Anime Like How to Keep a Mummy(2026)

Finished How to Keep a Mummy and looking for something similar? Here are 10 shows that fans actually recommend — especially if you're into Slice of Life and Supernatural.

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School Babysitters

School Babysitters

7.90TV12 eps2018Brain's Base

After losing both parents in a fatal plane crash, teenager Ryuuichi Kashima must adjust to his new life as the guardian of his younger brother Kotarou. Although Ryuuichi is able to maintain a friendly and kindhearted demeanor, Kotarou is a reserved toddler still too young to...

Slice of LifeChildcareIyashikeiSchool
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Jingai-san no Yome

Jingai-san no Yome

5.84TV12 eps2018Saetta

High schooler Tomari Hinowa is called to the principal's office one day to hear some shocking news: he's getting married! A mysterious fluffy creature called Kanenogi has chosen him as their wife, and despite Tomari's initial misgivings, he decides to accept. What follows are a...

ComedyFantasyRomanceSchool
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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

7.89TV13 eps2017Kyoto Animation

As Kobayashi sets off for another day at work, she opens her apartment door only to be met by an unusually frightening sight—the head of a dragon, staring at her from across the balcony. The dragon immediately transforms into a cute, busty, and energetic young girl dressed in a...

Slice of LifeSupernatural
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Natsume's Book of Friends

Natsume's Book of Friends

8.30TV13 eps2008Brain's Base

Due to an unusual ability to see strange creatures called youkai, Takashi Natsume has never fit in. Passed around from one foster home to another, he was left isolated and lonely. Over time, he has accepted that no one would ever believe him and has closed himself off to his...

Slice of LifeSupernaturalIyashikeiMythology
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Flying Witch

Flying Witch

7.50TV12 eps2016J.C.Staff

In the witches' tradition, when a practitioner turns 15, they must become independent and leave their home to study witchcraft. Makoto Kowata is one such apprentice witch who leaves her parents' home in Yokohama in pursuit of knowledge and training. Along with her companion...

FantasySlice of LifeIyashikeiUrban Fantasy
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The Morose Mononokean

The Morose Mononokean

7.43TV13 eps2016Pierrot Plus

The start of Hanae Ashiya's high school career has not been easy—he has spent all of the first week in the infirmary, and his inexplicable condition is only getting worse. The cause of his torment is the mysterious fuzzy creature that has attached itself to him ever since he...

ComedySupernaturalMythology
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How to Breed Kappas

How to Breed Kappas

6.15TV26 eps2004Picture Magic

A young man passes a pet shop on his way home, and seeing a kappa in the window, decides to buy it on a whim. He brings the creature home, and names him Kaatan. He's never owned a kappa before, so he relies heavily on a book he purchased on the subject of raising and training...

ComedyPets
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Potemayo

Potemayo

7.35TV12 eps2007J.C.Staff

Sunao Moriyama finds a strange but cute creature that he names Potemayo. Potemayo starts following him everywhere, usually riding on top of his head. His discovery becomes the center of attention in his class at school. Soon after, a similar creature appears, and is named...

ComedySchoolSeinen
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Merman in my Tub

Merman in my Tub

6.92TV13 eps2014Asahi Production

On his way home from school, Tatsumi sees a man collapsed near a lake. When he approaches him, Tatsumi notices something strange: the person in need of help is actually a beautiful merman named Wakasa! Because Wakasa's home has become too polluted to live in, Tatsumi graciously...

ComedyFantasyJosei
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Shonen Maid

Shonen Maid

7.27TV12 eps20168bit

After the sudden death of his mother, elementary school student Chihiro Komiya is left with no home and no family. But this changes when he encounters a rich and frivolous stranger who turns out to be his long-lost uncle, Madoka Takatori. Madoka offers to take Chihiro in, but...

Slice of LifeIyashikeiShoujo

Frequently Asked Questions

What anime is similar to How to Keep a Mummy?

Fans who liked How to Keep a Mummy tend to recommend School Babysitters, Jingai-san no Yome, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid the most. If you're into Slice of Life and Supernatural, any of these are a solid pick.

Is How to Keep a Mummy worth watching?

How to Keep a Mummy has a 7.45 on MAL from 150,533 ratings. That's a solid score. Most people who give it a shot end up enjoying it.

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