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* ''Manga/ShimejiSimulation'': A social outcast leaves her closet after two years of isolation, due to an unknown incident, where she later has two mushrooms growing on her head. She later meets up with another girl, who has a half-baked egg on top of her head. Together, both of them cross paths each other, as they become friends, where they proceed to meet and interact with various characters of the manga.

* ''LightNovel/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'': A woman overworks herself to death and is reincarnated into a fantasy world as an immortal witch. All she wants to do is sleep, eat, visit the nearby village and kill slimes. Doing that last part eventually causes her to max out her level and become the world's most powerful being. She spends the rest of her time doing her best to avoid any kind of adventure in a slice of life story where nothing really happens and any crises are solved easily and with little to no drama or violence. In fact, her new world is so laid back that Azusa herself as commented on how chill and unflappable her new world is compared to her old one.

* ''Literature/HokuouKizokuToMoukinzumaNoYukiguniKarigurashi'' (''The Snow Country Hunting Life of the Northern Nobleman and the Raptor Wife''): Set in rural Finland, a young lord in his late 20s who governs a fief in Lapland comes to the capital to seek for a wife, but even though he's considerably handsome, the ladies turn him down due to the remoteness of the region he governs. Upon seeing a striking redheaded woman wearing a military uniform, he falls in LoveAtFirstSight with her and convenes a trial marriage with her for a year. Herself having a low prospect for marriage since she's {{tomboy}}ish, a MilitaryBrat and past her 30s, she readily accepts and they move to his fief, learning the challenging but rewarding way of life of the Lappi People.

* ''Literature/CampfireCookingInAnotherWorldWithMyAbsurdSkill'': The bulk of the manga focuses on FoodPorn where a guy stuck in a different world cooks for his familiars, which are all essentially cute pets, even the one that is a massive wolf. The story's tone is laid back and while the background hints at darker topics happening, they rarely take the forefront against the cozy cooking tone.

* ''Manga/ICantUnderstandWhatMyHusbandIsSaying'': A 4-koma manga by the author of ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' in which a young office lady marries a hard-line {{otaku}} man that works from home, detailing their surprisingly loving married life in spite of how different they are from each other.
* ''Manga/TheIceGuyAndHisCoolFemaleColleague'': The story follows a simple OfficeRomance story about a guy with ice powers who often loses control over them when his real personality as a romantic dork bubbles to the surface thanks to his crush on a cool co-worker and his love of cats.

* ''Manga/IWantYourMotherToBeWithMe'': A freeter in his twenties asks out a single mother and is rejected because he's a self-centered Jerkass. He resolves to become a better person and help her with raising her son, not out of expecting her to love him, but because it's the right thing to do. She slowly lets him into her life, and they start falling in love for real. At the same time, he's taking care of his niece, who becomes best friends with his love interest's son. A sweet romance story about learning to rely on others and be someone they can rely on too. More plot-driven than most works here.

* ''Manga/ShimejiSimulation'': A social outcast later leaves her closet after two years of isolation, due to an unknown incident, where she later has two mushrooms growing on her head. She later meets up with another girl, who has a half-baked egg on top of her head. Together, both of them cross paths each other, as they become friends, where they proceed to meet and interact with various characters of the manga.

* ''LightNovel/ByTheGraceOfTheGods'': An overworked and abused SalaryMan is {{reincarnate|InAnotherWorld}}d after suffering an UndignifiedDeath, and told by the gods who summoned him to simply enjoy his new life in the new world.

* ''WesternAnimation/LittleBear'' is about a cub and his daily life in the 1930s countryside, along with his family and friends. It has a gentle place, a classical music soundtrack, and plenty of SceneryPorn.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Oswald}}'' has one of the kindest protagonists in all of fiction, plus a gentle place and almost no conflict between characters.

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* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' is essentially this trope in video game form.

* ''Manga/ShachikuOLToAkumaShota'' ([=AKA=] ''The Corporate Slave Office Lady and the Demon Shota''): A story about a stressed and overworked female office worker who summons a demon in order to destroy her black company, except the demon she summons is a young boy who sucks at doing bad things but is great at being a HouseHusband. What follows is the woman going through her days being healed of her stresses and traumas by the cuteness and care of this demon shota.

* ''[[Manga/ShachikuSanWaYoujoYuureiNiIyasaretai Shachiku-san wa Youjo Yuurei ni Iyasaretai]]'' ([=AKA=] '' Ms. Corporate Slave Wants to be Healed by a Loli Spirit''): An OfficeLady becomes haunted by a small and cutesy ghost who wants her to not work so much and rest.

* ''Anime/MagicalStarMagicalEmi'' does not build towards a dramatic climax but revolves around the daily troubles of the characters, and nostalgic, somewhat mysterious stories.

* ''Manga/ChitchaiSenpaiGaKawaisugiru'' ([=AKA=] ''My Short Senpai is Way Too Cute''): A young office worker is hired by a real estate company where he works under the tutelage of a tiny, cutesy and doting OfficeLady.

* ''Manga/{{Danchigai}}'': A high school boy spends his days interacting with his four sisters, a motherly and overachieving CoolBigSis, his younger {{tsundere}} middle school sister, and his twin elementary school [[TheCutie cutie]] sisters.

* ''Manga/NewGame'': A young high school graduate gets hired into her dream job of designing characters for games, and works directly under her idol.

* ''Literature/SuperCub'': A girl with no parents, hobbies, or friends goes on trips on a Honda Super Cub, eventually making friends along the way.

* ''Anime/MagicalEmiTheMagicStar'' does not build towards a dramatic climax but revolves around the daily troubles of the characters, and nostalgic, somewhat mysterious storeies.

* ''Literature/RestaurantToAnotherWorld'': A master chef and restauranteur opens his shop on Saturdays to the inhabitants of a fantasy world, serving as a haven for both humans, monsters and supernatural beings alike.

* ''Manga/MyLoveStory'' ([=AKA=] ''Ore Monogatari!!'') A towering, beefy and [[{{gonk}} gonky]] GentleGiant finds out that after numerous tries with other girls, a girl he likes actually reciprocates his feelings, plunging into the adventure of love with everything he has.

* ''Manga/MySenpaiIsAnnoying'': A short-format manga about a diminutive and cranky young OfficeLady who becomes increasingly attracted to her mentor at her company, a towering, boisterous and doting man.

* ''LightNovel/ByTheGraceOfTheGods'': An overworked and abused SalaryMan is {{reincarnate|InAnotherWorld}}d after suffering an UndignifiedDeath, and told by the gods who summoned him to simply enjoy his new life in the new world.

* ''LightNovel/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'': A woman overworks herself to death and is reincarnated into a fantasy world as an immortal witch. All she wants to do is sleep, eat, visit the nearby village and kill slimes. Doing that last part eventually causes her to max out her level and become the world's most powerful being. She spends the rest of her time doing her best to avoid any kind of adventure in a slice of life story where nothing really happens and any crises are solved easily and with little to no drama or violence. In fact, her new world is so laid back that Azusa herself as commented on how chill and unflappable her new world is compared to her old one.

%%* ''LightNovel/KumaKumaKumaBear''

* ''Manga/InterviewsWithMonsterGirls'': A science teacher with boundless curiosity finds out that three girl students ([[OurVampiresAreDifferent a vampire]], [[YukiOnna a snow-maiden]] and [[HeadlessHorseman a Dullahan]]) and a teacher ([[HornyDevils a succubus]]) at his school are demi-human. The story deals with his interactions with them as he helps them to adjust to their daily lives by scientifically exploring and clearing the misconceptions regarding their unusual traits, becoming a source of support for them.

* ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' fits this trope as well. While there is a worldbuilding process in place and almost every chapter advances an overarching plot somewhat, a sizable portion of both anime and manga version consists of life together as an unorthodox family and within a community.

* ''Manga/CallOfTheNight'': The story of a "night-walking" young man who aspires to become a vampire after meeting Nazuna Nanakusa. The first half of the manga and anime adaptation largely consists of them spending time and appreciating the wonders that the night grants.