Anime catalog

Found: 115

Honobono Log

TV short · 2016 · Romance, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Some of us are fortunate enough to have a partner to confide in on our bad days. In even the most devastating times, we can depend on our comrades for support. Others are incredibly lucky to have a special someone that they can just randomly embrace. No matter the situation, ther…

★ 7.7

Heart and Yummie

Omae Umasou da na

Movie · 2010 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: By a twist of fate, a herbivorous dinosaur finds a lost egg and brings it back to her nest. When the egg hatches, however, a carnivorous dinosaur emerges. Unable to abandon the child, she names him "Heart" and raises him in exile alongside her own child. As Heart comes of age, he…

★ 6.8

Kaidan Restaurant

TV · 2009 · Horror, Mystery, Supernatural

Synopsis: TV Asahi announced a new kids anime "Kaidan Restaurant (Thriller Restaurant)" based on a picture book. Each episode will consist of three stories or "dishes": the appetizer, the main dish, and dessert. The first two "dishes" will deal with an ordinary sixth-grade schoolgirl named…

★ 6.1

Poupelle of Chimney Town

Entotsu-machi no Poupelle

Movie · 2020 · Fantasy

Synopsis: On Halloween night, a young chimney sweep named Lubicchi befriends a man magically conjured out of garbage. Giving him the name Poupelle, Lubicchi is able to recreate a bond he lost when his father died to the tyranny of the Inquisitors—an oppressive force that aims to suppress o…

★ 7.1

Fushigi Mahou Fun Fun Pharmacy

TV short · 1998 · Fantasy, Mahou Shoujo, Slice of Life

Synopsis: In a small town, there is a small pharmacy called Fun Fun Pharmacy. Popuri, a girl who recently moved in downtown, discovers this pharmacy and meets Miss Fukiko, who is actually a witch. Miss Fukiko gives Popuri a mysterious bottle that can create magic spirits.

★ 2.6

FOREST FAIRY FIVE

TV short · 2017 · Comedy, Fantasy, Music

Synopsis: A beautiful nation, prospering since ancient times, Japan is now known as the Anime Kingdom. There are more than just humans living there; animes truly do exist in Japan. Past the Fairy Ring, to the world of fairies, live anime-chans. There's a Fairy Ring in your town, too. Here.…

★ 6.3

Sore Ike! Anpanman

TV · 1988 · Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: One night, a Star of Life falls down the chimney of a bakery nestled deep in the forest, causing the dough in the oven to come to life. The dough becomes Anpanman, a superhero made of anpan (a sweet roll with bean jam filling). Together with his friends, Anpanman fights his rival…

★ 5.9

Jurassic!

Special · 2019 · Fantasy

Synopsis: Toei Animation announced a new short anime on Friday titled "Jurassic!" that will debut streaming on YouTube in mid-August. Most of the staff for the anime are comprised of the younger staff at Toei Animation. The anime is also the first in a series of new projects for the studio…

★ 5.8

Barbapapa

TV short · 1974 · Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: Barbapapa and his family can turn into anything they want. Each member of the family has his or her own personality. Very good show for the youngest children as each episode deals with another problem they will recognize in a way that is 'morally correct'. (Source: ANN)

★ 5.2

Fables of the Green Forest

Yama Nezumi Rocky Chuck

TV · 1973 · Adventure, Fantasy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Various stories about a group of animals that live together in a forest. The stories are adaptations from the many children's books written by Thornton W. Burgess.

★ 4.2

Shiawasette Naani

OVA · 1991 · Fantasy

Synopsis: After scoring poorly on tests, a young boy named Alto-san sees little point in returning home. While Alto-san broods over his hopeless situation, another young child questions his decision. As Alto-san confesses his struggles, Tenshi-san decides to lift him up and teach him the t…

★ 5.3

Treasure Hunting

Takara-sagashi

Movie · 2011 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Short film shown only in the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. The nine-minute short adapts a picture book by Rieko Nakagawa and Yuriko Yamawaki, the author and illustrator of two previous books that inspired Ghibli shorts (Sora Iro no Tane, The Whale Hunt). In the story, a boy named Yuuj…

★ 6.4

Uchuusen Sagittarius

TV · 1986 · Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Working for a multi-purpose space agency, Toppy and Rana make friends with Giraffe, a scientist, and go through various adventures in space. The three encounter danger at times, but their friendship always saves them just in the nick of time. (Source: Official site)

★ 5.1

Yasashii Lion

Movie · 1970 · Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: This is an animated version of Yanase Takashi's picture book featuring the friendship between a mother dog, Muku-muku, who lost her puppy, and the baby lion Buru-buru, who lost her mother. Although Tezuka Osamu planned to create an entire musical animated series for this story fo…

★ 5.3

Miyazawa Kenji Collection - The Acorns and the Wildcat

Donguri to Yamaneko

OVA · 1988 · Drama

Synopsis: The Acorns and the Wildcat is a unique short film in picture-book format from the creator of Night on the Galactic Railroad and Gauche the Cellist. Unusually for an anime, a narrator reads Kenji's story aloud while the action is played out on the screen by a succession of warm an…

★ 4.5

Oshiri Tantei

TV · 2018 · Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery

Synopsis: A polite and meticulous super sleuth known as the Butt Detective solves a myriad of baffling mysteries, blowing raspberries in the face of crime. (Source: Netflix)

★ 5.4

Miyanishi Tatsuya Gekijou: Omae Umasou da na

TV short · 2010 · Adventure

Synopsis: A Tyrannosaurus called Heart was raised by a herbivorous dinosaur. As he grew up, he was scared by other dinosaurs. One day, Heart meets a baby Ankylosaurus and he names the baby "Umasou (looks delicious)". Umasou started to be attached to Heart and a strange family love develops…

★ 4.2

A Turtle's Shell is a Human's Ribs

Kame no Koura wa Abarabone

Movie · 2022 · Slice of Life

Synopsis: Kameda Kamerou is a normal second-year high school student who leads a dull school life. His true feelings are hidden behind his ribs. One day, the news that his best friend, Kaerugawa Erutaka, helped others spread quickly and caught the attention of a high-ranking group, includi…

★ 5.4

Anata wo Zutto Aishiteru

Movie · 2015 · Adventure

Synopsis: This movie is a Japanese-Korean co-production. Released in Korea under the name Gonyeoseog Masnagessda 2: Hamkkelaseo Haengboghae.

Entotsu-machi no Poupelle: Yakusoku no Tokei-dai

Movie · 2026 · Fantasy

Synopsis: Sequel to Entotsu Machi no Poupelle.

★ 5.6

My TYRANO: Together, Forever

Annyeong, Tyrano: Yeong-wonhi, Hamkke

Movie · 2019 · Adventure

Synopsis: Two dinosaurs, differently unfit for life, a T-Rex who doesn't want to be a predator and a little pterodactyl who doesn't want to fly, begin a long and hard journey to reach a legendary valley called Paradise (Source: IMDB)

★ 5.8

What Happens Before War?

Sensou no Tsukurikata

ONA · Drama

Synopsis: Short anti-war animation adapting the picture book Sensou no Tsukurikata. It was created by the group NOddIN.

★ 4.5

Obake Zukan

TV short · 2020 · Fantasy, Mystery, Supernatural

Synopsis: The Obake Zukan series illustrates various monsters and spirits and explains why they are scary. (Source: ANN)

★ 4.9

Tokyo Pig

Hare Tokidoki Buta

TV · 1997 · Comedy

Synopsis: Tokyo Pig is the wacky and crazy story of a young boy named Spencer and his magical pet pig named Sunny. This is the wierd adventures of these two wierdos. (Source: ANN)