Anime like Marumofubiyori

Bananya

Also known as Bananya.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Gathering
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

An adaptation of Bananya, the banana cat mascot of the stationary company Q-Lia.

Tags: Episodic , Kids , Animals , Chibi , Primarily Animal Cast , Iyashikei

Chiikawa

Also known as Chiikawa.

Studio: Doga Kobo
Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The sometimes happy, sometimes sad, and a tad stressful daily life of "some sort of small, cute creature" known as Chiikawa. Chiikawa enjoys delicious food with bees and rabbits, toils hard every day for the rewards of work, and still maintains a smile.



Tags: Animals , Surreal Comedy , Outdoor Activities , Primarily Child Cast , Dystopian , Kids , Primarily Animal Cast , Work , Food , Iyashikei

Anime Kapibara-san

Also known as Anime KAPIBARASAN.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation , Lesprit
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Slice of Life

The series follows the daily adventures of Kapibara-san and his animal friends as they chill out among the Midorino Grasslands.



Tags: Animals , Kids , Family Life , Stop Motion

Koisuru Shirokuma

Studio: Gathering
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

A polar bear falls in love with an earless seal, and he wants nothing else except to protect him, even though the seal constantly thinks the bear will eat him.



Tags: Animals , Boys' Love , Surreal Comedy , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Josei , Snowscape

Doggie Corgi

Also known as Doggy Corgi.

Studio: Studio Goindol
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Each 1-minute looping episode was uploaded simultaneously on the Doggie Corgi Instagram and YouTube channels.

Notes:
• The episodes exist in 2 versions on YouTube, a "Loop Ani" version which includes music, and an "ASMR Ani" version which only contains ambient noise.

Tags: Episodic , Anthropomorphism , Iyashikei , Animals , No Dialogue , Found Family

Domo-kun

Studio: NHK , dwarf
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

A strange monster hatches from a mysterious egg. He befriends various animals, and takes residence in Osajii's burrow. He discovers new and exciting things about every day life.

As of 2008, there are at least 37 regular TV spot episodes of Domo-kun. These 37 episodes were released on DVD in Japan in July of 2009.

Tags: Kids , Stop Motion

Yoru wa Neko to Issho

Also known as Nights with a Cat.

Studio: Studio PuYUKAI , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

When Fuuta comes home tired at night, all he wants to do is spend time with his new cat. All the mysterious habits and mannerisms of house cats are carefully reproduced in this relaxed and cute comedy about living with an adorable furball!



Tags: Iyashikei , Episodic , Animals , Family Life , Male Protagonist

Okoshiyasu, Chitose-chan

Also known as Welcome, Chitose.

Studio: Gathering
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The "soothing short" manga follows Chitose, a fluffy Emperor penguin chick living in Kyoto. The stories depict such familiar Kyoto locales as Togetsu-kyo bridge, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine, and Kiyomizu-dera temple from a penguin's perspective, as well as Kyoto cuisine.



Tags: Episodic , Animals , Anthropomorphism , Josei , Female Protagonist

Chi's Sweet Home

Studio: MADHOUSE , TV Tokyo , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

A grey and white kitten with black stripes wanders away from her mother and siblings one day while enjoying a walk outside. Lost in her surroundings, the kitten struggles to find her family and instead is found by a young boy, Youhei, and his mother. They take the kitten home, but pets are not allowed in their housing complex, so they try to find a new home for the kitten. This proves to be difficult, and the family eventually decides to keep the kitten, naming her "Chi".



Tags: Iyashikei , Animals , Family Life , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Animal Cast , Urban

Chi's Sweet Home: Atarashii Ouchi

Also known as Chi's Sweet Home - Chi's New Address.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Chi is still living with the Yamada family, but they decide it isn't fair to force her to hide indoors in their "no pets allowed" apartment. So they decide there is only one thing to be done, Chi must move away for her own happiness.

Tags: Animals , Primarily Animal Cast , Iyashikei , Kids , Family Life , Ensemble Cast