Potemayo
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One day, the typical Sunao Moriyama found something not-so-typical in his refrigerator: a small creature between the potatoes and mayonnaise that he dubs Potemayo! Sunao decides to take care of Potemayo and takes her with him everywhere he goes, and as a result Potemayo quickly becomes popular with Sunao's classmates. However, the tranquility of the new friendship is broken with the arrival of another creature from Sunao's fridge – this time a scythe-wielding laser-shooting horned creature he dubs Guchuko. Now, every day brings new adventures and surprises with Potemayo and Guchuko around!
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Di Gi Charat
- TV (16 eps x 5 min)
- 1999
One day, Dejiko, Puchiko and the strange ball-shaped Gema-Gema crash land their UFO in the middle of Akihabara. Without a single yen to their name they have nowhere to go, but following an unexpected and generous offer from the manager of a nearby store, the trio begin working at the shop in exchange for renting the room upstairs. Alongside Dejiko’s self-confessed rival Rabi-en-Rose, as well as a mysterious bear that has mastered the ability to appear happy, sad, depressed and angry all at once, the insanity is only just beginning! From shooting window shoppers with Dejiko’s Laser Eye Beam and the appearance of a bizarre farting impostor, to a sudden attack on the city by Godzilla, life at Gamers is certainly livening up.
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add recPotemayo and Di Gi Charat are both completely random and wacky series. They are also really cute. You can't help but squeal at their cuteness and laugh at their craziness. If you've watched one then you have to watch the other!
If you're in it for the colossal moe (cuteness) factor, the adorable comedy, or... just have a thing for living plushies, Potemayo is your next must-see. Just be aware that Potemayo goes where Di Gi Charat probably wouldn't; all the chibi's bodily functions are intact, and often will often cause even more hilarity.
Azumanga Daioh
- TV (26 eps)
- 2002
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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add recPotemayo and Azumanga Daioh are both character-driven slice of life comedies based on 4-panel comics, with some bizarre twists - in Potemayo it's the oddness of the seemingly toddler-aged creatures like the eponymous main character, where in Azumanga Daioh it's the fun personalities and odd imaginations of the girls. Although Potemayo gets more adult at times, and Azumanga doesn't have as much of a fantasy element, both shows have weird, fun humor that can sometimes turn sweet, poignant, or even melancholy.
Cuteness to the extreme!
Alright, its true that Potemayo has more cute characters (literally!) while Azumanga is more character-focused...however, the end result in both is a comedy-of-errors...and in that sense, they both succeed imo
Both animes are really funny and if you need your dose of laugh-out-loud moments, either should serve you wonderfully
Haré+Guu
Alt titles: Jungle Wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu
- TV (26 eps)
- 2001
Hale and his mother live peacefully in the jungle, until one day Hale is overtaken by a omnipotent shadow. Later, he awakens to find Guu, a strange girl with even stranger abilities. Notably, the ability to switch from a cute, lovable Guu, to a menacing delinquent who eats everything. Now Hale must live with Guu, and lead a normal life, despite her oddities.
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add recLike Hare Guu, Potemayo is a very zany comedy with more than a slight dose of anti-realism, but also has a very lighthearted feeling to it. In both shows, there are constantly abnormal things happening, often to the chagrin of one or more characters; however, none of it is taken too seriously and none has an effect on the plot of the episode - in fact, it often is the plot of the episode.
In both series, the main character and their friends are considerably normal in comparison to the characters causing all of the mischief, and the situations are usually their responses to that mischief. However, in either series the group of friends is actually incredibly strange, and only the main character is actually normal at all.
Both series also manage to pull off incredibly risqué humor such as sexual overtones and massive bloodshed without loosing their lightheartedness.
What do you do if one day you find something at home that is immeasurably cute on the outside, and makes your life hell on the outside...?
Both Jungle wa itsumo and Potemayo deal with this issue in an upbeat way, much to the annoyance of the main characters at times. The bizarre storylines, and reactions of the people on the outside are what make these series viewable again and again.
Don't expect a life changing experience, just sit back and enjoy with a "wtf...?" expression.
Ebichu
Alt titles: Oruchuban Ebichu
- TV (24 eps)
- 1999
$10 can not only buy you a cute hamster; it also get you a devoted housekeeper who will cook, clean, put on suntan lotion, and cheer you on when your relationships get stale! Does it seem like a dream? Then picture what life would be like if anybody who calls your house gets to know the contents of your underwear drawer! If you can’t imagine what rodents and ecchi have to do with each other, then enter the life of the hamster Ebichu, her sexy master, and the good-for-nothing boyfriend Kaishounachi, and see why a talking hamster can be such a bother!
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add recI love shows like this, that would probably deter most people because of the childish premise and animation style.
What hides beneath this deceptive shell are two of my favourite comedy shows. The humour is most definitely adult, and a lot of younger viewers will not appreciate it (and should probably not be allowed to watch Ebichu)
Ebichu is purely comedic, whilst there is much more depth to Potemayo. However, if you appreciate one, I'm sure it will work the other way around.
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
- TV (15 eps)
- 2003
Sagara Sousuke is far from the average high school student -- not only is he highly trained in military tactics, he puts his knowledge to use in every single applicable situation (and even those nonapplicable ones.) So, when confronted with high school, he tends to turn average high school experiences into off-the-wall adventures. Love letters become terrorist threats and field trips become commando operations; his survival depends on the watchful eye of his best friend and classmate, Chidori. Together, they may just make it out of high school alive...
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add recFumoffu and Potemayo are shows that put a unique spin on high school slapstick comedy. Through rediculous happenings and consistently sirprising gags, both are show which keep you on your toes and can be non-stop comedy all the way through. Both shows have a semblance of something deeper within the characters and their relationships, but never go beyond implications, instead focusing as much as possible on the comedy. Potemayo and Fumoffu are both experiences that you will not have in any other anime.
