Anime like Serendipity Monogatari: Pyuatou no Nakamatachi

Pocket Monsters

Also known as Pokémon.

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

Digimon Adventure

Also known as Digimon: Digital Monsters.

Studio: Toei Animation , Yomiko Advertising , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Seven kids are transported to the Digital World, a strange place where digital creatures called "Digimon" reside. A group of Digimon soon befriend them and keep the kids out of harm's way. The children then discover they are the Chosen Children, which protect the Digital World from evil Digimon like Devimon and Vamdemon.

Tags: Isekai , Virtual World , Coming of Age , Primarily Child Cast , Ensemble Cast , Kaiju , Artificial Intelligence , Kids , Henshin , Proxy Battle , Animals , Anthropomorphism , Dinosaurs , Angels , Cosmic Horror , Family Life , Time Skip , Primarily Animal Cast , Male Protagonist , Dragons , Demons , Adoption

Monster Farm: Enbanseki no Himitsu

Also known as Monster Rancher.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Genki is a boy who loves playing video games. One day he's zapped into the world of Monster Rancher and meets the girl Holly and the monsters Mochi, Suezo, Golem, Tiger and Hare. Together, they are searching for a way to revive the Phoenix, which is the only monster capable of stopping the evil Moo.



Tags: Kids , Isekai , Post-Apocalyptic , War , Tragedy

Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Mori no Tami no Densetsu

Studio: TV Tokyo , TMS Entertainment , Yomiuri Advertising
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

Based off of the game. Popo, and his family were harmoniously living with the insects in the forest until one day when his father left him and gave him a mysterious pendant with magical powers. Now, with mysterious events happened to his mother, he must travel with his newly found companions to the forest to solve the mysteries bound in the east.



Tags: Environmental , Philosophy , Travel , Coming of Age , Lost Civilization , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Fairy

Kemono Friends

Also known as Kemono Friends.

Studio: Yaoyorozu , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

The anime's story takes place in Japari Park, a "gigantic integrated zoo." In the zoo, due to the mysterious "sand star" substance, the animals start turning into human-shaped creatures called Animal Girls. Japari Park is a place where many people visit and have fun at, but one day a lost child wanders into the park. The lost child starts a journey to return, but because so many Animal Girls join in on the quest it becomes an unexpected grand adventure.



Tags: Kemonomimi , Full CGI , Animals , Post-Apocalyptic , Primarily Female Cast , Iyashikei , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , CGI , Educational , Female Protagonist , Kids , Desert , Idol , Lost Civilization , Travel

Bosco Adventure

Studio: Nippon Animation , Yomiuri TV , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

Apricot, princess of Fountain land, is kidnapped by evil Hoodman and his mercenaries Jack and Franz to keep her away from returning to her home until the total eclipse of the Sun. Humanoid animals from Bosco forest, Frog, Tutty and Otter, help her out and agree to take her to her homeland, before it's too late. On they way over, they become plunged into many adventures where they show their willingness to help the others in need and importance of water—all-life enhancer.



Tags: Travel , Classic Literature , Aviation , Animals , Aliens

Uchuusen Sagittarius

Studio: Nippon Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Sci-Fi

Working for a multi-purpose space agency, Toppy and Rana make friends with Giraffe, a scientist, and go through various adventures in space. The three encounter danger at times, but their friendship always saves them just in the nick of time.



Tags: Space , Episodic

Kyouryuu Wakusei

Also known as Dinosaur Planet.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

First show in the Virtual Trilogy, a mix of anime & live action shots. The story is about the TV Warriors who enter a virtual simulation of the past and encounter Dinosaur-humanity.

Tags: Historical , Dinosaurs

Dragon Collection

Also known as DRAGON COLLECTION.

Studio: OLM , Konami
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Arata was just your normal high-schooler, until one day when things started to move. He gets entangled in a phone game called "Dragon Collection." With his only redeeming quality being lucky, what can he do about conquering the World?



Tags: Card Battle , Dragons , Isekai

BONOBONO

Also known as Bonobono.

Studio: Group TAC
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

A sea otter and his friends, a raccoon and squirrel, live and play together in the forest.

Tags: Chibi , Animals