Anime like Oz no Mahoutsukai (1986)

Fushigi no Kuni no Alice

Also known as Alice in Wonderland.

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

A retelling of Lewis Carroll's classic tale of the young girl Alice, who follows a white rabbit into a hole, only to find herself in Wonderland, where she meets many interesting characters, both the mysterious Cheshire Cat and the terrible Queen of Hearts.



Tags: Kids , Isekai , Classic Literature

Peter Pan no Bouken

Also known as Peter Pan & Wendy.

Studio: Nippon Animation , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Wendy and her two little brothers are brought to the land of adventures, Neverland, by Peter pan, a boy who will never grow up. In Neverland they encounter exciting events and meet with little fairies, mermaids, Indians, and pirates. Required to act as a mother, Wendy never has a moments peace with all that is happening around her, including breath-taking fights with pirates. Later in the series, they set off to find a buried treasure with a map that they obtain from the pirates.



Tags: Swordplay , Classic Literature , Episodic , Robots , Kids

Les Misérables: Shoujo Cosette

Studio: Nippon Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Based on the famous classic novel Les Miserables.

Being a single mother is hard in early 19th Century France. When young Cosette was traveling with her mother trying to find a job and a place to live, they were always shunned away because very few employers hire single mothers. When she is promised with the prosperity of working in the big city, Cosette is separated from her mother in the hopes a caretaker will watch over her while her mother earns some money. Unfortunately this was a trick and the caretaker is a corrupt man who makes Cosette his indentured servant. Then the kind mayor of the town that Cosette makes her new home in sees how winds of change are so detrimental for children and families, and decides to do something about it.



Tags: Historical , Classic Literature , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Bullying , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Foreign , Time Skip , Inn , Fugitive , Marriage , Animals , Police , Guns , Love Triangle

Boukensha: THE MAN WAS FROM SPAIN

Also known as Christopher Columbus.

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

An anime commemorating the 500th anniversary of Columbus' landing to the New World.

Christopher Columbus is a man of strong will. His life is full of drama. Born in Genoa, he realizes his dream of becoming a sailor, dares to search for a new route, and finally reaches his goal, discovering a new land in the process. Sometimes in desperation, sometimes in excitement, his experiences are truly extraordinary.

Note: The series originally broadcasted in Italy on Canale 5 from November 28, 1992 to March 30, 1993. In Japan, it was broadcasted exactly a decade later from November 28, 2002 to March 30, 2003.

Tags: Historical , Travel , Ships , Foreign

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

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 , Artificial Intelligence , Kaiju , Kids , Henshin , Proxy Battle , Animals , Cosmic Horror , Angels , Dinosaurs , Anthropomorphism , Family Life , Time Skip , Primarily Animal Cast , Male Protagonist , Dragons , Demons , Adoption

Maeterlinck no Aoi Tori

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

On a snowy Christmas Eve, Tyltyl and Mytyl sit in their home. Normally, they would be caught up in the Christmas spirit, but their mother has taken ill. So that evening, they lie awake, unable to sleep, when through the window crashes a strange, mercurial magical spirit named Berylune, who reveals that the world we live in isn't the only one there is. And so Tyltyl and Mytyl, accompanied by various spirits, as well as their now-humanoid pets, are led on a journey to find the blue bird of happiness and save their mother, and along the way they visit some strange and wondrous places, and finally, must face the spirit of darkness to attain their elusive goal.

(Source : themanime.org)

Tags: Isekai

Nemo

Also known as Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , Discotek , TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Welcome to the fantasy world of "Little Nemo," where dreams of enchanted lands and new friends take young Nemo into an exciting, fun-filled adventure through Slumberland. On one unforgettable night, Nemo falls asleep. Soon, with the help of his flying pet squirrel Icarus and his friend Professor Genius, they journey together into Slumberland. Nemo is lovingly embraced by the people of Slumberland, particularly the King, who adopts Nemo and makes him heir to the throne. He is entrusted with two very special possessions: the prized royal Scepter, and a mysterious key that unlocks many secrets!

Though Nemo is warned not to open the one door with the power to destroy Slumberland, temptation proves too strong and the King is abducted as a black cloud of nightmares washes over the formerly idyllic dreamscape. Now, if Nemo is to reverse his error and bring the King back, he must rally his friends and journey deep into Nightmare Land.



Tags: Kids , Musical Theater , Ojou-sama , Male Protagonist , Trains , Goblin

Kurumiwari Ningyou

Also known as Nutcracker Fantasy.

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

The young girl Clara visits her Aunt Gerda and Uncle Drosselmeyer. Her aunt tells her scary stories about the Ragman, a creepy and mysterious man who turns children into mice if they don't go to bed on time. The Ragman is always spying on sleeping children searching for more victims.
Just before Clara goes to bed her eccentric uncle gives her a wooden nutcracker doll. He's a bit embarrassed because the only part on the doll that's perfect is the heart, but Clara loves her new doll.
She falls asleep but wakes up hearing mice squeaking...

Tags: Stop Motion , Female Protagonist , Dancing , Ojou-sama , Magic , Puppetry

Anime Sanjuushi

Also known as The Three Musketeers.

Studio: Gakken , Studio Gallop , NHK Enterprises , KORAD
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Romance

The Three Musketeers: The year is 1625. The young D'Artagnan arrives in Paris at the tender age of 18, and almost immediately offends three musketeers, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos. Instead of dueling, the four are attacked by five of the Cardinal's guards, and the courage of the youth is made apparent during the battle. The four become fast friends and embark upon an adventure that takes them across both France and England in order to thwart the plans of the Cardinal Richelieu. Along the way, they encounter a beautiful young spy, named simply Milady, who will stop at nothing to disgrace Queen Anne of Austria before her husband, Louis XIII, and take her revenge upon the four friends.



Tags: Historical , Classic Literature , Foreign , Conspiracy , Slapstick , Swordplay , Politics , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Amnesia , Ships , Gender Bending