Pani Poni Dash! - Recommendations

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Azumanga Daioh

Azumanga Daioh

Ten-year-old genius Chiyo, animal-loving Sakaki, loudmouth Tomo, athletic Kagura, weight-conscious Yomi and dim-witted Osaka are six friends who share laughs, good times, and a high school homeroom. With scary (and sometimes perverted) teachers, school festivals, penguin suits and general hilarity abounding, you can be sure that there's never a dull day in the life of one of these students!

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sothis sothis says...

At first glance, Paniponi Dash will seem like a ripoff of Azumanga. Indeed, it follows the same format, though it definitely is a lot spazzier and contains tons of parodies. If you like Paniponi, you should definitely check out Azumanga. It's way funnier in my opinion, and the animation is also better. Fans of PPD would like AD.

kenners kenners says...

If you liked either Azumanga Daioh or Pani Poni Dash, you might like the other. They both find themselves in new places every episode, and Pani Poni Dash particularly brings in content from all manner of places -- Pay attention, or you might miss something hilarious!

Gin Gin says...

From having the same setting and random storytelling techniques to having almost the same characters, there really isn't much that differentiates these two anime. However, Paniponi Dash is a bit more random, wackier and generally funnier, but only if you already are familiar with a great deal of other anime. Thus, it would be better if you start by watching Azumanga Daioh and then switch over to Paniponi Dash than vice versa.

crimsoneyes crimsoneyes says...

High school, teenagers, a 10 or 11-year-old who is very smart; Azumanga Daioh is about a group of girls attending high school and the activities of their daily lives, while PPD is about the daily life of young Becky's class. Although PPD has a lot of... abnormal occurences, it's still a great comedy just like Azumanga.

TheGiftedMonkey TheGiftedMonkey says...

Complete and utter nonsense in your "average" high school day is all I have to say. Both skip around a bunch of high school girls (and sometimes the occassional guy) and their crazy antics with plenty of cameos and otaku references abound.

Ohforf Ohforf says...

The two series shares a lot of elements, like the inclusion of a 'child prodigy' and a gallery of stereotypical characters. Both of them also include strange occurences especially in regards to some of the minor sidecharacters/animals.

icejamez icejamez says...

Warning both contain massive lols. Both are set in a highschool and they follow the daily lifes of the various dynamic and hystarical character's. I'f you want a memorable laugh or just an amazing all around comedy anime check it out nay? O_O Oh! Neko-chan has entered my roomsuu. :3 Nyaaa she goes. Hee hee hee. *scratch*

sorcerer101 sorcerer101 says...

If you like Paniponi Dash!, then you would also like Azumanga Daioh. What they mostly hav i comman is their genres: Comdey, slice of life, school life. What I like about about them being in comman or the same is that they talk about random stuff.

Menchi Menchi says...

Total randomness is on the menu when speaking of Azumanga Daioh and Paniponi Dash! Both of these titles feature a group of erm.. quite special characters, and the events of the shows are centered around school. Guaranteed fun for friends of comedy!

Chitaka Chitaka says...

These lighthearted anime both involve the crazy antics of a group of high school girls with very different personalities (a handful of guys but not many). They're both light, simple comedies and a major part in both is how a 10yr-old acclamates to a high school setting, and many jokes are based off that concept in both anime. Paniponi however is a bit more mature than Azumanga and in my opinion is FAR funnier. The main difference is that the comedy in Paniponi is more random and bizarre more frequently than Azumanga but fans of one will most likely enjoy the other as well.

RoseOfInfinity107 RoseOfInfinity107 says...

If you like the schoo girl animes with crazy escapades then you'll like this one as well! The real big difference between the two is the roles the child prodigy play in both show. Other than that, both are as equally funny and filled with girl power.

AnnaSartin AnnaSartin says...

Pani Poni Dash is basically Azumanga Daioh on crack. It's funny but way more insane. Azumanga Daioh is my favorite of two (I prefer the characters and animation) and I think anyone who's a fan of Paniponi Dash will probably also enjoy Azumanga Daioh.

Lucky Star

Lucky Star

In present day Japan, the life of a school girl is never dull. The easily-bored Konata never finds time to study because of her otaku habits, which frustrates hard-working Kagami to no end. On the other hand, laid-back Tsukasa always manages to go with the flow, while Miyuki is concerned with keeping her status as resident know-it-all. Join these four girls as they muse and meander their way through everyday events such as eating chocolate cones, doing homework, gaming, and trips to the beach galore.

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abunai abunai says...

Both Lucky Star and Paniponi Dash! are full of meta-humor, in-jokes, subculture references and clever jabs at the real people who make and watch anime. Every single episode of both shows is packed with so many references that it is practically impossible to keep track of them. So if you like the humor and in-jokes in one of them, it's a fair bet that you will like the other, as well. Besides... "you are already dead."

JustAbigail JustAbigail says...

Both Lucky Star and Paniponi Dash focus on a large group of high school girls and have very loose, random humor. Both also have a wide range of personalities among the characters and a large amount of anime references and parodies.

TheGiftedMonkey TheGiftedMonkey says...

Complete and utter nonsense in your "average" high school day is all I have to say. Both skip around a bunch of high school girls (and sometimes the occassional guy) and their crazy antics with plenty of cameos and otaku references abound.

Ohforf Ohforf says...

Both series are wacky and makes a lot of parodic references to popular culture. Both are also without any real storyline, whilst including many stereotypical characters.

yuushizm yuushizm says...

Both have the same "in school" comedy effect. The jokes are similar. Both involve absolutely adorable girls. I really don't see how you can one and not the other.

cassiesheepgirl cassiesheepgirl says...

Both Lucky Star and Paniponi Dash are easy watching series packed with humour. Both series follow the exploits of a group of high school students and what they get up to in their lives. Whilst the exploits of the students in Paniponi Dash are far more insane than the comparatively mundane activities of those in Lucky Star, both series are also packed with various cultural and otaku references. If you liked one of these series, try the other one out.

icejamez icejamez says...

Hee hee hee hee :3. These animes are the best. Set in highschools they are two of my favorites and I'll love the characters in em forever. They are both garanteed to make you laugh unless your dead inside. And how could that be you anime loving freak. So hop on the mystical train of laughter and moe. In other words be sure to watch. :3 Also the more of an otaku you are the more you'll enjoy both cause they make tons of references to stuff. Especially Paniponi Dash.

Menchi Menchi says...

Paniponi Dash! and Lucky Star are quirky, funny and cute school-centered shows that are surely entertaining for all comedy fans. Parody is also a key element in both series, and if you enjoy finding not-so-subtle references to other shows or cultural phenomena in anime shows, these two titles are definitely for you.

ltorrent ltorrent says...

If you liked PaniPoni Dash! or Lucky Star you'd like them both because both of them are parody based on humor of absurd. Also both of them are drawn in a very bright colours which is so good to bring your mood up especially at cold and dark autumn or winter days.

Jsrf38 Jsrf38 says...

If you enjoyed either Paniponi Dash! or Lucky Star, you will certainly enjoy the other. Lucky Star and Paniponi Dash! are both parodic anime with references running in all different directions. If you are a huge otaku and know every which thing about Japan or it's anime and games, both of these series would be great to look at. Like most anime these days, the main protaganists are girls, each having their own unique characteristic making all of them lovable and always fun. Another good thing about these series are that they don't have any real plot, it's just here to entertain you with random jokes, references, or those moments where you go 'Oh, I know what you mean!'. I highly recommend these two anime series, Lucky Star and Paniponi Dash! if you enjoyed the other. Even if you haven't watched either, it's never too late to watch them now.

FreddyCrab FreddyCrab says...

Both of these are fairly eccentric yet quite simple stories of girls in high school. Both are very funny and laid back. The art styles in both of them is fairly simplistic too.

Excel Saga

Excel Saga

F City, F Prefecture: the battleground where good and evil have finally chosen to decide once and for all who will rule the world…or at least that's the general idea! Neither side seems up for the task, as surviving the brutality of everyday life is enough of a chore. On the side of evil is the organization of Across, its only member the loudmouthed and abrasive Excel who struggles just to put food in her stomach; on the side of good, three disenfranchised, unemployed bachelors whose only pursuit in life is romance. Add in alien invasions, jungle warfare, and Mexican immigrant laborers to Japan, and this war doesn't seem likely to be ending soon!

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sothis sothis says...

Paniponi Dash and Excel Saga are both extremely high octane comedy series, with tons of parodies. To be honest I found both to be a little much for me, but I can clearly see that fans of one would like the other.

Aexile Aexile says...

Both are extreme over-the-top comedies with storylines only serving as another means to make jokes. They both have points where they threaten to stop making sense for the purposes of comedy. Characters breaking the 4th wall is not uncommon in either series.

Senoj8 Senoj8 says...

Both of series have no real plot or storyline, they're just funny as hell. So, if you liked who you should like the other.

galacticdude7 galacticdude7 says...

Both Excel Saga and Pani Poni Dash specialize in the absurd and crazy. Both shows make little sense, and thats what makes them great. If you like one, then you'll definately like the other.

Rfsancho Rfsancho says...

Panidash and Excel are both great series for those who want high paced comedy bundled with tons of parodies and 4th wall breaking references. I'm pretty sure the viewer will enjoy both.

Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei

Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei

Life is simply not worth living for down and out school teacher Itoshiki Nozomu. He has no hope of progress, no prospect of promotion, no chance at happiness… he is in despair! Even his name spells 'zetsubou' – 'despair', when compressed. But when the time comes to end it all, Itoshiki's attempted suicide on the first day of the new school year is foiled by relentlessly positive Fuura Kafuka. This saves Itoshiki long enough to meet his new class, and the quirky range of students under his care. Will Itoshiki Nozomu depress his students with his anguish? Or will Fuura show Zetsubou-sensei the joys of life and hope?

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abunai abunai says...

Throughout Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and Paniponi Dash!, there runs a common thread of in-jokes and references to popular culture, including other anime. This is part of a recent fad in anime, and other examples of this tendency include Lucky Star and Negima!?

Both anime make frequent use of blackboard writings in the background to deliver in-jokes and subtle (and not-so-subtle) digs at the characters, at other anime, and at the series creators themselves.

If you are the type of viewer who gets the jokes in one of these anime, you'll surely enjoy the other.

Cetonis Cetonis says...

Pani Poni Dash and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei have a good deal in common. Both are school comedies revolving around an unusual teacher, and both have hyper-stereotyped students (and revel in it!). They're also full of all sorts of little notes, cultural references, and randomness in its truest form. Sayonara is a lot more mature/brash, but unless that's an important quality to you, be sure to try one of these if you liked the second.

flyboy42 flyboy42 says...

Both animes have a similar crazy, hectic theme often found in SHAFT prouctions. Another point is that sayonara zetsubou sensei actually references Paniponi Dash (in the same hectic way paniponi would refrence, say, evangalion)

Nakama Nakama says...

Both stories are in common because they are about a high school teacher, who is different than every other normal high school teacher, and is a parody of about other animes/manga and the outside world.

KiraRin KiraRin says...

Making this a one way recommendation, I think people who liked the off-beat parody humour of Paniponi will adore SZS. Although the latter is a newer show, the similarity is more than a little obvious. SZS manages to take the same crazy classroom situation and pull it off with a lot more style. If you enjoyed Paniponi and enjoy slightly more mature humour too, I definitely recommend giving SZS a whirl.

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

Yuuko, Mio and Mai are regular high school girls who lead a normal everyday life. However, with bizarre explosions causing random objects to rain down on their heads, lunch turning into an epic battle between girl and wiener, and students riding to school on goats, their lives are anything but ordinary. Meanwhile android Nano spends her days wishing she were a normal human, but keeping house for her creator, the playful and immature child genius Hakase, dealing with talking cat Sakamoto, and trying to keep a hold of her multitude of easily-detachable body parts, her dream is far from a reality...

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cassiesheepgirl cassiesheepgirl says...

While there's not a child teacher in sight in Nichijou, if you enjoy the random comedy and schoolgirl aspect of one of these series, you'll likely find they other entertaining.

otaku85 otaku85 says...

If you looking for more random stuffs, this is the anime you want to watch, highly recommended one of the best comedies of the season.

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Damaged Damaged says...

Right off the bat I felt that these 2 shows are incredibly similar.  The randomness of the 2 shows is quite similar and the pacing feels quite similar between the shows.  They also share quite a few character types (E.G. a child genius) that make the similaries even more noticable.

nosaint317 nosaint317 says...

Besides some of the characters having some outstanding resemblences, the very random, very over the top humor both provide are both pretty damn enjoyable. Though Paniponi dash may go to astronomical levels, Nichijou is down to Earth. Take your pick and enjoy!

AardvarkRex AardvarkRex says...

Both deliver truckloads of randomy randomness dunked in surrealist bizarrerie.        

Negima!?

Negima!?

Negi Springfield is a typical ten year-old Welsh boy -- except that he's a mage, and an English teacher at an all girls school in Japan! In order to become a full mage he has to prove himself as a teacher and find suitable partners to aid him; but above all, he has to make sure that no one discovers his secret. Much to his dismay his secret is discovered on the first day by one of his students, Asuna. To prevent Negi from being punished, Asuna agrees to become his partner -- however she isn't the only one to find out. As time goes by more of his students find out his secret. How long can he keep his powers hidden when little by little all of his students are becoming his partners?

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Aydan Aydan says...

Considering PPD and Negima are made by the same people, the parallels are striking from the complete randomness of the scenes to the obscure inside jokes.

abunai abunai says...

Paniponi Dash! and Negima!?, like the similar anime Lucky Star and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, are part of a current fad in anime which requires a great deal of anime experience and cultural ballast from the viewer. They are anime made for fans, not really for the general public (though of course, their appeal is wider than merely the fan audience).

With ubiquitous "in-joke" blackboard writings and recurring verbal references, these anime demand a lot of the viewer, to achieve full effect (though you can just shut off that part of your brain and watch them for sheer madcap fun). But if one of these is your thing, then it's likely that you'll enjoy the other, too.

cassiesheepgirl cassiesheepgirl says...

Though both Pani Poni Dash and Mahou Sensei Negima are comedies, their style of humour is slightly different. However, both series feature a child teaching a class of students much older than themselves. Also in both cases the students adore their teacher and they go on various wacky adventures. Also both are creations from Shaft, so if you liked the bright visual style of one, you will enjoy the other.

plethebest plethebest says...

Both Paniponi Dash! and Negima!? are comedies based around the same type of setup, where a kid teaches a class of students. The style in which both are presented is also very similar to each other. Both have running gags throghout and jokes within the background such as writing on blackboards.

They do however differ in some key points, such as Negima!? being more magical orientated and brings a different sort of humour with it over Paniponi Dash!

Hayate the Combat Butler!

Hayate the Combat Butler!

When Hayate was young, Santa appeared in a dream and told him that if he worked hard, he’d be rewarded. Thus, with an unbreakable will, the unfortunate Hayate has struggled through life holding onto that belief. In the present, his parents are lazy and unemployed, forcing Hayate to work several jobs to pay the bills. As if things couldn’t get worse, Hayate’s parents then run away, leaving him with an enormous debt and loan sharks on his tail! Naturally, the best solution to find money fast is… to kidnap someone?! A girl named Nagi is the target, but due to an unfortunate miscommunication, she believes Hayate has proposed to her and falls for him hard. After Nagi paid off his debt, Hayate must now work as her butler in order to repay her; but first, he must adapt to her wacky world!

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Zalis Zalis says...

These two series feature a (mostly) normal lead character trying to deal with a (mostly) female group of eccentrics in their lives. Both make use of reality-distoring visual humor, as well as copious references to other anime and otaku culture.

nosaint317 nosaint317 says...

While the settings are different, both animes offer Random Comedy of the same type. You constantly see movie, tv, manga, and internet references and parodies appearing in both animes in funny ways.

MrsickVisionz MrsickVisionz says...

Both shows are satirical comedies with cute characters surrounded by a great cast of characters with their own silly quirks.  The one thing that really makes these two similar is the style of humor that they bring.  They never shy away from pushing the comedy to be as ludicrous and out there as possible.  Subtlety isn't what either show is aiming for and they both wear that badge with pride and honor.

Doki Doki School Hours

Doki Doki School Hours

Mika wants to be the best teacher in the world: able to inspire her students to work hard and excel in their studies. Though she tries her hardest every day, she’s only about four and a half feet tall, so being taken seriously is difficult to say the least! To make matters worse, she teaches quite possibly the strangest bunch ever, from the resident super otaku to the loving lesbian who thinks Mika is the cutest thing born on this Earth. Now, amidst tests galore and homework aplenty, Mika's class starts another year on their path to graduation...

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Aydan Aydan says...

Both PPD and Doki Doki have a cute and small teacher which the comedy revolves around. Both are about high school comedy, though do note that Doki Doki School Hours is not as extreme and random as Paniponi Dash!

cassiesheepgirl cassiesheepgirl says...

If you like atching comedic anime series about students relating to their teachers, then both Sensei no Ojikan and Paniponi Dash are for you. Both of these series center around the teahcers of the students they teach, who in both cases are a bit different. Whilst Paniponi Dash is far more random and crazy, both series have their fair share of comedy, making them worth a watch.

School Rumble

School Rumble

Tenma Tsukamoto is young, bright, and smitten with the school hottie Oji Karasuma. She's desperate for his attention, which is unfortunate considering he barely gives her the time of day! Throw Kenji Harima, the school delinquent with a crush on Tenma into the mix and you've got one twisted love triangle of unrequited proportions! Can love find the trio happiness before their attention-grabbing stunts end up hurting more than their egos?

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venin venin says...

The only thing that connects School Rumble and Paniponi Dash is the humour. If you want a good laugh, watch School Rumble; if you didn't laugh enough watching School Rumble, watch Paniponi Dash.

FreddyCrab FreddyCrab says...

Both of these anime are relatively short and follow the same storylines of groups of teenagers' daily lives at school. Both are funny and random as well as lad back, without much development in terms of storyline.

Negima!

Negima!

When the students of class 2-A at the all-girls Mahora Academy head back to school, they are expecting a new year as usual. What they get is a new homeroom teacher... who's 10 years old! As if being a genius isn't enough, Negima is a mage. As part of his training to be a Magister Magi, he must succeed at teaching - without anyone finding out he's a magician! Can Negi keep his talents a secret from the girls who just adore the cutest new addition to their academy? Through demon attacks, magical enemies, and English tests, Negi will put all his talents to the test to be the best teacher he can and achieve his goal of Magister Magi.

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TheGiftedMonkey TheGiftedMonkey says...

Young genius teachers are all the rage! Both Negima and PaniPoni pull off this idea in their own unique and comedic way. The students just adore a cute little brainiac trying to reach up the blackboard or see over the podium. Negima does a more streamline story that involves magic and adventure, while Paniponi Dash goes more into the slapstick comedy and cameo realm with numerous real world references.

rossion rossion says...

if you like child age teachers and comedy you will like both negima! and paniponi dash! they both also have thing happen on negima! it is magic on panipono dash! it is more to do with aliens all in all both are a great laugh and good anime's