Double J

Hajime Usami and Sayo Arima, first year students of Nagashima High School, discover the "Traditional Arts Preservation Club" and decide to join in. Hilarity Ensues.

Double J is a unique "cultural gag manga" written by Eiji Nonaka (of Cromartie High School fame) and illustrated by Maru Asakura. It was adapted into a rather brief anime by DLE, airing from June 28 to September 14, 2011, as part of the Yuruani programming block. The anime episodes are quite short, being only 4 minutes long.

"Françoise: A comedian doesn't need love!"
 * Adaptation Dye Job: Hajime's hair is brown in the manga, but blue-green in the anime. Aya's hair, on the other hand, is dark blue-green in the manga but black in the anime.
 * But Not Too Foreign: Françoise Sakai, the president of the Comedy Club, is half French.
 * Butt Monkey: Poor Toothpick-san gets absolutely no respect.
 * Cut Short: The anime. Just watch Episode 11. Wow.
 * See you again!!
 * Edutainment Show: Between all those Seinfeildian Conversations and Non Sequiturs, you may actually end up learning something about Japanese traditional arts!
 * Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Toothpick-san.
 * Expy: Françoise's character is quite similar to that of Cromartie's Yamaguchi.
 * Gag Series: It's Eiji Nonaka. What did you expect?
 * Hot Shounen Mom: Hajime's mother.
 * Idiosyncratic Episode Naming: The title of each episode is a pun involving a known slogan or phrase and the word "tradition".
 * Japanese School Club
 * Joshikousei: ...plus one guy.
 * Limited Animation: Very Limited Animation. It's probably intentional, though.
 * Medium Blending: The anime features real life backgrounds. Episode 7 is 90% live footage.
 * My Name Is Not Toothpick-san!
 * Non-Standard Character Design: The female students are drawn in the typical cute anime style, the male studens in a cartoony, Thick Line Animation style, and the adults look much more realistic. There are live action segments, too.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Hajime (blue) and Sayo (red).
 * Running Gag: Toothpick-san and her toothpicks.
 * Ichirou's frog manga.
 * Sailor Fuku: And all of them look different, despite all the girls going to the same school.
 * Serious Business: Comedy, for Françoise and the Comedy Club.

"Hajime and Sayo: Completely wrong!"
 * Shout-Out: Episode 9 of the anime features Hajime and Sayo drawn in the style of Cromartie High School. The female gorilla also makes an appearance (and talks in a really cute voice, as she's supposed to be Aya).
 * Also, Hajime and Sayo's very Cromartie-esque Reaction Shot.
 * Sweat Drop: Here they look like paper clips, for some reason.
 * Take a Third Option: Bird trainer Sanada, in Episode 8.


 * Widget Series: See Gag Series above.