Anime like Omae Umasou da na

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 , Fairy Tale , Snowscape , Kids

Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki

Also known as Wolf Children.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP , Dentsu , Yomiuri TV , Funimation , Kadokawa Shoten , Toho , Studio Chizu
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

The theme of the film is the love between parents and children. The story covers 13 years and begins with a 19-year-old college student named Hana who encounters and falls in "fairy tale-like" love with a "wolf man." After marrying the wolf man, Hana gives birth and raises two wolf children—an older sister named Yuki who was born on a snowy day, and a younger brother named Ame who was born on a rainy day. The four quietly lived in a corner of a city to conceal the existence of the "wolf children," but when the wolf man suddenly dies, Hana decides to move to a rural town far removed from the city.



Tags: Parenthood , Family Life , Werewolf , Coming of Age , Shapeshifting , Female Protagonist , Rural , Environmental , Kemonomimi , Animals , Mythology , Tragedy , Snowscape , Urban , Agriculture , Urban Fantasy , School , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist

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 , Rural , Snowscape , Primarily Animal Cast , Wilderness , Orphan , Kids , Cultivation

Usagi Drop

Also known as Bunny Drop.

Studio: Production I.G , Fuji TV , NIS America Inc. , Sony Music Entertainment , Sakura Create , Fujipacific Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Going home from his grandfather's funeral, thirty-year-old Daikichi is floored to discover that the old man had an illegitimate child with a younger lover. The rest of his family is equally shocked and embarrassed by this surprise development, and not one of them wants anything to do with the silent little girl, Rin Kaga. In a fit of anger, Daikichi decides to take her in himself. As Daikichi nurtures Rin, he started to understand the struggle while at the same time the joy of parenting.



Tags: Iyashikei , Found Family , Family Life , Adoption , Orphan , Parenthood , Josei , Male Protagonist , Work

Doraemon: Nobita no Kyouryuu (2006)

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

Nobita finds a fossilized dinosaur egg by accident, and with the help of Doraemon's tools, they hatched the egg and began raising the dinosaur. Knowing that they can't keep the dinosaur forever, Nobita was forced to send it back to prehistoric times where a group of hunters from the future threatens to endanger the dinosaurs. Determined to save the dinosaurs from the claws of the hunters, Doraemon and the gang returns to the past and sets out in a prehistoric adventure.



Tags: Creature Taming , Dinosaurs , Time Manipulation , Kids

Uchouten Kazoku

Also known as The Eccentric Family.

Studio: Bandai Visual , Lantis , P.A.WORKS , YTV , Magic Capsule
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

In Kyoto, there are three kinds of residents: humans, raccoon dogs, and tengu. Shimogamo Yasaburou is the third son of the Shimogamo raccoon dog family. His father, Souichirou, had been the head of Kyoto raccoon dog community until he was eaten by the human members of "Friday Club". While taking care of old tengu, fighting with other raccoon dogs, and playing with a psychic human girl, Yasaburou approaches the truth of his father's death.

Tags: Mythology , Urban Fantasy , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Shapeshifting , Youkai , Philosophy , Animals , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Age Gap , Surreal Comedy , Crossdressing , Gender Bending , Twins , Nudity , Archery , Love Triangle , Bar

Annyeong, Tyrano: Yeong-wonhi, Hamkke

Studio: Tezuka Productions , Korea Investment Partners , Beijing Resolution , Media Castle
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure

A joint production between South Korea, Japan and China. Based on the Tyrannosaurus series of picture books by Tatsuya Miyanishi.

It depicts the friendship of a lonely Tyrannosaurus rex who does not eat meat, Tyrano, and an orphaned baby dinosaur Punon, who cannot fly, run into each other and begin their journey to find ‘Paradise’. While on their way, they learn about each other’s difference and become important to each other.

Tags: Animals , Dinosaurs

Dinosaur Biyori

Studio: Fanworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

The story follows the lives of three modern day dinosaurs as they share a room in the Dino-Shou ("Dino Manor") apartment building complex.

Tags: Dinosaurs , Kids , Meta

Gal to Kyouryuu

Also known as Gal & Dino.

Studio: Space Neko Company , Kamikaze Douga , King Records , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

After a night of drinking, Kaede wakes up realizing that in her drunken daze she had brought an unexpected guest home—a dinosaur! Kaede just goes with the flow and accepts her new living situation. Now she navigates her daily life while eating, watching TV, and shopping with her prehistoric roommate. Together, the duo enjoys each other’s company as they take on whatever the day brings.



Tags: Dinosaurs , Surreal Comedy , Gyaru , Language Barrier , Stop Motion , Mixed Media , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Episodic , Fashion , Animals , Time Manipulation , Super Power , Pandemic

Tadaima! Chibigodzilla

Also known as I'm home, Chibigodzilla.

Studio: Helo
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

The "Chibi Godzilla" project was launched to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Toho's Godzilla franchise. The animated shorts show the daily life of Chibi Godzilla, who lives at office worker Satomi's house.



Tags: Kaiju , Chibi , Urban Fantasy , Kids , Tokusatsu