Ocha-ken
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Ryoku, Aru, Muha, Ron, Hana, Cafe and Chai are colorful tea-dogs who want nothing more than to enjoy each other's company and be friends. Along with the finicky tea-cats, this group of companions will learn valuable lessons about life and friendships, in this quiet 5-minutes-per-episode series filled with positivity and morals.
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Kogepan
- Web (10 eps)
- 2001
Kogepan is a short series about being different. Kogepan was a piece of bean-filled bread so special that only thirty were baked per day, that is, until he fell in the oven and became burnt. He has to deal with his own lack of self worth as he spends his days living among the other bread. The simple animation style belies the important message this anime conveys.
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add recBoth Kogepan and Ocha-ken teach small life lessons through very short episodes, encouraging the viewers to be themselves and find their place in life. Both are made for small children and are cute.
Both of these series have a similar sort of 'cute factor'. If you liked the gentle nature of one, and found yourself smiling at it then you may well enjoy the other. Both have a reasonable dose of humour about them, and since both are quite short episode durations, it's easy to just watch one when you have a spare five minutes.
Dogtato-kun
Alt titles: Jagainu-kun
- TV (26 eps)
- 2004
Dogtato-kun is one of the many half-animal/half-vegetable inhabitants of Veggietown! Along with Croconion, Cucumbird, Hedgetato and the rest of the gang, Dogtato-kun and Veggietown's edible dwellers will have fun, fall in love, and make new friends, all without losing a leaf!
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add recI really don't think there are many series as well suited for each other, as are Ocha-ken and Dogtato-kun. Both are filled with positive morals for the young ones, and will crack a smile on your face due to the strange animation and characters.
Ocha ken is a series made out of short episodes, the same way that each episode of Jagainu-kun is divided into small stories. Ocha ken concludes with a small moral of the story, whereas in Jagainu-kun, the viewer has to figure it out for himself.
Both Jagainu-kun and Ocha ken are cute and suitable for younger children. If you liked one of them, you will surely like the other one too.
If you liked the short and episodic styles and the canine protagonists with a twist of one of these series then it is worth taking a look at the other one. Both are very easy watching and light-hearted so if you liked the gentle humour of one then you are likely to enjoy the other.
Cheburashka Arere?
One day, the chess-playing crocodile Gena receives a delivery at his humble abode. However, he has no idea that inside the box of oranges is a furry stowaway! With no memory of himself or how he got there, the creature – not quite a monkey, dog or other standard animal - is named Cheburashka by his new friend. Alongside Gena, Cheburashka will visit the zoo, play games and have other fun adventures along the way.
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add recOcha-ken might be aimed at younger children, but both it and Churashka are tales of cute creatures and their adventures.
Ocha-ken and Cheburashka Arere? are both short anime aimed at children. If you fancy something cute, and innocent with animal protagonists then you may well enjoy both of these.
My Neighbor Totoro
Alt titles: Tonari no Totoro
- Movie
- 1988
Satsuki, her younger sister Mei and their father have just moved to their new home in the countryside, where grand adventures await them. One day while playing outside in the garden Mei encounters a small creature and decides to follow it. After chasing it through the bushes Mei eventually finds herself at the base of a large Camphor tree and as she drops through a hole in its roots, she lands on the stomach of a large, sleeping forest spirit named Totoro. The two sisters befriend the gentle spirit and are soon introduced to a world more fantastical than they could ever imagine, from playing with soot spirits to meeting a Catbus, to flying through the air and even making the trees grow. However when Mei disappears, Satsuki must call on the help of her new friends if she wants any hope of being able to find her sister...
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add recBoth Totoro and Ocha-ken are designed to be watched by children, but can also appeal to adults and older kids. Though Totoro draws in an older audience through its mature storytelling and Ocha-ken uses adorable mini stories and a simple art style, both are children's animes that adults wouldn't mind watching along with the kids.
Afro-ken
- OVA (1 ep)
- 2001
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Afro-ken! He can blend into a flock of sheep, be a makeshift tree in an orchard, act as a stunt double for beer foam, and even replace the clouds in the sky; all without ever saying a word! Watch Afro-ken as he skips through the streets of Japan, bounds through fields of cotton candy, and fends off caveman attackers in ancient times; all without breaking a sweat! But can he manage to avoid being struck by lightning yet again?
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add recOcha-ken and Afro-ken are both fairly pointless but cute shorts about a Japanese merchandise character. Personally, I think Afro-ken is a lot more strange and hilarious than the much more tame and timid Ocha-ken, but regardless, if you liked one you'd probably like the other.
