Best tv shows like The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya
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Plot Summary:
A parody series featuring the entire cast of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya in a smaller form factor. Among the changes are: Yuki plays eroge, Haruhi is even more obnoxiuous and loud, Mikuru is even more emotional and Koizumi harbors a deep love for Kyon. Kyon, on the other hand, is generally the same as ever.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 446
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 3 min
Plot tags: anime, parody, absurd
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Teekyu (2012)
Plot Summary:
The series follows the hilarious everyday routines of four girls in the Kameido High tennis club who, on occasion, actually play some tennis.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 2 min
Plot tags: anime, absurd, ecchi
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Sketchbook: Full Colors (2007)
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No matter where she goes, Sora takes her sketchbook along. The world is full of mysterious and beautiful things, after all, and Sora doesn't want to miss a single one. The best way she knows to capture each moment is by drawing and sketching, watching and learning.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 61
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, feel good
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The Landlord is in Puberty (2016)
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Maeda-san is living alone in rented accommodations for the first time after finding employment. In his tiny, no-bath apartment he is visited by Chie Satonaka, who looks like the little sister he never had, but turns out to be the landlord of this apartment building. Chie's high degree of competence when it comes to cooking and housework, sometimes makes her appear very much older than the middle school girl she actually is. Maeda-san's other neighbour, Reiko Shirai, quite jealously tries to guard the cute landlord for herself though. And so Maeda-san's otherwise uneventful life, supposedly living alone, suddenly becomes quite lively.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 2 min
Plot tags: anime
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When the popular Hori and the gloomy Miyamura meet, they reveal another side of themselves. Could this be the start of something new?.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 900
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
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Komura starts his school year with a new seat neighbor in homeroom—the bespectacled Mie. Before long, he's nursing a raging crush on his quirky classmate who's always forgetting her glasses! While this might be ideal for Komura to get to know Mie better, will his poor heart give out from the daily strain of being up close and personal with the girl he likes?!.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 493
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, romantic comedy, shounen
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Joined by fellow mountaineering enthusiasts, including the spirited Hinata Kuraue and the other climbers they've met on their journey to great heights, Aoi and friends tackle tough challenges and conquer new summits while they embark on adventures throughout the mountain ranges of Japan.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Japan
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What do an alien, a rogue ninja, a girl with superpowers, and a disguised boy have in common? They’re all friends hiding as 8th graders at an all-girls school. Though none of them are aware of each other’s secret, their lies keep their friendship tight. If this wild bunch isn’t enough, their classroom is in danger of being destroyed…oh and Earth too!.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
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Plot Summary:
The CG anime centers around the extracurricular activities of students.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 307
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 20 min
Plot tags: anime, parody, seinen
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, shounen
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Yayoi Sakamoto, a diehard fan of comedians and comedy acts, enrolls in the private Kazuki High School in Nanba (Osaka's entertainment district famous as the starting point for many comedians). She reunites with Yomogi Takahashi, a childhood friend who once formed the comedy duo "Konamonzu" with her when they were little. Before long, they find themselves putting together a routine at a park like they did before, in order to enter a local shopping area's contest. At that moment, a mysterious girl calls out to them.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 34
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
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Meganebu! (2013)
Plot Summary:
At Himaraya Third Technical School, five bespectacled members of the Glasses club are crazy about eyewear. Their leader, Akira Souma, founded the club to develop the X-ray glasses of his dreams, but their research has been slow in between getting into quirky escapades and fighting off student body president William Satou's attempts to further cut their tight club funding. With unbounded youthful passion, these friends set their minds on making their project a resounding success.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 28
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006)
Plot Summary:
On his first day of high school, Kyon meets an eccentric girl named Haruhi Suzumiya, who announces to the class that she is interested only in meeting aliens, time travelers, and espers. Discontent with the selection of afterschool clubs presented before her, she starts a new club called the SOS Brigade and enlists Kyon, a quiet bookworm named Yuki Nagato, a shy but beautiful junior named Mikuru Asahina, and a grinning and loyal transfer named Itsuki Koizumi. Each of them except Kyon is secretly part of one of the groups Haruhi desired to meet, and they all must keep close watch on her. If she ever grows dissatisfied with reality, she may unintentionally destroy the world.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, semi serious, humorous, captivating, feel good, entertaining, seinen, offbeat
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In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki (2022)
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The isolationist Akane Clan, composed of an all-girls body mainly consisting of young kunoichi in training, has a code to which they all must adhere: "As men are dangerous beings, interacting with them is forbidden." Kunoichi Tsubaki, the leader of the Dog Squad, is an excellent trainee with a promising future, but she has started to experience a strange feeling in her heart... whenever the subject of boys is brought up.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, shounen
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 547
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, seinen
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 375
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Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, captivating, stylized
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 36
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 936
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
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Sakura Ooyagi returns to his old hometown in order to start school at Sōei High School. On the first day, he runs into an old childhood friend: a junior named Mihoshi Akeno. As children, the two used to play together, with Mihoshi, or Mii-chan, being extremely fond of astronomy. After convincing Sakura to join the school's astronomy club, another girl, Hime Makita, joins the club in hopes of winning over Sakura. The anime tells the story of the 6 club members as they soar through their lives, each maturing and changing their outlooks on life.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 71
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Country: Japan
Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
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An art club in a certain middle school, and its members: Subaru Uchimaki, who is a genius at drawing faces, but only wants to draw the perfect 2D wife; Colette, a rich troublemaker who never stops making mischief; and the club president, who sleeps through sessions and collects sleeping aids. Mizuki Usami is the only person in the club who wants to do art club-like activities, and constantly struggles to do so.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 426
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, super sentai
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D-Frag! (2014)
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Kazama Kenji likes to believe he is something of a delinquent. Moreover, others seem to like to agree that he is. Of course, Kenji's gang finds their way to a group of four not-so-normal girls—Chitose, Sakura, Minami and Roka—and all at once, whatever reputation he may have is nothing compared to the outrageous behavior of the girls. Shanghaied into joining their club, what will happen to his everyday life from that point on?.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 834
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Country: Japan
Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 400
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Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 19
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
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