Anime Like My Neighbor Totoro(2026)

Post-My Neighbor Totoro depression? We get it. Here are 10 shows the community actually stands behind for fans of Adventure and Award Winning.

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Wolf Children

Wolf Children

8.56Movie1 epsStudio Chizu

Hana, a hard-working college student, falls in love with a mysterious man who attends one of her classes though he is not an actual student. As it turns out, he is not truly human either. On a full moon night, he transforms, revealing that he is the last werewolf alive. Despite...

Award WinningSlice of LifeSupernaturalChildcare
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Panda! Go Panda!

Panda! Go Panda!

6.73Movie2 epsTokyo Movie Shinsha

Panda Kopanda (Panda! Go Panda!) is a 30 minute movie made in 1972. Miyazaki created the original idea, the script, the layouts, and did key animation, and Takahata directed the film. The story is about a little girl, Mimiko, who was left alone while her Grandma was away. A 1973...

ComedyAnthropomorphicKids
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Ponyo

Ponyo

7.97Movie1 epsStudio Ghibli

A goldfish sneaks away from home and floats off on the back of a jellyfish. After getting stuck in a glass jar, she drifts to the shore where she is freed by Sousuke, a five-year-old boy who lives with his mother Lisa in a house by the sea while his father Koichi works on a...

AdventureAward WinningFantasy
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Spirited Away

Spirited Away

8.77Movie1 epsStudio Ghibli

Stubborn, spoiled, and naïve, 10-year-old Chihiro Ogino is less than pleased when she and her parents discover an abandoned amusement park on the way to their new house. Cautiously venturing inside, she realizes that there is more to this place than meets the eye, as strange...

AdventureAward WinningFantasyMythology
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Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

7.45Movie1 epsStudio Ghibli

Taeko Okajima is a 27-year-old, independent woman who spent her entire life in Tokyo. Looking to unwind from the rush of the big city, she decides to visit her family in the country to help out during the harvest. On the train there, Taeko vividly recalls her memories as a...

DramaRomanceJosei
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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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Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle

8.67Movie1 epsStudio Ghibli

That jumbled piece of architecture, that cacophony of hissing steam and creaking joints, with smoke billowing from it as it moves on its own... That castle is home to the magnificent wizard Howl, infamous for both his magical prowess and for being a womanizer—or so the rumor...

AdventureAward WinningDramaFantasy
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A Letter to Momo

A Letter to Momo

7.30Movie1 eps2011Production I.G

Momo is a young girl who grew up in a big city. However, following the premature loss of her father, she has to move with her mother to the old family house on a remote island. Here, time seems to have stopped: old wooden buildings, holy shrines surrounded by trees, fields...

DramaSupernatural
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Hakumei and Mikochi

Hakumei and Mikochi

7.40TV12 eps2018Lerche

Nine centimeters (3.5 inches) tall, the tiny girls Hakumei and Mikochi live in the forest. Living in a tiny house in a tree, riding insects and birds, and making umbrellas out of leaves, these tiny girls live a tiny life. Follow their tiny but lovely lives as they live their day...

FantasySlice of Life
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Miyori's Forest

Miyori's Forest

6.90TV Special1 epsNippon Animation

After being deserted by her parents, 11-year-old Miyori shuts her heart from the rest of the world and denies any form of human relationships. She was entrusted in the care of her grandmother who lives near a forest. Miyori will take a walk in the forest where she felt a strong...

AdventureDramaFantasyShoujo

Frequently Asked Questions

What anime is similar to My Neighbor Totoro?

Fans who liked My Neighbor Totoro tend to recommend Wolf Children, Panda! Go Panda!, Ponyo the most. If you're into Adventure and Award Winning, any of these are a solid pick.

Is My Neighbor Totoro worth watching?

My Neighbor Totoro has a 8.25 on MAL from 1,169,618 ratings. That puts it in the top tier — most fans love it and recommend it without hesitation.

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