Anime Kids, a list by Joey O

5.9

/452/

61

/66/

81

/41/

6.8

/6239/

age 10+

High school student Yuken is suddenly transported to Twisted Wonderland, a world of magic and wonder. Now, he must face monsters, whimsical magicians-in-training, and mysterious incidents, all without any magic of his own. Will Yu ever find a way back to his own world?

68

25

6.6

/222/

65

/35/

75

/10/

6.9

/8360/

Kabo is a high school student with a stutter who struggles to express his feelings. He finds himself drawn to his classmate Wanda, who pursues dance without worrying about how others see her. Seeking a form of freestyle expression, Kabo takes on the unfamiliar world of dance.

70

21

7.1

/200/

60

/15/

82

/4/

7.0

/3008/

Tomoro Tenma lives in a world where human thoughts and emotions, known as e-Pulse, power AI devices called Sapotama. But when Digimon begin materializing from Sapotama and feeding on e-Pulse, society begins to fracture. After Gekkomon appears from his device, Tomoro joins Glowing Dawn, a secret team investigating rogue Digimon and the dark truth of a system both fueled and corrupted by emotion.

80

44

8.2

/625/

78

/67/

83

/31/

4.2

/3757/

7.9

/2473/

When My Melody's visit to the Cloud Kingdom leads to a whirlwind of trouble, can she, Kuromi and their friends save their home before it's too late?

84

8.4

/9763/

83

/462/

87

/146/

3.9

/9216/

8.5

/172036/

When the intimidating Rintaro meets the open-minded Kaoruko, the unlikely duo grows closer. The issue? Their neighboring high schools hate each other.

72

55

6.9

/1449/

68

/210/

80

/39/

7.3

/59242/

age 11+

A diligent teen winds up living with his spunky childhood friend, a trainee witch, to protect her from a dire prophecy. But can they survive high school?

64

23

6.6

/183/

66

/58/

58

/6/

6.9

/11269/

Magical girls: strong, cool, the ultimate dream job. College student Kana Sakuragi is job hunting - without much luck! One day, she is caught up in an attack by a "Kaii." Fiesty magical girl Hitomi Koshigaya flies to the rescue, and Kana uses her excellent memory to help her take it down. Hired as a magical girl by Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc., Kana takes her first step into the working world!

79

77

8.0

/6645/

78

/359/

79

/66/

8.1

/137165/

age 10+

Taiki Inomata loves badminton, but he has a long way to go before he can reach nationals. When Taiki sees upperclassman Chinatsu Kano practicing her heart out on the girls’ basketball team, he falls for her hard. After an unexpected turn of events brings the two closer together, sports might not be the first thing on their minds anymore!

79

52

7.7

/1032/

78

/136/

86

/38/

7.5

/11063/

When a third-grader's natural gift for golf is accidentally discovered by a pro player, the boy embarks on a journey to be the world's best golfer.

81

7.5

/3446/

75

/527/

75

/84/

4.0

/12960/

100

/18/

87

Metacritic

78

/6/

7.6

/10196/

age 8+

Welcome to Pokémon Resort, a peaceful getaway for Pokémon to relax and have fun. Which adorable guest will the new concierge Haru befriend and help first?

65

25

6.6

/437/

59

/26/

68

/10/

6.8

/1695/

Beginner blader Robin Kazami joins up with influencer Multi Nana-iro and former champion Jaxon Cross to form this unlikely trio - ready to climb to the top of The X and win the title of champion blader!

69

52

6.9

/1507/

68

/236/

69

/37/

7.1

/73078/

After his untimely death, this salaryman gets another shot at life! When Luciel is reborn into a magical new land, he becomes a healer in hopes of leading a peaceful life. However, he quickly learns that being a healer is much more challenging than he expected. With strict and strenuous training in store, this new life is turning out to be anything but peaceful.

66

43

6.5

/726/

63

/139/

71

/36/

6.7

/51825/

Pastry Mille Morteln, age 9, is both his father's heir and the reincarnation of an unfulfilled pastry chef. While he dreams of a land filled with sweet treats, there's a lot to be done first! From learning how to fight, to controlling his new magical talents and doing his best to defend his village from bandits, and yet all he really wants to do is bake the perfect apple pie... Pastry Mille Morteln has his work cut out for him in Sweet Reincarnation.

77

55

7.5

/1551/

73

/103/

88

/95/

7.4

/9829/

Follow Liko and Roy as they unravel the mysteries that surround them and encounter Friede, Captain Pikachu, Amethio, and others during their exciting adventures!

72

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7.8

/41/

67

/9/

80

/1/

6.5

/901/

Story following Kuromi as she travels around the world in search of her missing sister, Romina, who makes her first appearance in this anime. In addition to Romina, a number of new characters will appear, including the friends who travel with Kuromi and a member of an evil organization that stands in the way of their journey.

83

66

8.1

/1466/

74

/106/

76

/34/

4.1

/1665/

100

/6/

100

7.1

/280/

age 7+

In a mystical world of Japanese gods and spirits, a courageous girl strives to follow in her mysterious father's footsteps and find her true powers.

69

32

6.7

/341/

67

/58/

77

/19/

3.6

/776/

6.8

/1486/

age 7+

Rilakkuma, Korilakkuma, Kiiroitori, and Kaoru are off on an adventure to the theme park, but with closing time imminent it leads to a series of fun mishaps and incidents as the group squeeze a day of fun into tiny amount of time.

63

41

5.4

/683/

62

/109/

72

/38/

2.6

/3561/

6.6

/4757/

While investigating the legend of the mythical Pokémon Arceus, Ash, Goh and Dawn uncover a plot by Team Galactic that threatens the world.

74

7.0

/26984/

69

/1886/

71

/447/

98

/96/

61

Metacritic

80

/24/

7.0

/53016/

age 10+

This anthology of animated shorts from around the world celebrates the mythos of Star Wars through unique cultural lenses.

68

60

6.6

/1627/

66

/263/

66

/70/

3.3

/618/

88

/8/

63

6.4

/9037/

Thousands of years in the future, a city known as "Eden 3" is inhabited solely by robots whose former masters vanished a long time ago. On a routine assignment, two farming robots accidentally awaken a human baby girl from stasis questioning all they were taught to believe -- that humans were nothing more than a forbidden ancient myth. Together, the two robots secretly raise the child in a safe haven outside Eden.

67

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6.6

/19/

75

/2/

6.2

/758/

N/A

77

59

7.9

/1510/

74

/207/

80

/125/

7.7

/26846/

Young Dai embarks on an epic journey to become a legendary hero, training with his loyal companions to save the world from the resurrected Demon King.

62

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6.4

/35/

56

/8/

70

/4/

6.1

/811/

The Nohara family dog Shiro becomes a superhero and protects the legendary bone "Bobobobobone" from the evil inventor dog Dekapoo and his ambitions of world domination.

49

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55

/5/

35

/2/

5.9

/290/

The anime centers on the battles between the mysterious alien enemy Dark Spinner and the secret defense unit Earth Granner over Earth Energy, the energy generated from the Earth's rotation.

69

49

6.8

/992/

70

/173/

75

/619/

6.5

/20156/

age 9+

It's the year 2020. The Network has become something humans can no longer do without in their daily lives. But what humans don't know is that on the other side of the Network is the Digital World, a realm of light and darkness. Nor are they aware of the Digimon who live there. Fifth grader Taichi Yagami's mother and little sister Hikari went to Shibuya, and now they're aboard a runaway train. Taichi hurries to Shibuya to save his mother and sister, but the instant he heads toward the station platform... a strange phenomenon befalls the DigiDestined, and Taichi goes to the Digital World!

52

24

4.3

/228/

56

/28/

50

/20/

6.2

/5144/

Yuga can't wait to share Rush Dueling with every Duelist out there, but Goha Enterprises - the megacorp that controls the whole city - is having none of it! They're the ones who dictate how Duels are supposed to be played, so they're going to use everything in their arsenal to crush this kid! But if they think that's going to stop Yuga from building his road to freedom - they don't know Yuga!

75

57

7.5

/1316/

73

/225/

75

/44/

3.6

/483/

7.8

/126163/

The world is ruled by spirits, goblins, and all manner of strange creatures. Human beings are persecuted, to the very point of extinction. One day, a golem and a lone human girl meet. This is a record of the pair, one a member of a ruined race, the other a watchman of the forest. It tells of their travels together and of the bond between father and daughter.

67

19

6.7

/124/

67

/14/

72

/4/

6.3

/1252/

When she gets angry, middle schooler Naoko turns into fierce dinosaur Gauko! Thanks to friends, aliens and more, her life is full of wacky incidents.

75

53

7.2

/1028/

73

/154/

84

/183/

3.5

/273/

7.2

/93350/

Sora joins the high school basketball club, but his unmotivated teammates don't care about the game. To get anywhere, he has to change their minds.

83

73

8.2

/2038/

78

/219/

73

/58/

4.1

/4793/

100

/6/

92

7.6

/9253/

age 10+

Kaoru's unexpected new roommate is Rilakkuma, a bear with a zipper on its back that spends each day just lazing around -- but is impossible to hate.

52

26

4.5

/377/

50

/29/

57

/25/

5.6

/1818/

age 7+

Follow the adventures of Dan Kouzo and his best friends: the first kids on Earth to bond with the mysterious creatures known as Bakugan!

67

19

8.2

/89/

70

/37/

55

/2/

6.3

/1696/

A quest for freedom and legendary treasure begins when a cheerful young adventurer follows his father's footsteps to become the greatest Zoids hunter.

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8.4

/5963/

81

/461/

85

/750/

7.9

/64596/

Seeking to recover his memory, a scissor-wielding, hairdressing, bungling quasi-assassin stumbles into a struggle for power among feuding factions.

71

49

7.3

/1343/

75

/163/

64

/39/

7.3

/59014/

A tranquil tale about two boys from very different upbringings. On one hand you have Kai, born as the son of a prostitute, who's been playing the abandoned piano in the forest near his home ever since he was young. And on the other you have Syuhei, practically breast-fed by the piano as the son of a family of prestigious pianists. Yet it is their common bond with the piano that eventually intertwines their paths in life.

70

37

6.8

/507/

68

/95/

76

/23/

6.9

/24541/

age 12+

War looms over the kingdom of Neunatia, where two young women are both burdened and blessed by the power of song.

67

30

6.5

/335/

68

/48/

69

/19/

6.6

/23365/

Ares depicts an alternative canon following the events of the first season of the original Inazuma Eleven anime after their victory in the Football Frontier, with the alien attack from the second season never occurring. When Japanese soccer has been deemed weak compared to international competition, the Raimon Eleven disbanded with its members transferring into different soccer teams across the country to strengthen Japan's soccer at a national level. Furthermore, sponsorship has become a vital aspect in a Japanese youth soccer team's survival as it prevents a team's disbandment while being essential to partake in matches. The series focuses on the forward Asuto Inamori and his team, Inakuni Raimon, which is made up of players from the remote Inakunijima Island. Needing to maintain their club, they have replaced the original Raimon Eleven as Raimon Junior High's soccer team and compete as underdogs in the annual Football Frontier youth tournament.

66

26

6.5

/165/

64

/39/

75

/15/

6.3

/14971/

Gunpla Battle Nexus Online (GBN) is a network game that lets people have adventures with their Gunpla in a virtual cyberspace dimension. Middle-school students Riku Mikami and Yukio Hidaka recruit their classmate Momoka Yashiro and dive together into this vast world. Becoming "Divers," or inhabitants of GBN, they meet a mysterious girl named Sarah who has an amazing sensitivity to Gunpla. As they meet new friends and allies, the force known as Build Divers is born!

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70

8.1

/2766/

80

/297/

81

/714/

3.7

/1200/

7.4

/37278/

The passionate story of an elementary school student whose thoughts and dreams revolve almost entirely around the love of soccer. 11-year-old Tsubasa Oozora started playing football at a very young age, and while it was mostly just a recreational sport for his friends, for him, it developed into something of an obsession. In order to pursue his dream to the best of his elementary school abilities, Tsubasa moves with his mother to Nankatsu city, which is well-known for its excellent elementary school soccer teams. But although he was easily the best in his old town, Nankatsu has a lot more competition, and he will need all of his skill and talent in order to stand out from this new crowd.

68

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6.2

/34/

70

/2/

From throwing parties to planning fashion shows, the Hopscotch Rabbit Family is ready to leap into the daily adventures of their sweet town.

66

21

7.2

/25/

67

/3/

5.8

/1529/

N/A

58

28

5.8

/454/

57

/32/

63

/23/

5.7

/1192/

Makoto, Adi, and Chloe attend a special training school where they train to become the heroes of the next generation. Unfortunately for them they are actually science experiments for Hydra. When Adi and Chloe get captured by Hydra for learning the truth, Makoto seeks out the one group he believes could help them- The Avengers. After rescuing the kids The Avengers decide to take them in and train them to be the heroes of the future.

72

38

7.1

/350/

73

/95/

70

/27/

7.4

/68394/

Heine Wittgenstein is a pint-sized man given a monumental task. He's recently hired by the King of Grannzreich to whip four of his five sons into royalty material as their tutor. At first glance, the princes have all the allure and refinement Heine would expect but underneath their manicured exteriors are four potentially terrible tyrants.

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80

8.2

/3969/

81

/438/

80

/130/

8.3

/297210/

This is a gentle tale about people trying to regain something. And it is a tale of battle. Rei Kiriyama had lost his family in an accident when he was young. Now he is a 17-year-old pro shogi player who is burdened with deep loneliness. Rei lives alone in an old town in Tokyo, but after becoming acquainted with three sisters, Akari, Hinata and Momo, he begins to change little by little...

64

33

6.2

/265/

62

/103/

65

/22/

6.7

/38835/

age 7+

Bananya is a series about the secret life of kitties who live in bananas.

77

7.8

/8683/

78

/925/

75

/192/

3.7

/4010/

7.9

/623524/

Arata Kaizaki (27) quit the job he landed after graduation in only three months. His life did not go well after that. Now his parents are threatening to stop sending money, and want him to come back to the country. He has no friend or girlfriend to share his troubles with...as he hits rock bottom a strange man named Ryou Yoake appears. He invites Arata to join a societal rehabilitation program for NEETs called ReLife. This program uses a mysterious drug to make him look younger, and sends him back to high school for a year...

72

53

7.2

/923/

71

/245/

71

/55/

3.6

/347/

7.5

/112571/

Makoto Kowata is a little flighty, in multiple ways. With no sense of direction, but the ability to fly on a broom, this witch-in-training has a lot to learn; about magic, her relatives, and the world around her.

66

28

7.1

/187/

65

/47/

58

/16/

7.2

/38441/

After the loss of his mother, Chihiro is left alone. With no known family left, he has to find a way to move on. Things aren’t looking good until a chance encounter with the young and handsome Madoka—who turns out to be his wealthy uncle! Madoka offers him his home and all Chihiro has to do is clean up after the messy, irresponsible man. The problem? This job requires a uniform—a maid outfit!

70

47

7.1

/1390/

62

/64/

83

/333/