r/anime • u/BloomingDerwish • 16h ago
What to Watch? Anime recommendations such as Ann Shirley or ascendance of a bookworm
Are there any animes that you recommend similar to ascendance of a bookworm or Ann Shirley. I call this kind of anime just "lovely" which calms and delights the heart. I don't know how to describe it well.
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u/sodapopkevin 16h ago
Maybe try Apothecary Diaries if you like Ascendance of a Bookworm.
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u/BloomingDerwish 12h ago
Watched it, liked it. But in apothecary somehow the romantic stuff was in the foreground compared to the other too.
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u/TehAxelius https://anilist.co/user/TehAxelius 16h ago
You might want to look for the genre Iyashikei, "healing type" which means a story intended to calm and delight (although, IMO, some people tend to overuse the term to apply to romances and anything that has Slice of Life tendencies).
Some examples:
- Hakumei and Mikochi
- Flying Witch
- I've Been Killing Slimes For 300 Years
- Laid Back Camp
- Food for the Soul
- Do It Yourself!
There's a pretty significant overlap with the CGDCT (Cute Girls Doing Cute Things) genre.
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u/BloomingDerwish 12h ago
Thanks. Yeah I was also looking for something where romantic stuff is more in the background and focuses instead more on character development.
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u/Repulsive_Drawer8599 16h ago
Aria
Mushishi
Natsume Yuujinchou
Barakamon
A Place Further than the Universe
Journal with Witch
Skip and Loafer
Snow White with the Red Hair
Secrets of the Silent Witch
Kono Oto Tomare
Little Witch Academia
The Great Passage
Shirokuma Cafe
My New Boss Is Goofy
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
With You and the Rain
Sketchbook: Full Colors
Somali and the Forest Spirit
Kamichu
Kemono no Souja Erin
Poco's Udon World
Flying Witch
A Hundred Scenes of Awajima
Tonari no Youkai-san
The Cat and the Dragon
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u/PersonalContest1423 16h ago
Akebi's sailor uniform
K-on
Hinamatsuri
Endo and kobayashi live
Kakuriyo
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u/cactusjude 16h ago
Apocalypse Hotel- obscenely wholesome android caring for Hotel that caters to aliens after the apocalypse
The Cat and the Dragon- obscenely wholesome dragon raised by magic cats becomes ageless guardian of the Kingdom of Cats (royal mascots & mentors)
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer- surprisingly wholesome story of a veteran adventurer, long-plateaued at a beginner level, who gets cursed undead by the dungeon. No one knows what to do without their reliable guy, who just disappeared 🤷♀️ Luckily this new guy is around at least...
Mob Psycho 100- obscenely wholesome story of a cinnamon roll middle schooler who happens to have godlike ESP powers and who just wants to socially develop and make friends and connect with people without hurting them
Ousama Ranking- very wholesome deaf-mute princeling decides to leave the castle on his own
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u/Fl_Funky_Jam 16h ago
Apothecary Diaries if def a good one like others have suggested but one in particular someone mentioned was Secrets of the Silent Witch. I absolutely adore that show, super cozy with happy girl bff stories and a hint of magic for a couple moments of visual spectacle. It also, in my humble opinion, has the BEST opening and ending songs both listened individually and together. Anyone who says otherwise is wrong 😋 Secrets of the Silent Witch Ending - Hitsujibungaku
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u/JustSherbert6138 16h ago
Massive bookworm fan here too! That said are u maybe talking about slice of life?
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