Anime like Sakura: Haru no Gensou

Yuurei-sen

Status: Finished
Genres: Supernatural

Film about a ghost ship. There is no dialogue, just music and a choir.

Tags: Pirates , No Dialogue , Ships , Swordplay , Ghost , Mixed Media

Kumo to Tulip

Status: Finished
Genres:

A spider attempts to lure a ladybug into his web. When she manages to escape and hide in a tulip, a storm comes that batters the spider, while the ladybug remains safe.

Tags: Animals , Survival , Achromatic , Magic

Suteneko Tora-chan

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

A family of cats find a homeless kitten and take him in to their home. But one of the siblings becomes jealous about the attention the new cat gets from her mother and runs away from home. The new member of the family goes looking for her. Can he bring her back home safely and get her to accept him as part of the family?

Tags: Rural , Family Life , Musical Theater , Achromatic , Animals , Time Skip

Yousei Florence

Also known as A Journey Through Fairyland.

Studio: Sanrio , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Music , Romance

A gentle and talented boy named Michael played beautiful music on his oboe, and his greatest love was to play for and tend to the flowers in the greenhouse at the school of music where he attended. Unfortunately, his gardening made him constantly late for orchestra practice and resulted in his dismissal from the school. When Michael fell asleep that same night, he was awakened by a dainty Flower Fairy named Florence, who would take him on an enchanted journey to a land where flowers came alive, treble notes were mischievous, and adventure beckoned. There, he would soon come to realize that his love of flowers and desire to become a great musician could go hand-in-hand and help him to become focused in life and discover himself.



Tags: Fairy Tale , Male Protagonist

Cello Hiki no Gauche

Also known as Gauche the Cellist.

Studio: Oh! Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Music

The story concerns Gauche, a professional cellist. During rehearsals for a performance, he is scolded by the conductor because his playing is not good enough. His timing is off and he seems to have no "feel" for the music.

Gauche returns to his lonely cottage and starts practicing. Then a cat enters who tricks him into understanding the inner meaning of the music. The importance of practice is shown by a cuckoo, rhythm by a badger and tenderness by a mouse. In four days he learns the true meaning and feeling of music and develops into a great musician.

Laced with popular classical music this special combines fun and inspiration for all ages and audiences.



Tags: Musical Theater , Classic Literature , Rural , Classical Music , Historical , Animals , Male Protagonist , Kids , Anthropomorphism , Urban Fantasy , Slapstick