Anime like Tsurikichi Sanpei

Houkago Teibou Nisshi

Also known as Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater.

Studio: Doga Kobo
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Sports

Introverted Hina Tsurugi is trying to adjust to her new school since moving from the countryside. And in spite of her unease around sea life, classmate Yuuki Kuroiwa somehow convinces her to join the Breakwater Fishing Club. She wants to be open to these new friends and experiences, but some of them are as strange as the fish they’re supposed to hook. Is she biting off more than she can chew?



Tags: Fishing , School Club , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Outdoor , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Iyashikei , Food , Coastal , Educational , Rural , Seinen , Environmental , Cycling , Kuudere

Slow Loop

Also known as Slow Loop.

Studio: CONNECT , KADOKAWA , Houbunsha , flying DOG , Kadokawa Media House , eStream , AT-X
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Sports

Nervous to meet her new stepdad, Hiyori heads to the place she always feels at home—the ocean. When a curious girl named Koharu shows up, Hiyori decides to teach her how to fish, just like her father did before he died. But after Koharu reveals she’s also meeting her new family that night, the girls come to a startling realization. Their friendship is about to reach a whole new level!



Tags: Fishing , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , Family Life , Outdoor , Primarily Female Cast , Found Family , Food , Educational , Seinen , Episodic , Tanned Skin , Chibi , Tragedy , Twins , School

Oishinbo

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Oishinbo is a drama about newspaper reporters. The main character is a cynical food critic named Yamaoka. Oishinbo is a popular mainstream comic for adults in Japan. It is even mentioned in an episode of "Iron Chef".



Tags: Food , Episodic , Educational , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Politics

Grander Musashi

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

Musashi lives with his father. His mother left them three years ago. Musashi believes she will come back to them. One day they move from Tokyo to a village in the countryside. Musashi hates living in the countryside and asks his father to take him back to Tokyo. He wonders if his mother will be able to find him in their new home.

Soon after moving to the countryside, Musashi happens to see a man fishing for bass with a decoy fish. Musashi is fascinated by lure fishing. He learns a lot from the man, and discovers that his mother's father was a grand champion of bass fishing. Musashi feels that fishing could lead him to his missing mother. He shows a marvelous talent for lure fishing and takes trips to many places around the world in search of various incredible fish. Through fishing, Musashi comes to enjoy living amongst nature.



Tags: Fishing , Primarily Child Cast , Rural , Male Protagonist , Shounen

Bakutsuri Bar Hunter

Studio: Toei Animation , Studio Gallop
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Sports

The anime will center on the elementary school student Totta, who loves to fish. One day a bar soul named Potepen appears from the barcode on Totta's bag of potato chips. Together, Totta and Potepen use a special "Bakutsuri" bar rod item to fish for other bar souls.



Tags: Fishing

NegaPosi Angler

Also known as Negative Positive Angler.

Studio: NUT , KADOKAWA , bilibili , Tencent , AT-X
Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama

The anime's story centers on Tsunehiro Sasaki, a university student with a large debt and is told by his doctor that he only has two years left to live. Living the rest of his days in depression, Tsunehiro one day gets chased by a debt collector and falls into the sea. He is rescued by Hana, a girl who loves fishing, and her fishing friends including Takaaki.
Hana urges Tsunehiro to experience fishing for the first time in his life and he starts to develop friendship with other fishing enthusiasts. Things start looking up for Tsunehiro as he starts working at the convenience store where Hana and Takaaki work, and he slowly gets hooked into fishing.



Tags: Fishing , Iyashikei , Rehabilitation , Found Family , Hikikomori , Outdoor , Male Protagonist , Bisexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Work , Yuri , Food , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Konbini , Boys' Love , Suicide , LGBTQ+ Themes , Chibi , Fugitive , Homeless