Every child deserves to have a fun and carefree childhood. Unfortunately, life is not always fair, as is the case with Mary Lennox. At a very young age, Mary loses her parents to a disease, leaving her traumatized and orphaned. From India, she is brought to England with her uncle who has taken on the role of her new guardian.
Although she is sad to have lost her parents, Mary is happy and grateful to have someone to take care of her. She gets to eat everyday and live in a big mansion, things that she understands should not be taken for granted. However, her uncle is a very quiet person, hardly ever speaking to anyone. This solitude causes Mary to oftentimes get bored to tears, forcing her to relive horrible memories of her past.
As she enjoys a stroll outside one day, she discovers a secret garden near her home. Along with her new friends, Dicon and Martha, as well as her disabled cousin, Collin, Mary embarks on a journey that is sure to brighten her dull life to the uttermost extreme!
The Secret Garden has finished airing and it has 39 Episodes. It is also Known as: アニメ ひみつの花園, The Animated Secret Garden, Secret Flower Garden, The Secret Garden, Himitsu no Hanazono
Genres: Parental Abandonment , United Kingdom , Earth , Slice of Life , Europe , Coming Of Age , Past , Friendship , Plot Continuity , Historical , Kids
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Top 5 Anime Like The Secret Garden (Anime Himitsu no Hanazono) [2026 List]
5. Anime Himitsu no Hanazono
Every child deserves to have a fun and carefree childhood. Unfortunately, life is not always fair, as is the case with Mary Lennox. At a very young age, Mary loses her parents to a disease, leaving her traumatized and orphaned. From India, she is brought to England with her uncle who has taken on the role of her new guardian.
Although she is sad to have lost her parents, Mary is happy and grateful to have someone to take care of her. She gets to eat everyday and live in a big mansion, things that she understands should not be taken for granted. However, her uncle is a very quiet person, hardly ever speaking to anyone. This solitude causes Mary to oftentimes get bored to tears, forcing her to relive horrible memories of her past.
As she enjoys a stroll outside one day, she discovers a secret garden near her home. Along with her new friends, Dicon and Martha, as well as her disabled cousin, Collin, Mary embarks on a journey that is sure to brighten her dull life to the uttermost extreme!
The Secret Garden has finished airing and it has 39 Episodes. It is also Known as: アニメ ひみつの花園, The Animated Secret Garden, Secret Flower Garden, The Secret Garden, Himitsu no Hanazono
4. Gamba no Bouken
An adventurous wild mouse called Gamba travels with his friends to see the ocean but he finds an injured mouse and hears about the violence of white ferret Noroi. Gamba decides to help the mice suffering under Noroi's tyranny.
Adventure of Gamba has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: ガンバの冒險, Gamba's Adventure, Ganba no Bouken, The Adventures of Ganba
3. Konnichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables
The story of what happened to Anne Shirley before she was adopted.
Before Green Gables has finished airing and it has 39 Episodes. It is also Known as: こんにちは アン ～Before Green Gables, Anne of Green Gables Prequel, Akage no Anne Prequel
2. Guskou Budori no Denki (2012)
The fairy tale follows a young man named Guskou in the Tohoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Guskou is forced to leave his home and search for a better life elsewhere. Guskou joins a group of scientists at the Ihatov Volcano Department, which deals with the same natural disasters that drove Guskou from his home.
The Life of Budori Gusuko has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: グスコーブドリの伝記, Gusukobudori no Denki, Biography of Gusuko Budori, The Life of Guskou Budori
1. 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
