Anime like Maple Town Monogatari

Tongari Boushi no Memole

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

Memoru is one of 245 people who came to earth from the Riruru Star when their ship had an emergency crash-landing on earth. Memoru's people have such tiny bodies that they could stand on a human's palm. One day she hears lovely music, and she follows its source and comes upon a huge house she hasn't seen before to find a girl taller than her playing on the piano. Memoru visited her again secretly with her friends Popitu, Rupangu, and Pi, but the human girl, Marielle, seemed sick and likely to die any moment. Feeling sad for the girl, Memoru's tear drops on the girl's lips. The girl gets better and a strong friendship starts between them.



Tags: Iyashikei , Magic , Female Protagonist

Happy Happy Clover

Studio: Group TAC , Kids Station , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Shogakukan , Jinnan Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Happy Happy Clover recounts the everyday life of a bunny named Chima and the other animals in the Crescent Moon Forest.

Tags: Animals , Kids , Shoujo , Primarily Animal Cast , Kuudere , Work , Episodic

Yama Nezumi Rocky Chuck

Also known as Fables of the Green Forest.

Studio: Nippon Animation , Mushi Production , Fuji TV , Zuiyou Eizou
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Various stories about a group of animals that live together in a forest. The stories are adaptations from the many children's books written by Thornton W. Burgess.

Tags: Kids , Animals , Classic Literature , Heterosexual , Wilderness , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Primarily Animal Cast

Nyanpire The Animation

Also known as Nyanpire - The Vampire Cat.

Studio: GONZO
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Supernatural

A heartwarming story about a stray black cat, who was given blood from a vampire. He was taken in by a girl Misaki and started live with her. Nyanpire's favorite phrase is "Give me blood nya."

Tags: Animals , Vampire , Surreal Comedy , Chibi , Kids , Boys' Love , Crossdressing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Angels , Samurai , Meta , Episodic , Anthropomorphism

Moomin

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , Mushi Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Very loosely based upon the Moomin books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. Jansson, however, never really approved of the series due to dramatic changes in plot, atmosphere, character personality, appearance and names etc. The series was directed to adults rather than children.



Tags: Classic Literature , Anthropomorphism

Sylvanian Families

Also known as Sylvanian Families.

Studio: Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Epoch , Dyna Method , Nippon Columbia , Itouchuu Shouji
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

Enter the world of the Sylvanians, a community of tiny anthropomorphized animals who have the same difficulties that people do. But the Sylvanians are often able to work through those dilemmas, teaching the children who join them valuable life lessons.




Tags: Magic , Full CGI , Animals , Anthropomorphism , Kids , Outdoor Activities , Rural , Primarily Animal Cast , Acting , Family Life

Damekko Doubutsu

Studio: Kids Station , Magic Bus
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Uruno, a useless wolf, is on the road searching for a new place to call home. He soon comes upon a whole forest full of "useless animals"-- that is, animals that don't live up to their species' usual character. After a short fight with the smoking, bad-tempered rabbit, Usahara, Uruno decides that he wants to move on... but changes his mind upon meeting Chiiko, a clumsy cheetah girl. It's love at first sight for Uruno, and after deciding to stay for her, he continues to hope that even though he's a good-for-nothing, he'll win her over someday. That is, if living with the other strange residents of the forest-- including the aformentioned smoking rabbit, a sake-drinking unicorn, a near-sighted eagle, an orca that cannot swim, and a shy pegasus --doesn't get to him first.

Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Animals , Episodic , Chibi , Rural

Chiisana Ahiru no Ooki na Ai no Monogatari: Ahiru no Kwak

Also known as Alfred J. Quack.

Studio: Telescreen BV
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

Alfred J. Kwak (Dutch, it takes place in The Netherlands) lost his parents, brothers and sisters when he was young. He was raised by a mole. The series covers the life of Alfred from the day he is born. In his life Alfred tries to help all sorts of animals all over the world. The series are meant to entertain children and teach them about life, covering historical events like World War II.



Tags: Kids , Animals , Environmental , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Episodic , Anthropomorphism , Tragedy

Tanoshii Moomin Ikka

Also known as Moomin.

Studio: Telescreen BV , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

In the remote and mysterious Moomin Valley live the Moomin trolls, gentle and peaceful creatures. Young Moomin and his family experience many strange adventures, both magical and mundane. Based on the children's stories by Tove Jansson.



Tags: Iyashikei , Family Life , Outdoor Activities , Rural , Kids , Anthropomorphism , Classic Literature , Episodic , Tomboy , Philosophy , Travel , Witch , Dragons , Amnesia , Pirates , Coastal , Mermaid , Ships , Drawing , Writing , Aliens , Acting , Police , Monster Boy , Aviation , Fishing , Snowscape , Ghost