Comment on Slice of life, wistful melancholy, and K-On making me cry a bunch
CsXGF8uzUAOh6fqV@lemmy.world 1 day ago
For me there really isn’t anything better in anime then moments like the one you describe in K-ON! I have that same picture up as the banner on !kon@lemmy.world. I think older anime do these tender moments better than the newer ones. For example Bocchi the Rock is quite forgettable to me, especially compared to K-ON! (I watched them back to back).
If you are interested in this type of stuff, you might want to check out the genre “iyashikei” (free translation: “healing genre”). The border with iyashikei, slice of life and cgdct is often blurred, I argue that K-ON! is indeed at least partially an iyashikei anime. It’s a bit of spectrum, most SOL will include some iyashikei but some have a much stronger emphasis on it. Other titles that may be of interest are Non Non Biyori, Hidamari Sketch and ARIA.
zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Interesting that you didn’t like BTR but to each their own, it grabbed me hard. I really like animation in general and Bocchi is delightfully weird. I really like when animation does stuff you couldn’t do otherwise and Bocchi is full of that.
Non Non Biyori and Hidemari Sketch are already on my watch list but I will look at ARIA and the iyashikei stuff. Thanks!
Derickdoes@lemmy.sdf.org 1 day ago
I’ll add to the iyashikei recommendations with Usagi Drop and Yuru Camp.
Yuru Camp is a go-to comfort show, since things are generally stress-free.
Usagi Drop deals with heavier-type topics, but to me it felt warm, gentle, and hopeful.
zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Oh I’m actually really excited about Yuru Camp since I’m watching Mono right now and really enjoying it. That might be next up after I finish Apothecary Diaries. Usagi Drop is new to me, I’ll check it out, thanks!
Derickdoes@lemmy.sdf.org 1 day ago
Nice, I’m also watching Mono right now, and I LOVE how Yuru Camp-y it is
CsXGF8uzUAOh6fqV@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I did like BTR, just not as much as others praise it. Nice to hear that you already have Hidamari Sketch on your list, it’s underrated in my opinion. The animation style is also really unique.