Anime like Kemurikusa

Kemono Friends

Also known as Kemono Friends.

Studio: Yaoyorozu , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

The anime's story takes place in Japari Park, a "gigantic integrated zoo." In the zoo, due to the mysterious "sand star" substance, the animals start turning into human-shaped creatures called Animal Girls. Japari Park is a place where many people visit and have fun at, but one day a lost child wanders into the park. The lost child starts a journey to return, but because so many Animal Girls join in on the quest it becomes an unexpected grand adventure.



Tags: Kemonomimi , Full CGI , Animals , Post-Apocalyptic , Primarily Female Cast , Iyashikei , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Wilderness , CGI , Educational , Female Protagonist , Kids , Desert , Idol , Lost Civilization , Travel

Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou

Also known as Girls' Last Tour.

Studio: WHITE FOX , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Civilization is dead, but Chito and Yuuri are still alive. So they hop aboard their beloved Kettenkrad motorbike and aimlessly wander the ruins of the world they once knew. Day after hopeless day, they look for their next meal and fuel for their ride. But as long as the two are together, even an existence as bleak as theirs has a ray or two of sunshine in it, whether they're sucking down their fill of soup or hunting for machine parts to tinker with. For two girls in a world full of nothing, the experiences and feelings the two share give them something to live for…



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Lost Civilization , Philosophy , Episodic , Iyashikei , Travel , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Environmental , Urban , Survival , Primarily Female Cast , Chibi , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Denpa , Military , Seinen , Robots , Tanks , Snowscape , Kuudere , Artificial Intelligence , Aliens , CGI , Guns , Photography , Nudity , Anthropomorphism , Language Barrier , Proxy Battle

Houseki no Kuni

Also known as Land of the Lustrous.

Studio: Orange , Sentai Filmworks , Kodansha , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Movic , AT-X , Toho , Q-Tec
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological

In the mysterious future, crystalline organisms called Gems inhabit a world that has been destroyed by six meteors. Each Gem is assigned a role in order to fight against the Lunarians, a species who attacks them in order to shatter their bodies and use them as decorations.

Phosphophyllite, also known as Phos, is a young and fragile Gem who dreams of helping their friends in the war effort. Instead, they are told to compile an encyclopedia because of their delicate condition. After begrudgingly embarking on this task, Phos meets Cinnabar, an intelligent gem who has been relegated to patrolling the isolated island at night because of the corrosive poison their body creates. After seeing how unhappy Cinnabar is, Phos decides to find a role that both of the rejected Gems can enjoy. Houseki no Kuni follows Phos' efforts to be useful and protect their fellow Gems.

Tags: Coming of Age , CGI , Full CGI , Philosophy , Agender , Anthropomorphism , Tragedy , Post-Apocalyptic , Seinen , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Female Cast , Body Horror , Survival , Amnesia , Coastal , Conspiracy , Time Skip , Swordplay , War , Shapeshifting , Tsundere , Language Barrier , Astronomy , Snowscape , Twins , Work , Slapstick , Mixed Media

Hentatsu (TV Short)

Studio: Yaoyorozu
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy

Hentatsu follows two girls exploring a seemingly abandoned version of Nakano Broadway, a Tokyo shopping mall known for Mandarake and other shops catering to fans of anime and other forms of pop culture.



Tags: Full CGI , Meta , Kemonomimi , Demons , Primarily Female Cast

Keifuku-san

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

Incorporating the earlier two parts and adding additional footage as an epilogue, Keifuku-san features the adventures of a young girl in a railway conductor uniform and a floating manta ray as they explore an otherworldly space. The video features direction by Tatsuki, animation by Hirayasu, and art by Yukko (all members of animation studio irodori), as well as the voice talents of Yumiri Hanamori.



Tags: Full CGI , Trains

Ura Sekai Picnic

Also known as Otherside Picnic.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Felix Film , Square Enix , BS11 , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Frontier Works , Sony Pictures Entertainment , AT-X , Amusement Media Academy , Hayakawa Shobou , Good Smile Film
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Moments from death, Sorawo is saved by the mysterious Toriko in the Otherside. Attracted to its beauty, she soon discovers that this dimension is inhabited by monsters once thought imaginary. Joining with Toriko in her search for a missing friend, they set out to explore this nightmare-realm and maybe make a little money. What they encounter could bring enlightenment—or drive them mad!



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Alternate Universe , Survival , Yuri , Episodic , Cosmic Horror , Mythology , Primarily Adult Cast , Guns , Isekai , CGI , Military , College , Body Horror , Curses , Crime , Rehabilitation

Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou

Also known as Day Break Illusion.

Studio: Aniplex , AIC , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mahou Shoujo

Since ancient times long past, this world has been ruled by two tarot cards:
Diablos Tarot—The tarot of the devil that feasts on the souls of living humans and uses that nourishment to bring countless pain and suffering.
Elemental Tarot—The tarot that draws its energy from the power of nature in order to oppose the Diablos Tarot.

Girls chosen from 22 different bloodlines become the wielders of the Elemental Tarot, plunging themselves into this secret battle. To maintain the balance of this world, while carrying unbearable guilt…

Are they executioners? Or saviors? This is the story of the long, long battle fought by girls who cannot escape the fate they bear.



Tags: Henshin , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Monster Girl , School , Shapeshifting , Witch , Coming of Age , Family Life , Found Family , Urban Fantasy , Swordplay , Urban , Archery , Kemonomimi , Spearplay , Orphan , Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Boarding School , Kuudere

planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume

Also known as Planetarian.

Studio: David Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Hoshino Yumemi is a companion robot working at an abandoned planetarium. It’s been thirty years since her last customer, but she continues to wait. When a customer finally appears, she enlists his help to fix the planetarium so she can show him the stars.



Tags: Robots , Post-Apocalyptic , Artificial Intelligence , Astronomy , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Mythology , Urban , Survival , Guns , Tsundere

Hi Score Girl

Also known as Hi Score Girl.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment , G-mode , Warner Bros. Japan , Real-T , Tengu Kobou , Capcom , Bandai Namco Entertainment , Picona Creative Studio , BIGLOBE , Magic Capsule , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

The year is 1991 and 6th grader Yaguchi Haruo only has video games to live for. He's not popular in school and he's neither handsome, funny, nice nor even friendly. The only thing he has going for him is that he is good at video games. One day at the local arcade, he plays Oono Akira, a fellow classmate but who's popular, smart, pretty and a rich girl that absolutely destroys him at Street Fighter II. Not only does he lose to her 30 times in a row, he can’t beat her at any game. Haruo can’t seem to shake Akira off as she follows him from arcade to arcade everyday after school and beats him every time. As weird as it sounds, the odd couple begins a strange bond and friendship.

Tags: Video Games , Full CGI , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Urban , Ojou-sama , Heterosexual , Time Skip , Seinen , School , Tsundere , Slapstick , Primarily Child Cast , CGI

Made in Abyss

Also known as Made in Abyss.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , Media Factory , AT-X , Sony Music Communications , Sentai Filmworks , Cygames
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Sci-Fi

The "Abyss" is the last unexplored place in the world. Strange and wonderful creatures roam within, and it is full of precious relics that present humans can't recreate. Those that dare to explore the depths are known as "Cave Raiders." An orphan girl named Riko lives on the rim. Her dream is to become a Cave Raider like her mother and solve the mysteries of the cave system. One day, Riko starts exploring the caves and discovers a robot who resembles a human boy.



Note: The last episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Survival , Outdoor Activities , Primarily Child Cast , Environmental , Travel , Chibi , Body Horror , Tragedy , Lost Civilization , Dungeon , Philosophy , Cosmic Horror , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Curses , Gore , Amnesia , Orphan , Wilderness , Robots , Male Protagonist , Steampunk , Anthropomorphism , Food , Tanned Skin , School , Agender , Crossdressing , Religion , Rehabilitation , Femboy , Dissociative Identities , Maids , Time Manipulation , Amputation , Nudity , Eco-Horror