This one gets its hooks in through your ears. Almost every episode drops a new song, so the twelve-episode run plays less like a plot and more like a setlist you start memorizing against your will. The premise is pure idol-anime candy: Kanade Amamiya gets scouted out of nowhere by Haruto Mikami, and suddenly he's chasing DF Cards sent in by fans alongside the unreadable Shin Oikawa, stone-faced Junya Sasaki, big-hearted Itsuki Katagiri, and Chizuru Sawamura, who is somehow both the brains and the disaster. Nobody here is carrying trauma, and that's the appeal. Be honest about the flaws, though. The story sags in the back half and the voice work is genuinely shaky for a genre built on vocal charm. Watch it for the way each boy's reason for standing on that stage actually lands by the end.

Kanade Amamiya is a second-year high school student whose cheerful nature and ability to keep smiling through hard work catch the eye of legendary idol Haruto Mikami, who scouts him on the spot. Kanade signs with D-4 Production and meets four other high schoolers chasing the same dream: the mysterious Shin Oikawa, the stoic Junya Sasaki, the kind yet passionate Itsuki Katagiri, and the clumsy but clever Chizuru Sawamura. Moved by their resolve, Kanade commits to idol life. When the five are placed together to perform at the company's Dream Festival, they get a real shot at a CD debut. To climb to the top, they must win over the crowd and gather Dorika, cards from the audience that idols turn into their stage outfits. Along the way, the boys have to build friendship and trust in one another before they can reach their goals.