Anime like Doubutsu no Mori

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou

Also known as Yokohama Shopping Log.

Studio: Aniplex , Ajiado , Sony Music Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

This is not so much a story as it is a slice of life. Or rather, it is a look into portions of the life of a girl named Alpha, together with the people around her. Alpha runs a little cafe on the outskirts of Yokohama. There are almost no customers, but Alpha does not mind at all since she has the occasional company of the old man who runs the gasoline stand down the road, as well as that of his grandson Takahiro. This is a Yokohama of the future, when the sea covers most of the land and roads have disappeared under sand or water. Alpha is in fact a robot, looking after the cafe during her owner's indefinite leave of absence.



Tags: Iyashikei , Rural , Robots , Post-Apocalyptic , Female Protagonist , Photography , Lost Civilization , Coastal , Mopeds , Philosophy , Seinen , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes

Pikmin Short Movies

Also known as PIKMIN Short Movies.

Studio: Dynamo Pictures , Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

Three short stories from the Nintendo Pikmin game series.

The short 3D animated film is a project that Shigeru Miyamoto, a Japanese video game designer, created to explore the characters in a way his games could not.

Tags: Full CGI , Kids , Aliens , Survival , Slapstick , No Dialogue , Lost Civilization , Space , Astronomy

Tanoshii Moomin Ikka

Also known as Moomin.

Studio: Telescreen BV , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

In the remote and mysterious Moomin Valley live the Moomin trolls, gentle and peaceful creatures. Young Moomin and his family experience many strange adventures, both magical and mundane. Based on the children's stories by Tove Jansson.



Tags: Family Life , Outdoor Activities , Rural , Classic Literature , Kids , Episodic , Anthropomorphism , Tomboy , Iyashikei , Philosophy , Travel , Witch , Pirates , Dragons , Amnesia , Mermaid , Aliens , Drawing , Ships , Writing , Acting , Police , Monster Boy , Aviation , Fishing , Coastal , Ghost

Majo no Takkyuubin

Also known as Kiki's Delivery Service.

Studio: Studio Ghibli , Studio Hibari , Walt Disney Studios , GKids
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Kiki is an enterprising young girl who must follow tradition to become a full-fledged witch. Venturing out with only her chatty black cat, Jiji, Kiki flies off for the adventure of a lifetime. Landing in a far-off city, she sets up a high-flying delivery service and begins a wonderful experience of independence and responsibility as she finds her place in the world.



Tags: Coming of Age , Witch , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Work , Coastal , Kids , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Aviation , Animals , Travel , Drawing , Iyashikei , Motorcycles

With Pochi! Yoshi's Woolly World Special Anime

Studio: Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

A series of 31 stop-motion shorts that came bundled within the Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World 3DS game.

Tags: Stop Motion , Video Games , Dinosaurs

Happy Happy Clover

Studio: Group TAC , Kids Station , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Shogakukan , Jinnan Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Happy Happy Clover recounts the everyday life of a bunny named Chima and the other animals in the Crescent Moon Forest.

Tags: Kids , Animals , Shoujo , Primarily Animal Cast , Kuudere , Work , Episodic

Shin Maple Town Monogatari: Palm Town-hen - Konnichiwa! Atarashii Machi

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

An extended version of the first episode of the TV series.

Tags: Coastal , Animals , Food , Ships

Sugar Bunnies

Studio: Sanrio , Asahi Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Random cutesy edutainment tales aimed at small children, featuring animated speaking plushy toys.

Tags: Kids , Primarily Animal Cast

Usagi no Mofy

Studio: Kachidoki Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

The story of a white rabbit and her friends.

Tags: Iyashikei , Animals , Kids , No Dialogue , Chibi , Outdoor Activities , Environmental , Rehabilitation , Photography , Fishing

Little Witch Academia

Also known as Little Witch Academia.

Studio: TRIGGER
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

For young witches everywhere, the world-renowned witch Shiny Chariot reigns as the most revered and celebrated role model. But as the girls age, so do their opinions of her—now just the mention of Chariot would get a witch labeled a child. However, undeterred in her blind admiration for Chariot, ordinary girl Atsuko Kagari enrolls into Luna Nova Magical Academy, hoping to someday become just as mesmerizing as her idol.

However, the witch academy isn't all the fun and games Atsuko thought it would be: boring lectures, strict teachers, and students who mock Chariot plague the campus. Coupled with her own ineptness in magic, she's seen as little more than a rebel student. But when a chance finally presents itself to prove herself to her peers and teachers, she takes it, and now it's up to her to stop a rampaging dragon before it flattens the entire academy.

Little Witch Academia is one of the four anime works that each received 38 million yen (about US$480,000) from the "2012 Young Animator Training Project." Just like in 2010 and 2011, the animation labor group received 214.5 million yen (US$2.65 million) from the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs, and it distributed most of those funds to studios who train young animators on-the-job.

Positive response to the movie led Studio Trigger to run a Kickstarter funding a sequel, which surpassed its funding goal.

Tags: Magic , Witch , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Urban Fantasy , Dragons , Ojou-sama , Gore