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{{quote|''Japanese cartoons are '''weird''', man! Though I may be on to something with [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|that blue hair.]]''|Strong Bad, [[Homestar Runner (Web Animation)|Strong Bad Email]] #57, "japanese cartoon"}}
{{quote|''Japanese cartoons are '''weird''', man! Though I may be on to something with [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|that blue hair.]]''|Strong Bad, [[Homestar Runner|Strong Bad Email]] #57, "japanese cartoon"}}


The Japanese know a thing or two about making odd-sounding ideas work. After all, they make ''real'' [[They Fight Crime|odd ideas]] work [[Widget Series|all the time]].
The Japanese know a thing or two about making odd-sounding ideas work. After all, they make ''real'' [[They Fight Crime|odd ideas]] work [[Widget Series|all the time]].
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* {{spoiler|''[[Zero Seven Ghost (Manga)|07 Ghost]]''}}: An amnesiac royal gets mixed up with dead bishie bishops after bad dreams make him flee a military academy and his best friend turns into a developmentally delayed mascot character.
* {{spoiler|''[[07-Ghost]]''}}: An amnesiac royal gets mixed up with dead bishie bishops after bad dreams make him flee a military academy and his best friend turns into a developmentally delayed mascot character.
* {{spoiler|''[[Twentieth Century Boys (Manga)|20th Century Boys]]''}}: For some people, there is no life after middle school. Apocalypse ensues.
* {{spoiler|''[[Twentieth Century Boys|20th Century Boys]]''}}: For some people, there is no life after middle school. Apocalypse ensues.
* {{spoiler|''[[Sazan Eyes (Manga)|3x3 Eyes]]''}}: Immortal dies repeatedly in increasingly bloody, hilarious ways.
* {{spoiler|''[[Sazan Eyes|3x3 Eyes]]''}}: Immortal dies repeatedly in increasingly bloody, hilarious ways.
* {{spoiler|''[[Six Six Six Satan (Manga)|666 Satan]]'' (manga)}} : A kid with [[Mismatched Eyes|odd eyes]] and hair wants to [[Take Over the World]] armed only with a [[Improbable Weapon User|boomerang]] and [[Satan]].
* {{spoiler|''[[666 Satan]]'' (manga)}} : A kid with [[Mismatched Eyes|odd eyes]] and hair wants to [[Take Over the World]] armed only with a [[Improbable Weapon User|boomerang]] and [[Satan]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Plus Anima (Manga)|+ Anima]]'' (manga)}}: A bat-girl, crow-boy, feminine fish-boy, and a 17-year-old bear-person with an [[Eyepatch of Power|eye-patch]] travel through two fictional countries. Food is eaten, people are mauled, and friends are made.
* {{spoiler|''[[Plus Anima|+ Anima]]'' (manga)}}: A bat-girl, crow-boy, feminine fish-boy, and a 17-year-old bear-person with an [[Eyepatch of Power|eye-patch]] travel through two fictional countries. Food is eaten, people are mauled, and friends are made.
** Alternative: Some people are part-animal, and others aren't, and many of the ones who aren't part-animal want to either kill or become ones who are, and most of the ones who are part-animal don't want to be.
** Alternative: Some people are part-animal, and others aren't, and many of the ones who aren't part-animal want to either kill or become ones who are, and most of the ones who are part-animal don't want to be.
* {{spoiler|[[A Letter to Momo (Anime)|A Letter to Momo]]}}: A 13 year old girl moves home after her dad dies. She is haunted by three Yokai whose sole purpose is to spy on her and steal her stuff.
* {{spoiler|[[A Letter to Momo]]}}: A 13 year old girl moves home after her dad dies. She is haunted by three Yokai whose sole purpose is to spy on her and steal her stuff.
* {{spoiler|[[Afro Samurai (Anime)|Afro Samurai]]}}: [[Afro Asskicker|Afro sportin']] [[Hero Antagonist|samurai]] and [[The Lancer|wise-crackin' motormouth]] hunt for the [[MacGuffin|"No. 1 Headband"]] in [[Schizo-Tech]] Black Feudal Japan so the former can become unquestionable biggest [[Badass]] in the world.
* {{spoiler|[[Afro Samurai]]}}: [[Afro Asskicker|Afro sportin']] [[Hero Antagonist|samurai]] and [[The Lancer|wise-crackin' motormouth]] hunt for the [[MacGuffin|"No. 1 Headband"]] in [[Schizo-Tech]] Black Feudal Japan so the former can become unquestionable biggest [[Badass]] in the world.
** {{spoiler|[[Afro Samurai (Anime)|Afro Samurai:Resurrection]]}}: Most hated samurai in Black Japan loses [[MacGuffin|headband]] to old foe and must fight him with the second-best headband for sake of zombie father.
** {{spoiler|[[Afro Samurai|Afro Samurai:Resurrection]]}}: Most hated samurai in Black Japan loses [[MacGuffin|headband]] to old foe and must fight him with the second-best headband for sake of zombie father.
* {{spoiler|''[[Afterschool Charisma (Manga)|Afterschool Charisma]]''}}: [[Clone High]] meets Cyteen in Japan.
* {{spoiler|''[[Afterschool Charisma]]''}}: [[Clone High]] meets Cyteen in Japan.
* {{spoiler|''[[After School Nightmare (Manga)|After School Nightmare]]''}}: Several teenagers must try to solve their crippling psychological problems by repeatedly taking naps.
* {{spoiler|''[[After School Nightmare]]''}}: Several teenagers must try to solve their crippling psychological problems by repeatedly taking naps.
* {{spoiler|''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]''}}: Good-natured college kid wishes that he could find a girl, finds God instead.
* {{spoiler|''[[Ah! My Goddess]]''}}: Good-natured college kid wishes that he could find a girl, finds God instead.
* {{spoiler|''[[Ai Kora (Manga)|Ai Kora]]''}}: A [[Lovable Sex Maniac|teenage pervert]] moves in with [[Christmas Cake|a twenty-something]] [[Bottle Fairy|drunk]], a thrifty, [[Tsundere|hot-headed]] [[Heroes Want Redheads|red-head]], a [[Meganekko|bespectacled]] [[Otaku Surrogate|closet fangirl]], and a [[Deadpan Snarker|sarcastic]] singing [[Ninja]], who proceed to teach him ([[Megaton Punch|the hard way]]) that women are more than the sum of their parts.
* {{spoiler|''[[Ai Kora]]''}}: A [[Lovable Sex Maniac|teenage pervert]] moves in with [[Christmas Cake|a twenty-something]] [[Bottle Fairy|drunk]], a thrifty, [[Tsundere|hot-headed]] [[Heroes Want Redheads|red-head]], a [[Meganekko|bespectacled]] [[Otaku Surrogate|closet fangirl]], and a [[Deadpan Snarker|sarcastic]] singing [[Ninja]], who proceed to teach him ([[Megaton Punch|the hard way]]) that women are more than the sum of their parts.
* {{spoiler|''[[Ai Yori Aoshi (Manga)|Ai Yori Aoshi]]''}}: College boy moves in with his fiancee. [[Unwanted Harem|Their neighbors]] are weird.
* {{spoiler|''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]''}}: College boy moves in with his fiancee. [[Unwanted Harem|Their neighbors]] are weird.
* {{spoiler|''[[AIR (Visual Novel)|AIR]]''}}: Gluttonous hobo and cursed loner fall in love. [[Tear Jerker|GOAL-ness]] ensues.
* {{spoiler|''[[AIR]]''}}: Gluttonous hobo and cursed loner fall in love. [[Tear Jerker|GOAL-ness]] ensues.
* {{spoiler|''[[Air Gear (Manga)|Air Gear]]''}}: Rollerblading is [[Serious Business]], to the point where it defies physics. Half the rollerbladers seen are various shades of crazy.
* {{spoiler|''[[Air Gear]]''}}: Rollerblading is [[Serious Business]], to the point where it defies physics. Half the rollerbladers seen are various shades of crazy.
* {{spoiler|''[[Akagi (Anime)|Akagi]]''}}: A fourteen-year-old who looks like an adult plays games with gangsters on his days off. He wins. They're scarred for life.
* {{spoiler|''[[Akagi]]''}}: A fourteen-year-old who looks like an adult plays games with gangsters on his days off. He wins. They're scarred for life.
* {{spoiler|''[[Akahori Gedou Hour Lovege (Anime)|Akahori Gedou Hour Lovege]]''}}: Two female pedophiles commit atrocities on a regular basis in the name of "Justice."
* {{spoiler|''[[Akahori Gedou Hour Lovege]]''}}: Two female pedophiles commit atrocities on a regular basis in the name of "Justice."
* {{spoiler|''[[Akikan (Anime)|Akikan]]''}}: The government tries to decide what material to make its drink cans out of.
* {{spoiler|''[[Akikan]]''}}: The government tries to decide what material to make its drink cans out of.
* {{spoiler|''[[Akira (Manga)|Akira]]'' (film)}}: A teenage biker becomes a powerful psychic. This is followed by multiple explosions.
* {{spoiler|''[[Akira]]'' (film)}}: A teenage biker becomes a powerful psychic. This is followed by multiple explosions.
** Two boys are separated by the government and spend the rest of the movie searching for each other and crying out the other's name until one gets cancer and is killed by canned Jesus.
** Two boys are separated by the government and spend the rest of the movie searching for each other and crying out the other's name until one gets cancer and is killed by canned Jesus.
** {{spoiler|''[[Akira (Manga)|Akira]]'' (manga)}}: [[Ax Crazy|An angry teenager]] [[The Evil Empire|takes advantage of]] [[Tyke Bomb|a little boy]], who eventually [[Gainax Ending|expresses his displeasure]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Akira]]'' (manga)}}: [[Ax Crazy|An angry teenager]] [[The Evil Empire|takes advantage of]] [[Tyke Bomb|a little boy]], who eventually [[Gainax Ending|expresses his displeasure]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Akumetsu]]''}}: Masked vigilante rains punishment down on corrupt government officials and business executives by repeatedly exploding his own head.
* {{spoiler|''[[Akumetsu]]''}}: Masked vigilante rains punishment down on corrupt government officials and business executives by repeatedly exploding his own head.
* {{spoiler|''[[A Little Snow Fairy Sugar (Anime)|A Little Snow Fairy Sugar]]''}}: Fairies [[Painting the Frost On Windows|control the weather]] [[Magic Music|by playing musical instruments]] and are [[Invisible to Normals|invisible and inaudible to normals]] except to an 11-year-old girl [[Creature of Habit|that always abides to]] [[Schedule Fanatic|a rigid schedule]]. Said 11-year-old girl isn't amused whenever one such fairy that is in-training enters her life and is eventually forced to live with her. [[Tastes Like Diabetes|May induce diabetes.]]
* {{spoiler|''[[A Little Snow Fairy Sugar]]''}}: Fairies [[Painting the Frost on Windows|control the weather]] [[Magic Music|by playing musical instruments]] and are [[Invisible to Normals|invisible and inaudible to normals]] except to an 11-year-old girl [[Creature of Habit|that always abides to]] [[Schedule Fanatic|a rigid schedule]]. Said 11-year-old girl isn't amused whenever one such fairy that is in-training enters her life and is eventually forced to live with her. [[Tastes Like Diabetes|May induce diabetes.]]
* {{spoiler|''[[Amagami (Video Game)|Amagami]]''}}: [[Choose Your Own Adventure]] in a [[Dating Sim]]: [[Animated Adaptation|The Anime.]]
* {{spoiler|''[[Amagami (Video Game)|Amagami]]''}}: [[Choose Your Own Adventure]] in a [[Dating Sim]]: [[Animated Adaptation|The Anime.]]
* {{spoiler|''[[Ame-iro Kouchakan Kandan (Manga)|Ame-iro Kouchakan Kandan]]''}}: [[Girls Love|A schoolgirl gets a job at a teahouse to be close to the shop owner.]] [[WAFF]] and [[Squee]] ensue.
* {{spoiler|''[[Ame-iro Kouchakan Kandan]]''}}: [[Girls Love|A schoolgirl gets a job at a teahouse to be close to the shop owner.]] [[WAFF]] and [[Squee]] ensue.
* {{spoiler|''[[Angel Beats (Anime)|Angel Beats]]''}}: A high-school student wakes up, joins an armed revolution against God, and goes to school. In that order.
* {{spoiler|''[[Angel Beats]]''}}: A high-school student wakes up, joins an armed revolution against God, and goes to school. In that order.
** In the first episode, he dies 102 times. Then he shoots a defenseless girl so his friends can steal food.
** In the first episode, he dies 102 times. Then he shoots a defenseless girl so his friends can steal food.
** Haruhi hates the afterlife and dragoons people at her school into doing something about it.
** Haruhi hates the afterlife and dragoons people at her school into doing something about it.
* {{spoiler|''[[Animal X (Manga)|Animal X]]'' (manga)}}: Boy-who-can-turn-into-a-[[Tyrannosaurus Rex|T-rex]] meets boy-who-[[Mister Seahorse|can-get-pregnant]], ancient conspiracies and corrupt scientists ensue. Much, ''much'' more like ''[[Ursula K Le Guin|The Left Hand of Darkness]]'' than your average [[Fetish Fuel]] [[M Preg]] fic.
* {{spoiler|''[[Animal X]]'' (manga)}}: Boy-who-can-turn-into-a-[[Tyrannosaurus Rex|T-rex]] meets boy-who-[[Mister Seahorse|can-get-pregnant]], ancient conspiracies and corrupt scientists ensue. Much, ''much'' more like ''[[Ursula K. Le Guin|The Left Hand of Darkness]]'' than your average [[Fetish Fuel]] [[M Preg]] fic.
* {{spoiler|''Animal Yokochou''}}: A [[Parental Abandonment|frequently neglected]] five-year-old girl has [[No Fourth Wall|fourth wall-breaking]] adventures with her neighbors from another dimension.
* {{spoiler|''Animal Yokochou''}}: A [[Parental Abandonment|frequently neglected]] five-year-old girl has [[No Fourth Wall|fourth wall-breaking]] adventures with her neighbors from another dimension.
* {{spoiler|''[[Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai (Anime)|Ano Hana]]''}}: A lazy truant [[Ordinary High School Student|high school boy]] is unpopular because he's harassed by a [[Cute Ghost Girl|ditzy ghost]]. [[Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies|Angst falls,]] [[Tear Jerker|everyone cries.]]
* {{spoiler|''[[Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai|Ano Hana]]''}}: A lazy truant [[Ordinary High School Student|high school boy]] is unpopular because he's harassed by a [[Cute Ghost Girl|ditzy ghost]]. [[Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies|Angst falls,]] [[Tear Jerker|everyone cries.]]
* {{spoiler|''[[Ano Natsu De Matteru]]''}}: [[Love Dodecahedron|Dodecahedron]] of [[All Love Is Unrequited|unrequited love]] interrupted by [[Intimate Healing]] from a hot [[Human Alien]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Ano Natsu de Matteru]]''}}: [[Love Dodecahedron|Dodecahedron]] of [[All Love Is Unrequited|unrequited love]] interrupted by [[Intimate Healing]] from a hot [[Human Alien]].
* ''{{spoiler|[[Another]]}}'': [[Ordinary High School Student]] [[Boy Meets Girl|meets girl]]. People die.
* ''{{spoiler|[[Another]]}}'': [[Ordinary High School Student]] [[Boy Meets Girl|meets girl]]. People die.
* {{spoiler|''[[Aoi Hana (Manga)|Aoi Hana]]''}}: Cool upperclassman basketball player picks up a rebound but fails to score.
* {{spoiler|''[[Aoi Hana]]''}}: Cool upperclassman basketball player picks up a rebound but fails to score.
* {{spoiler|''[[Apollo's Song (Manga)|Apollos Song]]''}}: A delinquent mental patient sees god, then goes through a series of bad relationships.
* {{spoiler|''[[Apollo's Song|Apollos Song]]''}}: A delinquent mental patient sees god, then goes through a series of bad relationships.
* {{spoiler|''Aquarian Age the Movie''}}: A ten year old boy convinces four [[Magical Girl|Magical Girls]] to kill him. They fail.
* {{spoiler|''Aquarian Age the Movie''}}: A ten year old boy convinces four [[Magical Girl|Magical Girls]] to kill him. They fail.
* {{spoiler|''[[Arakawa Under the Bridge (Anime)|Arakawa Under the Bridge]]''}}: Insane homeless woman rescues drowning man, decides that henceforth, he will be her lover.
* {{spoiler|''[[Arakawa Under the Bridge]]''}}: Insane homeless woman rescues drowning man, decides that henceforth, he will be her lover.
* {{spoiler|''[[Arashi no Yoru Ni (Literature)|Arashi no Yoru Ni]]''}}: A wolf and goat are persecuted because of their romantic love... er, friendship... wait, ''relationship''. [[Ho Yay]] and [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]] masquerading as [[Carnivore Confusion]] ensue.
* {{spoiler|''[[Arashi no Yoru ni]]''}}: A wolf and goat are persecuted because of their romantic love... er, friendship... wait, ''relationship''. [[Ho Yay]] and [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]] masquerading as [[Carnivore Confusion]] ensue.
* {{spoiler|''[[Area 88 (Manga)|Area 88]]''}} Japanese airline pilot is [[Legion of Lost Souls|forced to kill people]] for:
* {{spoiler|''[[Area 88]]''}} Japanese airline pilot is [[Legion of Lost Souls|forced to kill people]] for:
** cold hard cash, or
** cold hard cash, or
** to prevent a woman-child losing all interest in him and marrying his enemy. In either case, [[Technology Porn|warplanes appear onscreen]] and the main conflict is between 1) a boy and his conscience and 2) his obsession with a distant woman-child and someone else's war. Boy and conscience loses badly to [[War Is Hell|said war]] and [[Love Makes You Evil|obsession with said long distance non-relationship]]. [[No Endor Holocaust|The show ends before we see]] the unhealthy marriage that results.
** to prevent a woman-child losing all interest in him and marrying his enemy. In either case, [[Technology Porn|warplanes appear onscreen]] and the main conflict is between 1) a boy and his conscience and 2) his obsession with a distant woman-child and someone else's war. Boy and conscience loses badly to [[War Is Hell|said war]] and [[Love Makes You Evil|obsession with said long distance non-relationship]]. [[No Endor Holocaust|The show ends before we see]] the unhealthy marriage that results.
* {{spoiler|''[[Aria (Manga)|Aria]]''}}: Sexist hiring practices mean that a girl's only chance to do what she loves is to enter the tourist industry on Mars.
* {{spoiler|''[[Aria]]''}}: Sexist hiring practices mean that a girl's only chance to do what she loves is to enter the tourist industry on Mars.
** Alternatively: Gondolas on Mars. [[Scenery Porn]] ensues.
** Alternatively: Gondolas on Mars. [[Scenery Porn]] ensues.
* {{spoiler|''[[Armitage III (Anime)|Armitage III]]''}}: Two cops investigate the death of a Country singer. On Mars.
* {{spoiler|''[[Armitage III]]''}}: Two cops investigate the death of a Country singer. On Mars.
* {{spoiler|''[[Astro Boy (Manga)|Astro Boy]]''}}: Scientist makes his [[Replacement Goldfish|dead son]] the best robot in the world.
* {{spoiler|''[[Astro Boy (manga)|Astro Boy]]''}}: Scientist makes his [[Replacement Goldfish|dead son]] the best robot in the world.
* {{spoiler|''[[Asura Cryin (Anime)|Asura Cryin]]''}}: A boy receives a suitcase that contains a [[Humongous Mecha]] that is powered by his [[Cute Ghost Girl]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Asura Cryin (Light Novel)|Asura Cryin]]''}}: A boy receives a suitcase that contains a [[Humongous Mecha]] that is powered by his [[Cute Ghost Girl]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]''}}: Flamboyant gourmand gains powerful friends and proves himself useless.
* {{spoiler|''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''}}: Flamboyant gourmand gains powerful friends and proves himself useless.
** Alternately: History in manga form.
** Alternately: History in manga form.
*** Or: History, the [[Abridged Series]].
*** Or: History, the [[Abridged Series]].
** Alternately: Walking ethnic stereotypes and their relations with one another play out the course of human history from the Ancient Roman Empire to World War II to present time. [[Ho Yay|With extra gay.]]
** Alternately: Walking ethnic stereotypes and their relations with one another play out the course of human history from the Ancient Roman Empire to World War II to present time. [[Ho Yay|With extra gay.]]
* {{spoiler|''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]''}}: No real plot, just Japanese schoolgirls hanging out.
* {{spoiler|''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''}}: No real plot, just Japanese schoolgirls hanging out.
** Or: Rich 10 year old genius and her friends go through their average lives.
** Or: Rich 10 year old genius and her friends go through their average lives.
* {{spoiler|''[[B Gata H Kei (Manga)|B Gata H Kei]]''}}: Virgin tries to get laid. She's not very good at it.
* {{spoiler|''[[B Gata H Kei]]''}}: Virgin tries to get laid. She's not very good at it.
* {{spoiler|''[[B't X (Anime)|B't X]]''}}: [[Expy|A guy takes a break]] [[Saint Seiya|from protecting Athena]] to fly around in a desert on a mechanical pony. Lots of people disapprove.
* {{spoiler|''[[B't X]]''}}: [[Expy|A guy takes a break]] [[Saint Seiya|from protecting Athena]] to fly around in a desert on a mechanical pony. Lots of people disapprove.
* {{spoiler|''[[Baccano (Light Novel)|Baccano]]!''}}: A number of people aboard a train find they have conflicting interests. An old man looks for friends he shared a drink with a long time ago.
* {{spoiler|''[[Baccano]]!''}}: A number of people aboard a train find they have conflicting interests. An old man looks for friends he shared a drink with a long time ago.
** Alternately: A genius little girl and a man try to solve a mystery about a train.
** Alternately: A genius little girl and a man try to solve a mystery about a train.
*** Or in joke form: A gang, a cult, and the Chicago Mafia walk onto a train one day...
*** Or in joke form: A gang, a cult, and the Chicago Mafia walk onto a train one day...
* {{spoiler|''[[Baka to Test To Shoukanjuu (Literature)|Baka to Test To Shoukanjuu]]''}}: The lowest tier class in high-school battles other classes using summoned beings whose power is determined by test grades in order to get better supplies.
* {{spoiler|''[[Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu]]''}}: The lowest tier class in high-school battles other classes using summoned beings whose power is determined by test grades in order to get better supplies.
** Alternately: Kids use the powers of studying to overcome bullies.
** Alternately: Kids use the powers of studying to overcome bullies.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bakemonogatari (Light Novel)|Bakemonogatari]]''}}: Japanese teenagers and their homeless friend <s>fight monsters</s> '''TALK. A LOT.'''
* {{spoiler|''[[Bakemonogatari]]''}}: Japanese teenagers and their homeless friend <s>fight monsters</s> '''TALK. A LOT.'''
** Or: Teenage girl falls in love with an enigmatic vampire after he saves her life.
** Or: Teenage girl falls in love with an enigmatic vampire after he saves her life.
** Alternatively: Sayonara, Araragi-kun.
** Alternatively: Sayonara, Araragi-kun.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bakuman｡ (Manga)|Bakuman｡]]''}}: An artist and his girlfriend avoid talking to each other.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bakuman｡]]''}}: An artist and his girlfriend avoid talking to each other.
** Or, a manga about two kids drawing manga.
** Or, a manga about two kids drawing manga.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bamboo Blade (Anime)|Bamboo Blade]]''}}: Kendo instructor decides to settle a year-old bet by fielding an all-girl squad.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bamboo Blade]]''}}: Kendo instructor decides to settle a year-old bet by fielding an all-girl squad.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bartender (Manga)|Bartender]]''}}: He tends a bar.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bartender]]''}}: He tends a bar.
** Alternately: Alcohol solves everything.
** Alternately: Alcohol solves everything.
* {{spoiler|''[[Basilisk (Anime)|Basilisk]]''}}: Romeo and Juliet... with ninja!
* {{spoiler|''[[Basilisk]]''}}: Romeo and Juliet... with ninja!
* {{spoiler|''[[Basquash (Anime)|Basquash]]''}}: God created basketball.
* {{spoiler|''[[Basquash]]''}}: God created basketball.
* {{spoiler|''[[Batman]]: Gotham Night''}}: Anime adaptation of a comic hero, made 60 years after the hero's debut.
* {{spoiler|''[[Batman]]: Gotham Night''}}: Anime adaptation of a comic hero, made 60 years after the hero's debut.
* {{spoiler|''[[Battle Athletes (Anime)|Battle Athletes]]''}}: Girls train and compete for extreme Olympics, in Space.
* {{spoiler|''[[Battle Athletes]]''}}: Girls train and compete for extreme Olympics, in Space.
* {{spoiler|''[[Beauty Pop (Manga)|Beauty Pop]]''}}: Teenage hairstylists compete with one another.
* {{spoiler|''[[Beauty Pop]]''}}: Teenage hairstylists compete with one another.
* {{spoiler|''[[Beck (Anime)|Beck]]''}}: A shy guy joins a band.
* {{spoiler|''[[Beck (manga)|Beck]]''}}: A shy guy joins a band.
* {{spoiler|''[[Beelzebub (Manga)|Beelzebub]]'' (manga)}}: A juvenile delinquent becomes the unwilling father of an infant demon prince and teaches him how to be a real man. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Beelzebub]]'' (manga)}}: A juvenile delinquent becomes the unwilling father of an infant demon prince and teaches him how to be a real man. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Ben To (Anime)|Ben To]]''}}: Students having all out wars for [[Serious Business|half-priced lunchboxes]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Ben-To]]''}}: Students having all out wars for [[Serious Business|half-priced lunchboxes]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Berserk (Manga)|Berserk]]''}}: A big guy with an unfortunate tattoo tries to get therapy for the girlfriend who hates him after his pretty-haired ex-best friend sells out the world for a makeover and a spiffy new Batman outfit.
* {{spoiler|''[[Berserk]]''}}: A big guy with an unfortunate tattoo tries to get therapy for the girlfriend who hates him after his pretty-haired ex-best friend sells out the world for a makeover and a spiffy new Batman outfit.
* {{spoiler|''[[Best Student Council (Anime)|Best Student Council]]''}}: A girl whose best friend is a puppet dabbles in school politics.
* {{spoiler|''[[Best Student Council]]''}}: A girl whose best friend is a puppet dabbles in school politics.
* {{spoiler|''[[Beyblade (Anime)|Beyblade]]''}}: An evil organization attempts to take over the world using spinning tops. It's [[Serious Business]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Beyblade]]''}}: An evil organization attempts to take over the world using spinning tops. It's [[Serious Business]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Metal Fight Beyblade (Anime)|Metal Fight Beyblade]]''}}: A [[Spin-Off]] with the exact same plot.
** {{spoiler|''[[Metal Fight Beyblade]]''}}: A [[Spin-Off]] with the exact same plot.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bibliotheca Mystica De Dantalian (Light Novel)|Bibliotheca Mystica De Dantalian]]''}}: A veteran and a little girl search for overdue library books.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bibliotheca Mystica de Dantalian]]''}}: A veteran and a little girl search for overdue library books.
* {{spoiler|''[[The Big O (Anime)|The Big O]]''}}: What if [[Expy|Bruce Wayne]] had a [[Humongous Mecha|giant robot]]? Has surprisingly little to do with orgasms.
* {{spoiler|''[[The Big O]]''}}: What if [[Expy|Bruce Wayne]] had a [[Humongous Mecha|giant robot]]? Has surprisingly little to do with orgasms.
** Or: A bunch of amnesiacs, one of whom thinks he's Batman, run around destroying a city with giant robots. Eventually revealed to be inconsequential.
** Or: A bunch of amnesiacs, one of whom thinks he's Batman, run around destroying a city with giant robots. Eventually revealed to be inconsequential.
** Or: A man who looks like Bruce Wayne, who's actually a tomato, uses a [[Humongous Mecha]] named after an orgasm to fight other giant robots who aren't as suggestively named.
** Or: A man who looks like Bruce Wayne, who's actually a tomato, uses a [[Humongous Mecha]] named after an orgasm to fight other giant robots who aren't as suggestively named.
* {{spoiler|''[[Binbou Shimai Monogatari (Manga)|Binbou Shimai Monogatari]]''}}: Two underage sisters live together in a run-down apartment and have to get by on their own. They love each other [[Squee|a lot]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Binbou Shimai Monogatari]]''}}: Two underage sisters live together in a run-down apartment and have to get by on their own. They love each other [[Squee|a lot]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Birdy the Mighty (Anime)|Birdy the Mighty]]''}}: A policewoman with [[Bizarre Alien Biology]] from space meets [[Ordinary High School Student]] and does [[Fusion Dance]] with him. [[They Fight Crime]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Birdy the Mighty]]''}}: A policewoman with [[Bizarre Alien Biology]] from space meets [[Ordinary High School Student]] and does [[Fusion Dance]] with him. [[They Fight Crime]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Black Cat (Manga)|Black Cat]]''}}: A [[Technical Pacifist]] tries to stay out of a war between two groups of [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|Well Intentioned Extremists]]. The Anime adds a subplot where he talks of the less sympathetic Extremist group's leader entirely in death threats for half the series.
* {{spoiler|''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]''}}: A [[Technical Pacifist]] tries to stay out of a war between two groups of [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|Well Intentioned Extremists]]. The Anime adds a subplot where he talks of the less sympathetic Extremist group's leader entirely in death threats for half the series.
** Alternatively: He's a former assassin with [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]. He's a former cop that can see into the future. She's a defused [[Tyke Bomb]] that can shape-shift. [[They Fight Crime]].
** Alternatively: He's a former assassin with [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]. He's a former cop that can see into the future. She's a defused [[Tyke Bomb]] that can shape-shift. [[They Fight Crime]].
** Or: A young man with [[Anime Hair|a sea-urchin on his head,]] his [[Little Miss Badass|prepubescent rival,]] and his [[Improbable Weapon User|briefcase wielding]] best friend go to confront said young man's [[Ho Yay|wannabe]] [[Stalker With a Crush|lover,]] and his army of tea-drinking mutants.
** Or: A young man with [[Anime Hair|a sea-urchin on his head,]] his [[Little Miss Badass|prepubescent rival,]] and his [[Improbable Weapon User|briefcase wielding]] best friend go to confront said young man's [[Ho Yay|wannabe]] [[Stalker with a Crush|lover,]] and his army of tea-drinking mutants.
* {{spoiler|''[[Black Jack (Manga)|Black Jack]]''}}: A [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]] man and his [[Artificial Human|Frankensteinian creation]] charge astronomical sums of money to cut people open.
* {{spoiler|''[[Black Jack]]''}}: A [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]] man and his [[Artificial Human|Frankensteinian creation]] charge astronomical sums of money to cut people open.
* {{spoiler|''[[Black Lagoon (Anime)|Black Lagoon]]''}}: A salary-man quits his job to run errands for and with unstable foreigners who frequently try to kill him. He still dresses like a salary-man, though.
* {{spoiler|''[[Black Lagoon]]''}}: A salary-man quits his job to run errands for and with unstable foreigners who frequently try to kill him. He still dresses like a salary-man, though.
* {{spoiler|''[[Black Rock Shooter (Anime)|Black Rock Shooter]]''}}: Two girls befriend each other in freshman year but drift apart. Meanwhile, their alternate universe counterparts try to kill each other. [[Les Yay]] references ensue.
* {{spoiler|''[[Black Rock Shooter (anime)|Black Rock Shooter]]''}}: Two girls befriend each other in freshman year but drift apart. Meanwhile, their alternate universe counterparts try to kill each other. [[Les Yay]] references ensue.
** For the TV series: Schoolgirl angst spawns a parallel dimension of nonstop violence. The [[There Are No Therapists|therapist]] approves.
** For the TV series: Schoolgirl angst spawns a parallel dimension of nonstop violence. The [[There Are No Therapists|therapist]] approves.
* {{spoiler|''[[Blade of the Immortal (Manga)|Blade of the Immortal]]''}}: A swordsman with internal parasites gets hired by a plucky orphan to kill "bad people."
* {{spoiler|''[[Blade of the Immortal]]''}}: A swordsman with internal parasites gets hired by a plucky orphan to kill "bad people."
* {{spoiler|''[[Blame (Manga)|Blame]]!''}}: An untalkative, millennia-old, amnesiac robot meanders around a mostly abandoned space station looking for genes.
* {{spoiler|''[[Blame]]!''}}: An untalkative, millennia-old, amnesiac robot meanders around a mostly abandoned space station looking for genes.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]''}}: Dead people fight other dead people but almost never to the death.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bleach]]''}}: Dead people fight other dead people but almost never to the death.
** Or: Wannabe fashion designer (and possible [[Chessmaster]] and troper) shows off. Title has little to do with plot.
** Or: Wannabe fashion designer (and possible [[Chessmaster]] and troper) shows off. Title has little to do with plot.
** {{spoiler|''Bleach: Diamond Dust Rebellion''}}: Secondary [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] character angsts for 90 minutes.
** {{spoiler|''Bleach: Diamond Dust Rebellion''}}: Secondary [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] character angsts for 90 minutes.
** {{spoiler|''Bleach: Fade To Black''}}: Two siblings try to destroy the ruling class because a childhood friend can't remember their names.
** {{spoiler|''Bleach: Fade To Black''}}: Two siblings try to destroy the ruling class because a childhood friend can't remember their names.
** {{spoiler|''Bleach: Hell Verse''}}: Teen and his dead friends go to Hell to find a sister. Leads to massive trolling.
** {{spoiler|''Bleach: Hell Verse''}}: Teen and his dead friends go to Hell to find a sister. Leads to massive trolling.
* {{spoiler|''[[Blood+ (Anime)|Blood Plus]]''}}: A teenage girl teams up with a cellist and a giant-revolver-wielding David Bowie to fight vampires.
* {{spoiler|''[[Blood+|Blood Plus]]''}}: A teenage girl teams up with a cellist and a giant-revolver-wielding David Bowie to fight vampires.
** Or: A teenaged girl has to keep her sister from getting pregnant.
** Or: A teenaged girl has to keep her sister from getting pregnant.
** Or: A teenage pop idol does horrible things at her manager's insistence.
** Or: A teenage pop idol does horrible things at her manager's insistence.
** Or: Two vampires carry out a campaign of genocide.
** Or: Two vampires carry out a campaign of genocide.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bludgeoning Angel Dokurochan (Light Novel)|Bludgeoning Angel Dokurochan]]''}}: A high school [[Lolicon]] must change his ways and his destiny, or else be murdered horribly. He still gets murdered horribly, however.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan|Bludgeoning Angel Dokurochan]]''}}: A high school [[Lolicon]] must change his ways and his destiny, or else be murdered horribly. He still gets murdered horribly, however.
* {{spoiler|''[[Blue Comet SPT Layzner (Anime)|Blue Comet SPT Layzner]]''}}: A [[Five-Token Band]] of teenagers goes on a field trip to learn about technology, astronomy and politics.
* {{spoiler|''[[Blue Comet SPT Layzner]]''}}: A [[Five-Token Band]] of teenagers goes on a field trip to learn about technology, astronomy and politics.
* {{spoiler|''[[Blue Drop (Manga)|Blue Drop]]''}}: An [[Human Aliens|alien]] [[The Captain|battleship captain]] pretends to be a [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]] and seduces a sociopath home-ed while rehearsing a [[School Play]] with her.
* {{spoiler|''[[Blue Drop]]''}}: An [[Human Aliens|alien]] [[The Captain|battleship captain]] pretends to be a [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]] and seduces a sociopath home-ed while rehearsing a [[School Play]] with her.
* {{spoiler|''[[Blue Exorcist (Manga)|Blue Exorcist]]''}}: Satan's son resolves to kill his father by going to high school.
* {{spoiler|''[[Blue Exorcist]]''}}: Satan's son resolves to kill his father by going to high school.
* {{spoiler|''[[Blue Seed (Anime)|Blue Seed]]''}}: A [[Ordinary High School Student|girl]] prone to [[Panty Shot|exposing her underwear]], a snarky half-plant guy and a bunch of gun-wielding [[True Companions]] try to save humanity from Japanese mythology.
* {{spoiler|''[[Blue Seed]]''}}: A [[Ordinary High School Student|girl]] prone to [[Panty Shot|exposing her underwear]], a snarky half-plant guy and a bunch of gun-wielding [[True Companions]] try to save humanity from Japanese mythology.
* {{spoiler|''[[Blue Submarine No. 6 (Anime)|Blue Submarine No. 6]]''}}: A well intentioned extremist tries to teach the world a lesson in tolerance by drowning its entire population.
* {{spoiler|''[[Blue Submarine No. 6]]''}}: A well intentioned extremist tries to teach the world a lesson in tolerance by drowning its entire population.
** Alternatively: ''[[The Island of Doctor Moreau]]'' with fish-people.
** Alternatively: ''[[The Island of Doctor Moreau]]'' with fish-people.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bobobobo Bobobo (Manga)|Bobobobo Bobobo]]''}}: Hair-brained (and hair-nosed) hero fights personifications of premature baldness.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bobobobo Bobobo]]''}}: Hair-brained (and hair-nosed) hero fights personifications of premature baldness.
** [[Chewbacca Defense]]: The Series.
** [[Chewbacca Defense]]: The Series.
* {{spoiler|''Boku no Pico''}}: A pre-pubescent boy is [[Yaoi|precocious]].
* {{spoiler|''Boku no Pico''}}: A pre-pubescent boy is [[Yaoi|precocious]].
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** {{spoiler|''Pico x Coco x Chico''}}: Three pre-pubescent boys are precocious.
** {{spoiler|''Pico x Coco x Chico''}}: Three pre-pubescent boys are precocious.
*** They all [[Squick|might be]] [[Worse Than It Sounds (Darth Wiki)|Worse Than It Sounds]].
*** They all [[Squick|might be]] [[Worse Than It Sounds (Darth Wiki)|Worse Than It Sounds]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Bokurano (Manga)|Bokurano]]''}}: Fifteen messed-up children play a fun game with [[Humongous Mecha]]. ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion (Anime)|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' is happy and optimistic by comparison.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bokurano]]''}}: Fifteen messed-up children play a fun game with [[Humongous Mecha]]. ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' is happy and optimistic by comparison.
** Or: Kids on summer camp decide to play a game. The adults think they should stop.
** Or: Kids on summer camp decide to play a game. The adults think they should stop.
* {{spoiler|''[[The Borrower Arrietty (Anime)|The Borrower Arrietty]]'' (Studio Ghibli)}}: A small-scale burglar and his family consider moving to a less dangerous neighborhood after catching their daughter giving some sugar to the boy upstairs.
* {{spoiler|''[[The Borrower Arrietty]]'' (Studio Ghibli)}}: A small-scale burglar and his family consider moving to a less dangerous neighborhood after catching their daughter giving some sugar to the boy upstairs.
* {{spoiler|''Boukun Tyrano San''}}: A male T-Rex dies and [[Reincarnation|is reincarnated]] 60 million years later as a [[Joshikousei|high school girl]]; he's not happy at all.
* {{spoiler|''Boukun Tyrano San''}}: A male T-Rex dies and [[Reincarnation|is reincarnated]] 60 million years later as a [[Joshikousei|high school girl]]; he's not happy at all.
* {{spoiler|''[[Brain Powerd (Anime)|Brain Powerd]]''}}: Giant organic monster makes organic robots that fight other organic robots so it can absorb all organic energy on Earth. An organic submarine fights this. There are lots and lots of <s>organic</s> parental issues.
* {{spoiler|''[[Brain Powerd]]''}}: Giant organic monster makes organic robots that fight other organic robots so it can absorb all organic energy on Earth. An organic submarine fights this. There are lots and lots of <s>organic</s> parental issues.
* {{spoiler|''Bremen''}}: An omnilingual clone of Jesus teams up with a guitarist with a mohawk, a car enthusiast bassist, and a transgendered dominatrix drummer to form a band. They beat the living shit out of those who get in their way.
* {{spoiler|''Bremen''}}: An omnilingual clone of Jesus teams up with a guitarist with a mohawk, a car enthusiast bassist, and a transgendered dominatrix drummer to form a band. They beat the living shit out of those who get in their way.
** Or: Amnesiac guy tries to find his girlfriend. Instead, he gets a rockband.
** Or: Amnesiac guy tries to find his girlfriend. Instead, he gets a rockband.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bubblegum Crisis (Anime)|Bubblegum Crisis]]''}}: An [[Eccentric Millionaire]], a [[Biker Babe]], a [[Plucky Girl]], and a [[Playful Hacker]] [[They Fight Crime|fight robots]] to 80s music.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]''}}: An [[Eccentric Millionaire]], a [[Biker Babe]], a [[Plucky Girl]], and a [[Playful Hacker]] [[They Fight Crime|fight robots]] to 80s music.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bunny Drop (Manga)|Bunny Drop]]''}}: A man adopts his aunt.
* {{spoiler|''[[Bunny Drop]]''}}: A man adopts his aunt.
* {{spoiler|''[[Burn Up (Anime)|Burn Up]] Excess''}}: Five pairs of breasts (and one guy) fight crime as a secret mercenary unit of the police.
* {{spoiler|''[[Burn Up]] Excess''}}: Five pairs of breasts (and one guy) fight crime as a secret mercenary unit of the police.
* {{spoiler|''[[Burst Angel (Anime)|Burst Angel]]''}}: Four <s>pairs of breasts</s> female bounty hunters (and [[The One Guy|a guy who cooks for them]]) [[We Help the Helpless|defend the defenseless]] in a [[Crapsack World]] [[Author Tract|brought on by the abolition of gun control]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Burst Angel]]''}}: Four <s>pairs of breasts</s> female bounty hunters (and [[The One Guy|a guy who cooks for them]]) [[We Help the Helpless|defend the defenseless]] in a [[Crapsack World]] [[Author Tract|brought on by the abolition of gun control]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Busou Renkin (Anime)|Busou Renkin]]''}}: Two boys go on life support and try to kill each other.
* {{spoiler|''[[Busou Renkin]]''}}: Two boys go on life support and try to kill each other.
* {{spoiler|''[[Candy Boy (Anime)|Candy Boy]]''}}: A pair of fraternal [[Twincest|twin sisters]] [[Girls Love|really like each other]]. [[Slice of Life|Stuff happens]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Candy Boy]]''}}: A pair of fraternal [[Twincest|twin sisters]] [[Girls Love|really like each other]]. [[Slice of Life|Stuff happens]].
* {{spoiler|''[[C the Money And Soul of Possibility]]''}}: Ordinary college student plays financial card games. It's more awesome than it sounds.
* {{spoiler|''[[C the Money And Soul of Possibility]]''}}: Ordinary college student plays financial card games. It's more awesome than it sounds.
** Or: Stock Market: The Anime. ''Definitely'' much better than it sounds.
** Or: Stock Market: The Anime. ''Definitely'' much better than it sounds.
* {{spoiler|''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]''}}: A cute little girl navigates a world of [[Everyone Is Bi|very]] [[Triang Relations|confusing]] [[Kissing Cousins|and]] [[Hot for Student|complex]] [[Puppy Love|love]] [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|relationships]], while collecting cards in her spare time.
* {{spoiler|''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]''}}: A cute little girl navigates a world of [[Everyone Is Bi|very]] [[Triang Relations|confusing]] [[Kissing Cousins|and]] [[Hot for Student|complex]] [[Puppy Love|love]] [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|relationships]], while collecting cards in her spare time.
* {{spoiler|''[[Castle in The Sky (Anime)|Castle in The Sky]]''}}: [[Boy Meets Girl]]... more specifically, a girl on the run from pirates and a government agent who convinces the military to help him steal a necklace.
* {{spoiler|''[[Laputa: Castle in the Sky|Castle in The Sky]]''}}: [[Boy Meets Girl]]... more specifically, a girl on the run from pirates and a government agent who convinces the military to help him steal a necklace.
* {{spoiler|''[[Casshern Sins (Anime)|Casshern Sins]]''}}: A [[Bishonen]] android [[Walking the Earth|walks the earth]]... [[After the End|what's left of it]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Casshern Sins]]''}}: A [[Bishonen]] android [[Walking the Earth|walks the earth]]... [[After the End|what's left of it]].
* {{spoiler|''[[The Cat Returns (Anime)|The Cat Returns]]''}}: A girl rescues a cat and is rewarded by nearly being forced to marry him. She's eventually rescued by a magic lawn ornament, a talking crow, and a fat guy.
* {{spoiler|''[[The Cat Returns]]''}}: A girl rescues a cat and is rewarded by nearly being forced to marry him. She's eventually rescued by a magic lawn ornament, a talking crow, and a fat guy.
* {{spoiler|''[[Change 123 (Manga)|Change 123]]''}}: A girl with three fathers struggles with mental illness and finds two possible boyfriends.
* {{spoiler|''[[Change 123]]''}}: A girl with three fathers struggles with mental illness and finds two possible boyfriends.
** Alternatively: Boy finds and befriends girl with four personalities. Boy falls for the only one that isn't a martial artist. Other personalities are fine with this. [[Teen Genius]] tries to fuse girl's personalities with her [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]. The [[Law of Conservation of Detail]] is upheld obsessively.
** Alternatively: Boy finds and befriends girl with four personalities. Boy falls for the only one that isn't a martial artist. Other personalities are fine with this. [[Teen Genius]] tries to fuse girl's personalities with her [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]. The [[Law of Conservation of Detail]] is upheld obsessively.
* {{spoiler|''[[Chintsubu (Manga)|Chintsubu]]'' a.k.a. ''Chinko no Tsubuyaki''}}: A hilarious [[Boys Love|Yaoi]] manga whose title translates to "The Mutterings of the Penises." And this is meant to be taken [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|literally]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Chintsubu]]'' a.k.a. ''Chinko no Tsubuyaki''}}: A hilarious [[Boys Love|Yaoi]] manga whose title translates to "The Mutterings of the Penises." And this is meant to be taken [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|literally]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Chi's Sweet Home (Manga)|Chi's Sweet Home]]''}}: A kitten finds a home. That's it.
* {{spoiler|''[[Chi's Sweet Home]]''}}: A kitten finds a home. That's it.
* {{spoiler|''[[Chobits (Manga)|Chobits]]''}}: Boy falls in love with a girl whose artificial body and overprotective sister ensure that they can never have sex.
* {{spoiler|''[[Chobits]]''}}: Boy falls in love with a girl whose artificial body and overprotective sister ensure that they can never have sex.
* {{spoiler|''Chocolate Underground''}}: A totalitarian regime takes the Atkins diet too far.
* {{spoiler|''Chocolate Underground''}}: A totalitarian regime takes the Atkins diet too far.
* {{spoiler|''[[Chocotto Sister (Anime)|Chocotto Sister]]''}}: Santa gives a boy a little sister for Christmas. She ''[[Brother-Sister Incest|really]]'' loves him in return.
* {{spoiler|''[[Chocotto Sister]]''}}: Santa gives a boy a little sister for Christmas. She ''[[Brother-Sister Incest|really]]'' loves him in return.
* {{spoiler|''[[Chrono Crusade (Manga)|Chrono Crusade]]''}}: A monster uses a watch to suck away a girl's soul. [[Will They or Won't They?|He may love her.]] Together, [[They Fight Crime|They Fight Demons]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Chrono Crusade]]''}}: A monster uses a watch to suck away a girl's soul. [[Will They or Won't They?|He may love her.]] Together, [[They Fight Crime|They Fight Demons]].
* {{spoiler|''[[CLAMP School Detectives (Manga)|CLAMP School Detectives]]''}}: An [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]] solves mysteries in its spare time.
* {{spoiler|''[[CLAMP School Detectives (Manga)|CLAMP School Detectives]]''}}: An [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]] solves mysteries in its spare time.
** Who wears short shorts? They wear short shorts.
** Who wears short shorts? They wear short shorts.
* {{spoiler|''[[Clannad (Visual Novel)|Clannad]]''}}: A delinquent meets the [[Ill Girl|sickly]] daughter of [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Anime)|Kamina]] and [[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Belldandy]], and they (re)start a club with his best friend and some other girls.
* {{spoiler|''[[Clannad]]''}}: A delinquent meets the [[Ill Girl|sickly]] daughter of [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Kamina]] and [[Ah! My Goddess|Belldandy]], and they (re)start a club with his best friend and some other girls.
** Or: A pair of high school students meet a ghost who hands out carvings of echinoderms; they decide to help.
** Or: A pair of high school students meet a ghost who hands out carvings of echinoderms; they decide to help.
** Season 2: Nothing goes right for the delinquent. Ever. Once his life is thoroughly obliterated, a junk robot in a different world makes everything better.
** Season 2: Nothing goes right for the delinquent. Ever. Once his life is thoroughly obliterated, a junk robot in a different world makes everything better.
* {{spoiler|''[[Claymore (Anime)|Claymore]]''}}: A surly woman with a giant sword wanders around a laboratory seeking revenge on a little girl.
* {{spoiler|''[[Claymore]]''}}: A surly woman with a giant sword wanders around a laboratory seeking revenge on a little girl.
* {{spoiler|''[[Code Geass (Anime)|Code Geass]]''}}: Convoluted [[Love Dodecahedron]] develops between British teenagers attending high school in Japan; the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
* {{spoiler|''[[Code Geass]]''}}: Convoluted [[Love Dodecahedron]] develops between British teenagers attending high school in Japan; the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
** Or: Terrorist takes over the world with mind control. Pizza is involved.
** Or: Terrorist takes over the world with mind control. Pizza is involved.
** Or: [[Self-Made Orphan]] learns about the power of sacrifice.
** Or: [[Self-Made Orphan]] learns about the power of sacrifice.
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** Or: Teenage prodigy rebels against his family, drags the entire world into it.
** Or: Teenage prodigy rebels against his family, drags the entire world into it.
** Or: Bored, disaffected young noble is handed absolute power over others, abuses it for great justice.
** Or: Bored, disaffected young noble is handed absolute power over others, abuses it for great justice.
* {{spoiler|''[[Count Cain (Manga)|Count Cain]]''}}: A boy and his butler solve murders and sometimes commit them. Sometimes there are zombies and often there is incest.
* {{spoiler|''[[Count Cain]]''}}: A boy and his butler solve murders and sometimes commit them. Sometimes there are zombies and often there is incest.
* {{spoiler|''[[Cowboy Bebop (Anime)|Cowboy Bebop]]''}}: Bounty hunters in space barely make enough money to eat properly. The soundtrack is popular.
* {{spoiler|''[[Cowboy Bebop]]''}}: Bounty hunters in space barely make enough money to eat properly. The soundtrack is popular.
** Or: Bounty hunters fight Chinese mafia, but not in space.
** Or: Bounty hunters fight Chinese mafia, but not in space.
** He's an ex-chinese mafia member turned bounty hunter looking for his girlfriend and wanting to kill his former best friend, he's a hard nosed former cop with a serious chip on his shoulder, she's an attractive amnesiac con-artist with a compulsive gambling problem, she's a mad child prodigy hacker. Together [[They Fight Crime|they fight crime]]/ [[Perpetual Poverty|perpetual poverty]] / [[Dysfunction Junction|each other]].
** He's an ex-chinese mafia member turned bounty hunter looking for his girlfriend and wanting to kill his former best friend, he's a hard nosed former cop with a serious chip on his shoulder, she's an attractive amnesiac con-artist with a compulsive gambling problem, she's a mad child prodigy hacker. Together [[They Fight Crime]]/ [[Perpetual Poverty]] / [[Dysfunction Junction|each other]].
** {{spoiler|''Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door''}}: A justifiably disgruntled "dead" veteran tries to wipe out humanity by showing them butterflies.
** {{spoiler|''Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door''}}: A justifiably disgruntled "dead" veteran tries to wipe out humanity by showing them butterflies.
* {{spoiler|''[[Cross Game (Manga)|Cross Game]]''}}: Little girl dies in the first episode. Her boyfriend goes on to court her younger sister. Oh, and there's baseball.
* {{spoiler|''[[Cross Game]]''}}: Little girl dies in the first episode. Her boyfriend goes on to court her younger sister. Oh, and there's baseball.
* {{spoiler|''Crows''}}: High school guys spend their time fighting for the hell of it and then wondering why they can't get girlfriends.
* {{spoiler|''Crows''}}: High school guys spend their time fighting for the hell of it and then wondering why they can't get girlfriends.
** {{spoiler|''Worst''}}: A new generation of high school guys spend their time fighting for the hell of it and then wondering why they can't get girlfriends.
** {{spoiler|''Worst''}}: A new generation of high school guys spend their time fighting for the hell of it and then wondering why they can't get girlfriends.
* {{spoiler|''[[Cubex Cursedx Curious (Light Novel)|Cubex Cursedx Curious]]''}}: A cursed cube tries to become a human.
* {{spoiler|''[[C³|Cubex Cursedx Curious]]''}}: A cursed cube tries to become a human.
* {{spoiler|''[[Cyborg 009 (Manga)|Cyborg 009]]''}}: Nine strangers leave their current employer.
* {{spoiler|''[[Cyborg 009]]''}}: Nine strangers leave their current employer.
** Alternative: A large mufti-national arms dealer creates perfect killers, but the killers still have hearts and rebel.
** Alternative: A large mufti-national arms dealer creates perfect killers, but the killers still have hearts and rebel.
** Alternative: People are kidnapped and experimented on. One scientist part of the project rebels and starts a resistance.
** Alternative: People are kidnapped and experimented on. One scientist part of the project rebels and starts a resistance.
* {{spoiler|''Cyborg Kuro Chan''}}: A cat one day woke up and found himself turned into a cyborg by a mad scientist. Hilarity ensues.
* {{spoiler|''Cyborg Kuro Chan''}}: A cat one day woke up and found himself turned into a cyborg by a mad scientist. Hilarity ensues.
** {{spoiler|''[[All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (Anime)|All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku]]''}}: A cat one day woke up and found herself turned into a cyborg by a <s> mad</s> scientist. Hilarity ensues.
** {{spoiler|''[[All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku]]''}}: A cat one day woke up and found herself turned into a cyborg by a <s> mad</s> scientist. Hilarity ensues.


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