Chiisana Obake Atchi Kotchi Sotchi

Aired: 1991

A short-format anime adaptation of Eiko Kadono's beloved Chiisana Obake picture book series, produced by Studio Pierrot. The show centers on a trio of ghost siblings — the food-loving Atchi, the prankish Kotchi, and the fashion-conscious Sotchi — as they tangle in small-scale daily adventures with the human children they secretly befriend. Soft, picture-book-faithful character design and gentle palettes give the series a warm, preschool-friendly tone that made it a comforting fixture for very young viewers. The brief 10-minute episodes aired daily, fitting comfortably into the evening kids' programming block and helping introduce children to the wider world of Kadono's storybook universe.