Anime like Monster Farm: Enbanseki no Himitsu

Digimon Adventure

Also known as Digimon: Digital Monsters.

Studio: Toei Animation , Yomiko Advertising , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Seven kids are transported to the Digital World, a strange place where digital creatures called "Digimon" reside. A group of Digimon soon befriend them and keep the kids out of harm's way. The children then discover they are the Chosen Children, which protect the Digital World from evil Digimon like Devimon and Vamdemon.

Tags: Isekai , Virtual World , Coming of Age , Primarily Child Cast , Ensemble Cast , Kaiju , Artificial Intelligence , Kids , Proxy Battle , Henshin , Animals , Cosmic Horror , Dinosaurs , Anthropomorphism , Angels , Family Life , Time Skip , Primarily Animal Cast , Male Protagonist , Dragons , Demons , Adoption , Creature Taming

Pocket Monsters

Also known as Pokémon.

Studio: TV Tokyo , OLM , Viz Media , 4Kids Entertainment , TV Tokyo Music , Studio Jack
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

A young boy named Satoshi embarks on a journey to become a "Pokémon Master" with his first Pokémon, Pikachu. Joining him on his travels are Takeshi, a girl-obsessed Rock Pokemon Trainer, and Kasumi, a tomboyish Water Pokémon Trainer who may have a crush on him. Satoshi and Co. end up traveling through various regions, including Kanto, the Orange Islands, and Johto, and then enter the Pokémon League competitions there. Along the way, they run into many confrontations with Musashi, Kojirou, and Nyarth, a trio of Pokémon thieves who are apart of an evil organization called "Team Rocket". But everytime Team Rocket try to do their evil deeds, they fail thanks to Satoshi and his Pokémon.



Tags: Travel , Animals , Kids , Primarily Child Cast , Creature Taming , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Proxy Battle , Slapstick , Slavery , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Rural , Environmental , Tsundere , Super Robot , Dragons , Crossdressing , Tanned Skin , Guns , Photography

Pocket Monsters: THE ORIGIN

Also known as Pokémon Origins.

Studio: Production I.G , Xebec , OLM
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

One day, Red, a boy filled with dreams of going on a Pokémon journey, is called to Professor Okido's lab. There, he and his rival Green are given a Pokédex in order to collect data on all of the Pokémon in the region. As Red works his way to become champion with his Charmander, he meets many people on his journey, including Old Man Fuji, a man who runs the home for abandoned Pokémon, and Reina, a girl who works there. As danger in Red's journey begins to peak, he and his partner Pokémon experience a transformation like never before...



Tags: Kids , Animals , Travel , Proxy Battle , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Henshin , Dragons , Wilderness , Tokusatsu , Creature Taming , Surfing , Fishing

Kodai Ouja Kyouryuu King: D-Kids Adventure

Also known as Dinosaur King.

Studio: Sega Games , 4Kids Entertainment , Discotek , Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure

Dr. Taylor was on a paleontology mission with his son, Max in Africa. Rex, Max's best friend, joins along as well. When Max had stumbled across some magic stone slabs with images of dinosaurs, the boys and their friend Zoe were being called out by the dinosaurs for help. It seems that an evil organization called the "Alpha Gang", led by the nefarious Dr. Z, traveled back in time to hunt down the dinosaurs so that they could take over the world by using those dinosaurs. It is up to Max, Rex, and their friend Zoe to travel around the world, defeating Dr. Z and the Alpha Gang while hunting down the dinosaurs.



Tags: Animals , Dinosaurs , CGI , Travel , Male Protagonist , Kids , Henshin , Time Manipulation

Kemono Friends

Also known as Kemono Friends.

Studio: Yaoyorozu , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

The anime's story takes place in Japari Park, a "gigantic integrated zoo." In the zoo, due to the mysterious "sand star" substance, the animals start turning into human-shaped creatures called Animal Girls. Japari Park is a place where many people visit and have fun at, but one day a lost child wanders into the park. The lost child starts a journey to return, but because so many Animal Girls join in on the quest it becomes an unexpected grand adventure.



Tags: Kemonomimi , Full CGI , Post-Apocalyptic , Animals , Primarily Female Cast , Iyashikei , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , CGI , Educational , Female Protagonist , Kids , Desert , Idol , Lost Civilization , Travel

Monster Hunter Stories: RIDE ON

Also known as Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On.

Studio: David Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

Based on Capcom’s hit franchise, Monster Hunter, an exciting new anime comes from the creative minds behind Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. In a world where people and monsters are at odds, some learn to coexist. Known as Riders, they awaken the powers of monsters and live alongside them in secrecy. Now, one young boy journeys to find his own companion and become the world’s greatest Rider.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Kids , Dragons

Jikuu Tantei Genshi-kun

Also known as Flint the Time Detective.

Studio: Group TAC
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Mystery , Sci-Fi

It is the 25th century. The dark lord has 'infected' history with time-devices that could damage history beyond repair. Flint and his father lived in the prehistorics when they got turned into fossils. They are discovered and Flint gets turned back to his original state. With the help of his father, a boy Tony and a girl Sara he has to travel through time to bring the time-devices back to the land of time so history will be saved.



Tags: Time Manipulation , Detective , Kids , Slapstick , Primarily Child Cast , Male Protagonist

Serendipity Monogatari: Pyuatou no Nakamatachi

Also known as Serendipity the Pink Dragon.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

Kona is a boy who has a friend: a pink dragon named Serendipity with a kind nature. They want to stop the evil captain who tries steal gold from their peaceful island.

Tags: Kids

Bakegyamon

Studio: Radix , TV Tokyo , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Sanshiro's chances of having an adventure are slim to none in his tiny island hometown, until the day a mysterious stranger invites him to play a game... Without warning, Sanshiro is taken to a backwards universe to play BakéGyamon--a game pitting monsters against monsters. Along the way he meets other players who have a particular reason for being there--to obtain the wish that is granted to the winner.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Isekai

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children

Studio: Actas
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Due to family circumstances, Setsuna Kai is moving to a new city where he's supposed to live by himself in an apartment. As soon as Setsuna arrives, he witnesses a mysterious rain of rocks and barely escapes being crushed by an enormous boulder. Setsuna's new home wasn't as lucky, being completely destroyed by another giant boulder. Setsuna is distraught, not knowing what to do when he's approached by a scientist named Hiromi Kaname. Dr. Kaname's equipment apparently can tell that Setsuna is a "Devil Child", and so Dr. Kaname decides to take Setsuna to his laboratory.

Tags: Demons , Kids , Isekai