Comments on: Why slice-of-life anime will never fade into oblivion

By: Anime Lover

Anime Lover — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:25:05 +0000

I found your blog on google Great Info and great anime lovers. I just added you to my Google News Reader Keep up the good work. Looking forward to reading more from you in the future.

By: your site is utterly gay. hahaha.

your site is utterly gay. hahaha. — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:35:08 +0000

*so attracted to purple

omg. i messed up with this site. next time i will refrain from commenting when i am sleepy.

By: your site is utterly gay. hahaha.

your site is utterly gay. hahaha. — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:29:48 +0000

* have, i mean.

yey! it means that i’m sleepy now…

p.s. i cannot understand why a man like you is so attracted purple! your site is utterly gay. hahaha

By: your site is utterly gay. hahaha.

your site is utterly gay. hahaha. — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:27:07 +0000

i cannot sleep so i will comment on this post of yours.

i love Honey and Clover but it isn’t my fave (i do not have a favorite because i’m not an otaku. ahem.) i dropped that four times before i finally decided to continue. what changed my mind was the episode where mayama was carrying yamada; yamada was confessing her feelings to mayama. she kept saying, “i love you; i love you; i love you…” but mayama, who was seemingly obdurate (haha. of course not), simply replied with “yes. yes. yes,” and finally he said, “thank you!”

at that moment, my stoned heart shattered; and the pieces flew in the cold breeze like dust. “bring back my heart,” i kept screaming in silence.

i beg to disagree with you regarding sophocle’s plays. the pagan gods and goddess has already “written” the life of oedipus even before his birth. everything is fated…

life’s not like that; we choose our own destiny.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:24:11 +0000

Yeah, it was pretty cold this morning. Then again I had to deal with floods and a typhoon, so it all evened out.

By: lelangir

lelangir — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:27:47 +0000

Rejoice! This morning it’s in the low 70’s!

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:46:41 +0000

I have seen only few truly endearing slice-of-life anime, but if you haven’t seen the second season of Honey and Clover yet I suggest you watch that. I would also recommend the Ghibli film Ocean Waves, because it chronicles a tension between romance and friendship.

I haven’t read many slife-of-life manga (at least, those that are plausible), but despite the premature termination I really thought Hatsukoi Limited was a very good work. I know that it contains ecchi, but I truly loved the resolution and the struggling development with regard to first loves.

By: Anirban

Anirban — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:06:08 +0000

Your choices for slice of life anime/manga were spot on. I recently read Maison Ikkoku and its really good in a very timeless way.
I have really enjoyed Honey and Clover too
So what other manga or anime would you recommend?

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:20:13 +0000

RyanA:

Much of life, after all, is just nothing and doing nothing. I want to watch Tokyo Story one of these days. I heard (and read) that Ozu was a great director.

meganeshounen:

We always thought too ahead of ourselves. Right now, we’re still using oil, despite predictions to the contrary. But it’s all right. We shall endure.

Baka-Raptor:

Yes, that’s me. Of course, I was shielded from the book, and my upper body was also naked. It’s something you must do when you live in my place.

By: Baka-Raptor

Baka-Raptor — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:17:41 +0000

That’s you? I always assume these pics are the first ones you find on a Google image search.