![]() Though it may be an urban fantasy about teenagers battling demons, Beyond the Boundary is also about what they do between fights. Kyoukai no Kanata (Beyond the Boundary) MAL Rated 7.88, Ranked #702 | Aired Fall 2013 | Produced by Kyoto Animation Members: 250,948 Whether you're an arrogant beauty, a pervert, or a vampire, the Neighbors' Club has something familiar for everyone.ġ2. Shunned at his new school for looking like a delinquent (he's blond), Kodaka starts a club for loners and weirdos with Yozora, a girl with an imaginary friend. ![]() Here's another slice of life anime for the socially awkward among us. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (I Don't Have Many Friends) MAL Rated 7.65, Ranked #1095 | Aired Fall 2011 | Produced by AIC Build Members: 248,910 Not recommended-or perhaps highly recommended-for the easily moved.ġ3. As their relationship decays, they both learn to accept what it once meant to them. ![]() Takaki and Akari are close friends driven apart by distance, striving to regain a love they almost shared. Byousoku 5 Centimeter (5 Centimeters per Second) MAL Rated 8.18, Ranked #316 | Aired: to | Produced by CoMix Wave Films Members: 247,467 There's no major overarching plot, as the show chronicles Gin's various dealings with the mushi.ġ4. Tranquil and contemplative, Mushishi will appeal to the drifter in you. Like an old-timey Takashi Natsume, Ginko's hobby is solving problems between spirits and humans. Ginko is a wandering mushishi, someone capable of interacting with mysterious mushi, or nature spirits. Sometimes slice of lifes get really supernatural. Mushishi MAL Rated 8.79, Ranked #27 | Aired Fall 2005 | Produced by Artland Members: 226,033 His insane luck lands him in and out of crazy situations throughout his tenure, during which he gradually develops a conscience.ġ5. How do you tame a class of delinquent students? With a delinquent teacher! In this classic slice of life, Eikichi Onizuka is a former gang member and incorrigible pervert who initially earns his teaching degree to meet girls. Great Teacher Onizuka MAL Rated 8.79, Ranked #26 | Aired Summer 1999 | Produced by Studio Pierrot Members: 210,902 Kokoro Connect gives a standard slice of life formula a supernatural twist: the members of the Student Cultural Research Club periodically switch bodies! Working through teenage struggles is much more complicated-and enlightening-when you do it from someone else's perspective!ġ6. Most high school shows deal with everyday problems like schoolwork and popularity. Kokoro Connect MAL Rated 8.04, Ranked #471 | Aired Summer 2012 | Produced by Silver Link Members: 205,161 Though there are magical themes at work here, Fruits Basket deftly weaves them into Tooru's school life and family drama.ġ7. Though significantly truncated from the books, the anime follows the same basic story of Tooru Honda, who sets out to break a strange curse on her adoptive family. If you got into manga and anime in the '90s, odds are that it was because of this series. Fruits Basket MAL Rated 7.83, Ranked #765 | Aired Summer 2001 | Produced by Studio Deen Members: 203,793 Come for the half-naked tests of speed and stamina, stay for the friendship and perseverance!ġ8. Avid swimmer Haruka Nanase reunites his old swim club to show up his high school rival, aspiring Olympian Rin Matsuoka. High school settings are common in slice of life anime. ![]() Free! MAL Rated 7.74, Ranked #933 | Aired Summer 2013 | Produced by Kyoto Animation Members: 197,369 By turns riotously funny and deeply uncomfortable and cringe-inducing, the slice of life anime Watamote is a love letter to anyone who's ever experienced social anxiety.ġ9. Not so with Tomoko Kuroki, who hasn't spoken to any of her classmates since entering high school. Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! (No Matter How I Look At It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Unpopular!) MAL Rated 7.34, Ranked #2085 | Aired Summer 2013 | Produced by Silver Link Members: 189,704Ī lot of anime protagonists are generally well liked and have lots of friends. Continuations or related anime are listed as honorable mentions.Ĭome check out 20 of the most popular slice of life anime!Ģ0. With slice of life anime, it's possible just to sit back, relax, enjoy the well-written characters, and giggle at their antics as they live their (mostly) normal everyday lives.īased on the MAL Slice of Life page in order of the amount of members as of the date of publication. There's usually not even romance for viewers to swoon over! Nevertheless, slice of life anime have their own charm, because they're really refreshing after perhaps getting too invested in convoluted plotlines. The plots may not be as deep or involving as plots for dramas or mysteries, and there's not many exciting fight sequences when compared to action anime. Why is the slice of life genre so popular?
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