I remember when I watched my first slice-of-life anime when I was around 14 or so. I said "yeah, no way am I watching the rest of that", back then it just struck me as boring and a waste of time. Where's the action? The plot arcs? The hero & villain dichotomy? Until these past few years however, I am a changed man, and whole-heatedly claim myself as a SOL enjoyer. Also, those things can kinda be in slice-of-life anime, but usually way less intense.
Of course, I still fancy the dramatic, edgy, action-packed shows every now and then, a lot of my favorites take those titles. But I've been getting to thinking recently however, if I could make a story - would it be wholesome, or... not wholesome? (whatever the opposite of wholesome is). Realistically, I don't think it would be either, and probably do something in the middle, a serious story with wholesome moments intertwined. But I definitely wouldn't mind doing something wholesome, compared to my naive 14 year old brain.
I got started thinking about this when I was watching this game called Ib, the art in the story isn't exactly what I would call technically difficult, but it has a level of feeling to it. It looks like the artist tried very hard to bring out who the character was through their image alone, and as a result looks (at least to me) very charming and earnest. I want to be able to do the same with my work, but I think that calls for spending more than an hour on any given piece...
Not saying that is OK by the way, it's a really bad habit and something I need to work on if I want my skills to get anywhere.
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