Best Japanese Family TV Shows

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Best Japanese Family TV Shows
Best Japanese Family TV Shows
TOP TV Shows: Stepmom and Daughter Blues (2018), Steven Universe (2013), Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987), House of Mouse (2001), Cory in the House (2007), My Hero Academia (2016), One-Punch Man (2015), Violet Evergarden (2018), Animaniacs (1993), Noragami (2014), Assassination Classroom (2013), Dragon Ball Super (2015), Captain Tsubasa (2018), Grand Maison Tokyo (2019), Doraemon (2005), Shaun the Sheep (2007), Shinchan (1992), Charlotte (2015), Blue Exorcist (2011).

List of Best TV Shows

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Stepmom and Daughter Blues (2018)
Genre: Family
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Eight-year-old Miyuki lost her mother several years ago and has since lived with just her father, Ryoichi. One day, she is suddenly introduced to Akiko, who is to be her new mother. Akiko uses her stellar business skills to try to win the little ...
Style: captivating, entertaining, light, romantic
Plot: family relations, stepmother stepdaughter relationship, relationship vs career, parents and children, kids and family, family life, stepdaughter, lifestyle, career, father daughter relationship, male female relationship, entrepreneurship ...
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Steven Universe (2013)
Genre: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story: A young boy takes his mother's place in a group of gemstone-based beings, and must learn to control his powers.
Style: touching, stylized, captivating, offbeat, witty ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot: supernatural ability, gem, goodhearted, intergalactic, danger, youth, heroes, save the world, supernatural, imaginary, alien, outer space ...
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Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Intergalactic warrior Star Butterfly arrives on Earth to live with the Diaz family. She continues to battle villains throughout the universe and high school, mainly to protect her extremely powerful wand, an object that still confuses her.
Style: captivating, exciting, sincere, semi serious, anime ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens, preschool
Plot: princess, friendship, good versus evil, teenage life, family relations, youth, magic wand, high school life, magical girl, imaginary, butterfly, parents and children ...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American animated television series produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson. The pilot was shown during the week of December 14, 1987 in syndication as a five-part miniseries and began its official run on October 1, ...
Style: anime, retro, exciting, humorous, epic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: ninja turtle, mutant, martial arts, turtle, superhero, invasion, werewolf, mutant animal, master warrior, good versus evil, friends, anthropomorphic animal ...
Time: year 1987, 80s, 90s
Place: new york, usa
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House of Mouse (2001)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Disney's House of Mouse is an American animated television series, produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, that originally aired from 2001 to 2003. On September 2, 2002, an all night marathon of this show titled "Night of 1000 ...
Style: light, entertaining, humorous, feel good, anthology ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: beast, cartoon mouse, restaurant, dog, entertainment, magic, mickey mouse, chef, batman, disney princess, house, evil queen ...
Time: 2000s
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Cory in the House (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Cory in the House is an American television sitcom, which aired on the Disney Channel from January 12, 2007 to September 13, 2008 and was a spin-off from the Disney show That's So Raven. The show focuses on Cory Baxter, who moved from San ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, not serious, feel good, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens
Plot: teenager, family relations, family life, u.s. president, lifestyle, teenage life, coming of age, parents and children, president, white house, chef, father son relationship ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., usa
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My Hero Academia (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: People are not born equal, a realization that 4-year-old Midoriya Izuku faced when bullied by his classmates who had unique special powers. Izuku was one of the rare cases where he was born with absolutely no unique powers. This did not stop Izuku ...
Style: anime, exciting, entertaining, sincere, humorous ...
Audience: teens, preschool
Plot: superhero, training, school, heroes, heroism, high school life, friendship, teamwork, save the world, rivalry, tournament, supernatural power ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
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 8.7
 184K
One-Punch Man (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special” training, though, he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible. In fact, he’s too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single ...
Style: anime, feel good, entertaining, humorous, parody ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, kids
Plot: superhero, battles, martial arts, monster, supernatural, absurd humor, cyborgs, karate, fantasy world, fight, superpower, violence ...
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Edward and Alphonse Elric's reckless disregard for alchemy's fun­damental laws ripped half of Ed's limbs from his body and left Al's soul clinging to a cold suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers scour a war-torn ...
Style: anime, exciting, serious, manga, stylized ...
Audience: teens, kids, adult, preschool
Plot: alchemy, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, siblings relations, imaginary, alchemist, genocide, heroes, brother brother relationship, evil, technology, escapades ...
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Violet Evergarden (2018)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: The war is over, and Violet Evergarden needs a job. Scarred and emotionless, she takes a job as a letter writer to understand herself and her past.
Style: anime, touching, captivating, serious, melancholic ...
Plot: female protagonist, love, letter, self discovery, child soldier, war, loss of loved one, travel, relationships, slice of life, orphan, war veteran ...
Place: thailand
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 7.9
 26K
Animaniacs (1993)
Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story: The two Warner Brothers Yakko and Wakko and their Warner sister Dot had been (supposedly) created in the 1930's, but their cartoons were too screwy for the general public to handle. The three Warners were locked up in the studio water tower ...
Style: parody, adult animation, retro, sitcom, anime ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot: satire, families, weirdo, talking cat, batman, talking animal, family relations, sibling relationship, music, artists and showbiz, media, siblings relations ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: california, usa
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 7.8
 19K
Noragami (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: The world consists of two parts: the near shore and far shore. The near shore is the place where people reside, while the far shore is the place for deities and ayakashi, which are emotional fragments that can posses humans and cause trouble. So it ...
Style: anime, exciting, suspense, captivating, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: deity, ghost, friendship, supernatural, god, drastic change of life, spirit, curses spells and rituals, love and romance, goddess, exorcist, sword fight ...
Place: japan
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Assassination Classroom (2013)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: The students of class 3-E have a mission: kill their teacher before graduation. He has already destroyed the moon, and has promised to destroy the Earth if he can not be killed within a year. But how can this class of misfits kill a tentacled ...
Style: anime, humorous, exciting, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience: teens
Plot: education, battles, friendship, teacher, monster, fate of humanity, murder, school, superhuman, superhuman powers, fight, underdog ...
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Dragon Ball Super (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Set just after the events of the Buu Saga of Dragon Ball Z, a deadly threat awakens once more. People lived in peace without knowing who the true heroes were during the devastating battle against Majin Buu. The powerful Dragon Balls have prevented ...
Style: anime, captivating, exciting, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience: kids
Plot: battles, betrayal, violence, alien, dragon ball, villain, rivals, fight, heroes, father son relationship, friendship, father daughter relationship ...
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Can't write! ~A life without scenario~ (2021)
Genre: Family
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Keisuke Yoshimaru is a screenwriter, but instead of working, he is responsible for all household chores. On the other hand, Keisuke's wife, Nami, is a popular novel writer under the name "Ririko Kōsaka". Nami is the breadwinner with ...
Style: sincere, captivating, entertaining
Audience: family outing
Plot: husband wife relationship, screenwriter, spouse, daydreamer, japanese wife, supportive spouse, ambition, dream, best selling author, married couple, family life, slice of life ...
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Captain Tsubasa (2018)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: The passionate story of an elementary school student whose thoughts and dreams revolve almost entirely around the love of soccer. 11-year-old Tsubasa Oozora started playing football at a very young age, and while it was mostly just a recreational ...
Style: anime, captivating, exciting, inspirational, disturbing
Plot: soccer, tournament, competition, football, coming of age, football team, football player, team, teenager, follow your dream, school, athlete's life ...
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Grand Maison Tokyo (2019)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Natsuki Obana (Takuya Kimura) is a chef, specializing in French cuisine. He runs a restaurant in Paris that has earned 2 stars from Michelin Guide. Natsuki Obana is confident, but he suffers from pressure trying to attain 3 stars. An unexpected case ...
Style: disturbing, entertaining, captivating
Audience: family outing
Plot: restaurant, cooking, teamwork, ambitious man, cooking competition, workplace, cooking and food, ambition, chef, escapades, cookery, food ...
Place: tokyo, paris france
Is relevant ?
 8.3
 4K
Doraemon (2005)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Robotic cat Doraemon is sent back in time from the 22nd century to protect 10-year-old Noby, a lazy and uncoordinated boy who is destined to have a tragic future. Doraemon can create secret gadgets from a pocket on his stomach, but they usually ...
Style: anime, captivating, humorous, light, educational ...
Audience: kids
Plot: time travel, anthropomorphism, environmentalist, environment, environmental, cat, time traveler, adaptation, doraemon, boy with glasses, robot, bare butt ...
Time: future
Place: japan, south korea
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Shaun the Sheep (2007)
Genre: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, Finland, Germany
Duration: 7 min.
TV show
Story: Shaun the Sheep is a British stop-motion animated children's television series produced by Aardman Animations, and commissioned by the British Broadcasting Corporation and Westdeutscher Rundfunk, a constituent member of the consortium of German ...
Style: feel good, humorous, not serious, anime, captivating ...
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot: countryside, animal life, stop motion, friendship, animal, pets, security guard, friends, escapades, partner, frame up, power relations ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Is relevant ?
 8.4
 1K
Shinchan (1992)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Shin-chan, the boy next door, is a walking disaster, creating chaos wherever he goes. With the body of a child and the mind of an adult, Shinchan is wreaking more havoc than any child before. Shin-chan is carefree, optimistic and gets excited about ...
Style: anime
Audience: kids
Plot: kindergarten, father son relationship, father, child, immaturity, life, school, mother, joke, friend, parents, dog ...
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 7.5
 8K
Charlotte (2015)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: All thanks to the special ability that he developed, Yu was able to cheat his way into a very prestigious high school. With his power, he thought nothing was going to stand in his way until he met a mysterious girl named Nao Tomori and other ...
Style: anime, captivating, entertaining, manga, feel good ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: school, supernatural ability, high school life, teenage life, drastic change of life, secret organization, high school, teenage boy, blackmail, tragedy, superpower, super powers ...
Place: japan
Is relevant ?
 7.4
 15K
Blue Exorcist (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Humans live in the world of Assiah, demons in Gehenna. The two dimensions are not meant to interfere with each other, but demons still possess creatures in Assiah in spite of this. The humans who can fight these demons are known as exorcists. Rin ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: supernatural, friendship, exorcist, demon, danger, anger, curses spells and rituals, rivalry, school, exorcism, heroes, teamwork ...
Place: japan
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SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan, Canada, Australia
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Deep down in the Pacific Ocean in the subterranean city of Bikini Bottom lives a square yellow sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob lives in a pineapple with his pet snail, Gary, loves his job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, and has a ...
Style: humorous, adult cartoon, not serious, slapstick comedy, anime ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot: friendship, optimism, underwater, fast food, imaginary, best friend, escapades, disorder, goofy hero, boat, surrealism, creature ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 2020s, 2010s, 2000s ...
Place: pacific ocean
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 7.9
 17K
Kill La Kill (2013)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: The story centers around two fiercely fighting schoolgirls, Ryuuko Matoi and Satsuki Kiryuuin. On a campus ruled by force, a transfer student wielding a Basami sword brings about upheaval.
Style: anime, exciting, atmospheric, manga, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: supernatural ability, friendship, sister sister relationship, high school, murder, fighting the system, nudity, social relations, good versus evil, danger, escapades, uncover truth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, africa
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If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student (2022)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story: A story that begins when a husband, who lost his beloved wife ten years ago and lost the meaning of life, and his daughter are unexpectedly reunited with their wife/mother. As his wife is reborn as a ten-year-old elementary school student, the ...
Style: romantic, dramatic, entertaining, captivating, touching ...
Plot: family relations, japanese schoolgirl, family life, wife, japanese wife, girl, japanese girl, little girl, japanese woman, daughter, japanese man, education ...
Place: japan
Is relevant ?
 7.2
 102
StarBeam (2020)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Zoey is excited to tackle second grade, but when danger beckons, she sneaks away and with her signature call out and transforms into StarBeam, the speediest, most powerful and most enthusiastic superhero to ever sip from a juicebox.
Style: funny, captivating, feel good, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: superhero, young heroes, superpower, child protagonist, lifestyle, heroes, danger
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Chi's Sweet Home (2008)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 3 min.
TV show
Story: Chi's Sweet Home is a manga series written and illustrated by Kanata Konami. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Morning since 2004. The manga has been licensed for North American distribution by Vertical Inc. ...
Style: anime, humorous, feel good, sweet, light ...
Plot: friendship, animal, human animal relationship, children, family relations, kitten, animal life, cartoon cat, heroes, escapades, life philosophy, hopes ...
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Little Witch Academia (2017)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: When she was a little girl, Atsuko "Akko" Kagari saw a magic show performed by a witch named Shiny Chariot. From that day on she wanted to be just like her. Enrolling at Luna Nova Magical Academy and having no magical background, can she ...
Style: anime, light, exciting, stylized, captivating ...
Audience: kids
Plot: magic, magical power, supernatural, friendship, school, witch, magical girl, wizard, adaptation, magician, wizards and magicians, salvation ...
Is relevant ?
 7.5
 47K
Pokemon (1997)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Ten-year-old Ash aspires to be the greatest Pokémon (pocket monster) trainer in the world. To do this, he enlists the help of many friends, and his own Pokémon, Pikachu. Together, they must search their world for new Pokémon, while avoiding the ...
Style: anime, exciting, semi serious, retro, manga ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, teen fantasy, pre-teens ...
Plot: pokemon, young heroes, boy, good versus evil, creature, rivalry, team, friendship, heroes, contests and competitions, danger, underdog ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: japan
Is relevant ?
 6.7
 2K
Bonkers (1993)
Genre: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Bonkers is an animated American television series that aired from September 4, 1993 to August 24, 1995 in first-run syndication. The syndicated run was available both separately, and as part of The Disney Afternoon. The show was last seen on Toon ...
Style: slapstick, not serious, surreal, humorous, offbeat ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: police station, anti hero, police investigation, fighting crime, partners against crime, investigation, goofy hero, law enforcement, incompetent police, police detective, animal life, disorder ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
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