[Age 2] A Special Feature on Anime to Enjoy with Your Child!
Two-year-olds are becoming more active in their interactions with others.
They learn a lot from parents and friends, too.
Here are some anime recommendations for two-year-olds.
Children can take an interest in the personalities and actions of anime characters and learn from them.
Adults can also learn a lot from works made for children.
Be sure to enjoy anime together with your kids and experience its rich, profound world.
It’s also a good idea to set specific times for watching anime and use it as an opportunity to think about how you want to engage with your child.
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[Age 2] Anime Picks to Enjoy with Your Child! (1–10)
Tayo the Little Bus
The Korean-produced anime Little Bus Tayo features Tayo, a blue boy bus, as the main character.
The story follows Tayo’s everyday life, depicting his interactions with townspeople and friends.
At times, though, it unfolds into grand adventures where he blasts into space to fight villains! It’s sure to be a hit with kids who love vehicles.
Besides Tayo, colorful bus friends also make appearances.
On the official YouTube channel, in addition to the anime itself, there are videos featuring a variety of vehicles such as work trucks and emergency vehicles.
Nokkana Animation
Nokkaana Animation is a children’s educational channel with videos around 13 minutes long.
It’s perfect for two-year-olds who are starting to enjoy talking and learning the shapes and names of things.
Since each video is about 13 minutes, it not only helps prevent excessive screen time, but also makes it easier to set rules like “we’re done when this video ends.” The content covers familiar topics for kids—animals, vehicles, vegetables—so you can feel comfortable letting them watch.
Why not enjoy it together with your child?
Baby Bus
Baby Bus offers a wide range of content, including children’s songs, animation, and videos about daily routines.
One set of characters that often appears in the song videos is the Little Food Friends—donuts, candies, and ice creams with faces, hands, and feet that move and sing—sure to captivate even 2-year-olds.
There are also many videos featuring vehicles kids love, like construction trucks, ambulances, and police cars, so be sure to check them out.
[Age 2] A Special Feature on Anime to Enjoy with Your Child! (11–20)
SpongeBob
With his big, round eyes and bright yellow body, SpongeBob SquarePants is a memorable character who debuted in the United States in 1999 and is still loved around the world.
As his name suggests, SpongeBob is made of sponge—reportedly inspired by a yellow sponge in the creator’s kitchen! He lives in an underwater city, and the story follows his innocent interactions with a cast of uniquely quirky sea-dwelling friends.
SpongeBob’s cheerful, upbeat personality, along with distinctly American culture and jokes, becomes delightfully addictive, with plenty of moments that will make you burst out laughing.
SpongeBob SquarePants is packed with fun that captivates not only children but adults too—be sure to check it out!
Shimajiro Channel
On the Shimajiro Channel, a variety of content is available, including music, dance, and animation.
Shimajiro, a tiger boy who is the main character of the anime and also appears in the Kodomo Challenge learning materials, teaches kids various things from their perspective.
The anime has well-developed stories that are engaging to watch, and there are also videos themed around potty training and toothbrushing.
It’s a channel that can be enjoyed by a wide age range, including of course two-year-olds.
Curious George
George, the character from the picture book Curious George created by the American couple the Reys.
In Japan, the series is beloved as “The Mimic Monkey” and later began airing as the animated “Osaru no George” (Curious George).
George is a little monkey, but he lives with the man with the yellow hat.
The charm of the stories lies in how he fully displays his curiosity while interacting with various people—residents of the same apartment building, children from the neighborhood, and more.
A two-year-old, just like George, is brimming with curiosity, so they’re sure to be fascinated by what George does.
Chibi Godzilla Strikes Back
Starring Chibi Godzilla, this work depicts him not as a monster of destruction but spending a laid-back everyday life with his friends.
Its appeal lies in an easy-to-understand storyline for elementary schoolers and brisk, well-timed gags.
The humorous interactions with the surrounding kaiju mirror situations children experience in daily life, offering plenty of moments that are both funny and relatable.
Each episode runs about three minutes, so it stays engaging without dragging, and it’s a perfect gateway for those encountering the hugely popular Godzilla character for the first time.
Brimming with charm, it’s a work that can spark conversation when watched together by parents and children.