Idol Spiral

idol spiral is a 2023 anime series released by Toei studios and created and directed by Nagi Nakazawa.

summary
Kiyomi Tokisaka is your typical 15-year-old girl who has wanted to become an idol since childhood. along with her friends baiko, chazumi, famihiro, and yumi. the 5 finally get the chance they were waiting for when they are recruited to be an idol group known as, "Raisestar5," they all accept and have the chance to sing their own songs. but they later know that fame isn't the cost of happiness since they must perform every night. and that alone is what turns their dreams into nightmares

why it is awesome

 * 1) it's literally a deconstruction of the idol genre by having it show how stressful and fucked up the idol industry can be