Google Bard on Slice-of-Life

Generative, large language model (LLM) systems like Chat GPT or Google Bard are, IMO, experimental systems that creates human-readable text that has some information, which are put together usually via data sets made up of human search activity and web crawling. It’s all still in a relatively early state of maturity so treat this stuff with a grain of salt, at least. I asked Google Bard about slice-of-life anime. Here is a refresher on my take on this bull-crap genre. Anyways, I’ll label my prompts in bold and italics and the answer will immediately follow. FWIW, I am selecting the most amusing draft for all these. There are definitely some differences between the 3 drafts but they are along the same lines every time. Each prompt and answer is delineated by ===.

What are the best slice-of-life anime to watch in 2022

Here are some of the best slice-of-life anime to watch in 2022:

  • Komi Can’t Communicate is a romantic comedy anime about a high school girl who struggles with social anxiety. It is a very well-written and funny anime with great characters and animation.
  • Sasaki and Miyano is a romantic comedy anime about a high school boy who falls in love with his male classmate. It is a very heartwarming and funny anime with great characters and animation.
  • Aharen-san wa Hakarenai is a romantic comedy anime about a high school boy and girl who are both very awkward. It is a very funny and heartwarming anime with great characters and animation.
  • Kotaro Lives Alone is a slice-of-life anime about a four-year-old boy who lives alone in an apartment building. It is a very heartwarming and funny anime with great characters and animation.
  • Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness is a slice-of-life anime about a high school girl who moves to a rural area to help her grandfather run a traditional Japanese confection shop. It is a very heartwarming and funny anime with great characters and animation.

These are just a few of the many great slice-of-life anime that came out in 2022. With so many great options to choose from, there is sure to be an anime that everyone will enjoy.

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What are some other great options?

Here are some other great slice-of-life anime:

  • The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. is a comedy anime about a high school student with psychic powers. It is a very funny and heartwarming anime with great characters and animation.
  • Konosuba is a comedy anime about a group of adventurers who are transported to a fantasy world. It is a very funny and heartwarming anime with great characters and animation.
  • Yuru Camp is a slice-of-life anime about a group of high school girls who go camping. It is a very relaxing and heartwarming anime with great characters and animation.
  • Horimiya is a romantic comedy anime about a high school student who is known as a delinquent and a student who is known as a perfect girl. It is a very heartwarming and funny anime with great characters and animation.
  • Tonikaku Kawaii is a romantic comedy anime about a high school student who falls in love with a girl who is very shy. It is a very heartwarming and funny anime with great characters and animation.
  • A Place Further Than the Universe is a slice-of-life anime about a group of high school girls who travel to Antarctica. It is a very heartwarming and inspiring anime with great characters and animation.
  • My Roommate is a Cat is a slice-of-life anime about a young man who adopts a cat. It is a very funny and heartwarming anime with great characters and animation.
  • Fruits Basket is a slice-of-life anime about a young woman who finds herself living with a family of people who are cursed to turn into animals when they are hugged by someone of the opposite sex. It is a very heartwarming and funny anime with great characters and animation.

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What are some great kuuki-kei anime?

Kuuki-kei anime are a type of slice-of-life anime that focus on the everyday lives of characters. They are often set in ordinary settings, such as schools, homes, or workplaces. Kuuki-kei anime often have a slow pace and a focus on character development. They can be relaxing and heartwarming, or they can be thought-provoking and introspective.

Here are some great kuuki-kei anime:

  • Hidamari Sketch is a slice-of-life anime about four girls who live in a boarding house and attend an art school. It is a very relaxing and heartwarming anime with great characters and animation.
  • Aria is a slice-of-life anime about a group of young women who work as gondoliers on a floating city. It is a very slow-paced and relaxing anime with great characters and animation.
  • Azumanga Daioh is a slice-of-life anime about a group of high school girls. It is a very funny and heartwarming anime with great characters and animation.
  • Lucky Star is a slice-of-life anime about four high school girls. It is a very funny and heartwarming anime with great characters and animation.
  • Ichigo Mashimaro is a slice-of-life anime about a group of elementary school girls. It is a very funny and heartwarming anime with great characters and animation.
  • Flying Witch is a slice-of-life anime about a young witch who moves to a small town. It is a very relaxing and heartwarming anime with great characters and animation.
  • Non Non Biyori is a slice-of-life anime about a group of high school girls who live in a rural town. It is a very relaxing and heartwarming anime with great characters and animation.

These are just a few of the many great kuuki-kei anime that are available. With so many great options to choose from, there is sure to be an anime that everyone will enjoy.

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What is slice-of-life anime?

Slice of life anime is a genre of anime that focuses on the everyday lives of characters. These anime often have a slow pace and a focus on character development. They can be relaxing and heartwarming, or they can be thought-provoking and introspective.

Slice of life anime can be set in any time period or location, but they often take place in the present day. They can also be set in a variety of settings, such as schools, homes, or workplaces.

Some of the most popular slice of life anime include:

  • K-On! is a slice of life anime about a group of high school girls who form a light music club.
  • Haikyuu!! is a slice of life anime about a high school boys’ volleyball team.
  • Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day is a slice of life anime about a group of childhood friends who reunite after one of their friends dies.
  • Clannad is a slice of life anime about a high school boy who meets a girl with a mysterious past.
  • Violet Evergarden is a slice of life anime about a young woman who becomes an Auto Memory Doll, a person who writes letters for people who cannot write them themselves.

Slice of life anime can be a great way to relax and escape the everyday grind. They can also be a great way to connect with characters and learn about different cultures.

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So yeah, it’s definitely a bull-crap category, but sufficed to say, after laying enough cow pies on top of each other, a definitive shape is forming. Say what you will about these models, it is still a machine when garbage goes in, garbage comes out.


Suzume

In 2023, westerners who enjoy Shinkai can squarely divide into two camps: those who think 5 Centimeters is his best work, and everyone else. At the showing for Suzume at the always-wonderful New York International Children’s Festival 2023, the emcee threw the question out to the audience (or more like a command?) to poll which of his movies are the audience’s favorite. Based on the responses in the crowd, it seemed that way to me in this anecdote. However, it does not explain why time after time, I still come back to his new works and revisit his old ones, as someone in the 5 Centimeters camp.

Really, it’s that even 5 Centimeters, too, is just one brick in a house of Shinkai ideas that are interconnected. Spoilers ahead–for all his works.

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We’re Going to Master of Idol World 2023

For long time readers of this blog, you might recall back in 2013-2014 I did some stuff to prepare for Master of Idol World 2014. After that I wrote something like, 13 thousand words to try to sum up the experience. I am doing nowhere nearly as much this time. Why? Because I don’t have to. Flower stands are not allowed, and instead we have these Bandai Namco-sanctioned flags that you can fund, and there are at least several oversea Producer ones. I joined probably the most popular one of those, which looks great by the way.

I don’t have to plan a big meet up after the show, because charitable Japanese and Oversea Producers are doing it, so I am just going to theirs. It is definitely a different world in 2023 versus 2014. I might even have multiple things that I could go do, I don’t know, just not too focused on it.

The difference to me, I think, is mostly on me–I just don’t have that much time and attention span lately to spend on this stuff. I play some mobile games…and it’s already too much. I guess I only seriously play Theater Days, and even then that is a very light load. I sorta-serious play JP Priconne and semi-casually play Global Priconne, but those combined is still a light load. JP literally runs 5-10 minutes a day and up to 30 for CB, while Global is not much more. I’m so behind on those games too in terms of commu and what have you. I have a love-hate relationship with Blue Archive still, but I think I have to shed this game despite it being occasionally fun and frustrating. And it’s a light-weight game as these things go, being largely a Priconne clone.

All this is to say I still watch a bunch of anime, but even then that’s always kind of the struggle, since as long as I have been watching seasonal anime. I guess we are in February, where I don’t have any Baseball to watch and there’s just 1 game left in the NFL schedule. Speaking of which, is there a bar or somewhere in Tokyo where I can crew up to watch the Superb Owl and all the dumb ads? I guess I can do it in a hotel room (or, more likely, at the airport) thanks to unplugged television services, but it isn’t the same (at 8am).

When the NFL is the only main thing on my mind during MOIW weekend, is a good thing. There are other logistical items to note, at least some out of many:

  • The buppan (goods sale) area spans 3 separate locations this time–Tokyo Dome, The Science Museum (near Budokan), and Kanda Square (about 10-15 minutes walk from the Museum). Looks like Tokyo Dome won’t have all of the stuff, and the heavy lifting is going to be at Kanda Square. The music CD stuff will be at the Science Museum. Along with the lottery on ticket time, this could be tricky for folks wanting to pick up stuff. I haven’t had much time to look through the goods list, but there are a few things I want.
  • I’m going to an Asaka concert on Friday, just to get the juices going. Also Asaka with a live band is always a fun time.
  • I’m going to Lonesome_Blue’s first show on Saturday, so this is going to be tricky trying to get tickets out before MOIW lol. I hope I can make it from Shibuya timely and meet everyone. Ideally the day before.
  • Tokyo Dome has an amusement complex attached to it. There’s a MLB cafe. There’s the JP Baseball Hall of Fame museum. There’s a Ferris wheel…? A lot of stuff there. There is a collab with IM@S that weekend at the various shops there. This means I can literally line up for Shake Shack and get, I don’t know, an imas sticker or something. The details are all online.
  • After MOIW weekend I am going to have a proper vacation while shepherding my folks around town in Japan. That’s also on my mind.
  • And on a similar note I have to go to l-tike and buy tickets to Ghibli Park on the 10th, for May. Sigh.
  • For fandom extra-curriculars, besides the meetings after the show, there are some producers doing a display at a rental office/meeting space, and the usual call guide handouts at several locations.
  • At some point I should at least learn all the group songs, especially the SideM ones. Pretty sure I got 765Pro All Stars and Million down pat. For Cinderella Girls, I watched their show from November on live stream, so that’s something. I don’t know any Deremas calls for anything 2019 and onward, though. Now that calls are unbanned, Ps are gonna yell out loud. Do Shiny Colors even have calls besides Urya-Oi LOL. I’m pretty much up to date on Shiny except maybe just the latest series.

Did you know that same weekend has a ton of other events? It’s the weekend before Valentine’s Day. It doesn’t really matter to the Ps out there I guess. Worse comes to worse, there’s a stream and an archive viewing.

I think going to see all the IM@S happening in Tokyo is exactly the kind of escape and relief I need. I hope to see some of you there? This is like a very perverse victory lap.


THE IDOLM@STER Million Live! 9th Live Impressions, Thoughts

After the missing years of COVID, I was able to return and attend a Million Live solo show. Before 9th, I attended stops of 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 2 stops of 6th.

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Omonomono Newsletter, December 30 Update

Just before the end of the year, I write now because now I can. How have you been? Happy holidays.

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Omonomono Newsletter, 2022-12-30

As I sit and think about the 100s of links I’m about to repost below, I realize marble, the band we booked for Kurocon vol1, has a little series of shows to celebrate their 15th anniversary. Aoki Ume was announced for their 1/15 show in Tokyo and I could make it if I skipped the other show I ticketed for already. Just sort of a bummer that I couldn’t make it because I really want to see marble in person now.

See you at Million Live 9th? I’m going to Japan again, after this blank of 2 months or so. Although I will only be there for a few days, it would be great to meet up with anyone who I’ve not seen for some time. It’s also nice I can just copypasta (almost) the same paragraph from the last letter lol.

It sure was better than the previous idea I had about opening this letter–on Hitomi Suzuki. I’ll get on with this later.

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