Hello all

I’m looking for any good comedy animes, something along the lines of Full Metal Panic!? FUMOFFU.
Any suggestions and input will be much obliged.

Thank you

Kron

It would be tough to find a title that resembles Full Metal Panic!? FUMOFFU's unique blend of qualities but I can say that you're question is perfectly timed. I just finished watching Ramen Fighter Miki the other night and I specifically recall thinking to myself: "I haven't laughed this hard since FUMOFFU!" It is a near perfect blend of physical humor, sight-gags and wordplay that is all executed with spot-on timing. Technically it's a 12-episode OAV but each episode is split into two stand-alone storylines. The 3-disk OAV is relatively affordable with the tradeoff being that it's dub only.

A couple you can try : Ah My Goddess, School Rumble, You're Under Arrest.
(No Mecha in these)

Having never seen FMP, I have no idea how to compare a show to it. But if you're looking for good comedy, I'd recommend Ninja Nonsense, Azumanga Daioh, or the first three Tenchi series (they go downhill after Tokyo, and even that one displeases a lot of folks, though I enjoyed it). I'd also recommend Excel Saga, but only if you can read fast.

It has no Mechs in it, but then FUMOFFU didn't either really, but School Rumble is a comedy that I enjoyed quite a bit.

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions.
Once I get a bit more funds I want to look into some of them.

FUMOFFU would be top of the list for anime comedy series, however a couple other really good ones are Hono no Labyrinth, and Mahou Yuugi

Yeah, I would have to second Ramen Fighter Miki. It's one of the funniest titles I've watched in quite awhile.

I would also suggest "Those who hunt elves" seasons 1 & 2. It is old animation, but the comedy is pure gold.

hm... in no particular order:

those who hunt elves
ramen fighter mikki
excel saga
dragon half
azumanga daioh
rune soldier
zettai karen children
keroro gunsou
flcl
kodocha
animation runner kuromi
phantom quest corp
kamikaze girls
doki doki school hours
genshiken
lucky star
gokusen (anime & live action)
grenadier
hare guu
here is greenwood
tsukikage ran
GALS
strawberry marshmallow
slayers
project ako (the original first movie)
niea_7
ninja cadets
atashi n chi
chi's sweet home
bamboo blade
dai mahou touge
bokusatsu tenshi dokuro-chan
dirty pair tv
hataraki man
hoi hoi-san
magic school lunar
magical pokan
ebichu
shiawase so no okojo-san
wallflower (aka yamato nadeshico shichihenge)
you're under arrest

*some are more strict comedies than others, but all have an overall comedic element which had me laughing each episode multiple times

Dragon Half is just full of stupid fun. it is a shame that the dude responsible for it got arrested after only 2 episodes got completed. I really liked where it was going.

dragon half r0cked. i never realized though that the anime producer (?) was arrested. i wouldn't mind if someone else picked it up and did more, not to mention the manga being licensed and translated

It is an urban ledged at this point. I don't think he really was, just that there wasn't enough interest in it for them to do the final 2 OVAs. But that isn't near as much fun to say, and how could there NOT be interest in Dragon Half? I mean come on.

Captain Tylor, Nadesico, Tenchi Muyo GXP, umm can't think of many more at the moment as I need sleeeeeeeep. <conks out on keyboard with his head mashing random letters>

nothing wrong with some urban legends to spice things up.

i quite concur. what is there not to love about Mink and the gang of Dragon Half

I think the length helps keep Dragon Half endearing. It would be hard to carry that out much longer and keep from repeating the same set of jokes. Special Combat Duty Shinesmen is the same way.

a good point.

not that anime don't rehash the same shtuff over and over again in each episode (*coughTakeuchicough*) but if not done well it could get old fast. maybe a Dragon Half movie, or just a short OVA series...12 or 13 episodes long. that could be cool

I would watch it, but you would have to keep the same super deformed style and disjointed way that it would switch between chibi and SD. Normally I really hate that style but it really worked with that one.

Strikeman cracks me each time. Especially the way that Natsumi and Strikeman's personalities bounce off one another. Classic You're Under Arrest!!

You know! I'm surprised that none of the TRSI's have come in the thread yet and start promoting this title.

They already stated early on that they are going to be kind of hands off and just monitor what we say when it comes to titles and recommendations.

three cheers for Homerun Woman!!!

That hasn't stopped them before.

I've been pondering over Ninja Nonsense for some time.
Can anyone else recommend it as well?
And what type of comedy is used in it, goofy off the wall (Excel Saga) or more of an intellectual comedy?

You can say that again!

I personally have only seen one episode and truth-be-told I really wasn't all that impressed. But one of my friends has seen all of it and he said it really wasn't too bad. I couldn't tell you what kind of comedy is in it, but it isn't intellectual at all.

i wouldn't classify Ninja Nonsense as excelish or intellectual. ironically, the title pretty much sums it up - Ninja Nonsense.

much like takahashi-san enjoyes poking fun at the japanese ninja, so too does Ninja Nonsense. in fact, japan as a whole rather enjoys poking fun at ninjas and usually don't take them too seriously.

take a little shoujo-ai, some dirty old man humor, ninja silliness, high school drama, and mix them all together...what you get is Ninja Nonsense (the manga is also being translated) which is, imo, rather hilarious

For good comedy I highly recommend Miami Guns. It really doesn't get the attention it deserves IMO, and last I checked RIghtstuf has all four volumes at a very good price.

Yao Sakurakoji is INSANE!

A few more

Haruhi Suzumiya
Love Hina
Lucky Star
Minami-ke

a new good comedy recommendation would be:

Zettai Karen Children.
also, in case i didn't mention it yet, Rosario+Vampire.
(i usually dun got for extreme fanservicey anime, but R+V was just too delightful not to fall in love with it ^o^ )

Kyouran Kazoku Nikki has been making me laugh pretty hard lately. Lucky Star, Excel Saga and Azumanga Daioh are also some favorite comedies of mine.

hm.. i watched part of the first episode initially in a mass download of first eps of new series, but it didn't grab me then. maybe i'll give KKN a try again.

oh how i wuv my AzuDaioh and Yotsubato. i would love for there to be an anime adaptation of Yotsubato done AzuDaioh style. that would rock

KKN, admittedly, is likely an acquired taste. Personally the characters are what won me over more than the story so I wouldn't blame you if you decided that you didn't like it.

i'll give it another shot just cause

that show made my head explode when I watched the first episode. but after watching up to episode 3 I really started to enjoy it quite a bit. and my last avatar was one of the kittens from the ed

Thank you all for you’re recommendations, opinions and for making this thread a lot bigger then I thought it would be.

I found another good series that is rather funny - The Tower of DRUAGA, it’s not out in region one yet so I’ve been watching it on Youtube.
Hopefully when they get more episodes out they will bring it over.

season 1 for tower of druaga is already completed.

lol! head exploding huh... now i am def going to check it out.

since i just finished rewatching it about a week ago and just finished my review, an all-time spoof classic:

Photon: The Idiot Adventures

Finished up Nagasarete Airantou and have to admit that i enjoyed it.

Tower of DRUAGA is excellent. it's like fantasy RPG spoof meets .hack// and they have a child named Tower of DRUAGA. i need to catch up on this series. good stuff

Currently watching YUA season 2 and Nodame Cantabile, both very good shows worth checking out.