Anime like Unico

also known as Fantastic Adventures of Unico

Genres: Adventure Fantasy

What is Fantastic Adventures of Unico about?

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished

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

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Ringing Bell

Chirin no Suzu

Also known as Ringing Bell.

Studio: Sanrio , Discotek , Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

A little lamb's life is turned upside down by the wolf that killed his mother. He seeks to avenge his mother, but in order to defeat the wolf, he must become one.



Tags: Revenge , Animals , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Wilderness , Rural , Snowscape , Primarily Animal Cast , Orphan , Kids , Cultivation
The Golden Bird

Grimm Douwa: Kin no Tori

Also known as The Golden Bird.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

"Kin No Tori" is an adaptation of the homonymous fairy tale "The Golden Bird" by Brothers Grimm.

A golden apple is stolen from the King's garden. The King orders his three sons to guard the apples in turn and to find out who is the thief. When the youngest son, Hansu, presents a feather that he got from the golden bird that stole the apple the king sends his three sons to bring this bird to him and so Hansu journey begins.

Completed in 1984, this film was shelved for three years before being theatrically released.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Witch , Fairy Tale , Magic , Kids
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Jungle Taitei Movie (1997)

Also known as Jungle Emperor Leo.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Mushi Production , Media Blasters , NYAV Post , Discotek , Tezuka Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

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Tags: Animals , Tragedy , Kids , Male Protagonist
Chironup no Kitsune

Chironup no Kitsune

Studio: Group TAC
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Based on the novel "Chironup no Kitsune (Foxes of Chironup)" by Hiroyuki Takahashi.

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Wan Wan Chuushingura

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 Male Cast , Urban , Primarily Animal Cast , Kids , Rural , Coming of Age , POV
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Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon

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Also known as Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure

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Tags: Mythology , Dragons , Kids , Gods , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Animals
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One Stormy Night

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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.



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Magic Boy

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Also known as Magic Boy.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

"Magic Boy" was the first ever Japanese animation to be released theatrically in North America.

Sasuke, a boy vexed by an evil witch, studies magic and uses his powers to defeat her.



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Wansa-kun

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

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Pom Poko

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Also known as Pom Poko.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Studio Ghibli , Daiei , Walt Disney Studios , GKIDS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

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Tags: Environmental , Mythology , Ensemble Cast , Animals , Rural , Primarily Animal Cast , Shapeshifting , Anthropomorphism , Henshin , Youkai , Revenge , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Kids , Travel , Tragedy , Transgender

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