Anime like Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi

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

Non Non Biyori

Also known as Non Non Biyori.

Studio: Media Factory , SILVER LINK. , Sentai Filmworks , AT-X , Lantis , Sony Music Communications , TV Tokyo , Kadokawa Shoten
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

When Hotaru moves from Tokyo to a tiny town in the rural countryside, she’s in for some serious culture shock: the nearest place that sells comics is 20 minutes away, the nearest video store is ten train stations down the line, and there are only three other girls and one boy in her entire school! Even though everything’s so different, there’s something about the laid-back atmosphere that makes her feel strangely comfortable. While she’ll certainly miss parts of her old life, there’s a whole lifetime of experiences waiting to be enjoyed with her new friends Renge, Komari, Natsumi, and Suguru!



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Iyashikei , Rural , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Child Cast , Episodic , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , School , Agriculture , Achronological Order , Seinen , Tomboy , Kuudere , Wilderness

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

Kamiina Botan, Yoeru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana

Also known as Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk.

Studio: Soigne , Aniplex , TOKYO MX , Futabasha , AbemaTV , SANKYO , Seibu Tetsudou , Soigne , BS11 , Movic , Yostar
Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

New university life, new dormmates…and a whole new world of drinks! Botan Kamiina takes her first sip of alcohol after spotting the quiet dorm leader, Ibuki Tonami, enjoying a highball alone. From shochu to whisky, Botan shares the joy of drinking with friends, while Ibuki slowly learns that some pleasures are better when shared.



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Yuri , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Adult Cast , Iyashikei , Unrequited Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ensemble Cast , College , Bar , Seinen , Food , Episodic , Love Triangle , Found Family , Travel , Boarding School , Outdoor Activities , Educational , Software Development

Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey

Also known as ZatsuTabi -That's Journey-.

Studio: KADOKAWA , Makaria , AT-X , Yomiuri TV , BS11 , Pia , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

When aspiring manga artist Chika’s storyboards get rejected, she ditches her desk for an adventure! Armed with a quirky social media poll, she sets off on a spontaneous journey of random crowdsourced destinations. From hilarious mishaps to heartwarming encounters, Chika discovers inspiration, friendship, and herself, one unpredictable stop at a time.



Note: Based on the real life travels of mangaka Chika Suzugamori.

Tags: Travel , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Iyashikei , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Yuri , Drawing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Trains , Food

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

K-ON!

Also known as K-ON!.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Pony Canyon , TBS , Movic , Rakuonsha , Animation Do , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

Hirasawa Yui, a young, carefree girl entering high school, has her imagination instantly captured when she sees a poster advertising the ‘Light Music Club’. Being the carefree girl that she is, she quickly signs up. However, Yui has a problem, she is unable to play an instrument.

When Yui goes to the clubroom to explain, she's greeted by the other members: Ritsu, Mio and Tsumugi. Although disheartened at Yui’s lack of musical know-how, they still try to convince her to stay to prevent the club’s disbandment. After playing Yui a short piece which re-ignites her imagination, they succeed in keeping their new member and guitarist.

Along with the tasks of school and homework, Yui begins to learn the guitar with the help of the other band members, experiencing many mishaps along the way. However, with the school-festival drawing near and Yui getting stuck with her practice, will the Light Music Club be ready in time for their debut?



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , School Club , Band , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Episodic , Iyashikei , Rock Music , Seinen , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Slapstick , Food , Tomboy , Tsundere

Koufuku Graffiti

Also known as Gourmet Girl Graffiti.

Studio: Shaft , flying DOG , TBS
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Although Ryou Machiko is still only in middle school, both of her parents work overseas and her beloved grandmother recently passed away, so she lives in a big apartment all by herself. To keep herself occupied in that big empty space, Ryou practices her cooking, something that she thought she excelled at… but nothing ever seems quite right anymore. There’s something missing, but what could it be?

The answer unexpectedly arrives with her runaway cousin Kirin, who’s looking for a place to stay while she attends cram school. Much to Ryou’s surprise, her cooking seems to improve when they eat together! Food, it turns out, always seems tastier when it’s made for and shared with people you care about, and things only get more appetizing when Ryou’s friend Shiina joins in the culinary adventures!



Tags: Food , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Seinen , Family Life , Maids , Drawing , Time Skip

Maid-san wa Taberu dake

Also known as The Food Diary of Miss Maid.

Studio: EMT Squared , Magic Bus , Docomo Anime Store , Yomiuri TV Enterprise , Happinet Media Marketing , MAGNET , BS Asahi , Bandai Namco Music Live , KLOCKWORX , EMT Squared , Ray
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

What’s a maid to do when she finds herself suddenly stuck in Japan for a year? Eat, of course! Follow maid-in-training Suzume Tachibana as she tries all sorts of Japanese food, from sweets like taiyaki and melon bread to savory snacks like takoyaki and onigiri! Be warned, though-while Suzume sates her appetite through delicious treat after delicious treat, she might just end up whetting yours!



Note: Maid-san wa Taberu dake was streamed a week in advance on dAnimestore, ABEMA, and U-Next starting with episode 2. Episode 1 was streamed on April 1, 2026. Regular broadcasting began on April 5, 2026.

Tags: Food , Iyashikei , Maids , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Episodic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Urban , Primarily Female Cast , Educational

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