What is this genre all about? The target audience is children. This does not necessarily mean that the character(s) are children or that an anime whose main character(s) are children is appropriate for this category.
We present you the list of Kids anime you should watch right now.
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Top 19 Kids anime you should watch right now. [2026 List]
- 19. Digimon Beatbreak
- 18. Pocket Monsters (2023)
- 17. Meitantei Precure!
- 16. Pocket Monsters
- 15. Digimon Adventure
- 14. Kingyo Chuuihou!
- 13. Aikatsu! 3
- 12. Pokemon Diamond & Pearl
- 11. Pokemon Sun & Moon
- 10. Koupen-chan
- 9. Gravity Falls Season 2
- 8. Chi's New Address
- 7. Crayon Shin-chan
- 6. Teen Titans
- 5. Bosanimal
- 4. Star vs. the Forces of Evil
- 3. Cat Tales
- 2. Pokemon: Pikachu no Natsuyasumi
- 1. Pokemon: Pikachu no Fuyuyasumi (2001)
19. Digimon Beatbreak
GLITCH THE FUTURE.
Tomoro Tenma lives in a world where human thoughts and emotions—known as “e-Pulse”—power AI devices called Sapotama. But when Digimon begin materializing from Sapotama and feeding on e-Pulse, society begins to fracture. After Gekkomon appears from his device, Tomoro joins Glowing Dawn, a secret team investigating rogue Digimon and the dark truth of a system both fueled and corrupted by emotion. What new future will be forged by humans and Digimon?
Digimon Beatbreak is currently airing and will have Episodes. It is also Known as: デジモンビートブレイク, Digimon Beatbreak
18. Pocket Monsters (2023)
A new dream and adventure set throughout the entire Pokémon world unfolds in a brand new Pokémon-series following a girl named Riko and a boy named Roy.
Pokémon Horizons: The Series is currently airing and will have Episodes. It is also Known as: ポケットモンスター (2023), Pocket Monsters (2023)
17. Meitantei Precure!
The 23rd installment of the long-running Precure series.
Anna Akechi is a second-year junior high student living in Makoto Mirai Town. On her 14th birthday, she has a chance encounter with a fairy named Pochitan, and a magical pendant caused her to travel back in time from 2027 to 1999! In the Makoto Mirai Town 28 years in the past, Anna meets Mikuru Kobayashi, a girl her age who wants to become a great detective.
Meanwhile, people in town are in trouble as their prized possessions are being stolen from under their noses - the cause being a group of Phantom Thieves. To stop them, Anna and Mikuru turn into Pretty Cures! Maybe if they solve these mysteries, Anna can find her way back to her own time?
Meitantei Precure! is currently airing and will have 51 Episodes. It is also Known as: 名探偵プリキュア！, Star Detective Precure!, TanPre (たんプリ)
16. Pocket Monsters
Pokemon are peculiar creatures with a vast array of different abilities and appearances; many people, known as Pokemon trainers, capture and train them, often with the intent of battling others. Young Satoshi has not only dreamed of becoming a Pokemon trainer but also a "Pokemon Master," and on the arrival of his 10th birthday, he finally has a chance to make that dream a reality. Unfortunately for him, all three Pokemon available to beginning trainers have already been claimed and only Pikachu, a rebellious Electric type Pokemon, remains. However, this chance encounter would mark the start of a lifelong friendship and an epic adventure!
Setting off on a journey to become the very best, Satoshi and Pikachu travel across beautiful, sprawling regions with their friends Kasumi, a Water type trainer, and Takeshi, a Rock type trainer. But danger lurks around every corner. The infamous Team Rocket is always nearby, seeking to steal powerful Pokemon through nefarious schemes. It'll be up to Satoshi and his friends to thwart their efforts as he also strives to earn the eight Pokemon Gym Badges he'll need to challenge the Pokemon League, and eventually claim the title of Pokemon Master.
Pokémon has finished airing and it has 276 Episodes. It is also Known as: ポケットモンスター, Pocket Monsters, Indigo League, Adventures on the Orange Islands, The Johto Journeys, Johto League Champions, Master Quest
15. Digimon Adventure
When a group of kids head out for summer camp, they don't expect it to snow in the middle of July. Out of nowhere, the kids receive strange devices which transport them to a very different world to begin their Digimon Adventure! Led by the plucky Taichi Yagami, the seven children must now survive in a realm far from home, filled with monsters and devoid of other humans.
Luckily, they're not alone: each child is paired off with a companion digital monster called a Digimon. Together, the children and their new friends must overcome their insecurities, discover their inner strengths, and evolve into stronger fighters - literally.
A force of evil is spreading through the Digital World, corrupting all the Digimon. The DigiDestined have arrived and it’s up to them to save the Digital World, if they ever want to see their home world again.
Digimon: Digital Monsters has finished airing and it has 54 Episodes. It is also Known as: デジモンアドベンチャー, Digimon Adventure 01
14. Kingyo Chuuihou!
The show starts with the tale of Chitose Fujinomiya, a girl who goes from riches to rags and back and remains a snob despite it all. When her wealthy father dies, remaining debts leave Chitose almost broke, and she is kicked out of the affluent Tokai no Gakuen, or City Academy. She is left with nothing in the world but the clothes on her back and one pink goldfish named Gyopi-chan, the only memento she has of her father. Wandering lost, she collapses on the grounds of the poor-but-happy Inaka no Chugakko (Country Jr. High School), where the students are rough if friendly, and farm animals regularly roam the school grounds and even attend class. Recovering, she enters into the school but is repelled by its air of poverty, to which she is unaccustomed.
Goldfish Forecast! has finished airing and it has 54 Episodes. It is also Known as: きんぎょ注意報！, Goldfish Warning!
13. Aikatsu! 3
This season focuses on Akari Ozora, a first year at Starlight Academy who seeks to become a top idol like her upperclassman, Ichigo Hoshimiya. Akari gets a new roommate, Sumire the 'Ice Flower of the Stage' and later meets Hinaki who has been an rising idol since childhood.
has finished airing and it has 51 Episodes. It is also Known as: アイカツ! アイドルカツドウ!, Aikatsu! 3
12. Pokemon Diamond & Pearl
After defeating Pyramid King Jindai and declining the offer to be a Frontier Brain, Satoshi sets off to travel through the far away land of Sinnoh. Once he gets there, he meets up with Hikari, a local trainer from the region, and they decide to travel together.
Pokemon Diamond & Pearl has finished airing and it has 191 Episodes. It is also Known as: ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド&パール, Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl, Diamond and Pearl, DP: Battle Dimension, DP: Galactic Battles, DP: Sinnoh League Victors
11. Pokemon Sun & Moon
Satoshi and his Pikachu head off to a new region, Alola, wearing a new set of clothes. He receives a Z-Ring and becomes a student at a school.
Pokemon Sun & Moon has finished airing and it has 146 Episodes. It is also Known as: ポケットモンスター サン＆ムーン, Pocket Monsters Sun & Moon, Pokémon Sun & Moon
10. Koupen-chan
Follows the everyday adventures of Koupen-chan and their friends as they enjoy the little things in life.
Koupen-chan is currently airing and will have Episodes. It is also Known as: コウペンちゃん, Koupen-chan
9. Gravity Falls Season 2
Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.
Gravity Falls Season 2 has finished airing and it has 20 Episodes. It is also Known as: Gravity Falls Season 2
8. Chi's New Address
The Yamadas and Chi move to a new apartment house, where keeping a pet is allowed.
Chi's New Address has finished airing and it has 104 Episodes. It is also Known as: Chi's Sweet Home: Atarashii Ouchi, チーズスイートホーム あたらしいおうち, Chii's Sweet Home 2, Chi's Sweet Home: A New Home
7. Crayon Shin-chan
Just because an anime features a young protagonist does not necessarily mean that it is an appropriate series to show your children. Young Shinnosuke, or Shin-chan for short, is a very creative young boy that lives with his eccentric parents, Misae and Hiroshi, as well as his Prima Donna younger sister, Himawari, and has loads of unique friends to boot.
Everyday life for little Shin-chan is full of funny (and shocking) moments, most of which stem from his unnatural and sometimes profane use of language, as well as his constant acts of inappropriate behavior. Shin-chan's famous "elephant" gag is one of the most defining moments in Crayon Shin-chan, simply because it is the epitome of crude comedy, one of the core themes of the series.Crayon Shin-chan is a hilarious show about the day in the life of a young, curious boy, that captures the awkwardness of growing up as well as the beauty of being true to one's self, no matter what others say.
Shin Chan is currently airing and will have Episodes. It is also Known as: クレヨンしんちゃん, Crayon Shin-chan
6. Teen Titans
Teen Titans centers around the five main members of the superhero team: Cyborg, Beast Boy, Starfire, Raven, and their leader Robin. They are situated in Titans Tower, a large T-shaped structure featuring living quarters as well as a command centre and variety of training facilities, on an island just offshore from a fictional West Coast city (identified as "Jump City" in the Teen Titans Go! comic series). The team deals with all manner of criminal activity and threats to the city, while dealing with their own struggles with adolescence, their mutual friendships, and their limitations. Slade, their main enemy, is a newly designed version of the DC villain Deathstroke.
has finished airing and it has 65 Episodes. It is also Known as: Teen Titans
5. Bosanimal
Bosanimal follows the daily adventures of a group of animals that live at their own pace in the human world even if it can be a bit messy and lazy at times.
Bosanimal has finished airing and it has 96 Episodes. It is also Known as: ぼさにまる, Bosanimal
4. Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Princess Star Butterfly is sent into the planet Earth after she skirmished evil monsters at her home in another dimension called Mewni. She arrives in the town of Echo Creek to live with the Diaz family. Rather than living a normal life, Star (along with Marco Diaz) continues to battle villains throughout the universe and in their high school, mainly to protect her extremely powerful wand (an object that she has still yet to master) from falling into the hands of Ludo.
Note: The eighth episode is 20 minutes long, thirteenth is 22 minutes long, and the rest of the episodes are 11 minutes long.
Star vs. the Forces of Evil has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: Star vs. the Forces of Evil
3. Cat Tales
What if cats appeared in that story…? When beloved old tales and fairy stories are joined by cats, a surreal and heartwarming new adventure begins…!? Tabby cats, orange cats, calico cats, and white cats— a delightful mix of feline friends woven into timeless stories is sure to soothe the hearts of all humanity! A charming cat comedy is about to unfold!
Cat Tales is currently airing and will have Episodes. It is also Known as: Ugoku! Neko Mukashi Banashi, うごく！ねこむかしばなし, Move! Cat Folktales, ขยับแล้ว! นิทานก่อนนอนกับเจ้าเหมียว
2. Pokemon: Pikachu no Natsuyasumi
Ash and his friends arrive at a Pokémon-only park. They set all their Pokémon loose and, after Ash tells Pikachu to watch over Togepi, they enter for a day of fun and relaxation. Unfortunately, it's not going to turn out the way they had hoped.
Pokemon: Pikachu's Summer Vacation has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ピカチュウのなつやすみ, Pocket Monsters: Pikachu no Natsuyasumi, Pikachu Short 1
1. Pokemon: Pikachu no Fuyuyasumi (2001)
Pikachu's Winter Vacations are three series of videos, each composed of several Pikachu shorts. All shorts deal with winter and Christmas. This is the third and last series and contains Delibird's Dilemma, Snorlax Snowman & Trouble in Big Town.
Pokemon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation (2001) has finished airing and it has 3 Episodes. It is also Known as: ピカチュウのふゆやすみ2001, Pocket Monsters: Pikachu no Fuyuyasumi (2001), Delibird's Present, Delibird's Dilemma, White Story, Snorlax Snowman, We are the Pichu Brothers - Balloon Disturbance, Trouble in Big Town
