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Jan 8, 2023 12:21 PM
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Poop, vomit, snot, farts, etc. Do you find it funny or not?
That type of comedy is very common in western cartoons and media, but I notice it is kinda rare in anime. You want to see more?


Jan 8, 2023 12:31 PM
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Lord-of-Chaos said:
That type of comedy is very common in western cartoons and media, but I notice it is kinda rare in anime. You want to see more?
Thank god for that. There's a reason one of the examples you posted of it in anime was Panty and Stocking, which tries to imitate western cartoons to the letter.
Gross out "humour" has no punchline or wit behind it; it's just infantile and repulsive, and puts me off watching whatever it is. Anime generally presents itself with at least some level of decorum, so I don't think vulgarity like that belongs.


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Jan 8, 2023 1:05 PM
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If they can deliver it well then I find it funny otherwise nope
Jan 8, 2023 1:23 PM
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I avoid anime that has too much of that sort of thing in it, like that one about college kids getting drunk and acting like jackasses. Blue something? I'm already ill just thinking about the college setting but gross out humor too? I'll pass, already seen that done a million times in american movies anyway.

But I am not a total prude. I liked Chio's school road and the first season of Is this a Zombie. Gonna be the Twintail is funny as well.
Jan 8, 2023 2:57 PM
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I'm not very fan of it, i'm more into the nudity and sex comedies.
Jan 8, 2023 3:00 PM
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I don't hate it nor like it and it also depends on the situation.
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Jan 8, 2023 4:33 PM
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Toilet humour is 0% funny to me. I prefer sexual jokes. 
Jan 8, 2023 6:59 PM
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it's not funny because it's offensive to others. tell me how you got yourself a friend over a long fart in public space. but hey if they can deliver a fart joke well, then they are pretty talented. 
Jan 8, 2023 7:07 PM
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I’ve never seen gross out humor in anime and im glad for that 
Jan 8, 2023 7:20 PM

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I'm fine with it being rare in anime. Toilet humor ain't my thing.
Jan 8, 2023 7:42 PM

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Mitsudomoe's first two episodes were pretty gross, IIRC, there was a lot of snot involved. Thankfully, the comedy changed for the better. Toilet humor is pretty hit or miss for me, whereas other types of comedy, I find amusing more often. 
Jan 8, 2023 7:51 PM
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Hell NO!!!!!!!! I ABSOLUTELY HATE IT!!!!! It's the MAIN reason why i stopped watching western cartoons and series altogether, miss me with that abominable shit!!!!

It's also the reason why i dropped Gintama like a hot rock, vomiting each episode and picking the nose is NOT funny!!! >_<
Jan 9, 2023 5:28 AM

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Scatological/general Gross-Out "Humor" was practically my dad and his side of the family's Religion
for as far back as i can coherently remember...  so, i was rather turned fully off from it, from a very young age indeed.

to date, that viewpoint has not changed an iota...
Jan 9, 2023 12:40 PM

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I wouldn't have a problem with seeing one now & again, and most would likely elicit at least a small chuckle from me.
Can they be over-used? Sure.
Can they be used at the wrong time? Of course.
Just like people complain about ecchi/nudity being out of place in certain scenes, a "toilet-humor" joke can be as well.

In many cases, at least in my view, it's the reaction of other characters that really makes or breaks it.
Someone's "purple color of death" cooking gives you warning there will be a reaction that could be hilarious.
An unannounced fart with the same reaction has a high chance of being as funny, if not funnier.

hazecloud said:
it's not funny because it's offensive to others. tell me how you got yourself a friend over a long fart in public space. but hey if they can deliver a fart joke well, then they are pretty talented. 

Nah... because it's offensive to some, is precisely why it can be funny.
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Jan 9, 2023 12:43 PM
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Not a really big fan of it, I guess...
Jan 9, 2023 12:44 PM

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I can only think of one example that was well delivered and that was the vomit scene in chainsaw man

that shit was hiliarious

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Jan 9, 2023 12:48 PM
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Yes I do.. And we need more of that.. Gintama did it really well..
We also need anime to add more humor even if they have serious plots
 

Jan 11, 2023 3:04 AM

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It's not my favorite, but it is better than gag humour. I prefer pipi-popo humor, to Gintama's boring comedy any day.
Jan 11, 2023 4:41 AM

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Its all about the delivery of the joke no matter what kind it is, say its the climax of the show last big scene emotional and out of nowhere someone does a poo joke?

Jan 11, 2023 5:28 AM
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Usually it's poorly done. P&SG I think did it pretty well and that's mostly because it's not the entirety of the series, it's mostly just in that first episode.

That aside, I can't think of any other anime where it was remotely appealing.
Jan 11, 2023 6:03 AM

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Depends entirely on the execution, but it's fucking hilarious when it's done well. Look at Golden Boy, for example. 

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Jan 11, 2023 8:32 AM

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Saying this as a Gintama fan, I think it's hit and miss (though even at best they're just slightly above okay). Sometimes if the execution and timing is done well, it can be funny. But other times it's like it's just there for the sake of it, and when overused it gets really tiring and irritating to watch.

It can be done right, but I definitely wouldn't miss it if it were to disappear.
Jan 11, 2023 3:48 PM
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If a fart/vomit/poop or whatever scene makes me laugh, its usually because of the reaction that the characters make, not the fart/vomit/poop itself.
Jan 11, 2023 4:12 PM

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Not funny. Not in a particularly disapproving way, just "I don't get why people laugh at this, there's no joke here".
Jan 13, 2023 12:23 AM

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I prefer Slapstick comedy more. Not the ones where a tsundere chick gets embarrassed and beats the crap out of MC. Thats annoying most of the time. Daily Lives of Highschool Boys has some authentic and enjoyable slapstick moments if i remember correctly.
Jan 13, 2023 12:27 AM

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So far the only thing that grossed me out is the one from Jojo Stardust crusader where kakyoin mixed poop into that baby's food and fed it to him
Jan 13, 2023 12:45 AM

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An and example I like humor of Gintama, Nichijou, Excel Saga and Puni Puni Poemi

I do not like humor of say Azumanga Daioh or Squid Girl Invader. There are some stuff that I did not watched.

Squid Girl as character is cute but anime overall is too stupid to be enjoyable.
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Jan 13, 2023 12:49 AM

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The pics you iust posted are more comical reactions to things which is found everywhere. You should look up levels of comedy. Slapstick humor (aka bodily humor) is one of the lowest levels while the higher levels include misunderstandings and satire iirc.

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