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Ghost Hound

Shinreigari: Ghost Hound

2007, TV, 22 eps, 71%, Production I.G

Recommended by 15 Zettai Shounen fans on AniList. Both have Rural.

In an isolated region of Kyushu lies the town of Suiten. Though seeming small and modest, Suiten is not a picturesque place for a vacation, unless it is from the “Unseen World”. Taro, Makoto and Masayuki, three boys with traumatic pasts, learn to let their souls…

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  1. Cover of Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1
    Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1

    2008, TV, 13 eps, 80%

    Recommended by 3 Zettai Shounen fans on AniList. The same kind of story: rural youkai iyashikei.

  2. Cover of Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light
    Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light

    2011, Movie, 1 ep, 79%

    The same kind of story: rural youkai iyashikei.

  3. Cover of Den-noh Coil
    Den-noh Coil

    2007, TV, 26 eps, 78%

    Recommended by 4 Zettai Shounen fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy, Coming of Age, Urban.

  4. Cover of Windy Tales
    Windy Tales

    2004, TV, 13 eps, 73%

    Recommended by 3 Zettai Shounen fans on AniList. Both have Iyashikei, Philosophy, Coming of Age.

  5. Cover of Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
    Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

    2011, TV, 11 eps, 80%

    Both have Rural, Coming of Age.

  6. Cover of Haibane Renmei
    Haibane Renmei

    2002, TV, 13 eps, 80%

    Recommended by 11 Zettai Shounen fans on AniList. Both have Iyashikei, Rural, Philosophy.

  7. Cover of Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu
    Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu

    2005, OVA, 6 eps, 64%

    School, School Club, Denpa

  8. Cover of Hanada Shounen-shi
    Hanada Shounen-shi

    2002, TV, 25 eps, 77%

    Both have Rural, Coming of Age.

  9. Cover of When They Cry
    When They Cry

    2006, TV, 26 eps, 76%

    Both have Rural, Urban Fantasy.

  10. Cover of Mokke
    Mokke

    2007, TV, 24 eps, 68%

    Recommended by 4 Zettai Shounen fans on AniList. The same kind of story: rural youkai iyashikei.

  11. Cover of From the New World
    From the New World

    2012, TV, 25 eps, 80%

    Both have Rural, Philosophy, Coming of Age.

  12. Cover of Kamichu!
    Kamichu!

    2005, TV, 12 eps, 71%

    Recommended by 10 Zettai Shounen fans on AniList. The same kind of story: rural youkai iyashikei.

  13. Cover of MUSHI-SHI
    MUSHI-SHI

    2005, TV, 26 eps, 85%

    Recommended by 3 Zettai Shounen fans on AniList. The same kind of story: rural youkai iyashikei.

  14. Cover of Spirited Away
    Spirited Away

    2001, Movie, 1 ep, 86%

    Both have Coming of Age, Urban Fantasy.

  15. Cover of DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION
    DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION

    2024, ONA, 18 eps, 79%

    Both have Philosophy, Coming of Age, Urban.

  16. Cover of Serial Experiments Lain
    Serial Experiments Lain

    1998, TV, 13 eps, 80%

    Recommended by 3 Zettai Shounen fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy, Urban.

  17. Cover of Twin Spica
    Twin Spica

    2003, TV, 20 eps, 72%

    Ghost, Female Protagonist, Astronomy

  18. Cover of Girls' Last Tour
    Girls' Last Tour

    2017, TV, 12 eps, 82%

    Both have Iyashikei, Philosophy, Urban.

  19. Cover of Cencoroll
    Cencoroll

    2009, Movie, 1 ep, 68%

    Both have Urban Fantasy.

  20. Cover of Tonari no Yokai-san
    Tonari no Yokai-san

    2024, TV, 13 eps, 71%

    Recommended by 5 Zettai Shounen fans on AniList. The same kind of story: rural youkai iyashikei.

  21. Cover of ARIA The ANIMATION
    ARIA The ANIMATION

    2005, TV, 13 eps, 76%

    Both have Iyashikei, Philosophy, Urban.

  22. Cover of Please Save My Earth
    Please Save My Earth

    1993, OVA, 6 eps, 67%

    Primarily Teen Cast, Primarily Male Cast, Shoujo

  23. Cover of Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series
    Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series

    2017, TV, 12 eps, 73%

    Both have Iyashikei, Rural, Philosophy.

Manga for fans of Zettai Shounen

The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity2021, Manga, ongoing, 87% The Knight Only Lives Today2024, Manga, ongoing, 86% A Home Far Away2020, Manga, 7 ch, 85% Baccano!2003, Light novel, ongoing, 86% Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai2015, Manga, 20 ch, 78% Ascendance of a Bookworm ~I'll do anything to become a librarian!~ Part 1 If there aren't any books, I'll just have make some!2015, Manga, 42 ch, 78% One-Punch Man2012, Manga, ongoing, 85% Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin2001, Manga, 112 ch, 85%

About Zettai Shounen

2005, TV, 26 eps, 66%, Ajiado

Aizawa Ayumu is a young boy, who is sent to a small town called Tana to live with his father for a while. Even though he doesn't want to go, he agrees to do so when his mother offers him a mountain bike. Ayumu used to live in Tana before, and now his memories of the time are shrouded in mystery - apparently something happened when he was a child. Enter Miku, a young girl who knows more than she tells, weird glowing lights floating around, reflections of UFOish objects in the eyes of cats and dogs, a nosy female announcer, a forest with a mysterious past, and a weird boy called Wakkun, who wears the clothes Ayumu used to when he was a child, and you get the world of Zettai Shonen, where mysteries remain mysteries amidst a slow, normal, everyday life.

(Source: Anime News Network)

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