Slice of life anime, including slice of life that unfolds in unusual or mythical settings, appears to have become popular recently.
Slice of life is an anime sub-genre that involves representing regular life on the screen. Importantly, the life presented does not have to be regular for the viewer; there are a lot of anime that show a regular life in fantasy settings, too.
The draw of slice of life is in its comforting and calm environment. The plot might thicken eventually, but the setting is usually very comfortable to imagine oneself in. In a way, it is a great approach to escapism. However, it does not have to be about escaping modern life and its issues. It can be just about observing other lives while enjoying the music and art in the anime. A lot of people love slice of life, so let us use some examples.
For fantasy slice of life, we have, for example, I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level (Suraimu Taoshite Sanbyaku-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Reberu Makkusu ni Nattemashita).
It is literally about an office worker who overworked herself to death, only to be reincarnated as an undying witch, who gets to live her life without any stress. She makes a living by hunting the lowest-level enemies – slimes – so that she never dies or experiences stress. She still levels up by killing those slimes, so eventually she is a very powerful and exceptionally well-rested witch. This anime likely comments on how tiring modern-day office work can be.
Another fantasy slice of life is Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Tondemo Sukiru de Isekai Hōrō Meshi). In it, the main character is summoned to another world to go to war, but he convinces the summoners that his skills are not suitable for that.
In the end, he simply lives his life by experimenting with the skill he got after the ritual, which enables him to order products for his cooking. He travels, improving his cooking skills, and they are eventually good enough to impress supernatural beings.
For more modern slices of life, we can take a look at Komi Can't Communicate (Komi-san wa, Komyushō Desu) where Japanese high-schoolers learn to help each other as a student with special needs arrives. She is liked immediately, and soon, despite her communication disorder, she begins to make friends. Even if you are not a Japanese high-school student, you can still enjoy a tale of friendship with a slice-of-life setting.
In summary, slice of life does not have to be about something you are familiar with. It can be a different country or a different world, but it is often wholesome and always comfortable and pleasant to watch. In our opinion, it is good that slice of life as a genre is becoming more popular.
Slice of life anime, including slice of life that unfolds in unusual or mythical settings, appears to have become popular recently.
Slice of life is an anime sub-genre that involves representing regular life on the screen. Importantly, the life presented does not have to be regular for the viewer; there are a lot of anime that show a regular life in fantasy settings, too.
The draw of slice of life is in its comforting and calm environment. The plot might thicken eventually, but the setting is usually very comfortable to imagine oneself in. In a way, it is a great approach to escapism. However, it does not have to be about escaping modern life and its issues. It can be just about observing other lives while enjoying the music and art in the anime. A lot of people love slice of life, so let us use some examples.
For fantasy slice of life, we have, for example, I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level (Suraimu Taoshite Sanbyaku-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Reberu Makkusu ni Nattemashita).
It is literally about an office worker who overworked herself to death, only to be reincarnated as an undying witch, who gets to live her life without any stress. She makes a living by hunting the lowest-level enemies – slimes – so that she never dies or experiences stress. She still levels up by killing those slimes, so eventually she is a very powerful and exceptionally well-rested witch. This anime likely comments on how tiring modern-day office work can be.
Another fantasy slice of life is Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Tondemo Sukiru de Isekai Hōrō Meshi). In it, the main character is summoned to another world to go to war, but he convinces the summoners that his skills are not suitable for that.
In the end, he simply lives his life by experimenting with the skill he got after the ritual, which enables him to order products for his cooking. He travels, improving his cooking skills, and they are eventually good enough to impress supernatural beings.
For more modern slices of life, we can take a look at Komi Can't Communicate (Komi-san wa, Komyushō Desu) where Japanese high-schoolers learn to help each other as a student with special needs arrives. She is liked immediately, and soon, despite her communication disorder, she begins to make friends. Even if you are not a Japanese high-school student, you can still enjoy a tale of friendship with a slice-of-life setting.
In summary, slice of life does not have to be about something you are familiar with. It can be a different country or a different world, but it is often wholesome and always comfortable and pleasant to watch. In our opinion, it is good that slice of life as a genre is becoming more popular.
