Tono-chan no Shima Shima Every Day - Recommendations

• TV (51 eps)
• 1996 - 1997

Kiko is a four-year-old girl who rarely ever smiles and is capable of doing things other kids her age can't do, like cooking and shopping alone. Her odd habits and strange behavior make her very poular with all the kids in her class. Her life is filled with strange moments like helping her teacher find love and eating her carrots on dates, annoying her lovey-dovey parents, and playing with her cat, who happens to be an angel.

• TV (14 eps)
• 2013

The Shinmoto twins Chiko and her younger bother Chika often hang out with and their close friends; the Saitou twins Mako and her younger brother Mao. Chiko is a university student, Mako is a part timer at a cafe while both Chika and Mao are high school students. Each one of the four has a unique personality. This is an anime about their daily lives.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2014

Second season of Strange+.

• Web (12 eps)
• 2021

Follows the comfy daily life of the sisters Tora and Mike, as well as the regular customers at their long-running doteni (boiled beef giblet) shop in Nagoya. The older sister Tora takes care of finances, while Mike handles the cooking and waiting on customers.

• TV (13 eps)
• 2015

The autobiographical manga utilizes both drawings and photos of cats to chronicle the life of a woman who lives by herself in order to live with her cats. She is described as a "himono-onna," a Japanese slang word that means "a woman who is proper in public but lazy at home."

• Web (15+ eps)
• 2013 - ?

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2016

Sanpei is a boy beekeeper and the sole survivor of an accident that killed his entire family. Sanpei meets Chiyo, a girl who gets stung by a bee, and starts a new life in her village. Eventually, Sanpei cultivates the land that the villagers had abandoned, and then disappears. In the land now filled with flowers, Chiyo waits, believing Sanpei will return.

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2009

A girl wanders the streets of the town, enjoying life, visiting with her friends and meeting some interesting characters along the way.

• DVD Special (4 eps)
• 2011

• DVD Special (2 eps)
• 2005 - 2006