Go to Cozy Anime
What is your go-to Anime whenever you want to feel cozy and warm inside? I loved Toradora back in the day, and I am trying to find other anime like it. I also watched Golden Time and Horimiya, and they were both good as well!
Yuru Camp! Just cute girls cooking and camping.
I saw this last year because I happened upon it on netflix: Rascal Does Not Dream Of Bunny Girl Senpai. It’s a bit horny, but it does have a lot of slice-of-life scenes and moments.
Nichijou was the first thing I thought of. It's just so carefree and cute, but unexpectedly wild. I love absurdist humor, too.
On top of that it's the first time I really "got" anime, so it's sentimental. I clicked with it hardcore, and was embarrassed about it for a while.
Just imagine anime night with the bros, watching sword art, and you're the only one who just needs to fit in another episode of Nichijou lol
+1 for Nichijou. <3
I could not love Nichijou more.
Mushishi and Kino's Journey
We still go with K-On. Girls doing cute stuff and being kind of stupid is just great.
Acchi Kocchi. just two oblivious kids crushing on each other in that "it's obvious to everyone except them" sort of way. format wise it's skit based, almost like if Lucky Star had been written to be more wholesome and less crude.
btw, i'd also appreciate recs from any other Acchi Kocchi enjoyers in the thread 😉
Hidamari Sketch is very underrated and is much less well known than it's contemporaries like Lucky Star, but it's basically the comfiest thing ever. Any CGDCT/SOL could work for this (Nichijou, Yuyushiki, Kiniro Mozaiku, K-ON!, ...) but I specifically chose shows with a slower tempo.
Came here to say hidmari sketch if no one else had. But to add a lil more; the anime is created by shaft my OG favorite studio. They're the makers of: bakemonogatari, modoka, 3 gatsu(march comes in like a lion), kino no tabi movie, maria+holic and some others that are popular but i didnt care for like sensie negima, nisekoi, and dance in the vampires bund.
My Neighbor Totoro and Castle in the Sky.
As someone already mentioned Mushishi; Natsume Yuujinchou is just so soft! I don't know how else to explain it.
I am old, so 2000s Fruits Basket, as well, mostly, as I actually finished it. I'm really attached to Ritsuko Okazaki's score. I haven't finished the recent series, but the 7 or so eps I've seen, made me super happy, as I wanted a series that adapted the full manga, and it nailed a lot of what I remembered.
OK, one more, as rereading your post reminded me of another romance series: Wotakoi! Sadly a short anime, but the manga has good feels, too.
Aria the Animation
Shirokuma Cafe (polar bear's Cafe).
Silver Spoon is all I’m going to say.
Damn it, Blue Period too.
Barakamon. Super cozy story of a man moving to a small island and learning/improving while interacting with the locals (and a bit of a rascal child). Great series. I've rewatched it several times.
I always go back to this when I want something cozy. It's kind of weird in that it has alot of global ideas but it takes it at such a relaxed pace it ends up being a pleasure to watch.
My Roommate Is a Cat is hard to beat in my opinion.
How to Keep a Mummy is sickeningly adorable.
Or As Miss Beelzebub Likes, but then I just want an Azazel of my own...
The iyashikei sub-genre has always been a hard one to properly define. And there are plenty of debates whether a series belongs to it or not. But there is one thing that everyone can agree on for why their pick needs to be in there: because it makes them feel MAX COMFY.
So, I'd also like to recommend:
For me Nichijou, Hyouka
Well you definitely have a list of bangers there
Maybe
Flying Witch and K-On probably
Sweetness and lightning
Single dad and his young daughter cook yummy food together.
She sings a song about sharks at some point. I've seen it 3 times and it's so nice and wholesome.
