This is a list of slice of life anime.

Year(s) Title Type Director(s) Studio Ref
1979 Akage no Anne TV series Isao Takahata Nippon Animation [1]
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 [2]
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 [3]
1999 My Neighbors the Yamadas Film Isao Takahata Studio Ghibli
2001 Kokoro Toshokan TV series Koji Masunari Studio Deen [4]
2002 Shrine of the Morning Mist TV series Yuji Moriyama Chaos Project Gansis [5]
2002 Azumanga Daioh TV series Hiroshi Nishikiori J.C.Staff [6]
2002–2003 Quiet Country Cafe OVA series Tomomi Mochizuki Ajia-do Animation Works, SME Visual Works [7]
2005 Aria TV series Junichi Sato Hal Film Maker [8]
2005 Strawberry Marshmallow TV series Takuya Sato Daume [8]
2006 Bartender TV series Masaki Watanabe Palm Studio [9]
2006 Dobutsu no Mori Film Jōji Shimura
2007 5 Centimeters per Second Film Makoto Shinkai CoMix Wave Films [10]
2007 Clannad TV series Tatsuya Ishihara Kyoto Animation [11]
2007 Lucky Star TV series Yutaka Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Takemoto Kyoto Animation [8]
2007 Minami-ke TV series Masahiko Ohta Daume [8]
2007 Sketchbook ~full color's~ TV series Yoshimasa Hiraike Hal Film Maker [12]
2008 Hyakko TV series Michio Fukuda Nippon Animation [13]
2009 GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class TV series Hiroaki Sakurai AIC [8]
2009 Hidamari Sketch TV series Akiyuki Shinbo, Ryouki Kamitsubo Shaft [8]
2009 K-On! TV series Naoko Yamada Kyoto Animation [8]
2009 Ristorante Paradiso TV series Mitsuko Kase David Production [14]
2009 Student Council's Discretion TV series Takuya Sato Studio Deen [8]
2010 And Yet the Town Moves TV series Akiyuki Shinbo Shaft [8]
2010 Bakuman TV series Kenichi Kasai, Noriaki Akitaya J.C.Staff [15]
2010 Mitsudomoe TV series Masahiko Ohta Bridge [8]
2010 Sound of the Sky TV series Mamoru Kanbe A-1 Pictures, Aniplex [16]
2010 Tamayura OVA Junichi Sato Hal Film Maker [8]
2010 Squid Girl TV series Tsutomu Mizushima Diomedéa
2010 Working!! TV series Yoshimasa Hiraike A-1 Pictures [8]
2011 A Channel TV series Manabu Ono Studio Gokumi [8][17]
2011 Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day TV series Tatsuyuki Nagai A-1 Pictures [18]
2011–2020 Chihayafuru TV series Morio Asaka Madhouse [19]
2011 From Up on Poppy Hill Film Gorō Miyazaki Studio Ghibli [20]
2011 Hanasaku Iroha TV series Masahiro Ando P.A. Works [21]
2011 Nichijou TV series Tatsuya Ishihara Kyoto Animation [8]
2011 Tamayura: Hitotose TV series Junichi Sato TYO Animations [22]
2011 YuruYuri TV series Masahiko Ohta Dogakobo [8]
2012 Daily Lives of High School Boys TV series Shinji Takamatsu Sunrise [23]
2012 Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb TV series Akiyuki Shinbo Shaft [24]
2012 Hyouka TV series Yasuhiro Takemoto Kyoto Animation [25]
2012 Kill Me Baby TV series Yoshiki Yamakawa J.C.Staff [26]
2012 Kimi to Boku 2 TV series Mamoru Kanbe J.C.Staff [27]
2012 Mysterious Girlfriend X TV series Ayumu Watanabe Hoods Entertainment [27]
2012 Place to Place TV series Fumitoshi Oizaki AIC [8]
2012–2013 Shirokuma Cafe TV series Mitsuyuki Masuhara Studio Pierrot [27]
2012 Teekyu TV series Shin Itagaki Mappa [24]
2012 Wolf Children Film Mamoru Hosoda Studio Chizu, Madhouse [28]
2012 Yurumates 3D TV series Yoshihide Yuuzumi C2C [27]
2013 Free! TV series Hiroko Utsumi Kyoto Animation, Animation Do [29]
2013 Genshiken: Second Season TV series Tsutomu Mizushima Production I.G [30]
2013 GJ Club TV series Yoshiyuki Fujiwara Dogakobo [8]
2013 Kin-iro Mosaic TV series Tensho Studio Gokumi [31]
2013 Kotoura-san TV series Masahiko Ohta AIC Classic [8]
2013 Love Live! TV series Takahiko Kyogoku Sunrise [32]
2013 Minami-ke: Tadaima TV series Keiichiro Kawaguchi Feel [33]
2013 My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TV series Ai Yoshimura Brain's Base [34]
2013 Non Non Biyori TV series Shin'ya Kawatsura Silver Link [35]
2013 Servant x Service TV series Yasutaka Yamamoto A-1 Pictures [30]
2013–2014 Silver Spoon TV series Tomohiko Itō A-1 Pictures [36][37]
2013 Super Seisyun Brothers TV series Masahiro Takata AIC PLUS+ [38]
2013 Tamako Market TV series Naoko Yamada Kyoto Animation [8]
2013 Tamayura: More Aggressive TV series Junichi Sato TYO Animations [30]
2013 WataMote TV series Shin Ōnuma Silver Link [39]
2013 The Wind Rises Film Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli [40]
2013 Yuyushiki TV series Kaori Kinema Citrus [41]
2014 Barakamon TV series Masaki Tachibana Kinema Citrus [42]
2014 The Comic Artist and His Assistants TV series Takeshi Furuta Zexcs [43]
2014 Engaged to the Unidentified TV series Yoshiyuki Fujiwara Doga Kobo [37][unreliable source?]
2014 Free! - Eternal Summer TV series Hiroko Utsumi Kyoto Animation, Animation Do [29]
2014 Hanayamata TV series Atsuko Ishizuka Madhouse [44]
2014 Is the Order a Rabbit? TV series Hiroyuki Hashimoto White Fox [43]
2014 My Neighbor Seki TV series Yūji Mutoh Shin-Ei Animation [45]
2014 Go! Go! 575 TV series Takefumi Anzai Lay-duce, C2C [37]
2014 Shirobako TV series Tsutomu Mizushima P.A. Works [46]
2014 Soul Eater Not! TV series Masakazu Hashimoto Bones [47]
2014 Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono Encore TV series Kōtarō Ishidate YAOYOROZU [37]
2014 Wake Up, Girls! TV series Yutaka Yamamoto Ordet, Tatsunoko Production [37]
2015 Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma TV series Yoshitomo Yonetani J.C. Staff [48]
2015 Castle Town Dandelion TV series Noriaki Akitaya Production IMS
2015 Himouto! Umaru-chan TV series Masahiko Ohta Doga Kobo [49]
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 [29]
2016 Anne Happy TV series Shin Ōnuma Silver Link [50]
2016 A Silent Voice Film Naoko Yamada Kyoto Animation [51]
2016 Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto TV series Shinji Takamatsu Studio Deen [50]
2016 Tanaka-kun is Always Listless TV series Shin'ya Kawatsura Silver Link [50]
2017 A Centaur's Life TV series Fumitoshi Oizaki Tokuma Shoten [52]
2017 Blend S TV series Ryōji Masuyama A-1 Pictures
2017 Gabriel DropOut TV series Masahiko Ohta Doga Kobo [53]
2017 Girls' Last Tour TV series Takaharu Ozaki White Fox [54]
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 [55]
2019 The Helpful Fox Senko-san TV series Tomoaki Koshida Doga Kobo [56][57]
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 [58]
2020 Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! TV series Kazuya Miura ENGI [59]
2020 Wave, Listen to Me! TV series Tatsuma Minamikawa Sunrise [60]
2020 Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop Film Kyōhei Ishiguro Sublimation, Signal.MD [51]
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 [55]
2022 My Dress-Up Darling TV series Keisuke Shinohara CloverWorks [55]
2022 Sasaki and Miyano TV series Shinji Ishihira Studio Deen [55]
2022 Deaimon TV series Fumitoshi Oizaki Encourage Films
2022 Slow Loop TV series Noriaki Akitaya Connect [55]
2022 When Will Ayumu Make His Move? TV series Mirai Minato Silver Link [55]

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