Where Can Fans Stream Anime About A Size Classmate?

So, like, I’m really into hunting down unusual anime plots, and the “classmate with unusual size” plot is definitely in my rotation of weird interests that I secretly enjoy. So if by “classmates of unusual size”, you mean giant and/or tiny classmates, then mainstream anime streaming services are your best bet. All of the typical services are carrying current seasons of new shows, and many of them have pretty complete libraries of past titles as well. So you can check out Crunchyroll (with tons of current seasons), the Funimation catalogs (which have been slowly added to other services), Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Instant Video, and HiDive to see if they are carrying any of the big-figure conflicts (such as in “Attack on Titan” which is available on Crunchyroll and Hulu in many regions) or tiny-person-centric tales (such as “The Secret World of Arrietty” which is available on Netflix for Instant Streaming in some regions and on Amazon Instant Prime in others).

Size change and giantess anime is relatively rare so I recommend searching for terms like “giant”, “shrink”, “tiny people”, and “size change” in service search fields. Oftentimes fans will create a list of episodes on MyAnimeList or posts on subreddits like r/anime for “one-shot” anime as well as partial episodes from longer series. Sometimes clips and full episodes of anime not available on foreign streaming services can be found on Japanese platforms like NicoNico Douga and Chinese platforms like Bilibili. Be aware of region locking, however. What is available on Netflix in one country, for example, may not be available in another.

I find the combination of the anime’s normal setting and surreal situation very interesting, and searching for these has become almost a quest in itself, especially as there are many hidden gems out there.

The classic classmate-is-big-or-small storyline still manages to get a reaction out of me every now and then. Big franchises like Attack on Titan (giant antagonists) and (school age students in uniform) will occasionally get tagged and made easy to search for on services like Netflix and Crunchyroll that allow users to index tags to episodes and movies and even search the tags of a particular series. Other animations that are a bit more whimsical that fit this category are things like The Secret World of Arrietty (tiny people that live in the walls of human homes).

You might find other older niche shows on HiDive. Sometimes region-specific content will pop up on Amazon Prime Video. OVA episodes and specials that are steeped in giantess/shrink humor might turn up on the official YouTube channels or the licensers’ websites. Sometimes fans of other giantess/shrink anime will recommend specific episodes in comments on a forum, so search for giantess or shrink on MyAnimeList to find all the relevant lists. Read the recent threads on the anime subreddits to find people who have recently been watching a particular series and can recommend episodes. I like to bookmark all the good ones, then come back to them later for a big anime binge. No need to have to come back to the forums to search for the name of that one episode you wanted to watch again.

For the type of content that is scaling up or down in terms of size I like to oscillate between the mainstream streaming services and niche platforms. As for the bulk of licensed anime on the market, I opt for titles like ‘Attack on Titan’ for huge action sequences and ‘The Secret World of Arrietty’ for really small characters, which are available on Crunchyroll and Netflix. Titles such as older or more obscure content are sometimes found on HiDive and Amazon Prime. Through MyAnimeList tag lists, anime related subreddit posts, and official Studio YouTube channels, I search for a large amount of information regarding singular anime episodes or even series that have not been licensed for distribution in the Western world. Occasionally even Japanese niche video-sharing websites such as NicoNico and Bilibili will have clips and even specials that have never been released with English subtitles in the West. It’s always exciting when I find a hard to find title on my wish list that has just been licensed by a distributor, and by keeping up-to-date with their feeds, I can be one of the first to know when they are available to stream. Mainstream services first, followed by specialty channels and anime forums then finally distributors’ official feeds. Be sure to check if said anime is available in your region as licensing is always changing. I’ve managed to find some really cool titles by searching for them.