15 Best Anime About Acting That Enhance Your Talent

There are lots of idol anime available on different streaming platforms. However, we rarely find any good anime about acting where characters are actors or actresses and show how they shoot a film or show.

So, no worries, in this post we will share with you a fantastic list of the 15 best anime about acting. Each of these anime beautifully depicts the life stories of actors or actresses and the ups and downs of their acting careers. So let’s get started!

Note: The ranking of these anime is done according to their popularity among fans, not their MAL ratings.

Top 15 Best Anime About Acting

15. Handsome Girl

Even though Handsome Girl has just one episode and was released in 1991, it is still worth watching. It depicts the story of Mio, a cute girl who is an actress, and Ichiya, who wants to become a director.

At first, Mio didn’t like Ichiya, but later she discovered Ichiya’s soft side and fell for each other. Now, they follow their film career together, along with their beautiful love life.

14. Smile Down the Runway

Smile Down the Runway is one of the best slice-of-life anime that can motivate anyone. It depicts the inspiring story of Chiyuki, a beautiful girl blessed with good looks and a curvy figure.

Moreover, she is also very rich, and her father has lots of connections in modeling. But she is still continually rejected by countless agencies just because of her short height. Now, it is interesting to see how she overcame this difficulty and reached the top of her modeling career.

13. Kaleido Star

Kaleido Star doesn’t properly fall under the acting anime genre, but it excellently depicts the art of performing on stage. The series depicts the journey of Sora, a talented acrobatic who wants to perform at Kaleido Stage, a popular circus show.

In order to fulfill her dream, she left her homeland, Japan, and went to the USA. Now she does her best to entertain people and gradually reaches the position of top Kaleido star.

12. Love Stage!!

Love Stage is another great anime about acting where Izumi, the main character, was born into a celebrity family. Despite having a singer father, an artist mother, and an idol brother, Izumi still had no interest in becoming a celebrity like them.

He just wants to follow his dream of becoming a manga artist. Later, he met Ryoma, an attractive actor, and they gradually fell in love with each other.

11. Kodocha 

Despite being released in the 90s, Kodocha is still a good pick for fans who want to explore the acting field. It depicts the story of a young girl, Sana Kurata, who is very cute and works as a child actress.

Along with her acting career, she also managed her elementary school life very well. At first, she dislikes her classmate, Akito, but gradually they come close and begin to support each other.

10. Sakura Wars

Sakura Wars is a great pick for mecha lovers who love female leads. It follows the journey of a beautiful girl named Sakura who saves the city from demonic forces.

She used her spiritual energy to pilot a mecha to fight against demonic villains. However, in order to maintain her spiritual energy, she needs to perform on stage as an actor.

9. Life Lessons of Uramichi-Oniisan

The series mainly focuses on a handsome guy named Uramichi and his valuable life lessons. He is a former professional gymnast, and now he works as a major actor in a children’s show.

Even though his role in the show is very charming, he sometimes shows his true depressive nature. If you want to see the difference between an actor’s real nature and the nature they put on screen, then you should definitely watch it.

8. Action Heroine Cheer Fruits

This series is set in a world where every city promotes its action heroines through live stage shows. Due to huge debt, Himano City gradually lost its popularity, and its governor had no way to save it.

Suddenly, Miskai, the governor’s niece, decided to gather her female classmates to put on live stage shows to save the city’s losing fame. Moreover, each of her classmates was extremely beautiful and talented at acting.

7. Kageki Shojo!!

Kageki Shojo depicts the highly engaging journey of an adorable girl, Sarasa, who wants to win an Oscar award. In order to get the role of Oscar, she needed to pass out of an elite acting school.

Now she finally got enrolled in it and began honing her singing, dancing, and acting skills to the next level. Some of her classmates, including a J-pop idol, became her close friends, while others became her enemies out of jealousy.

6. A3! 

A3! is another great anime about acting where you will experience some of the best theater performances. Mankai Company is an all-male theater company where artists are divided into four groups: summer, spring, autumn, and winter.

Since the unexpected disappearance of the company’s director, the company is about to shut down for not paying the loan. Now, the daughter of the director tries her best to recruit some new male talents to revive the company.

5. Skip Beat!

Skip Beat depicts the highly inspirational story of a beautiful girl, Kyoko, who is in love with her childhood friend, Shotaro. However, she is completely unaware that she is just being used by him as an ATM machine to pay all his expenses.

Later, she made up her mind to take revenge on him by defeating him in Shotaro’s own field, the idol industry. She not only became a popular idol but also a talented actress through her strong willpower and hard work.

4. World Dai Star

The series is set in a world where the performers on the Dai stage suddenly gain enormous popularity, just like our K-pop idols. As Dai stage became the best place to get a huge fan base, several beautiful girls began auditioning for it.

Out of them, Kokona Otori, the main character, went for a Dai stage audition to fulfill her dream of becoming a World Dai Star. Now, it’s very interesting to see how she competes with other girls who are good at singing, dancing, and acting.

3. Dakaichi

Let us come to another popular anime about acting, Daikichi, which is also considered the best BL anime. It follows the beautiful love story of two handsome guys, Takato Saijo and Jinta Azumaya. At first, Takato got so much love in the entertainment industry that he consecutively won the title of Sexiest Man of the Year.

However, after Junta debuted in the acting field, Takato gradually lost his grip on his long-lasting title. Later, their rivalry gradually turned into affection, which led them to fall for each other.

2. Oshi no Ko

Oshi No Ko is one of the most addictive anime in 2023 and immediately went viral just after the first episode’s release. The series revolves around a beautiful idol, Ai Hoshino, and her twin child.

After the unexpected death of Ai, her children carry her legacy by debuting in the entertainment industry. Just like Ai, her daughter became a popular idol, while her son became a popular actor.

1. Glass Mask

Glass Mask is one of the best picks for you because you get the opportunity to explore all aspects of acting. It depicts the story of two rival actresses, Maaya and Ayumi, who were incredibly good at acting.

In order to get a boost in their acting career, they need to grab the lead role in a legendary stage play. Now, it’s a good opportunity for you to see the difference between the real-life and filmed lives of actors.

Conclusion: 

That’s it for the post! We hope you found this fantastic list of the 15 best anime about acting useful and liked it. While watching these series, you will learn the difference between reel life and the real life of a celebrity. Moreover, they maintain their celebrity’s charming personality while hiding their actual personality.

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Sahil Khan

I am Sahil Khan and I was born in Dhanbad and raised in New Delhi, India. I am currently pursuing my graduation while also pursuing my passion for writing about anime. This is because I have been an otaku since I was 7 and writing about anime helps me overcome my stress while also honing my writing skills. Aside from writing, I am a filmmaker and an actor.