Anime like Jungle Taitei (1989)

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

Daishizen no Majuu: Bagi

Also known as Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature.

Studio: Tezuka Productions , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Romance , Sci-Fi

Ryo is sent out by the people of a village to kill the monster which has been attacking the villagers. It is rumored that this monster is a cat-woman named Bagi. As Ryo waits for the monster to come to its watering hole, he thinks back to how he first met Bagi as a kitten who learned how to write, and later reenters his life on a quest to discover who and what she really is. But now she has gone wild, and as the time of her arrival approaches, he strengthens his resolve to kill her.



Tags: Animals , Achronological Order , Chimera , Kemonomimi , Monster Girl , Nekomimi , Revenge , Foreign , Motorcycles , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Time Skip , Delinquents , Heterosexual , Guns

Ginga Densetsu Weed

Studio: Studio DEEN , NAS , SKY Perfect Well Think
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

A dog named Weed happens to hear that he is the son of Gin, The great leader of Ohu, Who lead the dogs of Ohu to victory in a fight against monsterous bear Akakabuto. Weed wants to find his father no matter of what. On a way to his father Weed meets many friends and enemies.



Tags: Shounen , Animals , Primarily Animal Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Coming of Age , Gore , Male Protagonist , War , Ninja , Revenge , Assassins , Ensemble Cast , Snowscape , Rural , Torture , Chimera , Cannibalism

Chirin no Suzu

Also known as Ringing Bell.

Studio: Sanrio , Discotek , Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

A little lamb's life is turned upside down by the wolf that killed his mother. He seeks to avenge his mother, but in order to defeat the wolf, he must become one.



Tags: Revenge , Animals , Rural , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Snowscape , Primarily Animal Cast , Wilderness , Orphan , Shoujo

Hi no Tori

Also known as Phoenix.

Studio: Touhouku Shinsha , NHK , Tezuka Productions , Media Blasters , NYAV Post
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Hi no Tori is a collection of stories that all have something in common. The Phoenix, whose blood is believed to give an eternal life to one who drinks it. Therefore many seek to kill it, but as the Phoenix of the tale, it's reborn from the ashes. Stories take place in future and the past, where humans fight with each other as always, and everyone is afraid to die. But still, every story teaches a lesson: Life is beginning of an eternity, an never-ending cycle.



Tags: Historical , Mythology , Anthology , Reincarnation , Philosophy

Wonder 3

Also known as The Amazing 3.

Studio: Mushi Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi

The Amazing 3 is an Osamu Tezuka manga and a black and white anime series. It involved the adventures of three agents from outer space who were sent to Earth to determine whether the planet, a potential threat to the universe, should be destroyed. The instrument of destruction is a device resembling a large black ball with two antennae that is variously called an anti-proton bomb, a solar bomb, and a neutron bomb. Although the three agents (Captain Bokko, Nokko, and Pukko) are originally humanoid in appearance, upon arrival on Earth they take on the appearances of a rabbit (Bokko), a horse (Nokko), and a duck (Pukko) that they had captured as examples of Earth life forms. While on Earth they travel in a tire-shaped vehicle capable of enormous speeds called the Big Wheel, which can travel on both land and water (and, with modifications, through the air).

The series tackles a number of issues which were surprisingly progressive for an animated cartoon of that period; particularly ecological concerns and poverty.

Tags: Achromatic , Animals , Shounen , Environmental , Space , Espionage

Gamba no Bouken

Also known as Gamba's Adventure.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure

An adventurous wild mouse called Gamba travels with his friends to see the ocean but he finds an injured mouse and hears about the violence of white ferret Noroi. Gamba decides to help the mice suffering under Noroi's tyranny.

Tags: Animals , Ensemble Cast , Ships , Male Protagonist , Anthropomorphism , Primarily Animal Cast

Aoi Blink

Also known as Blue Blink.

Studio: Tezuka Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

Story of a young boy named Kakeru and his adventures together with a magical blue pony named Blink.

Tags: Animals

Daisetsusan no Yuusha Kibaou

Also known as King Fang.

Studio: Nippon Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama

The conflicting fates of human beings and wild animals are depicted in a naturalistic setting. The main character of the story is Fang, who was born to a hunting dog and a circus-runaway European wolf. Although Fang was raised by a human family, he is a wild animal after all, and is destined to live amongst nature. The story reaches its climax when Fang returns from the circus and faces his foe, a giant brown bear which killed his family.



Tags: Animals , Rural , Environmental , Survival , Time Skip , Revenge , Circus , Snowscape

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