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14 Slice of Life Anime to Watch

For those who don’t watch anime, the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of the word “anime” is those pervertic lewd jokes which they’ve seen on clips and meme circulating the internet. I don’t even know what anime are those.

But little do they know of the wide variety of genres available from war action, crime thriller, historical fiction to slice of life. So sharing here is a list of slice of life anime which I’ve watched and hoping to discover more of such genres.

They’re basically a relatable and chill anime with no complex plot involving die-hard enemies out to destroy you, that sort of thing, the only enemy these characters are trying to defeat is life itself or their inner-self.

They’re just stories of characters just going about their daily lives, trying to find their place in the world. I not only like the heartwarming relationships they shared but the scenery of these places too which are simply beautiful. 

They’re so pleasant to watch. It's kind of like the anime version of curling up under the blanket on a rainy afternoon and just feeling good, makes you feel all calm and relax, when you simply want to chill and switch off your mind. And hey, if you know any similar type of anime that I don’t, please share with me! I’m currently looking for more of such anime to watch in these stressful and uncertain times!

Only Yesterday (1991)

Taeko Okajima is single 27 year old who has lived her whole life in Tokyo. She decides to take a trip to visit her family in the rural countryside of Yamagata to get away from the city life. During her stay, she finds herself increasingly nostalgic and wistful for her childhood self, while simultaneously wrestling with adult issues of career and love, and the decision to leave her city life behind.

Whisper of the Heart (1995)

Shizuku Tsukishima is a book-worm who spends her summer vacation reading and translating popular foreign music into Japanese. With aspirations to one day become a writer, Shizuku can't help but notice that the name Seiji Amasawa appears on every one of the books she borrows from the library. Her meeting with this person changes her life which led to a discovery of her hidden dreams.

From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

Umi is a high school girl, living with her family in the beautiful seaside town of Yokahama Bay. Each day she raises a pair of flags in anticipation of the return of her sailor father, who went missing years ago. One day she meets Shun, a member of the school's literature club, and the two students decide to restore the school's rundown clubhouse to its former glory.  

Hanasaku Iroha (2011)

Ohana Matsumae is a 16-year-old from Tokyo, who is left in the care of her estranged maternal grandmother, following her mother's elopement with her boyfriend. Ohana arrives at her grandmother's country estate to realize she is the owner of a Taishō period hot spring inn called Kissuisō. Little does she knows that she’s about to bring all the employees closer together as a family.

Non Non Biyori (2009)

The story takes place in the countryside small town village of Asahigaoka, a place lacking many of the conveniences that people from the city are accustomed to. The nearest stores are a few miles away and one of the local schools consists of only five students, each of whom is in a different grade of elementary or middle school. Hotaru Ichijo, a fifth grader from Tokyo, transfers into Asahigaoka and has to adjust to countryside life with her new friends.

Flying Witch (2016)

The story is about Makoto, a young witch from Yokohama, who moves to Hirosaki, Aomori to live with relatives as part of her training. What follows is Makoto's daily life as she gets used to her new environment. Her relatives and the new friends she makes there are introduced to the customs and peculiarities of witchcraft. It’s kind of like Kiki’s Delivery Service with a touch of Harry Potter.

Yuru Camp aka Laid-Back Camp (2018)

It follows  Rin Shima, a solo camper who befriends Nadeshiko Kagamihara and the girls from the Outdoor Activities School Club, as they share their love of nature and camping. You’ll go on an adventure with them to various campsites, from pitching tents to gathering firewood, and eating under the stars. If you love this series, please know that there will be a new season coming January 2021!

Long Riders (2016)

Upon seeing someone ride on a bike, college student Ami Kurata buys a folding bike and takes up cycling with her friend Aoi Niigaki. After meeting experienced cyclists Hinako Saijo, Yayoi Ichinose, and Saki Takamiya, Ami starts going further into the world of road cycling and soon forms her own team, Fortuna.

Yama No Susume aka Encouragement of Climb (2013)

Aoi Yukimura is a quiet girl who prefers staying indoors and is afraid of heights. When she reunites with her childhood friend Hinata Kuraue, who is outgoing and loves mountaineering, they decide to climb a mountain together, in order to see a sunrise they saw together when they were younger. Along the way, they meet several other girls who are also interested in the outdoors, and begin a series of adventures on various mountains across Japan.

Sakura Quest (2017)

Yoshino Koharu is a young woman from the countryside who is hell bent on finding a job in Tokyo, but only met a series of rejections. The only job offer she received was from a tourism board of an economically struggling Manoyama, a small town in the countryside. Left with no other options, Yoshino reluctantly agrees to take on the role as “Queen” of Manoyama who will aid the Board of Tourism in their efforts to revitalize Manoyama. Determined to bring excitement to the dying town with the help of local residents, the queen enacts a series of projects to highlight the beauty and charm of Manoyama's culture. 

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō (1998)

Set in a peaceful, post-cataclysmic world where mankind is in decline after an environmental disaster. The reduced human population has reverted to a simpler life. It follows the story of Alpha Hatsuseno who is an android that runs an out-of-the-way coffee shop, on the lonely coast of the Miura Peninsula of Japan, while her human "owner" is on a trip of indefinite length. It shows her daily activities, either alone, with customers, or on occasional trips through the countryside. It brings out the small wonders of everyday life.

Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club (2017)

It follows the life of Hiromi who just moved from Nagasaki to Kamakura and wants to learn the ride a bicycle in order to explore the coastal city! Her passion for cycling allowed her to make new friends with similar interest, and eventually forming their own cycling club in school, attracting more people as they discover the wonders of Kamakura and friendship. There’s even a cycling tip video clip at the end of every episode, so better watch out for it if you’re interested in cycling!

Super Cub (2021)

An ongoing anime about a lonely girl, Koguma, who lives alone with no parents and no friends nor hobbies feeling her life empty, until one day, when she bought an affordable second hand super cub bike to ride to school that her life began to change gradually, from meeting new friends with similar interest, to exploring new places she’s never been to before, feeling her life began to expand.

Let’s Make a Mug Too (2021)

Another ongoing anime about Himeno Toyokawa who moved to back to her father’s hometown of Gifu Prefecture to start over a new life after he lost his job in the city and lost his wife due to illness. While her father decides to open a café, Himeno discovers her interest in pottery and ceramic art, a craft that is popular in the prefecture and met new friends who are both experienced and new to the craft. She hopes to help her dad make foodware for the café.

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Alice & Zoroku: Season 1 Episode 5 When Sana and Zoroku are loaded onto a cargo ship, the one who appears to rescue them is Cabinet Information Research Office agents Ichijo Shizuku and Yamada Noriko.

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Japanese: 魔法科高校の劣等生 Romaji: Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Chinese: 魔法科高校的劣等生 English: The Irregular at Magic High School Genre: Alternate history, Magic, Romance, Science fiction, Supernatural

Staff Directed by: Manabu Ono Written by: Munemasa Nakamoto, Yukie Sugawara, Yukito Kizawa Music by: Taku Iwasaki Studio: Madhouse Licensed by: AUS Hanabee, NA Aniplex of America Original network: Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, MBS, CTC, tvk, TVS, TVA, TVQ, TVh, AT-X, BS11 English network: SEA, Animax Asia Original run: April 6, 2014 – September 27, 2014 Episodes: 26

Cast Tatsuya Shiba: Yuichi Nakamura Miyuki Shiba: Saori Hayami Erika Chiba: Yumi Uchiyama Leonhart Saijo: Takuma Terashima Mizuki Shibata: Satomi Satou Mikihiko Yoshida: Atsushi Tamaru Honoka Mitsui: Sora Amamiya Shizuku Kitayama: Yuiko Tatsumi Mari Watanabe: Marina Inoue Hanzo Hattorigyobushojo: Ryohei Kimura Katsuto Jumonji: Junichi Suwabe Mayumi Saegusa: Kana Hanazawa Suzune Ichihara: Mai Nakahara Azusa Nakajo: Saki Ogasawara Sayaka Mibu: Haruka Tomatsu Takeaki Kirihara: Tomokazu Sugita Masaki Ichijo: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Shinkuro Kichoji: Ayumu Murase

Synopsis Magic — a century has passed since this concept has been recognized as a formal technology instead of the product of the occult or folklore.

The season is spring and it is time for a brand new school year. At the National Magic University First Affiliate High School, A.K.A Magic High School, students are divided into two distinct groups according to their academic performances. The “Bloom,” who demonstrate the highest grades and are enrolled in the “First Course,” and the “Weed,” who have a poor academic record and are enrolled in the “Second Course.”

This spring, a very peculiar siblings enroll as new students. The brother is an under achiever with some deficiencies, who enrolls as a “Weed,” and his younger sister is an honor student, who enrolls as a “Bloom.” The brother, who with a somewhat philosophical expression, and the younger sister, who holds feelings a little stronger than sibling love for him: Ever since these two have entered through the gates of this prestigious school, the calm campus was beginning to change.

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English Cast Announced for Alice & Zoroku

English Cast Announced for Alice & Zoroku

The English cast has been announced for the Alice & Zoroku anime: Sarah Wiedenheft is Sana John Swasey is Zoroku Kashimura Brittany Karbowski is Asahi Hinagiri Brittany Lauda is Yonaga Hinagiri Ryan Reynolds is Cleo Anastasia Munoz is Shizuku Ichijo Madeleine Morris is Noriko Yamada Colleen Clinkenbeard is Miriam “Minnie C” Tachibana Christopher Wehkamp is Koichi Kito Jill Harris is Chen Dave…

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Funimation Announces "The Silver Guardian" and "Alice & Zoroku" English Dub Casts

Funimation's roll-out of spring SimulDub anime continued today with the additions of The Silver Guardian and Alice & Zoroku. With their introductions, they announced their English dub casts.

  The Silver Guardian

High school students and pro-level gamers Riku Suigin and Riku Rei are about to get swept up in an RPG unlike any other they’ve played before. Before her mysterious disappearance, Rei sends Suigin a device to access a new tomb raiding game. Upon inspecting it, Suigin is transported into the game where it’s up to him to put his skills to the test to save his friend.

CHARACTER CAST Suigin Kyle Phillips Rei Amber Lee Connors     Episode 1   Ranshou Jason Liebrecht Maki Sara Ragsdale Wanchoi Jad Saxton     CREW   ADR Director Jad Saxton ADR Engineer Deryk Elkins Mixing Engineer Neal Malley Writer Josh Grelle

    Alice & Zoroku

When trouble comes knocking, do you answer? What if that trouble is Sana, a little girl with the power to materialize anything she imagines? Old man Zouroku would prefer a quiet life, but even he can’t turn away when the escaped test subject ends up in his care. As the unlikely duo make do, their friendship takes root. But first, Sana must learn to use her powers responsibly.

CHARACTER CAST Sana Sarah Wiedenheft Zoroku Kashimura John Swasey Asahi Hinagiri Brittany Karbowski Yonaga Hinagiri Brittany Lauda Cleo Ryan Reynolds Shizuku Ichijo Anastasia Munoz Noriko Yamada Madeleine Morris Miriam “Minnie C” Tachibana Colleen Clinkenbeard Koichi Kito Christopher Wehkamp     Episode 1   Chen Jill Harris Mitaka Dave Trosko Sawaki J. Micheal Tatum Suzuki Jeremy Inman     Episode 2   Sanae Kashimura Tia Ballard Ryu Naito Chuck Hüber Chinatsu Caitlin Glass Ichiro Clifford Chapin     CREW   ADR Director Clifford Chapin Lead ADR Engineer Jamal Roberson Assistant ADR Engineer Matt Grounds Writer Bonny Clinkenbeard

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.

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"Alice to Zouroku" Plants a Seed of Adventure with New Key Art & Trailer

The official website for Alice to Zouroku ("Alice & Zouroku"), an upcoming TV anime about a girl with reality-bending powers befriending an elderly flower shop owner, has been updated with a wealth of new information, including a new key visual, a new preview video, new cast announcements, and the Japanese TV schedule for the series.

    The new cast members announced for Alice to Zouroku include (from left to right and top to bottom):

    Aki Toyosaki as Sanae Kashimura.

Natsumi Fujiwara as Asahi Hinagiri.

Akari Satō as Yonaga Hinagiri.

Ami Koshimizu as Shizuku Ichijo.

Hōchū Ōtsuka as Ryuu Naito.

Yuuki Hirose as Noriko Yamada.

Mamiko Noto as "Mini-C" Tachibana.

Masaya Matsukaze as Koichi Kito.

And Shū Uchida as Kureo.

  The OP / ED theme performers for Alice to Zouroku were also announced. The opening theme, entitled "Wonder Drive", will be performed by ORESAMA. The ending theme, entitled "Chant (kotringo edition)", will be performed by toi toy toi.

    The original Alice to Zouroku manga by Tetsuya Imai is serialized in Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Ryū seinen manga magazine. An English language version is also published by Seven Seas Entertainment, who described the series as follows:

  A group of young girls possess a mysterious power known as "Alice’s Dream," which gives them the ability to turn their thoughts into reality. Detained and experimented upon, these youths are locked away in secret until one of them manages to escape. Her name is Sana—a girl with the power to ignore the very laws of physics. When this willful powerhouse crosses paths with a stubborn old man named Zouroku, his carefully-ordered life will never be the same again!

    The Alice to Zouroku TV anime is directed by Katsushi Sakurabi and features animation by J.C. Staff. It will broadcast in Japan according to the following TV schedule:

  Tokyo MX: every Sunday during the 22:30 time slot beginning on April 02, 2017.

KBS Kyoto: every Sunday during the 23:00 time slot beginning on April 02, 2017.

Sun TV: every Sunday during the 24:30 time slot beginning on April 02, 2017.

BS11: every Tuesday during the 24:00 time slot beginning on April 04, 2017.

AT-X: every Friday during the 22:00 time slot beginning on April 07, 2017, with repeat broadcast on Monday at 14:00 and on Thursday at 06:00.

  Please note that some Japanese TV schedules count early-morning programming as late-night programming of the previous day, so for example the 24:30 time slot on Sunday evening is actually at 12:30 AM JST on Monday morning. Alice to Zouroku will also be digitally distributed in Japan on AbemaTV, d Anime Store, and Bandai Channel. 

  Sources:

MoCa

Ota-suke

Official Alice to Zouroku TV anime home page

  Paul Chapman is the host of The Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast and GME! Anime Fun Time.

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