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Uplifting the audience with positive emotion takes priority, eliciting laughter, amusement, or general entertainment. Almost always, comedy stories are episodic or have happy endings.
Nearly every work will use comedy as a plot device to relieve tension, but the overarching narrative must be focused on evoking amusement to be Comedy. Drama and Comedy are not mutually exclusive, but mixing them requires the audience facing human struggle with lightheartedness. Slice of Life and Comedy are incompatible by definition.
The five-part series, which utilizes a 3D animation style, follows a group of superheroes in a world where they must compete for popularity as they achieve worldwide notoriety for unmasking a villain who posed an environmental threat. (Source: Decider)
Coffy and Daniel were practicing the Japanese lion dance for their exhibit in the school festival, when Abukuma-san started yelling at them for being so loud. Coffy's temper snaps, and she hurls his beloved bonsai at him. Daniel becomes convicted for damaging property. What will become of the trial?
A music video for the song by Fusako Fujimoto that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.
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A heart-warming story depicting the day-to-day life full of laughter and tears as a mother copes with her children.
The first episode (Go Go! Doll-chan), 12 minutes long, features Mirai working as a rollerskating waitress who encounters the Neophytes in their normal day jobs. At the end we are shown a preview for the 1st Moldiver OVA episode but the text on screen advertises all 6 episodes going on sale. The preview also features a bit of footage that did not make it into the actual final cut of episode 1. The second episode (Project F), 10 minutes long, features the Neophytes working an undercover gig trying to get a MSX computer for Professor Arnagi's old technology collection.
The series follows a boy named Tangoo and a robot named Ullashong.
A self-described episode 0 of Meat or Die. This acts as a pilot for the show, drawn in simple 2D animation.
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A gag anime about foods in a refrigerator. The anime airs within the Oha Suta children's morning TV program and will receive a simultaneous manga serialization by Kazumata Oguri.
Three yarn Yoshis live on top of a desk with their dog, Pochi. Their days are full of adventures and mishaps, which are a source of never-ending fun. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Mameushi-kun follows the farmland adventures of a calf that is as small as a dust speck. (Source: AniDB)
This shows the pre-character designs and the pre-pilot scenes in animated in 3D CG. It is part animation, part live-action. The live-action part shows Suzuka Yoshida as she is the original character designer for the franchise with her drawing coming to life.
The creators of Deko Boko Friends, Maruyama Momoko and Kuwamoto Ryoutarou (m&k), have a fervent wish - they would like to see children grow into adults who live harmoniously with individuals representing a variety of backgrounds and personalities. The twelve characters represent 12 types of personality traits. Each character is an amalgamation and condensation of traits found in a variety of people. The creators would like to see children develop tolerance and a broad-minded mental outlook that would enable them to accept each person they encounter. The concept uses the element of surprise to introduce this series of animated short stories. Each animated short focuses on one character and brings his or her strong personality trait to life. (Source: AniDB)
An award-winning short film following a claymation figure trying to befriend others. As stated in the video's official synopsis, "For friendship it is the most important to be cooperative."
After the Lao Bai left the big city, he returned to his hometown Chang'an with Yanzi (Yanshan Xue) to live. While working hard to run a Chang'an supermarket for their former heroic dreams, they met community neighbors: A Meng, A Hun, Long Zi, Xiao Man, Long Shu, You You, and Xiao Wu. (Source: Bilibili)
Coffy, Daniel, and Okehazama-sensei accidentally entered the Forbidden Room behind the school building of Tumulus High School. When they managed to get out, they realized they had slipped back in time! Why did Okehazama-sensei become a fallen soldier? The truth behind the famous Japanese historical event, the Battle of Okehazama, is revealed!
Compilation OVA of the Wansa-kun series. Reminiscent of Disney's Lady and the Tramp, this work depicts the friendship between Wansa, who looks for his mother, and his friends. Wansa-kun was originally developed as the mascot character for the Sanwa Bank. The character was used for the TV series, and Tezuka Osamu was credited only as the writer of the original story. (Source: AniDB)
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Tumulus Gal Coffy goes to Tumulus High School, where a barrow tomb from the Yayoi period, the royal successor of the tumulus world, a grave from America, a commander from the Sengoku period as a teacher, and various other tumuli gather. Enjoy the tumuli love, friendship, and youth depicted in a cemetery school love comedy.
Coburoux is a prince of Curry Kingdom. Although he is a prince, he goes to the school for common people, and he is treated like other students. In fact, he is scolded by the teacher, is made to stand during class as a punishment, go some errands for a chef, and is teased by a girl whom he loves. He is always worried, and wonders whether the prince should be better. Being surrounded by weird friends and strange people in Curry Kingdom, he spends worrying days. (Source: AnimeNfo)
Bad-tempered fat cat Oyoyo charms his idiot human family but fights an ongoing battle with other neighborhood pets. (Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)
Sequel of The Racing Baseball.
Fifth season of the Washimo series.
Koyan, the Origami Ninja, came to Earth from his planet Origamio to find the magical stone "Hapiton" that has the ability to make people happy. On the way, he was joined by childhood friend Namin anda new friend Lublin. One day, a villain called Evilrun appeared. Evilrun has a black hole in her stomach and tries to inhale anything. Every time an event happens, Evilrun gets in the way of Koyan and friends. But what Evilrun's aim is remains a mystery...
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Hsiao-Hsia, a girl in the fifth grade, pretends to be the "Venusian" with her closest friends in the summer vacation, and they are planning pranks on the adults who facing the problems in their relationship. (Source: IMDB)
Penguin no Mondai Movie.
A mini side-story "Summer Mystery Adventure" series to the Taka no Tsume 8: Yoshida-kun no Batten File film. Though the film was released three years ago, it has a manga counterpart that's still running in CoroCoro Comic whose 2nd tankoubon volume was released recently. As well as scifi supernatural stories being very popular in Japan during the summer season.
The series is inspired by the Super Sentai actor Shouei (照英). Shouei is best known for his role as Gouki/GingaBlue in Seijuu Sentai Gingaman, a role he has reprised for other Super Sentai series and films. (Source: ANN)
Choushuu-kun, a rambunctious grade schooler, experiences a slightly strange everyday life with his classmates. (Source: ANN)
A collaboration between Kamiusagi Rope and Tokyo Gas promoting a special gas exhibition campaign.
Note: Screened as a double feature with Doraemon: Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan and with Pro Golfer Saru: Super Golf World e no Chousen!!. (Source: AniDB)
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A collaboration between the Kamiusagi Rope franchise and the real estate company Ricordi.
Tanuki to Kitsune manga's 5th tankoubon goes on sale November 15, 2018. A short animation was released on the franchise's official YouTube channel to commemorate the occasion.
Enter the Arari Show and meet the host Mr Arari, an over-dynamic showman who really knows how to liven up an audience. Ever wanted to learn more about the culture, language and lifestyle in Korea? Learn some words and phrases? And be amused and entertained at the same time? Come and meet the 3 foreign visitors Michael, Jenny and Lala. See how they cope with being exposed to a culture so very different from their own.
Based on the shounen manga by Yuu Furusawa.
A collaboration between Kamiusagi Rope and Lion Corporation, a toiletry company for their end-of-the-year toothbrush replacement campaign.
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A collaboration between Kamiusagi Rope and two of Shiseido's product lines: Anessa and Fullmake Washable Base (FWB). These episodes were included on the 6th DVD of Kamiusagi Rope: Warau Asa ni wa Fukuraitaru tte Maji ssuka!? as episode 23 and 24 released on March 18, 2015.
Unique episodes of Aware! Meisaku-kun where the characters break the 4th wall to promote the DVD releases of their own show. They have new animation and new dialogue to accompany the highlights of the DVD's release such as bloopers and sticker sheets.
Transformers' Bumblebee continues his tour in Japan with new chibi-fied versions of the robot by Pop Team Epic's Bkub Okawa and animator Yuzo Yamamoto promoting the Japanese release of the Bumblebee film. The Transformers film franchise prequel stars Hailee Steinfeld as Charlie Watson, a girl who comes into possession of the Bumblebee autobot in 1987. The alien robot has lost his voice and has his memory bank damaged before taking the form of an old Volkswagen Beetle and going into hiding. When teenager Charlie Watson gets the Beetle for her birthday, she discovers it to be the mute and amnesiac B-127 and names him "Bumblebee", but his presence triggers the arrival of Decepticons Shatter and Dropkick, who receive assistance from Sector 7 to hunt him down. The film premiered in Japanese theaters March 22, 2019. (Source: ANN)
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An anime short series inspired by soft drink company Sapporo Beverage's mascot character Ribbon-chan. The story center on the soda-loving young girl named Ribbon-chan and her pet dog Citron. Note: The series aired on Wednesdays during episodes of the Nori Suta Max television program. (Source: ANN)
A slapstick OVA featuring super deformed members of the Shinsengumi members
Eighth season of Boonie Bears. Targeted at preschool kids, Boonie Cubs is a brand-new edutainment series showing children that learning can be fun. At this scenic Pine Tree Kindergarten, all the cubs observe the world in their own creative and wondrous ways. Here you will learn everything from the value of friendship to exploring the mysteries of science and language. Boonie Cubs will teach kids how to help others while preparing themselves for life in this beautiful world. This show is a colorful paradise for kids, teeming with adventures around every corner. Got your notebook? Got your pencil? Packed your lunch? Good! Class starts soon and we can’t do it alone. Come along and join us on a whirlwind of adventure at Pine Tree Kindergarten! Follow Little Briar Bear and Little Bramble Bear down a mysterious and magical tunnel that leads you to a knowledge-seeking escapade full of furry friends and fun! (Source: Official Vimeo Channel)
Two additional Zannen na Ikimono Jiten episodes that will be televised 7 months after the original TV series. They will focus on manatees and chipmunks.
A collaboration between Aware! Meisaku-kun and the general merchandise store company Ito-Yokado. It promotes the latter's randsell selection by starting the episode with the principal yelling at the kids as to why they're coming to school without backpacks. The web-commercial was posted to Aware! Meisaku-kun's official YouTube channel for a limited time and could be watched at the TV screens near the cash registers at each Ito-Yokado store a few days after.
A collaboration between Kamiusagi Rope and Nipponham's Mori no Kaori product line. Meant to showcase sausages, bacon, ham, etc. that have a rustic forest flavor with no added colors and reduced sodium. Episodes were available to view by entering a code online that was given on the inner label of a Mori no Kaori's product package.
A new anime short for Nagoya area tonkatsu shop Yabaton. The short on an outdoor screen near the main Yabaton shop and the main voice actor Fukushi Ochiai, who voices Buu-chan, will attend the premiere. The short follows the shy and kind-hearted Buu-chan and his unusual family as they get into both slapstick and heartwarming situations. Yabaton serves Nagoya's regionally famous street food, misokatsu, a pork cutlet in miso sauce, as well as other fried foods. The chain has many locations but its main shop is located is Yaba-cho in Nagoya city (specifically the Osu Shopping District) where it can be easily spotted thanks to its towering mascot. (Source: ANN)
Three monkey brothers from the from an urban city go to live in the countryside. There's no convenience store nor arcades there; truly bare-bones. The story follows their daily lives trying to make friends and have fun amongst the villagers.
DVD-only specials released on the 6th and 7th discs that are sometimes considered episode 24, 25, and 26 as a whole. And episode 22, 23, and 24 chronologically.
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Shorts that focus on a female bear's life.
A collaboration between the Eagle Talon franchise and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan Official Development Assistance program. Yoshida has become a superhero called ODAman and explains everything about the ODA program. Essentially the program gathers aid from developed countries to assist developing countries to help close the gap in education, agriculture, financial power, etc. Episodes are first posted to MOFA's official YouTube channel and then later on DLE's official YouTube channel.
Ninth season of Boonie Bears. The Bear Brothers, Briar and Bramble, are back, in a whole new adventure! This time, the logger Vick has finally decided to hang up his chainsaw for good, and to do something to help the forest instead. When the new girl Carly shows up in town, Vick agrees to be her tour guide and help her on a quest to find her lost friend Kitty, who happens to be a Siberian Tiger. (Source: Official Vimeo Channel)
Chocosanji is NIJISANJI's first full-scale 3D animation video content where fans can catch snippets of the daily lives and shenanigans of their favorite NIJISANJI VTubers. (Source: YouTube)
A young girl starting to put on make-up inadvertently ignores her pet rabbit who becomes a bit jealous.
Collaboration episodes between the undergarment brand Wacoal and the comedy anime franchise Kamiusagi Rope.
An animated promotional video for the web manga of the same name.
Mini anime featuring the characters from Selection Project. Relased on YouTube and later included on DVD/Blu-ray volumes.
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TV specials of the 1980 colored Kaibutsu-kun series. The first three episodes aired after episode 25. The trio aired back to back on the same day, in honor of Taro Sagami who was the voice actor of Franken. He had passed away the day before. Shingo Kanemoto took over voicing the role after these three eps. The other three eps were all New Years specials aired after ep 57. Each Kaibutsu-kun story is ~15 minutes long. The TV series shows 2 stories per episode to fit into a half hour time slot. These specials are all 1 story each but ep 3 and 5 use the time slot for theirs.
Unaired episodes included on the home release of the main series.
10,000 years in the future when mankind has perished and fish have evolved to be salary men.
One day, a mysterious event suddenly occurred. For some reason, Jibanyan's favorite sweet: Chocobars, and Komasan's favorite: soft-serve ice cream, began to disappear from this world one after another. Why? A mysterious Yo-kai appears and tells them, "The way to bring Chocobars and soft-serve ice cream back to this world is for Jibanyan and Komasan to fight." Meanwhile, Hovernyan and Komasan's sister, Komami, who is a spy, discover that there is a Yo-kai behind this incident. There was a great conspiracy hidden. In addition, the unprecedented crisis surrounding Lord Emma, the strongest being in the Yo-kai World, is revealed! Where is Jibanyan VS Komasan? And who is the mastermind behind the incident? (Source: Yo-kai Watch Wiki)
A group of children find a kit to a Geiger counter at Akihabara one day. It leads to a Natrium leak incident with a nuclear power Monju. They have the spirit of "let's do anything, let's go anywhere" to try anything. (Source: MAL News)
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Special episode of Waccha PriMagi! that aired between episodes 13 and 14.
Norabbits' Minutes features two young rabbit brothers who live together in the forest and have endearing adventures together... though not without some absurd twists.
Fifth season of Boonie Bears.
A story of friends old and new, of being lost but most importantly being found; The Big Top Secret follows Briar as he is whisked away from the home he knows and plunged head first into the ranks of a traveling circus. The struggling circus, led by Hugo the Gorilla, is on its last leg and in desperate need of a boost. Frustrated with his brother, Bramble, and the rest of his forest friends, Briar finds a new and welcoming home among Wolfgang’s Big Top. Briar brings life back to the circus and quickly finds happiness in his new life filled with new friends and fame. While rising to the top has its benefits, it also comes with a price. After searching high and low, Bramble and his forest friends are thrilled to have found their lost Briar, but Briar is not so sure that he wants to be found. He doesn’t want to leave his perfect new life at the big top but even the most perfect-seeming things have dark sides. Through trials and chases and trains, all of the animals learn what it is to belong and the true meaning of family. (Source: Official YouTube Channel)
Anime based on the picture book Kaijuu Step, which features monsters from Ultraman series
Mini anime for the first and second seasons of No Guns Life.
Ueki no Housoku television commercial for the Shounen Sunday magazine.
A collaboration between Asa da yo! Kaishain Toho Cinema's new frequent viewer Cine Mileage Card. For every 6 movies you watch, you get 1 free. More benefits are planned to be added to card holders.
A special that features six stories - four animated, and two live-action. The four animated stories and their animators are "Muryou no Denwaki" ("Free Phone") by Pantagraph, "Atarashii Asobi" by Tayuta Mikage, "Kōtta Jikan" by Tetsuro Kodama, and "Gogo no Kyouryuu" by Takashi Katou. The two live-action stories are "My Kokka" ("My Nation") and "Kofuu na Ai."
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An anime tie-in to the Adam Sandler film Little Nicky that expands slightly on the story, showing the demonic Nicky exploring New York.
Stop-motion commercials for Mizkan's cake sushi. The first episode features a jack-o-lantern ghoul tired of eating candy. The second episode features a depressed Santa Claus because he always has to eat Christmas cake.
Original anime short that aired during the Fuji TV's Geinin Anime Kantoku (Entertainer Anime Director) variety show.
Burutabu-chan is a series of animated shorts that follow the exploits of Burutabu, a genie who constantly finds himself creating bizarre scenarios with his own excrement.
The anime promotes the new Enoshima Aquarium, and is set in Enoshima in the Shonan region. The anime centers on three jellyfish named Mizukurage (moon jellyfish), Akakurage (northern sea nettle), and Pacific sea nettle. All three are frequent visitors of the Enoshima Aquarium to the point of all three having annual passes. (Source: ANN)
The second season of Mamekichi Mameko NEET no Nichijou.
Kokekkou-san is a mother hen in a big chicken family. Keeping everyone and everything right is not an easy job for her. (Source: ANN)
Series of short videos celebrating each of the 16 idols' birthdays, featuring the birthday idol along with two supporting characters in each episode.
Sazae-san Valentine's Special which includes four stories.
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