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Plot Summary:
The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa, often simply referred to as Timon & Pumbaa, is an animated comedy television series made by the Walt Disney Company. It centers on Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog from the Disney film franchise The Lion King, without most of the other characters in the franchise. The show ran for three seasons from September 16, 1995 to September 24th, 1999.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, South Korea, Philippines, Australia, Taiwan
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, anime, colorful, cult classic, slapstick, semi serious, buddy comedy, slapstick comedy
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Brandy & Mr. Whiskers (2004)
Plot Summary:
Brandy & Mr. Whiskers is an American animated television series about a pampered yet spunky dog and a hyperactive rabbit who get stuck in the Amazon Rainforest together. The show originally aired from August 2004 to August 2006. It was televised in the United States by Disney Channel.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, witty, not serious, offbeat, nostalgic
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Shaun the Sheep (2007)
Plot Summary:
Shaun the Sheep is a British stop-motion animated children's television series produced by Aardman Animations, and commissioned by the British Broadcasting Corporation and Westdeutscher Rundfunk, a constituent member of the consortium of German public-broadcasting institutions, ARD. It is a spin-off of the Wallace and Gromit franchise, starring Shaun from A Close Shave as its main protagonist. It first aired in the UK on CBBC in March 2007. The series has also inspired its own spin-off show, Timmy Time, which is aimed at younger viewers. The show has been broadcast in 180 countries around the world.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, Finland, Germany
Duration: 7 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, anime, light, captivating, semi serious, claymation
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Doc McStuffins (2012)
Plot Summary:
A young African-American girl aspires to be a doctor like her mom.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, entertaining, computer animated
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My Friends Tigger & Pooh (2007)
Plot Summary:
My Friends Tigger & Pooh is a American computer-animated television series inspired by Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne. The television series features Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends, including two new characters: a brave 6-year-old red-headed girl named Darby and her dog Buster. Although Darby appears to be the main human friend of Pooh and the gang and the leader of the Super Sleuths, Christopher Robin still appears sporadically. Developed by Walt Disney Television Animation, the show premiered on Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block on May 12, 2007. The show's theme song was written by Jellyfish lead singer Andy Sturmer and is performed by former Letters to Cleo singer Kay Hanley. In Season 2, Chloë Grace Moretz as Darby performed the theme. Also, beginning with this series Travis Oates assumed the role of Piglet, taking over for John Fiedler, who had died in 2005, two years prior to the debut of the series. On July 4, 2010, My Friends Tigger & Pooh has been removed from the Playhouse Disney lineup, while it returned in October with new episodes.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 534
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Mystery
Country: USA, Japan, India
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, thought provoking, clever, detective, computer animated
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Bob the Builder (1997)
Plot Summary:
Bob the Builder is a British children's animated television show created by Keith Chapman. In the original series Bob appears as a building contractor specializing in masonry in a stop motion animated programme with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours and friends, and their gang of anthropomorphised work-vehicles and equipment. The show is broadcast in many countries, but originates from the United Kingdom where Bob is voiced by English actor Neil Morrissey. The show was later created using CGI animation starting with the spin-off series Ready, Steady, Build!. In each episode, Bob and his group help with renovations, construction, and repairs and with other projects as needed. The show emphasizes conflict resolution, co-operation, socialization and various learning skills. Bob's catchphrase is "Can we fix it?", to which the other characters respond with "Yes we can!" This phrase is also the title of the show's theme song, which was a million-selling number one hit in the UK.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 10 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, anime, exciting
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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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Quack Pack (1996)
Plot Summary:
Quack Pack is an animated television series made by The Walt Disney Company, featuring Donald Duck and his nephews. The show debuted on September 3, 1996 as a part of the Disney Afternoon programming block. The series ran one season with 39 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious, spoof, parody, 2d animation, nostalgic
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Marsupilami (1993)
Plot Summary:
Marsupilami is an animated series that first appeared on television in Raw Toonage in 1992, and was then spun off into his own eponymous show on the CBS television network for the 1993–1994 season.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, exciting, offbeat, humorous, not serious, slapstick, nostalgic
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Peep and the Big Wide World (2004)
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Peep and the Big Wide World is an animated cartoon that teaches nature and basic science concepts to preschoolers. The main characters include a yellow baby chick named Peep and his friends Quack, a teenaged blue drake, and Chirp, a baby red robin with pink eyelids. The current show, narrated by Joan Cusack is based on a National Film Board of Canada cartoon short of the same name, created in 1988 by Kaj Pindal and narrated by Peter Ustinov, and another short, "The Peep Show", from 1962. The original short comprised three 10-minute films featuring Peep, Quack, and Chirp as they meet a cat, a ladybug, a turtle and a frog who speaks from both sides of his mouth. The show is produced by WGBH in Boston and 9 Story Entertainment in Toronto, Canada. In the US, this show formerly aired on Discovery Kids as part of its commercial-free and sponsor-free "Ready, Set, Learn!" programming block. It now airs nationally in the United States on public television, distributed by American Public Television. In Canada, it airs on TVOntario. DVDs and books are also available for purchase. Peep and the Big Wide World is currently sponsored by the National Science Foundation in conjunction with WGBH-TV as part of an education and outreach program. The principal investigator is Kate Taylor, also of the ZOOM block. The National Science Foundation is the only permanent sponsor of the show. Northrop Grumman, The Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Toyota funded the show for only season two. The Discovery Kids Foundation funded the show for only season one. In 1999, the show was produced by Clumsy PriStar Television. The VHS copies are produced from Clumsy Pristar's home viewings.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 724
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, clever, educational
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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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George of the Jungle (2007)
Plot Summary:
George of the Jungle is swinging to save the day! With his best ape friend Ape, an exporler girl named Ursula, and a fellow jungle human named Magnolia by his side; there is no challenge too great for this king of the jungle. Now if he only remembers to watch out for those trees.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, semi serious, captivating, nostalgic
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The Backyardigans (2001)
Plot Summary:
Meet five lively animal friends who love to sing, dance and use their imaginations to embark on outrageous adventures to magical places.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious, computer animated, exciting, motion capture, nostalgic
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Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)
Plot Summary:
It's Halloween in the 100 Acre Wood, and Roo's best new friend, Lumpy, is looking forward to his first time trick-or-treating. That is, until Tigger warns them about the scary Gobloon, who'll turn them into jack-o'-lanterns if he catches them. But if Roo and Lumpy turn the tables on the Gobloon, they get to make a wish! Lumpy and Roo decide to be "brave together, brave forever" and catch the Gobloon so they can make their wishes come true.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Philippines, Thailand
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, spooky
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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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Tom and Jerry Tales (2006)
Plot Summary:
Tom and Jerry Tales is an animated television series which began production in 2005 and premiered in the United States on September 23, 2006, and ended on March 22, 2008, on Kids' WB!. It is the fourth television show in the franchise that continues the chase and violence of the Oscar-winning cat and mouse duo and other characters since the first Tom and Jerry cartoon, Puss Gets the Boot. It is based on the famous cat and mouse, Tom and Jerry, and the cartoons in the 1940s and 1950s. Cartoon Network has been airing re-runs of the series as of November 21, 2011.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, anime, slapstick, slapstick comedy
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Garfield and Friends (1988)
Plot Summary:
The animated stories of Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, their owner Jon and the trouble they get into. And also Orson the Pig and his adventures on a farm with his fellow farm animals.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada, Australia, Taiwan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, captivating, feel good, retro, adult animation, slapstick, slapstick comedy
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Goof Troop (1992)
Plot Summary:
Disney's Goof Troop is an Animated Comedy television series from The Walt Disney Company featuring Goofy as a father figure and bonding with his son Max, and Pete, as his neighbor. Created by Peter Montgomery, the main series of 65 episodes ran in syndication from 1992 to 1993 on The Disney Afternoon, while an additional thirteen episodes ran on Saturday mornings on ABC. One Christmas special was also produced, which ran in syndication.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, South Korea, Australia, France, Japan, Taiwan
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, sentimental, retro, anime, feel good, humorous, not serious, slapstick comedy, cult classic, 2d animation
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Eek! the Cat (1992)
Plot Summary:
Eek! The Cat is a Canadian-American animated series, created by Savage Steve Holland and Bill Kopp and produced by Fox Kids and Savage Studios with animation by Nelvana, that ran from 1992 to 1997.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: not serious, retro, anime, humorous
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The Looney Tunes Show (2011)
Plot Summary:
The Looney Tunes Show is an American animated sitcom which premiered May 3, 2011 on Cartoon Network. The show features characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoons updated for the 21st century. It is produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The show is rated TV-PG; TV-PG-V in 2 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, tense, light, entertaining, adult animation, sitcom, retro, anime, cult classic
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The Angry Beavers (1997)
Plot Summary:
The Angry Beavers is an American animated television series created by Mitch Schauer for the Nickelodeon channel. The series revolves around Daggett and Norbert Beaver, two young beaver brothers who have left their home to become bachelors in the forest near the fictional Wayouttatown, Oregon. The show premiered in the United States on April 19, 1997. The show started airing on the Nickelodeon Canada channel when it launched on November 2, 2009. The series aired on The '90s Are All That block on TeenNick in the US on October 7, 2011 as part of the block's U Pick with Stick line-up. The series was also up for a U Pick with Stick showdown on The '90s Are All That for the weekend of February 3, 2012, but lost to Rocko's Modern Life and did not air. The series was added to the Sunday line-up on The '90s Are All That on TeenNick, and aired from February 10, 2013, to March 3, 2013. The series returned to The '90s Are All That on TeenNick on March 25, 2013, but has since left the line-up again. The series is also currently being released on DVD.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, funny, retro, spooky, surreal, buddy comedy, slapstick comedy, offbeat, weird
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Go, Diego, Go! (2005)
Plot Summary:
Go, Diego, Go! is a children's television series created by Chris Gifferd and Valerie Walsh, and is a spin-off of Dora the Explorer. The show premiered on September 6, 2005 and ended on September 16, 2011 on Nickelodeon. It also aired as part of the Nick Jr. on CBS block from September 17, 2005 to September 9, 2006. On December 20, 2006, Nick Jr. announced that it had ordered twenty new episodes that were in production. Since April 2008, the show has been dubbed into Spanish and airs in the United States on Univision as part of their Planeta U block.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, entertaining, educational
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The Lion Guard (2015)
Plot Summary:
Simba's son, Kion, assembles a group of animals to protect the Pride Lands, known as the Lion Guard.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, exciting, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, anime, 2d animation
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Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004)
Plot Summary:
Spring has sprung, and baby Roo is excited to get out and explore and make new friends. But Rabbit seems preoccupied with spring cleaning, instead of embracing his usual role of playing Easter Bunny. Leave it to Roo to show Rabbit -- through love -- that it's more important who you love and not who's in charge.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, humorous, semi serious, anthology, 2d animation
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Back at the Barnyard (2007)
Plot Summary:
A spin-off of the movie version of the same name, the show follows the lives of the animals on a farm.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, funny, light, feel good, entertaining, cult classic, not serious, computer animated
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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006)
Plot Summary:
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is an American animated television series, that premiered in prime time on Disney Channel on May 5, 2006. The program was originally part of the Playhouse Disney daily block intended for preschoolers. On February 14, 2011, it was moved to the Disney Junior block, serving as Playhouse Disney's replacement. It is the only Mickey Mouse program to be aimed at preschoolers. The series was co-developed by Bobs Gannaway, who is also responsible for Jake and the Never Land Pirates. Production of the show was put on a four-month suspension in the spring of 2009, due to the death of voice artist Wayne Allwine, the longtime voice of Mickey Mouse. Production resumed when Bret Iwan has been cast as the fourth performer of Mickey's voice. On June 23, 2013, Bill Farmer, the voice actor for Goofy and Pluto, confirmed on his official Twitter account that Mickey Mouse Clubhouse would cease production after 7 years of episodes. However, reruns will still continue on the Disney Junior 24/7 service.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: educational, humorous, feel good, semi serious, computer animated, 3d animation, funny, light, entertaining, captivating
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Pound Puppies (2010)
Plot Summary:
A group of pound dogs make it their mission to place puppies with their perfect person and have lots of adventures along the way.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 574
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, feel good, exciting
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The Penguins of Madagascar (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Penguins of Madagascar is an American CGI animated television series airing on Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from the DreamWorks Animation animated film Madagascar: The penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico; the lemurs King Julien, Maurice, and Mort; and Mason and Phil the chimpanzees. Characters new to the series include Marlene the otter and a zookeeper named Alice. It is the first Nicktoon produced with DreamWorks Animation. A pilot episode, "Gone in a Flash", aired as part of "Superstuffed Nicktoons Weekend" on November 29, 2008, and The Penguins of Madagascar became a regular series on March 28, 2009. The series premiere drew 6.1 million viewers, setting a new record as the most-watched premiere. Although the series occasionally alludes to the rest of the franchise, The Penguins of Madagascar does not take place at a precise time within it. McGrath, who is also the co-creator of the film characters, has said that the series takes place "not specifically before or after the movie, I just wanted them all back at the zoo. I think of it as taking place in a parallel universe.".
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, light, 3d animation, anime, relaxing, slapstick, computer animated, fun
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Winnie the Pooh (2011)
Plot Summary:
During an ordinary day in Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh sets out to find some honey. Misinterpreting a note from Christopher Robin, Pooh convinces Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo, and Eeyore that their young friend has been captured by a creature named "Backson" and they set out to save him.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, fairy tale, sweet, stylized, feel good, sentimental, funny, cult classic, inspirational
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Piglet's Big Movie (2003)
Plot Summary:
When the gang from the Hundred Acre Wood begin a honey harvest, young Piglet is excluded and told that he is too small to help. Feeling inferior, Piglet disappears and his pals Eeyore, Rabbit, Tigger, Roo and Winnie the Pooh must use Piglet's scrapbook as a map to find him. In the process they discover that this very small animal has been a big hero in a lot of ways.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Mystery
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, sweet, touching, anthology, crying, semi serious, fairy tale, inspirational, romantic
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The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata (2004)
Plot Summary:
Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are best pals and the unsung heroes of the African savanna. This prequel to the smash Disney animated adventure takes you back -- way back -- before Simba's adventure began. You'll find out all about Timon and Pumbaa and tag along as they search for the perfect home and attempt to raise a rambunctious lion cub.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: funny, entertaining, humorous, touching, feel good, fairy tale, sweet, inspirational, retro, anime