Adoption Anime
209 anime about adoption, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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4.0Buddy Daddies
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
Buddy DaddiesTV · 2023 · 12 ep4.0Assassins Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa meet Miri, a girl looking for her father on Christmas Day. Kazuki, Rei, and Miri unexpectedly end up living together. Follows Kazuki Kurusu, a criminal contractor/coordinator who lives with his best frie
4.0Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1
TV · 2008 · 13 ep
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1Natsume YuujinchouTV · 2008 · 13 ep4.0Natsume has always been an outcast because he inherited his grandmother's ability to see yokai. After moving to his grandmother's hometown and accidentally releasing a yokai imprisoned in a Lucky Cat statue, he learns about his grandmother'
4.0Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 2
TV · 2021 · 21 ep
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 2Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 2nd SeasonTV · 2021 · 21 ep4.0Suzuki Iruma, human and deeply non-aggressive, one day becomes the grandson of the great demon Sullivan. Doted on beyond belief, Iruma starts school where "Grandpa" serves as the chair... and finds, to his surprise, that he enjoys life ther
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4.0Haibane Renmei
TV · 2002 · 13 ep
Haibane RenmeiTV · 2002 · 13 ep4.0A dream of falling from the sky... and then birth. Rakka is born from a large cocoon into the Old Home, greeted by a group of girls with small wings on their backs and shining halos above their heads. Soon Rakka’s own wings grow, a ha
4.0Erin
TV · 2009 · 50 ep
ErinKemono no Souja ErinTV · 2009 · 50 ep4.0In the land of Ryoza, the neighboring provinces of Shin-Ou and Tai-Kou have been at peace. Queen Shinou is the ruler of Ryoza and her greatest general, Grand Duke Taikou, defends the kingdom with his army of powerful war-lizards known as th
4.0Major S1
TV · 2004 · 26 ep
Major S1TV · 2004 · 26 ep4.0Honda Shigeharu is a Major League batter on the rise. His son Gorou is a Little League pitcher who one day hopes to follow in his father's footsteps. Hoshino Momoko is Gorou's schoolteacher and the first woman Shigeharu has been interested 
4.0Anne of Green Gables
TV · 1979 · 50 ep
Anne of Green GablesAkage no AnneTV · 1979 · 50 ep4.0Anne is an orphan full of imagination. When she arrives at her new home she learns that sometimes you have to be a sensible person too; at the same time her unique character changes, or at least attracts, the people around her. The story co
4.0Romeo's Blue Skies
TV · 1995 · 33 ep
Romeo's Blue SkiesRomeo no Aoi SoraTV · 1995 · 33 ep4.0Romeo, a young boy living in the Alps of Italian Switzerland, signs a contract with a shady individual to pay for his sick father's doctor, who will take him across the mountains to Italy, to Milan, where he will be sold as a chimney sweep'
4.0Major S3
TV · 2007 · 26 ep
Major S3TV · 2007 · 26 ep4.0After leaving Kaido in a promise to meet them at the Koshien tournament, Goro comes back to his home town once again in an attempt to join up with his old friends. Only this time, things aren't as easy to get back in the groove of.
4.0Major S4
TV · 2008 · 26 ep
Major S4TV · 2008 · 26 ep4.0Having finished high school, Gorou Honda sets his sights on becoming a professional baseball player. His dreams are much more ambitious than becoming a Japanese Baseball League player, so he instead decides to move to the birthplace of his 
4.0Natsume Yuujinchou Go Specials
Special · 2017 · 2 ep
Natsume Yuujinchou Go SpecialsSpecial · 2017 · 2 ep4.0Two special episodes bundled in the fourth and fifth volume of the Blu-ray/DVD.
4.0Black Clover
TV · 2017 · 170 ep
Black CloverTV · 2017 · 170 ep4.0In a world where magic is everything, Asta and Yuno are both found abandoned at a church on the same day. While Yuno is gifted with exceptional magical powers, Asta is the only one in this world without any. At the age of fifteen, both rece
4.0The Boy and the Beast
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep
The Boy and the BeastBakemono no KoMovie · 2015 · 1 ep4.0When Kyuuta, a young orphan living on the streets of Shibuya, stumbles into a fantastic world of beasts, he’s taken in by Kumatetsu, a gruff, rough-around-the-edges warrior beast who’s been searching for the perfect apprentice. Despite thei
4.0Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3
TV · 2022 · 10 ep
Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen 3rd SeasonTV · 2022 · 10 ep4.0An immense display of mana in front of the Knight’s Order has earned Myne the attention of nobles. The result? Yet more people appear hoping to exploit the young apprentice shrine maiden’s value. And so the High Priest decides to shelter My
4.0Major S2
TV · 2006 · 26 ep
Major S2TV · 2006 · 26 ep4.0This series picks up a few years after season one. Goro is now older, and has come back to his original home town. As if nothing changed, he starts off right where he left with his old friends and tries to fit back in.
4.0City Hunter 2
TV · 1988 · 63 ep
City Hunter 2TV · 1988 · 63 ep4.0Ryo Saeba is a "sweeper" know as the City Hunter. He and his sidekick Kaori Makimura are hired to solve problems that the police can't (or won't) handle. When he's not keeping the streets of Tokyo clean, Ryo is chasing the ladies, and Kaori
4.0Nobody's Boy Remi
TV · 1977 · 51 ep
Nobody's Boy RemiIe Naki KoTV · 1977 · 51 ep4.0Remi is a boy living happily with his mother in the French countryside. But everything changes when his estranged father comes home and, in desperate need of money, reveals that Remi is adopted, and sells him. Heartbroken, Remi ends up with
3.9Dragon Ball
TV · 1986 · 153 ep
Dragon BallTV · 1986 · 153 ep3.9Goku Son is a young boy who lives in the woods all alone—that is until a girl named Bulma runs into him in her search for a set of magical objects called the "Dragon Balls." Since the artifacts are said to grant one wish to whoever collects
3.9Ascendance of a Bookworm
TV · 2019 · 14 ep
Ascendance of a BookwormHonzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo ErandeiraremasenTV · 2019 · 14 ep3.9When a sickly young girl suddenly becomes obsessed with inventing new things, her family and friends are all puzzled. "What has gotten into Myne?" they wondered, never dreaming that the answer is not a "What" but a "Who": Urano Motosu, a bo
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3.9YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master
TV · 2024 · 20 ep
YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its MasterKarasu wa Aruji wo ErabanaiTV · 2024 · 20 ep3.9Welcome to Yamauchi, a world inhabited by the Yatagarasu, a race of three-legged ravens who shapeshift into humans. The land is divided into four regions—North, South, East, and West—each ruled by a noble family. Yukiya, the son of a leader
3.9Kodocha
TV · 1996 · 102 ep
KodochaKodomo no Omocha (TV)TV · 1996 · 102 ep3.9Sana Kurata has a charmed life. Not only is her mother is a famous, award-winning writer, but she's the star of the hit TV comedy "Child's Toy" while still in the fifth grade. But Sana's biggest concern is Akito Hayama, a pint-sized hellion
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3.9Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
Movie · 1993 · 1 ep
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New WarGinga Eiyuu Densetsu: Arata naru Tatakai no OvertureMovie · 1993 · 1 ep3.9Led by Reinhard von Müsel, the Galactic Empire crushes the Free Planets Alliance in the Fourth Battle of Tiamat. Arriving in the Imperial capital of Odin to a hero's welcome, Reinhard's victory earns him a promotion to High Admiral and the 
3.9Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun
TV · 2019 · 23 ep
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kunMairimashita! Iruma-kunTV · 2019 · 23 ep3.9Suzuki Iruma has just been abandoned and sold to a demon by his irresponsible parents! Surprisingly, the next thing he knows he's living with the demon who has adopted him as his new grandson, and has been transferred into a school in the d
3.9BEASTARS Season 2
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
BEASTARS Season 2Beastars 2nd SeasonTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.9"Beastar"—a title awarded to beasts who prove their excellence through fighting inequality to unite carnivores and herbivores in an anthropomorphic animal society. Cherryton Academy has gone five years without one such leader. However, foll
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3.9Clevatess
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
ClevatessClevatess: Majuu no Ou to Akago to Shikabane no YuushaTV · 2025 · 12 ep3.9The story centers on the titular Clevatess, the lord of Dark Beasts, who wields both uncanny intellect and destructive power. Frustrated by the 13 heroes tasked to destroy him, he has decided to be rid of humanity once and for all. However,
3.9The Boy and the Heron
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
The Boy and the HeronKimitachi wa Dou Ikiru kaMovie · 2023 · 1 ep3.9While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother’s tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy’s mother. As he 
3.9The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2TV · 2023 · 12 ep3.9Chise was able to accept Elias and herself, if not necessarily everything about her situation. After Cartaphilus fell back into a slumber that would not last forever, Chise was able to go back to her regular life. Then she receives an invit
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3.9Inazuma Eleven
TV · 2008 · 127 ep
Inazuma ElevenTV · 2008 · 127 ep3.9The main character, Endou Mamoru, is a very talented goalkeeper and the grandson of one of the strongest goalkeepers in Japan, who died before he was born. Even though his skills are incredible his school lacks a real soccer club as the 6 o
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3.9Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke
TV · 2026 · 24 ep
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an ArchdukeHonzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen - Ryoushu no YoujoTV · 2026 · 24 ep3.9Following a disastrous encounter with a noble, Myne finally resolves to say goodbye to her family and friends in the lower city, changing her name to “Rozemyne” and beginning her new life as the adopted daughter of Ehrenfest’s archduke. How
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3.9The Heike Story
TV · 2022 · 11 ep
The Heike StoryHeike MonogatariTV · 2022 · 11 ep3.9A young orphan named Biwa is taken in by the powerful Taira Clan—also known as the Heike—after their leader witnesses her extraordinary psychic abilities. Unfortunately, what she predicts is a future of bloodshed, violence, and civil war. I
3.9Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood OVA Collection
Special · 2009 · 4 ep
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood OVA CollectionFullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood SpecialsSpecial · 2009 · 4 ep3.9Amazing secrets and startling facts are exposed for the first time in the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood OVA Collection, a new assortment of stories set in never-before-seen corners of the FMA universe. Join Ed and Al as they chase rumors
3.9Heart and Yummie
Movie · 2010 · 1 ep
Heart and YummieOmae Umasou da naMovie · 2010 · 1 ep3.9Heart is a tyrannosaurus who is found and raised bv a herbivore mother. After learning his true nature as a meat eater, he runs away from home and finds a baby ankylosaurus egg that hatches and thinks Heart is his father. After accidentally
3.8MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLESMashleTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.8This is a world of magic. This is a world in which magic is casually used by everyone. In a deep, dark forest in this world of magic, there is a boy who is singlemindedly working out. His name is Mash Burnedead, and he has a secret. He can’
3.8Somali and the Forest Spirit
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
Somali and the Forest SpiritSomali to Mori no KamisamaTV · 2020 · 12 ep3.8The world is ruled by a diversity of inhuman beings, who persecuted humans and drove them to near-extinction. One day, the forest guardian Golem meets a human girl. This is a chronicle of a journey that would bind a member of the dying "hum
3.8TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You Season 2
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You Season 2Tonikaku Kawaii 2nd SeasonTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.8The sweet story of Nasa and Tsukasa continues! After surviving some awkward first nights together, dealing with doubters, and recovering from their apartment fire, it's clear the fate of these lovers was written in the stars. Now, they're r
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3.8The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young LadyTensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou KakumeiTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.8Despite her supposed ineptitude with regular magic, Princess Anisphia defies the aristocracy’s expectations by developing “magicology,” a unique magical theory based on memories from her past life. One day, she witnesses the brilliant noble