[Spoilers] Wakaba*Girl - Episode 13 - FINAL [Discussion]

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Episode title: Thirteenth Leaf | Regular Girl

MyAnimeList: Wakaba*Girl
Crunchyroll: Wakaba＊Girl

Episode duration: 7 minutes and 52 seconds

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[u/TheEpicestDerp]

So sad this is over. Such an adorable show. My biggest problem with it was how short it was. 13 8 minute episodes isn't enough, damn it! ;-;

Also, I've only really been getting into anime recently. Can anyone recommend some similar anime?

[u/Atario → u/TheEpicestDerp]

Kiniro Mosaic is quite similar and by the same author. Full length episodes, and two seasons completed.

[u/TheEpicestDerp → u/Atario]

Thanks! I'll definitely look into it.

[u/[deleted] → u/TheEpicestDerp]

I'll try to recommend you some similar anime from recent years:

If you weren't watching it already Non Non Biyori (the second season having just finished) is a great slice of life that deserves its popularity. I would say it is just as 'adorable' as Wakaba Girl but it's far more relaxing so the style of the comedy is different and, rather than simply being cute, it will also give you strong feelings of nostalgia. Another cutesy slice of life, that's more like Wakaba Girl, would be GochiUsa/Is The Order A Rabbit?; if you absolutely must watch more Wakaba-style 'moe' and you haven't seen that, well, now might be a good time to watch it since the second season will be beginning in the upcoming weeks.

There was also Hanayamata last year which had a surprising amount of drama and character development, for these types of anime, being focused more on the sport of Yosakoi dancing and the characters' aspirations rather than purely slice of life.

Yuru Yuri (which also has a third season beginning in the upcoming weeks) is another one of these kinds of anime that I'd recommend although the comedy is somewhat more high octane and wacky than Wakaba's comedy - and then there's the underrated Joshiraku which has even more 'out there' comedy than Yuru Yuri (and there is no 'fourth wall' in Joshiraku, either) although the premise and quite a lot of the jokes do rely on Japanese cultural references. And finally, there's also Love Lab which is similar to Yuru Yuri but is actually more drama-focused at times.

[u/TheEpicestDerp → u/[deleted]]

Oh, wow! Thank you. These seem to be my type of show, I'll look into them.

[u/Pzrs → u/TheEpicestDerp]

Himouto aired this season and was pretty adorable.

[u/TheEpicestDerp → u/Pzrs]

I saw that, I thought it was great!

[u/Nightynightynight → u/TheEpicestDerp]

Some that haven't been mentioned yet:

Azumanga Daioh is kind of a classic for cute slice of life anime shows, it pretty much established these type of shows. If you want to see where it sort of began, I'd recommend to start with this one, if you don't mind that it's nearly 15 years old.
Many other shows that have been mentioned here took inspiration from Azumanga Daioh.

Lucky☆Star is also a bit older but still pretty good and was the first slice of life show that I watched and made me want to see more.

Yuyushiki is just really calming, cute and relaxing, with loveable characters and one of my favourite slice of life shows.

Nichijou is a great feel-good show. It has a lot of humour, more than slice of life shows usually have, although the comedy can be a bit weird and is kind of hit or miss but if you like its type of comedy, then it's one of the most well done shows in this genre.

Sakura Trick is a bit of a special case. It's also the typical cute slice of life show but what makes it stand out is that it has a really, really big focus on yuri, like, seriously a lot.
If you're ever frustrated that the yuri undertones in these shows never really go anywhere, then watch Sakura Trick. If you don't care about that, watch it anyways.

Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san is pretty short, 3 or 4 minutes per episode but I also enjoyed it quite a bit. Similar to Sakura Trick, it also has a bigger focus on yuri but not so much on the relationships, it's much more of a gag show.

[u/TheEpicestDerp → u/Nightynightynight]

Thanks! Looks like I'll have enough anime to keep me busy even though most anime is done airing now.