The ten most popular slice of life anime, ranked by how many fans follow them.
1. Toradora!
2008 · 25 episodes · Finished. Watch on Netflix, Hulu, Crunchyroll.
Ryuuji Takasu is a gentle high school student with a love for housework; but in contrast to his kind nature, he has an intimidating face that often gets him labeled as a delinquent. On the other hand is Taiga Aisaka, a small, doll-like student, who is anything…
2. Mob Psycho 100
2016 · 12 episodes · Finished. Watch on Crunchyroll.
Kageyama Shigeo, a.k.a. "Mob," is a boy who has trouble expressing himself, but who happens to be a powerful esper. Mob is determined to live a normal life and keeps his ESP suppressed, but when his emotions surge to a level of 100%, something terrible happens…
3. Violet Evergarden
2018 · 13 episodes · Finished. Watch on Netflix.
There are words Violet heard on the battlefield, which she cannot forget. These words were given to her by someone she holds dear, more than anyone else. She does not yet know their meaning. A certain point in time, in the continent of Telesis. The great war…
4. anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
2011 · 11 episodes · Finished. Watch on Crunchyroll.
Jinta Yadomi is peacefully living as a recluse, spending his days away from school and playing video games at home instead. One hot summer day, his childhood friend, Meiko "Menma" Honma, appears and pesters him to grant a forgotten wish. He pays her no mind…
5. Wolf Children
2012 · 1 episode · Finished.
Hana, a hard-working college student, falls in love with a mysterious man who attends one of her classes though he is not an actual student. As it turns out, he is not truly human either. On a full moon night, he transforms, revealing that he is the last…
6. Clannad ~After Story~
2008 · 24 episodes · Finished. Watch on Hulu, HIDIVE.
Clannad: After Story, the sequel to the critically acclaimed slice-of-life series Clannad, begins after Tomoya Okazaki and Nagisa Furukawa graduate from high school. Together, they experience the emotional rollercoaster of growing up. Unable to decide on a…
7. The Devil is a Part-Timer!
2013 · 13 episodes · Finished. Watch on Hulu, Crunchyroll.
Striking fear into the hearts of mortals, the Demon Lord Satan begins to conquer the land of Ente Isla with his vast demon armies. However, while embarking on this brutal quest to take over the continent, his efforts are foiled by the hero Emilia, forcing…
8. Durarara!!
2010 · 24 episodes · Finished. Watch on Hulu, Crunchyroll.
In Tokyo's downtown district of Ikebukuro, amidst many strange rumors and warnings of anonymous gangs and dangerous occupants, one urban legend stands out above the rest—the existence of a headless "Black Rider" who is said to be seen driving a jet-black…
9. Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
2018 · 13 episodes · Finished. Watch on Crunchyroll, Hulu.
"Puberty syndrome – Abnormal experiences rumored on the internet to be caused by sensitivity and instability during adolescence. This year, Sakuta Azusagawa, a second-year student at a high school near Enoshima, meets several girls that are experiencing this…
10. To the Forest of the Firefly Lights
2011 · 1 episode · Finished.
Intrigued by the tale of a mountain god, six-year-old Hotaru Takegawa loses her way in the ancient forest while visiting her uncle. Exhausted and desperate for help, Hotaru is thrilled to find a masked forest spirit named Gin. She learns the hard way that she…
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