Anime like Welcome to THE SPACE SHOW

What is Welcome to THE SPACE SHOW about?

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished

A tiny mountain village in a remote woodland region. Five primary school kids have come together in this idyllic spot in order to spend their summer holidays at a camp. At first the children enjoy carefree days amidst unspoiled nature far away from adult supervision. But their life changes dramatically when they come across what they believe to be a small dog, badly in need of help. The creature – known as Pochi – turns out not to be a dog at all but an alien on an important mission.

It seems there is a mysterious substance on earth that is coveted throughout the universe. Pochi had almost found it but was so badly injured during a fight that he had to give up his search. Thanks to the children's help, the alien survives – and decides to reward them generously. “Where would you most like to travel?” is the question Pochi puts to his rescuers. Their answer is prompt, if vague:
“As far as possible!” Pochi suggests they try the moon first of all, and so, the alien whisks away the kids to the satellite next door. This marks the beginning of an absolutely amazing adventure.

During the course of their travels they discover that the substance coveted throughout the universe is in fact also integral to Japanese cuisine – and it just so happens that one of the kids has some of this mysterious substance in his pocket.

Tags: Space , Aliens , Primarily Child Cast , Urban Fantasy , Rural

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Ame wo Tsugeru Hyouryuu Danchi

Also known as Drifting Home.

Studio: Studio Colorido , Twin Engine , Netflix
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

Sixth-graders Kousuke and Natsume grew up in the same apartment building as childhood friends. During summer break, while playing in the apartment building that is set to be demolished, they find themselves caught in a strange phenomenon. All they can see around them is a vast sea. Will Kousuke and the others make it back to their world? A journey of farewells in summer has just begun.

Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Found Family , Coastal , Urban Fantasy , Coming of Age , Kids , Ghost , Survival , Isekai , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , Football , Photography

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Netflix

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Neko no Ongaeshi

Also known as The Cat Returns.

Studio: Studio Ghibli , Walt Disney Studios , GKIDS
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

The Cat Returns is something of a loose spin-off of "Whisper of the Heart" as it features two characters from that film: Muta (the cat from "Whisper") and the Baron (the cat statue from "Whisper"). There is no other connection between the two movies and this is not a sequel. The story is based on Neko no Danshaku (Baron of Cat) by Hiiragi Aoi.

The main character of the story, Haru, is a clueless, ordinary 17-year-old girl. She has no special abilities and neither is she an extraordinary beauty. When faced with reality, she is unable to make decisions for herself, thus often sways to others' opinions to avoid challenge. One day, Haru saves the life of a cat without considering her own safety. The cat turns out to be the Cat Prince from the Kingdom of Cats, however as a result, Haru is trapped in the world of cats. Can Baron and Muta rescue Haru who has wandered into the world of cats?

Tags: Animals , Anthropomorphism , Nekomimi , Fairy Tale , Female Protagonist , Kemonomimi , Isekai , Primarily Animal Cast , Royal Affairs , Heterosexual , Arranged Marriage , Shoujo , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Crossover , Body Horror , School

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Netflix

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Space☆Dandy

Also known as Space Dandy.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sci-Fi

The story of the anime revolves around Dandy, an alien-hunter. His job is to seek out new aliens never seen before, and receives a reward whenever he finds a new species. His mission is to find those new species faster than anyone else as he travels the galaxy. Together with the bucket-of-bolts robot QT and the dimwit alien Meow he picked up along the way, he comes into contact with new planets and their inhabitants..

Tags: Space , Surreal Comedy , Episodic , Aliens , Parody , Philosophy , Space Opera , Robots , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Kaiju , Meta , Achronological Order , Primarily Male Cast , Zombie , Surfing , Mixed Gender Harem , Yuri

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Kobato.

Also known as Kobato.

Studio: MADHOUSE , NHK , NHK-BS2 , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Sweet and naïve Hanato Kobato came to Earth on a mission to collect and fill a bottle with 'konpeito,' which appear after healing a person's heart that is suffering. Kobato collects these because it is her wish to go to a certain place. Despite her strangeness, Kobato turns out to be well-suited for this mission as her heartfelt sincerity in helping others earns her the love and admiration of everyone she meets. However, she is not allowed to fall in love with anyone whose heart she heals.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Tags: Female Protagonist , Reincarnation , Shoujo , Magic , Episodic , Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Crossover , Time Skip , College , Anthropomorphism

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Chikyuugai Shounen Shoujo

Also known as The Orbital Children.

Studio: Production +h , Netflix , Avex Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Sci-Fi

The anime is set in 2045, where the Internet and AI are commonplace even in space, and centers on a group of children stranded in space after a large-scale accident occurs in a space station. By using narrowband, social networking, and a drone that they can manipulate through smartphones and low-intelligence AI, they overcome many crises.

Note: Also released in Japan as a 2-part film series with the same content, the first part showing in theaters simultaneously with the worldwide Netflix release.

Tags: Space , Artificial Intelligence , Survival , Conspiracy , Primarily Child Cast , Software Development , Robots , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Terrorism , Disability , Environmental , Suicide

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Netflix

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Space☆Dandy 2

Also known as Space Dandy 2.

Studio: bones , BS Fuji , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Bandai Visual , flying DOG , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sci-Fi

The second season of Space☆Dandy.

Space Dandy is a dandy guy, in space! This dreamy adventurer with a to-die-for pompadour travels across the galaxy in search of aliens no one has ever laid eyes on. Each new species he discovers earns him a hefty reward, but this dandy has to be quick on his feet because it's first come, first served! Accompanied by his sidekicks, a rundown robot named QT and Meow the cat-looking space alien, Dandy bravely explores unknown worlds inhabited by a variety of aliens. Join the best dressed alien hunter in all of space and time as he embarks on an adventure that ends at the edge of the universe!

Tags: Space , Episodic , Surreal Comedy , Aliens , Parody , Achronological Order , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Musical Theater , Philosophy , Robots , Gods , Afterlife , Dancing , Heterosexual , Meta , Band

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Hulu

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Dennou Coil

Also known as Den-noh Coil.

Studio: MADHOUSE , NHK Enterprises , Tokuma Shoten , Bandai Visual , Maiden Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Sci-Fi

Imagine if the internet was 'projected' over the living world and you interacted with it using a portable device - glasses and visors which connect you to an augmented reality. In 2026, this technology becomes reality...

Yuuko Okonogi moves with her family to Daikoku, home of an ever expanding tech network which makes up the interactive virtual world. Her grandmother runs an agency to investigate missing children who appear to have vanished from the 'real' world and entered the city's Dennou - literally meaning "electric brain" - a term used to differentiate between the virtual and 'real.'

A hacker culture is emerging amongst the children of the city. Yasako is soon introduced to Isako, whose powers for hunting computer viruses known as 'illegals' belie an agenda that might have sinister motives.

Tags: Augmented Reality , Urban , Primarily Child Cast , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Amnesia , Denpa , Coming of Age , Philosophy , Software Development , Conspiracy , Revenge , Ghost , School , Cosmic Horror , Bullying , Dissociative Identities , CGI

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Netflix

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Bokura no Yoake

Also known as Break of Dawn.

Studio: Avex Pictures , Zero-G , GAGA
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sci-Fi

In 2049, Sawatari Yuuma is an elementary school kid who loves everything about space and astronomy. He was initially excited when his parents bought a robot called Nanako, but he was disappointed when he learned that she was basically just a boring housekeeping robot. However, when he does finally try to talk to her about space, something strange happens. Her system crashes and is taken over by what claims to be a marooned alien ship! The alien ship wants Yuuma's help to get back to space!

Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Artificial Intelligence , Seinen , Astronomy , Robots , Aliens , Space

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Ginga Tetsudou 999 (Movie)

Also known as Galaxy Express 999 (Movie).

Studio: Toei Animation , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

After the death of his mother at the hands of the evil robot Count Mecha, young Tetsuro has become a delinquent street urchin who dreams only of revenge.
Tetsuro lives in a far future world in which humans have the choice to travel to another planet where they can exchange their bodies for immortal, robotic counterparts. His goal is to someday acquire (through theft) enough money to board the Galaxy Express 999, a train which is capable of traveling through space, and which will take him to the planet of robots.

One day, after escaping from the police, he meets the beautiful Maetel, who resembles his mother. She offers to take him on the Galaxy Express 999 to get a robotic body and to get revenge on Count Mecha. Along the journey, the two meet many varied people (including Captain Harlock and Queen Emeraldas), and Tetsuro learns what it means to be human.

Tags: Space Opera , Trains , Space , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Pirates , Robots , Orphan , Age Gap , Guns

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Kaiba

Also known as Kaiba.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Sci-Fi

It is now possible to store memory data, so that the death of your body is not actually "death". As memories are stored in databanks, they can be "transferred" to new bodies. Because so-called "memory trading" now occurs, it is now possible to steal memories and illegally alter them.

Society has fallen apart as authority has become lost and stagnant.

One day, a man awakens in a ruined room. His name is Kaiba. He has no memories, but he does have a pendant with a picture of an unknown woman inside.

In the skies are roiling clouds and electrical storms, impossible to pass without losing one's memories; above them lies the elusive realm of the rich and powerful, who barter others' bodies and memories for their own enjoyment and longevity. Below lies a troubled and dangerous world where good bodies are hard to come by and real money is scarce.

After suddenly being attacked, Kaiba escapes into space, and during his travels meets all sorts of people and regains his memories. Throughout it, he continues to be troubled by the world's problems, as well as his own existence. And what of the woman in the pendant, Neiro?

Tags: Amnesia , Dystopian , Memory Manipulation , Body Swapping , Philosophy , Space , Heterosexual , Psychosexual , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Cyberpunk , Gender Bending , Fugitive , Clone , Terrorism , Conspiracy , Cosmic Horror , Post-Apocalyptic , Aliens , Episodic , Body Horror , Cult , Crime , Drugs , Primarily Child Cast

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