25 [Similar Anime] Like Kemono Friends

both are about chibi character make their journey to find answer.
both are documentary anime(kinda)
both has similar character traits and personality
kaban is same as riko, both are powerless human but quite intelligent and skillful.
serval is same as reg, both are quite strong but lack of skill and critical thinking.
at the same time:
kaban is same as reg as both of them are coward.
serval is same as riko as both of them fill with excitement.

I know right, not really expected. But the world building is strangely, or should I say eerily similar. It starts off nice but then you slowly get to understand how wrong everything is in these universes.
However be aware that the animation quality of one of these is far better than the other's. I'll let you guess which one it is.

Both are masterpieces of their respective time with some low production values but with a lot of heart and passion in them.

-darker than it might seem
-creative use of cg
-variety of characters
-very interesting plot

The aimless travels of two uncomplicated people within the ruins of human civilization, finding joy in simple discoveries and products of a long lost culture, and exploring how the few remaining people find reasons to live in a desolate world.

Meet new people and new info along the way while exploring the world on "small" scale.

At first glance, they are totally different shows. However, for a broad-minded and laid-back viewer they will seem to be comparable. A human being lost and found in another, uncanny world? Check. A friendly harem (or a homologue of a harem)? Check. Problem solving skills reaching maximum? Check. Loveliness? Check. There is also a good deal of differences, but that should be enough to recommend "Kemono Friends" to "Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni" fans. And vice versa.

Both shows has cute animal girls doing cute things with ominous world building.

Both have animal girls and have some comedy in them. Both also have characters who don't know who they really are and are striving to find that out.

Both shows have similiar atmosphere: post-apocalyptic, yet warm and peaceful.
Both are an interesting mixture of cute slice-of-life *and* a good story with plot, journey and destination.
In the past of the world dwells something mysterious, and we recieve clues through the story.
Both shows praise creativity and labour, be it building bridges and houses in Kemono Friends or saving apple orchards with alchemy in Escha to Logy. Still, both also have enough action.
Cute characters also included =).

For me, both shows fall under the category of "medicinal" anime. They're full of cute, loveable characters in cute, loveable situations - watch them to get that warm, fuzzy fix.

Both of these shows are cute, and funny. They are just happy shows, and I enjoy watching them solely to waste time, and get my happy batteries recharged

Cute animal girls doing cute things with their friends. Both series have supernatural overtones, and lead characters trying to find their place in their worlds.

Cute animal girls doing cute things with their friends. Both series have supernatural overtones, and lead characters trying to find their place in their worlds.

Both shows display humans in a good way: our wits, inventiveness, knowledge. Both Kaban-chan and kids from Survive cleverly solve similiar problems - sometimes about ropes and logs, sometimes about relationships, sometimes even technologies. Watching it can make you proud of humanity.

a story about how a character is forced into an unknown world striving to understand their new surroundings, they find some animal eared friends along the way.

Both shows start off with the main characters suddenly appearing in a new, unknown world. Initially, one of their main goals is to find a library, either to be around books or to find information about themselves.

If you watched and enjoyed Madoka Magica for what is was then you understand how a show can be silly, cute, and fun on the surface, but dark, sinister, and mysterious underneath. Kemono Friends is, without spoiling anything, basically that. The cgi will turn many away, it almost turned me away, but after watching it, I truly have come to enjoy this show for what it is; childish and silly on the surface, but dark and mysterious in subtle ways.

Both animes are about the protagonist discovering their true self, whether it be because of amnesia or because they want to push themselves to the limit.
On their journey towards self-discovery both protagonist have to make use of their intelligence to solve the challenges that oppose them.

Both series begin with the main girl waking up in a strange new setting, seemingly from a ritual event that occurs on a semi-regular basis, and discovering the unfamiliar world around her/who she is with the help of new friends. Haibane Renmei has a more mature/serious tone, but both series are largely family-friendly.

both are slices of life set in post-apocalyptic settings, and focus on an all-female cast of characters.

Both are very slow, calming shows with a memorable cast of characters and heart. These shows have a feeling of adventure that allows the viewer to be enthralled even if the pace is a little sluggish.

Anthropomorphic cute animal girls

Both series hide a deeper, more serious story about their setting under the cute girls doing cute things aura they have.

Kemono Friends and Kemurikusa are similiar in almost every aspect.
Both will give you the same vibes, albeit Kemurikusa is dark from the beginning, while Kemono Friends only by the end.