Anime like Kairyuu to Yuubinya-san

POKÉTOON

Also known as POKÉTOON.

Studio: Dandelion Animation Studio , Pancake , Studio Colorido , Team Yamahitsuji , mimoid , StudioGOONEYS , Magic Bus
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Short episodes released on the Pokémon Kids TV YouTube Channel.

Episodes:
1: Scraggy & Mimikyu / Zuruggu to Mimikkyu (ズルッグとミミッキュ), released June 4, 2020.
2: The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero / Hero ni Naritai Yancham (ヒーローになりたいヤンチャム), released May 5, 2021.
3: Blossom's Dream / Yume no Tsubomi (ユメノツボミ), released June 4, 2021.
4: Wait for Me, Magikarp / Mattete ne! Koiking (まっててね！コイキング), released July 2, 2021.
5: The Slugma-Powered Home / Poka Poka Magumaggu House (ぽかぽかマグマッグハウス), released August 5, 2021.
6: Help! I've Turned into a Gengar / Gengar ni Nacchatta!? (ゲンガーになっちゃった!?), released September 10, 2021.
7: Snorunt's Summmer Vacation / Fubuki no Natsu Yasumi (ふぶきのなつやすみ), released October 8, 2021.
8: Jigglypuff's Song / Purin no Uta (プリンのうた), released December 28, 2021.


Tags: Episodic , Animals , Urban Fantasy , Rural , Anthology , Female Protagonist , Kids , Slapstick , School , Ghost , Creature Taming , CGI , No Dialogue , Parody , Meta , Trains

Houkago no Breath

Also known as Pokémon: Paldean Winds.

Studio: WIT STUDIO
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

A limited original series based in the Paldea region, the setting of the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games.

Houkago no Breath follows three academy students—Ohara, Aliquis, and Houma—on their journey of growth and learning while attending school.



Tags: Animals , School , Ensemble Cast

Yuki Hodokishi Futaai

Also known as Pokémon: Hisuian Snow.

Studio: WIT STUDIO
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Get ready for a new adventure set in the vast, stunning Hisui region, the location of Pokémon LEGENDS: Arceus.

Yuki Hodokishi Futaai tells the story of a boy named Akio and his encounter with a Hisuian Zorua. When he was younger, Akio's father taught him that people and Pokémon cannot live together. But Akio's interactions with the Zorua might offer a different lesson.



Tags: Medicine , Snowscape , Urban Fantasy , Kids , Time Skip , Animals , Male Protagonist , Wilderness , Primarily Male Cast

Pocket Monsters

Also known as Pokémon.

Studio: TV Tokyo , OLM , Viz Media , 4Kids Entertainment , TV Tokyo Music
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: Proxy Battle , Travel , Creature Taming , Animals , Kids , Primarily Child Cast , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Criminal Organization , Slapstick , Slavery , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Environmental , Rural , Dragons , Tsundere , Tanned Skin , Super Robot , Crossdressing , Guns , Kaiju

9-tsu no Bouken

Studio: CoMix Wave
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Promotional video directed by Kazuhiko Yabumoto made to advertise the Pokémon Card Game: Starter Deck Generations.

Tags: Animals , Advertisement , Card Battle

Pocket Monsters: Coco

Also known as Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle.

Studio: OLM , Toho , Takara Tomy
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The story is set in Okoya Forest, a Pokémon paradise protected by strict rules that forbid outsiders from setting foot inside. The film centers on Coco, a boy who was raised by Pokémon and also considers himself as one, treating the Mythical Pokémon Zarude as his father. Ash and Pikachu encounter Coco during an adventure. The film focuses on the theme of a "human raised by Pokémon," instead of the previous films' focus of the "bond between a human trainer and their Pokémon."



Tags: Adoption , Animals , Environmental , Language Barrier , Wilderness , Proxy Battle , Kids , Parenthood , Male Protagonist , Agriculture , Tragedy

Violet Evergarden

Also known as Violet Evergarden.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Pony Canyon , Rakuonsha , Madman Entertainment , ABC Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life

A certain point in time, in the continent of Telesis. The great war which divided the continent into North and South has ended after four years, and the people are welcoming a new generation. Violet Evergarden, a young girl formerly known as “the weapon”, has left the battlefield to start a new life at CH Postal Service. There, she is deeply moved by the work of “Auto Memories Dolls”, who carry people's thoughts and convert them into words. Violet begins her journey as an Auto Memories Doll, and comes face to face with various people's emotions and differing shapes of love. There are words Violet heard on the battlefield, which she cannot forget. These words were given to her by someone she holds dear, more than anyone else. She does not yet know their meaning but she searches to find it.



Tags: Writing , Rehabilitation , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , War , Work , Orphan , Disability , Episodic , Military , Travel , Philosophy , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Steampunk , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Foreign , Trains , Assassins , Guns

Shinsengumi

Studio: Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action

Produced for Fuji TV in 2000, the film reinterprets the story of a special samurai force - the Shinsengumi - at the end of the Edo period.

Tags: Historical , Samurai , Puppetry