Certified Iyashikei: The Iyashikei Anime Hall of Fame
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Iyashikei. Healing. These anime are not just examples of healing in the lives of the characters, but also provide an emotional catharsis and a sense of peace for the viewer.
TV, 2016,
22 eps
Me:-
Author:9
This Iyashikei drama is spread over 44 episodes in multiple seasons. The first half contains individual moments and episodes of Iyashikei, but spends most of its time setting the context and exploring the brokenness of the characters.
TV, 2017,
22 eps
Me:-
Author:10
The Iyashikei is developed in all aspects of the anime, from the plot and characters to the art and music. The intense emotional catharsis for the audience ends in an overwhelming sense of peacefulness and hope.
TV, 2021,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:10
Actually, this is not just an extended commercial for Honda. Rather, if you pay close attention in the first episode, it is explained clearly that this is Koguma's story, and it is not about a motorcycle. (The heartbreaking preview for the series, available on YouTube, states emphatically that it is all about the main character who appears to us in a broken and spiritually bereft state.) You will experience the emotional catharsis that must be present in Iyashikei, and you will be left feeling at peace.
TV, 2016,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:10
Parallel stories of healing unite to become one story of two families coming together. One of the happiest and most heartwarming Iyashikei you will encounter.
TV, 2022,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:10
This Iyashikei will have you laughing and then crying as you weep for the characters and cheer them on to the happy ending that surely awaits.
TV, 2018,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:10
Another example of two broken individuals who come together and help one another to heal, eventually helping one another to be stronger and healthier than ever. The author is a master of the Iyashikei catharsis, and the anime team made a wonderful adaptation.
TV, 2022,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:10
Straight up healing for two girls who have each lost a parent, and a third child struggling with loneliness due to parents who are absent for their work. The fishing scenes are beautiful and technically accurate. Who would have thought that a love of angling would bring teenage girls together to experience healing and connection? This show will leave you in a state of blissful peace at the end of every episode.
TV, 2023,
13 eps
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Author:10
Magari Isaki is starting life over as a high school student after congenital heart disease robbed her of a normal childhood. Nagami Ganta is only beginning on his road of recovery after he and his dysfunctional (and mostly absent) father are abruptly abandoned by his mother. Together, Magari and Nagami learn how to build mature relationships as they heal from their past traumas and become independent young adults.
TV, 2022,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:10
Purin (Miku) has a great mother, who is also a globetrotting business woman, leaving little Purin at home in the care of a robot nanny. Serufu has been in Miku's shadow throughout middle school, and now she dares to step away from Purin's watchful gaze and seek her independence at a different high school. Juliet (Jobko) is grieving the death of her mother and running away from a depressed father back in the West. The DIY club brings them all together and gives them a space to heal, to grow, to come of age as young women. Very likely the best CGDCT anime of all time.
