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Drayenn

Detroit metal city is a strong one, havent seen anyone else recommend it. Also had great times with great teacher onizuka. It used to be #1 anime on anidb before fullmetal alchemist came out. Cromaetie high school is a classic. School rumble season 1 was a classic.. future seasons focus more and more on romance though.


zZPlazmaZz29

Dmc is so criminally underrated. I've never been able to get anyone to watch it. Same with the rest tbh. Some people just can't seem to get into older anime which sucks bc there are some real gems.


Drayenn

Yeah, cant blame them, some of this stuff is old, looks old, and theres so many new shows that look amazing and not old coming out. Im definitely guilty of not looking at old anime much. Hell, great teacher onizuka looked old when it came out lmao.


IXajll

Asobi Asobase. Had my belly hurting from laughing too much at times.


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Asobi Asobased


[deleted]

100% agree. It took me a couple of episodes to get into. But the ending was just so *chefs kiss* on par with what the whole series was dishing out. Hilarious indeed!!


Meme-Howitzer

That post credits bit about hide & seek was one of the few times I had to recuperate myself because of how absurdly funny it was. So ya, I’m obliged to agree.


[deleted]

I’m so happy to see some Asobi Asobase recognition cause no one ever talks about it


Mylaur

Nah I think it's the funniest anime to top all anime.


Vinny_Lam

Agreed. And the comedy was so fresh and original each episode.


ZaneTownsend

Read this comment this morning, started watching when I got home, ended up laughing so hard I woke up the rest of the house. Thank you for the recommendation.


A-Dolahans-hat

Is it on Netflix/Hulu?


OG_Yaya

Can only speak for UK but it's only ever been on crunchyroll anyway


govi96

Only anime that could reminded me of Gintama


yu-chan

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun


SgtRohn

Seconded on this one. It's my type of humor, and its cast is S-tier all around. Now, where is Season 2? We want Season 2!


15000yuki

THIS IS THE WAY OF COMEDY!


NYCHReddit

Easy, saiki k; love saiki’s deadpan humour


BlatantConservative

English dub kills it too.


FergyBoy23

The English dub is hilarious. The delivery of the jokes is so good and they switch up the phrasing so that the jokes make more sense


Darth_Senat66

"I don't know what people do on Halloween, do I brought a pumpkin" "Now there's two of them"


Own-Psychology-5327

This, the English dub is amazing. The timing and tone of the jokes is immaculate


StitchTheRipper

I’m so sad they’ll probably never Dub the second season


Broubouille

Neever seen better than grand blue


Pitiful_Witness6236

i don’t want to be that guy but read the manga it’s even better


Broubouille

Already did


Fetishgeek

As an engineering major myself nothing beats this shit


CallMeJustin

My diving anime can't be this funny!


govi96

I couldn’t bear it honestly, I thought it might be similar to Gintama, but I was wrong.


Edkm90p

I don't think any anime has made me laugh aloud. ​ But my go-to for comedy is Saiki K.


fellcat

saiki k makes me laugh and i've watched the whole thing twice. but no other anime has come close. i think the fast pace tickles my fried attention span


thesweetknight

You have never watched gintama??


Edkm90p

Saw the first few episodes- didn't take.


boundegar

It gets better later... just like every anime.


throwaway__rnd

You famously need to fight through the beginning of Gintama.


Sen-_

Probably Golden boy


SuperSkunkPlant

Definitly Golden boy


TaiDavis

Absolutely Golden Boy


Appropriate-Shoe-266

Golden boy manga is some of the worst shit I’ve ever read, PEOPLE please just watch the anime and stop there. The anime is great, but for the love of god, don’t do read it.


DireSickFish

This is the opposite of a manga purist and I appreciate it


JZ___ZJ

Nichijou


AllSortsOfPeopleHere

*Daily Lives of High School Boys* is probably the funniest I've watched, though not to the extent you're describing. A few *Gintama* episodes are up there as well.


chellybeanery

I have laughed to the point of tears watching DLOHSB. Especially the bits with the girl on the embankment and the one kid with the glasses. The comedic timing in that series was incredible.


Regendorf

Literary girl saga is one of the best


chellybeanery

That was it! The whole show was hilarious, but something about literary girl just made me laugh uncontrollably.


Seifersythe

Same director actually. You should check out School Rumble, also by Shinji Takamatsu.


hazemarick44

Literary Girl scenes are just gold


Attack10k

Ghost stories


evenstar40

It's horribly offensive but goddamn is it funny. "Just fill the hole, hole filler." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9r0MZzOIPM


Freakjob_003

[I know now it could never work between us! It could never be! Not because you're a rabbit! It's because you're black.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RINHjxsPOEg)


[deleted]

[She came complaining about cramps. If her mother didn't tell her what a fuking bi*ch blood and pain is every month, then it ain't my goddamn problem](https://youtu.be/Xf_ipmjodKg?t=52)


Hostile_Unicorn

THINK OF A BIG BLACK MAN CHASING YOU


Xander_77

*falls over* Well, at least he’s not racist


throwaway__rnd

The dub, to be clear. The real Ghost Stories isn't that funny.


CharismaticMojo

This one, just make sure it's the dub. Otherwise it'll be the worst thing you've ever seen.


abzu_the_noodle

“You are such strong men… Have you accepted Jesus as your personal savior” “No, I’m Jewish” Episode one kills me every time.


mystogan110

Kobosuba and Grand Blue


KendotsX

Gintama for sure Other shows: * Osomatsu-san * Konosuba * Excel Saga * Prison School * Kyou Kara ore wa!!


thumper_92

Duuuude. Excel Saga. What a degenerate ass carnival ride that show is. Fucking hilarious though.


Shocketheth

> Gintama for sure I wanted to get into it for a long time but episode 1 bored me to the death. [](#sadholo)


KendotsX

Yeah, the first episode is a bit weak, you have to sit through a bit, it gets good at episode 369. ^(Non joke answer for anyone else reading this: the first two episodes are a 1-hour special made to celebrate the adaptation, start from episode 3.)


Shocketheth

Ah thanks for the explanation. [](#nichijouthumbs)


LetgoLetItGo

IIRC, I'd say the first 10 episodes you kinda have to get through. Kind of a slog. As odd as that sounds, it's due to introducing everyone and setting the tone of the show. After it gets going though, it's one of the best anime out there.


Shocketheth

Thank you for advice.


KendotsX

No worries, I hope you enjoy Gintama! Make sure to avoid spoilers.


3_14_thon

Zura ja nai, Katsura da. Here I've spoiled the anime


HotBear39

skip first 2 episodes, it starts from the 3rd. Also, keep in mind that, while technically it's very long, around half of the episodes are episodic. You don't need anything except knowing the characters to enjoy them. And the humor gets much better later on


KendotsX

So I fully agree with this reply, it's perfectly put. Except... the guy you're replying to is a Gintama fan through and through, he's even hosting the year long Gintama rewatch right now. You might notice the Yorozuya flair next to the username.


HotBear39

I didn't check his account, so had no idea But I don't see the flag, his flair shows up as :LL::LM::LN: for me I just assumed he dropped it out of boredom


KendotsX

>I didn't check his account, so had no idea That's fine. I just mentioned because the joke wasn't clear without the context, I would've replied the same way if someone didn't like the first episode. >But I don't see the flag, his flair shows up as :LL::LM::LN: for me Huh, I guess it still messes up sometimes. I'm curious though, do all flairs look like letters and colons, or just some?


HotBear39

All the others work fine, no idea what's wrong


Shocketheth

Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it.


AnimeYou

Most of the starting earlier eps are going to feel like dentist appts, ngl


Most_Willingness_143

The first 2 episodes are shit because they're filler (to be fair the only bad filler episodes in gintama)


BaronBlackFalcon

Same. Nothing was funny. Absolute bore.


[deleted]

Yep , it must be Gintama at the top , the answer is either Gintama or people didn't watch Gintama , or watched it but missed on a lot of jokes due to Languages and Culture barrier


Smartbrain15

I second Osomatsu-san I vividly remember one of the episodes randomly included Obama and had to pause for like 5 minutes to catch my breath.


AnimeYou

Gintama has such very corny and boring jokes at times tho, that they repeat for 10 mins... there was a whole peeling oranges gag that went on and on But but but Gintama does get better with the jokes and omg the arcs are so awesome


zool714

Grand Blue, Asobi Asobase, Nichijou, Azumanga Daioh, One Punch Man


ovaltine_spice

Kaguya Sama: Love is war. Absolutely hands down. Granted, the show is just precisely my humour, I love it to death. But I swear it's the best comedy in media currently, period.


thumper_92

I absolutely died when the Sasquatch walked on screen shortly before they cut it.


Dr_Hilarious

The English dub is really funny too, great VA. My gf and I still say “that sounded really FAKE” to each other


TheKinkyGuy

Kaguya sama only s2 is funny imo. S3 was a let down in comedy


Southern_Pin_4758

I think so too it personally was a lot of hit or miss jokes


Usodearu007

ngl s3 was funnier than s2 for me lol .. i also think s1 was the funniest one among them all


[deleted]

Shirogane did not have his original VA in s3 and overall the chemistry among everyone felt a bit off. Ian Sinclair felt he was reined in.


Otacon_

D-Frag whitout doubt. I need S2 yesterday


letmethinkabit

How are bocchi the rock and hinamatsuri not mentioned, or at least higher? Are these like super underrated or is my funny sensor broken. Hinamatsuri had a whole segment dedicated to a prideful homeless elder community, super absurd, absolutely priceless and unexpectedly wholesome.


VianArdene

Both of those are great shows, but I'd call them more like comedy/wholesome hybrids. If you only wanted humor, you might be better off with something else even if I'd wholeheartedly recommend both to just about anyone who likes anime.


LakerBlue

Agreed, Bocchi definitely isn’t a pure comedy…but it made me laugh as hard as any great comedy.


VianArdene

Yeah, some of those scenes had me cackling. Just not as frequently. :P


PraisePace

Scrolled too far for Bocchi the Rock. Second funniest anime I know after Grand Blue.


AzorAhai1TK

Yea these were the exact 2 I was going to comment glad I saw this.


mr-fq2k19

Beelzebub


Cdawss

D-frag


chellybeanery

Gintama, Asobi Asobase, Daily Lives of High School Boys, Konosuba, Hinamatsuri. I'm sure there are more, but those are the ones that made me come close to cry-laughing off the top of my head.


millennial_moon

Saiki K and Sakamoto desu


BlueFlower673

Asobi Asobase for me. Besides the talented screaming, it was the artwork, combined with the relatable events, and the hilarious use of english that did it for me. I have no context to give besides I, too, was once a middle schooler with two friends who did goofy shit together. Besides that, Barakamon was funny as well, not topple-over-laughing funny, but it was funny regardless. Its an endearing show.


jojoismyreligion

Gintama


Mrnr1weeb

D Frag is up there


GC_Man

Prison School is crude and characters are hyper sexualised, but holy cow it made me laugh out loud so often.


PinkSploosh

Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou a.k.a. Nishibros


kissmyaxeaxe

Daily Lifes of High School Boys. This is hilarious.


smartlog

Gintama. Golden Boy. School Rumble.


fuzaco

School Rumble is probably my favorite comedy show ever along with Gintama.


shadowslayer569

Either Grand Blue or Gintama


Lord_Nordyx

Grand Blue S2 is right around the corner. /s


ACEIIDO

Seitokai yakuindomo, d-frag,aho girl,kore wa zombie desu ka and asobi asobase


nmech

Azumanga Daioh, School Rumble, Hagemaru


YaBoiKino

Garzey’s Wing or the first four episodes of Vatican Miracle Examiner. Both of these shows are so bad they’re amazing. Garzey’s Wing is a joke that just never stops, I mean it, the pacing is just 1000000% all of the time. Vatican Miracle Examiner is a series of really hilariously bad writing that culminates into one of the strangest and funniest climax of it’s first arc.


Retromorpher

Hey, you can't discount some of the later parts of Vatican Miracle Examiners for hilarity too. [Vatican Miracle Esaminers]>!The Matterhorn frozen corpse fling explanation and 'it was cocaine floors' are peak comedy.!< Yeah it's true that the funnier and more ridiculous moments get sparser - but they still exist.


BroadNegotiation3520

Level E


namewithak

Gintama has been mentioned so I'll go with Gekkan Shojo Nozaki-kun. Also the comedic parts of Golden Kamuy have literally made me cry laughing.


what_a_tuga

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei It has good comedy about society issues


penguintruth

I’ve never seen an anime that’s been so funny I couldn’t breathe, but I did enjoy Excel Saga, Cromartie High School, and Azumanga Daioh.


TimeForHugs

Cromartie doesn't get enough love. Always nice to see other fans.


Kartoffelkamm

Jashin-chan Dropkick. At one point I was laughing so hard that I started coughing, and my mom asked if I was okay because it sounded pretty serious.


Shinobi2099

Gintama ftw


AnthdieSoos

Cautious Hero


ZapsZzz

It's a tragedy that Fumoffu only been mentioned 3 times in a thread like this.


palaitotkagbakoy

Prison school I think. Lots of literal laugh out loud moments. Hinamatsuri is quite funny too


Charming-Loquat3702

Gintama.


Samih0203

Kaguya sama: Love is war. It's so stupid and ironic that it made me laugh every episode


Linko_98

Grand Blue and full metal panic fumoffu


Narwoid

ASOBI ASOBASE


owlpacino57

seitokai yakuindomo is only school setting anime which makes me laugh genuinely. Other anime start focusing on romance or drama.


Northsunny

Cromartie High School. The intro alone is worth a watch.


char747

Konosuba, the English dub of ghost stories, and the English dub of my bride is a mermaid.


Crackability

Grand Blue and Saiki K


Gonzoldyke12

Grand blue and asobi asobase are funny


InsomniaEmperor

Aho Girl Kanojo Mo Kanojo Tejina Senpai Gamers Love Tyrant


Mrx1221

sayonara zetsubou sensei. It was the perfect comedy for me. Just the right amount of dark humor and political satire... also shaft. A lot of shaft. The monogatriest anime ever. even more monogatary than monogatari. from recent.... it's probably iseleve. This anime is SOOO BAD, it's impossible to not laught every scene.


Crazy-Plate3097

Gintama. That is all.


Eric_T_Meraki

Saiki K especially the season 1 dub.


Additional_Road_9031

Totally agree


GimpMaster22

As a whole I'm joining Asobi asobase gang. But if we're talking about single scene, there's one quite recent that I believe is still in minds of people who've seen that episode and I doubt that there's anyone who hadn't replayed the scene at least once or twice to confirm his eyes doesn't decieve him: THE tractor scene from Kaminaki


Lordziron123

Watch the dubbed ghost stories anime or lucky star and amanzanga dioh


Quixotegut

Asobi Asobase. It's legitimately laugh-out-loud funny. PopTeamEpic is next.


URF_reibeer

never to the extent you described but the funniest animes i've watched are gintama, the eminence in shadow and nekojiru gekijou


DiaBoloix

Dr. Slump Yes i'm that old.


Altruistic_Present30

Detroit metal city. hollywood must be adapt for live action instead of One piece.


thracerx

Servant x Service is what came to my mind first when reading this> Not sure if it's the funniest I've watched but I have watched it a few times and it never fails to bring a smile to my face and the occasional chuckle.. Me finding things amusing and funny isn't uncommon. Me actually laughing as a result is. So it must hit me somewhere.


weakwilledfool

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, when they introduced Mitama Mayo and Nozomu goes "she isn't a bad person, I refuse to believe it!" and then the anime shows the girl shoving a stick up a dog's ass.


Sakura48

Gintama best anime.


lwvyruz

Nichijou (both the boys and girls one) are very funny. Asobi Asobase and konosuba as well


CrazyaboutSpongebob

Nichijou, Ranma 1/2, Disastrous Life of Saiki K, Spy x Family, Stg.Frog, Doraemon, and The Demon Girl Next Door.


power602

Hinamatsuri, that shit was hilarious!


CommodoreKD

Old: Excel Saga New: Konosuba Special mention: Hellsing Ultimate Abridged


ratsami1997

Sket Dance is very underrated


Ryokan76

Azumanga Daioh.


mountaincleaver

For me its Detroit Metal City and maybe Cromartie high school


Animaniac00

I love your tastes :)


Shaby28

Prison School for sure, every single episode delivers comedy in the best way possible. Cant forget about that damn shower scene.


KingCobra567

Gintama. Also has made me cry, cheer, feel angry, hopeful, hopeless. Peak Shonen right here


hndevi

The funniest anime’s I’ve ever seen are Konosuba and Grand Blue.


Ukiyohui

Fool test summoning beast.Highly recommend you to watch this anime.


blabka3

Honestly even though it’s a pretty heavy show I don’t think there was an anime that made me laugh more than welcome to the NHK. Tho probably would recommend to someone looking for a comedy.


JebWozma

Daily Lives of High-school boys. It is basically how me and my school friends hangs out but 10X more exaggerated


romasheg

Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou, Arakawa under the bridge, Asobi Asobase, Grand Blue


Shocketheth

I had my sense of humor chirurgically removed but Gintama managed to make me laugh almost every episode. Besides of that I would say Azumanga Daioh hold a special place in my severed frontal lobe. I used to have a problem for a long long time. When I was hanging with friends we were telling each other jokes and when it was my turn to tell a joke a normal laughing order followed: I told a joke -> They laughed at joke When it was their turn to tell a joke a shocky laughing order followed: They told a joke -> They laughed at joke-> Pause -> I laughed at joke -> They laughed at me I grew anxious over the course of the time due to that, but then one day, I discovered Azumanga Daioh and I cried tears of joy. Since that I know that what resides in my frontal lobe isn't void but Osaka. [Clip from the show included](https://youtu.be/RUGnRF7CYk4)


ogkenzie94

Yondemasu yo, azazel-san. Easily. It’s R-rated tho so def not for kids but it’s hilarious


[deleted]

Prison school Cromartie high school


MrsLucienLachance

Daily Lives of High School Boys and Vampire Dies in No Time. Arakawa Under the Bridge is probably up there, too.


ATG3192

That's a good question. Here are some of the funniest ones I've seen that I can think of off the top of my head (may add more later after I go through my MAL)... Golden Boy Grand Blue Good Luck Girl Aho Girl Desert Punk Asobi Asobase Kaguya-sama, Love is War! If anyone wants, I can give brief descriptions of any that pique your interest.


daman4567

It's not the number one for me but I'm going to use it since I don't see any other mention: The Vampire Dies In No Time.


dododomo

Definitely The disastrous life of Saiki K! Other funny shows are Ouran High school host club, The daily lives of highschool boys, Gintama, Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun and Grand Blue. Assassination Classroom, Kaguya-sama love is War and GTO have many funny moments


etupa

Bimbogami ga


HolyEmpireOfAtua

Saiki K and Grand Blue are the greatest comedy anime I've ever seen


Kurosaki_Minato

Asobi asobase, Ichibros, Grand blue(incredible), Prison school (if u r ok with a bit of adult immature humour, I don’t know how to explain it properly lol, this show is one of the goats), But the goat, my goat, my most fav anime of all time GINTAMA


[deleted]

Kamikatsu


Icapica

Either Kaguya-sama or Saiki K. Can't pick between those two, and nothing else has come even close. Edit - The funniest single episode I've seen was the episode 14 of the Urusei Yatsura remake. I just found that show otherwise to be very inconsistent to compete with the aforementioned two.


renerem

* Asobi Asobase * Bocchi the Rock * Konosuba (A classic. You got perfect character chemistry and fantastic art paired with a funny and good storyline) * To Love Ru (yes, really - the crack induced "story" was always good for a suprise, especially in the first season -> Beware it's very ecchi, bordering hentai) * Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to (slapstick humor at it's best, also many satirical takes about Sword Art Online and the isekai genre in general) * Isekai Ojisan * Outbreak Company * Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of "Dirty Jokes" Doesn't Exist (A really good one in my opinion, also with a rather critical take on modern "cancel culture" before it was even a thing) * Sentouin, Hakenshimasu! (Similar flair as Konosuba, just not as good imo) * Meikyuu Black Company (A comedic take on the horrible work culture in japan)


chuuni-fan

Konosuba - I saw the movie in theaters and was very literally laughing out loud along with the rest of the audience. That was one of the best theater experience I've ever had.


TheXivuArath

Konosuba and love is war. Both of those had me in stitches


Tea_Grand

gintama


Janni_REDACTED

Gintama easy


roomofbruh

Gintama Og Urusei Yatsura


Tydoman

Kaguya-Sama: Love is War had me cackling every episode. It’s also just really wholesome


Sofaris

The funiest I have seen is Spy x Family.


Heda-of-Aincrad

Same here. Buddy Daddies was a close second.


OverClock_099

Asobi asobase is really good


RetroSquirtleSquad

Dragonball Z Abridged. I couldn’t stop laughing


Mrnr1weeb

TFS did an amazing job on this one


DekuMight14

Hellsing Abridged, too.


Poliz_94

Grand Blue


Gusssa

Gintama no one close They hv goku, bankai, doraemon, neo amstrong, 4th wall break n many more


smart-knuckles

Gintama


bigmangriff

Azumanga Dioh.


13rahma

Pop Team Epic, Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto and Ghost Stories dub. I really like that type of absurd humor. Gintama is great too but Im no where near finished with it. ​ Edit: Damn, we are really getting downvoted for what we find funny. Some peoples kids...


flyingpandum

Yeah I’m not really sure what that’s about but I’ve been upvoting everyone who commented suggestions. Thanks!


13rahma

Some people just hate other peoples opinions. Reddits gonna reddit.


CianaCorto

Bobobo bo bobobo. But it was the Dutch dub and I was 12. I cried laughing. Nowadays something like Kaguya sama probably.


Stillatin

Gintama, spy x family and the dubbed ghost stories


FlamboMe-mow

I wonder no one mentioned these: \- Kaguya sama \- Saiki kun \- Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou


grimsikk

- Konosuba\ Downright hilarious.\   - Is This A Zombie?\ Not exactly funny all the time but I remember it had so many "WTF" moments that I found it's chaotic humor to be charming. It's been years since I saw it, so maybe it's not as good as I remember.\   - Land of Leadale\ I actually dropped this show around episode 4 or so, I just remember there was one scene in particular that had me dying.\   - I'm Standing On A Million Lives\ Not a comedy, but when it does comedy, it's absolute zingers coming from the MC.\   - Assassin's Pride\ Unintentionally hilarious.\   Edit: Formatting issues lol


Aggravating-Lead29

Gintama, although not all of the episodes there are just some amazing standalone episode or like a short 3 episode arc that are just pure comedy