Anime like Doraemon (1979)

Kiteretsu Daihyakka

Also known as Kiteretsu Encyclopedia.

Studio: ASATSU , Fuji TV , Studio Gallop
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

The main character is a scientific genius boy named Kiteretsu, who has built a companion robot named Korosuke. He frequently travels in time with his friends and Korosuke in the time machine he built. Miyoko is a girl in his neighborhood who is basically his girlfriend. Tongari is his rival, who happen to share some similar traits of Honekawa Suneo. Buta Gorilla (Kumada Kaoru) is a typical neighborhood bully, who also share similar traits of Gian (Takeshi Goda) except that he often antagonizes Korosuke (though they are in grade school).



Tags: Kids , School

Ninja Hattori-kun

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Ninja Hattori-Kun and his brother are training to be great ninjas and constantly run into hilarious situations.

Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Found Family , Family Life , School , Ninja , Kids , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Bullying , Unrequited Love

Crayon Shin-chan

Also known as Shin Chan.

Studio: TV Asahi , Funimation , Shin-Ei Animation
Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Slice of Life

Crayon Shin-chan follows the wacky antics and adventures of five-year-old Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara and his parents, neighbors, and friends and is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

Many of the jokes in the series stem from Shin-chan's occasionally weird, unnatural and inappropriate use of language, as well as from his inappropriate behavior. A typical gag involves Shin-chan confounding his parents by using the wrong phrase for the occasion; for example, saying "Welcome back!" instead of "I am back!" when he comes home.

During the beginning of the series, the TV show was mostly based on the storyline in the original manga. As the show progressed, more and more episodes became anime-original.

Tags: Episodic , Family Life , Kids , Male Protagonist , School , Gangs , Acting

Boku to Roboco

Also known as ME & ROBOCO.

Studio: Studio Gallop , Shueisha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Ten-year-old Bondo has always dreamt of owning a cute robot maid. They’re beautiful, sweet, and graceful servants. But when he finally gets his hands on one, she’s not what he expected. Roboco is twice the size of other maids, twice as strong, and twice as weird! Something’s off about this robot. Can Bondo and his friends figure out her secret?



Tags: Maids , Parody , Robots , Surreal Comedy , Meta , Shounen , Family Life

Ultra B

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

One day, A mysterious alien baby from outer space comes to planet Earth, and only-child Michio Mikita finds him. He takes him as his own child, much to the surprise of his family. As he discovers he can talk (although not perfectly), walk, and do magic, and he causes havoc for Michio with his powers. Like Nobita Nobi from Doraemon (Another manga series from Abiko's friend Fujiko F Fujio), Michio does bad at work and is clumsy, so things go worse when it comes to UB's mischief, even though he's only a baby. The manga and anime tells the story of the duo and their adventures.

Tags: Super Power , Kids

Pocket Monsters

Also known as Pokémon.

Studio: TV Tokyo , OLM , Viz Media , 4Kids Entertainment , TV Tokyo Music , Studio Jack
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

A young boy named Satoshi embarks on a journey to become a "Pokémon Master" with his first Pokémon, Pikachu. Joining him on his travels are Takeshi, a girl-obsessed Rock Pokemon Trainer, and Kasumi, a tomboyish Water Pokémon Trainer who may have a crush on him. Satoshi and Co. end up traveling through various regions, including Kanto, the Orange Islands, and Johto, and then enter the Pokémon League competitions there. Along the way, they run into many confrontations with Musashi, Kojirou, and Nyarth, a trio of Pokémon thieves who are apart of an evil organization called "Team Rocket". But everytime Team Rocket try to do their evil deeds, they fail thanks to Satoshi and his Pokémon.



Tags: Travel , Animals , Kids , Primarily Child Cast , Creature Taming , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Proxy Battle , Slapstick , Slavery , Female Protagonist , Environmental , Urban Fantasy , Rural , Tsundere , Super Robot , Dragons , Crossdressing , Tanned Skin , Guns , Photography

Perman

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , Studio Zero
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Tags: Achromatic , School , Kids , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Superhero

Sore Ike! Anpanman

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

One night, a Star of Life falls down the chimney of a bakery nestled deep in the forest, causing the dough in the oven to come to life. The dough becomes Anpanman, a superhero made of anpan (a sweet roll with bean jam filling). Together with his friends, Anpanman fights his rival Baikinman and helps the malnourished.



Tags: Super Power , Food , Kids , Superhero , Episodic , Drawing , Henshin , Twins , Magic , Witch , Aliens , Kaiju , Samurai , Robots , Animals , Anthropomorphism , Ghost , Boxing , Football

Chinpui

Also known as Chinpui.

Studio: Production I.G
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

TV anime show based on the manga by F. Fujio Fujiko.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Episodic , Aliens , Kids

Perman (1983)

Also known as Superkid (1983).

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Mitsuo encountered Superman, an alien who is a part of a federation that tries to maintain peace in the galaxy. He then received a helmet (that also serves as a mask) that gives superhuman strength, a cape that enables the wearer to fly, and a badge that allows him to breathe underwater and communicate with his fellow comrades whom he met soon after he utilized these gifts. Superman made it clear to all Permans that their identity must be kept a secret or their brain will be destroyed should it ever be revealed and they are given a special doppelganger robot that can replace them while they are away to achieve this feat, although it is not entirely foolproof nor is it free from potential problems. These equipments then allowed them to be young Permans who try to maintain peace and help the people who are in need.



Tags: Episodic , School , Kids , Super Power