Anime like 11 Piki no Neko

Arashi no Yoru ni

Also known as One Stormy Night.

Studio: Group TAC , TBS
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

A story about a goat and a wolf who become friends in a stormy night, and how they overcome differences and hardships.



Tags: Animals , Travel , Male Protagonist , Primarily Animal Cast , Rural , Boys' Love , Anthropomorphism , Amnesia , Memory Manipulation , Snowscape , Fairy Tale , Kids

Osomatsu-kun (1988)

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Fuji TV , Yomiuri Advertising , Fujipacific Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

The would-be hijinks of the mischievous Matsuno sextuplets are hijacked from episode one by colorful buck-toothed con man Iyami and Chibita, his bald munchkin sidekick. Nearly every episode is a standalone comedy cavalcade with the above cast as well as other quirky locals who show up in a number of different roles as the series shifts effortlessly between time periods and genres, but in most cases, Iyami and Chibita are front and center as partners in crime, a couple of sad sacks scraping by but carrying out scammy schemes in order to get rich quick.



Tags: Episodic , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Kids , Primarily Male Cast , Twins

Unico

Also known as Fantastic Adventures of Unico.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Sanrio , Tezuka Productions , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Unico the Unicorn has the amazing power to make anyone he meets happy. Whether it's because of his personality or the powers of his horn, no one knows. However, the gods become jealous of Unico, thinking that only gods should be able to decide or let people be happy or not. Unico is banished to the Hill of Oblivion, and the West Wind is ordered to take him there. She can't stand giving this fate to an innocent like Unico, so Unico's adventures begin, as the West Wind takes him from one place and time to the next, in a neverending journey to escape the wrath of the gods. In this adventure, Unico meets Beezel a devil child and then Katy (Chao), a cat who wants to be a witch! Can he become friends with them?



Tags: Tsundere , Henshin , Super Power , Shapeshifting , Kids , Animals , Tragedy , Magic , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Cosmic Horror , Demons , Musical Theater , Cannibalism

Unico Mahou no Shima e

Also known as Unico in the Island of Magic.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Sanrio , Tezuka Productions , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Based on "Unico and the Kingdom of the Sun," which was newly written as a theater version, this animated film features a battle between the wizard Kukuruku and Unico. Kukuruku builds a castle using dolls transformed from men as building parts. The story revolves around the sorrow and terror of men who have been transfigured into dolls, and a girl named Cherry who wishes to recover the kindness in her brother, who is a student of Kukuruku. This work reminds us of the fact that "transformation" or "transfiguration" - favorite themes of Tezuka Osamu - involves not only material aspects, but also man's immaterial heart.



Tags: Kids , Animals , Magic , Fugitive , Male Protagonist

Wan Wan Chuushingura

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

The homeless dog Rock swears to take to revenge on a tiger named Killer in the zoo, who had killed his mother. The dogs in town, troubled by the atrocities of Killer, join forces to support Rock. Changing the target of revenge to the murderer of the main character's mother made it easier for kids to empathize with the character.



Tags: Revenge , Animals , Male Protagonist , Primarily Animal Cast , Urban , Primarily Male Cast , Rural , Kids , Coming of Age , POV

Wansa-kun

Studio: Kansai TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama

The hero of Wansa-kun is Wansa, a puppy who is sold for a pittance, then escapes, and spends much of the rest of the series looking for his mother.

Tags: Animals , Coming of Age