Comedy/Romance/Slice of Life Anime?

• Kazuni wrote on 2010-08-23 06:26
  I've been watching a lot more anime lately out of boredom, and I've finished my "I want to watch this anime but I'm too lazy to" list, so now I'm out of stuff to watch again. There's a few more that I haven't tried yet but they're kind of hard to find sources for so I'm waiting until I can find somewhere with all the episodes intact before I start as to avoid ragequit.
  
  I like comedy/romance/slice of life, but I don't mind action or fighting ones, etc.
  
  Shounen or shoujo are both fine :l
  
  I really lean towards anime with better art styles, though. I tried watching Clannad and dropped it within the first two minutes because I didn't like how the characters looked.
  
  Favourites so far would have to be..
  
  -Toradora
  -Durarara
  -BRS
  -Angel Beats
  
  Other stuff I found okay but didn't go crazy for would be:
  
  -Bleach
  -Naruto (Shippuden too)
  -Kaichou wa maid-sama (I like the manga much better :l )
  -Vampire Knight (I watched guilty, too)
  
  Dropped/never got to finish anime:
  
  -Death Note
  -FMA
  -Clannad
  -Inuyasha (from longgg ago)
  -Baccano (like the art but it got boring)
  -Anime older than 2005 in general :l
  -D.N.Angel
  -Rosario+Vampire
  
  I can't think of anything that's really worth mentioning off the top of my head.
  
  I asked a few other friends about recommendations and tried some of them, but a lot of them were either too old or... too old, lmao. I just don't like older styles/quality.
  
  
  Any recommendations?
• Piko wrote on 2010-08-23 06:27
  You need some Toaru Majutsu no Index.
• Kazuni wrote on 2010-08-23 06:31

  Quote from Pikablu;134469:

  You need some Toaru Majutsu no Index.

  
  
  This is about.. a nun? :what:
• Piko wrote on 2010-08-23 06:34

  Quote from Kazuni;134472:

  This is about.. a nun? :what:

  
  
  What? No it's not about a nun D:< (Technically Index is a nun) Just watch it and you will see why it's amazingly awesome.
• Chillax wrote on 2010-08-23 06:55
  Dai Mahou Touge. It's a short ~8 episode long series, but I think it's great.
• Tedio wrote on 2010-08-23 07:25
  Lovely complex.
• Okami wrote on 2010-08-23 11:58
  FINISH CLANNAD WOMAN
• Paul wrote on 2010-08-23 16:03
  Since I don't know all the Anime you have watched, I'll just name whatever comes to mind for Comedy/Romance/Slice of Life.
  
  Welcome to the NHK - The anime is very funny at times, its basically about a NEET who ends up having a girl trying to help him to be normal. It gets more/really emotional near the end and yes it is a Slice of Life. If you watch enough Anime, you should get the terms and references they use good enough. Artwork might be kinda older than modern Anime but it's a really good series.
  
  Bakemonogatari - Not a Slice of Life since it's a supernatural Anime but it's pretty good on the comedy and the romance comes in a bit later. It's a SHAFT Anime so expect randomness.
  
  DN Angel - Fairly old anime. Again no Slice of Life since magic related events occur. Basically about a teenage boy who has transform into another person for some reason I can not remember. The romance is really messed up in this Anime, as in it's all over the place, such as she likes him but he likes her but she like him when hes transformed but he doesn't like her cause he likes someone who use to look like her. Lolwut?
  
  Kimi ni Todoke - I've never finished the series so I can't say to much. It's a Shojo. From what I've heard, its one of the 'better' shojo's you'll find that are less known. IIRC, it's about a girl who looks scary (looks like the girl from "The Ring") and some really popular guy everyone likes starts getting into her life/talking to her/etc. Not sure if you'll like the artwork but it is a recent anime (2009~2010).
  
  Special A - It's Kaichou wa Maid-sama in a alternate and different universe. Characters are literally the same other than the main female protagonist not being a maid in this one. I believe theres less bishounen scenes as well, as in "glowy and sparkly background" scenes.
  
  Honey & Clover - I haven't fnished S1 yet since I stopped watching when our On-Demand was taken off. Anyways, from what I've watched so far, and is all the genres your looking for.
  
  Ef Tales of Series - Now this would probably be one of my top recommendation for the genre. The series is known very well for it's unique and spectacular artwork and quality and it's drama it holds. I haven't seen too much of it but I saw some episodes while my sister watched the series. She was glued to it. It's a SHAFT Anime but don't expect anything like their usual work.
  
  I could name more but having trouble since I just woke up recently. Bolded ones are the most recommended, that I can think of off the top of my head.
  
  /sad you dropped Baccano, but hell, I've dropped over 70+ series.
  
  Now if I was wrong and you weren't looking for more of a Romance genre anime, since the ones I listed are mostly Romance focused, and looking for something more Comedy (since Slice of Life isn't really a genre, has been debated and is pretty much similar/same to romance/drama).
  
  Gintama for the win. Has every genre you can think of. And references are the best. They even have Death Note parody... when eating sukiyaki.
• Tatsu wrote on 2010-08-23 16:05
  Kanon 2006
  Chobits
  Air (The TV one, not the movie)
  Ef A Melody of the Two
  Fruits Basket (Read the manga if you don't want questions hanging)
  Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!
  Nodame Cantabile, Paris-hen, and Finale
  Noein
  Spice & Wolf
  True Tears
  Kamisama Kazoku
  Read the Clannad VN
  
  Of the above mentioned, I especially recommend Nodame, Chobits, and Kanon. Noein has quite a bit of romance within all the bat**** awesomeness that's going on. I don't recommend watching it though if you studied a lot of quantum physics, however.
  
  How'd you drop Baccano? It was AMAZING D:
• Paul wrote on 2010-08-23 16:13
  Was gonna rec Air and Kanon too but Kazuni doesn't like Clannad's artwork so she probably won't like those twos either, since they are pretty much the same/similar.
• Kazuni wrote on 2010-08-23 18:41

  Quote from Tatsu;134660:

  Kanon 2006
  Chobits
  Air (The TV one, not the movie)
  Ef A Melody of the Two
  Fruits Basket (Read the manga if you don't want questions hanging)
  Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!
  Nodame Cantabile, Paris-hen, and Finale
  Noein
  Spice & Wolf
  True Tears
  Kamisama Kazoku
  Read the Clannad VN
  
  Of the above mentioned, I especially recommend Nodame, Chobits, and Kanon. Noein has quite a bit of romance within all the bat**** awesomeness that's going on. I don't recommend watching it though if you studied a lot of quantum physics, however.
  
  How'd you drop Baccano? It was AMAZING D:

  
  
  I did like the overall story, but it wasn't progressing fast enough and was a little confusing. :\
  
  

  Quote from Paul;134664:

  Was gonna rec Air and Kanon too but Kazuni doesn't like Clannad's artwork so she probably won't like those twos either, since they are pretty much the same/similar.

  
  
  I just don't like the way the girls' eyes look.
• Paul wrote on 2010-08-23 19:04

  Quote from Kazuni;134887:

  I did like the overall story, but it wasn't progressing fast enough and was a little confusing. :\
  
  Where did you stop? It's fairly slow in the beginning.
  
  [QUOTE=Kazuni;134887]I just don't like the way the girls' eyes look.

  
  
  Nagisa (Clannad) Misuzu (AIR) Ayu (Kanon 2006)
  

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  I stand by what I said. :)
• Tedio wrote on 2010-08-23 19:16
  Jesus roller-blading Christ, their eyes take up like, half of their face!
• Kazuni wrote on 2010-08-23 19:39

  Quote from Gargamaru;134957:

  Jesus roller-blading Christ, their eyes take up like, half of their face!

  
  
  Exactly why I don't like it >.<
  
  Eh.. I'm going to look up some of these later ~
  At least I have a lot to go through, now.
• Eternal wrote on 2010-08-23 21:26
  Despite you not liking KEY+KyoAni's (Clannad, AIR, Kanon) style, I strongly recommend you try to finish Clannad and then its sequel After Story if your in the mood for romance+drama. It's the strongest Romantic/Comedy/Slice of Life/Drama I've seen next to Toradora (Which I consider a masterpiece in its genre. :x)
  
  [SIZE="1"][s]And don't ever look at Kanon 2002 if those faces bother you.[/s][/SIZE]