Funny (anime)

Oh, those wacky Japanese. They always know how to make us laugh.


 * Akira
 * Angel Beats
 * Angel Cop
 * Aria
 * Axis Powers Hetalia
 * Azumanga Daioh
 * Baccano
 * Baka to Test To Shoukanjuu
 * Bakemonogatari
 * Baki the Grappler
 * Bakuman｡
 * Beelzebub
 * Ben To
 * Berserk
 * Black Lagoon
 * Bleach
 * Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan
 * Blue Exorcist
 * Blue Gender
 * Bobobobo Bobobo
 * Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
 * The Borrower Arrietty
 * Busou Renkin
 * Cage of Eden
 * Cardfight Vanguard
 * Carnival Phantasm
 * Chobits
 * Clannad
 * C the Money And Soul of Possibility
 * Code Geass
 * Cowboy Bebop
 * D Gray Man
 * Darker Than Black
 * Deadman Wonderland
 * Death Note
 * Detective Conan
 * Digimon
 * Digimon Adventure
 * Digimon Adventure 02
 * Digimon Tamers
 * Digimon Frontier
 * Digimon Savers
 * Digimon Xros Wars
 * Digimon Xros Wars the Young Hunters Leaping Through Time
 * .hack
 * Dragon Ball
 * Durarara
 * Eden of the East
 * El Cazador De La Bruja
 * Elfen Lied
 * Eureka Seven
 * Eureka Seven AO
 * Excel Saga
 * Fairy Tail
 * Fafner in The Azure Dead Aggressor
 * Fate Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya
 * Fate Zero
 * Final Fantasy Unlimited
 * Fireball
 * Fist of the North Star
 * FLCL
 * Fractale
 * Franken Fran
 * Fruits Basket
 * Fullmetal Alchemist
 * Full Metal Panic
 * Full Moon O Sagashite
 * Fushigi Yuugi
 * Futari wa Pretty Cure
 * Futari Wa Pretty Cure Splash Star
 * Yes Pretty Cure 5
 * Fresh Pretty Cure
 * Heartcatch Pretty Cure
 * Suite Pretty Cure
 * Smile Pretty Cure
 * Future GPX Cyber Formula
 * Gankutsuou
 * Gantz
 * Gate Keepers
 * Genshiken
 * Ghost in The Shell Stand Alone Complex
 * Ghost Stories
 * Gintama
 * Girls Bravo
 * Gosick
 * Great Teacher Onizuka
 * Guilty Crown
 * Gundam
 * Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
 * Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
 * Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
 * Mobile Suit Gundam 00
 * Mobile Suit Gundam Age
 * SD Gundam Force
 * Gungrave
 * Gun X Sword
 * Hanasaku Iroha
 * Haruhi Suzumiya
 * Hayate the Combat Butler
 * Hellsing
 * High School DXD
 * High School of the Dead
 * Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni
 * Howl's Moving Castle
 * The Idolmaster
 * Inuyasha
 * Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure
 * Jormungand
 * Junjou Romantica
 * Kanon
 * Karakuridouji Ultimo
 * Kare Kano (His And Her Circumstances)
 * Kekkaishi
 * Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple
 * Keroro Gunsou
 * Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer
 * Kiki's Delivery Service
 * Kinnikuman
 * K-On!
 * Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka
 * Kuroshitsuji
 * Kyo Kara Maoh
 * Legend of Galactic Heroes
 * Lovely Complex
 * Lucky Star
 * Lupin III
 * Lupin III: The Castle Of Cagliostro
 * The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
 * Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
 * Magico
 * Mahou Sensei Negima
 * Mai-HiME
 * Maji De Watashi Ni Koi Shinasai
 * Mariasama ga Miteru
 * Martian Successor Nadesico
 * Mawaru Penguindrum
 * Mazinger Z
 * Great Mazinger
 * UFO Robo Grendizer
 * Medaka Box
 * Metropolis
 * Midori no Hibi
 * Minami-ke
 * Monster
 * Monster Rancher
 * Naruto
 * Nausicaa of the Valley of The Wind
 * NEEDLESS
 * Neon Genesis Evangelion
 * Rebuild of Evangelion
 * Nichijou
 * One Piece
 * One Piece Film Strong World
 * Oniisama E
 * Ore no Imouto ga Konna Ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
 * Otogi Juushi Akazukin
 * Ouran High School Host Club
 * Outlaw Star
 * Pandora Hearts
 * Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt
 * Paranoia Agent
 * Patlabor
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 * Ponyo On the Cliff By The Sea
 * Popotan
 * The Prince of Tennis
 * Princess Mononoke
 * Princess Tutu
 * Puella Magi Madoka Magica
 * Ranma One Half
 * Revolutionary Girl Utena
 * Rosario to Vampire
 * Rurouni Kenshin
 * Sailor Moon
 * Saiunkoku Monogatari
 * Saiyuki
 * Sakamichi no Apollon
 * Sakigake Cromartie Koukou
 * Samurai Champloo
 * Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
 * School Rumble
 * Seikon no Qwaser
 * Seitokai no Ichizon
 * Seto no Hanayome
 * Shin Chan
 * Sketchbook
 * Skip Beat
 * Slayers
 * Sonic X
 * Sora no Otoshimono
 * Soul Eater
 * Spiral
 * Spirited Away
 * Star Driver
 * Steins Gate
 * Strawberry Panic
 * Summer Wars
 * Tenchi Muyo
 * Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
 * Tiger and Bunny
 * To Aru Majutsu no Index
 * To Aru Kagaku no Railgun
 * Toradora
 * Toriko
 * Trigun
 * Umineko no Naku Koro Ni
 * Until Death Do Us Part
 * Watashi Ni XX Shinasai
 * Wedding Peach
 * Weiss Kreuz
 * Welcome to The NHK
 * Words Worth
 * You're Under Arrest
 * Yu-Gi-Oh
 * Yu-Gi-Oh the Movie Pyramid of Light
 * Yu-Gi-Oh GX
 * Yu-Gi-Oh 5 Ds
 * Yu-Gi-Oh Ze Xal
 * Yuru-Yuri
 * Yuugen Kaisha
 * Yu Yu Hakusho
 * Zatch Bell
 * Zoids:
 * Zoids Chaotic Century
 * Zoids New Century

See also Funny.

"Ren: This hand of mine glows with an awesome POWER!! Its burning grip tells me to defeat you!
 * Yakitate!! Japan had several of those, depending on which anime reference you liked the most.
 * This Troper was laughing uncontrollably for a full five minutes because of the simultaneously atrocious and hilarious pun in the opening narration. He still giggles when reminded of it.
 * The karaoke scene from the original Kujibiki Unbalance (the OAVs, not the series).
 * They Are My Noble Masters, the whole Actor Allusion scene in episode 8:

Kojyuuro: Take this! My love, my anger and all of my sorrow!!

Ren: Like I said, you shouldn't say that! Now that it's come to this, from the 360 battle techniques... I'll finish this with Battler X!

Kojyuuro: HIKARI NI NAREEEE!!!!

Ren & Kojyuuro: YAAARRGGHH!!!

Colonel: ''* head sticks out like Master Asia in 'Super Asia briefing'* YOU FOOOOOLSSS!!!


 * KABOOM* "

"Yasumi:You're not thinking weird things about Mikan? (his sister)
 * In Potemayo, Yasumi holing up in the bathroom.
 * Also, Nene making Mudo her slave.
 * Guchuko vs. cuckoo clock.
 * Then there was the time they went to the bath house:

Sunao:Like what?

Yasumi:For example:

Cut to picture of Mikan in the bath, with her whole body Mosaic'd out

Yasumi: Nosebleeds into unconsciousness."

""*hooting* Hey, buddy! How 'bout getting off the road?""
 * The Opening to Overman King Gainer which includes several of the cast and robots doing the monkey. It also includes Gainer, and Sara first dancing in the forest before doing figure skating.
 * In the series itself Gainer announces his love for Sara which causes Sara to storm off blushing. This would have merely been embarrassing, but Gainer did it while an enemy was using an Overskill to broadcast everyone's thoughts to everyone - thus, everyone heard it, and quite a few of them shouted encouraging things at Sara whilst she stormed off blushing.
 * Sentou Mecha Xabungle had at least 4 of these per episode, be it physical, a pun, or just something coming in from left field - it delivered the funny.
 * But the crowning point would have to be - after Jiron, whose head is very round, has been called "DO-Manjuu" ("Big"; Manjuu is a kind of round confection) for most of the series - when Jiron Amos is finally decried as MELON Amos. In Jiron's reaction shot, his face is briefly a melon. Must be seen to be believed.
 * Alpha Gaiden includes that instance. [[media:AW-XabungleMelonhead.png|This image has not been altered]]. The fan translation gives this scene a Pragmatic Adaptation to keep the joke; Jiron is called "Melonhead" by one of the villains, and after getting fed up with it, causes the villain to instead call him "Melon" Amos. The two words sound very similar in Japanese.
 * That, and the infamous Missile Toss, in which they catch a giant missile with a Mecha maybe a fifth the weapon's size, then throw it back.
 * Despite some Unfortunate Implications, Golgo 13 has a rather notable one in the story "The Dark-Skinned Sniper". Duke Togo's target du jour is a corrupt politician in the Deep South. As part of a very intricate plan to get close to his target, Duke has taken a drug that darkens his skin color so that he can pass as black while staying with a cell of the Black Panthers organization (and catching up on his tanning). A group of cops raid the Panthers' shack, march everyone outside, and force them to strip at gunpoint so they can identify Golgo by his tanlines. Togo strips and stands up... and the cops glance at his crotch before mutually yelling, "Huh?!?" The other Panthers comment "Now he's a dark-skinned man all over! Do you see that!" "Kinda hard not to notice, actually." (For the record: The intimidated confused cops take them all in to the station, which gets Duke in range of his target.)
 * Hyakko is already pretty random, but especially funny is the scene in which Nene and Torako (!) check out the students' uniforms. Nene is downright hilarious as a lecher who ogles every cute girl who walks through the gate. The way she "outs" herself and the reponse of Torako and her friends are also golden.
 * In Chrono Crusade, after Satella implies that Rosette can't dance, she drags Chrono onto the dance floor and tries to prove that she can. However, she can't, and Chrono is just as confused--the results is one of the best Slap Slap Kiss moments in the entire series (anime OR manga), absolutely hilarious AND a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming all at the same time. Definitely one of the most memorable scenes.
 * Marmalade Boy. Choose from either Yuu and Satoshi pretending to be boyfriends (Meiko's brief Yaoi Fangirl moment is priceless), the results of Yuu's brief acting stunt, Tsutomu's Butt Monkey moments, or Miki being attacked by hungry deers in Hiroshima. Hilarity Ensues in any of these cases.
 * Ichigo Mashimaro:
 * Episode 31 (manga): When the salesman decided to return to Matsuri's house in hopes that her mother would be home, the realization that all the "scary little girls" he had been encountering along the way (save possibly Ana) were already there, and he was about to encounter them again... Unfortunately, some of the humor is derived from his undeserved perception of being a pedophile, started by Miu's lie and seemingly substantiated by Matsuri's poor explanation skills.
 * Episode 12 (anime): The teacher in Ana and Matsuri's class picks on Sasazuka again and tells him to "go stand in the hall". Sasazuka defiantly says "No" and sends the teacher outside instead.
 * Kujibiki Unbalance: In order to win a Cooking Duel,Tokino sings karaoke. Not ruining the surprise,it's too good.
 * Practically all of the Bonus Episode of Nanaka 6/17.
 * Exedore/Exsedol's imitation of Minmei at the peace talks in episode 26 of Super Dimension Fortress Macross.
 * More than 20 years have passed and This Troper still laughs at the antics of the three micronized Zentraedi spies who arrive to the SDF-1 and have no idea of anything. Hilarity Ensues when they try to blend in.
 * This troper finds a certain scene in episode 2 simply hilarious: truck driver asking a Humongous Mecha.

""You suck at right handers.""
 * Macross Frontier has several ones but the one taking the cake is Ranka's pet Ai-kun tangling himself in Sheryl's panties while the latter is taking a shower... then running out of the room into the middle of a large group of Sheryl-crazed fanboys who were trying to listen in. As soon as an irate and towel-clad Sheryl screams after the little thief, all the boys realize the opportunity and a school-wide panty chase begins. Naturally, Sheryl responds by hijacking Luca's EX-Gear and joining the hunt while Going Commando.
 * Rune Soldier Louie: "I peed in it."
 * Moon Phase: THIS CAT HAS NO ASSHOLE! Nuffsaid.
 * Also, the (non-canon) OVA.
 * Persona 4: The Animation, the King's Game. Everything about the scene is almost word-for-word the same as in the game...until Yu starts drinking...
 * Listing everything from Ninin ga Shinobuden would take forever, especially if you have an odd sense of humor. In particular, just about anything Onsokumaru does could count. Or anything involving the ninja Redshirt Army. Or Shinobu. Or anyone really. Even the ending credits deserve a spot; where else are you going to see stop-motion, line-dancing ninja chasing around a flying smiley face with panties on its head while Japanese banjo-pop plays in the background?
 * Episode 26 of Hunter X Hunter. One phrase: "IN OTHER WORDS, A PAPER TEST!". (Watch here, starts around 6:13.)
 * Best Groin Attack EVER! Even Kurapica is all "... right".
 * "GAH! SHUT UP TAILS!" from the Sonic OVA.
 * This Troper found most scenes with Eggman to be funny. My favorite though, is when he summons a robot for Sara to ride in. As she's thanking him for it, she gives him a big pat on the back, causing him to suddenly lurch forward and let out a painful "oof!" sound.
 * One episode of Initial D has Itsuki riding with Takumi and demonstrating what he's learned about drifting. He attempts a drift...and stalls his car. He tries again, stalls again and cries, "ONE MORE TIME PLEASE!"
 * During a battle between Ryousuke and Kyouichi, Ryousuke makes a last-minute pass. As he makes his move...

"Kanetsugu: It's Honda Tadakatsu! I'll defeat him and raise my name! I am the Uesugi Number One Unit, Naoe Kanetsugu! The Number One Unit is the invincible me alone! HAAAA!!!
 * The anime version of Sengoku Basara. Honda Tadakatsu makes his appearance, Naoe Kanetsugu, now an Elite Mook... announces while charging to Tadakatsu.

Tadakatsu: * thwacks Kanetsugu without even trying*

Kanetsugu: How can the invincible me, be defeated!?!?!?!? *crashes to a mountain*"

"Suu: We're sorry, the number you haved just dialed is not in service now!"
 * Oboro. Hiccups. Nuff said.
 * Inukami has it in almost every early episode. This also qualifies as Fan Disservice. Like this scene from the first episode.
 * In episode 3 of Dai-Guard, Akagi claims that "I did not go crazy, I simply took an aggressive policy regarding my giant robot feet."
 * From Love Hina: In the English dub of episode 5, Kaolla Suu's response to the telephone ringing. :

"Renjou: Do you know why I'm in such a bad mood?
 * Two partciular moments from To Love Ru anime stand out in This Troper's mind. The first is Rito imagining himself taking part in taking part in intergalatic wars, with both scenarios ending with Zastin leaping forward whilst yelling "YOUR MAJESTY!" overdramtically. The second moment involved Lala using a magnet-like invention of hers to pull Rito to her location. The moment before however, Rito had been talking to Yui, but as the device activated, he ended up crashing forward and sweeping her into his arms, carrying her along with him. The two then crash through several locations each getting funnier than the last, starting with a mall, then a woman's clothing store, then someone's apartment, then a wedding, and straight into a funeral (where the (live) body burst out of it's coffin!), and finally climaxing in a war scene!
 * "CHOCO-BANANA BOMBER!!!"
 * In the Japanese version:
 * Kure-nai keeps the humor sharp yet suitably low-key through most of the series, exemplified by Benika's deadpan response to Renjou's outrage over her team's continued efforts to break Murasaki out of the Kuhoin compound:

Benika: ...because it's forbidden to park in the Inner Sanctuary?"


 * In the first episode of Scrapped Princess, Raquel turns a Wizard Duel into a Curb Stomp Battle because wizards cast spells by calling them out - and hers are much shorter than her opponent's.
 * Heroic Age has Age and the telekinetic twins throwing giant tubs of paint at each other in an early episode. Iolaous then walks in to find them and the cargo hold covered in paint: "Explain. Now."
 * In episode 16, when awakens on board of the Argonaut, the twins are there watching, screaming in terror and running around in utter panic (which looks absurdly adorable). Then they get a hold of themselves, prepare for epic ass kicking, fire a psionic attack... and fail. Utterly so.
 * In the second episode, Age jumps into the air, and lands on a table, eating all the food on it. Then he jumps from that table to another table. It's funnier than it sounds.
 * What makes this funny is that the crew of the Argonaut have prepared this amazing formal feast for the savior of humanity... and he turns out to be this wild, super-powerful, half naked boy with No Social Skills who just jumps around wolfing down food. While everyone runs around trying to stop Age, the captain just can't help but burst out laughing at the scene.
 * Age offers some fruit to Mehitaka. Mehitaka responds that his race doesn't eat anything living. The others ask what he eats, in that case, and he turns around, picks up a shovel, and consumes it whole. Age looks confused, picks up a shovel, bites it... and starts spitting in disgust. Then a few scenes later Iolaous is screaming at them to stop feeding Mehitaka pieces of his Humongous Mecha's armor.