In some ways, Slice of Life overlaps with stories generally considered Lit Fic in the west, since both genres cover ordinary human lives, motivations, and emotions, though Slice of Life doesn't always imply the stereotype of intellectual snobbery or elitism that surrounds works of Lit Fic, as well as the impression that Lit Fic somehow has to be "depressing" or have Downer Endings. Since the casts of such shows tend to be mostly if not entirely female, English-speaking fans sometimes refer to them as "cute girls doing cute things". See also Iyashikei, which often overlaps with this trope.
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See Schoolgirl Series for a specific type of Slice of Life. This often gets combined with a Mood Whiplash when the pace of the action picks up. In longer-running action-based shows it is also becoming fairly common to incorporate Slice of Life episodes to flesh out the characters by placing them in a more mundane setting.
Surprisingly popular in Japan, so a lot of Anime fills this category. For a complete index, see Slice-of-Life Webcomics. Not to be confused with the Journal Comic, although they may overlap. Several Webcomics are Slice of Life, while the ones labeled " Real Life" are usually not real life at all, but tend to fall into some brand of Speculative Fiction, or at the least Life Embellished.
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When it is, the TV industry in particular calls it "low concept" (in contrast to High Concept). Slice of life also doesn't have to be set in the world as we know it. Most American newspaper comics that aren't simply gag a day strips are stories like this due to the simple fact that most people do not read newspapers every day and archives of comic strips are rare, so they need to be able to jump into the comic's world at any time and be able to appreciate it. An example of this would be how in many slice of life school stories, parents are nearly non-existent. Slice of Life series don't usually have much of a plot or, if taken to extreme, even the omnipresent Conflict, but they don't really need one, and many Slice of Life stories use a lack of conflict to serve peaceful escapism rather than realism. For example, a story about hilarious roommate hi-jinx may depict the mundane life of roommates, but these mundane events are usually the setups and punchlines of jokes or part of the conflict between the characters, which takes away their slice-of-life-ness and cements them firmly in the realm of comedy or drama. What separates slice of life as a genre from the literal meaning of the phrase (which would encompass nearly all fiction) is the emphasis on the very moment, with the intent of focusing the audience on that moment rather than using that moment as part of a narrative. Coming of age is often a major part of their stories.
School is perhaps the most common setting for these kinds of series, especially in animation. A cast of characters go about their daily lives, making observations and being themselves.
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