Anime like Chirin no Suzu

Arashi no Yoru ni

Also known as One Stormy Night.

Studio: Group TAC , TBS
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

A story about a goat and a wolf who become friends in a stormy night, and how they overcome differences and hardships.



Tags: Animals , Travel , Male Protagonist , Primarily Animal Cast , Rural , Boys' Love , Anthropomorphism , Amnesia , Memory Manipulation , Fairy Tale , Snowscape , Kids

VINLAND SAGA

Also known as Vinland Saga.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , Twin Engine , Kodansha , Production I.G , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

Thorfinn is son to one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, but when his father is killed in battle by the mercenary leader Askeladd, he swears to have his revenge. Thorfinn joins Askeladd's band in order to challenge him to a duel, and ends up caught in the middle of a war for the crown of England.



Tags: Vikings , Revenge , Foreign , War , Historical , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Seinen , Primarily Male Cast , Medieval , Politics , Anti-Hero , Military , Swordplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Travel , Gore , Survival , Heterosexual , Ships , Orphan , Conspiracy , Slavery , Time Skip , Religion , Pirates , Language Barrier , Snowscape , Royal Affairs , Spearplay , Archery , CGI , Nudity , Achronological Order

Unico

Also known as Fantastic Adventures of Unico.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Sanrio , Tezuka Productions , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Unico the Unicorn has the amazing power to make anyone he meets happy. Whether it's because of his personality or the powers of his horn, no one knows. However, the gods become jealous of Unico, thinking that only gods should be able to decide or let people be happy or not. Unico is banished to the Hill of Oblivion, and the West Wind is ordered to take him there. She can't stand giving this fate to an innocent like Unico, so Unico's adventures begin, as the West Wind takes him from one place and time to the next, in a neverending journey to escape the wrath of the gods. In this adventure, Unico meets Beezel a devil child and then Katy (Chao), a cat who wants to be a witch! Can he become friends with them?



Tags: Kids , Super Power , Animals , Tsundere , Shapeshifting , Tragedy , Magic , Henshin , Demons , Male Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Swordplay , Musical Theater , Cannibalism

My Little Goat

Also known as My Little Goat.

Studio: Geidai Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological

The mother goat rescues her little goats from the wolf's belly. But, she can't find Toruku, her eldest son! Where is Toruku?!

Tomoki Misato's 2018 Graduation Work at Tokyo University of the Arts.

Tags: Stop Motion , Animals , Primarily Child Cast , Primarily Animal Cast , Found Family , Anthropomorphism , Fairy Tale , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Gore , Tragedy , Graduation Project

Omae Umasou da na

Also known as Heart and Yummie.

Studio: Graphinica , Ajiado , TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Heart is a tyrannosaurus who is found and raised bv a herbivore mother. After learning his true nature as a meat eater, he runs away from home and finds a baby ankylosaurus egg that hatches and thinks Heart is his father. After accidentally naming the baby Umasou―thinking he looked tasty―their love for one another tests the bounds of nature vs. nurture.



Tags: Found Family , Dinosaurs , Family Life , Animals , Primarily Animal Cast , Wilderness , Kids , Food , Cultivation , Tragedy , Anthropomorphism , Adoption

Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin

Studio: Toei Animation , TV Asahi
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

Born in the bitter cold of the Ouu Mountains as the son of Riki, the mightiest bear-hunting dog, is the magnificent tiger-striped puppy, Gin!

To defeat the murderous Akakabuto—who seeks to build a stronghold deep in the mountains of Ou after defeating his grandfather and father—Gin joins the Ouu Army, his youthful blood boiling with determination!! With only three months left until the final showdown with Akakabuto, his eyes are set on finding true “men” who will fight alongside his comrades to the bitter end against Akakabuto, as he races across the entire land of Japan!!



Tags: Animals , Revenge , Shounen , Primarily Animal Cast , Male Protagonist , Disability , Archery , Ensemble Cast , Snowscape , Guns , Anthropomorphism , Suicide , Torture , War , Gore , Primarily Male Cast , Cannibalism , Amnesia , Coming of Age , Rural , Ninja , Pregnancy

Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu

Studio: Toho , Cypic
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Based on a series of Chiikawa comics posted on X by Nagano from March to November 2023, known as the "Siren Arc".

One day, while Chiikawa and Hachiware were relaxing in the square, Usagi suddenly appeared with a flyer stuck to its face. When Hachiware checked the flyer, it was an invitation reading “Special Invitation to a Special Island.”

Lured by promises like “Get 100x rewards for simple island quests!” and “Limited-edition island ramen, exclusive sweets—sweet and spicy treats all practically free!”, Chiikawa and the others decided to go on the island retreat. Boarding the ship alongside Rakko, who was suspicious of the flyer's contents, the group landed on the island... only to find something waiting for them there...!?



Tags: Philosophy , Revenge , Surreal Comedy , Cosmic Horror , Cannibalism , Mermaid , Animals , Primarily Animal Cast , Agender , Coastal , Bisexual

BEASTARS

Also known as BEASTARS.

Studio: Orange , Toho , Fuji TV , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Akita Shoten , Bandai , BANDAI SPIRITS , Movic , BS Fuji , Q-Tec
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

In a world populated by anthropomorphic animals, herbivores and carnivores coexist with each other. For the adolescents of Cherryton Academy, school life is filled with hope, romance, distrust, and uneasiness.

The main character is Legoshi the wolf, a member of the drama club. Despite his menacing appearance, he has a very gentle heart. Throughout most of his life, he has always been an object of fear and hatred by other animals, and he’s been quite accustomed to that lifestyle. But soon, he finds himself becoming more involved with his fellow classmates who have their own share of insecurities and finds his life in school changing slowly.



Tags: Anthropomorphism , Coming of Age , Animals , Primarily Teen Cast , Full CGI , Cannibalism , School , Male Protagonist , Boarding School , CGI , Acting , Love Triangle , Gangs , Primarily Animal Cast , Psychosexual , Heterosexual , Philosophy , Crime , Bullying , School Club , Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Gore , Slavery , Interspecies , Mafia , Urban , Nudity , Unrequited Love ,

Chironup no Kitsune

Studio: Group TAC
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Based on the novel "Chironup no Kitsune (Foxes of Chironup)" by Hiroyuki Takahashi.

Tags: Tragedy , Rural , Animals , Historical , Guns , Survival , Ships

Devilman

Also known as Devilman.

Studio: Toei Animation , Dynamic Planning , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural

Following an accident in the Himalayas, Akira Fudou's body has been taken over by none other than the fearsome demon, Devilman. However, upon living with Akira's relatives, Devilman has come to find himself rather fond of humanity - even if it means getting roughed up by his girlfriend, the Most Dangerous Miki Makimura for acting out, much to the Demon Lord Xenon's dismay. Wishing to kill the traitor, Xenon begins unleashing a series of cruel, grotesque demons unto Earth, and only Devilman stands between them and humanity's demise. Can the reluctant hero save his soul while keeping the city and his secret identity safe?



Tags: Demons , Tokusatsu , Kaiju , Slapstick , Urban Fantasy , Episodic , School , Henshin , Male Protagonist , Gore , Body Horror , Meta , Heterosexual , Superhero , Motorcycles , Delinquents , Love Triangle , Nudity , Suicide , Tragedy