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 Kikō |
OVA series |
Takashi Annō |
Ajia-do Animation Works |
|
| 1999 |
My Neighbors the Yamadas |
Film |
Isao Takahata |
Studio Ghibli |
|
| 2001
|
Kokoro Toshokan
|
TV series
|
Koji Masunari
|
Studio Deen
|
|
| 2002 |
Shrine of the Morning Mist |
TV series |
Yuji Moriyama |
Chaos Project Gansis |
|
| 2002 |
Azumanga Daioh |
TV series |
Hiroshi Nishikiori |
J.C.Staff |
|
| 2002–2003 |
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 |
|
| 2008
|
Toradora!
|
TV series
|
Tatsuyuki Nagai
|
J.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 |
|
| 2014
|
Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san
|
TV series
|
Shinpei Nagai
|
Seven
|
|
| 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. |
|
| 2015
|
Wakaba Girl
|
TV series
|
Masaharu Watanabe
|
Nexus
|
|
| 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 |
|
| 2016
|
Flying Witch
|
TV series
|
Katsushi Sakurabi
|
J.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 |
|
| 2017-2021 |
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid |
TV series |
Yasuhiro Takemoto |
Kyoto Animation |
|
| 2018 |
Comic Girls |
TV series |
Yoshinobu Tokumoto |
Nexus |
|
| 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 |
|
| 2021
|
Hori-san to Miyamura-kun
|
TV series
|
Masashi Ishihama
|
CloverWorks
|
|
| 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 |
|
| 2023
|
Onimai: I’m Now Your Sister
|
TV
series
|
Shingo Fujii
|
Studio Bind
|
|
| 2023
|
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague
|
TV
series
|
Mankyu
|
ZERO-G, Liber
|
|
| 2023
|
Farming Life in Another World
|
TV
series
|
Ryôichi Kuraya
|
ZERO-G
|
|
| 2023
|
Ippon Again!
|
TV
series
|
Ken Ogiwara
|
BAKKEN RECORD
|
|
| 2025
|
Food for the Soul
|
TV series
|
Shinya Kawatsura, Yū Harumi
|
P.A. Works
|
|
| 2025
|
Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey
|
TV series
|
Masaharu Watanabe
|
Makaria
|
|
| 2025
|
A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof
|
TV series
|
Yukihiro Miyamoto
|
Shaft
|
|
| 2025
|
Ruri Rocks
|
TV series
|
Shingo Fujii
|
Studio Bind
|
|
| 2025
|
See You Tomorrow at the Food Court
|
TV series
|
Koga Kazuomi
|
Atelier Pontdarc
|
|