Tired of shonen and action

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5. Toubun no Hanayome. I was initially prejudiced against this anime, but it's actually very fun. You should definitely watch it if you haven't.

Aria series.

It is a shonen but not a battle shonen.

Just some chill slice of life.

Aria the Animation is the first season.

Bakuman is a good transition. It's about making shounen manga with a romance baking it so it's a good transition since it's kind of a battle shounen that's not a battle shounen and you're familiar with the genre by now and they reference a lot of those series since it involves Jump (called Jack in the anime version for some reason).

Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan is a really easy to get into gag series.

Imouto sae Ireba Ii. is a romcom that's actually funny (a rarity). The author's other works are a good time too.

Hyouka is a great slice of life series with a beautiful production and some light romance

Toradora is the go-to romance series

Uchuu Kyoudai is a relatable series about an adult deciding to follow his dreams of becoming an astronaut

Start with Azumanga Daioh and K-on, legendary classics of SOL & CGDCT

Konosuba - good bridge to comedy, it’s still a fantasy world, a bit of action

Kaguya-sama: love is war - it’s romcom, but it’s fast paced, comedy heavy, great animation, good entry point into romcoms imo.

Rascal does not dream - it’s supernatural drama/romance, easy to recommend as it has very high production value, tight plot

Bocchi the rock - comedy/slice of life, if you like music/rock

Lycoris recoil - good mix of action and slice of life, top tier animation

Charlotte - good entry to VN adaptations. It’s got a bit of everything and gets more serious/emotional halfway through. Summer Pockets/Angel Beats/Clannad by the same studio are great but they’re much heavier (emotionally).

Frieren - assuming you haven’t seen it, it’s got some action but is more slow paced and has more depth than typical shonen

I’ve got a couple hundreds more but those would be good transitions imo. If you want to deep dive instead, Quintessential Quintuplets for pure harem slop. Plastic memories for romantic tragedy. A Place Further Than The Universe/Ruri rocks for slice of life. My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU for drama/romance. Made in Abyss for horror.

Funny?

"Dungeon Meshi" for a high fantasy western dungeon crawling adventure with both creativity and thrill.

"Isekai Ojisan" for the most obtuse and alienating hero.

"Medalist" to accompany your comic relief with instant cathartic happy endings/drama.

A place further than the universe

Ping pong the animation

Chihayafuru

Orb on the movements of the earth

Barakamon

To the funny part: Asobi asobase
It's hilarious slice of life anime.

I’ll list some slice-of-life (sol) and/or romance type but still under shounen category, so it will be easier to get into after watching many shounens. I can list a some shoujo stuff if you want too:)


Gokushufudo (it’s hilarious sol, animation style is minimalistic but it does its job), edomae elf (it’s funny and has some heartwarming moments, opening is banger imo), giji harem (it’s not real harem so dont worry, very funny romance), horimiya (classic hight school romance, but you don’t have to wait until last episode for hand holding, nicely written secondary characters), kono oto tomare (about music club in high school, some drama, bunch of good friends, a bit of romance), angel next door spoils me rotten (it can give you diabetes, so watch out, second season in april), ramen akaneko (I started watching it randomly, but turned out great, lots of cats and food)

Yuru Camp.

The disasterous life of Saiki for comedy

Banished from the hero's party

More comedic:
Nichijou
Miss kobayashi's dragon maid
Kono suba
Haruhi
K-on
Bocchi the rock
Cromartie highschool
Humanity has declined
Saiki K

More romantic:
Kaguya sama love is war
Toradora
Lovely complex
Ore monogatari
Fruits basket
His and Her circumstances

More Dramatic:
Sangatsu no Lion
Ping pong the animation
Shouwa genroku rakugo shinjuu
Clannad

More adventurous:
Space Brothers
Space dandy
A place further than the universe
Frieren
Trigun
Mushishi
Cowboy Bebop

Some other classics I think you should watch:
Shirobako
Shiki
Chihayafuru
Tatami galaxy
Paranoia Agent

Hope you find what you're looking for

**Slice of Life with a bit of romance**

Acchi Kocchi (Place to Place)

Blend S

**Slice of life + comedy**

Three Leaves, Three Colors

Non Non Biyori

**If you’re okay with reading manga**

Shirogane no Nina

Hyakunichikan

A place beyond the universe - beautiful, funny, touching CGDCT adventure.


Space brothers - inspiring/humorous story of two brothers wanting to be astronauts. My all time fav.

Hyouka - slice-of-life, school, mystery.

Bocchi the Rock! - funny CGDCT. Was surprised how much I loved this show.


Natusme or Mushishi for super chill slice of life anime that's not just cute girls, no romance


I just recently got into romance anime; so far I've really liked:

Nana, fragrant flower, my dress up darling, bunny girl senpai, Wotakoi, kimi ni todoke, maid-sama, relife.

Nana is absolutely up your lane. the relationship dynamics are a thrill and you'll become immediately invested in the two protagonists, very complicated journey together

Shonen is a demographic, there is plenty of shonen stories that is more slice of life and romance oriented.

Anyway to recommendations:

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- Apothecary Diaries

* Uzaki-chan wants to Hang out.

* Umamusume: Cinderella Grey

* Zombieland Saga

* Tomo-chan is a Girl

* Mysteria Friends

* Mieruko-chan

* Gabriel DropOut

* Binbougami Ga!

* Monthly Gir's Nozaki-san.

* Haven't you heard? I'm Sakamoto

* Humanity Has Declined

* New Game!

* Kakegurui

- Usagi Drop
- Hanasaku Iroha
- Ikoku Meiro no Croisée the Animation
- Eve no Jikan
- Houkago Saikoro Club
- Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai
- Raise wa Tanin ga Ii
- Tenchi Souzou Design-bu
- Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro
- Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
- Ramen Akaneko
- Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister!
- Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san
- Astro Note

Aria the Animation is the finest slice of life show I’ve seen. Incredibly chill.

great teacher onizuka

serial experiments lain is suitable if you are tired and unsure of what to watch.