"Slice-of-life" is a general term for any anime series with a realistic setting and relatable characters living their ordinary lives. Slice-of-life, or SOL, is a flexible concept since it can include characters of all types and many different genres or themes, from romance and drama to a bit of science fiction or more.

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For example, most SOL anime characters are grounded, relatable teenagers or young adults, usually in present-day Japan. Their personal strengths and flaws are all something fans can understand and appreciate, from true friendship and admitting a crush to bratty or juvenile behavior. Not everyone acts their age in real life or anime.

10 Kosuke Inukai Clings To His Beloved 2D Waifus

Science Fell In Love, So I Decided To Prove It

kosuke celebration mood

Science Fell in Love features a handful of grad students studying the hard sciences at Saitama University, and among them, the lively Kosuke and the petite Ena Ibarada love pop culture and gaming the most. Ena is aloof and teases people, while Kosuke keeps blowing his top at the smallest things.

Kosuke is a nice person overall, but he also acts rather bratty when anyone makes fun of or criticizes his games and the waifus found in them. He's bound to complain, argue, and even pout or throw tantrums anytime someone dares speak ill of his 2D waifus, to Ena's total amusement.

9 Marika Tachibana Whines If She Can't Have Raku

Nisekoi

Marika Tachibana in Nisekoi.

Nisekoi is a lively slice-of-life anime where almost every main character is either an aggressive tsundere or just plain juvenile, or both. Protagonist Raku Ichijo was forced to date the blonde tsundere Chitoge Kirisaki, only for more girls to show up, including Marika Tachibana.

Marika has her sweet side and is protective of Raku, but she also throws tantrums anytime she can't have Raku all to herself when she wants him. She's been criticized by both the boys and girls for her juvenile, selfish attitude about Raku, especially with Chitoge developing a genuine interest in him.

8 Tomoko Kuroki Complains About Absolutely Everything

Watamote

Tomoko Kuroki from Watamote

Watamote is a darkly funny slice-of-life anime starring the miserable but creative girl Tomoko Kuroki, a high schooler who has a scathing opinion on practically everything. Tomoko is amusingly juvenile in her antics, being awkward, blunt, and conniving in her daily life.

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Tomoko is quick to complain and criticize others if things don't go her way, and she hardly ever blames herself for anything, either. She might also pull ridiculous stunts to impress others or show off, such as using a vacuum to make fake hickeys on her arms and legs.

7 Sachi Umino Keeps Pouting Around Her Brother & Sister

A Couple Of Cuckoos

Sachi Umino with a sparkly background

A Couple of Cuckoos is a rom-com SOL anime centered on the Amano and Uminos families, who accidentally swapped their newborn son and daughter at the hospital. The Uminos raised Nagi as one of their own, while their biological daughter Sachi only barely gets along with him.

Sachi is more confused than ever with the Amano and Umino families blending, and this sensitive tsundere often overreacts or pouts when she gets overwhelmed. She's quick to fuss at Nagi and storm off, and not even her stylish and well-meaning sister Erika can always calm her down.

6 Taiga Aisaka Hits People & Storms Off When She's Mad

Toradora!

Taiga Aisaka from Toradora!

Taiga Aisaka is a classic slice-of-life tsundere who's the standout star in Toradora!. She is a petite but tough girl who's famed as the "palm top tiger" due to her ferocity, and she even hits people with a wooden sword. She also has a crush, and needs her crush's friend, Ryuji, to help out.

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Taiga has her good side, but she is also a total brat who can't control her temper. Instead of talking things out, she is liable to just whack people on the head or kick them, then run away from not just that person, but her own deep-seated problems.

5 Chika Fujiwara Plays Games With Everyone

Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War

Chika Fujiwara is excited

Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War is a romantic comedy, a battle of wits, a high school story, and SOL all at once. For the main characters, tension may run high, and emotions are always intense, most of all for Miyuki Shirogane and his lover, the aloof Kaguya Shinomiya.

Their mutual friend, the lively deredere Chika Fujiwara, is a wonderful person but also a total brat. She actually alienates most people with her bratty and obnoxious ways, and she often throws loud tantrums if she's kept out of the loop or if she loses any game, no matter how trivial the stakes may be.

4 Hiro Sohma Keeps Toying With Tohru & Annoys Kyo

Fruits Basket

Hiro Sohma in Fruits Basket

Most of Fruits Basket's main character are in their late teens or 20s, but Hiro Sohma and his dandere friend and relative Kisa Sohma are kids. Like most Sohmas, Kisa and Hiro both have personal baggage to deal with, but Hiro is far brattier about it.

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Hiro likes to toy with anyone older than him, pestering them with pointed questions and trying to make them look bad. Then he hides behind his youth as an excuse to not get criticized right back. Hiro did that when he met Tohru, but over time, they learned to get along better. Hiro's bratty side also annoys Kyo Sohma to no end.

3 Naoka Ueno Is A Total Mean Girl

A Silent Voice

Naoka Ueno from A Silent Voice

A Silent Voice is a dramatic but also touching anime movie about to teens trying to reconnect and understand one another, all in the context of bullying and forgiveness. The self-loathing protagonist Shoya Ishida wants to make amends with Shoko Nishimiya, but Naoka Ueno has her own stakes in all this.

Naoka is a mean, petty girl who treats Shoko like dirt, all while jealously trying to have Shoya to herself. Shoya tried to make her get along with Shoko, but Naoka refused, and she kept yelling at everyone and refused to get along with Shoko for any reason. Shoya eventually got tired of Naoka's antics and gave up trying to help.

2 Ren Yamai Thinks She Can Have Komi To Herself

Komi Can't Communicate

Ren Yamai from Komi Can't Communicate.

Komi Can't Communicate is a wholesome and heartfelt rom-com SOL anime starring Shoko Komi, the shy girl who resolved to make 100 friends this year. She even befriended the yandere Ren Yamai, but that soon led to trouble for both Komi and Hitohito Tadano.

Ren Yamai is a total brat who feels entitled to Komi's exclusive attention, and she acts accordingly. Ren is quick to anger and throw secret tantrums anytime she can't have Komi to herself, and in one extreme case, she kidnapped Tadano and held him in her house.

1 Hayase Nagatoro Expresses Friendship Through Mild Harassment

Don't Toy With Me, Ms. Nagatoro!

Hayase nagatoro is leering

Hayase Nagatoro took a keen interest in her introverted upperclassman Naoto Hachioji in the Nagatoro! anime, and Hayase had a unique way to express it. She constantly pestered Naoto and teased him, hence the anime's title, and she does it every single day at school.

Hayase annoys Naoto to no end, but despite it all, they formed a genuine friendship and have helped each other out. Hayase's bratty side is loud and persistent in many ways, but she did channel her energy to protect Naoto's art club, which was kind of her.

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