The Top Ten Best Slice of Life Anime

What are the Top Ten Slice of Life Anime? If your curious here's the list for you. These are not my necessary favorites but they're the best anime that demonstrates the "Slice of Life" concept. What is the Slice of Life? Slice of Life is a story made up a events that take place in character's life. There doesn't have to be a plot or character development, just a character or characters and life.

Number 10

Karin (Chibi Vampire)

Karin a.k.a Chibi Vampire isn't a typical slice of life anime as it deals with Vampires but it does revolves around a girl who is a fairly normal girl who just happens to be a vampire. She goes to school, has a part-time job and has romantic entanglements. The show also puts an interesting spin on vampire mythology, without getting very dramatic. It's a lighthearted and supernatural slice of life anime that's worth a look.

Number 9

The Wallflower

 
The Wallflower or Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge is a reverse harem, comedy, that has elements of horror and slice of life. It has a premise; four very attractive men must turn an awkward horror fanatic girl into a proper lady, however this premise doesn't exist in every episode and it's solely for context and a running gag. Mostly the five characters go about their lives with their personality quirks and the result is a hilarious, slice of life comedy with a hint of romance (not too much).

Number 8

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

 
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (So long Mr Despair) is a dark comedy, slice of life that centers around a teacher and his students. Personality quirks are in high abundances in this anime as every single character is different, unique and utterly bizarre. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is a type of parody of Japanese culture and life in general, so Zetsubou-sensei is always trying to teach his students weird life lessons and he takes delight in making his student feel bad.

Number 7

The Melancholy Haruhi Suzumiya

The Melancholy Haruhi Suzumiya is an immensely popular anime that focuses on Haruhi Suzumiya and her quest to not be bored and to infuse the world with fun. Haruhi starts a club "The S.O.S Brigade: to aid her in her mission. The other characters are all there to keep tads on her but mainly the club engages in normal activities but it's Haruhi who puts an imaginative spin on them like stealing and blackmailing, making movies, battling the computer club and tormenting the club members into cosplay.

Number 6

Clannad

 
Clannad is a slice of life in the same vein as Haruhi; it's about a group of students starting a club, making friends, and their lives. It has a sweet, light-hearted tone that features romance and comedy but it does venture into sadder and darker aspects. It's a well-rounded slice life anime that should be watched. It's also one the anime adaptation of a dating simulation game (which are popular in Japan).

Number 5

Toradora

 
Toradora is a comedy, romance, slice of life that focuses on two high school students working together to get the objects of their affections. It about high school students who start off young and are allowed to grow up which is rare in anime.

Number 4

Ouran High School Host Club

 
Ouran High School Host Club is another immensely popular title on the list. Like other slice of life titles this too is about a club. The reality the character live is heighten to a slightly more surreal atmosphere as the characters have the funds to be outlandish but their outlandish existent is in sense of reality. Characters in Ouran have personality quirks that seem real and they seem real in their story-scape while maintaining a slice of life, comedy, romance dramatic (sometimes) anime.

Number 3

Lucky Star

 
Lucky Star is an all around Slice of life, a group High School girls who go to high school and have weird personality quirks. They'll talk about how to eat food, their favorite anime and just live their quirky anime lives all while being comedic. There also some great dance numbers.

Number 2

School Rumble

 
School Rumble is a self proclaim "Dizzy Romantic Comedy". It's about fairly normal high school students and their romantic entanglements. Such entanglements are as normal as taking a test or art class, and as as ridiculous as a hiding zoo animals in a shinto shrine or dealing with aliens. School Rumble is a fun, romantic, comedic, slice of life with dozen a great memorable characters.

Number 1

Azumanga Daioh

You don't get more Slice of Life than Azumanga Daioh. Azumanga Daioh isn't about a premise, it's really about a feeling of being in High School l and hanging out with the characters. The Characters in Azumanga Daioh have weird personality traits but are still relatable and endearing while still being over-the-top and hilarious. Despite being an anime that is set in high school the main characters are all girls so there is no romantic entanglements. It's just a mood piece that is episodic, hilarious and weird. It's no wonder why Azumanga Daioh is the clear winner of Best Slice of Life Anime!