Slice Of Life Anime That Will Warm Your Heart

Key insights

• The slice-of-life anime offers cozy, wholesome content for viewers looking for a break from action and fantasy.
• Laid-Back Camp, Restaurant to Another World, and The Way of the Househusband are the best slice-of-life anime to watch.
• Sweetness & Lightning combines heartwarming moments, delicious food and family love.

When fans hear the word anime, the first things they think of are action, martial arts and fantasy. After all, the most popular titles this medium has to offer are –Dragon Ball, Naruto, One piece, Demon Slayer, And My Hero Academiato name just a few – belong to these genres. That's why these are the genres that most anime fans love.

However, there are times when viewers simply don't feel like watching such loud, hectic and fast-paced action-fantasy stories. All they want is a comfortable anime without overly complicated stories and flashy effects. Something beautiful and simple to soothe tired bones. For such a situation, slice-of-life anime is the best option.

7 Relaxed camp

Cozy camping in picturesque locations

One of the best things you can do to relax your weary bones and soothe your weary soul is to sit outside by a warm campfire and gaze at the countless stars above your head with a cup of hot chocolate in hand. In other words: camping. If this sounds like your kind of jam, then fans should watch Relaxed camp.

This anime is about a few friends from their school's camping club who are crazy about camping. Here, fans will learn how to plan their trip, what different camping destinations they'll visit – all based on real locations, by the way – and what fun and relaxing activities they'll do when they camp together.

6 Restaurant in another world

Delicious cuisine for magical creatures

One of the quickest ways to heal the heart is to fill your stomach with delicious foods. Luckily, many animes centered around food have come out in the last few years, giving viewers plenty to choose from. It has to be one of the most interesting of all Restaurant in another world. Why? Because it's the perfect marriage of slice-of-life and isekai.

In Restaurant in another worlda western-style restaurant called Nekoya from Tokyo, has a mysterious door that connects this fine establishment to a world full of magical creatures such as elves, dwarves, beastmen and the like. That's why Nekoya closes its doors in Tokyo every Saturday and focuses on serving good food to its magical customers who have never eaten such good cuisine before.

5 The way of the househusband

Former Yakuza becomes a devoted househusband

There's something healing about seeing two people who are truly in love and want to do the best for each other. The way of the househusband fits this description perfectly. Additionally, this title offers a lot more good content, which makes it stand out from other similar titles.

As a former Yakuza member, Tatsu is an intimidating man. His bold language, the tattoos visible on his baggy shirt, the sharp look behind his sunglasses, and his menacing demeanor are enough to put people off. However, what most people don't know is the fact that Tatsu is a gentle househusband who loves cooking delicious food for his wife. In addition, he is very familiar with domestic life. Which store sells the cheapest vegetables? How do you remove stubborn stains from clothes? How do you make a healthy and delicious hot pot? He knows everything.

4 Polar Bear Cafe

Everyday life in a café owned by a cool polar bear

When it comes to things that can warm your heart, fluffy animals are definitely in the top 5. And when it comes to fluffy animals, bears are definitely at the top of the list, especially pandas and polar bears. Sure, a real polar bear is a dangerous animal and should only be admired from a distance, but that doesn't change the fact that it is one of the most adorable creatures on earth.

It goes without saying that anime revolving around pandas and polar bears are absolutely wholesome and heartwarming. But what if the polar bear in this anime is a cafe owner who likes to play puns with his customers? Not only that, what if the panda is a lazy boy who works part-time at a zoo because his mother keeps pushing him to get a job? If this sounds like your kind of slice-of-life comedy, then you should check it out Polar Bear Cafe.

3 Hakumei and Mikochi

A healthy life for little people in a big world

• Japanese title: Hakumei to Mikochi
• Seasons/Episodes: 1 season/12 episodes
• Release date: January 12, 2018
• MyAnimeList Score: 7.69/10

The real appeal of a slice-of-life anime, and what makes it so wholesome in the first place, is the fact that it's a snapshot of the characters' everyday lives. In a way, this genre is about depicting everyday things in an interesting and wholesome way. In this context Hakumei and Mikochi is one of the best this genre has to offer.

At the core is Hakumei and Mikochi is a story about small people living in a big world. The audience follows the two main characters through their days. You see them riding a pair of beetles in search of a huge bird that lives on a hill. There's also the time when they shop at a city-sized market, visit a bar offering local delicacies, meet a monkey shop owner who asks Mikochi to try his brand new soy sauce, or have lunch under a huge tree in the heart of the market Visit the market and stand at the harbor to watch the sunset.

2 Teasing Master Takagi-san

A heartwarming interaction between two pranksters

Of all the genres of fiction, romance has to be at the top of the list when it comes to producing stories that can warm your heart. Unfortunately, romance offers heartbreak alongside heartwarming to create a compelling drama. And this is where slice-of-life comes into play. So fans need an anime that has the heartwarming element of romance without drama and the wholesome element of slice-of-life.

It must be the title that best fits this description Teasing Master Takagi-san. This is a story about two middle school students – a boy named Nishikata and a girl named Takagi – who clearly like each other but are too shy to admit their feelings. Instead, they resort to teasing and games. Nishikata will challenge Takagi to all sorts of little games every day, only to be defeated by Takagi and teased for it. Their interaction is so sweet and heartwarming that viewers can't help but smile in every episode.

1 Sweetness and lightning

A wholesome story about love, family and food

Sweetness and lightning is something of a culmination of the previous entries. It's a story about a single father, Kohei, who tries to do his best for his little daughter Tsumugi so that fans get that sweet and innocent love The way of the househusband And Teasing Master Takagi-san.

Kohei does this by learning how to cook his daughter's favorite dishes from one of his students, Kotori. Her mother is a cook, but is rarely home to eat with her. So there's the realistic element of Relaxed camp and the delicious food of the Restaurant in another world also in it. The sight of little Tsumugi excitedly eating the hamburger steak her father cooked for the first time is simply overloaded with cuteness, comparable to the bears and pandas of the world Polar Bear Cafe.

This anime is light-hearted, funny, heartwarming, and just the thing to watch after a tiring day. If there is only one anime on this list for fans to watch, then they should definitely check this one out Sweetness and lightning.