Top 10 Anime Like Pekkle in the Ugly Duckling (Ahiru no Pekkle no Minikui Ahiru no Ko) [2025 List]

Ahiru no Pekkle no Minikui Ahiru no Ko

Pekkle stars in the story of The Ugly Duckling.

Pekkle in the Ugly Duckling has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: アヒルのペックルのみにくいあひるの子, Hello Kitty's Animation Theater 11b

Genres: Fantasy , Kids , Anthropomorphism

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Top 10 Anime Like Pekkle in the Ugly Duckling (Ahiru no Pekkle no Minikui Ahiru no Ko) [2025 List]

10. Perrine Monogatari

Perrine Monogatari

Perrine travels across Europe with her mother, a photographer, in a cabin drawn by a donkey. They are heading to a small village in northern France, the home of Perrine's dead father.
Perrine doesn't know that they are unwanted in the village; Perrine's father left the village after having quarrelled with his father (Perrine's grandfather) and married in India against his father's will. After her mother falls ill, Perrine has to sell everything, including her beloved donkey Palikare, to pay for medicine.
Mother dies in Paris and before dying tells the girl that she has to make her grandfather love her before he knows who she really is. After a journey full of hardships, Perrine finally arrives in the village where she learns that her grandfather is the rich owner of the factory that feeds all the villagers.
Presenting herself under a false name, Perrine gets a job on the factory, searching for a way to the heart of her grandfather.

Perrine Monogatari has finished airing and it has 53 Episodes. It is also Known as: ペリーヌ物語, Sekai Meisaku Gekijou, The Story of Perrine

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9. Flanders no Inu

Flanders no Inu

Nello Tarth is a poor but happy orphan who lives with his grandfather Jehan in a little village nearby Antwerp. Nello has a talent for drawing pictures and has been fascinated by it since he saw one of Rubens (a famous artist) pictures as a little boy. Helping Jehan with the daily milk delivery to Antwerp, Nello one day discovers Patrash, a working dog who has been mistreated and abandoned by his former owner. He treats the exhausted animal and after a little while a close and dependable friendship develops. Alois Cojez, the daughter of the richest and hence most influential man in Blacken Village, is Nellos best friend. When Nello decides to become an artist he has to experience firsthand the ignorance and cruelty of the villagers. Especially Alois father thinks of him as a slacker who cannot earn his living by drawing pictures. Nontheless Nello perseveres and never gives up to achieve his dream and to win their appreciation and respect while strenuously struggling with his poverty.

A Dog of Flanders has finished airing and it has 52 Episodes. It is also Known as: フランダースの犬, Sekai Meisaku Gekijou, A Dog of Flanders

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8. Kaze no Naka no Shoujo: Kinpatsu no Jeanie

Kaze no Naka no Shoujo: Kinpatsu no Jeanie

The story begins in a small town, Pennsylvania in 1838. Jeanie MacDowell is a cheerful and beautiful girl with light brown hair. Jeanie enjoys playing the piano and loves taking piano lessons from her mother.
Steven, a good harmonica player, and Bill, a black boy who is very good at playing the banjo, are great friends of Jeanie's. They enjoy playing music together like a small band.
However, Jeanie's happy life changes dramatically after her mother suddenly passes away.
Experiencing many difficulties and learning the importance of life, she decides to devote her life to helping many people suffering from illness.
This series is a highly emotional love story about the relationship between young Stephen Foster, who later becomes a famous composer and author of children's songs, and young Jeanie MacDowell, who becomes Stephen Foster's wife.

Kaze no Naka no Shoujo: Kinpatsu no Jeanie has finished airing and it has 52 Episodes. It is also Known as: 風の中の少女 金髪のジェニー, Kaze no Naka no Shoujo Kinpatsu no Jenii, Fiocchi di cotone per Jeanie, Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair, Girl in the Wind: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, Jeannie

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7. Makiba no Shoujo Katri

Makiba no Shoujo Katri

This series tells the story of 9 year-old Katri, a girl who lives on a farm in Finland with her grandparents. Katri's mother has been away in Germany for three years. The farm is not doing well, so to help support her family, she goes to work on a neighboring farm. Katri faces many struggles and challenges.

Katri has finished airing and it has 49 Episodes. It is also Known as: 牧場の少女カトリ, Makiba no Shoujo Katri

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6. Ikkyuu-san

Ikkyuu-san

Ikkyu is a little boy training to be a monk at Ankokuji Temple. Known for being mischievous and a bit of a troublemaker, but also extremely smart, Ikkyu constantly thinks of new ways to outwit his frustrated teachers, helping others at the same time.

Ikkyu the Little Monk has finished airing and it has 296 Episodes. It is also Known as: 一休さん, Mister Ikkyu, The Cunning Monk

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5. Ie Naki Ko

Ie Naki Ko

Remi is a boy living happily with his mother in the French countryside. But everything changes when his estranged father comes home and, in desperate need of money, reveals that Remi is adopted, and sells him. Heartbroken, Remi ends up with Vitalis, a traveling musician, and his troupe of animal entertainers. Together, they travel the country in search for Remi's real parents, along the way learning the harsh lessons of life. A deeply moving story about friendship, loss and the pursuit of happiness.

Ie Naki Ko has finished airing and it has 51 Episodes. It is also Known as: 家なき子, Remi, the Nobody's Boy, Rémi

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4. Candy Candy

Candy Candy

This story is about a girl, Candy, who is a orphan. She is a nice and optimistic girl and she has a warm heart. When she was a child, she lived in an orphanage called Pony's Home. She had a good friend called Annie. And she met the "Prince of the Hill" who is a important person in her life, on the hill behind the orphanage.
She was adopted by the Leagan's family. What's awaiting her are the bad-hearted Neil and his sister, Eliza. One day, in the rose garden, she met a boy, who is identical to the "Prince of the Hill" who she had met in her childhood. The boy is called Anthony. Thereafter, a fantastic story that she has never expected begins.

Candy Candy has finished airing and it has 115 Episodes. It is also Known as: キャンディ・キャンディ, Candy Candy

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3. Ai Shoujo Pollyanna Story

Ai Shoujo Pollyanna Story

Motherless since birth, Pollyanna was an ordinary happy-go-lucky girl, leaving peacefully with her father, the vicar. Then one day her life changes completely when her father dies and she has to live with her aunt whom she has never met before. In the beginning, she seems to be detested by her but as time passes, they develop a very strong bond.

Ai Shoujo Pollyanna Story has finished airing and it has 51 Episodes. It is also Known as: 愛少女ポリアンナ物語, Sekai Meisaku Gekijou, Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love, Ai Shoujo Pollyanna Monogatari

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2. Fushigi no Kuni no Alice

Fushigi no Kuni no Alice

A retelling of Lewis Carroll's classic tale of the young girl Alice, who follows a white rabbit into a hole, only to find herself in Wonderland, where she meets many interesting characters, both the mysterious Cheshire Cat and the terrible Queen of Hearts.

Alice in Wonderland has finished airing and it has 52 Episodes. It is also Known as: ふしぎの国のアリス, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

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1. Araiguma Rascal

Araiguma Rascal

The 11 year old Robby North and his friend Oscar live in Wisconsin. During fishing they hear a shot. A racoon-mother was shot. Robby takes the baby of this racoon with him and cares for it. The boy names the racoon Rascal.

Raccoon Rascal has finished airing and it has 52 Episodes. It is also Known as: あらいぐまラスカル, Sekai Meisaku Gekijou

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