Near the end of the 19th century, a young boy loses his father and has to move from a comfortable city to a poor village in Saitama. There, living with his mother, elder sister, and a dog, he learns valuable lessons about what's truly important in life.
The story centers on Souji, who is kind but extremely timid. Souji, whose nickname is Mop, starts his first job at the neighborhood yakiniku shop "Sengoku." He struggles and grows together will his unique coworkers at the shop.
(Source: Anime News Network)
After the death of his elder brother, Ginjiro Yamazaki appoints himself his parents' protector. After transferring to a new school, he gets into a lot of fights.
(Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)
A public service proverb-of-the-week anime.
Peter the salary man lives a very unhealthy lifestyle, starving then bingeing until he feels seek, or slobbing around the house until badgered into taking up exercise, during which he invariably pulls a muscle.
(Source: Anime News Network)
This animated film is comprised of five themes chosen from Tezuka Osamu's collection of essays "Essay in Idleness of Insects" in which he had compiled studies on insects. Although this collection contains mainly academic studies, it also includes records of insect observation that lead to literary conclusions with mysterious or mythical imagery.
The five essays are done in different animation techniques, and each episode is followed by a scene with the boy Tezuka Osamu and a swallow-tailed butterfly called "Oomurasaki." The film depicts the boy Tezuka Osamu desperately chasing Oomurasaki with his butterfly net, together with what he saw in his dreams. This work was screened at the show "Tezuka Osamu: Images of the Past and Future".
(Source: tezukaosamu.net)
Music video for the song Akashi by flumpool. It was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.
An educational anime about that teaches how to self reflect and communicate with empathy towards others.
A comedy anime about the life of Machiko, a sheep girl who lives in the Champs-Élysées shopping district.
In the spring of 2020, Yugo's Grandmother travels from the countryside to finally spend some quality time with Yugo.
The two see a "comedy show" in the park together and later that night, Yugo has a good time telling his family about his day out.
However, the next day Covid-19 restrictions are put in place in town and Yugo is stuck at home.
Then, he learns that his grandmother is not feeling well. At first, Yugo patiently waits at home for things to return to normal, but eventually he gets bored and silently slips out of the house…
(Source: MAL)
The Yamada family consists of Miiko, her brother Mamoru and her parents. Both of her parents have work, so they are usually busy during the day and are outside of the house most of the time. The troubles in Yamada family are usually caused by Miiko's lazy character and her clumsiness.
(Source: Official Site)
Kobo-chan televised specials that aired after the TV anime's serialization. The special is composed of 4 short stories.
Kobo Tabata lives in a typical Japanese family. His father is a normal salary-man, his mother's a typical housewife, his grandparents (from his mother's side) help to take care of the family and it's pets, and his uncle's a slightly obese high school teacher. Still, they manage to find odd situations that sometimes arise due to Kobo's growing up process or simply because of their own habits and misunderstandings.
(Source: Anime News Network)
A story about granny, her granddaughter and a goat.
(Source: Official site)
Neighborhood children help a group of retirees solve local mysteries in contemporary Japan.
A little boy moves away and his friends give him a map. He returns to his childhood town now as an adult reminiscing of fond memories as he digs up a time capsule they left for him.