Anime like Azumanga WEB Daiou

Azumanga Daiou: Gekijou Tanpen

Also known as Azumanga Daioh: The Very Short Movie.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , ADV Films , Kadokawa Shoten
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

In this short movie featuring familiar characters from Azumanga Daiou, Osaka is yet again having a strange dream of Chiyo-Chan's pigtails being posessed. As Chiyo-Chan's pigtails bounce out of the window, who knows if young Chiyo will ever be happy again.



Tags: School , Surreal Comedy , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Slapstick , Kuudere

Non Non Biyori: Vacation

Also known as Non Non Biyori Vacation.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Even when you're fortunate enough to live in a place as beautiful as the country village of Asahigaoka, you should never turn down the chance to explore someplace else. So, when Suguru wins a free trip to Okinawa just as the summer vacation is coming to an end, the town's entire school… all 5 students and 1 teacher, plus the local candy shop owner… can hardly wait for their 3-day trip to begin! Between kayaking, swimming and meeting new people, there's always something fun happening, but the best part of all is that big city girl Hotaru and her new small-town friends all get to explore the wonders of Japan's famous vacation destination together.



Tags: Iyashikei , Rural , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Outdoor Activities , Primarily Child Cast , Seinen , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Drawing , Badminton , Scuba Diving , Kuudere

Pon no Michi

Also known as Pon no Michi.

Studio: OLM , Kodansha , DMM.com , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Good Smile Company , Myrica Music , SUPA LOVE , OLM , SANKYO , Yostar , AQUA ARIS , Bit Grooove Promotion
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

The anime is set in Hiroshima Prefecture's Onomichi City, where a high school student Nashiko Jippensha was kicked out of her house. Without a place to play with her friends, she learns that the mahjong parlor that her father used to run is now vacant. She fixes the mahjong parlor and turns it into a place where she and her friends can have fun, cook, have tea, and sometimes play mahjong.



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Mahjong , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Food , Primarily Teen Cast , Advertisement , CGI , Board Game

Gintama: Jump Festa 2005 Special

Studio: Sunrise , Audio Highs , Miracle Robo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Sci-Fi

This special is a set of short comedy stories involving Gintoki and his equally-broke sidekicks Shinpachi and Kagura. One day, Gintoki and his comrades are out viewing the spring flowers when suddenly the Shinsengumi appear, arguing that Gintoki has taken their flower-viewing spot. Gintoki's team and the Shinsengumi must then battle for the right to sit in that spot by using a violent version of rock paper scissors.



Tags: Samurai , Anachronism , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Parody , Historical , Kuudere , Shounen

Gintama: Jump Festa 2008 Special

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Sci-Fi

According to Aniplex, a 10min short anime of Gintama "Shiroyasha Koutan" will be released on September 30th. It was shown at Jump Super Anime Tour 2008 and had never been released as a DVD.

It's a trailer of an imaginary Gintama movie. Gintama OVA shown at Jump Anime Tour '05 is also included in the DVD.

Tags: Meta , Swordplay , Parody , Samurai , Historical , Shounen