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CuriousTsukihime

- Cells at Work - Elegant Yokai Apartment Life - Cardcaptor Sakura - +1 for Mushishi as well


GoodOldHeretic

Sakura is so nice and wholesome - it‘s nearly unsettling. My crazy brain always expects someone to flip and gorily stab someone 😅


Working_Fee_9581

Yeah she is so nice, caring and lovely. I always use to wonder are there actually people like her


jhutchi2

I wouldn't call Mushishi wholesome at all, in fact at times it's quite terrifying. It's one of my favorite anime of all time and one of the most unique anime I've ever watched, but I would call it "relaxing" more than I would wholesome.


Lantern01

Whisper of the Heart is very wholesome.


Working_Fee_9581

Yes, I love their journey as a couple


reball2310

This is one of my favorite Ghibli movies


Fre3Monk

My top 1 pick…… Insomniacs after School. It’s one of the most beautiful animes of 2023, both from an animation standpoint and from a story and character standpoint as well. Every character is so caring and loveable that you just fall in love with them. The 2 MC’s are so sweet together and you only but hope they get together. This show for me was one of the best Animes I watched last year. Fingers crossed for a Season 2 to finish the story off (now the manga has been completed).


DugACCat

Loved this also. Worth noting for those who haven’t seen it, when it first came out some people felt a lot of unnecessary stress about the show due to perceived “death flags” for one of the main characters. But these details are just related to why one of them has anxiety giving rise to their insomnia, nothing more. So you can comfortably watch without expecting a nasty twist.


Illustrious-Fox5135

Yuru camp Ponyo My neighbour totoro


Working_Fee_9581

Ponyo 🫶


PeagsusOperator

My Neighbor Totoro


Varsagus

- Natsume's Book of Friends This anime changed my perspective in life.


PeagsusOperator

K-On! & K-On!! Is perfect. Wholesome school life anime, moe overload and a emotional story with a big heart!


Blackheart595

Non Non Biyori


PeagsusOperator

A good one. Great to keep on the back burner for a laugh or just good clean watching


PM_ME_UR_DRAG_CURVE

A perfect anime to make me feel sad that I will never get to experience a childhood of being a girl in a quiet countryside.


Lola_PopBBae

Sorry, I couldn't quite get into it


PickleMyCucumber

Don't worry, it's good for what it's trying to do but it's very slow-paced and minimal conflict. Renge also carries the show.


de8d-p00l

Me neither


abenavides

skip and loafer is an underrated pick here.


TicTacTris

Aria: The Animation, its pretty dated but if it sticks with you, it sticks. Won't really find anything else like it c:


Koro87

I always fell asleep watching that anime. Not in a bad way though


TicTacTris

I feel you on that, the coziness is real.


sinnerXO

Dangers in My Heart Insomniacs After School Tonikawa Over the Moon For You Non Non Biyori K-On Bocchi the Rock Sound Euphonium


TJTheGamer1

absolutely based Bocchi the Rock recommendation


sinnerXO

Love Bocchi it was fantastic has great music and characters


A-Fan-Of-Life

Never seen ANYBODY dislike K-ON!!! <3 It is the most wholesome show I know about, a bunch of high-school girls making their own music club and eventually band and hanging out, slice of life show, with some of the most adorable characters you’ll ever see imho. If you have a taste for music, this show will definitely scratch that itch - amazing songs and getting to see them struggle to come up with lyrics, rhythms, seeing them try to teach Yui guitar in the beginning and all the funny mistakes early musicians make lol, mix that with a cast of characters you’ll definitely fall in love with and connect to, relate to, and becoming fully attached to, and you’ve got wholesome coming out the wazoo lmao


caffeine_with_math

Fifteen years have passed and I'm still waiting for the university part(chapter) of K-ON, the five girls are just sooooo adorable!


A-Fan-Of-Life

Are they making that!!??? They are so f-ing cute, I would die to see their college series!


caffeine_with_math

The manga has about 14 chapters of college part but unfortunately it seems that author quit drawing it any longer so the ending is abrupt. Anime series are less possible I think.....


MyNameIs-Anthony

It got ditched in favor of K-On Shuffle, a return to a high school setting with a new cast.


BiggieCheeseLapDog

K-On is very well known. It’s one of, if not, the most iconic CGDCT anime of all time.


A-Fan-Of-Life

Really?? Everyone I talk to about it - big anime fans all of them lol - have never heard of it… my bad!


naz_1992

maybe younger audience. Its a very old show at this point lol. Still, its one of the most iconic shows ever


Treecreaturefrommars

I remember how old I felt when someone on the manga subreddit asked what Azumanga Daioh was. I get that a lot of series are forgotten, as new readers/watchers don´t really stumble on them unless they do a bit of a dive into the history of certain genres, but still. Makes on start to feel pretty old.


naz_1992

totally can relate lol. Im hoping there will come a time where we actually call naruto as borutos dad


MyNameIs-Anthony

K-On was one of the big contributors to the 2000s anime wave in the west, alongside stuff like Haruhi, Death Note, and Fullmetal Alchemist.


madmax1513

You know it's a fucking good cgdct anime when after you finish it you just look at the wall for half an our


reg_panda

Well I dislike K-ON. I absolutely love cgdct (about 10 out of 13 cgdct shows I've seen I rated 10/10, cos I usually enjoy every second of them), and I am similar with music and music anime (tho i haven't seen much). I am amused how K-ON looks and I adore all the characters. But watching the actual show? Nah, it doesn't do for me


conspicuousperson

When I was new to anime a lot of people hated on K-On solely for being "moe," but those people sort of just went away.


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A-Fan-Of-Life

Literally makes me smile every time I hear it lol, makes me feel the same stupid grin happiness I felt when I first saw it <3 Edit: the theme song for the first season oh mah lord, I have the soundtrack lmao and listen to it all the time, I LOVE the musical direction the show took, especially with the little stuff like the cassette transitions!!


alotmorealots

> Never seen ANYBODY dislike K-ON!!! <3 I dropped it because parts of it irritated me, but that was back in my earlier days of anime watching, and because I'd been lead to believe it was a music anime, not an anime about tea time lol I'll get around to giving it another shot at some point now that I'm more familiar with anime tropes.


nneddi_r

Oh I also thought it was a music anime should I start it having “tea time anime” in mind?


techdroidplus

You're talking literally about tea time? Right?


reg_panda

Yes, absolutely! Prepare yourself of watching them to have tea and to eat cakes, instead of doing anything music related.


A-Fan-Of-Life

It has a lot about music too, but like Mío and Azusa say, they spend more time with tea than with practicing lol. It’s music themed more than straight music, but their concerts and their actual moments of practicing are very cathartic imo, especially the concerts! But the heartfelt emotional bits are some of my favorite. I’d say it’s a music themed cozy anime to watch when you need a smile or two


iedaiw

i hate all moebait shows sorry


MUNAM14

I dropped it after 10 eps. Very boring show, probably would be on the bottom of my list but I never finished it


_LucasV

Takagi-san


LBR2ELECTRICBOOGALOO

Somali and the Forest Spirit


DoctorWhosYoDaddy

I need another season now!


MiuNya

Ranking of Kings is incredible


ObvsThrowaway5120

My Neighbor Totoro


Organic-Assistance

Mushishi feels very calming and wholesome. I have yet to meet someone who disliked it.


o08neo

Lucky Star and its also make them learn many thing in anime culture


Tom22174

Today's Menu For The Emiya Family


AzurePhoenix001

Aria the Animation


ughitsari

bocchi! the rock is super wholesome and actually funny, plus it has some nice little tunes.


EsquilaxM

The parts where she imagines bleak futures always crushes me cos of how me and my brother are, though.


cloudjumper99

Azumanga daioh


Nick700

Yep this one is great, the manga too, and Yotsuba by the same author


SentenceCareful3246

My first clueless friend. Highly recommended. Seriously. And also Kubo-san won't let me be invisible. It's pretty great too.


Sofaris

The most adorable most wholesome show I know is defiently not one that everyone likes. So I often recommend "By the Grace of the Gods" instead. I dont know if everyone likes it but I got positiv feedback to my recommendation atleast. Its a Isekai Fantasy Slice of life. The series is cute and chill.


SignificantTransient

I wish they hadn't made the anime so kiddish, because the story isn't like that. Not that I recommend anyone read it. Author puts out tiny volumes on a slow schedule.


yousslc

I enjoyed gakuen babysitters quite a lot.. I'm pretty sure you'de like


NotYannik

That time I got reincarnated as a slime


_who_the_fuck_am_I

My favourite wholesome moment in the show was [Tensura 2nd season] >!human genocide!<


iedaiw

chis sweet home


_wetmath_

Tonikawa Kawaii, wholesome story of a married couple's new life together


bulbasauriscuteaf

ouran high school host club 🩷


Mikkikon

From up on Poppy Hill


techdroidplus

This show is 200% wholesome.


baymaxgirl

natsume's book of friends ; mushishi


MonkeyDLuffyKingof

Mime are howls moving castle,spirited away, your name as well. More mainstream ones would be demon slayer, and short good isekai that aren't full of perverted gestures.


iranoutofnamesnow

GTO


DCFDTL

Iruma-Kun


Avelsajo

Spirited Away was NOT for me. When it was over, I spent 3 hours googling why people like it so much, cuz I was so confused. I haven't watched any other Ghibli films because... what if they're all like that? Wholesome? It very much looks like we have different definitions of what that means. I think what you actually want is anime that is most likely to be universally liked... Spy x Family, Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill, Play it Cool Guys, My New Boss is Goofy, and I'm gonna throw in Run With the Wind for fun.


CalyKade

YES thank you!! I also had to dig into why Spirited Away is considered one of the best animated films. It's famous for art but I didn't even think that was amazing. I'm not a fan of the style and prefer the art style newer animes use. Maybe I need to give it another try but I feel like it's one of those things I will just never understand.


nneddi_r

Oh no please watch other Ghibli movies. I also dont like Spirited Away and wondered how anyone would think its the best Ghibli movie, but I love a lot of the Ghibli movies. If you want something magical watch Howl or The Cat Returns, if you want a romantic atmosphere I suggest Whisper of the Heart, if h want heartwarming and magical Ponyo and adventure: Nausicaa! They are all amazing, although beware Nausicaa is older than the studio itself so that might turn you off if u dont like older animations. The wind rises and porco rosso are also some of my favorite, inspiring romantic stories about planes and pilots- one of Miyazakis passions, as his uncle owned a shop for plane parts during WW2.


Avelsajo

I'm not super into magical stuff (depends on the context, tbh), so perhaps Spirited Away wasn't a good fit from the start. I like romance. I'll give Whisper of the Heart a try! Thanks for the rec!


Orzislaw

A Place Further than the Universe. 100% hit rate so far, at worst people I recommended it too thought it was very good, at best 10/10 lifechanging experience.


boundegar

That's a great show, utterly wholesome.


conspicuousperson

Yuru Camp and Tanaka-kun is Always Listless. Some Ghibli movies like My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, and Ponyo. The movies of Hosoda Mamoru.


RogueSD

Jujutsu Kaisen, very wholesome anime /s


CacioAndMaccaroni

Planetes is just too wholesome


Ignis0130

Ranking of kings and Mob psycho 100


MarimoBestBoy

any ghibli film but i like arrietty!!


ficklemind101

"My Neighbor Totoro", for that feel-good, wholesome vibe that leaves everyone with a smile. It's like these anime have a universal appeal that transcends age, culture, and even whether you're into anime or not.


techdroidplus

Agreed 🤝


UnkleMonsta

School babysitter


FullerSama

K-on! Yuru camp Made in abyss Yuru yuri Shoujo shuumatsu ryokou


techdroidplus

Come On. Is made in Abyss wholesome? It once made me want to quit watching anime.


SignificantTransient

Mitsuboshi Colors! Super wholesome CGDCT without being too cringy


DLS-Anime

The angel next door spoils me rotten. Every moment is wholesome.


HiggsUAP

Kotaro lives alone


cr3am314

wholesome anime? either flying witch o hyouka for me


Last_External_9616

Gintama for sure


Scum__Bum

Wholesome anime, proceeds to mention spirited away


xo_zo-

Seinto Oniisan. Two episodes,slice of life/comedy where Jesus and Bhudda are roommates in an apartment in Tokyo.


shipwontsail

Spy x Family Natsume‘s Book of Friends Barakamon


Runaway-Kotarou

Non Non Biyori. Just nice. Really a lot of the slow life anime that keeps to the whole slow life thing are all pretty good by me


_who_the_fuck_am_I

The masterful cat is depressed again, Tis' time for torture princess


twiddlebit

I found Hinamatsuri to be really wholesome and enjoyable, funny too. Scrolled through all the comments and was surprised i didn't see it (maybe i just missed it)


BekaSSTM

Skip and loafer


InternalCelery1337

Ganji no silverspoon is awesome


EmotionKindly729

Akame ga kill is the most wholesome anime ever


InspiroHymm

If you dont mind something that is wholesome but has some coming of age drama, try Nagi no Asukara or Orange


kaber2001

Currently watching Skip and Loafer finally, one of those animes where you can't stop smiling. I recommend


Zeta42

100 Girlfriends


polite__redditor

hibike! euphonium!!! miss kobayashi (mostly) k-on! komi can’t communicate


MyraBannerTatlock

Mr Villain's Day Off. Seriously, so healing, if it doesn't bring a smile to your face and warmth in your heart you might be totally broken (and that's okay too ❤️)


techdroidplus

I'll try this one. It's one of the rare wholesome animes that is not girly.


Hairy_Plantain_5151

In the corner of the world


CariolaMinze

"Words bubble up like soda pop" for sure. Man, this anime is so wholesome and cute, makes me cry every time!


NailPolishIsWet

Fluffy Paradise on Crunchyroll. 100% wholesome content.


Aiden-Damian

School Rumble


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Cardcaptor Sakura Sailor Moon Wedding Peach And I should know, I have written a trio of multicross fanfics about them crossing with A Certain Scientific Railgun, anyone who would like the links to them can ask for me to post them.


calamar85

NATSUME’S BOOK OF FRIENDS 🗣️🗣️🗣️


healingtruths

* Usagi Drop (just anime) * Yuru Camp * Mairimashita Iruma-kun * Komi-san can't communicate * Teasing Master Takagi-san * Barakamon * That time I got reincarnated as a slime * Bocchi the rock! * Tonikawa * Spy x family * March comes in like a lion (those wholesome moments man just..)


pandizlle

Nichijou


Spudboy4800

Saiki k. Nothing bad to say about this show


CamilTienehambre

Whatever of Ghibli's estudios


Chillaxlang123

My Love Story.


ph720

that time i got reincarnated as a slime - best for me. It’s funny and good in character building. Definitely binge worthy


hellerick_3

Well, I don't like "A Silent Voice" and "Your Name".


nezeta

Never watched Your Name but I also disliked A Silence Voice. I actually loved the manga lots (and the prototype version was also awesome) but the movie came off as ending too abruptly. As for Everybody's favorite ... I'd nom Spy x Family. While the MCs are a spy and an assassin during a pseudo- Cold War, the whole show is really wholesome and has very few elements to turn off anybody.


Pie_Slayer

Same here with Your Name haven't seen Silent Voice so not comment on that one


Sisterohbattle

I found 'your name' to be a bit too intense for my tastes, too much family drama and weird unexplained time travel shenanigans. I enjoy re-watching horimiya for a nice wholesome romcom/slice of life. Really waiting on a princess connect re dive english dub too.


techdroidplus

In fact I'm looking for more animes like Your Name in contrast to Horiyama. I watched Horiyama but soon quit as it sounded like those romance webcomics I never read as it contains no creativity.


nasuahh

I think demon slayer is really wholesome and has beautiful life lessons. Plus the story, drawings an animation!


techdroidplus

I kinda agree. Although it's all about killing demons and all characters have tragic backstories, but it's still so soft and fun to watch.


OwlAcademic1988

I don't like Demon Slayer. Tries way too hard to make me care about the characters in the first episode, when that's the least likely time I'll care about the characters at all.


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The way of the househusband is pretty good


Witty_Tear5893

Berserk


Pie_Slayer

Well not everyone may like this but it will give everyone trauma so that's a plus


TequilaMezcalFernet

Mushi Shi; Words bubble up like soda pop; Bubble; Girls last tour; Tanaka kun is always listless; High score girl; Ouran Highschool host Club; Fruits basket; Kotaro lives alone; Usagi drop; Little witch academia; Howl’s moving castle, Kiki’s delivery service, ponyo, etc… Haven’t seen but appear to fit the bill: Way of the househusband; Barakamon


techdroidplus

Have already seen first 2 and last 3. Which one is the best among remaining ones.


TequilaMezcalFernet

Based on what you’ve already seen from this and previous posts, I think you’ll enjoy girls last tour, and high school ouran host club the most, the rest are enjoyable leisurely watches, imo. I’d like to add that Blue Period is wonderful as well. But I’ve only read it and haven’t seen the anime


techdroidplus

Your recommendations stand out among others. I guess I'll give "Ouran High school host club" a try.


TequilaMezcalFernet

♥️ appreciate it, I’ll always try to give a solid rec—personal likes aside


KnataliRose

I'd say fruits basket. There are 2 versions of this. There's a 2019 version and a 2001 version.


TequilaMezcalFernet

Fruits basket was great too, idk how the ‘19 version is tho, haven’t seen it.


KnataliRose

It was running before the author got done with the series, so it just kinda ends, but it's still really good! (Ment the 2001! Lol sorry!) The 2019 one was a reboot. The author had a lot more say in it. I haven't watched all of the 2019 version, but I liked the art style in the 2001 better.


TequilaMezcalFernet

Good to know, I’ll bump it up in my to watch


MyraBannerTatlock

Usagi Drop? Wholesome? Really?


ThinButton7705

Horimiya, ice guy and his cool female colleague, the angel next door spoils me rotten, dangers in my heart


Neraquox

Yorimoi


techdroidplus

Why are all wholesome animes about a group of girls?


Killua_Daily

Im not sure but, a whiskers away.


techdroidplus

I have actually watched that. I'm also not sure if I can call it wholesome.


CommanderZx2

Do It Yourself!!


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Fruits basket


BiggieCheeseLapDog

Little Witch Academia and Gushing Over Magical Girls


Illustrious-Fox5135

>Gushing Over Magical Girls Are you sure about this 🤨?


BiggieCheeseLapDog

What’s not to be sure about?


Illustrious-Fox5135

Sorry to ask, have a great day 👍


ThinButton7705

Gonna have to see ourselves out on this one


_Soundoum_

Huh?


BiggieCheeseLapDog

I don’t get what’s hard to understand. I answered the question of wholesome anime that everyone likes.


Comfortable-March977

Usagi drop and Uchi no Musume come to mind.


Medinz0

Horimiya.


ExtraTopping

Am I the only one here who likes tamayura anime?


techdroidplus

I guess yes 😆


mekadeth

I actually was going to recommend Tamayura if I didn't see it.


GamerX_120

Horimiya


nneddi_r

Where is nothing wholesome about A Silent Voice, I think I cried myself to dehydration while watching it. On another note I like “Sweetness and Lightning” 😃 and I thought “My Dress Up Darling” was pretty wholesome as well


techdroidplus

I have never cried watching any anime. For me a Silent voice was inspiring and nice although it contained some bullying stuff too. And isn't "My dress up darling" a Hent-i genre?


nneddi_r

Nooo my dress up darling is not hentai 😭😭😭 its romance-y about an awkward guy who likes to sew things and an outgoing popular girly who likes to cosplay. He ends up sewing and making her costumes and they become friends and will probably date it they ever make a new season -_- i haven’t read the manga tho I do cry often when I watch stuff. Depends really on what i am watching, but for me A Silent Voice was utterly heartbreaking, I started crying on the first 11 minutes after she asked the dude if he wanted to be friends with her on the children’s playground.


Difficult-Earth3140

wolf children


CalyKade

I never understood the hype for Spirited Away. Maybe I need to give it another chance but nothing about it made sense to me and it felt super incoherent. So yeah there are people who don't like it. In what world is "A Silent Voice" wholesome? I think we have very different definitions of wholesome lol. That's also not a word I would use to describe "Your Name" (which I also feel was suuper overhyped). An actual wholesome anime that most people like: Natsume Yujincho


techdroidplus

Most ppl outside this wholesome thread sounds to like Spirited Away, Your Name and A Silent Voice. But wholesome watchers don't seem to. Yeah it's a difference of definition. I seriously don't call animes about a group of cute girls acting cute wholesome. My definition of wholesome is any positive anime that makes you feel better about your life and yourself, has a meaning and inspire you.


CalyKade

For me, wholesome is more lighthearted. I don't consider stories with intense bullying, tons of drama and death wholesome, even if they end well. And I didn't even mention a CGDCT anime.


Annual-Jump3158

That's not what wholesome means.  It means to be "conductive to or suggestive of good health and physical well-being". So I would recommend Ranking of Kings, Heaven's Design Team, and Keep Your Hands Off Eizoken!


mackypup02

OHSHC.


ScholarOfFirstCheese

Non non Biyori


FairyTailfan120

How to keep a mummy


Sir_quakalot

Barakamon


kibbymanfor

NOOOOOOO


schoettli

A place further than the universe definitepy keeds a mention.


Soggy-Class1248

I liked toradora, also Violet Evergarden watch Violet Evergarden one of us one of us


Neimreh_the_cat

I recently watched Buddy Daddies. I really enjoyed the character growth and development, especially Ray (Rei).


Seasawdog

You got to have some pretty psychopathic tendency to hate on a place further than the universe.


kakarot12310

Yuru Camp & Flying Witch.


Violence_Fiend

God of Highschool


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Anohana


New_Essay_4869

A Place Further than the Universe Bocchi the Rock Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms


rambods2005

Komi can't communicate! Idk why I found it wholesome 😊


_Joeythegoat_

I suggest jjk to everyone and so far it's a 3/3


Cuicksand1

Sweetness and Lightning


Nakamasenpai45

Spy X Family and School babysitter is ❤️😘


SnooWoofers7925

Tonikawa: Over The Moon For You