Kodomomuke anime (子供向けアニメ, Kodomomuke anime^?) is a Japanese term that literally means "animation directed towards children". It refers to a genre of Japanese comics (manga) and cartoons (anime) that are aimed at a younger audience than "shonen" and "shojo" material. However, for many non-Japanese fans of these media, the name is cut to simply "Kodomo". This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... Animé redirects here. ... Shōnen. ... Shōjo (少女 lit. ...

Kodomo works are noted for stories that are usually (and covertly) very moralistic and teach children how to behave as good and considerate people.

Examples of "kodomo" works include:

• Doraemon. A story about a boy and his cat-like robot from the future that has come to keep the boy out of trouble.
• Astro Boy. A story about a robot boy, and his adventures.
• Soreike! Anpanman. A story about a hero whose head is made of bread and his food themed friends.
• Hamtaro. A story about a group of hamsters and their owners.
• Zenmai Zamurai. A story about a former thief turned samurai that goes around his village to do good deeds with a Dango sword.

Properties such as Ojamajo Doremi, Pretty Cure, and Onegai My Melody are magical girl series that can also be classified as "kodomo". Original run April 2, 1979 – Present Episodes Original: (596) Current: 1095 Related works The Doraemons Dorabase Kiteretsu Daihyakka Doraemon ) is a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko F. Fujio (the pen name of Hiroshi Fujimoto) which later became an anime series and Asian franchise. ... This article is about the 1950s manga and 1960s anime. ... Anpanman, written by Takashi Yanase, a Japanese writer of childrens stories, is one of the most popular anime cartoon series in Japan. ... Hamtaro , lit. ... // Zenmai Zamurai (ぜんまいざむらい) is a short subject childrens anime created by Momoko Maruyama. ... For other uses of Dango, see Dango (disambiguation). ... Ojamajo Doremi (おジャ魔女どれみ) is a magical girl anime series that has obtained wide popularity among young girls in Japan. ... Futari wa Pretty Cure (ふたりはプリキュア) (often shorted simply to Pretty Cure or PreCure) is a magical girl anime series, currently one of the most famous, running in Japan. ... Onegai My Melody (おねがいマイメロディ) is an anime series based on the Sanrio character My Melody. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Other properties that can be classified as "kodomo" are popular shonen titles such as,Keroro Gunso, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Sonic X, One Piece, and Pokemon. Shōnen. ... Sgt. ... It has been suggested that Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about Sonic X, an animated series. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Shonen Jump Original run August 4, 1996 – (ongoing) Volumes 47 volumes with 479 chapters TV anime Director Konosuke Uda Munehisa Sakai Studio Toei Animation Network Fuji TV GMA 7 Original run October 20, 1999 – (ongoing) Episodes Japanese: 332 of 334 (current) English: 112 of 113... “Pokemon” redirects here. ...