Hakumei & Mikochi: Tiny Little Life in the Woods - Recommendations

• TV (26 eps)
• 1980

Deep in the forest, there is a village where a community of tiny pixies dwell. They all work hard to take care of themselves and each other, but being less than an inch tall, everyday life can present quite a challenge! Kind-hearted Belfy and her loyal friend Lillibit have adventures as they help their neighbors, play with their friends and explore the big world around them. Whether they are saving baby animals, investigating mysterious happenings, or sneaking off to find the fabled sea they've heard stories about, there's always something interesting going on in their tiny little world!

• Movie (1 ep x 94 min)
• 2010

For nearly fourteen years, Arrietty has lived with her parents under the floorboards of a house. As 'tiny people', the family must remain hidden from humans, 'borrowing' items from them such as postage stamps or herbs to cook with. Arrietty is old enough to borrow for the first time, and alongside her father, the two explore the house in search of tissue and sugar. But when the pair is spotted by Sho, a boy who is visiting his great aunt, Arrietty's parents fear for their safety. However, unlike her family, Arrietty is convinced that not all humans are dangerous, and together she and Sho form an unlikely friendship.

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 2014

Should darkness rise from the depths of the cavern, the boundary between and man and mushi will vanish. Life itself will become bereft of death, and the natural order will crumble. The world as we know it will be no more. Mishappen beings and taboos unique to man lie in wait along the path of thorns...

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2015

The anime adaptation of the final Mushishi manga arc. Ginko stumbles upon a young girl in a mountain with branches and leaves growing out of her body. He later realises that she is the lord of that mountain but finds it strange that a human like her was chosen as the lord. He later meets her older brother who has continued to search for her ever since she disappeared while she was accompanying him on a stormy day. The story is about that girl, Kaya, and how she is torn between continuing her duty as a mushi lord and returning back to her loving human family.

• Music Video (1 ep)
• 2014

Official music video for Mekakucity Actors' opening theme, composed by Jin.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2020

After a night of drinking, Kaede wakes up realizing that in her drunken daze she had brought an unexpected guest home—a dinosaur! Kaede just goes with the flow and accepts her new living situation. Now she navigates her daily life while eating, watching TV, and shopping with her prehistoric roommate. Together, the duo enjoys each other’s company as they take on whatever the day brings.

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2016 - 2017

• TV (24 eps)
• 2009 - 2010

The cheery Kobato Hanato is on a mission to heal people’s damaged hearts and gather the resulting “konpeito”; she must collect one hundred of these candy-shaped trophies in order for her deepest wish to be granted: to go to a certain place. Along the way, she’s accompanied by an ever-disgruntled, talking stuffed animal of a guardian named Ioryogi who scores her efforts, attempts to keep her on-track, and reminds her of the rule governing her task: she only has one year to fulfill her goal.

• DVD Special (1 ep)
• 2019

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2004

Yuji and Koichi set off into the forest to find a rare bamboo flower. They encounter a legendary phoenix that needs their help to save the forest.