TL;DR: Hanamayata
+ You get to see the lead character, Naru Sekiya, grow from a super shy girl into someone less so
+ This is pretty much about friendship between middle school girls
+ Yasakoi (folk dance) animation is pretty nice and fluid
- I'm not really the target audience for this series
I watched Hanayamata after reading Kotaku's Talk Amongst Yourselves recommendation, which is to say I didn't exactly go in blindly. However, after watching an episode while at the gym, I was ready to move onto another series, out of embarrassment than anything (the entire thing looks so... girly). However, having soldiered on, I found the story to be pretty inoffensive, perfect for younger audiences (of the female sort, I suppose). It basically chronicles the budding friendship of five middle school girls and the formation of a Yasokai (traditionally a Japanese Folk Dance, now a freestyle dance).
Animation quality is pretty typical, except for the Yasokai dance sequences (even during practice): it's just very fluid and seems to almost be motion captured. Probably the highlight
If you're looking for something non-stressful and feel-good to watch, this series is it.
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