Cheburashka

Comedy

Based on the Russian "national character" Cheburashka. The character comes from Eduard Uspensky's story about a mysterious creature who gets accidentally transported in a box of oranges to Russia.

Comedy / Slice of Life

A short stop-motion anime celebrating the San-X character's 15th anniversary. The character's story begins when the titular Rilakkuma suddenly appears in the apartment of office worker Kaoru and begins living there, spending every day idling around. He has a zipper on his back, but the contents remain unknown. He likes food like pancakes, omelette rice, pudding, and dango. He lives together with the little white cub Korilakkuma and Kaoru's pet Kiiroitori ("yellow bird"). (Source: Anime News Network)

Slice of Life

Animal Village has built some roads with a lot of cars running through. In order to keep everyone safe, traffic rules were put into place.

Adventure / Comedy

In the remote and mysterious Moomin Valley live the Moomin trolls, gentle and peaceful creatures. Young Moomin and his family experience many strange adventures, both magical and mundane. Based on the children's stories by Tove Jansson. (Source: Anime News Network)

Slice of Life

A stop-motion animation created using wood from all 47 prefectures of japan. It was commissioned by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) and aims to show the importance of wood construction and long-term sustainability. (Source: official Youtube Channel, edited)

Slice of Life

The story of a white rabbit and her friends.

Comedy / Slice of Life

A strange monster hatches from a mysterious egg. He befriends various animals, and takes residence in Osajii's burrow. He discovers new and exciting things about every day life. As of 2008, there are at least 37 regular TV spot episodes of Domo-kun. These 37 episodes were released on DVD in Japan in July of 2009.