| Slice of life anime usually describe anime characters in a normal life. What do you expect things to be happened in such an ordinary genre? For me, I do expect some character development as the story goes, as well as some remarkable endings at the end for a masterpiece in the slice of life genre. |
 Life is empty without anime |
| I expect nothing happening, just characters talking and walking |
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| Basically just their daily life activity, their interaction with their acquaintance and how they solve a problem within them and those around them |
| i hope at least the character interaction is interesting and not a borefest. |
| defined characters that you can like extra extra bonus points if the characters constantly interplay & influence in a fun or interesting way with how the (often lowkey and perhaps uneventful) narrative develops |
GreatAideDec 13, 2022 5:00 AM
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| Talking, doing all sorts of things, or just had a great time with each other. |
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| I expect great characters and great character development, perhaps good drama and funny moments. |
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Perhaps, this is hell. |
| Comfy atmosphere and likable characters. |
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asasko said: I think you got the definition of slice of life wrong since the whole point of "real" slice of life is not having a definite plot that moves forward and instead showing characters doing their thing with limited to no real development I guess what your examples are showing that anime characters working towards a goal, and that to me is also something that I'd like to see from slice of life anime. |
Life is empty without anime |
| I expect a pleasant atmosphere (visuals + sound), likable characters and interesting activities, without being ruined by mediocre drama or comedy. |
| According to google which gave me the meaning from Oxford Languages - > a realistic representation of everyday experience in a film, play, or book. So I'd expect a represantation of a some parts of life of the characters in real world wich does not involve anything unrealistic or fantastic. |
| Slice of life anime tend to be character and comedy driven, so that's what I expect out of them. I also expect them to be relaxing. If the characters aren't interesting then the anime has failed imo. Also, slice of life is about what normal life is to those characters. Something like Endro, Anne Happy, or Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou are still slice of life anime even if their lives are very different from our lives. Being able to explore an interesting world in a more casual way through the eyes of what ordinary inhabitants are like in that world can be a nice experience, in fact I'd prefer it over something more action heavy. |
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| Character developments and character progressions(optional), of course. Since we're facing the character's everyday life for a couple hours, the characters need to be developed enough. |
| i expect to feel happy after finishing the episode. the anime should have cute girls which are absolutely moe material. it should have the ability to heal me from my boring or depressing or bad day. thankfully most if not all sols have all these qualities in them. good characters goes without saying, we are looking at the life of characters afterall, they need to be likable of course. |
 The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama. Feeling half happy, half sad. Kawaii waifus and precious best girls <3333 |
| Don't be a (not) finely wrought and comfortable dead end. asasko said: I think you got the definition of slice of life wrong since the whole point of "real" slice of life is not having a definite plot that moves forward and instead showing characters doing their thing with limited to no real development. Aria is good examples of true slice of life anime. Have you ever truly read or watched Aria from the beginning to the end? If yes, then it must be your terrible eyesight not being able to see the characters' development in order to reach to their goals. |
SgtBateManDec 13, 2022 6:25 AM
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asasko said: is it sarcasm? you do understand that the three shows you mentioned have both the things a lot more than spy x family and as much as violet. aria and haibane have tons of character development by the end of the series. also, even though mushishi is episodic it tackles a lot of serious and dramatic themes.Tokumia said: For me, I do expect some character development as the story goes, as well as some remarkable endings at the end for a masterpiece in the slice of life genre. I think you got the definition of slice of life wrong since the whole point of "real" slice of life is not having a definite plot that moves forward and instead showing characters doing their thing with limited to no real development . Shows like Spy Family or Violet Evergarden are not really slice of life shows but they are comedy or drama with some slice of life elements in them. Mushishi, Aria and Haibane Renmei are good examples of true slice of life anime. |
| For it to be fun. If it isn't fun, what's the point? |
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| Just daily life, nothing more or less. |
  What Does Pot of Greed do?  |
asasko said: Liimited character development is still a development as I said, but I might have worded it better. The important thing is thet show's focus is still on the activities of the characters rather than the characters themselves. Lol. I'm well aware there is a difference in term of ideology, but if knowing how to blend yourself in the great big outside world, but still being able to find (and build) a much smaller corner for yourself personally, isn't a lifetime-last development, then I don't know what is. |
SgtBateManDec 13, 2022 6:37 AM
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asasko said: The important thing is thet show's focus is still on the activities of the characters rather than the characters themselves. Is that the only expectation you have from Sol anime? Because I believe sol anime has more to offer than characters doing their own things in daily life. For example, friendship is one of the themes I often see in sol. Seeing how friendship develops in sol is another thing I would probably like to see in some anime involving school settings. |
Life is empty without anime |
| I guess I expect good interactions between the characters and a good handful of humor |
asasko said: Read my post again, I was specifically talking about Aria, not SoL genre as a whole. Then let me change the question. What is your original expectation before watching Aria? Do you expect things other than the activities of the characters? |
Life is empty without anime |
Tokumia said: Then let me change the question. What is your original expectation before watching Aria? Do you expect things other than the activities of the characters? It took me 10 minutes to have the awareness of talking to another nameless brick in the wall. Just let it slide. |
Help! I need somebody. Help! Not just anybody. Help! You know I need someone. Helpppppp! |
| cute girls doing cute things or cute boys doing cute things |
asasko said: SgtBateMan said: It took me 10 minutes to have the awareness of talking to another nameless brick in the wall. Just let it slide. So you realized you were talking to yourself, again. What's the point of this comeback, when you couldn't even reply to my previous post?  |
Help! I need somebody. Help! Not just anybody. Help! You know I need someone. Helpppppp! |
| Characters living their daily lives in an optimistic way |
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asasko said: SgtBateMan said: What's the point of this comeback, when you couldn't even reply to my previous post? I perfectly replied it was your lack of capacity prevented you from understanding it. And I replied splendidly that your illiteracy was nearly a good laugh, lol. |
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| exactly just that. a slice of life, normal everyday stuff. |
Lol, well-played by using recyclable material. It's good for the environment inside your head. |
SgtBateManDec 13, 2022 3:17 PM
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| lots of dialogue. What separates the best ones from the others is the dialogue, and memorable characters, and obviously having good animation will help as well. That's why not a lot of slice-of-life anime come close to "March comes in like a lion" for me. |
  𝒮𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒𝓈, 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒸𝒶𝓃'𝓉 𝓂𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝓇𝓌𝒶𝓇𝒹 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒸𝓁𝑜𝓈𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝑜𝑜𝓇 𝒷𝑒𝒽𝒾𝓃𝒹 𝓎𝑜𝓊. - 𝑅𝑒𝒾 𝒦𝒾𝓇𝒾𝓎𝒶𝓂𝒶   |
| Just like you said, I expect an anime about everyday life. |
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samsince04 said: lots of dialogue. What separates the best ones from the others is the dialogue, and memorable characters, and obviously having good animation will help as well. That's why not a lot of slice-of-life anime come close to "March comes in like a lion" for me. makes sense considering 3-gatsu is a drama and not an SOL |
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| To make me smile with the little things in life. |
epidemia78 said: Well, it's certainly not a slice of life like something like Yuru camp is a slice of life but it definitely contains alot of sol elements. I tend to find the ones that "nothing happens" over a course of 12 episodes kinda inferior to other stuff that may contain drama but also have sol moments that make the drama way worth watching. samsince04 said: lots of dialogue. What separates the best ones from the others is the dialogue, and memorable characters, and obviously having good animation will help as well. That's why not a lot of slice-of-life anime come close to "March comes in like a lion" for me. makes sense considering 3-gatsu is a drama and not an SOL For example, if I didn't see the everyday lives of Hina and her sisters, I wouldn't care so much that she was |
| 𝒮𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒𝓈, 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒸𝒶𝓃'𝓉 𝓂𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝓇𝓌𝒶𝓇𝒹 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒸𝓁𝑜𝓈𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝑜𝑜𝓇 𝒷𝑒𝒽𝒾𝓃𝒹 𝓎𝑜𝓊. - 𝑅𝑒𝒾 𝒦𝒾𝓇𝒾𝓎𝒶𝓂𝒶 |
samsince04 said: Well, it's certainly not a slice of life like something like Yuru camp is a slice of life but it definitely contains alot of sol elements. I tend to find the ones that "nothing happens" over a course of 12 episodes kinda inferior to other stuff that may contain drama but also have sol moments that make the drama way worth watching. For example, if I didn't see the everyday lives of Hina and her sisters, I wouldn't care so much that she was SOL are supposed to be snippets of mundane day to day life. the drama in 3-gatsu is way too intense to be called mundane. |
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| Good depiction of everyday life, what else you can expect of works in this genre. |
MemoreDec 13, 2022 8:13 AM
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| You should expect SoL from a SoL i.e characters doing seemingly not so eventful activities. You should not expect too much action. That's all. |
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| Exciting plot, heavy emotions, lots of depression. |
| Cute characters getting into mischief and hijinks. |
| My waifu is the most wonderful waifu. Mai Valentine. We're freaking out that we're running out of time, but to do what? Should i stop and think of that? Is there something i could do to slow it down? Live in a day for once, instead of watch it sprinting by |
| Something funny and light hearted, but also adding a little bit of a story would be fine. Or they could be plot driven and focus on developing the characters. |
     blooming & blossoming |
| i just expect to see some cute characters, i mean theres never really a story so what else could you look forward to |
| i expect wholesomeness. people trying to do good things for other people. |
JaniSIr said: Exciting plot, heavy emotions, lots of depression. I want to know how would you expect a slice of life anime to have exciting plot? Sol anime is just describing characters in a normal life afterall. |
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Tokumia said: JaniSIr said: Exciting plot, heavy emotions, lots of depression. I want to know how would you expect a slice of life anime to have exciting plot? Sol anime is just describing characters in a normal life afterall. And in saying that I presume you are implying that your life is so boring, that there's nothing that'd be worth sharing. Although I just noticed this in your signature. Life is empty without anime Anyway, if you actually want recommendations... https://myanimelist.net/anime/46093/Shiroi_Suna_no_Aquatope The stakes might seem extremely low, but that's a good thing, because unlike a world ending plot, they could fail at everything and the story could still continue. And if you are curious about how much the comedy carries the series, down below I linked literally every single funny moment in the anime. |
| Funny and likable characters that have fun and interesting interactions between themselves. The main thing I care about from an SoL show is the characters. |
| I have seen a few very good sol shows, and I will cherish them forever, but the rest are absolute boredom with braindead characters drooling for 20 minutes, with no jokes or story at all. Iyashikei doesn't work for me. my life is boring as is. |
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| obviously fertile and breedable female characters |
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| I think SoL that have the character's progress to some sort of goal (K-on, GochiUsa, etc.) by telling the story through their everyday lives are some of the best. That said, I also love the ones that have no clear goal (Lucky Star, Yuru Yuri, Non Non Biyori). So really, as long as it has CGDCT in it, and it's not complete garbage, then I'll probably like it. However, the ones with male characters are really god as well, so I guess it just needs to be halfway funny |
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