Top 50 Best Comedy Slice Of Life Anime Of All Time
Comedy as a genre has always been considered the best way of entertainment. And with no doubt, there is a lot of anime series that have given us comedy with different styles, like that slice of life.
Talking about the genre called slice of life, then it is about the depiction of some experience which goes in arts and also in entertainment, in short, is related to naturalism.
In terms of this amalgamation then, you must have wondered what to look for and where to watch it.
So, to come up with the solution, we have listed some of the best comedy slice-of-life anime that can give you the best of all entertainment.
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1. Skip Beat!
The best of all is said to be Skip Beat which is based again on the Japanese Manga series.
One can get it through different OTT platforms as it came for the first time in 2008. The series deals with the story of a 16-year-older old girl whose name is Kyoko Mogami.
She has discovered her childhood friend and set a romantic goal that keeps her working as a maid. Her being a maid has given her some living expenses while on the other hand, her crush becomes one of the best idols in Japan.
She becomes quite furious and at the same time very heartbroken and that’s how she has turned to get revenge on him by entering show business and getting a lot of popularity.
2. Say I Love You
Say I Love You is again one of the best comedy slice-of-life anime which is based on a Japanese romance manga series written by Kanae Hazuki.
The series came for the first time on 6 October 2012. The story is dealing with a requisite girl whose name is Mei Tachibana.
She has spent most of her high school time without getting a boyfriend or having any kind of environment with friends.
It is happening because of her childhood incident which has left a different kind of scar on her. And that is why she becomes very cautious with people.
One day she meets with a boy named Yamato and they get interested in each other. Their friendship turns into a relationship and the story goes on with it.
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3. My Little Monster
It is also called the Monster Sitting Beside Me. It is an anime series that is based on a Japanese manga series written by Robico.
The series also deals with romance along with comedy and slice of life. My Little Monster is a story that goes on between the characters Shizuku and Haru.
Shizuku is a very studious girl and has plans for the future. On the other hand, Haru is not so good at studies and very rarely attends school.
After meeting, they both become friends and have formed a new kind of innocence in themselves. Shizuku considered him first a monster but later on, she got to know that he is nothing less than a kind and gentle man.
They both fell in love with each other and helped each other in learning how to care for and have contact with friends and family.
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4. Welcome To The N.H.K.
Welcome To The N. H. K. is an anime series based on a novel of Japan written by Tatauhiko Takimoto.
The series is available on the Anime Network and started for the first time on 9 July 2006. The story of Welcome To The N. H. K. is related to a man 22 years old whose name is Tatsuhiro. He gets paid by a girl who is strange to him but she knows him very well.
They both have never met before but there is a kind of familiarity between them. The story has themes like isolation and anxiety with some depression revolving around it.
It also deals with the how-to shape life and how the character recovers everything by himself and also with the help of a strange girl.
5. Nichijou
It is again one of the best comedy slice-of-life anime considered in history. It is written by Keiichi Arawi and came out for the first time on 3 April 2011.
One can get access through English networks like Funimation and Crunchyroll. The story goes on with the everyday life of the character Yuko Aio, a very cheerful and bright person.
Along with her the other characters are Mai Minakami who is very quiet and the other one Nano Shinonome, the anxious one.
In most of the series, Yuko receives some kind of prominent story which belongs to all the characters. It also deals with the desire to get enrolled in high school.
The second part of the series deals with her fear of getting exposed as she is a robot. It also deals with different situations that are happening in the town.
Nichijou is an interesting anime. If you are someone who enjoys short stories that will entertain you throughout the 20-minute tenure then this is the series for you.
However, you might have a hard time enjoying the show as it is divided into short stories that will keep you entertained for a while.
6. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
It is an anime series based on the light novel of Japan written by Nagaru. The series is available on Manga entertainment and Animax.
The story goes on with a student of North High School whose name is Kyon. He, with his other classmate, Haruhi Suzumiya who is a school girl, has some supernatural phenomena.
In this supernatural phenomenon, they have figures like aliens or time travelers. She establishes a club called SOS Brigade in the school so that they together can investigate some mysterious events that are occurring.
The club also has some other members including Nagato and Asahina. This anime is looked upon by many as a series that will always entertain the audience from its core.
And that’s why, if you are someone who hasn’t watched this show yet then I highly recommend it. It is something that goes far beyond just a normal show and offers a lot more than what you can imagine.
7. Cromartie High School
It is again a Japanese television series based on a Japanese manga series written by Eiji Nonaka. The series came for the first time on 2 October 2003 and it is still available on Anime Network.
The story is related to Takashi Kamiyama and his everyday life happenings. Along with comedy, the series is also dealing with a parody that goes around his old classmates at high school.
He is just an average student and considered one of the toughest in the school. Having the ambition of changing the school so that he can better his student body, he started writing jokes and sending them to the radio stations.
Later on, he became the boss in Japan after getting the title of National Boss Championship.
8. Non Non Biyori
Non Non Biyori is an anime series that has a lot of comedy in it. The series is written by Atto and came out on 8 October 2013.
The story is related to a countryside area in the village called Asahigaoka. The place is lacking a lot of conveniences that are privileged to the people in the city.
The nearest shop is almost miles away and one can go to their schools by walking miles. The story is focused on five students of a local school.
Among them is Hotaru Ichijo, a fifth-grade student. She was transferred to Asahigaoka Branch School and was managing very hard to adjust to the countryside area with her strange and new friends.
9. Laid-Back Camp
Laid-Back Camp is a series that is based on a manga series that is written and also illustrated by Afro.
The series came first on 4 January 2018 with themes like comedy and adventure involved in it. The story is related to Nadeshiko who is a high school student.
She wanted to move Yamamashi from Shizuoka. She somehow manages to bike but due to bad weather, she has turned back and come to the starting point.
Since she was not able to focus on her goal, that is the reason why she fainted and woke up in a place she was not aware of.
She was not aware of how to go home and that’s how she met another girl named Rin. The story turns out to be very entertaining when both characters decide to go on an adventure.
This is a slow anime that will make a name for itself in the minds of all those who wish to watch something soothing and captivating.
However, all those who admire anime that are fast-paced and offer high-octane action or anything along those lines might have a hard time watching it.
10. Mr Osomatsu
It is an anime series created by Fuijo Akatsuka. Along with comedy, the series also has parody and came first time on 6 October 2015.
It is related to the Matsuno brothers whose names are: Karamatsu, Osomatsu, Choromatsu, Jyushimatsu, Ichimatsu, and Todomatsu. All the brothers are identical and cause some kind of mischief.
All the brothers are 10 years older than they should be in an original way. All of them are lazy and not so happy all the time.
Each of them has a different personality and is very unique and that is the reason why they are represented through their personality rather than their looks.
The story goes on and progresses with their everyday life and characterization.
11. Lucky Star
Lucky Star is an anime series in Japan that is based on a manga series written by Kagami Yoshimizu.
It came for the first time on 8 April 2007 and has gained a lot of popularity. The series is related to the life of 4 girls who have attended High School in Japan.
The protagonist is Konata Izumi who is a lazy girl who uses her time to watch animation or play video games.
She is lazy but at the same time, she is very good at athletics and very intelligent. All four girls get promoted into their third year and it includes references to a lot of present and past stories that have been taken from the manga series.
It also focuses on the habits that all these four girls have in their unique way. This is one of the most revolutionary anime series that you can watch today.
Even though you may not feel it, this anime single-handedly made an impact on the anime industry and allowed us to experience something that we wouldn’t have otherwise. Therefore, you need to look-up to this show.
12. K-On!
It is a series which is written by the four-panel manga series of Japan. Coming first time in the year 2009, the series has also a flavor of music and comedy.
Talking about the plot then it is related again to high school girl Yui Hirasawa who has recently joined a musical club.
This club is all girls and is named Sakuragaoka. At first, she had almost zero experience in musical instruments but later on, she became a guitar expert.
She tries very hard so that the band can never get away or be distracted from each other. Sawako is the one who becomes that teacher and teaches them with the help of different instruments.
The story goes on with the club and musical thing and how she manages everything.
13. WataMote
It is also known as No Matter How I Look At It It’s You Guys Fault I’m Not Popular.
Based on a series written by Nico Tanigawa, it also has some dark flavor in it. The series tells us about the character Tomoko Kuroki, who is 15 years old.
She has this fascination with becoming popular when she will enter into her High School. But the reality turns totally different as she becomes the lonely person in her High School.
She forces herself and learns what she should do in achieving popularity. In the whole series, she tries to build her status and reputation in high school so that she can gain the popularity that she has always dreamt of.
14. Tamako Market
It is an anime series that is produced by Kyoto Animation. It came for the first time on 10 January 2013 and was written by Reiko Yoshida.
The story is related to Tamako Kitashirakawa who is the elder daughter in her family. One day, she meets with a bird who can talk named Dera.
The bird came here in search of the wife of the Prince of his country. The series then follows the character Tamako and her daily life with her friends and family with this new bird.
The series also deals with her childhood friend whose name is Mochizo. He has a crush on her but both are too shy to open up and confess each other’s feelings.
15. Azumanga Daioh
Azumanga Daioh is an anime series that is based on a comedy manga series in Japan which is written by Kiyohiko Azuma.
This anime series came for the first time in 2000 with some surreal comedy. The site story is about the daily life of an unnamed High School in Japan. 6 girls are the characters in which some of them are: Chiyo Mihama, the one who struggles and have problem-related fitting in a group with girls who are 5 years older than her.
The next one is Sakaki who has withe obsession with cute animals. The other one is Ayumu who has a different perspective of the world.
The rest of the characters also have a great bonding with each other. The story is related to the three years that are happening between the classes and some athletic events.
16. The Pet Girl Of Sakurasou
The Pet Girl Of Sakurasou is a series that is based on a Japanese light novel written by Hajime Kamoshida.
The anime series came for the first time on 9 October 2012 and along with comedy, it has romance in it.
The story is related to a high school student whose name is Sorata Kanda. He is right now in the Suimei University of Arts and is considered the most trouble-making student.
Due to some reason he was kicked out of his dorm and was living with a stray cat. He, later on, moves into a new dormitory and soon gets used to life in his new dormitory.
He meets with a famous artist named Mashiro. The artist is not even taking care of his life so that is the reason why Sorata has to become his caretaker.
17. Clannad
It is an anime series that is based on a visual novel from Japan which is written by Fumihiko Shimo.
The series came out for the first time in October 2007 and has gained a lot of attention. The story is related to the character Tomoya Okazaki who is a high school student.
His life totally changes when he somehow meets a girl whose name is Nagisa Furukawa. She is one year older than him.
His mother passed away in a car accident when he was just a kid and due to this, his father became an alcoholic.
This resulted in a very bad relationship between his father and himself which has gone into a fight. When he meets Nagisa, they both start hanging out together and his life shifts in a new direction.
This anime, while being funny, will give you an experience that you wouldn’t have imagined. I am not even kidding. This show will fetch you in a rabbit hole. And what’s on the other side of the rabbit hole?
Well, nothing but pain and misery. Don’t believe me? Try it out yourself.
18. Daily Lives of High School Boys
Daily Lives of High School Boys is a series that is based on a manga series written by Yasunobu Yamauchi.
The anime series came for the first time on 9 January 2012 and involves themes like comedy and slice of life.
The story goes around the daily life of a schoolboy group. This group consists of three friends whose names are: Hidenori, Yoshitake, and Tadakuni.
They all belong to a common School called Sanada North Boys High School and have various kinds of interaction.
They also interact with other students who are in their school or around them. They are trying to attempt to live in the coming of age.
The story goes on with their adventure and their daily life routines and how they built a great friendship.
19. Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-Kun
Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-Kun is a Japanese anime series that was adapted from a manga series written by Izumi Tsubaki. The series came out for the first time on 7 July 2014 and has some romance and parody in it.
The story is related to a high school student named Chiyo Sakura. She has a crush on one of her schoolmates named Umetarou Nozaki.
One day she confesses her love to Nozaki but in return, he thinks of her as a fan and gives her his autograph.
Things went on and he, later on, invited her to his house and got some help with his drawings.
She then got to know that he is a Manga artist who works under the pseudonym Sakiko Yumeno. She becomes his assistant in his work so that she can get closer to him as they both are working on a manga called Let’s Fall In Love.
20. Working!!
It is a Japanese anime series that is based on a four-panel comic manga series which is written by Karino Takatsu.
The series came out for the first time on 4 April 2010 and has comedy and romance involved in it.
The story is related to the character Sota Takanashi who is 1yearsar old and a student in High School.
He was working at the family restaurant and loved cute things. He loves Popura more than employees because of her cute looks.
Sometimes he speaks about the things that are going on in his mind and that is the reason why he becomes the target of a lot of coworkers.
Though he has all kinds of mixed involvement in his work, he loves to do this job. He has four sisters in which the younger one is in elementary school and respects him a lot.
Sometimes he was forced to wear the dress like a girl whose name is Kotori.
21. The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. is a series that is based on a manga series written by Shuichi Aso.
The series is available on Funimation and has come for the first time in 2016 with the genres like comedy and fantasy involved in it.
The story is related to a student in High School who has a great power of psychic abilities. But at the same time, he tries to live an ordinary life with the help of keeping his true identity and nature away from others.
He has a lot of goofy classmates and friends and also the people who come around him. It is the story of Kusuo Saiki who hates gaining attention but is still surrounded by some colorful characters in his life.
Later on, he lives with all his powers which becomes an annoyance in his life rather than becoming a gift.
22. Natsume’s Book of Friends
It is a Japanese series based on a Japanese Manga series written by Yuki Midorikawa. The series has themes like mystery and supernatural along with comedy and slice of life.
It came for the first time on 7 July 2008. The story is related to Takashi Natsume who is an orphan teenage boy.
He can see the spirits and one day he somehow found a notebook of his dead grandmother named Reiko Natsume.
The Notebook is related to the details of the spirit his grandmother has defeated under her control. He then goes on a mission with another spirit called Madara whose name is available in the notebook.
Madara takes the form of an overweight cat so that he can get the notebook from Takashi.
23. Silver Spoon
Silver spoon is a Japanese series that is based on the genre of coming of age. The series is written by Hiromu Arakawa and came out for the first time on 11 July 2013.
Coming to the story, it was about the character Yuugo Hachiken who fails an entrance examination. He enrolled in a rural school called Ooezo Agricultural High School.
His relationship with the other members of the family is strained and that’s how the story begins. He started worrying about his career throughout episodes in the series.
He soon adapted himself to the new environment of the countryside and grew into a very compassionate person. He also had some difficulties related to understanding agriculture and its effects on the life of greenery.
24. Haganai
Haganai is also known as Boku wa Tomodachi ha Sukunai. It is again based on a light novel of Japan which is written by Yomi Hirasaka.
The series has a slice-of-life element in it and was released for the first time on 7 October 2011.
One can still get it from the English network called Animax Asia. The story is related to a transfer student named Kodaka Hasegawa.
He has problems making friends due to her mixing of brown and blonde hair. She also has very fierce-looking eyes that make her unique from others.
One day she meets Yozora who is also solitary like her. They both realize that they are lacking in social skills and social lives and that is the reason why they decided to improve themselves from this situation.
The story then goes into the development of their personality with other students.
25. Hanasaku Iroha
Also known as Hanairo or ABCs Of Flower Blooming or The Blooming Colours. It has comedy and romance with coming-of-age genres in it.
It came for the first time on 3 April 2011 and has given the best comedy slice of life anime.
The story goes on with the character Ohana Matsumae who is 16 years old and living right now in Tokyo.
She is right now under the care of her maternal grandmother from the time when her mother ran away with her boyfriend.
She, later on, realizes that she is the only owner of Kissuiso (hot spring inn). She started working on it and got involved with the odds of employees and customers.
At first, she felt discouraged but came up again with the idea of using her opportunity and circumstances for herself to change in a better way.
26. Kokoro Connect
It is a series based on the light novel of Japan which is written by Sadanatsu Anda. Along with comedy, the series also has some romantic and supernatural themes in it.
It came for the first time in July 2012 and is available on different platforms. The story focuses on five school students.
All these students are facing a lot of supernatural phenomena which forces all five students to reveal some secret.
These secrets will test the bonding that is there between the students. The names of the five students are Iori, Taichi, Yoshifumi, Himeko, and Yui.
They all belong to a club called Student Cultural Research Club.
27. Ouran High School Host Club
Ouran High School Host Club is based on a Japanese Manga series which is written as well as illustrated by Bisco Hatori.
This romantic comedy came out for the first time on 5 April 2006 and one can still get it from Funimation Channel.
The story is related to the character Haruhi Fujioka who is a student. He is a scholarship student at the Academy of Ouran Academy.
There are also some host clubs that consist of him and other members of the Academy. It focuses on the relationship that goes with him inside as well as outside the host club.
It also satirizes the stereotypes and the bad effects that go into the editing of Japanese comics which target girls and adult women.
28. Angel Beats!
It is a television anime series from Japan that came with some fantasy in April 2010. The series came for the first time under the direction of Seiji Kishi and was written by Jun Maeda.
The story is related to the character Otonashi and takes place in the afterlife. Otonashi is a boy and has lost all kinds of his living memory after the time he died.
He gets admitted to the school of Afterlife and there he meets another character called Yuri. Yuri tells him to join an organization called Afterlife Battlefront.
In this organization, a kind of fight goes against the other characters, especially the student Council president whose name is Kanade.
She is a girl who is known for her supernatural powers and is called to be an Angel by others.
29. YuruYuri
YuruYuri is a Japanese anime series based on a manga series written by Namori. The series came out for the first time on 5 July 2011 with a slice-of-life theme in it.
The story is related to a fictional School called Nanamori Middle School. The story goes on with the daily life of a club called an Amusement Club.
This amusement club has some members whose names are Akari Akaza, Kyoko Toshino, Chinatsu Yoshikawa, and Yui Funami. All the members with students form a different kind of character that is there for the school.
Akari Akaza is a very kind and loving girl and is considered the protagonist of the series. She is known for her hair buns and comical characters.
30. March Comes In Like A Lion
The series March Comes In Like A Lion is a Japanese series that has comedy and drama in it.
The series came for the first time in October 2016 and was written by Chica Umino. The stories are related to the life of Rei Kiriyama.
He is an introverted person plus a professional player. He develops his life with games and his relationship explores in different ways.
He goes on to have a unique kind of relationship with those who are around him. It includes his three sisters and also a cat.
Being an orphan teenager of 17 years old he also faces some difficulties like that financial and depression.
The series also deals with loneliness and some life adventures.
31. Nodame Cantabile
Nodame Cantabile came for the first time in 2007. It is based on a Japanese manga series written by Tomoko Ninomiya.
Along with comedy the series also follows musical and romantic themes in it. The series follows the story of Shinichi Chiaki who is a perfectionist and the top student at his college of music.
He was born into a musical family and is very well trained in piano and violin. He was born abroad but was stuck in Japan due to his phobia of traveling on airplanes and the ocean.
The other character is Nodame who is also a student of piano and very notorious in personality. They meet through an accident and eventually fall in love with each other.
The relationship between them grows and makes a lasting friendship.
32. Oreimo
Oreimo is also known as Ore no Imoto ga Konna no Kawaii Wake ga Nai. The series is based on a light novel series which is written by Hiro Kanzaki.
This is considered one of the best comedy slice-of-life anime series which came out in 2010.
The story is related to a student in High School who’s name is Kyosuke Kosaka. He discovered that he and his younger sister are actually otakus.
Kyosuke becomes the confidant of the secret hobby of his sister. The series follows the brother’s effort so that he can help his sister come back with her personality and personal life along with her hobbies.
They also try to build a new kind of relationship between them and have developed a true feeling of brother and sister which they were missing in their life.
The story has also an emotionally driven plot in it which has attracted a lot of audiences.
33. Fruits Basket
Furuba or Fruba is another name for a Fruits Basket. The series is based on a manga series of the same name which is written as well as illustrated by Natsuki Takaya.
The anime series was released for the first time on 5 July 2001 and is available on networks like Funimation Channel.
It is the story of Tohru Honda who is an orphan girl. She meets other characters like Kyo, Yuki, and Shigure and gets to know that the Sohma family are under the position of some animals of the Chinese Zodiac.
They turn into animals when they are weak or stressed, or even have any kind of feelings for the opposite sex who are not in possession of the Chinese Zodiac.
The series goes on when Tohru gets to know about the pain which was faced by the family. Due to her kind nature, she has empathy with the family and tries to help them.
She helps every member of the family and also gets to know about herself.
34. His And Her Circumstances
His And Her Circumstances is also known as Kare Kano. It is based on a Japanese manga series which is written by Masami Tsuda.
The anime series came for the first time on 2 October 1998 and one can get it from English networks like Funimation.
The story is about Yukino Miyazawa who is a first-year student in High School. She gets jealous of her classmates due to her good grades and appearance.
She is a very stubborn and spoiled kid and studies obsessively just because of getting good grades in her school.
One day her position was taken by Soichiro Arima who is a very handsome young man. She threatens him for her top position and in return goes on a mission to destroy him.
In the end, a romantic plot develops between both the characters but Yukino rejects him to get revenge.
35. Genshiken
Genshiken is an anime series from 2004 which was adapted from a manga series Genshiken. It came for the first time on 10 October 2004 under the network called Kids Station.
The story is related to the misadventures of a small club on the campus of a college. It is related to the life of a group of students in college that are together because of some hobbies.
They are also together because of the adventure they all are associated with being g otaku. The protagonist is Kanji Sasahara who is an introvert in his college and looking for a place for him to fit in.
36. Nyan Koi!
Based on a Japanese manga series which is written by Sato Fujiwara, Nyan Koi! has also some romance in it.
This anime series came for the first time on 1 October 2009 under the direction of Keiichiro Kawaguchi. The story is related to Junpei Kosaka who is a high school student and has an allergy to cats.
On the other hand, Kaede is also the one in the High School who loves cats. One day Junpei kicked a can on a guardian deity of cats and was able to understand the language of cats.
He tried to understand the language of his home cat and related to the ill-tempered he was. Since he has broken the deity so that is the reason why he has to fulfill the wishes of 100 cats.
If he would not able to do his wishes then he would turn into a cat and die because of his allergy.
37. Oreshura
Oreshura is based on a Japanese light novel which is written by Yuji Yuji. Along with comedy, the series also revolved around some romantic plots.
It came for the first time on 6 January 2013 under the direction of Kanta Kamei. The story is related to Eita Kido who enters High School as he wants to graduate with good marks so that he can get a great scholarship in any medical school.
His parents are divorced and have found new love e in their life which has made him alone and under the care of his aunt.
Due to this reason, he doesn’t believe in love. Masuzu is also there and has asked Eita to go home with her.
They pretended to become a fake couple due to the amount of attention Masuzu is getting every day. Due to this reason, Chiwa, the best friend of Eita, started living with Masuzu so that she can get his attention.
38. Student Council’s Discretion
It is an anime series that is based on a collection of light novels which is written by Aoi Sekina.
The series got its adaptation into a television series on 2 October 2009. The series is accessible from the English network called Anime Network.
The story of the Student Council’s Discretion is related to Ken Sugisaki who is the only male member of a group of pretty girls.
He entered the Student Council by achieving top-level scores in the Academy. It is also a metafiction that goes with president Sakurano.
He ordered the vice president to write some stories to show how incredible their Student Council was. It is set in the Academy called Hekiyou Academy.
39. Kill la Kill
Kill la Kill is a series that has a lot of comedy plus action and magical elements in it.
It was created by Trigger and Kazuki Nakashima and was produced by Trigger. The series was released for the first time on 4 October 2013 and one can still get it from Adult Swim.
It tells the story of a school girl named Ryuko Matoi. She is on a mission to search for the killer of her father.
Due to this reason, she meets and gets into a conflict with Satsuki Kiryuin. Satsuki is the president of a school council from the academy Honnouji.
She, with other characters like Satsuki, goes into the power of martial arts and enhances the theme of the story with some superpowers that generate from their clothes.
40. From Me To You
From Me to You or Kimi Ni Todoke is an anime series that was adapted from a manga called Kimi ni Todoke, under the creation of Karuho Shiina.
This series started first in October 2009 and has a lot of drama along with comedy in it. The story is related to Sawako Kuronuma who was misunderstood by a lot of people.
It happens due to her resemblance with a Ghost who belongs to The Ring. She met a boy in her class whose name is Kazehaya and they together formed a great friendship.
Kazehaya coming into the life of Sawako has changed a lot of things and also all the perspectives towards her.
But there are a lot of challenges that are waiting to enter the life of Sawako.
41. Arakawa Under the Bridge
It is based on a manga series of the same name which is written by Hikaru Nakamura. Arakawa Under the Bridge came for the first time in 2010 and was directed by Yukihiro and Akiyuki (Season 1 and 2).
The series has slice-of-life elements in it and at the same time, it is a surreal comedy. The story takes place in Tokyo around the character Kou Ichinomiya.
He is a man who wants to accomplish almost everything in his life. His father has taught him one rule and that is never depend on or be indebted to another person.
Later in the story, he was attacked by some people who bullied him and removed his pants. To get his reputation back, he falls into the river of Arakawa which leads him to the position of drowning.
He was saved by a girl named Nino and that’s how he was indebted to her. At the end of the series, Nino tells Kou to love her back while Kou realized that this place is full of weird people as all the people are living under the bridge.
42. Kotaro Lives Alone
Manga author Shin Karino is taken by surprise when he encounters his new next-door neighbour, Kotarou Satou, a four-year-old boy who greets him with a box of tissues.
Karino finds Kotarou to be quite peculiar, as he communicates with an unusually formal demeanour and resides alone in his apartment without any visible relatives.
However, Kotarou’s independence and aversion to relying on others do not seem to bother him.
Touched by Kotarou’s circumstances, Karino decides to keep an eye on him and even accompanies him to a public bathhouse, where he gradually realizes their shared experiences.
As time goes on, both Karino and the other residents of the apartment complex grow fond of Kotarou and his unique behaviour. Simultaneously, Kotarou finds solace and a sense of family among his extraordinary neighbours.
43. Listen To Me Girls, I’m Your Father
Listen To Me Girls, I’m Your Father or Papakiki! is an anime series in Japan that is based on a light novel written by Tomohiro Matsu.
The series came for the first time in 2012 and it is still available on English networks like Anime Network.
The series has comedy along with a romantic theme in it. The story goes on with Yuuta Segawa who is freshman year of college.
He and his older sister named Yuri are orphans and their relatives also tried to keep them away from each other.
It was sister Yuri has raised Yuuta by living in Foster homes. When Yuri with her husband, goes on a trip, she asks her brother to take care of her children.
The plane in which Yuri and her husband were going, crashes on the way and we’re assumed to be dead.
Yuuta takes all the responsibility for the children and shares his life with them.
44. Chobits
Based on a Manga series, Chobits is written and also illustrated by Clamp, a collective manga. The anime series came for the first time in 2002 and was directed by Morio Asaka (Season 1).
The series is still available at Animax Asia and also on the Funimation channel. The story of Chobits is related to a college student whose name is Hideki Motosuwa.
One day he finds an abandoned anthro human whose name is Chi. The series goes on where they together explore the mystery from where Chi has originated or come.
They also put a lot of questions about the existence of humans and the relationship of computers with humans.
The story takes place almost several years after the events of another anime series called Angelic Layer. Both series have one thing in common and that is to find the relationship between some electronic devices and human beings.
The story goes on with some romance and also with some involvement of science in it.
45. Police in a Pod
Upon graduating from high school, Mai Kawai’s primary concern was finding a job that would provide financial stability and prevent her from following in her father’s footsteps.
Despite diligently attempting various civil service exams, she faced a harsh reality: rejection from nearly every institution she applied to.
Reluctantly, she joined a police academy, the only place that offered her a position.
Even as a police officer, Mai continues to encounter a cruel world. The nature of her profession exposes her to constant criticism from discontented citizens.
Weary from the relentless hostility, she makes the decision to resign just a few months into her employment.
However, on the very day, she plans to tender her resignation, she crosses paths with Seiko Fuji, a former star of the Criminal Affairs Division who becomes her new instructor.
Enthralled by Seiko’s captivating presence, Mai postpones her departure, giving her lacklustre job a second chance.
46. Kotoura San
Kotoura San is an anime series that was influenced by a four-panel manga series which was written by Enokizu.
The story falls under the genres of comedy with some romantic and supernatural drama in it. The series came for the first time in 2013 and one can still access it through Animax Asia.
The story is related to a 15-year-old girl whose name is Haruka Kotoura. She was born with some psychic ability through which she can read the minds of others.
Being unaware of their true feelings, Haruka used to reveal the inner thoughts of people in public. She was ridiculed by her teachers and classmates and due to this reason, she lost some friends.
She gets disturbed by the romantic affairs of her parents and is abandoned by her mother. Due to all these things she started distancing herself from other people as people thought she brought bad luck.
The story turns when she meets Yoshihisa. He offered his friendship to her and stood by her side throughout the situation.
Her life changed completely and has found strength in herself and confesses her love for Yoshihisa.
47. Free!
Free! is one of the best comedy slice-of-life anime which was made under the production and creation of Kyoto Animation in 2013.
The series has genres like sports and comedy with some development in entertainment and arts. Talking about the network then it is still available on TX Network.
The story of this anime series goes around with some members of the High School swimming team. This swimming team is full of boys in which the four boys named: Makoto, Rin, Haruka, and Nagisa, participate in a tournament of swimming.
They participated just before they graduated from school and then separated their ways. After some years, all the four boys reunited and Rin was seen challenging Haruka for a race.
In the end, Rin wins the race. The series further develops when Nagisa decides to get Makoto and Haruka swimming again.
And due to this reason, they have formed a club called Iwatobi High School Swimming Club under the new name of Rei.
48. Bunny Drop
Bunny Drop is an anime series in Japan that has been written by Taku Kishimoto. It is based on a manga series which is written by Yumi Unita.
The series came for the first time in 2011 with some themes like comedy and coming of age along with a slice of life.
The story is about a 30-year-old man whose name is Daikichi Kawachi. He returns home due to the funeral of his grandfather.
He soon gets to know about the existence of Rin Kaga who is the illegitimate daughter of his grandfather.
This girl is treated as an outcast by the other family members and their relatives. As a result of all these things, Daikichi decided to take care of Rin by himself.
He gets some advice from a single mother of a student, Kouki, in raising the kid. The story goes on 10 years later when Rin is in High School and deals with her feelings for Kouki.
The series ends when Rin is in want of having a child with the help of Kouki.
49. Charlotte
Charlotte is a Japanese anime series that came for the first time in 2015. This television series has comedy and drama along with Supernatural elements in it.
The series is created as well as written by Jun Maeda. One can access the series through the English network called Animax.
The story of Charlotte is set in an alternate reality where a comet named Charlotte has passed the earth after 75 years.
It focuses on some students who have superhuman abilities when they reach puberty. The protagonist is Yuu Otosaka who is a schoolboy and has got the power of possessing other people.
Due to this reason he gets the attention of Nao Tomori. Nao Tomori is the president of the school Council which was founded for such a kind of supernatural ability that was possessed by students.
The name of this academy is Hoshinoumi Academy helps students who have lost the ability to control their power.
50. Tsuritama
Tsuritama is a Japanese anime series that came on 13 April 2012. Along with comedies and a slice of life as a theme, the series also has some science fiction.
The series was released under the production of A-1 Pictures and was directed by Kenji Nakamura for season 1.
The plot goes along with Yuki Sanada who is a student in high school. He lives with Kaito who is his grandmother and a woman whose work is never permanent at one location.
Due to this reason, the boy was not able to have real friendships or initiate any kind of social skills.
He becomes anxious and due to this he is unable to breathe and becomes stoic. The other character named Haru, from the island Enoshima, comes into the story and lives in the same house as Yuki and his grandmother.
The grandmother agrees to live with him but under a condition that was not disclosed.