History Main / Kodomomuke

None of this is meant to imply that [[TroperDemographics you]] need to feel odd about liking anything on the list. [[PeripheryDemographic Enjoy yourself!]] We won't judge you.

** ''Manga/UnicoAwakening'', an upcoming re-imagining of the original Unico series.

* ''Manga/{{Unico}}'': Both movies (including the 1979 pilot ''Unico Black Cloud and White Feather'' and 2000 special ''Saving Our Fragile Earth - Unico Special Chapter''), as well as the original manga. However, the plot is kind of dark, plus, the original manga (at least) has a DownerEnding.

* Both ''Manga/{{Unico}}'' [[Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico mo]][[Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic vies]] (including the 1979 pilot ''Unico Black Cloud and White Feather'' and 2000 special ''Saving Our Fragile Earth - Unico Special Chapter''), as well as the original manga. However, the plot is kind of dark, plus, the original manga (at least) has a DownerEnding.
* ''Manga/UnicoAwakening'', an upcoming re-imagining of the original Unico series.

Compare to PreschoolShow, which several of these anime go under. Many of them, however, are more equivalent to shows aimed at elementary-schoolers (not unlike most of the western cartoons you probably watched on Saturday mornings as a kid); these older-skewing kodomomuke shows may cross over into shōnen or shoujo territory on occasion.

* ''[[Manga/UnicoAwakening Unico: Awakening]]'', an upcoming re-imagining of the original Unico series.

* The ''Anime/InazumaEleven'' series[[note]]However, there are moments of tragedy.[[/note]]

* The ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' franchise[[note]]Although ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' is closer to shōnen.[[/note]]

* The various manga adaptations of the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' franchise.

''Kodomomuke'' translates from Japanese as "intended for children" and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin predictably]] indicates {{anime}} and {{manga}} aimed at children younger than the typical {{shonen|Demographic}}[[note]]Literally, "shōnenmuke" in Japanese[[/note]] and {{shoujo|Demographic}}[[note]]Literally, "shōjomuke"[[/note]] viewers. Kodomomuke works are generally aimed at the 3-to-10-year-old range and are usually more gender-neutral than shōnen and shoujo. This sort of media often makes the transition from Japanese to Western audiences with fewer changes.

None of this is meant to imply that [[TroperDemographics you]] need to feel odd about liking anything on the list. Enjoy yourself! We won't judge you.

Compare to PreschoolShow, which several of these anime go under. Some of them, however, are more equivalent to shows aimed at elementary-schoolers; these older-skewing kodomomuke shows may cross over into shōnen or shoujo territory on occasion.

* ''Anime/{{Medabots}}''

* ''Mazāgūsubideo tango-chō'' [[note]] ''Mother Goose Video Wordbook'' [[/note]] (known as ''Mother Goose Songs & Rhymes'' in the west): A Japanese direct-to-video series that adapts numerous Nursery Rhymes, Lullabys, and children's songs with cute anthropomorphic animals. The series was made by Creator/TriangleStaff, with a total of 11 volumes released between 1988 and 1991. [[NoExportForYou Only the first three were released outside Japan.]]

* ''Manga/EsperMami''

** ''Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi'' (loosely, "Animated Japanese Folktales")[[note]]A LongRunner that began in 1975 on Mainichi Broadcasting (MBS), and aired well into the 2000s.[[/note]]

** Along with its [[SpiritualSuccessor Spiritual Predecessors]], ''Manga Furusato Mukashi Banashi'' (loosely, "Animated Homeland Folktales")[[note]]Which aired in 1976 on the same network as this show: TV Toyko (back when it was known as "Tokyo 12 Channel").[[/note]], and ''Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi'' (loosely, "Animated Japanese Folktales")[[note]]A LongRunner that began in 1975 on Mainichi Broadcasting (MBS), and aired well into the 2000s.[[/note]]

* ''Grimm Meisaku Gekijou'' (AKA: ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics'')

* ''Manga/EsperMami''[[/index]]