List of comedy anime

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.

Title	Type	Year(s)	Director	Studio	Ref
Norakuro	TV series	1970	Toru Murayama	TCJ
Urusei Yatsura (1981)	TV series	1981	Mamoru Oshii, Kazuo Yamazaki	Studio Pierrot, Studio Deen	^[1]^[2]
Tonde Mon Pe	TV series	1982	Shigetsugu Yoshida	TMS Entertainment
Norakuro-kun	TV series	1987	Masami Anno	Studio Pierrot
Ranma ½	TV series	1989	Tomomi Mochizuki, Tsutomu Shibayama	Studio Deen	^[2]
Ranma ½ Nettōhen	TV series	1989	Koji Sawai, Junji Nishimura	Studio Deen	^[2]
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!	OVA series	1989	Mamoru Oshii	Pierrot	^[3]
Maroko	Film	1990	Mamoru Oshii	Pierrot	^[4]
Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai	TV series	1992	Shin Misawa	Studio Comet
Kyō Kara Ore Wa!!	OVA series	1993	Hiroyuki Nishimori	Pierrot
Oh My Goddess!	OVA	1993	Hiroaki Gōda	AIC
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Beginning	TV series	1998	Hiroshi Watanabe	J.C. Staff	^[5]
Oh My Goddess! Adventures of Mini-Goddess	TV series	1998	Hiroko Kazui, Yasuhiro Matsumura	OLM
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Revenge	TV series	1999	Toru Takahashi	J.C. Staff	^[5]
Ah! My Goddess:The Movie	movie	2000	Hiroaki Gōda	AIC
Ghost Stories	TV series	2000	Noriyuki Abe	Pierrot
Fruits Basket	TV series	2001	Akitaro Daichi	Studio Deen
Azumanga Daioh: The Animation	TV series	2002	Hiroshi Nishikiori	J.C.Staff
Cromartie High School	TV series	2003	Hiroaki Sakurai	Production I.G.
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo	TV series	2003	Hiroki Shibata	Toei Animation	^[6]
Ah! My Goddess	TV series and OVA's	2005	Hiroaki Gōda	AIC
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan	OVA series	2005	Tsutomu Mizushima	Hal Film Maker
Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy	TV series	2006	Hiroaki Gōda	AIC
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya	TV series	2006	Tatsuya Ishihara, Yutaka Yamamoto	Kyoto Animation	^[7]
Ouran High School Host Club	TV series	2006	Takuya Igarashi	Bones
Ah! My Goddess: Fighting Wings	OVA series	2007	Hiroaki Gōda	AIC
Sketchbook ~full color's~	TV series	2007	Yoshimasa Hiraike	Hal Film Maker
Minami-ke	TV series	2007	Masahiko Ohta	Daume
Minami-ke: Okawari	TV series	2008	Naoto Hosoda	Asread
Special A	TV series	2008	Miyao, Yoshikazu	Gonzo, AIC
Gintama	TV series	2009	Shinji Takamatsu, Yoichi Fujita	Sunrise
Hetalia: Axis Powers	OVA series	2009	Bob Shirohata	Studio Deen	^[8]
Minami-ke: Betsubara	OVA	2009	Kei Oikawa	Asread
Minami-ke: Okaeri	TV series	2009	Kei Oikawa	Asread
Baka and Test	TV series	2010	Shin Onuma	Silver Link
Mitsudomoe	TV series	2010	Masahiko Ohta	Bridge
Sket Dance	TV series	2011	Keiichiro Kawaguchi	Tatsunoko Production
Ah! My Goddess: Together Forever	OVA series	2011	Hiroaki Gōda	AIC
Minami-ke: Omatase	OVA	2012	Keiichiro Kawaguchi	Feel
Acchi Kocchi	TV series	2012	Fumitoshi Oizaki	AIC
Hori-san to Miyamura-kun	OVA series	2012	Shingo Natsume, Erkin Kawabata, Tetsuo Hirakawa, Kazuya Aiura	Hoods Entertainment, Marone, Gonzo, Studio Kai
Kotoura-san	TV series	2013	Masahiko Ohta	AIC Classic
Minami-ke: Tadaima	TV series	2013	Keiichiro Kawaguchi	Feel
Minami-ke: Natsuyasumi	OVA	2013	Keiichiro Kawaguchi	Feel
My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, as I Expected	OVA and TV series	2013	Kei Oikawa, Takashi Ikehata	Feel
D-Frag!	TV series	2014	Seiki Sugawara	Brain's Base	^[9]
Engaged to the Unidentified	TV series	2014	Yoshiyuki Fujiwara	Dogakobo	^[9]
Hōzuki no Reitetsu	TV series	2014	Hiro Kaburaki	Wit Studio	^[9]
Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha	TV series	2014	Toru Takahashi	Production IMS	^[9]
Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions! -Heart Throb-	TV series	2014	Tatsuya Ishihara	Kyoto Animation	^[9]
Minna Atsumare! Falcom beep Gakuen	TV series	2014	Pippuya	chara-ani, Dax Production	^[9]
Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time	TV series	2014	Yūji Mutoh	Shin-Ei Animation	^[9]
Nisekoi	TV series	2014	Naoyuki Tatsuwa, Akiyuki Shinbo	Shaft	^[9]
No Game, No Life	TV series	2014	Atsuko Ishizuka	Madhouse	^[10]
No-Rin	TV series	2014	Shin Ōnuma	Silver Link	^[9]
Oneechan ga Kita	TV series	2014	Yoshihide Yuuzumi	C2C	^[9]
Go! Go! 575	TV series	2014	Takefumi Anzai	Lay-duce, C2C	^[9]
Pupipō!	TV series	2014	Kaoru Suzuki	AIC Plus+	^[9]
Recently, My Sister Is Unusual	TV series	2014	Hiroyuki Hata	Project No.9	^[9]
Robot Girls Z	TV series	2014	Hiroshi Ikehata	Toei Animation	^[9]
Seitokai Yakuindomo*	TV series	2014	Hiromitsu Kanazawa	GoHands	^[9]
Silver Spoon season 2	TV series	2014	Tomohiko Itō, Kotomi Deai	A-1 Pictures	^[9]
Space Dandy	TV series	2014	Shinichirō Watanabe Shingo Natsume	Bones
Strange+	TV series	2014	Takashi Nishikawa	Seven	^[9]
SoniAni: Super Sonico The Animation	TV series	2014	Kenichi Kawamura	White Fox	^[9]
Wake Up, Girls!	TV series	2014	Yutaka Yamamoto	Ordet, Tatsunoko Production	^[9]
Witch Craft Works	TV series	2014	Tsutomu Mizushima	J.C.Staff	^[9]
Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life: Awakening Arc	TV series	2014	Toyonori Yamada	Sanzigen	^[9]
World Conquest Zvezda Plot	TV series	2014	Tensai Okamura	A-1 Pictures	^[9]
Yo-Kai Watch	TV series	2014	Shinji Ushiro	OLM	^[9]
Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma	TV series	2015	Yoshitomo Yonetani	J.C.Staff
Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist	TV series	2015	Yohei Suzuki	J.C Staff	^[11]
Mr. Osomatsu	TV series	2015	Yoichi Fujita	Pierrot (company)
Konosuba	TV series and OVA's	2016	Takaomi Kanasaki	Studio Deen
Pingu in the City	TV series	2017	Naomi Iwata	Polygon Pictures
Zombie Land Saga	TV series	2018	Munehisa Sakai	MAPPA
Pop Team Epic	TV series	2018	Jun Aoki, Aoi Umeki	Kamikaze Douga, Space Neko Company
Teasing Master Takagi-san	TV series	2018	Hiroaki Akagi	Shin-Ei Animation
Hinamatsuri	TV series	2018	Kei Oikawa	feel.	^[12]
KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson	movie	2019	Takaomi Kanasaki	J.C.Staff
Fruits Basket	TV series	2019	Yoshihide Ibata	TMS/8PAN
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War	TV series	2019	Shinichi Omata	A-1 Pictures
The Quintessential Quintuplets,The Quintessential Quintuplets II	TV series	2019	Satoshi Kuwabara, Kaori	Tezuka Productions, Bibury Animation Studios
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Wayward Journey	TV series	2020	Takayuki Hamana	Studio Deen	^[5]
Horimiya	TV series	2021	Masashi Ishihama	CloverWorks
Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan	TV series	2021	Nobuyoshi Nagayama	Studio Blanc
The Dungeon of Black Company	TV series	2021	Mirai Minato	Silver Link
Zombie Land Saga Revenge	TV series	2021	Munehisa Sakai	MAPPA
My Senpai Is Annoying	TV series	2021	Ryota Itoh	Doga Kobo
Komi Can't Communicate	TV series	2021	Ayumu Watanabe, Kazuki Kawagoe	OLM
Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie	movie	2022	Hiroaki Akagi	Shin-Ei Animation
The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie	movie	2022	Masato Jinbo	Bibury Animation Studios
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The First Kiss That Never Ends	movie	2022	Shinichi Omata	A-1 Pictures
Kotaro Lives Alone	ONA series	2022	Tomoe Makino	Liden Films
Fruits Basket: Prelude	movie	2022	Yoshihitde Ibata	TMS Entertainment
Spy × Family	TV series	2022	Kazuhiro Fukuhashi	Wit Studio, CloverWorks
Bocchi the Rock!	TV series	2022	Keiichirō Saitō	CloverWorks
Chainsaw Man	TV series	2022	Ryū Nakayama	MAPPA
Urusei Yatsura (2022)	TV series	2022	Hideya Takahashi, Yasuhiro Kimura, Takahiro Kamei	David Production
KonoSuba:An Explosion on This Wonderful World!	TV series	2023	Takaomi Kanasaki, Yujiro Abe	Drive
My deer friend Nokotan	TV Series	2024	Masahiko	Wit studio

References

^ Surat, Daryl (April 16, 2010). "Urusei Yatsura". Otaku USA Magazine. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Wolfe, Jennifer (May 21, 2015). "New 'RANMA 1/2' Limited Edition Blu-ray Set Debuts June 2". Animation World Network. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
^ "御先祖様万々歳！(1989～1990)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
^ "ＭＡＲＯＫＯ麿子(1990)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Official Anime Site". Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^ Aika, Emi (November 6, 2024). "The Official Website for". viz.com. Viz Media. Archived from the original on December 19, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
^ "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | Watch on Funimation". 2022-05-24.
^ Loo, Egan (24 July 2008). "Hetalia Axis Powers Web Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w Eisenbeis, Richard (1 October 2014). "Your Complete Winter 2014 Anime Guide". Kotaku. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
^ "No Game, No Life (No Game, No Life) - MyAnimeList.net". MyAnimeList.net. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ "Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist". IMDB. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ Team, Metocre (30 April 2024). "Best Comedy Anime To Watch Right Now". Metocre. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[1] Surat, Daryl (April 16, 2010). "Urusei Yatsura". Otaku USA Magazine. Retrieved January 16, 2018.

[Ranma-2] Wolfe, Jennifer (May 21, 2015). "New 'RANMA 1/2' Limited Edition Blu-ray Set Debuts June 2". Animation World Network. Retrieved January 16, 2018.

[3] "御先祖様万々歳！(1989～1990)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 13, 2014.

[4] "ＭＡＲＯＫＯ麿子(1990)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 13, 2014.

[Orphen-5] "Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Official Anime Site". Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

[6] Aika, Emi (November 6, 2024). "The Official Website for". viz.com. Viz Media. Archived from the original on December 19, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2017.

[7] "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | Watch on Funimation". 2022-05-24.

[8] Loo, Egan (24 July 2008). "Hetalia Axis Powers Web Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[kotaku-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w Eisenbeis, Richard (1 October 2014). "Your Complete Winter 2014 Anime Guide". Kotaku. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

[10] "No Game, No Life (No Game, No Life) - MyAnimeList.net". MyAnimeList.net. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[11] "Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist". IMDB. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[12] Team, Metocre (30 April 2024). "Best Comedy Anime To Watch Right Now". Metocre. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

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