Anime like Mama wa Shougaku 4 Nensei

What is Mama wa Shougaku 4 Nensei about?

Status: Finished

Natsumi Mizuki is a 4th grader whose parents have gone to London. Her Aunt Izumi comes to live with her. Izumi is an aspiring manga writer who is trying to get her first big break, so she doesn't have time for a baby that appears out of thin air on Natsumi's first night alone. The baby's name is Mirai and her mother is Natsumi, but 15 years older. Somehow, Mirai had traveled back in time. Now the young Natsumi has to raise Mirai while trying to keep her 4th grade life from falling apart and keep Mirai-chan secret from everyone. She has the dubious help of Izumi and some baby-care gadgets from the future.

Tags: Family Life , Female Protagonist , Time Manipulation , School , Heterosexual , Primarily Child Cast

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Aka-chan to Boku

Also known as Baby and Me.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Youmex , Yomiuri Advertising
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

Two months ago, Takuya Enoki's mother passed away in an accident leaving him to take care of his baby brother, Minoru, while their father works the long hours of a Japanese "salaryman". Takuya must sacrifice playtime and childhood to take care of his brother and do the responsibilities an adult would have: cooking, sewing, and scolding while trying to find it in his heart to love the brother who is causing him so much grief.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Family Life , Shoujo , Episodic , Primarily Child Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Parenthood , School

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Daa! Daa! Daa!

Studio: J.C. Staff
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sci-Fi

Miyu is an 8th grade girl, whose parents have been hired by NASA. They take off to America leaving Miyu with Mr. Saionji. Later, Mr. Saionji decides to go on a 1 year long trip to India leaving Miyu alone with his son, Kanata. More complications rise when an Alien baby and his babysitter pet crashes/lands in their house. To make things worse, alien baby starts calling Miyu and Kanata Mom and Dad, also showing ESP power and floating around.

Tags: Parenthood , Shoujo , School , Family Life , Aliens , Chibi

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Ojamajo Doremi Sharp

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

Upon re-entering the witch world the girls accidentally come by a Blue rose field and witness the birth of the future witch queen: Hana-chan. Due to witnessing her birth the girls are then put in charge of baby Hana-chan and must raise her of their "mothers". But will four ten year old girls be able to raise a baby when they're still children themselves?! Can Pop finally catch up with her older clumsy sister? Will Majorika finally turn back to normal?

Tags: Magic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Witch , Primarily Child Cast , Family Life , Parenthood , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Episodic , Chibi , Kids , Female Protagonist , School , Henshin , Idol , Agriculture , Fairy , Tragedy , Ojou-sama , Suicide

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Mizuiro Jidai

Studio: Studio Comet , TV Tokyo , NAS
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Yuuko is a shy middle school girl who has feelings for her childhood friend, the boy next door. When she finds out that her best friend also likes him, she is unsure what to do. The story explores the relationships between these three characters as they confront everyday junior high problems.

Tags: Shoujo , Coming of Age , Episodic

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Doukyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue.

Also known as My Roommate is a Cat.

Studio: Zero-G , AT-X , TOKYO MX , Avex Pictures , ABC Animation , Q-Tec , BS11 , GYAO! , BookLive , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Mystery writer Mikazuki Subaru, who isn't good at dealing with people, finds them to be a disturbance when it comes to building his imaginary world. One day, he chances upon a stray cat and feels inspiration strike, so he brings the cat home as his muse.

Can watching the inexplicable behaviors of a cat form material for a novel?

Tags: Animals , Family Life , Hikikomori , Male Protagonist , Writing , Primarily Adult Cast , Iyashikei , Rehabilitation , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Tsundere , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Found Family

Where to watch?

Crunchyroll

Amazon Prime Video

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Baby Baa-chan

Also known as Baby Grandma.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama

Amika is a elementary school student who dreams of becoming an idol. Her grandmother is a harsh yet wealthy woman who lives on a remote island that she owns. When her grandmother passed away, Amika's life begins to appear subtle changes. Not long after the passing of her grandmother, Amika's mother gave birth to a baby girl. Ironically, Amika's little sister looks and behaves exactly like her grandmother.

Tags: Episodic , Family Life , Female Protagonist , Kids , Educational , Chibi

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