List of comedy anime explained

This is a list of comedy anime television series, films, OVAs and ONAs. While not all inclusive, this list contains numerous works that are representative of the genre.

TitleTypeYear(s)DirectorStudioRef
Urusei Yatsura (1981) TV series 1981 [1] [2]
Tonde Mon Pe TV series 1982 Shigetsugu Yoshida
Ranma ½ TV series 1989
Ranma ½ Nettōhen TV series 1989
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! OVA series 1989 [3]
Maroko Film 1990 [4]
Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai TV series 1992Studio Comet
Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! OVA series 1993Pierrot
Oh My Goddess!OVA 1993Hiroaki GōdaAIC
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Beginning TV series 1998[5]
Oh My Goddess! Adventures of Mini-GoddessTV series1998Hiroko Kazui, Yasuhiro MatsumuraOLM
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Revenge TV series 1999Toru Takahashi (director) Toru Takahashi
Ah! My Goddess:The Moviemovie2000Hiroaki GōdaAIC
Ghost Stories TV series 2000
Fruits Basket TV series2001Akitaro DaichiStudio Deen
Azumanga Daioh: The Animation TV series 2002
Cromartie High School TV series 2003
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo TV series 2003 Hiroki Shibata [6]
Ah! My GoddessTV series and OVA's2005AIC
TV series2006AIC
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan OVA series2005 Tsutomu Mizushima
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya TV series2006 [7]
Ouran High School Host ClubTV series2006Takuya IgarashiBones
Ah! My Goddess: Fighting WingsOVA series2007AIC
Sketchbook ~full color's~TV series2007Yoshimasa HiraikeHal Film Maker
Minami-keTV series2007Masahiko OhtaDaume
Minami-ke: OkawariTV series2008Naoto HosodaAsread
Special ATV series2008Miyao, YoshikazuGonzo, AIC
GintamaTV series 2009 Shinji Takamatsu, Yoichi FujitaSunrise
OVA series2009 Bob Shirohata [8]
Minami-ke: BetsubaraOVA2009Kei OikawaAsread
Minami-ke: OkaeriTV series2009Kei OikawaAsread
Baka and Test TV series 2010
Mitsudomoe TV series 2010- Bridge
Sket Dance TV series 2011
Minami-ke: OmataseOVA2012Keiichiro KawaguchiFeel
Acchi Kocchi TV series 2012
Ah! My Goddess: Together ForeverOVA series2011AIC
Kotoura-san TV series 2013
Minami-ke: TadaimaTV series2013Keiichiro KawaguchiFeel
Minami-ke: NatsuyasumiOVA2013Keiichiro KawaguchiFeel
D-Frag! TV series 2014 Seiki Sugawara[9]
Engaged to the Unidentified TV series 2014 Yoshiyuki Fujiwara
Hōzuki no Reitetsu TV series 2014 Hiro KaburakiWit Studio
Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha TV series 2014 Toru Takahashi (director) Toru TakahashiProduction IMS
Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions! -Heart Throb- TV series 2014
Minna Atsumare! Falcom beep Gakuen TV series 2014 Pippuyachara-ani, Dax Production
Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time TV series 2014 Yūji Mutoh
Nisekoi TV series 2014
No Game, No LifeTV series2014Atsuko Ishizuka[10]
No-Rin TV series 2014
Oneechan ga Kita TV series 2014 Yoshihide Yuuzumi
Go! Go! 575 TV series 2014 Takefumi AnzaiLay-duce, C2C
Pupipō! TV series 2014 Kaoru Suzuki
Recently, My Sister Is Unusual TV series 2014 Hiroyuki Hata
Robot Girls Z TV series 2014 Hiroshi Ikehata
Seitokai Yakuindomo* TV series 2014 Hiromitsu Kanazawa
Silver Spoon season 2 TV series 2014 Tomohiko Itō, Kotomi Deai
Space Dandy TV series 2014
Strange+ TV series 2014 Takashi NishikawaSeven (studio) Seven
SoniAni: Super Sonico The Animation TV series 2014 Kenichi Kawamura
Wake Up, Girls! TV series 2014
Witch Craft Works TV series 2014
Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life: Awakening Arc TV series 2014 Toyonori Yamada
World Conquest Zvezda Plot TV series 2014
Yo-Kai Watch TV series 2014 Shinji Ushiro
TV series 2015
Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't ExistTV series2015Yohei Suzuki J.C Staff[11]
Mr. OsomatsuTV series2015Yoichi FujitaPierrot (company)
KonosubaTV series and OVA's2016Takaomi KanasakiStudio Deen
Pingu in the CityTV series2017Naomi IwataPolygon Pictures
Zombie Land SagaTV series2018Munehisa SakaiMAPPA
movie2019Takaomi KanasakiJ.C.Staff
My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, as I ExpectedOVA and TV series2013Kei Oikawa, Takashi IkehataFeel
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Wayward Journey TV series 2020
Hori-san to Miyamura-kunOVA series2012Shingo Natsume, Erkin Kawabata, Tetsuo Hirakawa, Kazuya AiuraHoods Entertainment, Marone, Gonzo, Studio Kai
HorimiyaTV series2021Masashi IshihamaCloverWorks
Life Lessons with Uramichi OniisanTV series2021Nobuyoshi NagayamaStudio Blanc
The Quintessential Quintuplets,The Quintessential Quintuplets IITV series2019Satoshi Kuwabara, KaoriTezuka Productions, Bibury Animation Studios
Fruits BasketTV series2019Yoshihide IbataTMS/8PAN
The Dungeon of Black CompanyTV series2021Mirai MinatoSilver Link
Zombie Land Saga RevengeTV series2021Munehisa SakaiMAPPA
My Senpai Is AnnoyingTV series2021Ryota ItohDoga Kobo
Komi Can't CommunicateTV series2021Ayumu Watanabe, Kazuki KawagoeOLM
Pop Team EpicTV series2018Jun Aoki, Aoi UmekiKamikaze Douga, Space Neko Company
Teasing Master Takagi-sanTV series2018Hiroaki AkagiShin-Ei Animation
movie2022Hiroaki AkagiShin-Ei Animation
The Quintessential Quintuplets Moviemovie2022Masato JinboBibury Animation Studios
TV series2019Shinichi OmataA-1 Pictures
movie2022Shinichi OmataA-1 Pictures
Kotaro Lives AloneONA series2022Tomoe MakinoLiden Films
movie2022Yoshihitde IbataTMS Entertainment
Spy × FamilyTV series2022Kazuhiro FukuhashiWit Studio, CloverWorks
Bocchi the Rock!TV series2022Keiichirō SaitōCloverWorks
Chainsaw ManTV series2022Ryū NakayamaMAPPA
Urusei Yatsura (2022)TV series2022Hideya Takahashi, Yasuhiro Kimura, Takahiro KameiDavid Production
KonoSuba:An Explosion on This Wonderful World! TV series 2023 Takaomi Kanasaki, Yujiro Abe Drive
My deer friend NokotanTVSeries2024MasahikoWit studio
HinamatsuriTV series2018Kei Oikawafeel.[12]

Notes and References

  1. News: Surat. Daryl. Urusei Yatsura. January 16, 2018. Otaku USA Magazine. April 16, 2010.
  2. News: Wolfe. Jennifer. New 'RANMA 1/2' Limited Edition Blu-ray Set Debuts June 2. January 16, 2018. Animation World Network. May 21, 2015. en.
  3. Web site: 御先祖様万々歳!(1989~1990). December 13, 2014. allcinema.net. Stingray. Japanese.
  4. Web site: MAROKO 麿子(1990). December 13, 2014. allcinema.net. Stingray. Japanese.
  5. Web site: Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Official Anime Site. 15 October 2019.
  6. Web site: The Official Website for . Viz Media . October 27, 2017.
  7. Web site: 2022-05-24 . The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Watch on Funimation .
  8. Web site: Loo. Egan. 24 July 2008. Hetalia Axis Powers Web Manga Gets TV Anime. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210609023520/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-24/hetalia-axis-powers-web-manga-gets-tv-anime. 9 June 2021. 17 October 2021. Anime News Network.
  9. Web site: Your Complete Winter 2014 Anime Guide. Richard. Eisenbeis. 1 October 2014. 20 August 2014. Kotaku.
  10. Web site: No Game, No Life (No Game, No Life) - MyAnimeList.net . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220922212948/https://myanimelist.net/anime/19815/No_Game_No_Life . September 22, 2022 . September 26, 2022 . MyAnimeList.net.
  11. Web site: Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926064504/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4967674/ . September 26, 2022 . September 26, 2022 . IMDB.
  12. Web site: Team . Metocre . 30 April 2024 . Best Comedy Anime To Watch Right Now . 30 April 2024 . Metocre.