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Slice of life anime and manga

  • The Wind RisesHayao Miyazaki began conceiving the story of The Wind Rises in 2008, marking his first feature film since Ponyo. He published a manga series based on this…
  • Crayon Shin-chanYoshito Usui introduced Crayon Shin-chan to readers in 1990 through Weekly Manga Action, a publication by Futabasha. The character first appeared as a…
  • K-On!Kakifly began writing K-On! in 2007, releasing the first chapter in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine during May of that year.
  • My Neighbors the YamadasIsao Takahata directed My Neighbors the Yamadas in 1999 for Studio Ghibli. The project began as an adaptation of Hisaichi Ishii's Nono-chan manga series.
  • Lucky Star (manga)Kagami Yoshimizu began writing a four-panel comic strip in December 2003. The series appeared in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq magazine that month.