Comedy anime and manga
The guide lists 1,815 titles tagged comedy. The genre peaked in the 2010s (498 titles). Studios with the most comedy titles: Toei Animation (50), J.C.Staff (32) and Shin-Ei Animation (24). It often comes paired with fantasy, slice of life and school.
Best-known comedy anime
- One Piece 1999
- Fairy Tail 2009
- High School! Kimengumi 2026
- High School! Kimengumi 1985
- The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime 2021
- Transformers: The Headmasters 1987
- Ro-Kyu-Bu! 2011
- In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki 2022
- Delicious in Dungeon 2024
- Stitch! 2008
- Blue Archive the Animation 2024
- KonoSuba 2016
- Shaman King 2001
- Grand Blues! 2020
- Kill la Kill 2013
- Let This Grieving Soul Retire! 2024
- Beyblade 2001
- Hunter × Hunter 2011
- Bocchi the Rock! 2022
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt 2010
- Vicky the Viking 1974
- Zombie Land Saga 2018
- Shaman King 2021
- Gurren Lagann 2007
- Isekai Quartet 2019
- Virtual-san Looking 2019
- Ojamajo Doremi 1999
- Hayate the Combat Butler 2007
- Rosario + Vampire 2008
- Love Live! School Idol Project 2013
Best-known comedy anime films
- One Piece Film: Red 2022
- KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson 2019
- Dōbutsu no Mori 2005
- The Castle of Cagliostro 1979
- Pom Poko 1994
- Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved 2025
- My Neighbors the Yamadas 1999
- Non Non Biyori Movie: Vacation 2018
- Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone 1989
- Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan 1993
- Stand by Me Doraemon 2 2020
- Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn 1995
- Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler 1992
- Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge 1991
- Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly 1994
- Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound 1993
- Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming 1994
- Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure 1988
- The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach! 1986
- Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest 1990
- Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might 1990
- Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug 1991
- Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper 2014
- One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta 2007
- Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer 2009
- Yo-kai Watch: Tanjō no Himitsu da Nyan! 2014
- Lupin III: The First 2019
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! 1992
- The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots 1969
- Panda! Go, Panda! 1972
Best-known comedy manga
- Grand Blues!
- Fairy Tail 2006
- KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops 1976
- Doraemon 1969
- Kinnikuman 1979
- Shaman King 1998
- The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime 2018
- Negima! Magister Negi Magi 2003
- Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest 2018
- In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki 2018
- Crayon Shin-chan 1990
- Ro-Kyu-Bu! 2010
- Bocchi the Rock! 2017
- Sgt. Frog 1999
- Rosario + Vampire 2004
- RuriDragon 2022
- Reborn! 2004
- Zatch Bell! 2001
- Love Hina 1998
- Haikyu!! 2012
- Let This Grieving Soul Retire! 2019
- Afro Samurai
- Beyblade
- Tokyo Mew Mew 2000
- Slam Dunk 1990
- Hayate the Combat Butler 2004
- Azumanga Daioh 1999
- Is the Order a Rabbit? 2011
- Gintama
- K-On! 2007