# List of slice of life anime

This is a list of slice of life anime.
| Year(s) | Title | Type | Director(s) | Studio |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Slow Loop | TV series | Noriaki Akitaya | Connect |
| 2022 | When Will Ayumu Make His Move? | TV series | Mirai Minato | Silver Link |