Your day was horrible and you need some positive vibes? Here we have 5 anime for you that will put a smile on your face.
Hand on heart: Some days are just crap. The news gets on your nerves, the work sucks and social contacts are either just annoying or everyone is somehow busy. What you need is a few hours of escapism from reality with beautiful series that are simply good for you. No fuss, no big drama – just a few hours of feeling good. Exactly such “Feel Good” anime we have here for you. Have fun with it.
Horimiya
Alternative names: Hori-san and Miyamura-kun
Genre: romance
Episodes: 13 (a 2nd season is currently running)
Stream available on: Crunchy roll
At first glance, hardly anyone would expect Hori and Miyamura to get along. Hori is pretty and gifted at school, while Miyamura is more withdrawn and introverted. But by chance they spend a little time together – and realize that neither of them are what they pretend to be at school. Miyamura loves rock music, has tattoos and piercings everywhere, while Hori is pretty clumsy and just as nerdy. A relationship develops between the two that doesn’t correspond at all to their image at school…
What to expect from Horimiya: You know the cliche of romance anime. do they fight? Don’t they fight? Why are there so many misunderstandings? Horimiya has none of it. Characters talk about things that are on their mind and clear up misunderstandings straight away. This makes them look much more real than in so many other anime. And the developing love story without exaggerated drama – but with a lot of heart and humor – is simply convincing. There is hardly a series that is as “Wholesome” as Horimiya.
Spice and Wolf
Alternative names: Ookami to Koushinryou
Genre: adventure, fantasy
Episodes: 25 (2 seasons)
Stream available on: Amazon Prime Video (Season 1)
The mighty wolf being Holo is revered annually for bountiful harvest. But as the years go by, the veneration dwindles and Holo becomes a mere myth—at least until the merchant Kraft Lawrence comes to the village. Holo decides to become his “business partner” and from then on travels the world with him. While the handsome holo helps him negotiate, Lawrence moves closer to his dream of starting his own business – while dealing with the idiosyncrasies of this wolf goddess, who is usually far more intelligent than it first appears.
What to expect from Spice and Wolf: Spice and Wolf not only values sympathetic characters, but also the economic aspect of the world. How different goods are connected to each other or how different merchant guilds haggle over their cooperation is probably not designed as interestingly in any other anime as in Spice and Wolf. The topic may seem dry when reading – but give the anime a chance, you will surely be pleasantly surprised.
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