This is a list of slice of life anime.
Year(s) Title Type Director(s) Studio Ref 1979 Akage no Anne TV series Isao Takahata Nippon Animation 1981–1986 Urusei Yatsura TV series Mamoru Oshii, Kazuo Yamazaki Pierrot, Studio Deen 1985–1987 High School! Kimengumi TV series Hiroshi Fukutomi Gallop, Studio Comet 1991 Only Yesterday Film Isao Takahata Studio Ghibli 1995 Whisper of the Heart Film Yoshifumi Kondō Studio Ghibli 1998 Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou OVA series Takashi Annō Ajia-do Animation Works 1999 My Neighbors the Yamadas Film Isao Takahata Studio Ghibli 2001Kokoro ToshokanTV seriesKoji MasunariStudio Deen2002 Shrine of the Morning Mist TV series Yuji Moriyama Chaos Project Gansis 2002 Azumanga Daioh TV series Hiroshi Nishikiori J.C.Staff 2002–2003 Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou: Quiet Country Cafe OVA series Tomomi Mochizuki Ajia-do Animation Works, SME Visual Works 2005 Aria TV series Junichi Sato Hal Film Maker 2005 Strawberry Marshmallow TV series Takuya Sato Daume 2006 Bartender TV series Masaki Watanabe Palm Studio 2006 Dobutsu no Mori Film Jōji Shimura 2007 Hidamari Sketch TV series Akiyuki Shinbo, Ryouki Kamitsubo Shaft 2007 5 Centimeters per Second Film Makoto Shinkai CoMix Wave Films 2007 Clannad TV series Tatsuya Ishihara Kyoto Animation 2007 Lucky Star TV series Yutaka Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Takemoto Kyoto Animation 2007 Minami-ke TV series Masahiko Ohta Daume 2007 Sketchbook ~full color's~ TV series Yoshimasa Hiraike Hal Film Maker 2008 Hyakko TV series Michio Fukuda Nippon Animation 2008Toradora!TV seriesTatsuyuki NagaiJ.C.Staff 2009 GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class TV series Hiroaki Sakurai AIC 2009 K-On! TV series Naoko Yamada Kyoto Animation 2009 Ristorante Paradiso TV series Mitsuko Kase David Production 2009 Student Council's Discretion TV series Takuya Sato Studio Deen 2010 And Yet the Town Moves TV series Akiyuki Shinbo Shaft 2010 Bakuman TV series Kenichi Kasai, Noriaki Akitaya J.C.Staff 2010 Mitsudomoe TV series Masahiko Ohta Bridge 2010 Sound of the Sky TV series Mamoru Kanbe A-1 Pictures, Aniplex 2010 Tamayura OVA Junichi Sato Hal Film Maker 2010 Squid Girl TV series Tsutomu Mizushima Diomedéa 2010 Working!! TV series Yoshimasa Hiraike A-1 Pictures 2011 A Channel TV series Manabu Ono Studio Gokumi 2011 Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day TV series Tatsuyuki Nagai A-1 Pictures 2011–2020 Chihayafuru TV series Morio Asaka Madhouse 2011 From Up on Poppy Hill Film Gorō Miyazaki Studio Ghibli 2011 Hanasaku Iroha TV series Masahiro Ando P.A. Works 2011 Nichijou TV series Tatsuya Ishihara Kyoto Animation 2011 Tamayura: Hitotose TV series Junichi Sato TYO Animations 2011 YuruYuri TV series Masahiko Ohta Dogakobo 2012 Daily Lives of High School Boys TV series Shinji Takamatsu Sunrise 2012 Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb TV series Akiyuki Shinbo Shaft 2012 Hyouka TV series Yasuhiro Takemoto Kyoto Animation 2012 Kill Me Baby TV series Yoshiki Yamakawa J.C.Staff 2012 Kimi to Boku 2 TV series Mamoru Kanbe J.C.Staff 2012 Mysterious Girlfriend X TV series Ayumu Watanabe Hoods Entertainment 2012 Place to Place TV series Fumitoshi Oizaki AIC 2012–2013 Shirokuma Cafe TV series Mitsuyuki Masuhara Studio Pierrot 2012 Teekyu TV series Shin Itagaki Mappa 2012 Wolf Children Film Mamoru Hosoda Studio Chizu, Madhouse 2012 Yurumates 3D TV series Yoshihide Yuuzumi C2C 2013 Free! TV series Hiroko Utsumi Kyoto Animation, Animation Do 2013 Genshiken: Second Season TV series Tsutomu Mizushima Production I.G 2013 GJ Club TV series Yoshiyuki Fujiwara Dogakobo 2013 Kin-iro Mosaic TV series Tensho Studio Gokumi 2013 Kotoura-san TV series Masahiko Ohta AIC Classic 2013 Love Live! TV series Takahiko Kyogoku Sunrise 2013 Minami-ke: Tadaima TV series Keiichiro Kawaguchi Feel 2013 My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TV series Ai Yoshimura Brain's Base 2013 Non Non Biyori TV series Shin'ya Kawatsura Silver Link 2013 Servant × Service TV series Yasutaka Yamamoto A-1 Pictures 2013–2014 Silver Spoon TV series Tomohiko Itō A-1 Pictures 2013 Super Seisyun Brothers TV series Masahiro Takata AIC PLUS+ 2013 Tamako Market TV series Naoko Yamada Kyoto Animation 2013 Tamayura: More Aggressive TV series Junichi Sato TYO Animations 2013 WataMote TV series Shin Ōnuma Silver Link 2013 The Wind Rises Film Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli 2013 Yuyushiki TV series Kaori Kinema Citrus 2014Inugami-san to Nekoyama-sanTV seriesShinpei NagaiSeven 2014 Barakamon TV series Masaki Tachibana Kinema Citrus 2014 The Comic Artist and His Assistants TV series Takeshi Furuta Zexcs 2014 Engaged to the Unidentified TV series Yoshiyuki Fujiwara Doga Kobo 2014 Free! – Eternal Summer TV series Hiroko Utsumi Kyoto Animation, Animation Do 2014 Hanayamata TV series Atsuko Ishizuka Madhouse 2014 Is the Order a Rabbit? TV series Hiroyuki Hashimoto White Fox 2014 My Neighbor Seki TV series Yūji Mutoh Shin-Ei Animation 2014 Go! Go! 575 TV series Takefumi Anzai Lay-duce, C2C 2014 Shirobako TV series Tsutomu Mizushima P.A. Works 2014 Soul Eater Not! TV series Masakazu Hashimoto Bones 2014 Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono Encore TV series Kōtarō Ishidate YAOYOROZU 2014 Wake Up, Girls! TV series Yutaka Yamamoto Ordet, Tatsunoko Production 2015 Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma TV series Yoshitomo Yonetani J.C. Staff 2015 Castle Town Dandelion TV series Noriaki Akitaya Production IMS 2015 Himouto! Umaru-chan TV series Masahiko Ohta Doga Kobo 2015 Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama TV series Norio Nitta OLM, Inc. 2015Wakaba GirlTV seriesMasaharu WatanabeNexus 2015 School-Live! TV series Masaomi Andō Lerche 2015 Sound! Euphonium TV series Tatsuya Ishihara Kyoto Animation 2016 Anne Happy TV series Shin Ōnuma Silver Link 2016 A Silent Voice Film Naoko Yamada Kyoto Animation 2016Flying WitchTV seriesKatsushi SakurabiJ.C.Staff 2016 Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto TV series Shinji Takamatsu Studio Deen 2016 Tanaka-kun is Always Listless TV series Shin'ya Kawatsura Silver Link 2017 A Centaur's Life TV series Fumitoshi Oizaki Tokuma Shoten 2017 Blend S TV series Ryōji Masuyama A-1 Pictures 2017 Gabriel DropOut TV series Masahiko Ohta Doga Kobo 2017 Girls' Last Tour TV series Takaharu Ozaki White Fox 2017 Kino's Journey —the Beautiful World— the Animated Series TV series Tomohisa Taguchi Lerche 2017 Restaurant to Another World TV series Masato Jinbo Silver Link 2017–2021 Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid TV series Yasuhiro Takemoto Kyoto Animation 2018How to Keep a MummyTV seriesKaori KomoriEight Bit 2018 Comic Girls TV series Yoshinobu Tokumoto Nexus 2018-nowGrand BlueTV seriesShinji Takamatsu (s.1-s.3)Zero-G 2018I Want to Eat Your PancreasFilmShin'ichirô UshijimaStudio VOLN 2018–2021 Laid-Back Camp TV series Yoshiaki Kyōgoku (s.1) Masato Jinbo (s.2) C-Station 2018–2022 Teasing Master Takagi-san TV series Hiroaki Akagi Shin-Ei Animation 2019 The Helpful Fox Senko-san TV series Tomoaki Koshida Doga Kobo 2019–2022 Kaguya-sama: Love is War TV series Shinichi Omata (s.1- s.3) A-1 Pictures 2020 Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! TV series Masaaki Yuasa Science Saru 2020 Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! TV series Kazuya Miura ENGI 2020 Wave, Listen to Me! TV series Tatsuma Minamikawa Sunrise 2020 Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop Film Kyōhei Ishiguro Sublimation, Signal.MD 2021 Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro TV series Hirokazu Hanai Telecom Animation Film 2021Hori-san to Miyamura-kunTV seriesMasashi IshihamaCloverWorks 2021 Super Cub TV series Toshiro Fujii Studio Kai 2021 Let's Make a Mug Too TV series Jun Kamiya Nippon Animation 2021 The Aquatope on White Sand TV series Toshiya Shinohara P.A. Works 2022 Akebi's Sailor Uniform TV series Miyuki Kuroki CloverWorks 2022 My Dress-Up Darling TV series Keisuke Shinohara CloverWorks 2022 Sasaki and Miyano TV series Shinji Ishihira Studio Deen 2022 Deaimon TV series Fumitoshi Oizaki Encourage Films 2022 Bocchi the Rock! TV series Keiichirō Saitō CloverWorks 2022 Slow Loop TV series Noriaki Akitaya Connect 2022 When Will Ayumu Make His Move? TV series Mirai Minato Silver Link 2023Onimai: I'm Now Your SisterTV seriesShingo FujiiStudio Bind2023The Ice Guy and His Cool Female ColleagueTV seriesMankyuZERO-G, Liber2023 Farming Life in Another WorldTV series Ryôichi KurayaZERO-G2023Ippon Again!TV series Ken OgiwaraBAKKEN RECORD2025Food for the SoulTV seriesShinya Kawatsura, Yū HarumiP.A. Works2025Zatsu Tabi: That's JourneyTV seriesMasaharu WatanabeMakaria2025A Ninja and an Assassin Under One RoofTV seriesYukihiro MiyamotoShaft2025Ruri RocksTV seriesShingo FujiiStudio Bind2025See You Tomorrow at the Food CourtTV seriesKoga KazuomiAtelier Pontdarc2026The Food Diary of Miss MaidTV seriesRyousuke SenboEMT Squared, Magic Bus2026You and I Are Polar OppositesTV seriesTakayoshi NagatomoLapin Track
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