Anime like Nyanpire The Animation

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

Onegai My Melody

Also known as Onegai My Melody.

Studio: TV Osaka , Sanrio , Yomiuri Advertising , Studio Comet
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

My Melody arrives on Earth much to the surprise of her rival Kuromi. Together with one of the junior high school students, Yumeno Uta, they decide to protect the dreams of the people with the help of magic.


Tags: Magic , Kids , Isekai , Episodic , Henshin , Animals , Female Protagonist , Anthropomorphism , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Female Cast , School , Tomboy , Primarily Teen Cast , Chibi

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 , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Primarily Animal Cast , Urban

Micchiri Neko

Also known as Mitchiri Neko.

Studio: Helo , Frencel
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

The franchise centers on the cats known as "Mitchiri Neko," who seem to multiply greatly when left alone. (As the official YouTube channel for the franchise explains, "'Mitchiri' means sticking together or packed, and 'neko' means a cat in Japanese.") The cats are able to speak and mimic human behavior. The franchise has a variety of cat characters who have distinct personalities.



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

Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki

Also known as Poyopoyo.

Studio: Studio DEEN , DAX Production , Dream Creation , Möbius Tone
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Moe Sato is a young lady who finds a cat and starts taking care of him. Named Poyo due to his round shape, he quickly becomes a dear member of the Sato family.



Tags: Animals , Surreal Comedy , Family Life , Episodic , Rural , Chibi , Seinen

Odekake Kozame

Also known as Little Shark's Day Out.

Studio: KADOKAWA , ENGI
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

The story follows a little shark character, Kozame-chan's adventures in Yauo town, which smells "nostalgic." From radio exercises to festival stalls to meeting with friends, Kozame-chan has a variety of heartwarming experiences in the town.



Tags: Iyashikei , Anthropomorphism , Animals , Episodic , Kids , Tragedy

Nyanbo!

Also known as Nyanbo!.

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

The "Nyanbo" are creatures with square bodies with ears and tails that came to Earth from outer space. There's Tora, who dreams of repairing their broken UFO and returning to space, as well as his sister Kotora, the precocious Shiro, the mischievous Mike, the mysterious Kuro, and many more. All of these Nyanbos are now happily living much like cats, free-spirited and sometimes getting into trouble, in places that humans don't know about.



Tags: Full CGI , Kids , Animals , Love Triangle , Anthropomorphism , Primarily Animal Cast

Zonmi-chan: Meat Pie of the Dead

Studio: Neft Film
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Horror , Supernatural

A heartwarming splatter comedy about a zombie in love!

Zonmi-chan is a clumsy, careless, but cute girl. Sometimes she takes a bite out of the guy she likes. Oh, that's right, Zonmi-chan is a zombie girl.



The episode was shown at AnimeJapan 2016 at the booth of Neft Film. The company plans to fund future episodes through crowdfunding. Neft Films uploaded the episode to YouTube on April 5, 2016.

Tags: Full CGI , Zombie

Maple Town Monogatari

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

Maple Town Stories is about friendship, adventure and the troubles the children (Patty Rabbit, Bobby Bear and Fanny Fox) who are the main characters of the show, fall into. Wild Wolfe is a homeless thief who lives in the forest and usually steals from the town and does other mischief, but the kids are always there to stop him and set things right slowly making him understand the wrongs of his ways.



Tags: Animals , Female Protagonist , Anthropomorphism , Rural , Primarily Child Cast

Wei, Kanjian Erduo La!

Also known as Look, I Can See Your Ears!.

Studio: monofilmo
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Daisuu is a manhua artist who lives his life in solitude, having no friends, family, or a lover to call his own. One day, he stumbles upon a kitten, whom he takes in to shelter from the rain. This kitten turns out to be a cat boy named Myou, and Daisuu inadvertently finds himself with a very unusual "pet." Myou's always causing trouble, but for Daisuu it's like a breath of fresh air as his dull days begin to sparkle with colour.
(Note: Airing dates reflect the original airing and premiere dates in China, where it aired earlier than it did in Japan)

Tags: Nekomimi , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Foreign , Episodic , Age Gap