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Anime like Tokyo Godfathers

Not everyone loves Tokyo Godfathers for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Tokyo Godfathers

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like three people on the street, each with a buried story.

  2. You want a Christmas story that moves you.

  3. You laugh at misfortune piling up on three people who have nothing.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Kotaro Lives Alone2022

    • a Christmas story that moves you

    Good for you if you like being moved by a small boy who hides how lonely he is.

  • BoJack Horseman2014

    • three people on the street, each with a buried story
    • misfortune piling up on three people who have nothing

    Good for you if you like animal puns next to jokes about addiction and death.

  • In This Corner of the World2016

    • three people on the street, each with a buried story

    Good for you if you like Suzu, dreamy and stubborn, keeping a household going.

  • Fruits Basket2019

    • three people on the street, each with a buried story
    • a Christmas story that moves you

    Good for you if you like being moved to tears by Tohru's kindness.

  • The Day I Became a God2020

    • a Christmas story that moves you

    Good for you if you like a light story that ends up making you cry.

  • Welcome to the N-H-K2006

    • three people on the street, each with a buried story
    • misfortune piling up on three people who have nothing

    Good for you if you can laugh at Sato's paranoia and his worst days.

  • Clannad2007

    • a Christmas story that moves you

    Good for you if you want a story that leaves you crying in the second season.

  • Giovanni's Island2014

    • a Christmas story that moves you

    Good for you if you like being moved to tears by two small brothers.

  • Great Teacher Onizuka1999

    • three people on the street, each with a buried story

    Good for you if you like watching troubled students open up one by one.

  • Okko's Inn2018

    • a Christmas story that moves you

    Good for you if you like being moved by a child slowly facing her grief.

Reasons taken from Tokyo Godfathers's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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