Studio Ghibli
This 2008 film is a retelling of The Little Mermaid.
Ponyo
This series follows the adventures of a schoolgirl named Usagi Tsukino as she transforms into the eponymous character to search for a magical artifact.
Sailor Moon
This series follows the adventures of the main character and his pirate crew as he explores the Grand Line in search of the mythical treasure that gives the show its name.
One Piece
This series centers around a high school student who is a talented swimmer as he and his friends revitalize the school's swim team.
Free!
This show follows a scholarship student at a prestigious academy that accidentally breaks an antique vase and must work off the debt as an errand "boy."
Ouran High School Host Club
A young girl moving to a new neighborhood accidently enters the spirit world where her parents are turned into pigs.
Spirited Away
This series follows an elementary school student who discovers magical powers after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards into the world; she must retrieve the cards to prevent catastrophe.
Cardcaptor Sakura
The series begins when a 15-year-old girl is transported from modern-day Tokyo to the Sengoku period after falling down a well, where she meets the half-human, half-dog title character.
Inuyasha
This series follows the activities of the unusual employees at a family restaurant chain.
Working!!/Wagnaria!!
The story follows a homeless 16-year-old girl who is taken in by a family that is cursed to transform into the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac when hugged by the opposite gender or when tired.
Fruits Basket
The forest spirit and title character of this 1988 film also serves as the studio's mascot.
My Neighbor Totoro
This series follows a group of middle school girls who make supernatural contracts to become magical girls and battle enemies called "witches."
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
This series centers around a former hitman, a former officer, a con artist, a hacker, and a genetically engineered corgi and their disastrous mishaps as bounty hunters in space.
Cowboy Bebop
Over the course of this series, the 2 main characters set up romantic situations to help each other, but many backfire and result in their classmates thinking they are a couple.
Toradora!
Set in ancient China, this series follows a young girl who is kidnapped and sold into servitude where she uses her medicinal skills to solve mysteries within the imperial palace.
The Apothecary Diaries
The title of this 1992 film translates to "red pig."
Porco Rosso
This series is centered around 5 girls infused with the DNA of endangered animals which gives them special powers they use to protect Earth from aliens.
Tokyo Mew Mew
This series follows the title character and his group as they fight against Hair Hunters intent on shaving bald every person they see.
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
The series focuses on 4 high school girls who join their school's club to try and save it from being disbanded. However, they are the only members and have little experience with guitars.
K-On!
The series centers around a high school girl who struggles to fit in due to her resemblance to the horror movie character Sadako from The Ring.
Kimi ni Todoke
This 2004 film is based on a novel of the same name written by British author Diana Wynne Jones.
Howl's Moving Castle
In this series, Lucia, the mermaid princess of the North Pacific Ocean, must gather 6 other mermaid princesses and their pearls to bring back the goddess Aqua Regina to stop a group of water demons.
Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
This series follows Roger Smith, Paradigm City's top negotiator, who provides his services with the help of his butler and a giant robot.
The Big O
This series chronicles the everyday life of 6 Japanese high school girls, from three years of tests, cultural festivals, and summer vacations all the way to graduation.
Azumanga Daioh
A strange book transports a high school girl to an ancient world where she becomes a crowned priestess and finds herself at odds over the affections of a handsome warrior.
Fushigi Yuugi