List of comedy anime

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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
Norakuro TV series1970Toru Murayama TCJ
Urusei Yatsura (1981)TV series1981 Mamoru Oshii, Kazuo Yamazaki Studio Pierrot, Studio Deen [1] [2]
Tonde Mon PeTV series1982Shigetsugu Yoshida TMS Entertainment
Norakuro-kun TV series1987Masami Anno Studio Pierrot
Ranma ½ TV series1989 Tomomi Mochizuki, Tsutomu Shibayama Studio Deen [2]
Ranma ½ Nettōhen TV series1989 Koji Sawai, Junji Nishimura Studio Deen [2]
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! OVA series1989 Mamoru Oshii Pierrot [3]
Maroko Film1990 Mamoru Oshii Pierrot [4]
Tsuyoshi Shikkari ShinasaiTV series1992 Shin Misawa Studio Comet
Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! OVA series1993 Hiroyuki Nishimori Pierrot
Oh My Goddess! OVA1993 Hiroaki Gōda AIC
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Beginning TV series1998 Hiroshi Watanabe J.C. Staff [5]
Oh My Goddess! Adventures of Mini-Goddess TV series1998Hiroko Kazui, Yasuhiro Matsumura OLM
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Revenge TV series1999Toru Takahashi J.C. Staff [5]
Ah! My Goddess:The Movie movie2000 Hiroaki Gōda AIC
Ghost Stories TV series2000 Noriyuki Abe Pierrot
Fruits Basket TV series2001 Akitaro Daichi Studio Deen
Azumanga Daioh: The Animation TV series2002 Hiroshi Nishikiori J.C.Staff
Cromartie High School TV series2003 Hiroaki Sakurai Production I.G.
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo TV series2003Hiroki Shibata Toei Animation [6]
Ah! My Goddess TV series and OVA's2005 Hiroaki Gōda AIC
Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy TV series2006 Hiroaki Gōda AIC
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan OVA series2005Tsutomu Mizushima Hal Film Maker
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya TV series2006 Tatsuya Ishihara, Yutaka Yamamoto Kyoto Animation [7]
Ouran High School Host Club TV series2006Takuya Igarashi Bones
Ah! My Goddess: Fighting WingsOVA series2007 Hiroaki Gōda AIC
Sketchbook ~full color's~TV series2007Yoshimasa HiraikeHal Film Maker
Minami-ke TV series2007Masahiko Ohta Daume
Minami-ke: Okawari TV series2008Naoto Hosoda Asread
Special A TV series2008Miyao, YoshikazuGonzo, AIC
Gintama TV series2009 Shinji Takamatsu, Yoichi Fujita Sunrise
Hetalia: Axis Powers OVA series2009Bob Shirohata Studio Deen [8]
Minami-ke: Betsubara OVA2009Kei Oikawa Asread
Minami-ke: Okaeri TV series2009Kei Oikawa Asread
Baka and Test TV series2010 Shin Onuma Silver Link
Mitsudomoe TV series2010- Masahiko Ohta Bridge
Sket Dance TV series2011 Keiichiro Kawaguchi Tatsunoko Production
Minami-ke: Omatase OVA2012Keiichiro Kawaguchi Feel
Acchi Kocchi TV series2012 Fumitoshi Oizaki AIC
Ah! My Goddess: Together Forever OVA series2011 Hiroaki Gōda AIC
Kotoura-san TV series2013 Masahiko Ohta AIC Classic
Minami-ke: Tadaima TV series2013Keiichiro Kawaguchi Feel
Minami-ke: Natsuyasumi OVA2013Keiichiro Kawaguchi Feel
D-Frag! TV series2014Seiki Sugawara Brain's Base [9]
Engaged to the Unidentified TV series2014Yoshiyuki Fujiwara Dogakobo [9]
Hōzuki no Reitetsu TV series2014Hiro Kaburaki Wit Studio [9]
Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha TV series2014Toru Takahashi Production IMS [9]
Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions! -Heart Throb- TV series2014 Tatsuya Ishihara Kyoto Animation [9]
Minna Atsumare! Falcom beep GakuenTV series2014Pippuyachara-ani, Dax Production [9]
Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time TV series2014Yūji Mutoh Shin-Ei Animation [9]
Nisekoi TV series2014 Naoyuki Tatsuwa, Akiyuki Shinbo Shaft [9]
No Game, No Life TV series2014 Atsuko Ishizuka Madhouse [10]
No-Rin TV series2014 Shin Ōnuma Silver Link [9]
Oneechan ga Kita TV series2014Yoshihide Yuuzumi C2C [9]
Go! Go! 575 TV series2014Takefumi Anzai Lay-duce, C2C [9]
Pupipō! TV series2014Kaoru Suzuki AIC Plus+ [9]
Recently, My Sister Is Unusual TV series2014Hiroyuki Hata Project No.9 [9]
Robot Girls Z TV series2014Hiroshi Ikehata Toei Animation [9]
Seitokai Yakuindomo* TV series2014Hiromitsu Kanazawa GoHands [9]
Silver Spoon season 2 TV series2014 Tomohiko Itō, Kotomi Deai A-1 Pictures [9]
Space Dandy TV series2014 Shinichirō Watanabe
Shingo Natsume
Bones
Strange+ TV series2014Takashi NishikawaSeven [9]
SoniAni: Super Sonico The Animation TV series2014Kenichi Kawamura White Fox [9]
Wake Up, Girls! TV series2014 Yutaka Yamamoto Ordet, Tatsunoko Production [9]
Witch Craft Works TV series2014 Tsutomu Mizushima J.C.Staff [9]
Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life: Awakening Arc TV series2014Toyonori Yamada Sanzigen [9]
World Conquest Zvezda Plot TV series2014 Tensai Okamura A-1 Pictures [9]
Yo-Kai Watch TV series2014Shinji Ushiro OLM [9]
Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma TV series2015 Yoshitomo Yonetani J.C.Staff
Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist TV series2015Yohei Suzuki J.C Staff [11]
Mr. Osomatsu TV series2015Yoichi Fujita Pierrot (company)
Konosuba TV series and OVA's2016Takaomi Kanasaki Studio Deen
Pingu in the City TV series2017Naomi Iwata Polygon Pictures
Zombie Land Saga TV series2018 Munehisa Sakai MAPPA
KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson movie2019Takaomi Kanasaki J.C.Staff
My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, as I Expected OVA and TV series2013Kei Oikawa, Takashi Ikehata Feel
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Wayward Journey TV series2020 Takayuki Hamana Studio Deen [5]
Hori-san to Miyamura-kun OVA series2012 Shingo Natsume, Erkin Kawabata, Tetsuo Hirakawa, Kazuya Aiura Hoods Entertainment, Marone, Gonzo, Studio Kai
Horimiya TV series2021Masashi Ishihama CloverWorks
Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan TV series2021Nobuyoshi Nagayama Studio Blanc
The Quintessential Quintuplets,The Quintessential Quintuplets II TV series2019Satoshi Kuwabara, Kaori Tezuka Productions, Bibury Animation Studios
Fruits Basket TV series2019Yoshihide Ibata TMS/8PAN
The Dungeon of Black Company TV series2021Mirai Minato Silver Link
Zombie Land Saga Revenge TV series2021 Munehisa Sakai MAPPA
My Senpai Is Annoying TV series2021Ryota Itoh Doga Kobo
Komi Can't Communicate TV series2021 Ayumu Watanabe, Kazuki Kawagoe OLM
Pop Team Epic TV series2018Jun Aoki, Aoi UmekiKamikaze Douga, Space Neko Company
Teasing Master Takagi-san TV series2018Hiroaki Akagi Shin-Ei Animation
Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie movie2022Hiroaki Akagi Shin-Ei Animation
The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie movie2022 Masato Jinbo Bibury Animation Studios
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War TV series2019 Shinichi Omata A-1 Pictures
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The First Kiss That Never Ends movie2022 Shinichi Omata A-1 Pictures
Kotaro Lives Alone ONA series2022Tomoe Makino Liden Films
Fruits Basket: Prelude movie2022Yoshihitde Ibata TMS Entertainment
Spy × Family TV series2022 Kazuhiro Fukuhashi Wit Studio, CloverWorks
Bocchi the Rock! TV series2022Keiichirō Saitō CloverWorks
Chainsaw Man TV series2022Ryū Nakayama MAPPA
Urusei Yatsura (2022)TV series2022Hideya Takahashi, Yasuhiro Kimura, Takahiro Kamei David Production
KonoSuba:An Explosion on This Wonderful World! TV series2023Takaomi Kanasaki, Yujiro AbeDrive
My deer friend Nokotan TV

Series

2024 Masahiko Wit studio
Hinamatsuri TV series2018Kei Oikawa feel. [12]

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