Anyone have suggestions as to a similar cartoon?

It's a book so you might completely disregard my reply. Also the vocabulary in the book is a bit pretentious in that the big words are somewhat unnecessary, but...
Wildwood by Colin Meloy has great mythology and it was immediately brought to mind while watching this miniseries.
EDIT: I'd like to add the graphic novel series, "The Stuff of Legend."

Whenever I finish a show, I look for a board recommending similar shows. Much like the responses you've received, including my own, nothing is just right. I still recommend the above two as I feel that you'll find similar themes and tone.

Films that have a similar structure of art that is designed to look like another period:

Metropolis (also the music fits perfectly) This anime created its own steam punk like world with a robot society and is one massive homage to the original German movie.

April and the Extraordinary World, French, the plot is a bit simple in a couple areas, but they did an amazing job of making a Tintin-esc french art style in a unique world.

Gandahar French Sci-fi. A future alien world where people are dependent on the comforts of technology. This one is not done with the same throw-back art style as it is an older film, but it is just so far out there in some ways...and you seem to be ok with French films. It is a bit heavy on the whole toplessness though if one is offended by such.

Mary and Max, best animation movie ever hands down, not quite the same as this show, but just perfect music and narration.

Original Giant Robo Series (not the dubbed, it's voice acting is painful). The entire series style of art and music are homages to the older style of anime and giant monster series, also the characters are mostly all homages as well. It is not the same warm eerie feel of Garden but it is its own thing as well. The over all story arc is very well done, it is way more serious than one would expect.

We Bare Bears is very light hearted, and has a bit of an innocence to it. It is not the same at all, but it nice. It may be too close to Regular Show in the sense of its playfulness, but it may be worth a viewing.


Oh Song of the Sea as another poster suggested is very very nice. It delves in to a fantasy world and treats it with affection. If you have studied much of Celtic mythos you will see the inspiration even in the background such as Bran woven in to the story (in legends he was the Giant that crossed the ocean). As for the Book of Kells...not a fan as it is a symbol of the destruction of Irish culture in many deeper ways.


There is also the series Frankenhole...not sure what to say about it other than it is very unique in it's art style, I think the whole series is done with paper cut-outs? The plots are not warm, and are a bit adult childish to say the least. I would say it would not be your cup of tea, but if you like the art side it could be worth seeing a bit of it.

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Fractured Fairytales
Drinks Crow
Tom Foolery Show
Fantastic Planet

The Hilda books have a similar spirit of youthful exploration. They're set in Scandinavia & weave in local fairy tales. Gives it a little bit of the supernatural unknown, allowing for adventure. Story arc is not quite as satisfying. I hear it's being made into a Netflix series.

Someone earlier mentioned Watership Down. IIRC, the BBC is making its sequel "Tales from Watership Down" into a TV series.

Both of these deal with deeper themes in a kid friendly format. It's not so much that they dumb it down. It's more that they lack the smug, ironic detachment you find in stuff made for adults.