So I've been playing about on Crunchyroll lately (go Google it, it's awesome) and I've been finding so many great anime shows to watch. The conventional anime companies, and who thought we could ever say that, seem to translate predominately boy flavored shows. Maybe because the hyper girly stuff that was the only other option didn't sell at all and the last bastion of such has now closed their doors forever. But the stuff I'm finding (legally! Woohoo) online is neither of those things. Instead I find myself watching calming slice of life dramas, shows that are more character than plat driven. They have the atmosphere of a Saturday summer afternoon when you have just nothing to do.
One big favorite lately is called Polar Bear Cafe, and it's literally about a cafe run by a polar bear. I expected it to be a children's show but it's not. It has quite a few gags (the polar bear loves bad puns, which are usually illustrated for the viewer) but it also has some very smart moments. On in particular is when a new human moves into town and he's shocked to see animals working, and so many at once! Up until that point the show just accepts that animals can talk and work like humans do, so you take that as an ordinary occurrence. It's an odd bit of world building, but it works to leave the viewer just a little bit unsteady and confused.
The show has a lot of heart, and is filled with a soft sweetness that is in no ways cloying. I also don't think I've ever laughed so hard at an anime before. Go check it out at Crunchyroll, since free is the best price.
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