Anime Like Hinamatsuri (OVA)(2026)

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Nobody's Boy Remi

Nobody's Boy Remi

7.92TV51 eps1977Madhouse

Remi 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 Vitalis, a traveling musician, and his...

AdventureDramaHistoricalKids
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's the Legend of the Sun King

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's the Legend of the Sun King

7.42Movie1 epsShin-Ei Animation

Doraemon and its friends open a hole in the time and they're travel to the Country of Mayana, a lost Mayan civilization in the jungle. There, Nobita will know its perfect double, prince Thio, heir to the throne. Both will decide to interchange papers to try to save to the...

AdventureComedyFantasyHistorical
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Ikkyu the Little Monk

Ikkyu the Little Monk

6.97TV296 eps1975Toei Animation

Ikkyu is a little boy training to be a monk at Ankokuji Temple. Known for being mischievous and a bit of a troublemaker, but also extremely smart, Ikkyu constantly thinks of new ways to outwit his frustrated teachers, helping others at the same time.

ComedyHistoricalKids
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Folktales from Japan

Folktales from Japan

6.94TV258 eps2012Tomason

Like in any culture, Japanese kids grow up listening to the stories repeatedly told by their parents and grandparents. The boy born from a peach; the princess from the moon who is discovered inside a bamboo; the old man who can make a dead cherry tree blossom, etc. These short...

SupernaturalHistoricalKids
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Around the World with Willy Fog

Around the World with Willy Fog

6.88TV26 eps1984Nippon Animation

Willy Fog accepts a bet from members of the Reform Club that he can make it around the world in 80 days. His plan, however, does not include being stopped by unknown enemies. (Source: ANN)

AdventureRomanceAnthropomorphicHistorical
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Belle to Kaijuu Ouji

Belle to Kaijuu Ouji

6.85Movie1 eps

A stop-motion puppet animation adaptation of the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale.

FantasyHistoricalKids
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Vicky the Viking

Vicky the Viking

6.72TV78 eps1974Nippon Animation

Long ago, in a little Viking Village called Flake, young Wickie lives a happy life. His father, Halvar, is the chief of the Vikings, and would have liked a son a little more courageous. So, he and his team take Wicke along on their journeys to give him the experience he'll need...

AdventureComedyHistoricalKids
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Kaguya-hime (1961)

Kaguya-hime (1961)

6.51Movie1 eps

A short puppet animation movie by Kazuhiko Watanabe.

HistoricalKids
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Ori-Princess

Ori-Princess

6.50TV52 eps2011Puzzle Animation Studio Limited

A Chinese prince meets a regular civilian during his travels and quickly falls in love. They marry and have a daughter, but the prince is soon separated from them during a rebellion. Many years later, the prince has become emperor and locates his lost daughter. She comes to live...

ComedyHistoricalKids
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Gekka Bijin (Music)

Gekka Bijin (Music)

6.37Music1 eps

Music video for the song Gekka Bijin by Wagakki Band that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. The video was animated by Kousuke Sugimoto.

HistoricalMusicKids
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Sekai Meisaku Douwa Series

Sekai Meisaku Douwa Series

6.32TV4 eps1988Toei Animation

Toei's month long run of fairy tale stories.

AdventureFantasyHistoricalKids
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Adventures of Little El Cid

Adventures of Little El Cid

6.30TV26 eps1984Nippon Animation

A boy named Rui Diaz De Vivar wants to become a knight. To do so he must travel the king of Castilla.

AdventureHistoricalKids
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Detective Conan: Let's Experience the Jomon Period!

Detective Conan: Let's Experience the Jomon Period!

6.29OVA1 eps

An educational Meitantei Conan OVA where the Shounen Tantei-dan (Detective Boys/The Junior Detective League) go on a field trip with Ran to learn about the Jomon Period of Japan, which is the earliest historical era of Japan. This OVA was released as a bundle with Shogakukan's...

HistoricalKids
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Superbook

Superbook

6.27TV26 eps1981Tatsunoko Production

The series beings at the home of a young boy named Sho Azuka discovers the magical Bible "Superbook" that speaks and sends him, his friend Azusa Yamato, and his toy robot Zenmaijikake back in time to the early events of the Old Testament.

AdventureFantasySci-FiHistorical
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Ikkyuu-san: Ooabare Yancha-hime

Ikkyuu-san: Ooabare Yancha-hime

6.24TV Special1 epsToei Animation

The rampant adventures of the mischievous Tsuyu take the lead here: "Ikkyuu-dono! Let's Play!!" (Source: AniDB)

ComedyHistoricalKids
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Yakeato no, Okashi no Ki

Yakeato no, Okashi no Ki

6.23TV Special1 epsShin-Ei Animation

The fifth film in Shin-Ei's series of annual WWII themed anime television movies for children "Sensou Douwa" (war story). (Source: AniDB)

DramaHistoricalKids
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Ikkyuu-san to Yancha Hime

Ikkyuu-san to Yancha Hime

6.22Movie1 epsToei Animation

Ikkyuu must talk a tomboy into behaving in a more lady-like manner before her habit of calling herself by the boy's name Tsuyumaru and attacking shogun Yoshimitsu Ashikaga with a wooden sword gets her into trouble. (Source: AniDB)

ComedyHistoricalKids
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Ao no Doumon

Ao no Doumon

6.20OVA1 eps

Legend has it that before the tunnel (Ao no Doumon) was built, people had to climb over the cliffs through which the tunnel is built to reach an important local shrine. The path was very dangerous and people regularly fell to their deaths. During the Edo period, a Buddhist monk...

DramaHistoricalSamuraiKids
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Tobiuo no Boy wa Byouki desu

Tobiuo no Boy wa Byouki desu

6.19Movie1 epsTsubasa Production

An anime about Operation Castle and the demise of the crew on the Daigo Fukuryuu Maru (S.S. Lucky Dragon 5). On March 1st 1954, a hydrogen bomb went off (that ended up being similar sized to the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima). The radioactive ash fell on the crew, poisoning...

FantasyHistoricalKids

Frequently Asked Questions

What anime is similar to Hinamatsuri (OVA)?

Fans who liked Hinamatsuri (OVA) tend to recommend Nobody's Boy Remi, Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's the Legend of the Sun King, Ikkyu the Little Monk the most. If you're into Historical and Kids, any of these are a solid pick.

Is Hinamatsuri (OVA) worth watching?

Hinamatsuri (OVA) has a 7.09 on MAL from 2,303 ratings. That's a solid score. Most people who give it a shot end up enjoying it.

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