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A polite and meticulous super sleuth known as the Butt Detective solves a myriad of baffling mysteries, blowing raspberries in the face of crime. (Source: Netflix)

Kitty and friends recreate the story of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.

A music video from NHK's Minna no Uta featuring a song by Angela Aki and art by Fruits Basket's mangaka. Based around 3 people as young children they sit down and write to their future self. They wish for the best and tell themselves to never give up faith or hope to always believe and stay strong even if everyone else puts them down. They just need to believe in thyself and they will be fine. I won't give away much more then that, but at the end they thank their younger self's and how they gave the advice proudly accepting what happened and glad they wrote it. They just hope for their future self to be happy more than anything no matter what happens.

The phone-only episodes 11 & 12 of Hipira-kun.

Kanta lives with his mother, brothers, sisters, and dog named Judeth. He likes baseball, but his mom doesn't like him mentioning baseball, because his mother believes this was the cause of her husband's death. (Source: ANN)

This is a colorful, painstakingly animated musical about a boy and his pet white elephant who one day drift onto a peaceful island which soon finds itself caught between two larger islands at war

This is the tale of Kum Kum, a kind of prehistoric "Dennis the Menace" who lived long ago. He and his family and friends belonged to a tribe of Mountain People who lived and hunted and farmed high in the hills near the Fire Mountain. This is a comedy series earmarked by infectious chibi-cuteness mixed with the pathos of every-day prehistoric life. The storylines revolves around the adventures of Kum Kum (pronounced coom-coom) and his young friends. Kum Kum has a real knack for getting himself (and the other kids) in trouble and that's what makes the series fun! (Source: kumkum.8thman.com)

Arashi Ishino is Japan's "Space invaders" champion. He must use his skills to beat others at different video games.

This episode is set in the future where the main characters from Doraemon are all grown up and have kids. Minidora (mini doraemon) accidently gets delivered to the Nobita's future house. The sons of Jyaiyan, Suneo and Nobita plays with Minidora with the special goods he brings out of his pocket. But trouble happens when they ran away from Dorami, who came to retrieve Minidora. (Source: ANN)

Two caterpillars investigate objects on a kitchen counter while searching for food. One of them finds a piece of pasta and is intrigued by the fact that there's a hole in the middle. They are having fun until a big mean caterpillar arrives. It's time for a major show down...

Second season of Cap Kakumei Bottleman.

* Based on Chirorin Mura To Kurumi No Ki (Chirorin Village and the Walnut Tree), a children's puppet show broadcast on NHK between 1959 and 1964. This series was brought back to exploit parents' nostalgia. Nutsberry Town is a beautiful small country town, surrounded by shimmering lakes, lush forests and green fields. It's a place where old-fashioned values still abound. It is here that our heroes, Snappy the Onion, Wendy the Walnut and Pee Wee the Peanut, a madcap trio known as the "Kooky Kids" play their mischievous games. Never mean-spirited or malicious, the Kooky Kids still manage to get into trouble in their non-stop quest for fun and adventure. And because Nutsberry Town is far from the hustle and bustle of video arcades, shopping malls or theme parks, the children find their fun amidst their beautiful surroundings -- and in their imagination. (Source: AniDB)

Ken The Wolf Boy is about the adventures of Ken, who was brought up by wolves in the jungle and can be compared to Jungle Book. His main companions were two young wolves named Chi Chi and Po Po. (Source: AniDB)

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

From out of the fires of space he was born... Kongo, a monkey made of stone, magically brought to life. Obsessed with a desire to learn and a need to be great, Kongo leaves his "family" on Flower Fruit Mountain in search of ancient knowledge and arcane wisdom. Not content to merely study and learn the mystical arts, Kongo masters the magic Jet Cloud, the first of his great weapons. With the power of the Jet Cloud, Kongo gains mastery of the air and returns to his adopted home just in time. Humans are laying claim to the monkeys` ancestral home. With his Jet Cloud and his newly-learned magical wisdom, Kongo defeats the humans and proclaims himself King of Flower Fruit Mountain. But in the Celestial Heavens, the gods are uneasy. A monkey defeating humans and declaring himself king? That cannot be allowed! They decide the monkeys must be taught a lesson and so they launch an attack on Kongo and all the monkeys of Flower Fruit Mountain. (Source: AniDB)

To commemorate Pokémon Day on February 27th, past Pokémon partners will gather and dance! A special animation MV Pokedance drawn by nine animators has been released! Everyone, try dancing too! (Source: Official YouTube Channel)

Youji, Kei, Kelly, and the little bear-shaped robot Oscar are small heroes who must save the town. Today is Youji's birthday, but this doesn't seem to excite him. Whether or not they know this, Kei, Kelly, and the woman who raised him as her own, Anna, seem to be planning something. And that's when it appears over the city – an out-of-control sightseeing airship! Our little heroes must face their biggest challenge yet! The action-packed drama even includes an evolved Fastening Machine! Will our heroes be able to fasten the town's future? What will become of Youji's birthday? There's only one way to find out! (Source: Official website)

Short film by Tadanari Okamoto originally projected on three screens, and re-edited for domestic release many years later, set to a poem by Noriko Ibaraki of the same name.

Commemorative video for the opening of Pokemon Center Okinawa.

The 24-26th episodes aired as a special the following year by itself.

Based on a series of children's books written in the 1970s by Annette Tison and Talus Taylor. Adding to the first serie from 1975, the second serie brings 48 new episodes. (Source: AniDB)

Adventures of the Little Koala focused on the adventures of Roo Bear, and his family, who were Koalas, and his friends, Nick, Pamie (penguins), Floppy, Mimi (rabbits), Betty (koala), the bully Walter (kangaroo) and countless others. There was also an old character named Weather, who could forcast the weather, and his gliding friend Mingle, a young animal who was apparently an orphan. (Source: AniDB)