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Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi

Also known as Food for the Soul.

Studio: Aniplex , P.A.WORKS , ABC Animation , Nagoya TV Housou , TOKYO MX , BS11 , Movic , P.A.WORKS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

An original animation about the daily life of five girls who have just become university students.

They love delicious food, want to have lots of fun with everyone, and try their best to study, so they're enjoying university life to the fullest!



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , School Club , Food , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , College , Iyashikei , Ensemble Cast , Outdoor Activities , Travel , Gyaru , Chibi

mono

Also known as mono.

Studio: Soigne , Aniplex , Houbunsha , Soigne , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Satsuki Amamiya was feeling down due to the graduation of the high school Photography Club’s president. However, her best friend and fellow member An Kiriyama encourages Satsuki to dedicate herself to the newly merged Cinephoto Club. Join Satsuki and An as they set out to track down a missing camera, meet new faces, and capture stunning photos and videos along the way.



Tags: Travel , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , Episodic , Primarily Female Cast , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Food , Meta , Photography , Urban , Drawing , Ensemble Cast , Seinen , Animals , School , Ghost , Motorcycles , Skateboarding

Yuru Camp△

Also known as Laid-Back Camp.

Studio: C-Station , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Rin likes to go camping by herself along the lakes that provide a scenic view of Mt. Fuji. Nadeshiko loves to take cycling trips by herself to places where she can see Mt. Fuji. After they meet, Rin and Nadeshiko take camping trips, eat cup ramen together, and enjoy the scenery.



Tags: Outdoor Activities , Camping , Iyashikei , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Rural , Food , Primarily Teen Cast , Educational , Travel , School Club , Kuudere , Seinen , Episodic , Mopeds , School , Animals , Cycling

Bocchi the Rock!

Also known as BOCCHI THE ROCK!.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , Houbunsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

Hitori Gotou, “Bocchi-chan,” is a girl who’s so introverted and shy around people that she’d always start her conversations with “Ah...”

During her middle school years, she started playing the guitar, wanting to join a band because she thought it could be an opportunity for even someone shy like her to also shine. But because she had no friends, she ended up practicing guitar for six hours every day all by herself. After becoming a skilled guitar player, she uploaded videos of herself playing the guitar to the internet under the name “Guitar Hero” and fantasized about performing at her school’s cultural festival concert. But not only could she not find any bandmates, before she knew it, she was in high school and still wasn’t able to make a single friend!

She was really close to becoming a shut-in, but one day, Nijika Ijichi, the drummer in Kessoku Band, reached out to her. And because of that, her everyday life started to change little by little...



Tags: Band , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Rock Music , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Coming of Age , Hikikomori , Rehabilitation , Surreal Comedy , Meta , Seinen , Mixed Media , Slapstick , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Yuri , Rotoscoping , Chibi , Urban

Do It Yourself!!

Also known as Do It Yourself!!.

Studio: PINE JAM , Avex Pictures , TV Tokyo , Yostar , MAGNET , Asmik Ace , AT-X , BS11 , Niigata Sogo Television
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Building furniture and friendships have a lot in common. Intention, effort, and hard work are needed for both crafts. This is a story of girls in a DIY club building both as they carve out their futures. None of it comes easy, but that doesn’t stop any of ’em. Furniture, friendships, and the future—they’re building it all with their own hands!



Tags: School Club , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Iyashikei , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Tsundere , Educational , Tomboy , Slapstick , Yuri

Yama no Susume: Third Season

Also known as Encouragement of Climb Season 3.

Studio: 8-bit , Jinnan Studio , Aeon Entertainment , Yomiuri TV Enterprise , Radio Osaka , Good Smile Company , TOKYO MX , Top Marshal
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Slice of Life

The third season of Yama no Susume.

Aoi and Hinata are childhood friends. Aoi prefers staying indoors and is afraid of heights, whereas Hinata is outgoing and loves mountaineering. They both decide to climb a mountain in order to see a sunrise they saw together when they were younger.

In the coming third season, they enjoy hiking beautiful mountains with colored leaves and the story gets even more colorful when they become friends with local school girls!!



Tags: Outdoor Activities , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Iyashikei , Educational , Mountaineering , Seinen , School , Surreal Comedy , Urban

Yama no Susume: Next Summit

Also known as Encouragement of Climb: Next Summit.

Studio: 8-bit , KADOKAWA , King Records , Good Smile Company , Earth Star Entertainment , Culture Entertainment , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Slice of Life

The fourth season of Yama no Susume.

Aoi Yukimura’s fear of heights won’t hold her back in the next adaptation of Encouragement of Climb! Joined by fellow mountaineering enthusiasts, including the spirited Hinata Kuraue and the other climbers they’ve met on their journey to great heights, Aoi and friends tackle tough challenges and conquer new summits while they embark on adventures throughout the mountain ranges of Japan. Fans new to the franchise will get to know the world of Encouragement of Climb via a selection of compilation episodes that reintroduce fan-favorite characters and beloved moments from the series. Later episodes contain all-new stories that continue the tale of Aoi and her ambition to overcome her fears and achieve her dreams.



Tags: Outdoor Activities , Mountaineering , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Iyashikei , Female Protagonist , School Club , Seinen , Primarily Teen Cast , Episodic , Educational , School , Photography , Fishing

Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku

Also known as Akebi’s Sailor Uniform.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , Shueisha , BS Asahi
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

It’s Komichi Akebi’s first year of junior high and she has her heart set on one thing: Robai Private Academy’s sailor uniform. As the next chapter of her life gets closer, she dreams of all the exciting new experiences she’ll get to have—school lunches, classes, club activities, and of course, making lots of friends! With her favorite outfit on, Komichi feels ready for anything.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , School , Iyashikei , Rural , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Primarily Child Cast , Family Life , Yuri , Seinen , Boarding School , Dancing , School Club , Slapstick , Cheerleading , Swimming , Tennis , Photography , Body Image , Tomboy , Volleyball , Fishing , Badminton , Basketball

Yagate Kimi ni Naru

Also known as Bloom Into You.

Studio: TROYCA , AT-X , Sony Music Entertainment , Kadokawa Pictures Japan , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Yuu Koito thought love would be something amazing and magical, but when a male friend asks her to date, she feels nothing. She doesn't even know how to respond until she overhears the student council president of her new high school, Touko Nanami, turning down a similar request. With Touko's help, Yuu manages to let her friend down gracefully, but then Touko confesses that she, herself, is starting to have feelings for Yuu, leaving Yuu in a quandary. Yuu doesn't think that she's in love with Touko, but she does feel something. As Yuu joins the Student Council, and she and Touko become closer, her confusion about her feelings only continues to grow. Because you can't control who you love, or who falls in love with you.



Tags: Yuri , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Female Cast , Coming of Age , School , Aromantic , School Club , Asexual , Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , Philosophy , Bisexual , Acting , Shounen , POV , Meta , Trains , Writing , Athletics , Restaurant , Tragedy

Yama no Susume

Also known as Encouragement of Climb.

Studio: 8-bit , Earth Star Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Slice of Life

Aoi prefers indoor hobbies and is afraid of heights, but her childhood friend Hinata loves to show off her passion for mountain climbing. As young children they once watched the sunrise from the top of a mountain, and now they've decided to take up mountain climbing in hopes of seeing that sunrise again. They have cooking battles with mountaineering gear, climb small hills in their neighborhood, and meet new mountaineering friends as they learn the ropes of the hobby. When will they finally see that sunrise again?



Tags: Outdoor Activities , Primarily Female Cast , Mountaineering , Iyashikei , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Educational , Yuri , Seinen , School , Food , Primarily Child Cast , Camping