Anime like Kairyuu to Yuubinya-san

Houkago no Breath

Also known as Pokémon: Paldean Winds.

Studio: WIT STUDIO
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

A limited original series based in the Paldea region, the setting of the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games.

Houkago no Breath follows three academy students—Ohara, Aliquis, and Houma—on their journey of growth and learning while attending school.



Tags: Animals , School , Ensemble Cast

POKÉTOON

Also known as POKÉTOON.

Studio: Dandelion Animation Studio , Pancake , Studio Colorido , Team Yamahitsuji
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Short episodes released on the Pokémon Kids TV YouTube Channel.

Episodes:
1: Scraggy & Mimikyu / Zuruggu to Mimikkyu (ズルッグとミミッキュ), released June 4, 2020.
2: The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero / Hero ni Naritai Yancham (ヒーローになりたいヤンチャム), released May 5, 2021.
3: Blossom's Dream / Yume no Tsubomi (ユメノツボミ), released June 4, 2021.
4: Wait for Me, Magikarp / Mattete ne! Koiking (まっててね！コイキング), released July 2, 2021.
5: The Slugma-Powered Home / Poka Poka Magumaggu House (ぽかぽかマグマッグハウス), released August 5, 2021.
6: Help! I've Turned into a Gengar / Gengar ni Nacchatta!? (ゲンガーになっちゃった!?), released September 10, 2021.
7: Snorunt's Summmer Vacation / Fubuki no Natsu Yasumi (ふぶきのなつやみ), released October 8, 2021.
8: Jigglypuff's Song / Purin no Uta (プリンのうた), released December 28, 2021.


Tags: Episodic , Animals , Anthology , Urban Fantasy , Rural , Female Protagonist , Kids , Slapstick , Ghost , School , CGI , No Dialogue , Parody , Meta , Trains

Yuki Hodokishi Futaai

Also known as Pokémon: Hisuian Snow.

Studio: WIT STUDIO
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Get ready for a new adventure set in the vast, stunning Hisui region, the location of Pokémon LEGENDS: Arceus.

Yuki Hodokishi Futaai tells the story of a boy named Akio and his encounter with a Hisuian Zorua. When he was younger, Akio's father taught him that people and Pokémon cannot live together. But Akio's interactions with the Zorua might offer a different lesson.



Tags: Medicine , Snowscape , Urban Fantasy , Time Skip , Kids , Animals , Male Protagonist , Wilderness , Primarily Male Cast

Violet Evergarden

Also known as Violet Evergarden.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Pony Canyon , Rakuonsha , Madman Entertainment , ABC Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life

A certain point in time, in the continent of Telesis. The great war which divided the continent into North and South has ended after four years, and the people are welcoming a new generation. Violet Evergarden, a young girl formerly known as “the weapon”, has left the battlefield to start a new life at CH Postal Service. There, she is deeply moved by the work of “Auto Memories Dolls”, who carry people's thoughts and convert them into words. Violet begins her journey as an Auto Memories Doll, and comes face to face with various people's emotions and differing shapes of love. There are words Violet heard on the battlefield, which she cannot forget. These words were given to her by someone she holds dear, more than anyone else. She does not yet know their meaning but she searches to find it.



Tags: Rehabilitation , Writing , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Kuudere , Work , War , Disability , Military , Episodic , Orphan , Travel , Philosophy , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Steampunk , Heterosexual , Foreign , Age Gap , Trains , Guns , Assassins

9-tsu no Bouken

Studio: CoMix Wave
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Promotional video directed by Kazuhiko Yabumoto made to advertise the Pokémon Card Game: Starter Deck Generations.

Tags: Animals , Advertisement , Card Battle

Shinsengumi

Studio: Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action

Produced for Fuji TV in 2000, the film reinterprets the story of a special samurai force - the Shinsengumi - at the end of the Edo period.

Tags: Historical , Samurai , Puppetry

Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jidou Shuki Ningyou

Also known as Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll.

Studio: Kyoto Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Violet Evergarden comes to a private women's academy to tutor Isabella in the ways of being a lady. Heir to the York family, Isabella feels trapped in this new and uncomfortable world. She still grieves for the only person to ever bring her happiness – now lost to her. Violet's lessons do give her a brief respite from the melancholy but with the absence of joy, how long does it take to truly heal?



Tags: Family Life , Writing , Female Protagonist , Work , Orphan , Found Family , Time Skip , Historical , Foreign , Ojou-sama , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Rehabilitation , Steampunk , Tragedy , Feet , War , Disability , Nun , School , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes