Anime like Akane-chan

Kaze no You ni

Studio: Ekura Animal , Grooove
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Sanpei is a boy beekeeper and the sole survivor of an accident that killed his entire family. Sanpei meets Chiyo, a girl who gets stung by a bee, and starts a new life in her village. Eventually, Sanpei cultivates the land that the villagers had abandoned, and then disappears. In the land now filled with flowers, Chiyo waits, believing Sanpei will return.



Tags: Agriculture , Rural , Primarily Child Cast

Yuki no Taiyou Pilot

Also known as Yuki's Sun.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

This pilot is remembered, really, for one notable reason: this is Miyazaki's first time as a solo director. He teamed up with Takahata for the later episodes of the 1971-72 Lupin III series, but Yuki's Sun marked his first time solely in the captain's seat.

Yuki's Sun was based upon a popular shoujo manga (girls' comic) by Tetsuya Chiba which was serialized in 1963. It involves a 10-year-old orphan girl who is adopted into a family. The storyline is somewhat complex, and seems to play out like grand melodrama. Chiba's stories were more sophisticated and grown-up than, say, Osamu Tezuka, who of course was the godfather of postwar Japanese manga.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Shoujo

Sarutobi Ecchan

Also known as Sarutobi Ecchan.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mahou Shoujo

A strange girl transfers to Mitsuba Elementary School. At first glance, she is a normal student. However, she is a great athlete, and can talk to animals. According to her, she is the 33rd descendant of the great ninja, Sarutobi Sasuke. Futhermore, her dog, Puku, can talk. Because she doesn’t live in any house, she spends a night at Miko-chan’s room. She is turned out of the room once. However, because they thank her for extinguishing the fire, they let her stay at their house. After that, she makes a name at school.



Tags: Ninja , Magic , Kids , School

Himitsu no Akko-chan

Studio: Toei Video
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mahou Shoujo

Atsuko "Akko-chan" Kagami (known variously as "Stilly," "Caroline," or "Julie" in Western versions of the anime) is an energetic elementary school girl who has an affinity for mirrors. One day, her favorite mirror which was given to Akko by her mother (or in some versions, by her father, as a present from India) is broken, and she prefers to bury it in her yard rather than throw it to the trash can. In her dreams, she is contacted by a spirit (or in some cases the Queen of the Mirror Kingdom) who is moved that the little girl would treat the mirror so respectfully and not simply throw it away. Akko-chan is then given the gift of a magical mirror and taught an enchantment that will allow her to transform into anything she wishes.



Tags: Shoujo , Magic , Shapeshifting , Female Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast

Mahoutsukai Sally

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

Sally is the witch princess of the Magic Kingdom who longs to visit the mortal realm. One day, by mistake, Sally teleports there and uses her magic to fend off a couple of burglars menacing two schoolgirls. Immediately befriended by her new acquaintances—tomboyish Yoshiko Hanamura and girly Sumire Kasugano—Sally decides to stay on Earth indefinitely, leading to mischief.

Tags: Shoujo , Witch , Magic , Female Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Isekai , Achromatic , School , Demons

Pyun Pyun Maru

Studio: Toei Animation , TV Asahi
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

The Ninja Pyun Pyun-Maru and his brother Chibi-Maru are working at an office that accepts anything. They solve unexpected happenings caused by other Ninjas.



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