Iyashikei

Iyashikei (癒し系) is a genre specific to Japanese works, primarily manga and anime. It is a sub-genre of slice of life, portraying characters living out peaceful lives in calming environments, and is intended to have a healing effect on the audience.[1] The word iyashikei means "healing" in Japanese.[2]

Origins

Iyashikei first emerged as a distinct sub-genre in 1995, in the wake of the Great Hanshin earthquake and the Tokyo subway sarin attack. These traumatic events, combined with the economic recession, would lead to what scholar Paul Roquet calls the iyashi trend, or healing boom.[3] The trauma suffered by the Japanese public provided "the emotional context for the emergence of calm as a lucrative and marketable feeling."[3]

Examples of iyashikei works

References
  1. "Iyashikei Anime". Anime-Planet. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  2. Orsini, Lauren. "8 Soothing Anime To Help You Relax In Quarantine". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  3. Paul Roquet (2009). "Ambient Literature and the Aesthetics of Calm: Mood Regulation in Contemporary Japanese Fiction". The Journal of Japanese Studies. 35 (1): 87–111. doi:10.1353/jjs.0.0050. ISSN 1549-4721. S2CID 143601802.
  4. "Iyashikei: Let Anime's "Healing" Genre Soothe Your Pandemic Stress". CBR. November 25, 2020.
  5. "怖すぎる！ 「ぼくのなつやすみ」幻の"8月32日"を知っていますか？". ITmedia.
  6. "What is Iyashikei and Why Should You Care?". Sentai Filmworks.
  7. https://otakuusamagazine.com/the-anime-genre-dedicated-to-relaxation/
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