022 · 2 ep
MorfonicationBanG Dream! MorfonicationSpecial · 2022 · 2 ep3.6A special 2-episode animation featuring Morfonica! The Morfonica members are excited for the concert-packed summer vacation. Meanwhile, Toko secretly plans what she calls the "Summer Morfonica Plan" with Nanami and Tsukushi. (Source…
3.6GIRLS BAND CRY: Naa, Mirai.
Movie · 2025 · 1 ep
GIRLS BAND CRY: Naa, Mirai.Movie · 2025 · 1 ep3.6Compilation film of GIRLS BAND CRY featuring new animation footage. The second of the GBC compilation movie duology.
3.5Suu-funkan no Yell wo
Movie · 2024 · 1 ep
Suu-funkan no Yell woMovie · 2024 · 1 ep3.5The film's story begins when a high schooler who makes music videos meets a teacher who has given up on music. Amateur music video creator Kanata Asaya sees teacher and musician Yuu Orie busking on the street, and decides to make a music…
3.5Show by Rock!! Stars!!
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
Show by Rock!! Stars!!TV · 2021 · 12 ep3.5All the top bands like Plasmagica, SHINGANCRIMSONZ, Mashumairesh, and more are back in Midi City for an epic encore. But it's not all fun and games. This all-star battle of the bands is set to feature their cutest—*ahem*—toughest…
3.5Attack on Titan: Junior High
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
Attack on Titan: Junior HighShingeki! Kyojin ChuugakkouTV · 2015 · 12 ep3.5The school comedy story is set in a junior high school and centers on the original manga's characters such as Eren and Mikasa as they battle with Titans. The spin-off incorporates gags while using Shingeki no Kyojin's story and notable…
3.5Macross 7
TV · 1994 · 49 ep
Macross 7TV · 1994 · 49 ep3.535 years have passed since Lynn Minmay had brought peace between the Zentradi and the humans in the events of Macross. Nekki Basara is a guitarist and a singer of the band Fire Bomber. Living in a less-developed part of the flying colony…
3.5SHOW BY ROCK!! Mashumairesh!!
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
SHOW BY ROCK!! Mashumairesh!!Show By Rock!! Mashumairesh!!TV · 2020 · 12 ep3.5Though she enjoys her peaceful life in the countryside, Howan dreams of music stardom, and gets the chance to achieve her dream when she passes the audition for a music competition in the big city. Meanwhile, the guitarist Himeko is…
3.5Journey to Bloom
ONA · 2023 · 5 ep
Journey to BloomONA · 2023 · 5 ep3.5A series of digest animations commemorating the 3rd anniversary of the "Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku" mobile game. This entry includes: 1) Leo/need ダイジェストアニメーション - Journey to Bloom『STELLA』 2) MORE MORE JUMP!…
3.5Show By Rock!!#
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
Show By Rock!!#Show By Rock!! #TV · 2016 · 12 ep3.5Metropolis of music, MIDICITY. A kitty girl wearing gothic lolita clothing named Cyan is scouted by Maple Arisugawa, the president of a music agency. From there, she meets Chuchu (a pun off of the sound that rabbits make) the honor student…
3.4BanG Dream!
TV · 2017 · 13 ep
BanG Dream!TV · 2017 · 13 ep3.4Kasumi Toyama was enthralled by the stars as a young girl, so when she discovers a trail of star-shaped signs one day after transferring to a new school, she can't help but follow them. They lead her to a shop run by the grandmother of one…
3.4BanG Dream! OVA
Special · 2017 · 1 ep
BanG Dream! OVABanG Dream! Asonjatta!Special · 2017 · 1 ep3.4Unaired episode included with the 7th BD volume of BanG Dream!. With the success of Poppin'Party at Space, the girls head to the beach for some fun and time off! They enjoy their time in the sun while swimming, playing volleyball, and of…
3.4Show By Rock!!
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
Show By Rock!!TV · 2015 · 12 ep3.4Metropolis of music, MIDICITY. A kitty girl wearing gothic lolita clothing named Cyan is scouted by Maple Arisugawa, the president of a music agency. From there, she meets Chuchu (a pun off of the sound that rabbits make) the honor student…
Mature
3.4Macross Dynamite 7
OVA · 1997 · 4 ep
Macross Dynamite 7OVA · 1997 · 4 ep3.4Less than a year after the events that transpired in the Macross 7 TV series, Basara leaves Fire Bomber and travels to the planet Zola. There, he meets a girl named Elma, who is a big fan of Fire Bomber. It is also on this planet where he…
3.4Aishite Knight
TV · 1983 · 42 ep
Aishite KnightTV · 1983 · 42 ep3.4Yaeko Mitamura is an 18 year old girl working in her father's Okonomiyaki restaurant. One day Yakko casually meets a little boy, Hashizo and his odd cat Juliano. Hashizo has lost both parents when still a baby and has been brought up by…
3.3The Legend of Black Heaven
TV · 1999 · 13 ep
The Legend of Black HeavenKachou OujiTV · 1999 · 13 ep3.3Ouji Tanaka has a wife, a child and a mundane job as a salary man in Tokyo's modern society. But life wasn't dull for him to begin with; 15 years ago, he was known as "Gabriel", leader of a short-lived heavy metal band called Black Heaven…
3.3Anonymous Noise
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
Anonymous NoiseFukumenkei NoiseTV · 2017 · 12 ep3.3Six years ago Momo taught Nino the joy of singing from her heart. When Momo’s family moved away without warning, Nino found herself lost and adrift. Until she met Yuzu, who also had a musical gift that he shared with her until he was…
3.2Whisper Me a Love Song
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
Whisper Me a Love SongSasayaku You ni Koi wo UtauTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.2After performing a song at her school’s opening ceremony, musician Yori Asanagi receives an apparent love confession from freshman Himari Kino. But just as Yori decides she wants to return Himari’s feelings, Himari reveals that she did not…
3.2Kaikan Phrase
TV · 1999 · 44 ep
Kaikan PhraseTV · 1999 · 44 ep3.2After the break up of their old band, guitarist Yuki & drummer Santa decide to form a new one. They recruit bass player Towa, young guitarist Atsuro, and after much persuasion, vocalist Sakuya. Together they form Lucifer and they…
3.1Argonavis from BanG Dream!
TV · 2020 · 13 ep
Argonavis from BanG Dream!TV · 2020 · 13 ep3.1Ren Nanahoshi is a lonely college student who isn't good at communicating with others. He remembers the thrill of watching a live band perform when he was young, and spent most of his days searching for his own identity. One day, while…
3.0Fuuka
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
FuukaTV · 2017 · 12 ep3.0The story centers on a young man named Yuu Haruna who has just switched schools. He's a bit shy, and he's constantly glued to his smartphone so he can check Twitter. He meets a girl named Fuuka Akitsuki, who doesn't even have a cell phone…
3.0VISUAL PRISON
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
VISUAL PRISONVisual PrisonTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.0Beautiful immortals have gathered in Harajuku to compete for a grand prize: Immense power! For years now the artists behind worldly culture and music have secretly been vampires, including those who produce Visual Kei. Now, they perform…
3.0Macross Fb7 Listen to My Song!
Movie · 2012 · 1 ep
Macross Fb7 Listen to My Song!Macross FB7: Ore no Uta wo Kike!Movie · 2012 · 1 ep3.0In 2059, five decades after the Space War I conflict seen in the first Macross story. Macross Frontier, the 25th New Macross Class super-long-distance colonization fleet, is journeying through the galaxy to a new paradise to call home…
2.9Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution
TV · 2002 · 13 ep
Aquarian Age: Sign for EvolutionTV · 2002 · 13 ep2.9Five supernatural factions have been fighting against each other for who knows how many centuries, with the beginning of Aquarian Age always in mind. Kyouta, soon begins to see visions of mystical girls fighting, except they do exist. Soon…
Mature
2.8TO-Y
OVA · 1987 · 1 ep
TO-YOVA · 1987 · 1 ep2.8Two weeks before a concert at Yaon Hibiya auditorium (1987.8.26), while playing at the club Shinjuku Loft, lead vocalist To-Y (pron: to-o-i) of the band GASP is jumped by a rival, Aikawa Yoji. GASP is a upcoming band known for its…
2.7Samurai Jam-Bakumatsu Rock
TV · 2014 · 12 ep
Samurai Jam-Bakumatsu RockBakumatsu RockTV · 2014 · 12 ep2.7The story is set in the Bakumatsu era, at the end of the shoguns' rule over Japan in the middle of the 19th century. The Tokugawa shogunate uses the brainwashing Heaven's Songs by the top idols in Shinsengumi to subjugate the country and…
2.6Earthian
OVA · 1989 · 4 ep
EarthianOVA · 1989 · 4 ep2.6Angels from the planet Eden have been watching Earthians, the inhabitants of Earth, for 5 billion years. Chihaya, an angel with unlucky black hair and wings, is a plus checker who travels to Earth with Kagetsuya, a minus checker. Each team…
2.5Earwig and the Witch
Special · 2020 · 1 ep
Earwig and the WitchAya to MajoSpecial · 2020 · 1 ep2.5Not every orphan would love living at St. Morwald's Home for Children, but Earwig does. She gets whatever she wants, whenever she wants it, and it's been that way since she was dropped on the orphanage doorstep as a baby. But all that…