Anime like Daisetsusan no Yuusha Kibaou

Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin

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

Born in the bitter cold of the Ouu Mountains as the son of Riki, the mightiest bear-hunting dog, is the magnificent tiger-striped puppy, Gin!

To defeat the murderous Akakabuto—who seeks to build a stronghold deep in the mountains of Ou after defeating his grandfather and father—Gin joins the Ouu Army, his youthful blood boiling with determination!! With only three months left until the final showdown with Akakabuto, his eyes are set on finding true “men” who will fight alongside his comrades to the bitter end against Akakabuto, as he races across the entire land of Japan!!



Tags: Animals , Revenge , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Anthropomorphism , Suicide , Torture , Guns , Snowscape , Archery , Disability , Male Protagonist , Primarily Animal Cast , War , Gore , Coming of Age , Amnesia , Cannibalism , Primarily Male Cast , Rural , Ninja , Pregnancy

Hashire! Shiroi Ookami

Also known as White Fang.

Studio: Group TAC , Toho
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

A boy named Lasset who lives on a farm in the rural northern US makes a perilous trek through the wilderness to a sanctuary 300 miles to the north to save the life of a gray wolf that he had raised from a puppy after an incident in which the wolf kills the family dog.

Tags: Travel , Rural , Outdoor Activities , Tragedy , Foreign , Animals , Male Protagonist , Guns , Primarily Male Cast

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 , Rural , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Snowscape , Primarily Animal Cast , Wilderness , Orphan , Shoujo

Shiroi Kiba White Fang Monogatari

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure

White Fang is born on the planes of Alaska to a wolf father and a half-wolf, half-dog mother. One day he and his mother run into an Alaskan inuit boy Mit-sah, who has long dreamed of a dog of his own, and by a marvellous twist of fate, the wolves are taken in by him and his father. But life in Alaska is harsh for humans and wolves alike, and as winter comes, hardships lie in waiting for White Fang and Mit-sah. Facing the extreme coldness of their habitat and that of humans' greedy hearts, the two journey towards what they hope to be a happier environment.



Tags: Snowscape , Male Protagonist , Animals , Survival , Foreign , Gore

Jungle Taitei (1989)

Also known as The New Adventures of Kimba The White Lion.

Studio: TV Tokyo , Tezuka Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama

Leo is a young ambitious lion cub who takes his father's place as emperor of the jungle when is father is killed by poachers. Even though his father's fate was met by the hands of humans, Leo is one of the few animals in the Jungle that doesn't fear or feel hatred toward humans. He is not alone either, he is guided by friends of his father to help create the best animal kingdom there can be.



Tags: Animals , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Kids

Gamba no Bouken

Also known as Gamba's Adventure.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure

An adventurous wild mouse called Gamba travels with his friends to see the ocean but he finds an injured mouse and hears about the violence of white ferret Noroi. Gamba decides to help the mice suffering under Noroi's tyranny.

Tags: Animals , Ensemble Cast , Ships , Male Protagonist , Primarily Animal Cast , Anthropomorphism

Hi no Tori

Also known as Phoenix.

Studio: Touhouku Shinsha , NHK , Tezuka Productions , Media Blasters , NYAV Post
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Hi no Tori is a collection of stories that all have something in common. The Phoenix, whose blood is believed to give an eternal life to one who drinks it. Therefore many seek to kill it, but as the Phoenix of the tale, it's reborn from the ashes. Stories take place in future and the past, where humans fight with each other as always, and everyone is afraid to die. But still, every story teaches a lesson: Life is beginning of an eternity, an never-ending cycle.



Tags: Historical , Mythology , Anthology , Reincarnation , Philosophy

Daishizen no Majuu: Bagi

Also known as Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature.

Studio: Tezuka Productions , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Romance , Sci-Fi

Ryo is sent out by the people of a village to kill the monster which has been attacking the villagers. It is rumored that this monster is a cat-woman named Bagi. As Ryo waits for the monster to come to its watering hole, he thinks back to how he first met Bagi as a kitten who learned how to write, and later reenters his life on a quest to discover who and what she really is. But now she has gone wild, and as the time of her arrival approaches, he strengthens his resolve to kill her.



Tags: Animals , Achronological Order , Chimera , Kemonomimi , Monster Girl , Nekomimi , Revenge , Foreign , Motorcycles , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Time Skip , Heterosexual , Guns , Delinquents

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 , Boys' Love , Rural , Anthropomorphism , Amnesia , Memory Manipulation , Fairy Tale , Kids , Snowscape

Tondemo Nezumi Daikatsuyaku

Also known as The Legend of Manxmouse.

Studio: Nippon Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure

This animated story features Manxmouse, the mouse that looks like a rabbit, and all because of his ears. Join in the adventures in this delightful story.



Tags: Animals , Foreign