What is Absurdist Humour anime?

Absurdist (surreal) humour is a form of humour based on violations of causal reasoning with events and behaviours that are logically incongruent. Constructions of surreal humour involve bizarre juxtapositions, non-sequiturs, irrational situations, and/or expressions of nonsense. The humour arises from a subversion of audience's expectations, so that amusement is founded on unpredictability, separate from a logical analysis of the situation.

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Choboraunyopomi Gekijou Ai Mai Mii

(Ai-Mai-Mi)

5.75

Description:

The anime adaptation of the four-panel manga "Ai Mai Mii". The story follows girls in a manga club—Ai, Mai, Mii, and Ponoka-senpai—who might be fighting evil invaders threatening Earth, facing off against rivals in tournaments, and dealing with other absurd situations when they are not drawing manga. (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

3 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2013-01-03

Akiba Maid Sensou

(Akiba Maid War)

7.61

Description:

Akihabara is the center of the universe for the coolest hobbies and quirkiest amusements. In the spring of 1999, bright-eyed Nagomi Wahira moves there with dreams of joining a maid café. She quickly dons an apron at café Ton Tokoton, AKA the Pig Hut. But adjusting to life in bustling Akihabara isn’t as easy as serving tea and delighting customers. Paired with the dour Ranko who never seems to smile, Nagomi must do her best to elevate the Pig Hut over all other maid cafés vying for top ranking. Along the way she’ll slice out a place for herself amid the frills and thrills of life at the Pig Hut. Just when Nagomi’s dreams are within her grasp, she discovers not everything is as it seems amid the maid cafés of Akihabara. (Source: HIDIVE)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Violence

Status

finished

Aired

2022-10-07

Katte ni Kaizou

6.91

Description:

Katsu Kaizou is a very gullible, 17-year-old high school student and a believer in science fiction, aliens, ghosts, UFOs, conspiracies, etc. He thinks that everything going on around him is the result of some sort of alien plot to take over the world. Each story is pretty much self-contained and is completely bizarre. Kaizou joins the school's science club, makes new friends, and ends up coming in contact with all sorts of strange things like log people, deadly sushi, pee-blades, scary infections, robot invasions, ghosts, living dolls, and more!
Type

OVA

Episodes

6

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Mild Nudity

Status

finished

Aired

2011-05-23

Yuusha ga Shinda!

(The Legendary Hero Is Dead!)

6.53

Description:

Touka is just your average (slightly perverted) farmer in the village of Cheza. While he daydreams about being a hero and getting the girl, the real hero, Sion, is out battling demons that threaten to invade the world! But one day, Touka accidentally kills the hero…?! With the Legendary Hero dead, who’s going to save the world now?! Touka quickly buries Sion’s body to hide the evidence, but wakes up the next day to discover he is no longer in his own body…!! (Source: Shogakukan)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2023-04-07

Teekyuu 4

(Teekyu 4)

6.62

Description:

Fourth season of Teekyuu series.
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

2 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2015-04-07

Robot Girls Z

(Robot Girls Z)

6.47

Description:

The story revolves around a new team of "Toei robot girls" named "Team Z" that is made up of three girls based on Toei's Mazinger Z franchise: Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger, and UFO Robot Grendizer. Usually they perform in activities around Nerima ward in Tokyo to raise the awareness of the promising future energy source "Photon Power" (koushiryoku). However, there are times when "Mechanical Beast" team of girls emerge from the "Subterranean Empire" and attempt to steal the energy. Thus "Team Z" has to battle them to prevent this, though sometimes they just go and beat up the "bad girls" to relieve stress. Please note that because in this particular case MAL lists airings, not episodes/chapters/parts, this show is considered to be 3 episodes and not 9. Each of the three airings consisted of three episodes for a total runtime of 27 minutes per airing. The duration on MAL reflects this.
Type

special

Episodes

3

Ep.Length

27 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2014-01-04

Teekyuu 5

(Teekyu 5)

6.58

Description:

Fifth season of Teekyuu series.
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

2 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2015-07-07

Helck

(Helck)

7.35

Description:

A certain country in the demon world. The Demon King was defeated by the hands of one of the heroes, and a competition was held for the title of the New Demon King. The Imperial Four Heavenly Kings Vermilio, who is in charge of the tournament, is furious at the participation of the human hero Helck, who is supposed to be her enemy. After receiving news of the fall of the castle of Urum before the final, Vermilio sets out to retake Urum Castle with Helck and other finalists. With a smile, Helck says, "Let's destroy humans." Are those words true? The truth behind the smile is... Notes: ・The first and second episode premiered at Anime Expo 2023 on July 1. (Source: HIDIVE)
Type

TV

Episodes

24

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2023-07-12

Dragon Half

6.83

Description:

Mink—the daughter of a dragon and a retired dragonslaying knight—sets out on a journey to get tickets for a concert held by Dick Saucer, world-famous teen idol and dragon hunter. Meanwhile, the corrupt king of the land is trying to take her hostage to get at her mother, and his magic-using daughter seeks to foil Mink's quest out of sheer spite. (Source: ANN)
Type

OVA

Episodes

2

Ep.Length

27 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

1993-03-26

Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan

(My Deer Friend Nokotan)

7.13

Description:

Koshi Torako has everyone fooled. Her classmates see her as the perfect honor student, unaware of her secret delinquent past. But her new picturesque school life is thrown into chaos when she bumps into Shikanoko Noko, a girl with antlers! Mayhem seems to follow this strange doe-eyed girl. Who, or what, is she? (Source: Crunchyroll) Note: Each episode streamed 4 days early on ABEMA. The original TV broadcast started on July 7th, 2024.
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2024-07-07

Teekyuu 6

(Teekyu 6)

6.54

Description:

Sixth season of the Teekyuu series.
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

2 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2015-10-06

Takamiya Nasuno Desu!: Teekyuu Spin-off

6.29

Description:

A spin-off from Teekyuu which centers on the daily life of Nasuno Takamiya, the "exceedingly airheaded" school tennis club member in Teekyuu, and her friends.
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

2 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2015-04-07

Teekyuu 7

(Teekyu 7)

6.59

Description:

Seventh season of the Teekyuu series.
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

2 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2016-01-12

Dominion

6.83

Description:

Leona Ozaki joins Newport City's infamous Tank Police division. With aid of Al and her newly built mini-tank, Bonaparte, she wages war on Buaku and his cohorts, the Puma Sisters. (Source: ANN)
Type

OVA

Episodes

4

Ep.Length

36 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

1988-05-27

Teekyuu 8

(Teekyu 8)

6.61

Description:

Eighth season of the Teekyuu anime series.
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

2 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2016-10-05

Usakame

(Usakame)

5.72

Description:

Spin-off of Teekyuu.
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

4 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2016-04-12

Teekyuu 9

(Teekyu 9)

6.62

Description:

Ninth season of the Teekyuu anime series.
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

3 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2017-07-12

Teekyuu 2 Specials

6.51

Description:

Short specials included in the Blu-ray release.
Type

special

Episodes

2

Ep.Length

2 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2013-10-25

Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoiyo!! Masaru-san

7.55

Description:

Okometsubu Fujiyama has recently transferred over to a new school, Wakame High School. His goal is to make 100 friends--until he meets the extremely wierd Masaru Hananakajima. Masaru is a martial artist whose specialty is the "Sexy Commando" form of martial art. Masaru forms a club based on this art, including Fujiyama, who he nicknames Fuumin, in the club. The club becomes full of strange, yet wacky people. Aliens, moustaches, and cute fuzzy animals are encountered as the club moves along and gets steadily more popular. (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

48

Ep.Length

8 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

1998-01-05

Gokudou-kun Manyuuki

(Gokudo)

7.45

Description:

It all starts when Gokudou steals a pouch from a fortuneteller, thinking that it contains a gem. Instead, it turns out to be a rock, from which emerges Djinn. The genie grants Gokudou the standard three wishes, but our anti-hero doesn't think heavily about his wishes. Gokudou does get his wishes, though not exactly in the fashion that he expected. The best thing he gets out of his wishes is Honou no Maken, a magical sword that enables its owner to do fire attacks and it can be summoned from anywhere in the world. Even with an enchanted sword, Gokudou doesn't get much respect. He gets turned into a woman by Djinn, who is also a shapeshifter. He is followed by Rubette La Late, a potential love interest who is more interested in adventure, karaoke and outperforming Gokudou. He gets whapped on the head a lot, especially by the fortuneteller who reappears throughout the series just to plague Gokudou it seems. Later in the series, he gets another sidekick, a former evil magician named Prince, who is more handsome and a better womanizer than Gokudou. (Source: AnimeNfo)
Type

TV

Episodes

26

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

1999-04-02

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