Anime like Chiisana Ahiru no Ooki na Ai no Monogatari: Ahiru no Kwak

Geragera Boes Monogatari

Also known as Ox Tales.

Studio: TV Tokyo , Telescreen BV , Wako Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Farm life has never been this wacky. Where else could you find a turtle with a built in TV under his shell, a bald lion, an elephant whose trunk doubles as a garden hose and an inflatable octopus. All run by a good-natured ox named Olly.



Tags: Kids , Animals , Anthropomorphism

Shin Calimero

Also known as Calimero (1992).

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Calimero, along with Priscilla and Pierrot/Peter (who becomes Calimero's friend in this series), form a junior investigative reporting team called the Green Team, along with new friends Valeriano (also known as Giuliano), Suzy, and Rosita, and they investigate mysteries and report on them for a network called TV Condor.

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Gon

Studio: Kodansha , Daewon Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

The Gon series features the completely wordless adventures of the irascible title character, a tiny fictional dinosaur, as he interacts with the natural world. Gon somehow survived the extinction of his fellow dinosaurs and interacts with paleolithic animals.

Note: Episodes 16-22 aired as "GON Waku Waku Special," combining anime and live-action segments. Episodes 37-40 also aired special segments, including a mini-program with Sandwichman and viewer-selected episode digests.

Tags: Kids , Animals , Full CGI , Dinosaurs

Gamba no Bouken

Also known as Gamba's Adventure.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure

An adventurous wild mouse called Gamba travels with his friends to see the ocean but he finds an injured mouse and hears about the violence of white ferret Noroi. Gamba decides to help the mice suffering under Noroi's tyranny.

Tags: Animals , Ensemble Cast , Ships , Male Protagonist , Primarily Animal Cast , Anthropomorphism

Maple Town Monogatari

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

Maple Town Stories is about friendship, adventure and the troubles the children (Patty Rabbit, Bobby Bear and Fanny Fox) who are the main characters of the show, fall into. Wild Wolfe is a homeless thief who lives in the forest and usually steals from the town and does other mischief, but the kids are always there to stop him and set things right slowly making him understand the wrongs of his ways.



Tags: Animals , Anthropomorphism , Female Protagonist , Rural , Primarily Child Cast

Hoshi no Ouji-sama: Petit Prince

Also known as The Adventures of the Little Prince.

Studio: TV Asahi , Knack Productions , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure

The Little Prince lives on Asteroid B612, a tiny rock floating in space. He spends his days cleaning out the three small volcanos on the asteroid (which he also uses to cook his breakfast), weeding out the baobob trees that threaten to take over, and caring for his friend the Rose Girl. When he gets lonely for company he catches a comet in his butterfly net and flies off to Earth for all sorts of adventures.



Tags: Travel , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Kids , Classic Literature , Astronomy , Aliens

Barbapapa

Also known as Barbapapa.

Studio: Topcraft
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

Barbapapa and his family can turn into anything they want. Each member of the family has his or her own personality. Very good show for the youngest children as each episode deals with another problem they will recognise in a way that is 'morally correct'.



Tags: Kids , Shapeshifting , Animals , Environmental , Family Life , Ensemble Cast , Travel , Episodic