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Anime like Shin Chan

Also known as Crayon Shin-chan

20 anime for fans of Shin Chan, ranked by what people who loved it went on to love and by what they share with it, like Family Life, Episodic. Connect your AniList or MyAnimeList account to get picks for your whole taste instead.

  1. Doraemon

    1973, TV, 26 episodes, 73% on AniList

    Recommended by 15 Shin Chan fans on AniList. Both have Comedy.

    Nobita Nobi is so hapless that his 22nd century decendants are still impoverished as a result of his 20th century bumbling.

  2. Princess Mononoke

    1997, Movie, 85% on AniList

    A calm village residing in the mountains comes under attack from a demon-possessed boar one day.

  3. SPY x FAMILY

    2022, TV, 12 episodes, 83% on AniList

    Both have Family Life, Episodic.

    Everyone has a part of themselves they cannot show to anyone else.

  4. Spirited Away

    2001, Movie, 86% on AniList

    On the way to their new home, 10-year-old Chihiro Ogino's family stumbles upon a deserted theme park.

  5. Death Note

    2006, TV, 37 episodes, 84% on AniList

    Light Yagami is a genius high school student who is about to learn about life through a book of death.

  6. When Marnie Was There

    2014, Movie, 78% on AniList

    Suffering from frequent asthma attacks, young Anna Sasaki is quiet, unsociable, and isolated from her peers, causing her foster parent endless worry.

  7. The Promised Neverland

    2019, TV, 12 episodes, 83% on AniList

    Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life.

  8. DAN DA DAN

    2024, TV, 12 episodes, 83% on AniList

    Both have Comedy.

    This is a story about Momo, a high school girl who comes from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult fanatic.

  9. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

    2006, TV, 25 episodes, 85% on AniList

    On August 10th of the year 2010 the Holy Empire of Britannia began a campaign of conquest, its sights set on Japan.

  10. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

    2019, TV, 26 episodes, 82% on AniList

    It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon.

  11. Wolf Children

    2012, Movie, 83% on AniList

    Both have Family Life.

    The theme of the film is the love between parents and children. The story covers 13 years and begins with a 19-year-old college student named Hana who encounters and falls in "fairy tale-like" love…

  12. Solo Leveling

    2024, TV, 12 episodes, 80% on AniList

    They say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but that’s not the case for the world’s weakest hunter Seong Jin-U.

  13. Parasyte -the maxim-

    2014, TV, 24 episodes, 81% on AniList

    They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere.

  14. Your Name.

    2016, Movie, 85% on AniList

    Mitsuha Miyamizu, a high school girl, yearns to live the life of a boy in the bustling city of Tokyo—a dream that stands in stark contrast to her present life in the countryside.

  15. Kaiju No. 8

    2024, TV, 12 episodes, 81% on AniList

    With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju.

  16. Kiki's Delivery Service

    1989, Movie, 81% on AniList

    Kiki is an enterprising young girl who must follow tradition to become a full-fledged witch. Venturing out with only her chatty black cat, Jiji, Kiki flies off for the adventure of a lifetime.

  17. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    2009, TV, 64 episodes, 90% on AniList

    "In order for something to be obtained, something of equal value must be lost."

  18. Grave of the Fireflies

    1988, Movie, 83% on AniList

    Both have Family Life.

    In the aftermath of a World War II bombing, two orphaned children struggle to survive in the Japanese countryside.

  19. Steins;Gate

    2011, TV, 24 episodes, 89% on AniList

    Self-proclaimed mad scientist Okabe Rintarou lives in a small room in Akihabara, where he invents "future gadgets" with fellow lab members Shiina Mayuri, his air-headed childhood friend, and Hashida…

  20. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV)

    2012, TV, 26 episodes, 77% on AniList

    Beginning its tale in 19th century England, young aristocrat Jonathan Joestar finds himself locked in bitter rivalry with Dio Brando, a low-born boy who Jonathan's father took under his wing after…

Manga for fans of Shin Chan

  1. Cover of Black Butler Black Butler

    2006, 81%

  2. Cover of Love at Fourteen Love at Fourteen

    2010, 73%

  3. Cover of Yotsuba&! Yotsuba&!

    2003, 89%

  4. Cover of Azumanga Daioh Azumanga Daioh

    1999, 82%

  5. Cover of Goodbye, Eri Goodbye, Eri

    2022, 85%

  6. Cover of Solo Leveling Solo Leveling

    2018, 84%

  7. Cover of Look Back Look Back

    2021, 83%

  8. Cover of Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Jujutsu Kaisen 0

    2017, 80%

About Shin Chan

1992, Shin-Ei Animation, 78% on AniList

Crayon Shin-chan follows the wacky antics and adventures of five-year-old Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara and his parents, neighbors, and friends and is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

Many of the jokes in the series stem from Shin-chan's occasionally weird, unnatural and inappropriate use of language, as well as from his inappropriate behavior. A typical gag involves Shin-chan confounding his parents by using the wrong phrase for the occasion; for example, saying "Welcome back!" instead of "I am back!" when he comes home.

During the beginning of the series, the TV show was mostly based on the storyline in the original manga. As the show progressed, more and more episodes became anime-original.