Miniature Worlds (original) (raw)

Miniature worlds that are explored through the eyes of insects, mice, small animals, lilliputians (little people), fairies, etc. I'll make note of the ones that are a bit more interesting or polished for an adult audience, as opposed to dated children's series, which, unfortunately most of the titles on the list fall under.

Gokiburi-tachi no Tasogare

Movie, 1987, 1 epMe:- Author:7

One of the most inventive on here in terms of aesthetic. Probably the most grimy and interesting depiction of cockroaches, while still maintaining some degree of elegance that prevents it from being totally gross-out.

Karigurashi no Arrietty

Movie, 2010, 1 epMe:- Author:7

One of the better examples for the way the environments are used and for exquisite production values.

Nihon Animator Mihonichi

ONA, 2014, 35 epsMe:- Author:3

Only episode 6. A tiny girl is perceived as a cockroach in a mad chase sequence. Fantastic storyboarding and animation.

Gamba no Bouken

TV, 1975, 26 epsMe:- Author:6

One of the best examples for being well directed and having the mice squirm through all kinds of nooks and crannies within the city, buildings, ships, etc.

Shin Mitsubachi Maya no Bouken

TV, 1982, 52 epsMe:- Author:-

Fits well, and you can expect the imagery to be more floral, since we follow bees. It didn't look terribly inventive in its composition from what I saw. Standard children's series.

Oyayubi Hime Monogatari

TV, 1992, 26 epsMe:- Author:-

This is Thumbelina, and any of the titles on here titled Oyayubi-hime are similarly based on the same story and should be fitting.

Oyayubi-hime

Movie, 1982, 1 epMe:- Author:-

This one is stop motion/puppet. Admittedly, my list failed to tap into that much, so I'll probably add more of these later.

Oyayubi-hime Licca-chan

OVA, 2011, 1 epMe:- Author:-

Thumbelina influenced.

Oyayubi-hime (OVA)

OVA, 1995, 1 epMe:- Author:-

This one seems to be unavailable on the internet.

Hello Kitty no Oyayubi-hime

Movie, 1990, 1 epMe:- Author:-

Thumbelina influenced. I never thought I'd make a list with hello Kitty, lmao.

Sekai Meisaku Douwa: Oyayubi Hime

Movie, 1978, 1 epMe:- Author:-

Thumbelina influenced.

Hello Kitty no Oyayubi-hime (OVA)

OVA, 2001, 1 epMe:- Author:-

They tried reworking Thumbelina a second time!?

Mori no Densetsu

Movie, 1987, 1 epMe:- Author:4

A bit less effective for this purpose compared to some of the others, for we follow animals of numerous sizes, and the storyboarding is dynamic and often not from the perspective of the animals, but it works.

Hakumei to Mikochi