Tama & Friends: 3-choume Monogatari - Recommendations

• TV (12 eps)
• 2018

The daily life of a household that has two cats: Azuki and Daizu. Azuki and Daizu belong to an office worker in her 30s who loves cats. The owner lives with her father, mother, grandfather, and older brother, the latter of whom the cats call "Megane" (Glasses). Megane adopted a Shiba Inu dog named Mamenosuke after Mamenosuke's owner died. Mamenosuke grew up around cats so he actually thinks of himself as a cat.

• TV (24 eps)
• 2020 - 2021

A hard-working way-too-cute dog and a scary-faced but lovable cat. Living with them makes every day fun. Their owner's days are filled with laughter and sentiment. Are you a cat-lover? A dog-lover? Or both? This anime is a present for the people out there who love both dogs and cats so much they can't choose.

• Other (1 ep)

• DVD Special (1 ep)
• 1993

• TV (104 eps)
• 2016 - 2018

Who says dogs and cats can't get along? Meet Tama the cat and his dog and cat buddies as their fun-filled, zany adventures prove time and again the importance of friendship and working together. The story will be new but will keep the previous anime's heart-warming world view.

• TV (50 eps)
• 2017 - 2018

The story will focus on a cat who begins living with 10 dogs, and the animals' busy everyday life.

• TV (80 eps)
• 2006 - 2007

Shibawanko the dog and Mikenyanko the cat live a quiet life in a traditional Japanese home, doing the cleaning, cooking, and other basic tasks. Together, the two experience big and small things that make up the Japanese culture, from watching the autumn moon to steps for being a good host. From cleaning dishes to day trips, Shibawanko and Mikenyanko will learn important facts about what it means to be Japanese.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2020

• TV (11 eps)
• 2020

In a city somewhere in Japan, there’s a flyer often seen on Third Street with a picture of a cat with a kinked tail, bearing the words: “Have you seen Tama?” A young boy gazes at the flyer, but he has fluffy ears on his head…!? Watch the dogs and cats from Third Street take on a human form and get up to some mischief. 

• OVA (5 eps)
• 2004

Mametarou's life is as good as a dog's can get! With his loving owner Iku, precious girlfriend Hanako, and close network of neighborhood friends, adventure is always waiting around the corner. Yet in between his insecurities about his cross-breed status, a lovesick Iku, and rivals for Hanako's affection, Mametarou's world is a little more complicated than he'd like it to be. With various problems to solve along the way, Mametarou tries his best to be a good pet and, even more importantly, a good friend.