Favorite "Slice of life" anime

[ai-chan]

A "slice of life" is a category for a story that portrays a "cut-out" sequence of events in a character's life. It may or may not contain any real plot, and often has no exposition, action, conflict, or denouement, with an open ending. It usually tries to depict the every-day life of ordinary people. The term slice of life is actually a (more or less) dead metaphor: it often seems as if the author had taken a knife and cut out a slice of the lives of some characters, apparently not bothering at all where the cuts were made.

Discuss it here.

[Dylan]

I'm completel stumped

Maybe if u give an example we'll understand more

[ai-chan]

Simply put, these are anime which feature people just doing their everyday, ordinary thing. Sometimes it's the little things that mean the most to us.

I consider the following anime series/movie to be in this category:

• Azumanga Daioh
• Fruits Basket
• Haibane Renmei
• Heidi
• Kimagure Orange Road TV
• Kiki's Delivery Service
• Millennium Actress
• Piano
• The Place Promised in Our Early Days
• Tokyo Godfathers
• Voices of a Distant Star

[Dylan]

• Azumanga Daioh
• Fruits Basket
• Haibane Renmei
• Heidi
• Kimagure Orange Road TV
• Kiki's Delivery Service
• Millennium Actress
• Piano
• The Place Promised in Our Early Days
• Tokyo Godfathers
• Voices of a Distant Star

i ve only heard of hiedi

[Kyo]

Hey Animeindia are you telling me that youve seen all of those???

I have not seen a lot of the ones up there.......

[ai-chan]

@Dylan: You must have seen Haibane Renmei (Ailes Grise) and Tokyo Godfathers, as both have been aired on Animax.

@Kyo: From the list except for Piano, and Voices of a Distant Star, I have seen the rest.

And I would put Kino's Journey in this category as well.

[Kyo]

Thats pretty good..... I have yet to see about 5 of the ones up there...... My anime watching has taken a real down turn recently........ first laptop issues now its lack of free-time issue...........

[Selenium_Glow]

In that case...

I've seen
- Kino's journey (really... it takes place in a fantasy world),
- Heidi (It was good)

Another I think would fit here is Futari Ecchi. I know it's all adulterated... but I've given it much though... Futari Ecchi is definitely a "Slice of Life". (Sounds too convincing sometimes...)

[rainbowcolors]

i have only seen heidi n i loved it

[Kyo]

Well I just saw this one anime..... Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien..... not bad as such.... but the main male lead kinda pissed me off........

It is a 'slice of life' anime too...... adult themes are prevalent in many episodes.... but the way the peoples relationships are depicted is what really makes it kinda realistic........

I frankly did not like the ending...... even though I know that it was only possible for it to end that way........

[ai-chan]

Its Rumbling Hearts right?

[Kyo]

Heck I dont even know what it is called in English...... but I think it is indeed Rumbling hearts...... I officially hate Takayuki and Mitsuki..... even though shes so darn HOT!! Haruka Rulz (Shes sooo much hotter than Mitsuki in grown up avatar)!!!!!

[Dylan]

@Dylan: You must have seen Haibane Renmei (Ailes Grise) and Tokyo Godfathers, as both have been aired on Animax.

yes i saw both those and liked it as welll............to some ectene\t

[ai-chan]

Some more:

• Aishiteruze Baby
• Genshiken
• Girls High
• Honey and Clover
• Kamichu!
• Nana
• Strawberry Marshmallow

[Kyo]

Seen em all this time around... Honey and Clover beats out the rest... though Genshiken puts up a helluva good fight... Nana was also pretty good...