Who is the first school idol group ever featured in anime?


In the _Love Live!_ series, UTX High School's [A-RISE](http://love-
live.wikia.com/wiki/A-RISE) is the first school idol group featured. But, is
A-RISE the first school idol group ever featured in the history of anime? If
not, who is the first school idol group?




It's been 3 months since the question existed, well, if you still haven't
found the answer yet, here it is.

> **1983**

**[Magical Angel Creamy
Mami](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1284)** is the
oldest _Idol_ anime I could find. It has 52 TV epsidoes + 4 OVA aired back in
1983. It's a school idol group, but unfortunately I can't find the name of the
group.

> **Creamy Mami** is about a young girl, Yuu, who after seeing a spaceship is
> given the power to use magic for one year. She is also given 2 cats, Poji
> and Nega, to watch over and guide her. Using her magic powers to transform
> into the idol Creamy Mami, Yuu must work hard at acting, singing, helping
> her parents at their crepe shop, fighting aliens and bad guys, going to
> school, plus try to get the affections of her childhood friend Toshio.

  

> **2003**

**[Wandaba
Style](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2533)** is
the possible oldest _Idol_ anime with a group name, yes, finally, but wait, it
is not a school idol!

> A J-pop group named **Mix Juice** consisting of four girls: Ayame, Yuri,
> Sakura & Himawari attempt to make it big by playing the first concert on the
> moon. Bankrolling this endeavor is the 13 year old billionare Susumu Tsukumo
> and his android, Kiku 8 who propose to go to space in an eco-friendly way.

  

> **2006**

**[Lemon Angel
Project](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6095)** is
about a group of high school girls forming a new Lemon Angel Idol Group, I
think that is it, I'm surprised that the first school idol group was created
only 10 years ago.

> **Lemon Angel** was once the greatest girl band of Japan, but then it broke
> up and most of its members vanished. When a music producer decides to put
> together a new Lemon Angel, average high schooler Tomo Minaguchi is
> approached to audition for the group. Little does she know of the mystery
> behind the original Lemon Angel...




It's been 3 months since the question existed, well, if you still haven't
found the answer yet, here it is.

> **1983**

**[Magical Angel Creamy
Mami](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1284)** is the
oldest _Idol_ anime I could find. It has 52 TV epsidoes + 4 OVA aired back in
1983. It's a school idol group, but unfortunately I can't find the name of the
group.

> **Creamy Mami** is about a young girl, Yuu, who after seeing a spaceship is
> given the power to use magic for one year. She is also given 2 cats, Poji
> and Nega, to watch over and guide her. Using her magic powers to transform
> into the idol Creamy Mami, Yuu must work hard at acting, singing, helping
> her parents at their crepe shop, fighting aliens and bad guys, going to
> school, plus try to get the affections of her childhood friend Toshio.

  

> **2003**

**[Wandaba
Style](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2533)** is
the possible oldest _Idol_ anime with a group name, yes, finally, but wait, it
is not a school idol!

> A J-pop group named **Mix Juice** consisting of four girls: Ayame, Yuri,
> Sakura & Himawari attempt to make it big by playing the first concert on the
> moon. Bankrolling this endeavor is the 13 year old billionare Susumu Tsukumo
> and his android, Kiku 8 who propose to go to space in an eco-friendly way.

  

> **2006**

**[Lemon Angel
Project](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6095)** is
about a group of high school girls forming a new Lemon Angel Idol Group, I
think that is it, I'm surprised that the first school idol group was created
only 10 years ago.

> **Lemon Angel** was once the greatest girl band of Japan, but then it broke
> up and most of its members vanished. When a music producer decides to put
> together a new Lemon Angel, average high schooler Tomo Minaguchi is
> approached to audition for the group. Little does she know of the mystery
> behind the original Lemon Angel...

