I just realized daydreaming is totally free. Nichijou is about jokes. Not just superficially since its a comedy but the show itself is about how fun it is to tell jokes especially to your friends. Friendship is another strong theme in the series and these two combined together make me resonate with Nichijou like very few anime before it. Making my friends laugh is just about the greatest joy life gives me and if you know me at all you know Im always trying to crack jokes at any given opportunity. So its no surprise that Yuuko Mio and Mai all came off as extremely relatable characters that I grew to love dearly. Watching them make all of lifes awkward situations better/worse for each other with jokes made me miss my old friends in the same way. As a show its pretty different in its approach to sliceoflife somehow having a unique mix between having oneoff disposable skits and a grand overarching narrative. That narrative being of two groups of people coming together and making one big family. Nanos arc of learning to love herself is also a major focus and seeing these story arcs evolve through adayinthelifestyle skits is pretty clever. I think its brilliant seeing the characters and their own individual stories develop over the course of all 26 episodes was extremely satisfying. It gave way for lots of unexpected moments too almost like a game of baseball. I dont need to tell you that Nichijou looks great too. The art style is very up my alley and the expression of these characters is realized so goddamn well. The budget allocation in this show is almost a joke in and of itself with most of it seemingly going to these quick outbursts of rage and emotion. Its always hilarious seeing every new way the animators choose to metaphorically represent the characters feelings. Abstraction is Nichijous expertise and they really want you to know it. The best part is despite how exaggerated these sequences are they still feel true to life. Ive been there right where the characters are and it definitely felt like that. I joked about the budget but the show always looks fantastic no matter whats happening. Such a treat for the eye. Everything else is spoton as well. The voice acting being able to match the animation in intensity and verve is extremely impressive and hilarious. The musics great very fitting of the all the antics going on. Both OPs and every single ED are fantastic as well some of my favorites in all of anime. And I just gotta say the show nails it with such a perfect ending. Its incredibly sweet and made my heart grow three times in size. I could watch 5 more seasons of this show and be happy but theres something to be said about the happiness you feel in closure and Nichijous final ep couldnt be more perfect in that sense. No complaints about this show. One of my new favorite anime series. The best highschool comedy piece of media out there. A comedic masterpiece that Ill hold close to my heart forever.