15 cool and highly rated cartoons that were not made in Hollywood (16 photos)
Some of them are worth taking pride of place in the list of favorite cartoons that you can watch yourself or with family and friends. 
Despite the abundance of modern cartoons, it can be difficult to find something truly worthy to watch. Most modern animated films every now and then evoke the feeling that you have already seen this somewhere. And it’s not just the monotonous picture, but also the plot. But, fortunately, cartoons are produced not only by the famous studios Pixar and Disney. Many of the world's animation studios can also boast of their films.
“Song of the Sea”, Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, France (2014) 
Plot: An amazing adventure story about the last "selkie" (mythical creature) who can transform from a seal into a human. The main characters, the boy Ben and his sister Saoirse, will need to unravel the mysteries of a disappearing fantasy world and overcome serious challenges.
IMDb: 8.40
"Ernest and Celestine", France, Belgium (2012) 
Plot: She is a little mouse, he is a huge bear. She dreams of being an artist, but must become a dentist, he is a musician and poet who lives one day at a time. They live in different worlds, but despite this they were able to build a true friendship based on sincerity and mutual understanding.
IMDb: 7.80
"Princess Mononoke", Japan (1997) 
Plot: Prince Ashitaka and the young girl Mononoke are trying to destroy the evil plans of Mrs. Eboshi, who intends to destroy the forest and its inhabitants - spirits, demons, giant creatures.
IMDb: 8.40
“Breadwinner”, Ireland, Canada, Luxembourg (2017) 
Plot: The family of the girl Parvana is left without a father. The head of the family is arrested for possession of prohibited literature. A girl is forced to cut her hair and pretend to be a boy in order to earn money for food, because women in Afghanistan are prohibited from appearing on the street without a man accompanying them. Parvana accidentally meets the warden of the prison where her father is being held and does everything possible to free him.
"Arietty from the Land of Lilliputians", Japan (2010) 
Plot: Magical midgets, who call themselves miners, set up their modest homes in secret places and hide from human eyes in every possible way. The existence of unusual creatures is kept strictly secret. But young Arrietty breaks the ban and makes friends with 12-year-old Sho, who came to visit his grandmother for the summer holidays.
IMDb: 7.60
"The Life of a Zucchini", Switzerland, France (2016) 
Plot: After the death of his mother, nine-year-old Icarus is sent to an orphanage. Soon the boy discovers a completely new world, where many children with similar destinies live.
IMDb: 7.70
"Mary and Max", Australia (2019) 
Plot: Little Mary Daisy Dinkle is 8 years old and lives in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Her parents don't care about her, so she is forced to cope with all the difficulties herself. Suffering from excess weight and panic attacks, Max Jerry Horowitz is 44 years old, but he is also lonely in crowded New York. Randomly choosing his name in the phone book, Mary begins a correspondence that lasts for twenty long years. It turns out that distance and age difference are not a hindrance if your friend loves chocolate, TV series and helps you deal with internal contradictions.
IMDb: 8.10 IMDb: 8.00
"The Little Prince", France, Italy (2015) 
Plot: The monotonous life of a little girl changes dramatically when a strange old aviator bursts into her life with his amazing stories about the Little Prince, the fox and the Rose.
IMDb: 7.70
"The Last Unicorn", UK, France Germany, Japan, USA (1982) 
Plot: One day, a unicorn living in a magical land finds out that all of his relatives have disappeared somewhere. Fearing complete loneliness, he sets out in search of them, despite the dangers that may await him at every turn.
MDb: 7.3
"Mowgli of the Wild Planet", France (2019) 
Plot: Boy Willie is a space traveler. One day his ship crashes and he finds himself on an unknown planet. Along with him, his robot Buck gets into trouble and helps him survive until help arrives. The boy explores an unusual planet and gets acquainted with its inhabitants.
IMDb: 6.60
"Persipolis", France (2007) 
Plot: The cartoon tells about the young revolutionary Marzhan, who dreams of becoming a prophet and saving humanity.
IMDb: 8.00
“The Legend of Wolves”, Ireland, Luxembourg, France, USA, UK (2020) 
Plot: An English girl meets a werewolf girl who lives with a pack of wolves and tries to protect them from human atrocities. Together, an incredible adventure awaits them, on which the fate of the toothy inhabitants of the forest depends.
IMDb: 8.00
"Klaus", Spain (2019) 
Plot: The owner of a postal empire sends his son Jesper to the far north, where he must organize a post office and process at least 6,000 letters in a year. Arriving at the place, the guy encounters two family clans that have incredible hostility towards each other and are ready to do dirty tricks at any opportunity.
IMDb: 8.10
"The Secret of Kells", Ireland, Belgium, France (2008) 
Plot: A young guy Brendan lives in the ancient Kells Abbey, which is surrounded by a mysterious and dense forest. His uncle Kellah forbids the boy to leave the monastery. Kellah spends all his time building a monastery wall that could protect them from enemy raids. One day, a certain master Aidan, a book illustrator, comes to the abbey from distant lands. His monastery was destroyed by the Normans, but Aidan managed to save his main treasure - an unfinished Book, from which a mysterious light emanates, capable of blinding any unworthy who decides to read it.
IMDb: 7.60
"Your Name", Japan (2016) 
Plot: An amazing story about a guy Taki and a girl Mitsuha, who discover that there is an unusual connection between them. In their dreams, they change bodies and live each other's lives. But one day this ability suddenly disappears. The guy decides to definitely find a girl in the real world.
