Mama wa Shougaku 4-nensei - Recommendations

• TV (78 eps)
• 2000 - 2002

Miyu's parents have big dreams: her mother wants to explore the universe and meet aliens, and her father wants to develop a new space shuttle. In order to accomplish their goals they decide to work at NASA; but due to their inevitably busy schedules, Miyu is sent to live with a friend of the family. On the day she arrives at her new home, her caretaker leaves on a religious pilgrimage, leaving her alone with his son Kanata. To top it off, an alien baby crashes into the house that night! The ship is too damaged to fly so the baby and his pet/baby sitter decide to live with Miyu and Kanata until help arrives, whenever that may be. How can two unrelated middle school kids learn to live together while raising a baby that insists on calling them mom and dad?

• Music Video (1 ep)
• 2021

The official music video for Kuraku Kuroku from the album Gusare, by ZUTOMAYO

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2018

A gentle, enchanted race of weavers, the Iolph pass the many centuries of their lives crafting their traditional fabrics in their idyllic, isolated village. Among this perpetually youthful tribe is Maquia, beloved by all but touched by loss and loneliness. The peace is shattered when soldiers arrive astride dragons, dispatched by the King of Mesate to wrest away the spoils and secrets of the Iolph. Maquia succeeds in escaping, only to find herself cast into the unknown wilderness. When she discovers an orphaned baby boy, as lost and forlorn as she, Maquia feels compelled to care for him as they seek their way in the world of humans – a world in growing turmoil. The bond between Maquia and her ward Erial, however, is one woven with threads of tragedy.

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 2023

A recap episode, covering episodes 1-8 of Buddy Daddies.

• TV (42 eps)
• 1982 - 1983

Monpe Hanamura is a maid in the house of top designer Maki Kano. There is a baby named Pe-chan between Maki and the novelist's husband, Takashi, but in reality, this child was a super baby with supernatural powers that could float things and give life to stuffed animals. Monpe is busy every day, being swayed by Pe-chan's mischief, along with Nandarou, a stuffed toy. With the addition of Mr. Kamada, who is next door, the Kano family is still here today.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2020

Rebecca is a 10-year-old cheerful and energetic girl who is the second of seven children. She lives in a rural town in Maine in the United States at the end of the 19th century. After her father dies, her family descends into poverty, and Rebecca unwillingly goes to live with her aunts Miranda and Jane. Rebecca loves her kind aunt Jane dearly, but her aunt Miranda is naggy and strict.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2023

Two assassin partners who never let their target get away somehow end up taking in a four-year-old girl. From feeding her to playing with her to taking her to and from nursery school, they're always rushing around. But no matter how crazy their life is, when they have a job, they can't turn it down. To further complicate things, the girl happens to be the secret love child of a heinous mafioso that they killed! Is it really possible to live as assassins and parents at the same time? Can this temporary family find happiness?

• Web (1 ep)
• 2021

Not a big fan of kids, Tung (uncle) is too busy playing video games to babysit his nephew. Suddenly, his nephew falls from the window…

• Web (1 ep)
• 2022

After a row over a TV remote control, Uncle Tung accidentally kills his nephew…?!

• TV (52 eps)
• 1995 - 1996

The "adventures" of a young mother and father as they deal with the joys and challenges of raising small children.