What is Countryside anime?

The anime takes place far from the any densely populated areas like cities, i.e. out in the suburbs, in the countryside with many fields and forests.

Random Countryside Anime You might like

Yama no Susume: Third Season

(Encouragement of Climb Season 3)

7.53

Description:

The third season of Yama no Susume. Aoi and Hinata are childhood friends. Aoi prefers staying indoors and is afraid of heights, whereas Hinata is outgoing and loves mountaineering. They both decide to climb a mountain in order to see a sunrise they saw together when they were younger. In the coming third season, they enjoy hiking beautiful mountains with colored leaves and the story gets even more colorful when they become friends with local school girls!! (Source: Yomiuri TV Enterprise)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

15 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2018-07-03

Kimi no Iru Machi OVA

6.86

Description:

The limited-edition of the 26th manga volume will include an anime adaptation of the popular special flashback chapter "Uchi ga Kita Machi" (The Town Where I Arrived). The story reveals how Haruto, Akari, and Takashi first met during childhood, and serves as a prologue to the TV anime. The 27th limited-edition manga volume will include a special anime episode produced in full cooperation with Seo Kouji. This OVA will be the animation of the end of the manga. (Volume 27 is the final volume of the long-running series.)
Type

OVA

Episodes

2

Ep.Length

28 Min

Rating

Mild Nudity

Status

finished

Aired

2014-01-17

Mai Mai Shinko to Sennen no Mahou

(Mai-Mai Miracle)

7.29

Description:

The story is set in 1955 in Kokuga, Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. One thousand years ago it was the site of the ancient capital, Suo no Kuni, and traces of the Heian Period (year 794-1185) are passed down to us in the form of ruins and historical place names. The protagonist is Shinko, a third grade elementary school student, who was born and raised in one of the town's venerable families. She is a little girl whose characteristic is a strange curl on her forehead (she calls it her "Mai Mai"), and her love for playing in the fields. On the other hand, her secret joy is to imagine and to daydream about the world of one thousand years ago. Her fantasies travel far into the days of the Heian Period... One day, a girl called Kiiko transfers from Tokyo and enters Shinko's class. This girl from the big city has difficulty feeling at home in this small town, but gradually her friendship with Shinko deepens. Before long, the two of them become engulfed in a strange incident of one thousand years earlier...?!
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

93 Min

Rating

Children

Status

finished

Aired

2009-08-15

Detective Conan OVA 02: 16 Suspects

(Case Closed OVA 02: 16 Suspects)

7.1

Description:

Conan Edogawa and the rest of the gang are invited to Inspector Ninzaburou Shiratori's villa for a small gathering. The party's highlight is Shiratori's prized wine collection—including his most expensive vintage—and a bottle from it will be served for the evening. However, just as this wine is to be brought out, Shiratori finds the bottle smashed on the floor—and the culprit can only be among the 16 people present in the gathering. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Type

OVA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2002-01-01

Mokke

6.7

Description:

This is a story about two sisters: Shizuru, is a high school student who is able to see ghosts while her younger sister, Mizuki, is haunted by these apparitions. Frustrated by their abilities, their parents decided to entrust the sisters into the care of their grandparents who live in the countryside. As they adapt to life in the countryside, Shizuru and Mizuki begin to learn about the importance of coexisting nature with these apparitions. (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

24

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Children

Status

finished

Aired

2007-10-03

Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru

7.16

Description:

Tsubasa Shiina is a 10-year-old girl who recently moved to Hokkaido to live with her father. In school, she is very quiet and unsociable with her classmates. Then one night, she witnesses a UFO crash in the forest near her home. She rushes to the scene and finds the pilot, codenamed "D.D.", in a barely stable condition. Also in the scene is a Maguar, a hideous alien that hatched aboard D.D.'s ship. As the Maguar is close to taking Tsubasa's life, an alien lifeform fuses with her body to form the Riberus battle armor Figure 17, which shortly destroys the alien threat. The life form takes the name Hikaru and turns into an identical twin of Tsubasa. As time passes, Tsubasa becomes more open to everyone around her, thanks to her new twin sister Hikaru. However, with Maguar eggs scattered all over Hokkaido, their ability to form Figure 17 is needed to eliminate all hatched Maguars until backup from D.D.'s home planet arrives on Earth. (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

46 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2001-05-27

Paulette no Isu

(Paulette's Chair)

6.85

Description:

noitaminA's 10th anniversary commemoration short special.
Type

ONA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

3 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

2014-03-21

Cheonnyeon-yeowoo Yeowoobi

(Yobi: The Five Tailed Fox)

7.21

Description:

Yobi, The Five Tailed Fox revolves around a kumiho, a nine-tailed fox that can assume different forms including human. Kumiho are familiar figures in Korean folk tales, and they are usually depicted as magical creatures that take female form to lure and prey on humans. This time, however, our protagonist is a young, kind-hearted fox with only five tails, instead of nine. After losing her family to fox hunters, five-tailed Yobi lives in the forest with some shipwrecked aliens, far away from the humans. When one of her alien friends gets captured by a villager, Yobi has no choice but to adventure into the human world to rescue him. At the village, Yobi meets many humans, including Geum Yee who studies at a school for maladjusted children. Interested in Geum Yee, Yobi joins the students and revels in the fun of human life, but both a fox hunter and a mysterious shadow man are on her trail. (Source: YesAsia)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

85 Min

Rating

Children

Status

finished

Aired

2007-01-25

Binchou-tan

6.76

Description:

This is a story about a little girl who lives in an old house in the mountains. Her name is Bincho-tan. Each episode depicts a day in the life of Bincho-tan as she prepares her breakfast in the morning, goes to the forest to gather vegetables, does her household chores and rests at night after a day's work. She is surrounded by a group of close friends who add color to her ordinary yet simple life.
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

12 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

2006-02-02

Furusato Saisei: Nippon no Mukashibanashi

(Folktales from Japan)

7.21

Description:

Like in any culture, Japanese kids grow up listening to the stories repeatedly told by their parents and grandparents. The boy born from a peach; the princess from the moon who is discovered inside a bamboo; the old man who can make a dead cherry tree blossom, etc. These short stories that teach kids to see both the dark and bright sides of life have passed traditional moral values from generation to generation. Each half-hour episode of Folktales from Japan consists of three self-contained stories, well-known and unknown, with a special focus on heartwarming stories that originate from Tohoku, the northern region heavily touched by the earthquake of 2011. May this program help cheer up earthquake victims and cast a light of hope for them? (Source: Crunchyroll)
Type

TV

Episodes

258

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

2012-04-01

Shuumatsu Train Doko e Iku?

(Train to the End of the World)

7.39

Description:

The anime's story is set in a town in a not-so-ordinary countryside, where a big and strange occurrence is happening to its residents. But a young girl named Shizuru Chikura has a strong desire to see her lost friend again. Shizuru and three other girls board an abandoned train, and they set out to the outside world, where survival is not certain. What awaits them at the last stop of the "Doomsday Train?" (Source: Anime News Network)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2024-04-01

Miyori no Mori

(Miyori's Forest)

7

Description:

After being deserted by her parents, 11-year-old Miyori shuts her heart from the rest of the world and denies any form of human relationships. She was entrusted in the care of her grandmother who lives near a forest. Miyori will take a walk in the forest where she felt a strong sense of loneliness in the forest which seems to have nothing. However, she soon encounters unbelievable things and gradually realizes that the forest is more than what it seems... (Source: ANN)
Type

special

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

107 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

2007-08-25

Goulart Knights: Evoked the Beginning Black

(Goulart Knights: Evoked the Beginning Black)

5.77

Description:

Unidentified creatures "Archon" suddenly appear and bring the human beings to a crisis of extinction. A special corps "Goulart Knights" is formed to counter attack Archon. The knights have supernatural power to generate "Holy Grail" from their spirits and battle against Archon.
Type

OVA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

22 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2010-12-25

Konnichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables

(Before Green Gables)

7.68

Description:

The story of what happened to Anne Shirley before she was adopted.
Type

TV

Episodes

39

Ep.Length

20 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

2009-04-05

Non Non Biyori: Nonstop OVA

(Non Non Biyori: Nonstop - Episode 13)

7.97

Description:

Beginning her academic journey as a first grader, Shiori comes face to face with the aspect of school she has heard alarming rumors about—homework! However, her worries quickly turn into excitement as the Asahigaoka girls agree to work together to complete their assignments at Komari and Natsumi Koshigaya's house. Their plan appears to be successful until an all-too-familiar feeling of procrastination creates a rowdy distraction for Natsumi. On another day, Natsumi asks her teacher Kazuho Miyauchi if she can form and lead a new badminton school club. While the lack of funding and equipment proves to be a major setback, it does not stop Natsumi and the other girls from asking the candy store owner Kaede Kagayama for some help. During their spontaneous badminton practice, a minor accident leads Kaede to reminisce about a memorable day when she babysat Renge Miyauchi. (Source: MAL)
Type

OVA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

22 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

2022-03-23

Ookii 1 Nensei to Chiisana 2 Nensei

(The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-Grader)

6.63

Description:

First-grader Masaya is a crybaby despite his large stature, so he can't walk by himself on the dark path to school. The one who holds his hand is Akiyo, a tiny but capable second-grader. Masaya wants to be strong like Akiyo and admires her, but one day, something happens that leaves Akiyo in tears. To lift Akiyo's spirits, Masaya goes trekking to the distant Ipponsugi forest to find the spotted bellflowers that Akiyo loves. (Source: ANN)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

Children

Status

finished

Aired

2014-03-01

Shadow Skill

6.83

Description:

In this OVA, the story of Gau's history with his adopted sister and the secrets that make up the shadow skill unfold. The pair make their annual return to the gravesite of Gau's parents, where his growth and progress as a warrior can be exhibited for them. Gau has come along way in his training as a Sevalle under Elle's mentorship, but there are those who wish to find a way of eliminating them, just waiting for the right opportunity to mount a deadly attack. As the travellers make their journey, their family bonds and skill will be tested. Opponents are many, and battles are fierce, but Gau's training also entails taking on his sister in battle, and fully embracing the skills he must learn to defeat his ultimate opponent.
Type

OVA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

51 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

1995-10-25

Kaze no Matasaburou (Movie)

6.43

Description:

A girl moves from the city and goes to school in the country due to some circumstances in her father's job. Her new schoolmates keep her at a distance. There is a boy she'd like to get to know better, but she worries about how he might treat her and doesn't try to get closer. She begins to hate life in the countryside and longs to return to the city, but she ends up meeting a real god of wind. (Source: MAL News)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

22 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

2016-03-19

Jishu Seisaku Movie Binchou-tan

6.05

Description:

Binchou-tan wakes up in her tattered wooden hut only to discover that her water barrel is almost empty. She decides to go to the nearby stream, only to find the fast-flowing water to be brown. Walking the path to town, past green fields, Binchou-tan finally reaches an old water pump on the central marketplace, and fills her wooden bucket. On the way home it starts to rain, so she lets the rain fill the bucket to the rim, preparing herself for the next work day. (Source: AniDB)
Type

music

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

4 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

2005-08-14

Saint Luminous Jogakuin

(St. Luminous Mission High School)

5.73

Description:

Kaihei is a rather normal high school student but soon discovers that his deceased grandfather has left him the chairman position of his all-girls high school, St. Luminous Mission High School. Besides being the only male student on campus, he is also now the young chairman in charge of campus rules, happenings and punishments. When Kaihei arrives however, it seems a student has gone missing. Kaihei, along with his closest friends, are now determined to solve this mystery (without getting the local police involved) before graduation. (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

1998-10-06

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