Anime like Yoru no Kuni

Totsukuni no Shoujo

Also known as The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , Production I.G
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Mystery

In a world split between the Inside and the Outside, those living in both realms are told never to cross over to the other side, lest they be cursed. A young girl named Shiva lives on the other side, in a vacant village with a demonic guardian known only as “Teacher.” Although the two are forbidden to touch, they seem to share a bond that transcends their disparate appearances. But when Shiva leaves Teacher’s care to seek out her grandmother, the secret behind her mysterious living arrangement comes to light.



Note: Bundled with the limited edition of the manga's 8th volume.

Tags: No Dialogue , Family Life , Demons , Fairy Tale , Rural , Orphan , Anthropomorphism , Female Protagonist

Artiswitch

Also known as Artiswitch.

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

There was a rumour among the young people in Harajuku, Tokyo. There is a place called Ura-Harajuku somewhere in Harajuku, and it seems that there is a shop run by a witch. The witch's name is Nina. A young witch with a chameleon and a pig fulfills the secret wishes of her guests. Her method is to invite her to a mysterious space and look into the "real feelings" deep inside her heart. Customers are sometimes excited, sometimes hurt, and make their own choices to fulfill their wishes.

Tags: Witch , CGI , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Fashion , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Denpa , LGBTQ+ Themes , Suicide , Musical Theater , Achromatic

Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows

Also known as She and Her Cat -Everything Flows-.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Lantis , CoMix Wave
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

For the longest time, it's just been the two of them. "Kanojo" and her cat Daru are inseparable, having grown up together. Now a junior in college, Tomoka—her roommate of a year and a half—moves out of their shared apartment, and in order to keep her living space, Kanojo must find a job. Day by day, Daru watches her continued efforts from a cat's-eye view, eagerly awaiting his owner's return. When she gets back, once again, it's just she and her cat.

Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows is a charming short series about the bond between a pet and his owner.

Tags: Animals , Tragedy , Reincarnation , Female Protagonist , Time Skip , Iyashikei , Primarily Adult Cast , Episodic

rain town

Studio: Kyoto Seika University
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Hiroyasu Ishida's graduation project at Kyoto Seika University.

Tags: Urban , No Dialogue , Robots , Dystopian , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Iyashikei

Dareka no Manazashi

Studio: CoMix Wave
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Short anime film by Makoto Shinkai screened at the Nomura Real Estate Group's "Proud Box Kanshasai" home living exposition, which ran February 10–11, 2013, at the Tokyo International Forum.

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Family Life , Animals , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Tragedy

Madoromi no Vevara

Also known as Vevara in Your Dream.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Psychological

In her dream, Sana meets Vevara, a creature who paints pictures on the ground with a cane. What becomes a nightly rendezvous brings her deeper into a fantasy world. It’s strange but fun. One day her dream clashes with reality, producing a nightmare with some bad memories. Vevara steps in to help…

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Dream

Also known as Dream.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

"Dream" was the first work from the Toei Animation Production Department original project. Everyone has had a dream at least once, but have you ever seen someone else's dream? We invite you to take your eyes away from the real world and enter a child's dream world in this wondrous story of a young boy's dream featuring a cat named Pero.



Tags: Animals

Totsukuni no Shoujo (2022)

Also known as The Girl from the Other Side.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , Twin Engine
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

The official Twitter account for Nagabe's The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún manga revealed on Friday that the manga will get a "longform anime" project. The anime will ship as an original anime DVD (OAD) bundled with a bonus volume of the manga that will ship on March 10, 2022.



Note: Originally released as a movie-length OVA. As streaming on Crunchyroll, it is split into 3 'normal' length episodes.

Tags: Rural , Philosophy , Gods , Demons , Environmental , Religion , Teacher , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Magic , Outdoor , Anthropomorphism , Male Protagonist

Chiisana Teien

Also known as The Small Garden.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Story of a life form which wakes up in an unknown mysterious world. As he go deeper, he slowly understands what kind of place it is. The world seems beautiful, but it lacks what the real life has. He has to make a choice to stay or not.



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Paprika

Also known as Paprika.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Sony Pictures Entertainment , Techno Sound , Chaos Union , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Prepare to enter the realm of fantasy and imagination where reality and dreams collide in a kaleidoscopic mindscape of sheer visual genius. The magical tale centers on a revolutionary machine that allows scientists to enter and record a subject's dream. After being stolen, a fearless detective and brilliant therapist join forces to recover the device before it falls into the hands of a dream terrorist.



Note: The film received an early premiere at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2006.

Tags: Dissociative Identities , Primarily Adult Cast , Body Horror , Female Protagonist , Terrorism , Meta , Crime , Denpa , Software Development , Conspiracy , Philosophy , Detective , Police , Mythology , Heterosexual , Circus , Unrequited Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity , Cyberpunk