Best Japanese Comedy TV Shows
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Best Japanese Comedy TV Shows
TOP TV Shows: Spy x Family (2022), One Punch Man (2015), Prescription Police (2006), Kuroko's Basketball (2012), Ouran High School Host Club (2006), Haikyu!! (2014), Odd Taxi (2021), Grand Blue Dreaming (2018), Interspecies Reviewers (2020), Steven Universe (2013), Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2012), Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2023), Kaguya-sama: Love is War (2019), Chainsaw Man (2022), My Dear Exes (2021), Camp Lazlo (2005), Happy Kanako's Killer Life (2025), The Benza (2019), My Hero Academia (2016), Saving My Stupid Youth (2014).
List of Best TV Shows
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Story:
Master spy Twilight is the best at what he does when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions in the name of a better world. But when he receives the ultimate impossible assignment—get married and have a kid—he may finally be in over ...
Style:
anime, satirical, captivating, disturbing, entertaining ...
Plot:
agent, secret mission, espionage, telepath, family relations, spy hero, supernatural ability, secret, supernatural power, satire, supernatural, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
year 1962
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221K
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Story:
Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special” training, though, he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible. In fact, he’s too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single ...
Style:
anime, feel good, entertaining, humorous, parody ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
superhero, battles, monster, martial arts, supernatural, absurd humor, fight, cyborgs, karate, fantasy world, direction and purpose, violence ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Story:
Edward and Alphonse Elric's reckless disregard for alchemy's fundamental laws ripped half of Ed's limbs from his body and left Al's soul clinging to a cold suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers scour a war-torn ...
Style:
anime, exciting, serious, manga, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, adult, preschool
Plot:
technology, supernatural, alchemy, siblings relations, curses spells and rituals, alchemist, imaginary, heroes, genocide, evil, brother brother relationship, escapades ...
Time:
1910s, 2020s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
Shūichirō Kiriyama works at the Limitation Task Force, the place where the cases which have reached the statute of limitations are destroyed.
Getting bored of his job, he decides to find a hobby, because it seems important to him to have a ...
Style:
detective, captivating, satirical, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, police procedural, fighting crime, police investigation, uncover truth, forensics, police, satire, workplace, crime investigation, coworker, police officer ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
japan
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Story:
In the story, Kagami Taiga has just enrolled into Seirin High School when he meets Kuroko Tetsuya of the school's basketball team. Kuroko happens to be the shadowy sixth member of the legendary Generation of Miracles basketball team. Together, ...
Style:
anime, captivating, exciting, tense, uplifting ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
basketball, friendship, contests and competitions, youth, rivalry, hopes, teenager, lifestyle, sport competition, ambition, champion, adaptation ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Ouran High School Host Club is a manga series by Bisco Hatori, serialized in Hakusensha's LaLa magazine between the September 2002 and November 2010 issues. The series follows Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at Ouran High School, and the ...
Style:
anime, humorous, touching, feel good, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
cross dressing, society, debt, high school, teenage life, youth, identical twins, rich and poor, seductive behavior, high school life, flirting, female protagonist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia
Is relevant?
51K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan, Poland
Duration: 24 min.
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Story:
Shōyō Hinata began playing volleyball after seeing the "small giants" who played the sport when he was in elementary school. He suffers a crushing defeat in his first and last tournament in middle school at the hands of his rival Tobio ...
Style:
anime, realistic, captivating, exciting, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
volleyball, rivalry, stubbornness, friendship, high school, friends, sport team, lgbtq, hopes, follow your dream, athlete's life, contests and competitions ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
This town should look familiar, but suddenly, it's not. The taxi driver Odokawa lives a very mundane life. He has no family, doesn't really hang out with others, and he's an oddball who is narrow-minded and doesn't talk much. The ...
Style:
anime, humorous, captivating, entertaining, tense ...
Plot:
anthropomorphic animal, anthropomorphism, taxi, animal that acts human, slice of life, animal, society, animal life, talking animal, anthropomorphic dog, lifestyle, anthropology ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Story:
Iori Kitahara looks forward to his new life on the Izu Peninsula as he prepares to start his college life there, staying in a room above his uncle's diving shop "Grand Blue". However, he is quickly shocked as he meets the local Diving ...
Style:
anime, entertaining, humorous, semi serious, seinen ...
Plot:
friendship, youth, diving, slice of life, seaside town, drinking, scuba diving, school club, fear, drinking alcohol, friends, surfer ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Story:
Fourteen-year-old Suzuki Iruma has just been abandoned and sold to a demon by his irresponsible parents! Surprisingly, the next thing he knows he's living with the demon who has adopted him as his new grandson, and has been transferred into a ...
Style:
anime, sweet, funny, satanic, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy
Plot:
friendship, new life, school, demon, magic, teenage protagonist, spell, battles, supernatural, grandfather grandson relationship, deal with the devil, danger ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Syalis is a princess. A really cute one. When she gets kidnapped by the Demon King as a hostage, she's stuck in a castle full of demons, waiting to be rescued by her knight in shining armor. So what does she do? What any of us would. Take a ...
Style:
anime, funny, sweet, romantic, gothic ...
Plot:
demon, magic, teenage protagonist, princess, friendship, captivity, fantasy world, supernatural, slice of life, danger, society, new life ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Anos Voldigord was a tyrannical Demon King that eradicated humans, spirits, and even the gods, but became bored of eternal warfare and reincarnated with dreams of a peaceful world. However, what awaited him in reincarnation after 2000 years were ...
Style:
anime, visually appealing, captivating, enigmatic, adult animation ...
Audience:
teen fantasy
Plot:
reincarnation, high school life, resurrection, wizards and magicians, demon, supernatural power, supernatural ability, magic, academy, magical, black magic, magician ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
In a world bursting at the seams with moe monsters and humanoids of the horned sort, which brave heroes will take it upon themselves to review the beastly babes of the red-light district? Can only one be crowned the ultimate title of best girl? ...
Style:
adult animation, anime, ecchi, erotic, sex comedy ...
Plot:
harem, hermaphrodite, brothel, prostitution, demon, futanari, angel, female rivalry, elf, sex worker, explorer, erotica ...
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Genre: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story:
A young boy takes his mother's place in a group of gemstone-based beings, and must learn to control his powers.
Style:
touching, captivating, stylized, offbeat, witty ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, pre-teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
supernatural ability, gem, goodhearted, danger, intergalactic, heroes, supernatural, save the world, youth, alien, imaginary, escapades ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Intergalactic warrior Star Butterfly arrives on Earth to live with the Diaz family. She continues to battle villains throughout the universe and high school, mainly to protect her extremely powerful wand, an object that still confuses her.
Style:
captivating, exciting, sincere, semi serious, anime ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, teen fantasy, preschool
Plot:
princess, good versus evil, friendship, teenage life, magic wand, butterfly, magical girl, youth, family relations, imaginary, high school life, portal ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
After the party of heroes defeated the Demon King, they restored peace to the land and returned to lives of solitude. Generations pass, and the elven mage Frieren comes face to face with humanity’s mortality. She takes on a new apprentice and ...
Style:
anime, fantasy adventure, entertaining, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
magic, elf, demon, memories, slice of life, combat, trip, friendship, female protagonist, journey, immortal, fantasy world ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows Jimmy Neutron, his faithful robotic dog, Goddard, and his eclectic friends and family as they experience life in Retroville. Jimmy is a typical kid, who just happens to be a genius. He creates gadgets to improve his everyday life, but his ...
Style:
not serious, feel good, humorous, exciting, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, family friendly, teens
Plot:
mad scientist, boy, male protagonist, hi-tech, inventions and discoveries, mischievous children, everyday life, experimenting, experiment, gadget, friends, buddies ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Considered a genius due to having the highest grades in the country, Miyuki Shirogane leads the prestigious Shuchiin Academy's student council as its president, working alongside the beautiful and wealthy vice president Kaguya Shinomiya. The ...
Style:
humorous, anime, captivating, feel good, romantic ...
Plot:
high school life, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, high school, relationships, love and romance, teenager, mind game, romantic relationship, parents and children, love affair, friendship between teens ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Denji has a simple dream—to live a happy and peaceful life, spending time with a girl he likes. This is a far cry from reality, however, as Denji is forced by the yakuza into killing devils in order to pay off his crushing debts. Using his pet ...
Style:
anime, tense, captivating, ecchi, shounen ...
Plot:
devil, violence, blood, murder, demon, chainsaw, supernatural, terror, combat, teenager, violent, anthropomorphism ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Omameda Towako recently become the president of the construction company "Shirokuma Housing". She has experienced three divorces and is currently living with her 15-year-old daughter, Uta. Although Towako has been divorced thrice, she ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, entertaining, semi serious, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
ex husband ex wife relationship, ex husband, food, family relations, husband wife relationship, family problems, relationship problems, divorced woman, ex couple relations, relationships, divorced man, satire ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Camp Lazlo! is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray. The series was released on July 8, 2005, in the United States and was released on November 1, 2005, in the United Kingdom. The show features a Boy Scout-like summer camp ...
Style:
feel good, not serious, humorous, cult classic, hilarious ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing
Plot:
mischievous children, scout, goofy hero, buddies, misfit, fish out of water, friends, camp counselor, monkey, teenage girl, teenager, deja vu ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story:
When Kanako accidentally applies to work at an assassination agency, the timid office worker discovers that she has a knack for bumping people off. Will she ever earn the respect of Sakurai, her prickly and kinda hot co-worker–and why is she still ...
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, tension, rom com
Plot:
assassin, double life, self discovery, office politics, moral ambiguity, fish out of water, workplace romance, deadpan, urban, attraction, identity crisis, loneliness ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Chris and Kyle share a house in Tokyo, Japan. They lived in peace and happiness until the day their toilet seat broke. What happened? Where do you buy a toilet seat in Japan? How do you even say 'toilet seat' in Japanese? What exactly is a ...
Style:
buddy comedy, sitcom, humorous, semi serious, feel good ...
Plot:
satire, social problems, social satire, lifestyle, social issues, escapades, toilet humor, urban, culture clash, fish out of water, friendship, irreverent ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
People are not born equal, a realization that 4-year-old Midoriya Izuku faced when bullied by his classmates who had unique special powers. Izuku was one of the rare cases where he was born with absolutely no unique powers. This did not stop Izuku ...
Style:
anime, exciting, entertaining, sincere, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
superhero, heroes, training, school, heroism, friendship, teamwork, rivalry, fight, high school life, tournament, supernatural power ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
asia, japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Heisuke teaches at his alma mater, an all-boy’s Buddhist high school and leads a very ordinary life, except for the fact that he is still tortured by the memory of an unfortunate incident that took place there involving him and his school 14 years ...
Style:
sexy, humorous, funny, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school life, friendship, japanese high school, school, youth, teenage life, japanese schoolgirl, escapades, satire, teenager, slice of life, coming of age ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Soko Magattara, Sakurazaka? is a Japanese late night variety show starring Japanese idol group Sakurazaka46. It is hosted by Yū Sawabe and Teruyuki Tsuchida and airs every Sunday at 12:35 AM JST on TV Tokyo.
Style:
entertaining, lighthearted, interactive
Plot:
variety show, game, youth culture, behind the scenes, urban, hosts, celebrity guests, studio
Time:
2020s
Place:
tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Wakana Gojo is a high school boy who wants to become a kashirashi--a master craftsman who makes traditional Japanese Hina dolls. Though he's gung-ho about the craft, he knows nothing about the latest trends, and has a hard time fitting in with ...
Style:
anime, satirical, erotic, ecchi, semi serious ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
slice of life, cosplay, relationships, romantic relationship, love affair, satire, romantic friendship, love story, adolescence, schoolgirl, school, love interest ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
A paralegal who graduated from a big-name school teams up with an offbeat lawyer, taking on oddball little cases out of a small, neighborhood law office.
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, comedy drama, lighthearted
Plot:
social commentary, lawyer, satire, law firm, law, legal, advocate, personal growth, courtroom, teamwork, investigation, slice of life ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
There was a time when the Hachimitsu Private Academy was a revered and elite all-girls' boarding school on the outskirts of Tokyo but a recent policy revision is allowing boys into the student body. On his first day, Kiyoshi Fujino discovers ...
Style:
anime, humorous, ecchi, entertaining, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gross out humor, masochism, teamwork, punishment, prison, teenage protagonist, female nudity, school, secret love, prison escape, escapades, big breasts ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
In the fictional town of Mahoro on the outskirts of Tokyo is Tada Benriken, a small business which does odd jobs. Its owner is the solemn and level-headed Tada Keisuke, and his unexpected guest, the easygoing but vague Gyoten Haruhiko, a former ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, funny, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, handyman, everyday life, slice of life, coworker, friends, best friend, lifestyle, workplace situations, satire, workplace, small town ...
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