Best Japanese Kids Shows

The Top Ten
1 Ultraman
2 Dragon Ball Dragon Ball is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It made anime popular in America and is based on the manga of the same name by Akira Toriyama. It was dubbed in English on Cartoon Networks Toonami block and still has many fans today.
3 Bakugan
4 Pokemon Pokémon, abbreviated from the Japanese title of Pocket Monsters and currently advertised in English as Pokémon: The Series, is a Japanese anime television series, which has been adapted for the international television markets. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 1, 1997, in the United States ...read more.
5 Digimon “Digimon” is a term commonly used to describe a variety of Japanese anime series based on the Bandai virtual pet brand “Digimon” (Dejimon). As of 2017, there are 7 series: “Digimon Adventure” (1999), “Digimon 02” (a.k.a. “Digimon Adventure 02”) (2000), “Digimon Tamers” (2001), ...read more.
6 Naruto Naruto is an anime and manga franchise Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto. The manga was later adapted into a television anime, which was produced by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex. It premiered across Japan on the terrestrial TV Tokyo and other TX Network stations on October 3, 2002. The first series ...read more.
7 Les Vacances de Piwi!

I love it forever! It used to air on Playhouse Disney for 15 years ago when I was little.

8 Teletoon Advance
9 Hamtaro Hamtaro, known in Japan as Trotting Hamutaro, is a Japanese children's manga and storybook series created and illustrated by Ritsuko Kawai.
10 Hello Kitty
The Contenders
11 HeartCatch PreCure Heartcatch Precure is a Japanese anime series and the seventh series of the Pretty Cure anime franchise by Izumi Todo that premiered on February 7, 2010, replacing Fresh Pretty Cure! on its initial timeslot. The series theme is flowers, which leads to their true definitions of Hanakotoba as of the season's ...read more.
12 Doraemon Doraemon is a fictional character in the Japanese manga and anime series of the same name created by Fujiko Fujio, the pen name of writing team Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko.
13 Chibi Maruko-chan Chibi Maruko-chan was originally a shojo manga series written and illustrated by Momoko Sakura. It was adapted into an anime and aired on January 7, 1990. The anime ran from January 7, 1990 to September 27, 1992 with a total of 142 episodes. A second anime aired on January 8, 1995.
14 Heidi, Girl of the Alps
15 Avatar: The Last Airbender Avatar: The Last Airbender is an American animated television series that aired for three seasons on Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008. Avatar: The Last Airbender is set in an Asiatic-like world in which some people are able to manipulate the classical elements by use of psychokinetic variants of Chinese martial arts, known as "bending". This show is often seen as one of the greatest cartoons of all time and is commonly thought to be an anime.

This is western animation, not anime.

16 Kure Kure Takora
17 Ojamajo Doremi
18 Jewelpet
19 Rilu Rilu Fairilu
20 Himitsu no Cocotama
21 Lady!!

Manga from Lost Media Archive

22 Hello! Lady Lynn
23 Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirou
24 Nepos Napos
25 Anpanman
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