Shows like Kodocha (1996)

Loved Kodocha? Here are 24 shows with a similar feel, picked from what fans of Kodocha watch next and from titles with the same mix of animation, comedy and drama. Kodocha was created by Miho Obana.

1

Pokémon (1997)

8.0 Also animation

Join Ash accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.
2

Candy Candy (1976)

8.5 Also animation and drama

This story is about a girl, Candy, who is a orphan. She is a nice and optimistic girl and she has a warm heart. When she was a child, she lived in an orphanage called Pony's Home. She had a good friend called Ann. And she met the "handsome…
3

Animaniacs (2020)

8.4 Also animation and comedy

Yakko, Wakko and Dot return for all-new big laughs and the occasional epic takedown of authority figures in serious need of an ego check. Joining the Warners are Starbox & Cindy on their latest play date while Pinky and the Brain's ideas…
4

Magi (2012)

8.2 Also animation

This story is about the flow of fate and the battle to keep the world on the right path. Aladdin is a boy who has set out to explore the world after being trapped in a room for most of his life. His best friend is a flute with a djinn in it…
5

Heidi: Girl of the Alps (1974)

7.5 Also animation and drama

After becoming an orphan, Heidi is forced to live with her grandfather, who lives in the Alps. She learns he's a very bitter man who only accepted by force to take her in. But Heidi's kindness may be able to open his heart. Together with…
6

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends (2011)

7.5 Also animation and comedy

Kodaka Hasegawa has just transferred to St. Chronica's Academy and he's having a hard time making friends. With his naturally blond hair and fierce looking eyes, people constantly mistake him for a delinquent. One day, he runs into his…
7

Bakuman (2010)

8.1 Also animation, comedy and drama

Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi are pretty much foils of each other. Mashiro, an average 9th grade student but talented artist, and Takagi, an overall advanced 9th grader and aspiring writer. After great convincing, Takagi convinces…
8

Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (2004)

7.4 Also animation and comedy

Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi follows the adventures of two very cool, but very different pop stars as they travel from gig to gig or just hang out in their tour bus. Being famous rock stars, Ami and Yumi tour the globe in their customized Puffy bus,…
9

Sasaki and Miyano (2022)

8.5 Also animation and comedy

When bashful Miyano meets brash Sasaki, it feels like a teen romance manga come to life — but for these boys, real-world love is messier than fiction.
10

The Critic (1994)

7.4 Also animation, comedy and drama

Jay Sherman is a TV movie critic who is forced to review the most pathetic films which he always rates as "It stinks." In addition to the film parodies, the show also deals with his personal life: working for a tyrannical media mogul boss,…
11

Peach Girl: Super Pop Love Hurricane (2005)

8.3 Also animation and drama

Momo, a high school student, is torn between two love interests, each of whom possess great qualities.
12

Samurai Pizza Cats (1990)

8.2 Also animation and comedy

The setting is a Japanese looking village named "Little Tokyo" where the Pizza Cats run a pizza fast food business. Little Tokyo is populated by all kinds of animals. The official governor of the town is the Emperor, but since he has…
13

Super Crooks (2021)

7.1 Also animation

Johnny Bolt recruits a group of ragtag supervillains for one last heist. Their target: A ruthless super-powered crime boss. What can go wrong?
14

I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class (2026)

8.2 Also animation, comedy and drama

Maki Maehara, the class outcast, finally makes his first friend: Umi Asanagi, the second-prettiest girl in class and the center of everyone’s attention. He’s convinced she’s out of his league, but as their unlikely friendship grows, Maki…
15

Princess Sarah (1985)

8.1 Also animation and drama

Sarah Crewe, the young daughter of a wealthy Englishman in India, starts attending a prestigious boarding school in London. However after a series of unexpected tragic events, she is forced to become a maid at the school.
16

Kanon (2006)

6.9 Also animation, comedy and drama

Yuichi hasn’t seen his cousin Nayuki in years. Now that he’s back, all knowledge of ever visiting has vanished. He tries to adjust to the vaguely familiar surroundings, but the gaps in his memory haunt him as time grows short. The pieces of…
17

Coppelion (2013)

7.1 Also animation and drama

Many years after a great tragedy killed 90% of the people in Japan, three girls arrive in the ruins of Tokyo. In the devastated capital, their unusually clean clothes set them apart. But that's not the only strange thing about them - they…
18

The Hill Dyed Rose Madder (2008)

6.8 Also drama, animation and comedy

Nagase Jun'ichi rescues a girl he had never met before from certain danger. And as fate will have it, the next day a new transfer student named Katagiri Yuuhi joins Jun'ichi class, the girl he saved the other day. Intending to thank him…
19

Romeo's Blue Skies (1995)

8.8 Also animation and drama

Romeo, a poor kid living in a Swiss village, bravely sells himself into servitude as a chimney sweep in order to save his family. On his way to Milan he meets a mysterious boy named Alfredo, and they become fast friends. Life as a chimney…
20

Vividred Operation (2013)

6.6 Also animation and comedy

On an artificial island, Akane Isshiki, an innocent 14-year-old girl, lives a simple but happy life with her level-headed little sister Momo and their genius inventor grandfather. On clear days just over the water, everyone on the island…
21

Superbook (1981)

8.2 Also animation and drama

Superbook, also known as Animated Parent and Child Theatre, is an anime television series initially produced by Tatsunoko Productions in Japan in conjunction with the Christian Broadcasting Network in the United States and more recently…
22

Mekakucity Actors (2014)

6.1 Also animation and comedy

The incidents which occurred on August 14th and 15th bring a group of young boys and girls together… They are members of a group they call themselves the "Mekakushi Dan" (Blindfold Organization) and each member possesses a strange power…
23

Gundam Build Fighters (2013)

7.4 Also animation and comedy

Sei Iori is a Gunpla builder whose family runs a hobby shop in a small town. He aspires to be a Gunpla Battle champion like his father, but despite his exceptional building skills, he lacks the combat abilities to compete with other…
24

Marmalade Boy (1994)

7.0 Also animation, comedy and drama

Miki's parents come home from their vacation to announce that they are getting a divorce. But what is more shocking is that they have switched partners with another couple! And to top things off, this other couple has a handsome son, Yuu,…