Paltir: Lack of... 'realism' in anime

First off, I apologize for the abomination I wrote last night. To be honest I don't even remember doing it. I was blacked out. I can type like a mofo huh? On to the topic at hand.

So I was mulling a few things a minute ago and realized a major issue with the current anime industry at home an abroad (US/Japan). What's wrong with plausible anime? Why does 'slice of life' and 'harem' shows have to be so damn out there. I cannot begin to believe that Japanese high schoolers are anything like their 'slice of life' counterparts. I'm not against situations that stretch the realistic lines, but seriously, come on guys. If you can show me a god damn single school that is like anything portrayed in about 99% of anime, you win the game, and I'll pay you 1000bucks, no joke.

Now, I wish to examine 3 different shows, all in my top 10, maybe five even, and show you why they could be the basis for a whole new 'realistic' genre, that could be wildly popular.

Ichigo Mashimaro: This is about as realistic of a slice of life show you can get. Now, alot of you know me, and many of you have seen/heard about this show, and cannot begin to understand why I enjoy this show. Quite a few reasons actually. Firstly, the characters are well done. Each is distinct in personality and well written, but without being 2d cookie cutter characters. Miu is my favorite, following quickly by Nobue, as expected. Secondly, for a show about the days/afternoons of 4 5/6th graders, it's surprisingly entertaining. Nothing outlandish happens in any of the episodes. Sure Miu is overzelous and has serious hyperactivity issues, but who hasn't known someone her age like that. I sure as hell did. The basis of this show is firmly grounded in reality. Sure it's not the cup of tea for most people, and may seem boring, but it founds the groundwork for what i'm thinking. From this we get a real, firm 'slice of life' show, that is grounded in reality.

Suzuka: This at first glance seems like your typical slice of life/highschool harem type. And to be sure, it has more than enough in there. This shy, mild mannered, 15 year old boy moves to a city and lives in an apartment owned by his aunt, by himself, to go to school. On the same floor as him are both the love interest and the giant tittied slut/drunk. He is friends with the pimp, and there's a quiet shy girl there somewhere. Now what makes this show entertaining above most harems is the distinct way in which the characters act. They act like real people many times. They shy kid does something outlandish, and even though this will ruin it, rejects the love interest when she confesses to him. OH FUCK! I hear you say. Well he had a lot to be pissed at her about to be honest. The pimp will strike out and do something 'uncool' on occasion. All of the characters are somewhat dynamic. They change and react like real people. They dont' remain the same set of traits all the time. This is the first floor of my house if you will.

Beck, Mongolian chop squad: This is the decoration and roof which makes all this come together. What do we have so far? Realism in situations, realism in characters, what's missing? Realism in setting of course. Beck, minus a small piece explained later, has all of these pieces. The characters are grounded in reality, and aside from some background characters are developed more than 2d cookie cutters. This is a show about a kid picking up guitar and forming a band, trying to get signed, in short. Nothing truly outlandish ever happens, and the characters all react accordingly. The high school that they attend, and the work they do after dropping out, as the case may be, all seems real. There aren't 14 year olds with 44DDDDDDD boobs, and not every guy is either a shy nerd, or a pimp douchebag. Their teachers aren't 12, they are mostly old men who don't tolerate shit. Kids get in trouble when they do things wrong. Nobody gets saved by someone's badass super fighting skills, it's fairly gritty. Oh, did I mention that the parents, who in this case I consider part of the setting, don't tolerate shit. One kid had to run away to continue with the band.

So, let's recap here. We have characters that are realistic and act like real people regardless of the situations, situations that are grounded in realism and could possibly happen, and slice of life that deal with... slice of life things. Now transfer this to a high school, or university, and who wouldn't wanna see this shit? Now I know your thinking it'll compete with things like american teen drama's and J-drama's, but fuck naw. Didn't you listen to the things I've said? The animated part is just a medium, but the key here is people grounded in realism with a semblance of a god damn plot. Anyone with me on this?