Best parenthood anime
85 anime about parenthood, 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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3.8Poco's Udon World
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
Poco's Udon WorldUdon no Kuni no Kiniro KemariTV · 2016 · 12 ep3.8Souta Tawara is a web designer working in Tokyo. When he visits his family's Udon place in his hometown Kagawa Prefecture, he discovers a young boy. Upon confronting the boy, Souta soon learns his secret and decides to quit his job in…
3.8Tadaima, Okaeri
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
Tadaima, OkaeriTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.8Masaki Fujiyoshi is a stay-at-home spouse and parent. He has fought long and hard with feelings of being a burden to his loving husband, Hiromu, due to his status as an omega—and the difficulty they faced to achieve this domesticity. When…
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3.8Ojamajo Doremi Sharp
TV · 2000 · 49 ep
Ojamajo Doremi SharpTV · 2000 · 49 ep3.8Upon re-entering the witch world the girls accidentally come by a Blue rose field and witness the birth of the future witch queen: Hana-chan. Due to witnessing her birth the girls are then put in charge of baby Hana-chan and must raise her…
3.8Fresh Precure!
TV · 2009 · 50 ep
Fresh Precure!TV · 2009 · 50 ep3.8Love Momozono is a 14-year-old student at Yotsuba Junior Highschool that tends to care more for others than for herself. One day she visits a show of the famous dance unit "Trinity" and decides to become a dancer, too. On the same event…
3.7Sweetness & Lightning
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
Sweetness & LightningAmaama to InazumaTV · 2016 · 12 ep3.7Having lost his wife, math teacher Kouhei Inuzuka is doing his best to raise his young daughter Tsumugi as a single father. He's pretty bad at cooking and doesn't have a huge appetite to begin with, but chance brings his little family and…
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3.7Victoria of Many Faces
TV · 2026 · 9 ep
Victoria of Many FacesTefuda ga Oome no VictoriaTV · 2026 · 9 ep3.7Betrayed by her own organization, Chloe flees her life as a spy and starts over under the new identity of Victoria in the Kingdom of Ashberry. Victoria wants a simple civilian life, but the locals have other plans, becoming enmeshed with…
3.7Soaring Sky! Precure
TV · 2023 · 50 ep
Soaring Sky! PrecureHirogaru Sky! PrecureTV · 2023 · 50 ep3.7A major incident has occurred in the peaceful Sky Land!? The young Princess Eru has been kidnapped by the monsters of Underg Empire! A brave young girl, Sora, follows the princess through a mysterious hole. "TV"? "Cars"? Are those some…
3.7Baby and Me
TV · 1996 · 35 ep
Baby and MeAkachan to BokuTV · 1996 · 35 ep3.7Two months ago, Takuya Enoki's mother passed away in an accident leaving him to take care of his baby brother, Minoru, while their father works the long hours of a Japanese "salaryman". Takuya must sacrifice playtime and childhood to take…
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3.6An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf BrideMaou no Ore ga Dorei Elf wo Yome ni Shitanda ga, Dou Medereba Ii?TV · 2024 · 12 ep3.6Zagan might be the most feared evil sorcerer, but when it comes to social interactions, he’s the most inept. All those days studying the dark arts won’t help him when he falls in love at first sight with Nephelia, the beautiful elven…
3.6Ōoku: The Inner Chambers
ONA · 2023 · 10 ep
Ōoku: The Inner ChambersOookuONA · 2023 · 10 ep3.6In Edo period Japan (1603 to 1868), a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen to a quarter of the total female population…
3.6Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
TV · 2007 · 26 ep
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerSMahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerSTV · 2007 · 26 ep3.6Set 10 years after Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's, Nanoha, Fate, Hayate and the rest of the crew are now working full time in the Time-Space Administration Bureau. Nanoha is a combat instructor, Fate is a special investigator, and Hayate…
3.6Witchy Precure!
TV · 2016 · 50 ep
Witchy Precure!Mahoutsukai Precure!TV · 2016 · 50 ep3.6Mirai Asahina, a 13-year-old girl who's going into her second year of middle school, witnesses a mysterious object fall in to the park. Excitedly, she brings her stuffed bear Mofurun with her to see what it was. When she gets there she…
3.6maboroshi
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
maboroshiAlice to Therese no Maboroshi KoujouMovie · 2023 · 1 ep3.6Masamune, a third-year middle school student, lives in a town where all the exits have been sealed off due to a sudden explosion at a steel mill, causing time to stand still. Residents are forbidden from making any changes and spend their…
3.6From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman II
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman IIKatainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru IITV · 2026 · 12 ep3.6Beryl Gardenant, a swordmaster from the countryside, is settling into his new life as a special instructor for the Royal Order of Knights and the guardian of an orphan. A peaceful life is not in the cards, however, and Beryl is confronted…
3.6Kaya-chan Isn't Scary
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Kaya-chan Isn't ScaryKaya-chan wa KowakunaiTV · 2026 · 12 ep3.6Kaya-chan attends Hanamugi Kindergarten, and she has an incredibly strong sixth sense. She secretly beats up the ghosts that stalk her friends and family, but in turn, she’s treated like a troublemaker since nobody understands her strange…
3.6Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle
Movie · 2020 · 1 ep
Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the JunglePokemon Movie 23: KokoMovie · 2020 · 1 ep3.6The story is set in Okoya Forest, a Pokémon paradise protected by strict rules that forbid outsiders from setting foot inside. The film centers on Coco, a boy who was raised by Pokémon and also considers himself as one, treating the…
3.6Daa! Daa! Daa!
TV · 2000 · 78 ep
Daa! Daa! Daa!TV · 2000 · 78 ep3.6Miyu is an 8th grade girl, whose parents have been hired by NASA. They take off to America leaving Miyu with Mr. Saionji. Later, Mr. Saionji decides to go on a 1 year long trip to India leaving Miyu alone with his son, Kanata. More…
3.6Witchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
Witchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~Mahoutsukai Precure!! Mirai DaysTV · 2025 · 12 ep3.6One of the anime projects to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Precure franchise, this will be a direct sequel of Mahoutsukai Precure! aimed at grown-up fans of the anime. Mirai Asahina, a very curious 13-year-old girl with a love…
3.6Mama wa Shougaku 4-nensei
TV · 1992 · 51 ep
Mama wa Shougaku 4-nenseiTV · 1992 · 51 ep3.6Natsumi Mizuki is a 4th grader whose parents have gone to London. Her Aunt Izumi comes to live with her. Izumi is an aspiring manga writer who is trying to get her first big break, so she doesn't have time for a baby that appears out of…
3.5Mirai
Movie · 2018 · 1 ep
MiraiMirai no MiraiMovie · 2018 · 1 ep3.5One day, Kun’s mother brings home a new family member. For the four-year-old boy, joy quickly turns to disappointment when the little sister replaces her brother as the center of attention. The boy can’t bring himself to accept her as his…
3.5'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
'Tis Time for "Torture," PrincessHimesama "Goumon" no Jikan desuTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.5As the war between the Imperial Army and Hellhorde rages on, the Princess, despite being armed with her mythical sword Excalibur, is captured and imprisoned. What kind of torture does she face at the hands of the chief demon interrogator?…
3.5The Demon King's Daughter is Too Kind!!
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
The Demon King's Daughter is Too Kind!!Maou no Musume wa Yasashisugiru!!TV · 2026 · 12 ep3.5Once feared as the ruler of all demons, Demon King Ahriman seeks to conquer the world…until he’s stopped by an unexpected force: his daughter, Dou! Too kind for chaos and too gentle for war, Dou melts the hearts of demons, humans, and even…
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3.5Love You Baby
TV · 2004 · 26 ep
Love You BabyAishiteruze Baby★★TV · 2004 · 26 ep3.5Katakura Kippei is in every way a high school playboy. Spending his days flirting with any female he can see, responsibility is the last thing on his mind. Life takes an unexpected turn for him as one day he returns home to find himself…
3.5A Galaxy Next Door
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
A Galaxy Next DoorOtonari ni GingaTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.5Ever since their father died, Ichirou Kuga has struggled to support his two younger siblings on nothing but a small inheritance and his passion for drawing manga. But it’s becoming harder to keep up with his growing responsibilities and…
3.5Star Wars: Visions
ONA · 2021 · 9 ep
Star Wars: VisionsONA · 2021 · 9 ep3.5An anthology of animated shorts celebrating Star Wars through the lens of the world's best anime creators and storytellers. 1) The Duel (Mizuno Takanobu, Kamikaze Douga) 2) Tatooine Rhapsody (Taku Kimura, Studio Colorido) 3) The Twins…
3.5Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai! OVA
OVA · 2013 · 2 ep
Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai! OVAOVA · 2013 · 2 ep3.5Limited edition episode included with pre-orders for the 13th and 18th light novel volumes.
3.5Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
Fortune Favors Lady NikukoGyokou no Nikuko-chanMovie · 2021 · 1 ep3.5“Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko” is the heartwarming and moving comedy drama of an unconventional family – a not-so-ordinary mother-and-daughter pair who live their lives to the fullest. Easy-going, cheerful, passionate and always ready to eat…
3.5From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master SwordsmanKatainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni NaruTV · 2025 · 12 ep3.5Beryl Gardinant, a self-proclaimed “humble old man,” is a sword instructor at his dojo in a rural, backwater village. In his younger years, he dreamed of glory as a master swordsman, but those days are long behind him. Out of the blue, he…
3.5Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family!
TV · 2025 · 11 ep
Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family!Alma-chan wa Kazoku ni NaritaiTV · 2025 · 11 ep3.5A body that combines the appearance of an adorable young girl with overwhelming combat efficiency. An AI with intelligence and decision-making skills that surpass human capabilities—the perfect autonomous robot, "Alma" was created by the…
3.5Saber Marionette J to X
TV · 1998 · 26 ep
Saber Marionette J to XTV · 1998 · 26 ep3.5Taking place mere months after the Saber Marionette J OVA series, this newest installment in the Saber Marionette line follows the continuing adventures of Otaru and his clan of selfless, obsessive marionette girls. This time, the evil…
3.4I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My LevelSlime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni NattemashitaTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.4An at-home comedy about a powerful girl who doesn’t work too hard!(⋈◍ ˃ᴗ˂ ◍)。✧♡ After dying of overwork in the real world, I’m reincarnated as an immortal witch, and I spend 300 years enjoying a relaxing life. At some point, though, I end…
3.4If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord
TV · 2019 · 12 ep
If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon LordUchi no Ko no Tame naraba, Ore wa Moshikashitara Maou mo Taoseru kamo Shirenai.TV · 2019 · 12 ep3.4Dale is a cool, composed, and highly skilled adventurer who’s made quite a name for himself despite his youth. One day on a job deep in the forest, he comes across a little devil girl who’s almost wasted away. Unable to just leave her…
3.4Chillin’ in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King’s Army
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
Chillin’ in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King’s ArmyKaiko sareta Ankoku Heishi (30-dai) no Slow na Second LifeTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.4After losing his job as a Dark Soldier of the Demon King’s Army for his lack of magic ability, 30-ish-year-old Dariel has found himself in a village of humans to spend his early forced retirement. But this unemployed magic-less demon has…
3.4In the Land of Leadale
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
In the Land of LeadaleLeadale no Daichi niteTV · 2022 · 12 ep3.4After being put on life support after a tragic accident, Keina Kagami's only freedom comes from the VRMMO RPG Leadale. One day her life support system shuts off and Keina passes away. When she wakes up, she finds herself in Leadale two…
3.4Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!
TV · 2012 · 12 ep
Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai!TV · 2012 · 12 ep3.4Yuuta Segawa, a college student, is suddenly charged with taking care of his three nieces. The eldest niece, Sora, is a 14 year old in middle school with semi-long brownish hair decorated with a ribbon. The middle niece, Miu, is an…
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3.4Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Seasons 1-2
ONA · 2014 · 26 ep
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Seasons 1-2Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon CrystalONA · 2014 · 26 ep3.4Tsukino Usagi is a clumsy crybaby, but otherwise very cheerful 8th grade student. One day she meets a cat named Luna with a crescent moon on her head, and is transformed into the sailor-suited guardian of love and justice, Sailor Moon! As…