Anime like Tamagotchi!

Punirunes

Also known as Punirunes.

Studio: OLM , Takara Tomy
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

The anime follows the daily life of Punirunes — mysterious creatures who love to be coddled — and Yuka, a fourth-grade girl who loves soft, squishy things.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Kids , Full CGI , Episodic

Wagamama☆Fairy Mirumo de Pon!

Also known as Mirmo Zibang!.

Studio: Studio Hibari , Viz Media , Trinity Sound
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Kaede is a cheerful and energetic eighth grader. When it comes to boys, however, she is hopelessly shy.

One day, on her way home from school, Kaede walks into a mysterious shop and buys a colorful cocoa mug. When she reaches home, she casually peeks into the bottom of the mug and discovers an engraved note, which says, "If you read this message aloud while pouring hot cocoa into the mug, a love fairy ("muglox") will appear and grant your every wish." The skeptical but curious Kaede follows the directions and announces her wish to date Yuuki, the class heartthrob. Suddenly, the adorable blue Mirumo appears! We soon find out, however, that this cute little muglox would rather eat chocolate and create mischief than help Kaede.

Mirumo, it seems, is prince of the muglox world. Horrified at the prospect of having to marry Rirumu, his princess bride-to-be, Mirumo has escaped the muglox world. Hot on his heels, however, are Rirumu, Yashichi the bounty hunter, and a cast of hundreds of muglox ranging from the good to the bad to the nutty. This gang of adorable troublemakers will see to it that school life for Kaede and her friends is never the same...



Tags: Magic , Love Triangle , Kids , Henshin , Ninja , Fairy , Female Protagonist , Chibi

Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama

Studio: OLM , Lantis , TV Tokyo Music , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

Cocotama are tiny gods born from the thoughts and feelings of objects that people use with great care. The fact that Cocotama wear part of the egg they hatch out of as underwear is proof that they are still apprentices. The Cocotama use a mysterious magic, and they train hard to be of use to humans and to become full gods. They live inside human houses and stealthily move around to help humans find things they have lost, although they make many mistakes.



Tags: Magic , Kids , Heterosexual , Primarily Child Cast , School , Mythology , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Gods

Jewelpet

Also known as Jewelpet.

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

Rinko, a junior high school student, becomes a partner with Ruby, a rabbit Jewelpet, to find the Jewel Charms that were accidentally dropped from Jewel Land and got lost in the world of humans.

Since Jewel Charms appear around people in trouble, Rinko and Ruby always get involved in helping them solve their problems. With help from their friends and a good-looking high-level goverment official, they use the magic of Jewelpets to overcome obstacles, and in each episode they find another missing Jewelpet. Meanwhile, Black Cat Diana manipulates a group of petty criminals as she plans something evil to Jewel Land, the homeland of the Jewelpets.



Tags: Magic , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Female Cast , Crossdressing , Acting , Animals , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Elf , Isekai , School , Twins , Fencing

Hoshi no Kirby

Also known as Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.

Studio: CBC , 4Kids Entertainment , Nintendo Co. Ltd. , Studio Comet , Warpstar Inc. , Studio Sign
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

A diminuitive pink creature orbiting in space called "Kirby" crash lands into Dream Land. Once getting acquainted with the citizens who live there in Cappy Town, he begins to defend the town from the monsters that King Dedede, the self-proclaimed ruler of Cappy Town, orders from the evil Nightmare Enterprises.



Tags: Kids , Henshin , Super Power , Shapeshifting , Anthropomorphism , Aliens , Rural , Kaiju , Animals , Environmental , Slapstick , Demons , CGI , Episodic , Parody , Satire

Ultraman Kids no Kotowaza Monogatari

Also known as Ultraman Kids' Proverb Stories.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Educational anime based on the popular Ultraman giant fighters.

Tags: Super Power

Tottoko Hamtarou

Also known as Hamtaro.

Studio: Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , TMS Entertainment , Viz Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Slice of Life

5th-grader Laura Haruna owns a hamster, and his name is Hamtaro. After moving into a new town, Hamtaro finds that he's in the company of lots of different hamsters, making up a group of hamster friends that go on crazy adventures through the city. Before they save Laura and other humans from nasty predicaments, however, they have to learn how to save themselves.



Tags: Kids , Animals , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Ensemble Cast , Anthropomorphism , Episodic , Twins , Primarily Animal Cast

PUI PUI Molcar

Also known as PUI PUI MOLCAR.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

The stage is set in a world where guinea pig became car. The car that makes you relax "Molcar". Having big round eyes, curvy butt and speedy limbs, they always explore the world with their innocent faces. Even during a traffic jam, you can be eased just by looking at the butt of that Molcar in front of you. Even when they cause troubles, their furry cuteness will somehow make you forgive them!? Surrounded by situations only met by cars, it's a Mol-animation filled with cure, friendship, adventure and furry actions!



Note: A compilation movie titled "Tobidase! Narase! Pui Pui Molcar" was released in theaters on July 22, 2021 in MX4D and 3D.

Tags: Cars , Episodic , Animals , No Dialogue , Surreal Comedy , Stop Motion , Kids , Urban , Parody , Iyashikei , Time Manipulation , Zombie , Henshin

minini Animation Series

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The anime centers on the LINE FRIENDS "minini" non-verbal palm-sized characters surviving in the human world.

Tags: No Dialogue , Iyashikei , Agender , Outdoor Activities , Chibi , Full CGI , CGI , Survival , Primarily Animal Cast , Urban , Episodic , Ensemble Cast , Anthropomorphism , Animals , Urban Fantasy