Anime like Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo (TV)

Crayon Shin-chan

Also known as Shin Chan.

Studio: TV Asahi , Funimation , Shin-Ei Animation
Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Slice of Life

Crayon Shin-chan follows the wacky antics and adventures of five-year-old Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara and his parents, neighbors, and friends and is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

Many of the jokes in the series stem from Shin-chan's occasionally weird, unnatural and inappropriate use of language, as well as from his inappropriate behavior. A typical gag involves Shin-chan confounding his parents by using the wrong phrase for the occasion; for example, saying "Welcome back!" instead of "I am back!" when he comes home.

During the beginning of the series, the TV show was mostly based on the storyline in the original manga. As the show progressed, more and more episodes became anime-original.

Tags: Episodic , Family Life , Kids , School , Male Protagonist , Acting , Gangs , Ensemble Cast , Slapstick , Meta

GTO

Also known as GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Discotek , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

Onizuka is a reformed biker gang leader who has his sights set on an honorable new ambition: to become the world's greatest teacher... for the purpose of meeting sexy high school girls. Okay, so he's mostly reformed.

However, strict administrators and a class of ruthless delinquents stand between Onizuka and his goal and they will use any means, however illegal or low, to drive the new teacher away. Perfect, because Onizuka's methods won't be found in any teaching manual; he cares about the difference between legal and illegal activities about as much as he cares for the age difference between himself and a high school girl.

So get ready for math that doesn't add up, language you'd be slapped for using, and biology that would make a grown man blush... unless of course, you're the Great Teacher Onizuka.

Note: Episode 1 has an airtime of 48 minutes.

Tags: Teacher , School , Work , Delinquents , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Educational , Kuudere , Satire , Bullying , Age Gap , Suicide , Gangs , Crime , Acting , Fugitive , Episodic , Revenge , Heterosexual , Parody , Nudity , Guns , Conspiracy , Police , Motorcycles , Agriculture , Slapstick , Martial Arts , Crossdressing , Astronomy , Tragedy

Hakozume: Kouban Joshi no Gyakushuu

Also known as Police in a Pod.

Studio: MADHOUSE , KADOKAWA , Kodansha , Docomo Anime Store , Kadokawa Media House , AT-X , BS Nippon , DR Movie
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

Officer Mai Kawai has had enough! She’s sick of being a police officer—but just when she’s about to hand in her resignation, the arrival of a brilliant (and beautiful) ace detective named Seiko Fuji changes her mind. Will Fuji reignite Mai’s passion for policing? And will Mai uncover the mystery of why Fuji was transferred to this ordinary police box?



Tags: Police , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Female Protagonist , Crime , Urban , Episodic , Seinen , Delinquents , Educational , Detective , Cars , Tragedy , Suicide , Drawing , Judo , Yakuza , Drugs , Animals , Trains , Motorcycles , Mopeds

Taiho Shichauzo (TV)

Also known as You're Under Arrest! (TV).

Studio: Bandai Visual , Studio DEEN , Ashi Productions , AnimEigo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

Tokyo Highway Patrolwomen Natsumi and Miyuki get off to a bad start when Miyuki busts Natsumi for reckless moped driving on her way to work. Things get worse when they find out they're going to be partners!

A continuation of the OVA series, the adventures of Tokyo policewomen Natsumi and Miyuki continue in the You're Under Arrest TV series. It's back to Bokuto Precinct, where demented felons and bashful (but hunky) policemen abound, and where the cutest girl in the office... isn't a girl.



Tags: Police , Cars , Episodic , Primarily Adult Cast , Motorcycles , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Mopeds , Primarily Female Cast , Baseball , Crossdressing , Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes , Heterosexual , Age Gap

Choujun! Choujou Senpai

Also known as Super Psychic Policeman Chojo.

Studio: Arvo Animation , Good Smile Company , Dentsu , Kansai TV , Victor Entertainment , GAGA , Mixi , Arvo Animation
Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The ultimate police duo is here to keep the peace! Rookie officer Nao just joined the force. She’s got a black belt in judo and earned the nickname “Gorilla” for her insane strength. Then there’s her partner Chojo, who wields every psychic power imaginable. But for a guy who can read minds, he still can’t seem to read the room. Now, these two are taking on crime together in Chinjuku.



Tags: Police , Super Power , Shounen , Primarily Adult Cast , Surreal Comedy , Urban , Meta , Parody , Card Battle

Gintama

Also known as Gintama.

Studio: Sunrise , TV Tokyo , Aniplex , Dentsu , Trinity Sound , Audio Highs , Miracle Robo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

Life isn't easy in feudal Japan... especially since the aliens landed and conquered everything! Oh sure, the new health care is great, but the public ban on the use of swords has left a lot of defeated samurai with a difficult decision to make concerning their future career paths! This is especially true if, as in the case of Gintoki Sakata, they're not particularly inclined towards holding a day job, which is why Gintoki's opted for the freelance route, taking any job that's offered to him as long as the financial remuneration sounds right. Unfortunately, in a brave new world filled with stray bug-eyed monsters, upwardly mobile Yakuza and overly ambitious E.T. entrepreneurs, those jobs usually don't pay as well as they should for the pain, suffering and indignities endured!



Tags: Parody , Samurai , Ensemble Cast , Found Family , Meta , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Anachronism , Satire , Aliens , Episodic , Swordplay , Shounen , Police , Terrorism , Historical , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Anthropomorphism , Space , Ninja , Mopeds , Crime , Sadism , Masochism , Homeless , Robots , Oiran , Gore , Mafia , Ghost , Crossdressing , Philosophy , Nekomimi , Fishing , Boxing , Yakuza , Pirates , CGI , Educational , Dissociative Identities , Kuudere , Body Swapping , Unrequited Love , Death Game , Mixed Gender Harem , Female Harem

Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou

Also known as Cromartie High School.

Studio: Production I.G , Sentai Filmworks , TV Tokyo Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?

The only thing for certain is that for Kamiyama, Cromartie High School is his reality. And what a surreal reality it is.

Because this is where the toughest, meanest (and often dumbest) students are sent to do time. At Cromartie, purple-mohawked bruisers and pencil-chomping street thugs are just part of every day life. And so is a 400-pound gorilla. And a macho brute named Freddie who travels with his own theme music. And, of course, Mechazawa, the student voted most likely to need an oil change. So pack your bags, put on your best tough-guy swagger, and get a lesson in insanity from the hilarious losers at Cromartie High. This is one class you won't ever want to cut.



Tags: Surreal Comedy , Delinquents , School , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Meta , Male Protagonist , Parody , Shounen , Animals , Primarily Teen Cast , Robots

Nintama Rantarou

Studio: Ajiado , NHK
Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy

Rantarou, Shinbei and Kirimaru are ninja apprentices in the Ninja Gakuen, where first grade ones are called "Nintamas" (contraction of the words ninja+tama (egg). They must learn everything a ninja must know, but as for our heroes, money, food or playing are more interesting. The series show the everyday adventures of our heroes, segmentated in a cartoon fashion, like 2 small episodes in a 30-min show. The cast also includes the teachers (Doi-sensei and crossdressing Yamada-sensei), nintama kunoichis, evil guys (Dokutake ninjas) and even family members of all the cast...



Tags: Ninja , Shounen

Tottemo! Luckyman

Also known as Tottemo! Luckyman.

Studio: TV Tokyo , Yomiko Advertising , TV Tokyo Music , Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sci-Fi

This gag comedy series focused on the adventures of a bizarre superhero powered by special cooking and fights against various aliens and other enemies threatening the planet Earth.

Tags: Super Power , Superhero , Shounen , Food , Aliens , Surreal Comedy

Meikyuu Black Company

Also known as The Dungeon of Black Company.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Toy's Factory , KADOKAWA , Jinnan Studio , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

Work sucks and Kinji was avoiding it beautifully by investing every penny. Good plan ’til he found himself in a new world…with DEBT! Now under the rule of an evil mining company, avoiding work is gonna be a tough grind. Does he have what it takes to pull off the ultimate workaround on this gig?



Tags: Work , Dungeon , Satire , Isekai , Parody , Anti-Hero , Demons , Male Protagonist , Economics , Post-Apocalyptic , Slavery , Villainess , Time Skip , Revenge , Alternate Universe , Magic , Crossdressing , Female Harem , Dragons , Shounen , Guns , Yandere , Artificial Intelligence , Tomboy