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Plot Summary:
In the remote and mysterious Moomin Valley live the Moomin trolls, gentle and peaceful creatures. Young Moomin and his family experience many strange adventures, both magical and mundane. Based on the children's stories by Tove Jansson.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan, Finland, Netherlands
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, captivating, semi serious
Best tv shows and movies like Moomin (1990):
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Heidi: A Girl of the Alps (1974)
Plot Summary:
This animation series follows the childhood "adventures" of a girl named Heidi, who lives with her grandfather somewhere on the Alps.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Japan, West Germany
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, juvenile, realistic, sentimental, touching, serious
Similar in 87%
The Mysterious Cities of Gold (1982)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of a young Spanish boy named Esteban who joins a voyage to the New World in search of the lost Cities of Gold and his father.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Japan, Luxembourg
Duration: 28 min
Plot tags: anime, retro, manga, serious, captivating, suspenseful, semi serious, epic, children's program, sentimental
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Moomins on the Riviera (2014)
Plot Summary:
The Moomins along with Little My and Snorkmaiden had a sea journey that after storms and desert island dangers leads the family to Riviera, the place that takes their unity to the test.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Finland, France
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, anime, light, sincere, feel good, captivating, fairy tale, 2d animation
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Ascendance of a Bookworm (2019)
Plot Summary:
Avid bookworm and college student Motosu Urano ends up dying in an unforeseen accident. This came right after the news that she would finally be able to work as a librarian as she had always dreamed of. When she regained consciousness, she was reborn as Myne, the daughter of a poor soldier. She was in the town of Ehrenfest, which had a harsh class system. But as long as she had books, she didn't really need anything else. However, books were scarce and belonged only to the nobles. But that doesn't stop her, so she makes a decision... "If there aren't any books, I'll just create some.".
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, unusual plot structure, exciting, light
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Cardcaptor Sakura (1998)
Plot Summary:
Sakura Kinomoto, an elementary school student who discovers that she possesses magical powers after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards from the book they had been sealed in for years. She is then tasked with retrieving those cards in order to avoid an unknown catastrophe from befalling the world.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, feel good, exciting, humorous, adult anime, mahou shoujo, semi serious, shoujo, fairy tale
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The Berenstain Bears (1985)
Plot Summary:
The Berenstain Bears is an Australian-American co-produced animated television series based on Stan and Jan Berenstain's Berenstain Bears children's book series, produced by DIC Entertainment, Hanna-Barbera and Southern Star Productions. It aired on the United States from September 14, 1985 until March 7, 1987 on CBS with over 52 11-minute episodes in 26 half-hour shows produced. Each show consisted of two episodes, the first being an adaptation of one of the books, the second being an original story. The series was nominated in 1987 for a Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming; it was also nominated that year for a Humanitas Prize in the category of Non-Prime Time Children's Animated Show. Reruns aired briefly on TLC's Ready Set Learn block from September 28 to November 13, 1998 when a contract dispute forced TLC to pull the show off the schedule. During the early 2000s, reruns were later seen as part of a kids' programming block from DiC Entertainment on the now-defunct UPN, but the episodes were edited and time-compressed by DiC.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, educational, 2d animation
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Babar (1989)
Plot Summary:
Babar is a Canadian/French/Japanese animated television series produced in Quebec, Canada by Nelvana Limited and The Clifford Ross Company. It premiered in 1989 on CBC and HBO, subsequently was rerun on HBO Family and Qubo. The series is based on Jean de Brunhoff's original Babar books, and was Nelvana's first international co-production. The series' 78 episodes have been broadcast in 30 languages in over 150 countries. Episodes of Babar currently air on Ion Television and Qubo. While the French author Laurent de Brunhoff pronounces the name Babar as "BUH-bar", the TV series in its first five seasons pronounces the name as "BAB-bar". In 2010, a computer-animated sequel series spin-off of Babar titled Babar and the Adventures of Badou was launched. The new series focuses on a majority of new characters.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, entertaining, light, retro, touching
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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992)
Plot Summary:
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends is a British animated television series based on the works of Beatrix Potter, featuring Peter Rabbit and other anthropomorphic animal characters created by Potter. It was originally shown in the U.K. on BBC between 1992 and 1995 and subsequently broadcast in the U.S. on Family Channel from 1993–1995. The series has also been released on VHS and DVD by Carlton Video.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: UK, Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anthology, anime, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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A Little Snow Fairy Sugar (2001)
Plot Summary:
Season Fairies create and control the weather using special musical instruments. Sugar, an apprentice Snow Fairy, and her friends Salt and Pepper, all want to become full-fledged Season Fairies, and the only way to achieve this is to search for and find the "Twinkles" that will make their magical flowers bloom. The only problem is that none of them have any idea what a Twinkle is. They enlist the somewhat unwilling help of Saga, a human girl who can see Season Fairies. Together, they search for the mysterious Twinkles while trying to perfect their magic.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 106
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating
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Dragon Tales (1999)
Plot Summary:
Dragon Tales is an American-Canadian animated pre-school children's television series created by Jim Coane and Ron Rodecker and developed by Coane, Wesley Eure, Jeffrey Scott, Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser. The story focuses on the adventures of two siblings, Max and Emmy and their dragon friends Cassie, Ord, Zak, Wheezie, and Quetzal. The series began broadcasting on the Public Broadcasting Service on their PBS Kids block on September 6, 1999, with its final episode aired on November 25, 2005. Re-runs ceased in 2010.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: educational, anime, exciting, humorous, semi serious, cute, sweet, learning, nostalgic
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Pokemon: Mewtwo Returns (2000)
Plot Summary:
In this direct-to-video sequel to Pokémon: The First Movie, Ash, Misty, and Brock continue exploring the Johto region, then have to rescue Pikachu after Jessie and James of Team Rocket kidnap him. The search leads them to the hidden plateau where Mewtwo has established a haven for the cloned Pokémon from the previous film. The evil Giovanni is plotting to recapture Mewtwo and renew his efforts to create an army of bio-engineered Pokémon. Aided by the reluctant Meowth, Ash and his friends defeat Giovanni and his henchman.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, suspenseful, humorous, stylized, captivating
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The Emperor's New School (2006)
Plot Summary:
The Emperor's New School is an American animated television series that aired on Disney Channel. The show is based on the characters from The Emperor's New Groove and its direct-to-video sequel Kronk's New Groove. It follows the adventures of young emperor Kuzco as he completes his education in order to return to the throne, while Yzma, as the school's principal, will stop at nothing to prevent Kuzco from passing all of his classes.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, witty, humorous, semi serious, light, sincere, anime, exciting, slapstick comedy, nostalgic
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Chloe's Closet (2009)
Plot Summary:
An animated children's program about a little girl, her security blanket, and the adventures she has wile playing dress up in her closet.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Ireland, France
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: computer animated, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985)
Plot Summary:
A group of reclusive humanoid bears and a few trusted humans explore their lost heritage and prevent their enemies from exploiting it.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, funny, captivating, colorful, fairy tale, children's program, semi serious, retro, absurd
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Go! Princess PreCure (2015)
Plot Summary:
Go! Princess PreCure is set in a boarding junior high school, named Noble Gakuen (Noble Academy). The protagonist Haruka Haruno is a 13-year-old first year student. Her big dream is to be a princess someday, because she has admired a princess in the picture book she has kept since her childhood. One day she transforms into Cure Flora with "Dress Up Key" which Prince Kanata of Hope Kingdom gave her as a good luck charm when she was little. Then she also finds other PreCure girls in her school, 14-year-old Minami Kaidou as Cure Mermaid and 13-year-old Kirara Amanogawa as Cure Twinkle. As the Princess PreCure team, with two fairies Pafu and Aroma, they decide to fight against dark witch Disupia (or Despair) who hates all the dreams in the world and wants to turn them to despair.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, South Korea
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Sugar Sugar Rune (2005)
Plot Summary:
Chocolat Meilleure is a happy-going and optimistic girl. Together with her friend-cum-rival, Vanilla Mieux, they are potential candidates to become Queen of the magic world. After obtaining their magic wands, they set off to the human world to gather the hearts of unsuspecting humans. Whoever gets the most hearts will be the crowned Queen.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 123
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, shoujo
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Black Clover (2017)
Plot Summary:
Asta and Yuno were abandoned together at the same church, and have been inseparable since. As children, they promised that they would compete against each other to see who would become the next Emperor Magus. However, as they grew up, some differences between them became plain. Yuno was a genius with magic, with amazing power and control, while Asta could not use magic at all, and tried to make up for his lack by training physically. When they received their Grimoires at age 15, Yuno got a spectacular book with a four-leaf clover (most people receive a three-leaf-clover), while Asta received nothing at all. However, when Yuno was threatened, the truth about Asta's power was revealed, he received a five-leaf clover Grimoire, a "black clover"! Now the two friends are heading out in the world, both seeking the same goal!.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, entertaining, humorous, stylized, shounen, manga, semi serious, whimsical
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Hilda (2018)
Plot Summary:
Fearless, free-spirited Hilda finds new friends, adventure and magical creatures when she leaves her enchanted forest home and journeys to the city.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: light, sweet, fairy tale, captivating, funny, feel good, entertaining, anime, spooky, adult cartoon
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Summer Camp Island (2018)
Plot Summary:
Oscar and Hedgehog are dropped off at a strange summer camp, full of fantastical things ranging from magical camp counselors to sticky notes that are portals to other dimensions.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, light, sincere, humorous, captivating, 2d animation
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Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (2004)
Plot Summary:
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends is an animated program based on the children's books by David Kirk, which airs on Nick Jr. in the United States, on Treehouse TV in Canada, and on Discovery Kids in Brazil. Each episode follows the everyday adventures of a family of bugs, who have made their home in what is called the Hollow Tree, led by the gentle, kind-hearted Miss Spider. Our gifts, they are many: We hop, fly and crawl. But kindness is the finest of all! - Miss Spider.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 555
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, computer animated
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Slayers (1995)
Plot Summary:
Slayers follows the exploits of the young sorceress Lina Inverse, whose life revolves around food, treasure, and fighting. After stealing treasure from a group of bandits, Lina is accosted by stragglers during her journey to the next town. She's not in any real danger, but a dim-witted but good-natured swordsman named Gourry Gabriev springs to her rescue anyways. The two team up, and head to Atlas City, fighting foes they encounter on the way. Unbeknownst to Lina and Gourry however, two mysterious figures are hot on their tail, and they are especially interested in the “treasure” Lina and Gourry have stolen. Credits to myanimelist.com for overview.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, fantasy anime, humorous, semi serious
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Dora the Explorer (2000)
Plot Summary:
Dora the Explorer is an American educational animated TV series created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh, and Eric Weiner. Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000. The show is carried on the Nickelodeon cable television network, including the associated Nick Jr. channel.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, educational, entertaining, anime, semi serious, buddy comedy, 2d animation, learning
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Casper and Friends (1990)
Plot Summary:
Follow the adventures of the world's friendliest ghost, Casper, and his friends Wendy the Good Little Witch, Baby Huey, Little Audrey and more, in this spook-tacular cartoon collection!.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 144
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, anthology
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Arthur (1996)
Plot Summary:
The show revolves around the lives of 8-year-old Arthur Read, an anthropomorphic aardvark, his friends and family, and their daily interactions with each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: educational, feel good, humorous, touching, light, captivating, anime, semi serious, 2d animation, nostalgic
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Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Plot Summary:
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 159000
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: anime, touching, feel good, fairy tale, colorful, atmospheric, manga, inspirational, retro, epic
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Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007)
Plot Summary:
Ash and friends (this time accompanied by newcomer Dawn) arrive at an idyllic village on their way to their next Pokemon contest, where chaos will soon erupt with the prophecy of two Pokemon Gods (Dialga and Palkia) and the arrival of a mysterious, seemingly deadly Pokemon named Darkrai, which has the power to distort space and time.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: anime, stylized, semi serious, humorous, captivating, exciting
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Cow and Chicken (1997)
Plot Summary:
Cow and Chicken is an American animated comedy television series created by David Feiss for Cartoon Network. The series follows the surreal adventures of a cow, named Cow, and her chicken brother, named Chicken. They are often antagonized by "The Red Guy", who poses as various characters to scam them. Late into the series run, the characters I.M. Weasel and I.R. Baboon, who were part of the series' recurring segment, I Am Weasel, were given their own half-hour series of the same name. Like Dexter's Laboratory and some other Cartoon Network series from the 1990s, the original pilot appeared as an episode of the animated shorts showcase project What a Cartoon!, the brainchild of Fred Seibert, then-president of Hanna-Barbera. The Cow and Chicken series first broadcast on Cartoon Network from July 15, 1997, to July 24, 1999, with reruns airing prominently on the network until April 2006. Reruns are played on Boomerang, which are rated TV-Y7. The series was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1996 and 1998. As of March 30, 2012, this series has returned to Cartoon Network in re-runs on the revived block, Cartoon Planet.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: adult animation, humorous, retro, not serious, absurd, buddy comedy, slapstick comedy, dark comedy, 2d animation
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Guess How Much I Love You (2012)
Plot Summary:
Based on the books by Sam McBratney, and illustrated by Anita Jeram, Guess How Much I Love You sees Little and Big Nutbrown Hare explore their beautiful surroundings, play with their friends and delight in the love between them. The series not only explores the tender idea of the boundless love between father and son, but opens up their world... a beautiful and pristine valley full of playful friends and delights of nature in every season.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia, UK, Singapore
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, entertaining, captivating, touching, semi serious
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Sea of Love (2022)
Plot Summary:
Sea animal friends Bruda, Bobbi, Wayu and Puri go on mini adventures in the ocean, where relatable, everyday moments come with a splash of magic.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Thailand
Duration: 10 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, 2d animation
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The Smurfs (1981)
Plot Summary:
Classic Saturday-morning cartoon series featuring magical blue elf-like creatures called Smurfs. The Smurfs, named for their personalities, inhabit a village of mushroom houses in an enchanted forest. These loveable creatures are led by Papa Smurf and live carefree... except for one major threat to their existance: Gargamel, an evil but inept wizard who lives in a stone-built house in the forest; and his feline companion, the equally nasty Azrael.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Belgium
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, entertaining, light, retro, funny, sentimental, not serious, slapstick comedy, slapstick, children's program