Anime like Ame to Kimi to

Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu

Also known as The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today.

Studio: Frontier Works , GoHands , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , DMM.com , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Kodansha , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

When Saku took in a stray black cat, she never expected that he would become the equivalent of a housekeeping life partner. But Yukichi, a giant cat who towers over Saku, is not your ordinary feline. He takes great pride in his culinary skills, and a good sale at the supermarket always gets his whiskers twitching. Saku may not have her act together yet, but at least she has Yukichi!



Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Animals , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Anthropomorphism , Iyashikei , Office Lady , Shounen , Food , Surreal Comedy , Male Protagonist , CGI , Rehabilitation , Tsundere , Slapstick , LGBTQ+ Themes , Office

Kinokoinu

Also known as Kinokoinu Mushroom Pup.

Studio: C-Station , FuRyu , ABC Animation , 81 Produce , Universal Music , BS11 , AT-X , KLOCKWORX , Tokuma Shoten
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Picture book author Hotaru Yuuyami lost his beloved dog, Hanako. He was in the depths of a dark and deep sadness, regretting his inability to do anything about it. One day, he notices a pink mushroom growing under the snow willow tree in his garden. As he gazed at it idly, it suddenly began to move, wagging its tail and coming closer to him. “A mushroom...dog?”

Despite his doubts, he decides to live with this mysterious creature, “Kinokoinu" (Mushroom Dog). Then he started drawing where he wasn't supposed to draw, ate all the melon bread and takoyaki, and made all sorts of messes, but his playful attitude is hard to hate.

The days spent with Kinokoinu, involving his childhood friend Komako-chan, the editor, and Yara-kun of the Mushroom Research Institute, gradually changes Hotaru's expression. This is a slightly mysterious and heartwarming animation that depicts the funny days of Hotaru and everyone together with Kinokoinu, who is too mysterious in many ways.



Tags: Iyashikei , Primarily Adult Cast , Rehabilitation , Drawing , Writing , Anthropomorphism , Male Protagonist , Orphan , Work , Animals , Seinen , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual

Ikoku Nikki

Also known as Journal with Witch.

Studio: Shuka , Pony Canyon , ABC Animation , Movic , TOKYO MX , BS Asahi
Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Reclusive novelist Makio Koudai has always preferred the company of books—but when her sister and brother-in-law pass away, Makio unexpectedly becomes the guardian of her 15-year-old niece, Asa Takumi. As they navigate grief, clashing personalities, and the challenges of living together, the two slowly open their hearts to each other, discovering warmth, understanding, and the meaning of family.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Estranged Family , Adoption , Josei , Family Life , Writing , Orphan , Found Family , Parenthood , Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Hikikomori

Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows

Also known as She and Her Cat -Everything Flows-.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Lantis , CoMix Wave
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

For the longest time, it's just been the two of them. "Kanojo" and her cat Daru are inseparable, having grown up together. Now a junior in college, Tomoka—her roommate of a year and a half—moves out of their shared apartment, and in order to keep her living space, Kanojo must find a job. Day by day, Daru watches her continued efforts from a cat's-eye view, eagerly awaiting his owner's return. When she gets back, once again, it's just she and her cat.

Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows is a charming short series about the bond between a pet and his owner.

Tags: Animals , Tragedy , Reincarnation , Female Protagonist , Time Skip , Iyashikei , Primarily Adult Cast , Episodic

Doukyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue.

Also known as My Roommate is a Cat.

Studio: Zero-G , AT-X , TOKYO MX , Avex Pictures , ABC Animation , Q-Tec , BS11 , GYAO! , BookLive , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Mystery writer Mikazuki Subaru, who isn't good at dealing with people, finds them to be a disturbance when it comes to building his imaginary world. One day, he chances upon a stray cat and feels inspiration strike, so he brings the cat home as his muse.

Can watching the inexplicable behaviors of a cat form material for a novel?

Tags: Animals , Iyashikei , Hikikomori , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Writing , Primarily Adult Cast , Rehabilitation , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Found Family

Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san

Also known as Mr. Villain's Day Off.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation , SynergySP , Nikkatsu , TV Tokyo , VAP , MAGNET , Square Enix , Shin-Ei Animation , SCISSORS BLITZ , KLOCKWORX , TV Osaka
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The man known as General within a villainous organization that plans to take over the world is usually fighting to the death against the Rangers who protect the Earth...

But today is his day off.

To heal his tired soul from working so hard every day, he goes to the zoo to see pandas and to the convenience store to get some ice cream.

We get to see how a certain villain gets to completely enjoy his days off to the fullest in this comedy that will heal your soul.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , Primarily Adult Cast , Monster Boy , Urban , Aliens , Animals , Tokusatsu , Konbini , Shoujo , Henshin , Twins , Work , Found Family , Orphan

Kawaisugi Crisis

Also known as TOO CUTE CRISIS.

Studio: SynergySP , Pony Canyon , Sotsu , Kansai TV , BS Asahi , CHOCOLATE
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Invading alien Liza Luna wants nothing more than to destroy planet Earth... after she gets in a little sightseeing, first. But her travels soon take her into a cat café, where the furry felines inside invade her heart just as surely as Liza invaded Earth! Destroying the world won’t be so easy now that she’s discovered the joys of kitty cats...



Tags: Female Protagonist , Animals , Aliens , Iyashikei , Shounen , Slapstick , Educational , Primarily Adult Cast , Nekomimi , Primarily Female Cast

Yuru Camp△

Also known as Laid-Back Camp.

Studio: C-Station , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Rin likes to go camping by herself along the lakes that provide a scenic view of Mt. Fuji. Nadeshiko loves to take cycling trips by herself to places where she can see Mt. Fuji. After they meet, Rin and Nadeshiko take camping trips, eat cup ramen together, and enjoy the scenery.



Tags: Outdoor Activities , Camping , Iyashikei , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Rural , Food , Primarily Teen Cast , Educational , Travel , School Club , Seinen , Kuudere , Episodic , Mopeds , School , Animals , Cycling , Yuri

Ramen Aka Neko

Also known as Ramen Akaneko.

Studio: E&H Production , Good Smile Company , GAGA , TBS , Movic , E&H Production , Legs , Bushiroad
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Welcome to Ramen Akaneko, a restaurant run solely by cats. That is, until a human named Tamako Yashiro interviews for a job. Oddly enough, her candor about being a dog person lands her the job. This is a beautiful story of human and feline relationships woven through the many customers who visit Ramen Akaneko. Get ready for an extra helping of heartfelt moments that warm the body and soul.



Tags: Food , Restaurant , Animals , Primarily Animal Cast , Work , Iyashikei , Anthropomorphism , Ensemble Cast , Found Family , Urban , CGI , Shounen , Idol

Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari

Also known as Poco's Udon World.

Studio: LIDENFILMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

Souta Tawara is a web designer working in Tokyo. When he visits his family's Udon place in his hometown Kagawa Prefecture, he discovers a young boy. Upon confronting the boy, Souta soon learns his secret and decides to quit his job in order to take care of the boy, Poko. The daily adventures of the two slowly enfold as Poco energetically navigates his way through Kagawa, the "Udon Kingdom," along with Souta.

Tags: Family Life , Seinen , Iyashikei , Kemonomimi , Male Protagonist , Rural , Shapeshifting , Found Family , Primarily Adult Cast , Food , Parenthood