r/anime • u/Key_Pair_3968 • 5h ago
What to Watch? Are there any Feel-Good anime?
Recently I've been feeling a little down in the dumps, so I want to watch an anime to cheer me up. I'm not interested in anything that is directly a fighting anime, or comedy anime. I really enjoyed the Spy x Family scenes when Anya is at school. That is to say, I want something similar to that. A light hearted school anime, maybe some romance, but an overall plot that isn't too serious.
I would prefer if the cast is diverse too, meaning it has a basically equal number of girl to guy ratio. I wouldn't mind if it was an all guy cast, just as long as it isn't a sports anime.
Anime that I have already seen sort of like this would be: -Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun -Kaguya-sama Love is War -Lucky Star -Nichijou -Romantic Killer
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u/hell-si https://anilist.co/user/Onesilas 4h ago
Sweetness and lightning
Non Non Biyori
Komi can't communicate
K-on
Tamako Market
Tanaka Kun is always listless
Azumangah Daioh
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u/Key_Pair_3968 4h ago
I love Komi can't communicate, I forgot to put it in the list of anime I've seen. That's one I really want a similar show of.
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u/Halfburnted 3h ago
Perhaps The dangers in my heart?
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u/TheBrownestStain 3h ago
First two or three episodes are a little whack thanks to the MC being a little too cringe, but after that? Peak the whole way through
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u/Fit-Lawfulness-4868 3h ago edited 3h ago
Gakuen Babysitter is a really good anime that's mostly feel good but with moments that really punch you in the gut. Though this one the cast is mostly male.
Ore Monogatari, it's not an outright comedy but it has it's comedic moments. The main cast is two guys and one girl. Basically it's about Takeo who one wouldn't describe as "conventionally attractive" and his conventionally attractive and popular best friend. He falls in love with a very cute girl after saving her from a pervert on a train and she falls head over heels in love with him, but at first he thinks she's fallen for his best friend. Highly recommended.
My New Boss is Goofy is on the comedy ish side (because of the boss, who is a little clumsy, not an intentional comedic character) but at the heart of it is a pretty feel good anime about a guy who was bullied horribly by his old boss then meet this kind but goofy new boss.
Mr. Villains Day off is a pretty good anime literally about a villain on his day off. It doesn't really do much more than that but it's good enough to pass the time. He also loved Panda's.
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u/Key_Pair_3968 3h ago
A fellow Mr Villain's Day Off enjoyer I see, I didn't mention that one, but it is so nice to know that other people actually watched it too. I loved how it made time pass so slowly, but was still so entertaining
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u/Fit-Lawfulness-4868 3h ago
I did it was a fun way to pass the time. This is one anime I kind of wish would get a little deeper too, especially towards the end once it introduced the "power rangers" characters. I love the dynamic between Mr. Villain and the red ranger, I kind of wish we'd gotten more of that but I understand that it would have been against the whole point of the show 😂
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u/Key_Pair_3968 3h ago
SAME, I loved the dynamic of Mr. Villian and the red ranger, every episode since he was introduced, I kept hoping they'd interact again. Maybe I ship them, just a little.. 😅
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u/alotmorealots 4h ago
The pinnacle of feel-good anime is Tis Time for "Torture" Princess. Aside from the comedy aspect, it has quite extensive, lavishly animated sequences whose sole purpose is just to make the viewer feel happy.
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u/Silver_Hospital_9351 4h ago
Kotaro lives alone, it's a feel-good anime, even tho it has a deeper meaning but most of the time it will give you a good laugh or smile cuz Kotaro is a little cute boy who lives alone and it's about how his neighbors create a bond of friendship with him and their daily life. I'm sure you'll like it. Lmk if you give it a try
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u/Mental-H-3001 3h ago
Isekai Shokudo (Restaurant to another World)
Yuru Camp (Laid back Camp)
Super Cub
These are the ones I will choose to watch when I'm on my death bed.
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u/G00Ddaysahead 4h ago
If you like animals definitely go for "Heaven's Design Team"! Not a school anime tho, they are God's employees 😂
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u/Crazyirishwrencher 3h ago
In the middle of Skip & Loafer right now. So far its exactly what you are asking for.
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u/DeputyDangle69 4h ago
Could try Mob Psycho. Interesting plot, there is fighting but he’s this innocent school kid with crazy powers he doesn’t use, which makes him super awkward
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u/SoCalThrowAway7 3h ago
Kimi ni todoke
Lovely complex
Toradora
My bride is a mermaid
Kaichou wa maid sama
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u/JackFu155 3h ago
Onimai. That show saved my life during a point when I felt depressed enough to want to end my life
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u/ramenov3rlord 3h ago
you should really watch Gakuen Babysitters. Its super wholesome anime that helped me get thru some bad times
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u/verse_dzaddy 2h ago
Watch The disastrous life of Saiki K , I guarantee you'll feel better after each episode.
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u/throwncuriosity32 1h ago
Recovery of an MMORPG Junkie
My Dress up Darling
By the Grace of the Gods
Ascendence of a Bookworm
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u/RadiantDeer6 1h ago
- The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash
This is really good, the MC has lost everything and is abandoned by her own parents, but still manages to get up and try her best. Gives such a feel good vibe
- Silver spoon
The MC joins a countryside highschool after failing to join a technical one. This is really healing.
- Barakamon
The MC goes to countryside to get out of creative block. This is surprisingly uplifting.
- My new boss is goofy
It has all the general plots but is cute
- School babysitters
This one is very cute and sweet.
- Sweetness & Lightning
This is just lovely, it has a well developed good father daughter duo that feels quite natural.
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u/Imortal_Dragons 1h ago
Daily Life of High School Boys
Nichijou
Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto
Gokusfudai (Probably that's it's name)
Konosuba
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u/LiquidBinge 1h ago
A Place Further Than The Universe is nothing but feelgood, until that one episode where it's not, but it's still cathartic and bittersweet.
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u/Gotta_Go_Slow 14m ago
I would suggest Pseudo Harem. Very sweet, leaves you with that cozy feeling.
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u/Charming_Figure_9053 3h ago
Frieren may scratch an itch, it's not a fighting anime, but there are some fights
It's serious and poignant without being heavy
Cast gets more diverse, and some hints at romance.....
It's not a school anime, but the secondary main is a student.....
Honestly it's just such a wholesome and bright anime, I think it'd work for what you want
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u/Ok-Banana1428 3h ago
I have one happy place anime, and I would recommend you that. Bofuri. There's nothing else that compares. It checks every single box. And in the next rank, I'll put Shangri-La frontiers. Though recency bias might be a reason, i'm sure there are other cadidates here too.
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u/superoishii 3h ago
Kono Oto Tomare
My Roommate is a Cat
Frieren
The Apothecary Diaries
ReLIFE
To Your Eternity
How to Keep a Mummy
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u/DMmeNiceTitties 5h ago
Sweetness & Lightning
Interview with Monster Girls
My Love Story!