Anime like Nemo

Kurumiwari Ningyou

Also known as Nutcracker Fantasy.

Studio: Sanrio , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

The young girl Clara visits her Aunt Gerda and Uncle Drosselmeyer. Her aunt tells her scary stories about the Ragman, a creepy and mysterious man who turns children into mice if they don't go to bed on time. The Ragman is always spying on sleeping children searching for more victims.
Just before Clara goes to bed her eccentric uncle gives her a wooden nutcracker doll. He's a bit embarrassed because the only part on the doll that's perfect is the heart, but Clara loves her new doll.
She falls asleep but wakes up hearing mice squeaking...

Tags: Stop Motion , Female Protagonist , Dancing , Ojou-sama , Magic , Puppetry , Mixed Media

Yousei Florence

Also known as A Journey Through Fairyland.

Studio: Sanrio , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Music , Romance

A gentle and talented boy named Michael played beautiful music on his oboe, and his greatest love was to play for and tend to the flowers in the greenhouse at the school of music where he attended. Unfortunately, his gardening made him constantly late for orchestra practice and resulted in his dismissal from the school. When Michael fell asleep that same night, he was awakened by a dainty Flower Fairy named Florence, who would take him on an enchanted journey to a land where flowers came alive, treble notes were mischievous, and adventure beckoned. There, he would soon come to realize that his love of flowers and desire to become a great musician could go hand-in-hand and help him to become focused in life and discover himself.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Fairy Tale

Totsuzen! Neko no Kuni Banipal Witt

Also known as Catnapped! The Movie.

Studio: Triangle Staff , Pioneer LDC , AC Create , Bandai Visual
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure

Ever wonder where your cat runs off to when you let them out? There is a place, a whole world that belongs only to the cats. A hidden world known as Banipal Witt where the sun changes people into cats and dogs into monsters.

Travel there as two young children set off on a fanciful trip with a desperate group of feline engineers to save Banipal Witt from the evil sorceror cat Bubulina, whose very touch turns any living thing into a balloon!

With this talent and the monster dog, Papdoll, Bubulina hopes to control all of Banipal Witt and only Toriyasu, Papdoll's former owner, has a chance of returning Papadoll back to normal. But can they rescue Papadoll and defeat Bubulina before the sun rises?



Tags: Animals , Isekai , Shapeshifting , Coming of Age , Nekomimi , Kemonomimi , Primarily Animal Cast , Anthropomorphism

Neko no Ongaeshi

Also known as The Cat Returns.

Studio: Studio Ghibli , Walt Disney Studios , GKIDS
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

The Cat Returns is something of a loose spin-off of "Whisper of the Heart" as it features two characters from that film: Muta (the cat from "Whisper") and the Baron (the cat statue from "Whisper"). There is no other connection between the two movies and this is not a sequel. The story is based on Neko no Danshaku (Baron of Cat) by Hiiragi Aoi.

The main character of the story, Haru, is a clueless, ordinary 17-year-old girl. She has no special abilities and neither is she an extraordinary beauty. When faced with reality, she is unable to make decisions for herself, thus often sways to others' opinions to avoid challenge. One day, Haru saves the life of a cat without considering her own safety. The cat turns out to be the Cat Prince from the Kingdom of Cats, however as a result, Haru is trapped in the world of cats. Can Baron and Muta rescue Haru who has wandered into the world of cats?



Tags: Anthropomorphism , Animals , Fairy Tale , Female Protagonist , Nekomimi , Isekai , Primarily Animal Cast , Royal Affairs , Heterosexual , Shoujo , Kemonomimi , Arranged Marriage , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Crossover , School , Body Horror

Birthday Wonderland

Also known as The Wonderland.

Studio: Signal.MD
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

The story follows Akane, a girl with no self-confidence. On the day before her birthday, she meets a mysterious alchemist Hippocrates and their student Pipo, who both tell her they're on a mission to save the world. Together, they set out from the basement for "Wonderland," and Akane finds herself labelled Wonderland's savior.

Tags: Isekai , Travel , Curses , Magic , Female Protagonist , Alchemy , Environmental , Anthropomorphism , Desert , Chibi , Animals , Snowscape , Cars , CGI

Jack to Mame no Ki

Also known as Jack And The Beanstalk.

Studio: Group TAC , Nippon Herald Eiga
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

An old fairy tale gets some new wrinkles in this fanciful animated adaptation. After young Jack is conned into trading his family's prize cow for a handful of beans, he plants them and discovers they produce a magical vine that rises through the clouds. Climbing the beanstalk, Jack encounters a strange and remarkable world ruled by the magical Princess Margaret. The princess is in love with Prince Tulip despite his unattractive features and harsh personality, but as it turns out, this is the work of Madam Noir, an evil witch who has cast a spell on the princess so she will marry Tulip, her only son. Can Jack help the princess avoid this awful fate? Directed by Japanese animator Gisaburo Sugii, this free adaptation of Jack and the Beanstalk has won a cult following for its fanciful story and wildly colorful design.

Tags: Fairy Tale , Witch , Musical Theater , Kids , Male Protagonist , Magic

Unico

Also known as Fantastic Adventures of Unico.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Sanrio , Tezuka Productions , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

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

Doubutsu Takarajima

Also known as Animal Treasure Island.

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

Jim and his mouse friend Gran toll away working as innkeepers. They dream of sailing far away on their own boat. One day, a mysterious fellow appears at the inn and gives them a map. It's the map to Treasure Island. So they decide to make their own boat, and sail away treasure hunting. But it’s not as easy as they think when the run into a group of unsavory pirates led by the dastardly Captain Silver. Silver wants the treasure for himself, and it is up to Jim, Gran, and their new friend Kathy, to beat him to it.



Tags: Pirates , Animals , Anthropomorphism , Ships , Kids , Slapstick , Travel , Primarily Animal Cast , Anachronism , Classic Literature

Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi

Also known as Spirited Away.

Studio: Studio Ghibli , Studio Hibari , Walt Disney Studios , GKIDS
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

On the way to their new home, 10-year-old Chihiro Ogino's family stumbles upon a deserted theme park. Intrigued, the family investigates the park, though unbeknownst to them, it is secretly inhabited by spirits who sleep by day and appear at night. When Chihiro's mother and father eat food from a restaurant in the street, angry spirits turn them into pigs. Furthermore, a wide sea has appeared between the spirit world and the human one, trapping Chihiro, the sole human, in a land of spirits. Luckily for her though, a mysterious boy named Haku appears, claiming to know her from the past. Under his instructions, Chihiro secures a job in the bathhouse where Haku works. With only her courage and some new found friends to aid her, Chihiro embarks on a journey to turn her parents back to their original forms and return home.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Youkai , Curses , Shapeshifting , Coming of Age , Magic , Work , Mythology , Urban Fantasy , Isekai , Gods , Anthropomorphism , Witch , Inn , Memory Manipulation , Dragons , Travel , Trains , Primarily Child Cast , Twins

Fushigi no Kuni no Alice

Also known as Alice in Wonderland.

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

A retelling of Lewis Carroll's classic tale of the young girl Alice, who follows a white rabbit into a hole, only to find herself in Wonderland, where she meets many interesting characters, both the mysterious Cheshire Cat and the terrible Queen of Hearts.



Tags: Kids , Classic Literature , Isekai