Comedy Anime

Film commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Kaiketsu Zorori children's book series.

Zorori makes an alarm clock machine to wake up in time for free donuts. But something strange happens when Zorori reminisces about his mother and sheds a tear. They see scenes flash by and the ZZ mark on his costume disappears! Zorori treasures it incredibly as it was added by his mother although he doesn't know its meaning.

After crash landing in the street, Zorori, Ishishi, and Noshishi are saved by a fashion design student who they quickly discover is Zororene, Zorori's mother. The alarm clock machine had become a time machine and sent them to the past. She and later Zorondo Ron (Zorori's father), help the trio take back their time machine from the police and a kaijuu.

(Source: MAL)

Three main characters — Zorori, Ishishi, and Noshishi — get a letter from their friend (a dinosaur mother) to come see some dinosaur eggs because they are going to hatch soon.

When they get to the legendary dinosaur island, they are greeted with a warm welcome. However, a huge typhoon hits the island and the eggs go missing. Zorori goes on a quest to save the eggs and have them safely returned to their families.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Zorori, Ishishi and Noshishi become agents and producers of a promising but troubled singer named Hippopo and help her on her way to stardom.

The first full-length feature film adaptation of Yutaka Hara's Kaiketsu Zorori.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Across an arid landscape, a group of cute 'monsters' cross each other's path. This was featured in NHK's Minna no Uta segment.

All children dream to have a friend straight from a fairy tale... A little boy opens his closet and finds a strange creature with a parasol sitting in there. Nobody knows how he got there and from what mysterious worlds he is, but it is a fast friendship from the beginning. And nobody can ever know...

(Source: Anime News Network)

Music video for the song Yume Miteru Wake ja Nai yo by Hiromine Takano and the NHK Tokyo Children's Choir (NHK Tokyo Jidou Gasshoudan) that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. The video was animated by Yasuhiko Suzuki.

North Song Dynasty in ancient China, a legendary figure emerged in North Song's capital Kai Feng. He is governor Zheng Bao. Peasants call him Bao Gong (Lord Bao). In a corrupted government, he differentiates himself by demonstrating extreme honestly, uprightness, impartiality, and the courage to uphold justice, which, won him the title "Justice Bao". In Chinese folklore, Zheng Bao is the reincarnation of Megrez (Chinese God of Wisdom) and possesses supernatural powers. Kai Feng Story tells the legend of Bao Gong in a brand new type of personality.

(Source: u17)

Hennako-chan is a black comedy series targeted at adult readers. The main character is an eccentric elementary school girl who has telekinetic powers that enable her to manipulate other people, animals, and even plants or objects by just staring at them. The series follows the helter-skelter daily lives of Hennako-chan and the people around her, including her family consisting of her very cracker-barrel parents, hot-to-trot elder sister, and a former stray dog, who are always thrown into frenzy by Hennako-chan's super-natural powers that expose their secrets.

(Source: Anime News Network)

A comedy about children in elementary school.

Mikio Osawa, an average 5th grade school boy, lives in the suburbs of Osaka. Mikio likes Haruko Tezuka, a cute little girl in his class. However, Mikio is too shy and withdrawn to tell Haruko that he likes her. One day, Mikio's close friend Megane brings news that Haruko is about to move away to another town...

Kaede Newtown is a romantic comedy animation created by Naoto Iwakiri, an Osaka-born illustrator. With cute little characters and music created by Japanese band Aprils and singer-songwriter TOMOVSKY, Kaede Newtown takes you back to the good ol' town you lived in during the good ol' days of your childhood.

(Source: Crunchyroll)

Aging zoo keeper Toshio Nishiyama acquires two young trainees: short-tempered former chef Takeshi Ishizawa and gentle vet Ichiro Hasegawa. Both are surprised by the difficulties they face in a deceptively easy job but persevere through troubles such as an escaped pelican, a dying camel, and the birth of a hippo. A semi-autobiographical TV special of anecdotes from real-life Tobu Animal Park zookeeper Toshio Nishiyama, who appears at the beginning and end of the film to talk about his love for animals-and to reveal that Ishizawa is in fact a projection of his younger self.

(Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)

Short experimental film from 1967 from animator Yoji Kuri.

Jia Fugui is the fierce gang leader of the Muye Gang. After going bald one day, he feels like he lost the respect of his fellow gang members. He leaves the temple on a search to find a hair growth tonic that he hope will help his hair grow back and also help him gain back the respect he believes he lost.

(Source: MAL)

A naughty boy sneaks into a sleeping cat, cuts off its whiskers and sets in motion a surprising reaction from all who encounters it.

This video is accompanied by a catchy tune and shown at NHK's Minna no Uta segment.

Bonus OVA of Shadow Skill. Features two short comedy stories.

BorgBattles between KabutoBorgs have become popular enough to hold world tournaments. The main character Ryuusei is an enthusiast of these battles. Along with his friends Katsuji and Ken, he continues fighting against new enemies day after day.

Hsiao Hsia, a girl in the fifth grade, pretend to be "Venusians" during their summer vacation, playing pranks on adults troubled with love.

Unexpectedly, their pranks succeed, making the Venusians famous and leading to the establishment of the "Venusians Agency", where they start offering advice to those troubled with love.

However, on the seventh day before the summer vacation ends, Hsia becomes troubled by her own worries. Her life as a Venusian continues until she meets a blonde woman named Ching Tien. After they resonate with each other's struggles, things start to change. For both of them, the meaning of "love" will be revealed, and they will find their own answers.

(Source: 24.5 Image Production YouTube Channel, translated)