The 40 Best Comedy Anime, Ranked

Last updated on April 27, 2026 by Mark Sammut: A section recommending Spring 2026's best comedy anime has been added. It is a pretty funny season!

After an exhausting day at work or school, I find that nothing eases the mind and body better than a good, hearty laugh. The best comedy anime are the ultimate medicine that helps make life's challenges a bit more manageable, and they tend to be pretty timeless. While plenty of popular anime incorporate humor to an extent, battle shonen series usually sprinkle in chuckles rather than prioritizing them. Fortunately, hundreds of anime exist solely to spark giggles in viewers.

Comedy is a staple of fiction and, especially, anime, and every new season features a bunch of shows that represent the genre. Along with highlighting a couple of currently airing series, let us also go through the funniest anime ever, just to make sure we all have something to turn to when we need a good laugh.

Quick Picks: Best Comedy Anime To Watch Right Now

Just to simplify the recommendation process, the following table highlights a few recommendations for different requirements and subgenres. We will go into the full rankings of the best comedy anime after this point.

40 Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist

In A World Where Lewd Humor Is Outlawed, A Rebel Force Rises Against The Government

Who doesn't love a good-old dirty joke? Well, in Shimoneta's Japan, the government has outlawed lewd thoughts and acts. This wacky anime envisions a future where moral authoritarianism reigns supreme, forbidding anybody from using low-brow humor. Fortunately, this dystopian hellscape has not destroyed humanity's capacity for dirty punchlines, giving rise to a rebel force led by Ayame, a student who is willing to take on the country's overlords.

Shimoneta is a high-concept comedy that pokes fun at dystopian stories while still being a respectable example of one. While clearly meant to be absurd, the premise works due to the show's commitment, as Shimoneta does not pull its punches even a little bit. The concept seeps into the wordplay, situational comedy, and character development, and the anime packs in as many jokes as possible. Although Ayame is a pretty good female lead, the star of the story is Anna, the student council president, who goes through quite an unpredictable and chaotic journey.

Not everything works, but Shimoneta deserves all the praise in the world for embracing absurdity.

39 School Rumble

The Chaos Of Romcom Misunderstandings

A cult classic, School Rumble is somewhat polarizing, but it is still arguably the best romance parody anime. In a school that has a misunderstanding pandemic, every student seems to misread signals, with everything snowballing to the point of pure madness. While always over-the-top, School Rumble just becomes weirder and weirder as it progresses, with season 2 almost feeling like a precursor to the absurdity of something like Nichijou.

Quite a few of the characters are great, but Kenji steals the show as a delinquent with a soft side, and his humor is entirely character-driven rather than relying on gags (which is the case for most of the other students). School Rumble doesn't only parody romance either, as it covers stuff like sports and battle shonen anime too.

38 Hozuki's Coolheadedness

A Hellishly Funny Anime

Hell does not run itself. That's Hozuki's Coolheadedness' entire premise, as the anime turns the afterlife into a workplace comedy. Although second on the totem pole, the eponymous demon effectively keeps hell ticking, a job that is not only very important but also rather difficult. Calm, collected, and armed with a massive club, Hozuki takes himself very seriously, and he expects the same from his subordinates. If they do not meet his expectations, the demon will not hesitate to set them straight, and their education will be painful.

Although not packed with laugh-out-loud moments, Hozuki's Coolheadedness combines a likable roster of characters with a fresh setting to craft an easy-to-watch series. Along with producing its share of laughs, the anime provides an accessible and charming look into Japanese mythology, managing to be both funny and educational.

37 Mr. Osomatsu

The Worst Siblings In Anime

Mr. Osomatsu is very Japanese, and that goes beyond just the setting. Osomatsu-kun is a classic about the six Matsuno brothers. While the original manga and its anime adaptations have their share of silliness, they are mostly wholesome comedies designed for children. The 2015 continuation takes things in a wildly different direction, opting for irreverent humor as it depicts the sextuplets as NEETs who have amounted to nothing and also spend all their time doing nothing. To be fair, they are also surrounded by mostly self-absorbed people.

Although familiarity with the older shows elevates the experience, Mr. Osomatsu can be enjoyed in isolation, as the characters are more than hilarious enough to work outside that context. Just to be clear, the siblings are genuinely awful people, and the anime is fully aware of that fact, as they are often punished for their behavior. Filled with references, parodies, and absurdity, Mr. Osomatsu is delightfully unhinged.

Season 1 is great, but the anime gets progressively worse after that. Seasons 2 and 3, along with Mr. Osomatsu the Movie, are solid enough, but season 4 is, to be honest, quite bad.

36 Romantic Killer

A Hilarious Twist On The Reverse Harem Formula

Starting as a reverse harem parody that slowly morphs into a pretty good romance in its own right, Romantic Killer is hilarious during its first six or so episodes, when its focus is nearly solely on comedy. While not disappearing completely after that point, humor takes somewhat of a backseat during the second half of the story, although the anime remains good throughout its entire run.

Anzu has no interest in boys, so a strange mascot shows up to transform her life into a shojo romcom harem. Naturally, Anzu is not thrilled by this development, and she generally tries to resist the three romantic partners who seem to develop an interest in her. While the other characters are likable, Anzu carries Romantic Killer's humor almost entirely by herself, with her over-the-top facial reactions being the main source of humor.

35 One-Punch Man

Saitama Is Maybe The Funniest Protagonist In Any Shonen Anime

The perfect blend of awesome superhero action and gut-busting comedy series, One-Punch Man is one of the coolest anime shows ever. Saitama is the titular hero of the show, an unlikely hero with the ability to destroy any opponent with a single punch.

The comedic moments round out the show's intense fighting sequences nicely, especially when supervillains and superheroes gawk at the improbable power of the unsuspecting Saitama. A clever parody of superhero culture and over-the-top action anime, One-Punch Man continues to be ranked among the best anime series of all time, even if its sequel season is nowhere near as good as the first. Saitama is one of the funniest anime characters ever, but his presence declines somewhat as the story progresses.

Mob Psycho 100 can also be pretty hilarious.

34 From Today, It's My Turn!!

A Forgotten Comedy Classic That Needs To Be Made Readily Available

Does anybody remember this anime? I cannot be the only one who loves this show. An obscure OVA series from the '90s, From Today, It's My Turn!! is a pain to find in this day and age, but the anime is good enough to warrant the effort. Takashi and Shinji are two high schoolers who want to get a fresh start, so they decide to revamp their looks and embrace the delinquent lifestyle. Unsurprisingly, they initially butt heads over their similar goals, especially since Shinji's straight-laced and stoic demeanor clashes with Takashi's Looney Tunes-style energy. However, after they realize they cannot seem to escape each other, they reluctantly become allies.

From Today, It's My Turn!! is an absolute blast. Even if laughs are not always its primary drive, each (long) episode is stuffed with humor, and most of the jokes land. The final episode is particularly hilarious since it introduces the two wannabe tough guys to the Yakuza, a clash of legitimacy that most delinquent anime try to avoid.

33 Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto

The Perfect Comedy Anime

The “perfect” character trope can be tedious at times, as it can start to become annoying after a certain point. However, that’s not the case with Sakamoto: he literally is perfect. The show follows the titular character, the coolest kid in school, who is liked by everyone, and for good reason: everything he does, no matter how mundane, is awesome. The characters are a lot of fun, as are the subplots.

While short, this funny anime is very rewatchable and silly in the best possible way, all the while including just enough heart to balance out this laughter. Now, admittedly, the punchline is pretty much the same in every sketch, but it is a good joke.

32 YuruYuri

A Cute Girls Doing Cute Things Anime That Gets Progressively More Unhinged

As its name suggests, YuruYuri is almost exclusively about yuri love, although that does not mean romance is in the air. Doga Kobo's anime revolves around a Middle School Amusement Club, which is just an excuse for a few friends to spend some time together. Akari, Kyoko, Yui, and Chinatsu serve as the show's heart, but they are accompanied and occasionally eclipsed by a slew of fantastic secondary characters.

YuruYuri plays out like a conventional slice of life comedy, albeit one filled with characters who all seem to have crushes on their schoolmates. On the surface, this might sound repetitive, but the show does a great job of differentiating the girls' relationships, infatuations, and personalities. YuruYuri leans into the, well, girls love subtext way more than most of these types of shows, and it has fun with the concept.

31 Silver Spoon

A Down-To-Earth And Funny Look At Agriculture

Following years of pressure to live up to his family's expectations, the exhausted Yugo Hachiken decides to enroll at an agricultural school. As a city kid with no experience working on a farm nor much interest in the field, he is entirely ill-prepared for the challenge and quickly finds himself struggling to complete even the most basic of tasks. Fortunately, he is surrounded by generally helpful teachers and classmates.

Silver Spoon's premise might be unusual, but the anime takes a fairly grounded approach to its characters and situations. Rather than an idiot who cannot do anything right, Hachiken is simply out of his depth, and the laughs come from watching him earnestly try to adapt to his new circumstances. The rest of the characters are awesome too. While often hilarious, Silver Spoon gets very real at times, and the show handles these dramatic moments well.