K-On!!

The Animation Kobe (アニメーション神戸) was an event established by Kobe in 1996 to promote anime and other visual media. The Animation Kobe Awards (アニメーション神戸賞) were given annually until 2015 by Kobe and the Organizing Committee to creators and creations.

The TV animations broadcast in Japan from September of the previous year to August of the event year, excluding rebroadcasts, become candidates. The candidates are selected not only from Japan but also from other countries. However, the committee sees more importance in a point of view promoting young creators of Japan.

(Source: Wikipedia)

If you were a child in Australia in the late-2000s to early 2010s, then you might remember ABC3, and all the anime they used to show. These shows got me to start watching anime, and will bring a sense of nostalgia to anybody who used to frequent ABC3.

I'm not including ABC ME stuff because ABC ME will never replace ABC3 in my heart.

I'm probably missing some shows, but this is what I could find and remember.

There are many music related anime out there, but music is a rather broad term. Some anime focus more on the singing aspect, others more on the stage show, and some anime are just music videos. This stack is a collection of music related anime where instruments play a larger role. Some characters are simply learning to play these instruments, others play in a band or they use them for special occasions. All kinds of instruments are collected here, such as the piano and keyboard, violins and guitars, brass instruments (trumpet, tuba, trombone, horn, etc.), fluets and others.

I'm not sure what this subgenre is called but I myself sure do enjoy this a lot. I hope you do too!

Funny, relaxing series with fun characters and sometimes serialised storylines.

Light, chill anime

1. Cast is all-girl
2. Not in the romance genre*
3. Only Slice of life shows[so no action/battle shows].


Split up in multiple parts due to number of entries.

A comprehensive watch order of the K-On! series, which includes every entry of the K-On! franchise.
Original Guide: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1865729

AEGC Interest Stack index: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2017008

a collection of wholesome animes to make you smile!

Animes that are either exclusive to Hulu or not on popular streaming services.

Yes, there is something of a MAL equivalent in Japan.

Anikore summary:
"あにこれβはおすすめアニメ動画を成分タグ・ランキング・レビュー感想や放送時期でさがせるアニメ評価サイト。参加するとアニメ動画をコレクションできるアニメ棚がもらえるぞ。あにこれβで今すぐアニメを棚で管理！おすすめアニメ動画をみんなで教えあおう！"
(More: https://www.anikore.jp/what/)

There's a lot I'd love to know about the site (and share with you) but I cannot understand everything on there and the site doesn't seem to have a Wikipedia page which is wild.

Anyway, here is Anikore's top 50 anime based on score ranking. If you would like to see a stack for 50-100, do ask.

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Notes:
- All top 50 have very high scores (like all of them are 9X.X/100), whether they are as good as the score indicates is another story.
- This stack is in the same order as Anikore's order.
- "Hyouka" is in joint 49th place with "Sword Art Online" and "K-On" but landed on page 3.

Links:
https://www.anikore.jp/pop_ranking/
https://www.anikore.jp/pop_ranking/page:2 - requires account

Animes that are very relaxing to watch and has cute characters doing cute stuffs. Do keep in mind that these series has little to no plot.

I've always loved a good ed in an anime, sometimes having a good ed alone can elevate the experience a lot. Personally I love an ed that's relaxing or upbeat, hopefully you guys will like these ed too, and who knows maybe you'll find some animes that you like too. :)

Wholesomeness

Superb animation that we all love, from our dearest Kyoto Animation Studios.

A collection of anime that deal with music one way or the other.