YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily is available in Australia on Crunchyroll, and in the US on Crunchyroll right now. The 3-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. 133 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Watch it for Shiori Mikami — stay for everyone else around them. Available now on Crunchyroll — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

There is a reason YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily keeps coming up in conversation. The jokes in YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. On her first day attending the all-girls Nanamori Middle School in Takaoka, Toyama Akaza Akari oversleeps, to be awakened by her one-year-senior childhood friends: the level-headed Funami Yui and the often self-centered Toshinou Kyouko. Planning on exciting club activities at school, Akari joins the club her older friends have set up. But as it turns out Kyouko and Yui simply took over the former room of the now defunct tea ceremony club for their own Amusement Club. Between them, Shiori Mikami and Yuka Otsubo carry the comedy without ever forcing it. 3 seasons (2011–2015) gave the story room most shows never get. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily. If you have already watched Aharen-san wa Hakarenai, YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily is a natural next step. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Shiori Mikami anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily wrapped up in 2015 — and 3 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro's free voice app makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just say the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.