Genre trend · 2000–2026
Idol anime over the years
Share of new TV anime tagged idol each year since 2000. In 2025 it was 2.4%, close to the 3.5% average a decade earlier.
- Share in 2025
- 2.4%
- 4 of 167 new TV series
- Change since 2015
- −0.1 pts
- from 2.5%
- Peak year
- 2021
- 6.4% of new series
- 2026 so far
- 2.9%
- 2 of 69 listed so far
Idol share of new TV anime
Percent of TV series premiering each year that are tagged idol · 2026 is partial
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| # | Year | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 · 0 of 55 series | 0.0% |
| 2 | 2001 · 1 of 91 series | 1.1% |
| 3 | 2002 · 2 of 88 series | 2.3% |
| 4 | 2003 · 1 of 111 series | 0.9% |
| 5 | 2004 · 1 of 131 series | 0.8% |
| 6 | 2005 · 0 of 134 series | 0.0% |
| 7 | 2006 · 4 of 190 series | 2.1% |
| 8 | 2007 · 0 of 159 series | 0.0% |
| 9 | 2008 · 2 of 161 series | 1.2% |
| 10 | 2009 · 2 of 153 series | 1.3% |
| 11 | 2010 · 0 of 133 series | 0.0% |
| 12 | 2011 · 3 of 167 series | 1.8% |
| 13 | 2012 · 2 of 185 series | 1.1% |
| 14 | 2013 · 4 of 211 series | 1.9% |
| 15 | 2014 · 11 of 241 series | 4.6% |
| 16 | 2015 · 6 of 240 series | 2.5% |
| 17 | 2016 · 10 of 282 series | 3.5% |
| 18 | 2017 · 6 of 264 series | 2.3% |
| 19 | 2018 · 5 of 254 series | 2.0% |
| 20 | 2019 · 5 of 202 series | 2.5% |
| 21 | 2020 · 8 of 194 series | 4.1% |
| 22 | 2021 · 14 of 220 series | 6.4% |
| 23 | 2022 · 10 of 209 series | 4.8% |
| 24 | 2023 · 12 of 222 series | 5.4% |
| 25 | 2024 · 8 of 216 series | 3.7% |
| 26 | 2025 · 4 of 167 series | 2.4% |
| 27 | 2026 (so far) · 2 of 69 series | 2.9% |
Idol TV series per year
How many new TV series were tagged idol · 121 from 2000 to 2025
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| Item | Series |
|---|---|
| ’00 | 0 in 2000 |
| ’01 | 1 in 2001 |
| ’02 | 2 in 2002 |
| ’03 | 1 in 2003 |
| ’04 | 1 in 2004 |
| ’05 | 0 in 2005 |
| ’06 | 4 in 2006 |
| ’07 | 0 in 2007 |
| ’08 | 2 in 2008 |
| ’09 | 2 in 2009 |
| ’10 | 0 in 2010 |
| ’11 | 3 in 2011 |
| ’12 | 2 in 2012 |
| ’13 | 4 in 2013 |
| ’14 | 11 in 2014 |
| ’15 | 6 in 2015 |
| ’16 | 10 in 2016 |
| ’17 | 6 in 2017 |
| ’18 | 5 in 2018 |
| ’19 | 5 in 2019 |
| ’20 | 8 in 2020 |
| ’21 | 14 in 2021 |
| ’22 | 10 in 2022 |
| ’23 | 12 in 2023 |
| ’24 | 8 in 2024 |
| ’25 | 4 in 2025 |
| ’26 | 2 in 2026 |
Defining idol series by decade
2000s · most followed
2010s · most followed
![[Oshi no Ko] poster](https://media.kitsu.app/anime/46170/poster_image/medium-3133b48296a3cd5dfcbe8c8f9205c936.jpeg)
![[Oshi no Ko] Season 2 poster](https://media.kitsu.app/anime/47659/poster_image/medium-54e7989414b7049dfbdd5975f612a0dd.jpeg)
How this is measured
Counts are TV series (not films, OVAs or web series) on Kitsu, grouped by the year they premiered, with the idol tag. A series can carry many tags, so shares across genres add up to more than 100%. Kitsu's tagging has become more thorough over time and its listing of the latest year is still filling in, so treat sudden jumps in single years with caution; the long-run direction is the reliable part. Browse all idol anime →
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Idol anime trends FAQ
Is idol anime getting more popular?
Its share has stayed roughly level, around 3.5% a decade ago and 2.4% in 2025.
How many idol anime came out in 2025?
4 new TV series tagged idol premiered in 2025, out of 167 listed on Kitsu.
When were idol anime most common?
2021 was the peak, when 6.4% of new TV series were idol. It first reached half that level in 2014.