Anime like Uchouten Kazoku

Kyousougiga (TV)

Also known as Kyousougiga.

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

In Kyoto, nothing changes. No, not that Kyoto, but rather the Mirror Capital Kyoto, the world inside of a painting! Colorful, beautiful, but static, the people of this world live an idyllic, if boring life. That is, until Koto appears, like a wrecking ball slamming into still waters.

Koto's never met her mother, and in search of clues about her missing parent, she winds up in the very place she's supposed to be, yet least expected. What unfolds is a tale of a crazy, mixed-up family, where the father has mysterious powers, the mother is a goddess, and the siblings have an intense rivalry that will finally see its conclusion... even if that conclusion brings about the attention of the Shrine, an organization dedicated to protecting the multiverse.



Tags: Family Life , Alternate Universe , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Gods , Female Protagonist , Adoption , Suicide , Achronological Order , Drawing , Reincarnation , Anti-Hero , Isekai , Super Power , Demons , Twins , Shrine Maiden , Historical , Youkai , Magic

Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei

Also known as The Tatami Galaxy.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Funimation , Sony Music Entertainment , Fujipacific Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery , Psychological , Romance

When a college dropout stops for a late night bite at a mysterious ramen stand, he crosses paths with a self-proclaimed deity of matrimony. This bizarre meeting sends the young man hurtling through a horrifying flashback to his not-so-glorious college days when the influence of a cruel new friend turned him from a hopeless romantic into a mischievous “black cupid.”



Tags: Coming of Age , College , Time Loop , Surreal Comedy , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Alternate Universe , Primarily Adult Cast , Episodic , School Club , Time Manipulation , Achronological Order , Cult , Meta , Heterosexual , Satire , Ensemble Cast , Mixed Media , Proxy Battle , LGBTQ+ Themes , Cowboys , Mythology , Cycling , Tennis , Gods , Hikikomori

Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome

Also known as The Night is Short, Walk on Girl.

Studio: Science SARU
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

A black haired girl is walking around the streets of Kyoto, from the night scene of Pontocho to a second-hand book fair in Shimogamo, then off to a college fair. The main character that has a romantic feeling for her secretly follows her around and looks for the opportunities to run into her in a manner that seems like a coincidence. Unfortunately for him, she is not interested in love yet, so she does not notice his feelings. What awaits these two characters are a series of crazy incidents caused by bizarre individuals, such as a person who introduces himself as Tengu, the god of second-hand books, or a money lender, who collects young men's underwear and lives on a three story barge.



Tags: Surreal Comedy , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Bar , Musical Theater , Heterosexual , College , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crossdressing , Trains

Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita

Also known as Humanity Has Declined.

Studio: Sotsu , AIC A.S.T.A. , Lantis , Pony Canyon , Movic , Sentai Filmworks , Marvelous , AIC
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

For years, declining birth rates have forced what's left of the human race to cede more and more territory to other beings who have appeared to take advantage of the emptying ecological niche. Now, only a handful of humans remain among the remnants of civilization and Earth is dominated by faeries —tiny, ten-inch tall creatures of surprising intelligence. But humanity's importance isn't over quite yet, as young Watashi learns as she makes the decision to return to her hometown and assume her grandfather's position as an arbitrator between the races. Unfortunately, the job isn't going to be anywhere near as simple as she expected, and it's going to take a wisdom far beyond her years to achieve her most important mission.



Tags: Satire , Fairy , Post-Apocalyptic , Surreal Comedy , Achronological Order , Female Protagonist , Time Skip , Episodic , Lost Civilization , School , Boys' Love , Food , Magic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Robots , Time Loop , Yandere , Time Manipulation , School Club

Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko

Also known as Pom Poko.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Studio Ghibli , Daiei , Walt Disney Studios , GKIDS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

Faced with the destruction of their habitat due to the growth of Tokyo, a group of tanuki try to defend their homes. They decide to use their transforming talents to try to hold back the new development. Two of them, especially skilled at transforming, are sent to Shikoku to enlist the help of three sages. Meanwhile, the rest of them do their best to disrupt the construction site, at first causing accidents, and then actually haunting the site. However, the humans are very persistent, and soon the tanuki are forced to use more and more extreme measures to save their home.



Tags: Environmental , Mythology , Ensemble Cast , Animals , Rural , Primarily Animal Cast , Shapeshifting , Anthropomorphism , Henshin , Revenge , Youkai , Primarily Male Cast , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Kids , Travel , Transgender , Tragedy

Uchi no Shishou wa Shippo ga Nai

Also known as My Master Has No Tail.

Studio: Pony Canyon , LIDENFILMS , Mainichi Broadcasting System , TMS Entertainment , Studio Pierrot , Yostar , BS Asahi , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Throughout time, supernatural, shapeshifting tanuki loved playing tricks on humankind. One plucky tanuki, Mameda, is no different. But there's one big problem. She wasn’t born in the days of yore — she was born in modern, more cynical times! How can she fulfill her mischievous tanuki destiny when supernatural hijinks are a thing of the past? She finds an angle when she meets Bunko, a master of the Japanese art of rakugo, which uses storytelling to beguile its audience. Mameda is determined to use rakugo to cast a spell on humanity, but first this tanuki trickster must convince the no-nonsense Bunko to take her on as an apprentice.



Tags: Rakugo , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , Historical , Shapeshifting , Youkai , Acting , Seinen , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Kemonomimi , Mythology , Animals , Tsundere , LGBTQ+ Themes , Age Gap , Ojou-sama , Disability , Found Family

Tsuritama

Also known as Tsuritama.

Studio: Aniplex , Dentsu , A-1 Pictures , Fuji TV , Sentai Filmworks , tsuritama partners , Sakura Create
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life , Sports

You can't catch fish if you don't go fishing, and you can't make friends if you don't at least try.

Which is how relationship-challenged student Yuki finds himself on a fishing trip to a tiny island with three other boys he barely knows. Well, two other boys and Haru, who claims that he's an alien. Not that constantly stewing Natsuki or mysterious Akira are any more likely as prospects for good companionship.

But there's something about fishing that makes it unlike any other pastime, and maybe that quiet sense of companionship and hopeful expectation is just what Yuki needs to start charting the unfamiliar waters of personal connections. Or maybe it will turn out that Haru's right and they're going to have to save the entire planet.

There are lots of different kinds of fish stories, from the "ones that got away" to the "best catches ever," but whichever way the currents of life take them, for four young men, this trip may turn out to be the biggest whopper ever!



Tags: Fishing , Coming of Age , Aliens , Male Protagonist , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Tanned Skin , Primarily Teen Cast , Family Life , Coastal , Shapeshifting , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Male Cast , Fugitive , Outdoor Activities , Dancing , School

Penguin Highway

Also known as Penguin Highway.

Studio: Studio Colorido , WIT STUDIO , Fujipacific Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Budding genius Aoyama is only in the 4th grade, but already lives his life like a scientist. When penguins start appearing in his sleepy suburb hundreds of miles from the sea, Aoyama vows to solve the mystery. When he finds the source of the penguins is a woman from his dentist’s office, they team up for an unforgettable summer adventure!



Tags: Coming of Age , Animals , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Kids , Primarily Child Cast , Environmental , School , Rural , CGI , Swimming , Bullying

Odd Taxi

Also known as ODDTAXI.

Studio: OLM , P.I.C.S. , Pony Canyon , Pony Canyon Enterprise , TV Tokyo , Crunchyroll , Yoshimoto Kogyo , AT-X , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

The taxi driver Odokawa lives a very mundane life. He has no family, doesn't really hang out with others, and he's an oddball who is narrow-minded and doesn't talk much. The only people he can call his friends are his doctor, Gouriki and his classmate from high school, Kakihana.

All of his patrons seem to be slightly odd themselves. The college student who wants the world to notice him online, Kabasawa. A nurse with secrets named Shirakawa. A comedy duo that just can't catch a break named the Homosapiens. A local hoodlum named Dobu. An idol group that's just starting out named Mystery Kiss... All these mundane conversations somehow eventually lead to a girl who's gone missing.



Tags: Crime , Anthropomorphism , Urban , Animals , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Revenge , Noir , Satire , Gangs , Yakuza , Mafia , Fugitive , Primarily Animal Cast , Amnesia , Cars , Police , Idol , Tragedy , Philosophy , Bullying , Adoption , Anti-Hero , Twins , Suicide , Martial Arts , Hip-hop Music , Video Games , Heterosexual , Age Gap , Bar

Bakemono no Ko

Also known as The Boy and The Beast.

Studio: Studio Chizu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

The story is set in the human realm (Tokyo's Shibuya ward) and the bakemono realm ("Shibutenmachi"). In these two worlds which must not intersect, there lives a lonely boy and a lonely bakemono. One day, the boy gets lost in the bakemono world, becomes the disciple of the bakemono Kumatetsu, and is renamed Kyuuta.



Tags: Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Martial Arts , Found Family , Isekai , Cultivation , Anthropomorphism , Primarily Animal Cast , Time Skip , Tragedy , Orphan , Swordplay , Estranged Family , Family Life , Kemonomimi , Gods , Philosophy , Youkai , Reincarnation , Adoption , Bullying , CGI , Body Horror