Anime like minini Animation Series

PetitCure: Precure Fairies

Studio: IKIF+
Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

The Precure's small friends have all turned into PetitCure!
It has turned into a huge gathering in the “Mysterious Amusement Park” where anything may come true, and they're all having fun in their own way.

They eat sweets, play on the rides, and have a whole ton of fun!
But something mysterious is happening?

Their Precure companions are all in good-night mode... so they can have all the fun they want!
You will surely feel "cured" by the sight of these PetitCure forms!
Look forward to fun stories every week ♡



Tags: Primarily Animal Cast , Animals , Fairy , Kids , No Dialogue , Magic , Crossover , Chibi , Ghost , Aliens , Food , Bar

PUI PUI Molcar

Also known as PUI PUI MOLCAR.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

The stage is set in a world where guinea pig became car. The car that makes you relax "Molcar". Having big round eyes, curvy butt and speedy limbs, they always explore the world with their innocent faces. Even during a traffic jam, you can be eased just by looking at the butt of that Molcar in front of you. Even when they cause troubles, their furry cuteness will somehow make you forgive them!? Surrounded by situations only met by cars, it's a Mol-animation filled with cure, friendship, adventure and furry actions!



Note: A compilation movie titled "Tobidase! Narase! Pui Pui Molcar" was released in theaters on July 22, 2021 in MX4D and 3D.

Tags: Cars , Animals , Episodic , Stop Motion , Surreal Comedy , No Dialogue , Kids , Urban , Parody , Iyashikei , Time Manipulation , Zombie , Henshin

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

Miira no Kaikata

Also known as How to Keep a Mummy.

Studio: 8-bit , ONE MUSIC , TBS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

When high school student Sora Kashiwagi finds himself staring down a mysterious oversized package sent to him by his self-proclaimed "adventurer" father, the last thing he expects is for it to be opened from the inside... by a little mummy so small it can fit in the palm of his hand!



Tags: Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , School , Youkai , Animals , Dragons , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Ensemble Cast

Karigurashi no Arrietty

Also known as The Secret World of Arrietty.

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

Arrietty, a tiny but tenacious 14-year-old, lives with her parents in the recesses of a suburban garden home, unbeknownst to the homeowner and her housekeeper. Like all little people, Arrietty remains hidden from view, except during occasional covert ventures beyond the floorboards to "borrow" scrap supplies like sugar cubes from her human hosts. But when 12-year-old Shou, a human boy who comes to stay in the home, discovers his mysterious housemate one evening, a secret friendship blossoms. If discovered, their relationship could drive Arrietty's family from the home and straight into danger.



Tags: Rural , Family Life , Classic Literature , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Work , 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 , Iyashikei , Work , Kids , Primarily Animal Cast , Food

Tom to Jerry

Also known as Tom and Jerry Gokko.

Studio: Fanworks , Studio Nanahoshi
Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy

To celebrate "Cheese Day," (November 11 in Japan), Cartoon Network Japan debuted an anime spin on Tom and Jerry that combines the fast-paced humor of the original with a cute, "pop" worldview. The pair are joined by the diaper-wearing Tuffy Mouse, another recurring character from the classic cartoon.



Tags: Animals , No Dialogue , Slapstick , Anti-Hero , Primarily Animal Cast , Episodic , Kids , Anthropomorphism

Sumikko Gurashi Movie: Tobidasu Ehon to Himitsu no Ko

Also known as Sumikkogurashi: Good to be in the corner.

Studio: Fanworks , Imagineer , Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K. , Nippon Columbia , Asmik Ace , Aeon Entertainment , San-X
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Sumikko Gurashi debuted in 2012 as slightly negative characters who like to stay in the corner of a room. The characters include "Shirokuma," a polar bear who is sensitive to cold; "Penguin?" (with a question mark in its name), a penguin who is unsure if it is actually a penguin; "Tonkatsu," a piece of pork cutlet that was left uneaten; "Neko," a shy cat; and "Tokage," who hides his nature as one of the last dinosaurs.

The franchise has inspired toys, books, stationery material, video games--and now a feature film.



Tags: Kids , Isekai , Animals , Chibi , Classic Literature , Ensemble Cast , Fairy Tale

Gal to Kyouryuu

Also known as Gal & Dino.

Studio: Space Neko Company , Kamikaze Douga , King Records , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

After a night of drinking, Kaede wakes up realizing that in her drunken daze she had brought an unexpected guest home—a dinosaur! Kaede just goes with the flow and accepts her new living situation. Now she navigates her daily life while eating, watching TV, and shopping with her prehistoric roommate. Together, the duo enjoys each other’s company as they take on whatever the day brings.



Tags: Dinosaurs , Surreal Comedy , Gyaru , Language Barrier , Stop Motion , Mixed Media , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Episodic , Fashion , Animals , Time Manipulation , Super Power , Pandemic

Hataraku Saibou

Also known as Cells at Work!.

Studio: David Production , Magic Capsule , Aniplex , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Sci-Fi

The average human body contains about 60 trillion cells, and each of them has work to do! But when you get injured, viruses or bacteria invade, or when an allergic reaction flares up, everyone from the silent but deadly white blood cells to the brainy neurons has to work together to get through the crisis!



Tags: Educational , Work , Medicine , Episodic , Anthropomorphism , Female Protagonist , Slapstick , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Gore , Shounen , Chibi , Tragedy , CGI