Best French anime movies

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch anime films from France, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

A Taste of Tokyo (2019)

France

In the middle of Tokyo, 70s: a man shares a moment of happiness.

Runtime: 1 min

Status: Released

Language: ja

Genres: Anime

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Yona Yona Penguin (2009)

France

Rintaro directs a tale of three children who visit a land of wonder. This is the first "3D anime" that Madhouse has produced. Oh, and there are penguins.

Runtime: 85 min

Status: Released

Language: ja

Genres: Adventure, Anime, Family

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Parfum Fraise (2017)

France

Makoto is doing his best to raise his 7-year-old son Kazuki. Despite his best intentions, the violence that was once his life comes back to bite him, and he will have no choice but to face it, before the eyes of his son, who he always tried to protect.

Runtime: 7 min

Status: Released

Language: ja

Genres: Anime, Drama

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Go Fishboy (2022)

France

A respected chef from a lineage of sushi makers attempts to connect with his son through the shared knowledge of the family trade. Tensions arise as he begins to notice a strange pattern of behavior in the young boy.

Runtime: 6 min

Status: Released

Language: ja

Genres: Anime, Drama

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The Great Rabbit (2012)

France

Once we called the noble, profound and mysterious existence The Great. We have moved with the time, our thought and consciousness has changed. And yet what makes us still keep calling it The Great?

Runtime: 7 min

Status: Released

Language: ja

Genres: Anime

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Senjo (2019)

France

On the slope of Sengokuhara, a film crew is getting ready to shoot a major scene of a samurai movie.

Runtime: 1 min

Status: Released

Language: ja

Genres: Anime

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Columbus no Daibouken (1992)

France

As he nears the New World, Christopher Columbus tells cabin boy Paco about his youthful hardships, the difficulties of convincing others of his vision, and the final victory when King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to sponsor his trip. The sailors are doubtful, though Columbus is vindicated when they arrive on land, but it's not as the planned destination of Japan.

Runtime: 70 min

Status: Released

Language: ja

Genres: History, Anime

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