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* {{spoiler|''[[Kiniro no Corda (Video Game)|La Corda d'Oro ~[[Primo Passo~]]]]''}}: A girl meets a fairy who tells her she is special and gives her a magic violin. She is very upset about this. [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys|Meanwhile, there are a lot of pretty boys who play instruments.]]

* {{spoiler|''[[Last Exile (Anime)|Last Exile]]''}}: A pair of fast-flying couriers get dragged into a war against their will.

* {{spoiler|''[[The Law of Ueki (Manga)|The Law of Ueki]]''}}: Young boy who can [[Green Thumb|turn trash into trees he can control]] gets into a [[Tournament Arc]] chock full of [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]].

* {{spoiler|''[[Le Chevalier d'Eon (Anime)|Le Chevalier d'Eon]]''}}: A man who randomly transforms into his sister tries to prevent the French Revolution. He is resisted by zombies, catholic rune magic, and lethal poetry. Meanwhile, Japanese writers fail French history to a truly spectacular degree.

* {{spoiler|''[[Legend of Galactic Heroes (Anime)|Legend of Galactic Heroes]]''}}: Two bishounen wage war against each other for 110 episodes.

* {{spoiler|''[[The Legend of Koizumi (Manga)|The Legend of Koizumi]]''}}: Former Japanese PM plays tile games with world leaders. Nazis ensue.

* {{spoiler|''[[Tegami Bachi (Manga)|LetterBee]]''}}: The mail is delivered.

* {{spoiler|''[[Liar Game (Manga)|Liar Game]]''}}: An honest girl and a genius con-artist get caught up in a high-stakes game and save everyone through the use of social psychology.

* {{spoiler|''[[Library War (Anime)|Library War]]''}}: A girl falls in love with a man who once bought her a book.

* {{spoiler|''[[Little House With an Orange Roof (Manga)|Little House With an Orange Roof]]''}}: Two broken families are brought together by real estate fraud.

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* {{spoiler|''[[LovelessLove (Manga)|LovelessHina]]''}}: A [[Kidman Hero]]wants andto amarry [[Bishonen]]someone, teambut uphe tohas fightno battlesidea with wordswho. Meanwhile,He kid'salso [[Notgets Quitepunched. Dead|dead brother]] plots againstA themlot.

* {{spoiler|''[[Love Lucky (Manga)|Love Lucky]]''}}: Average joe gets married to a pop idol. Unfortunately for him, no one can know about it.

* {{spoiler|''[[The Lucifer and Biscuit Hammer (Manga)|The Lucifer and Biscuit Hammer]]''}}: Psychics with animal mentors work to protect the world from getting smashed, but the person they are protecting wants to smash it as well. Primary viewpoint comes from the one psychic who knows this and agreed to help with the smashing.

* {{spoiler|''[[Lucky Star (Anime)|Lucky Star]]''}}: [[Joshikousei|Four girls]] [[Seinfeldian Conversation|talk about nothing.]]

* {{spoiler|''[[Lupin III (Anime)|Lupin III]]''}}: An internationally wanted felon and his gang who, when not committing relatively non-violent crimes, spend so much time stopping dangerous criminals that the pursuing cops are half conflicted on whether their quarry should be arrested or recruited.

** {{spoiler|''[[The Castle of Cagliostro (Anime)|The Castleof Cagliostro]]''}}: The felon and his gang rob a casino, only to discover that the money is fake. The felon decides to complete a job he failed almost a decade earlier, all the while trying to save a girl from having to marry her cousin who wants the family treasure.

** {{spoiler|''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha As (Anime)|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha AsA's]]''}}: Little girls battle German terrorist group commanded by an oblivious, lovable cripple.

** {{spoiler|''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Striker S (Anime)StrikerS|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Striker S]]''}}: A special forces instructor adopts a female clone of [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|Jesus]], and then is forced to shoot her.

** {{spoiler|''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Vi Vid (Manga)ViVid|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Vi Vid]]''}}: Two members of separate royal dynasties become friends with each other [[Defeat Means Friendship|through hand to hand combat]].

** {{spoiler|''[[Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force (Manga)|Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force]]''}}: A boy goes on the run from the police for the sake of [[The Dulcinea Effect|a girl he just met]].

* {{spoiler|''[[Magic Knight Rayearth (Anime)|Magic Knight Rayearth]]''}}: [[Magical Girl|Magical Girls]], [[Mecha]], and [[Mix and Match|several other genres that should not meet]], do. It somehow works. (Hint: not ''[[The Vision of Escaflowne (Anime)|Vision of Escaflowne]]''.)

* {{spoiler|''[[Magic Users Club (Anime)|Magic Users Club]]''}}: Secret world-saving club gets pushed around by the anime club next door.

* {{spoiler|''[[Mahou Sensei Negima (Manga)|Mahou Sensei Negima]]''}}: A child's late father, a famous war veteran, may yet be alive.

* {{spoiler|''[[Mahoraba (Anime)|Mahoraba]]: Heartful Days''}}: An art student moves into an apartment run by a [[Funny Schizophrenia|teenage schizo]]. [[Hilarity Ensues]].

* {{spoiler|''[[Mai-HiME (Anime)|My-HiME]]'' (anime)}}: [[High School]] girl and her two [[Ambiguously Gay|ambiguously]] [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|lesbian]] friends save the world from the (dis)comfort of their own school.

** {{spoiler|''[[Mai-HiME (Mangamanga)|My-HiME]]'' (manga)}}: [[New Transfer Student|New kid on the block]] walks into a [[Magical Girl]] fight. [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork|Neither wants to share him.]]

** {{spoiler|''[[Mai-Otome (Anime)|Mai-Otome]]'' (anime)}}: Girl enrolls in an all-female [[Magical Girl Warrior]] academy and makes a [[Well, Excuse Me, Princess!|spoiled princess]] her [[Odd Couple|pact-partner]]. Characters from the above series appear in abundance.

*** {{spoiler|''[[Mai-Otome (Mangamanga)|Mai-Otome]]'' (manga)}}: Same girl and two of her friends are called upon to protect a princess who's [[Wholesome Crossdresser|more than meets the eye]].

** {{spoiler|''[[Mai-HiME Destiny]]'' (light novel)}}: [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Not-so-ambiguously gay]] magical girl is [[Chained Byby Fashion|handcuffed]] and shipped off to a [[Extranormal Institute|school]] for [[Psychic Powers|espers]].

* {{spoiler|''[[Maison Ikkoku (Anime)|Maison Ikkoku]]''}}: Loser in run-down apartment house full of crazies has a crush on the new apartment manager, a widow.

* {{spoiler|''[[Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro (Manga)|Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro]]''}}: An omnivorous schoolgirl and a hungry [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle|Lord of Change]] solve mysteries.

* {{spoiler|''[[Manabi Straight (Anime)!|Manabi Straight]]''}}: Future freeter revives ridiculously weak student council as president. Hilarity ensues.

* {{spoiler|''[[MAR (Manga)|MAR]]: Marchen Awakens Romance''}}: Teenage otaku is summoned to another world to fight evil chess pieces armed with jewelry.

* ''{{spoiler|[[Maria Holic (Manga)|Maria Holic]]}}'': A lesbian meets the girl of her dreams. She's a he.

* {{spoiler|''[[Mariasama ga Miteru (Light Novel)|Mariasama ga Miteru]]''}}: A [[Christianity Is Catholic|Catholic]] all-girl high school is filled with students who spend most of their time trying to [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|seduce each other]], only to [[Bait and Switch Lesbians|end up quarreling]] over how to organize the next [[School Festival]].

* {{spoiler|''[[Martian Successor Nadesico (Manga)|Martian Successor Nadesico]]''}}: The crew of a civilian-owned warship fight both sides in a war, become [[Otaku]], make up their own side spontaneously, and never solve the main problem of the show (on-screen, anyway).

* {{spoiler|''[[Mazinger Z (Anime)|Mazinger Z]]''}}: [[Humongous Mecha]] has joysticks for the first time ever. Actually, a [[Tsundere|lot]] [[Rocket Punch|of]] [[Super Robot|things]] [[Chest Blaster|happen]] for the first time ever.

** {{spoiler|''[[Great Mazinger (Anime)|Great Mazinger]]''}}: 50% more angst and 300% more swords.

** {{spoiler|''[[UFO Robo Grendizer (Anime)|UFO Robo Grendizer]]''}}: Now with aliens! Also flying saucers.

** {{spoiler|''[[Mazinkaiser (Anime)|Mazinkaiser]]''}}: Radical teen with attitude finds a robot [[Canon Immigrant|straight out of a video game]].

** {{spoiler|''[[Shin Mazinger (Anime)|ShinShougeki! MazingerZ-hen]]''}}: Radical teen with attitude inspires a god to throw his fist at another god. Robot turns into a giant fist in return.

* {{spoiler|''[[Medaka Box (Manga)|Medaka Box]]''}}: A [[Mary Sue]] is elected [[Student Council President]] and uses a suggestion box to better the lives of her classmates. Undergoes major [[Genre Shift|change in style and tone.]]

* {{spoiler|''[[Memories (Anime)|Memories]]''}}: Three part movie from the guy who brought you post-apocalyptic nuke psychics and creepy, elderly, albino kids.

* {{spoiler|''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch (Manga)|Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]''}}: Busty, [[The Ditz|slightly brainless]] [[The Klutz|klutz]] founds a group of [[Idol Singer|idol singers]]. They search the town to add more members to their band. The [[Grand Finale]] is a sing-off with [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|Gackt]].

** Or: ''[[Sailor Moon (Manga)|Sailor Moon]]'' with {{smallcaps|[[Recycled in Space|MERMAIDS!]]}}

** {{spoiler|''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch (Manga)|Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]] Pure''}}: Girl group loses half its members and tries to enlist a [[Tagalong Kid|little girl]]. An [[Ill Girl]] tries to steal the lead singer's boyfriend. When she fails, she starts hearing voices in her head.

* {{spoiler|''[[Midori no Hibi (Manga)|Midori no Hibi]]''}}: A lonely young man has a romantic relationship with his right hand.

* {{spoiler|''[[The MikosMiko's Words and Thethe WitchesWitch's Incantations (Manga)|The Mikos Words and The Witches Incantations]]''}}: A [[Cute Witch]] [[Girls Love|seduces]] an enshrined [[Miko]] and elopes with her.

* {{spoiler|''[[Minami-ke (Manga)|Minami-ke]]''}}: Three sisters (representing [[Ms. Fanservice|beauty]], [[Little Miss Snarker|brains]] and [[Gratuitous English|BOSS]]) share an apartment together. [[Slice of Life|Stuff happens]].

* {{spoiler|''[[Mirai Nikki (Manga)|Mirai Nikki]]''}} (manga): A loser gets help from a nutcase in order to win a [[Serious Business]] game, which is played with their cellphones. Also, the winner becomes God.

* {{spoiler|''[[Mirage of Blaze (Light Novel)|Mirage of Blaze]]''}}: Reincarnated Samurai A does not want to be groped by Reincarnated Samurai B, except for the part where he totally does.

* {{spoiler|''[[Mnemosyne (Anime)|Mnemosyne]]''}}: Vodka is water in Russian. [[Mind Screw]] ensues.

* {{spoiler|''[[Mobile Suit Gundam (Anime)|Mobile Suit Gundam]]''}}: An immature computer [[Geek]] gains possession of a [[Humongous Mecha|giant steel samurai]], and uses it to fight off [[Putting Onon the Reich|Space Nazis]].

** {{spoiler|''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in The Pocket (Anime)|Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 War in Thethe Pocket]]''}}: War-loving young boy meets an ineffectual sympathetic soldier. [[Reality Ensues]].

** {{spoiler|''[[Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (Anime)|Gundam 08th MS Team]]''}}: What if [[Romeo and Juliet]] had giant robots?

** {{spoiler|''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (Anime)|Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory]]''}}: A Space Nazi hijacks a giant robot armed with a nuke.

** {{spoiler|''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (Anime)|Zeta Gundam]]''}}: Enraged teen becomes a terrorist after government agents call him a girl.

** {{spoiler|''[[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (Anime)|Gundam ZZ]]''}}: A gang of teenage lowlifes and a [[Little Miss Badass|psychic loli]] fight off Neo-Space-Nazis. [[Hilarity Ensues]].

** {{spoiler|''[[Mobile Suit Gundam: CharsChar's Counterattack (Anime)|Mobile Suit Gundam Chars Counterattack]]''}}: Space military tries to stop Neo-Space Nazis from dropping asteroids on Earth.

** {{spoiler|''[[Mobile Suit Gundam F 91 (Anime)F91|Gundam F91]]''}}: An attempt to rekindle a popular franchise by ripping off the [[Star Wars|Imperial March]].

*** {{spoiler|''[[Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam (Manga)|Crossbone Gundam]]''}}: Pirates fight the aristocracy ... [[In Space]]

** {{spoiler|''[[Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (Anime)|Victory Gundam]]''}}: A thirteen year-old boy must face several charges of sexual harassment from beautiful older women while waging war against religious fanatics... In Space.

** {{spoiler|''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Anime)|G Gundam]]''}}: The only thing stopping Giant Robot Cthulhu from turning us all into cyborg zombies is one [[Charles Atlas Superpower|martial artist]] with [[No Social Skills]] and his [[Power Glows|shining fingers]].

*** Alternately: OK, who introduced mecha into the [[Dragon Ball (Manga)|Tenkaichi Budokai]]?

** {{spoiler|''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (Anime)|Gundam Wing]]''}}: A girl decides that the perfect man for her is the guy who wants to kill her. [[Yaoi Fangirl|Yaoi Fangirls]] flood mecha fansites.

** {{spoiler|''[[After War Gundam X (Anime)|After War Gundam X]]''}}: [[Everybody's Dead, Dave|Everyone dies in the first episode]]. Cute girl goes on to skinny-dip alongside a psychic dolphin.

** {{spoiler|''[[Turn aA Gundam (Anime)|Turn a Gundam]]''}}: Crossdressing chauffeur/spy awakens a white mustached god to bring peace to humanity and moon people.

** {{spoiler|''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (Anime)|Gundam Seed]]''}}: Angsty teens fight each other in a tale of [[Fantastic Racism]].

*** {{spoiler|''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray (Manga)|Gundam Seed Astray]]''}}: Mechanic and his computer-in-a-suitcase have adventures with their giant robot.

** {{spoiler|''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Anime)|Gundam Seed Destiny]]''}}: Angsty teens fight each other in a theme-park version of its predecessors. The characters spend a lot of time [[Clip Show|recalling past events]].

** {{spoiler|''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Anime)|Gundam 00]]''}}: Heroic terrorists try to create World [[Peace Through Superior Firepower]]. Many plot twists are [[The Reveal|revealed]], and [[Kill'Em All|lots of people die]], while fans [[Stupid Sexy Flanders|of both genders]] ogle the male leads.

*** {{spoiler|''[[Gundam 00: a WakeningAwakening of Thethe Trailblazer (Film)|A Wakening Of The Trailblazer]]''}}: Humans and aliens try to speak to each other.

* {{spoiler|''[[Mokke (Manga)|Mokke]]''}}: Two sisters encounter the most boring ghosts Japanese folklore has to offer.

* {{spoiler|''[[Monster (Mangamanga)|Monster]]''}}: Japanese doctor sacrifices his career to save the life of a young boy. Said boy decides to thank him. [[The Farmer and Thethe Viper|Painfully.]]

* {{spoiler|''[[Mononoke (Anime)|Mononoke]]''}}: An unnamed albino with [[Pointy Ears]], [[Facial Markings]] and a [[Situational Sword]] dredges up the guilty pasts of an inn, a ship, a mask, a stick, and a train. His [[Literal Split Personality]] then uses this to kill Japanese Cthulu.

* {{spoiler|''[[Tsukuyomi Moon Phase (Anime)|Moonphase]]''}}: A [[Lolicon|twenty-something photographer falls in love with a prepubescent girl]] who wants him to call her Mistress. [[They Fight Crime|They Fight]] [[Our Vampires Are Different|Vampires]].

* {{spoiler|''[[Moyashimon (Manga)|Moyashimon]]''}}: A boy who talks to germs goes to college.

* {{spoiler|''[[Mujin Wakusei Survive]]''}}: [[GilligansGilligan's Island]] {{smallcaps|[[Recycled in Space|IN SPACE]] [[Spinoff Babies|WITH KIDS]]!}}

* {{spoiler|''[[Murder Princess (Manga)|Murder Princess]]''}}: Princess and bounty hunter swap bodies and surprise the hell out of an army of invading robo-assassins.

* {{spoiler|''[[Mushishi (Anime)|Mushishi]]''}}: A traveler helps people cope with invisible magic bugs.

* {{spoiler|''[[My Balls (Manga)|My Balls]]''}}: A young man is given [[The End of the World Asas We Know It|a good reason]] to refrain from self-abuse.

* {{spoiler|''[[My Lovely Ghost Kana (Manga)|My Lovely Ghost Kana]]''}}: A guy moves into a new apartment and has sex with a dead girl.

** A [[Slice of Life]], [[Magical Girlfriend]], [[Porn Withwith Plot]], [[Romantic Comedy]]; the main character is killed on the first page.

* {{spoiler|''[[Myself Yourself (Anime)|Myself Yourself]]''}}: An [[Ordinary High School Student]] hangs out with a [[Brother-Sister Incest]] couple, the world's slowest composer, and a [[Buxom Is Better|massive-breasted]] girl who [[Helium Speech|talks like a chipmunk]].

* {{spoiler|''[[Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok (Manga)|Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok]]''}}: Norse gods are made into teenagers (and younger); one of them solves strange mysteries with [[The Ditz|a pink-haired high schooler]].

* {{spoiler|''[[My Neighbor Totoro (Anime)|My Neighbor Totoro]]''}}: Two sisters meet up with several forest spirits, the largest of which becomes a partial [[Replacement Goldfish]] for their sick mother.

* {{spoiler|''[[Mysterious Girlfriend X (Manga)|Mysterious Girlfriend X]]''}}: Boy meets girl. Boy eats girl's drool.

* {{spoiler|''[[Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (Anime)|Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water]]''}}: ''[[Laputa: Castle in Thethe Sky (Anime)|Castle in The Sky]]'' {{smallcaps| [[Recycled in Space|UNDER THE SEA]] [[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea|WITH CAPTAIN NEMO]]!!!}}

* {{spoiler|''[[Najica Blitz Tactics (Anime)|Najica Blitz Tactics]]''}}: A secret agent begins to fall for her [[Ridiculously Human Robot|robot companion]] while they battle an evil organization. [[Panty Shot|Panties ensue]].

* {{spoiler|''[[Nana to Kaoru (Manga)|Nana to Kaoru]]''}}: Childhood friends find an activity they enjoy doing together.

* {{spoiler|''[[Nanaka Six Seventeen (Anime)|Nanaka 6/17]]''}}: An accident forces a studious girl to relive her childhood...while still in high school.

* {{spoiler|''[[Narutaru (Manga)|Narutaru]]''}}: A cute girl finds an adorable star-shaped friend during summer vacation. [[It Got Worse|Things go downhill]]... ''[[Crap Saccharine World|fast]]''.

* {{spoiler|''[[Naruto (Manga)|Naruto]]''}}: Title character continually gets screwed over by his "best friend", an emo with an utter lack of sense and commitment. The [[Big Bad]] looks like a mix between Voldemort and Michael Jackson. China invades.

** {{spoiler|''Naruto Shippuden''}}: Title character comes home after three years of training with a perverted master. [[Big Bad]] is revealed to be a guy with weird eyes and a really overused [[Freudian Excuse]], and then the personification of the curse from ''[[Uzumaki (Manga)|Uzumaki]]''.

* {{spoiler|''[[Natsume Yuujinchou (Manga)|Natsume Yuujinchou]]''}}: A [[MacGuffin]] carrying boy who sees [[Invisible to Normals|strange beings]] goes on a quest of [[Say My Name|name-calling]] with his animal sidekick.

* {{spoiler|''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of The Wind (Manga)|Nausicaa of the Valley of The Wind]]''}}: The people of the future have a big bug and weed problem. The heroine's trousers [[Nude-Colored Clothes|make it look as if her legs are bare]].

* {{spoiler|''[[NEEDLESS (Manga)|NEEDLESS]]''}}: A boy who's lost his big sister joins a [[Lolicon|girl crazy]] [[Badass]] and his [[Stripperiffic]] female partner in order to fight a bunch of girls in school uniforms who work for a pharmaceutical company.

** Or in other words, {{spoiler|It's ''[[S-Cry-ed (Anime)|S-Cry-ed]]'' with Lolis!}}

* {{spoiler|''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion (Anime)|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''}}: Superweapons are given to mentally unstable children while the mentally unstable adults plot to destroy the world.

** ''{{spoiler|''[[The End of Evangelion]]''}}: Disturbed teenager works with his dead mother to turn humanity into goo.

*** Indecisive boy masturbates on comatose friend. Then things get dark.

** Or: A loser, an asshole, and a [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]] pilot giant robots under the command of a man who never moves, a [[Hot Scientist]] that speaks in mostly [[Techno Babble]], and a chronic [[BottleHard-Drinking FairyParty Girl|chronic alcoholic.]]

* {{spoiler|''[[Nerima Daikon Brothers (Anime)|Nerima Daikon Brothers]]''}}: Three perpetually poor farmers want to become blues singers. [[They Fight Crime]].

* {{spoiler|''[[Nichijou (Manga)|Nichijou]]''}}: Two high-school girls [[Mundane Made Awesome|pretend that boring things are epic]] while a third girl [[Troll|trolls]] them. [[Something Completely Different|Meanwhile]], a [[Did We Just Have Tea Withwith Cthulhu?|shark-loving]] [[Child Prodigy|8-year-old professor]] fills an [[Made of Explodium|exploding]] [[Robot Girl|robot]] with [[Genius' Sweet Tooth|pastries]].

* {{spoiler|''[[Night On the Galactic Railroad (Anime)|Night Onon the Galactic Railroad]]''}}: Two kittens go on a metaphysical journey aboard a magical galactic train.

* {{spoiler|''[[Nightwalker (Anime)|Nightwalker]]''}}: A [[Vampire Detective|private eye]] and his female partners [[They Fight Crime|fight demons]]. The private eye's ex wants him back.

* {{spoiler|''[[Ninin ga Shinobuden (Manga)|Ninin ga Shinobuden]]''}}: A high school girl hangs out with the most incompetent group of Ninja ever, and is constantly harassed by a perverted yellow ball.

* {{spoiler|''[[No. 6]]''}}: A [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] [[Naive Newcomer]] and a [[Wholesome Crossdresser|crossdressing]] actor fight bees. [[Ho Yay|Subtext]] ensues.

* {{spoiler|''[[Nodame Cantabile (Manga)|Nodame Cantabile]]''}}: [[Brilliant but Lazy|Semi-incompetent]] pianist abuses the personal space of her [[Insufferable Genius|classmate]]. Sometimes the episodes consist almost entirely of an orchestra performing classical pieces.

* {{spoiler|''[[Noein (Anime)|Noein]]''}}: The title character doesn't exist and the main character defines reality.

* {{spoiler|''[[Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu (Anime)|Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu]]''}}: A high school girl is secretly an otaku. The boy dates her but keeps telling everyone that [[She's Not My Girlfriend]]; nobody believes him.

* {{spoiler|''[[Noir (Animeanime)|Noir]]''}}: A [[Badass Normal|cynical veteran assassin]] and a [[Extraordinarily Empowered Girl|young amnesiac savant]] [[Retiree and Prodigy Team|team up]] to thwart an [[Ancient Conspiracy]]. [[Flash Back|Flashbacks]] ensue.

* {{spoiler|''[[Nononono (Manga)|Nononono]]''}}: The Olympic Gold Medal is [[Serious Business]]. There are also tons of angst. Considered to be [[Lighter and Softer]] compared to ''[[Elfen Lied (Manga)|Elfen Lied]]''.

* {{spoiler|''[[Now and Then, Here And There (Anime)|Now and Then Here And There]]''}}: Kendo Boy meets Water Girl and gets thrown into another dimension where children are turned into soldiers and serve an insane dictator.

* {{spoiler|''[[Nyan Koi (Manga)|Nyan Koi]]''}}: A guy tries to have [[Ordinary High School Student|a regular high school life]] and get together with his crush. [[Cats Are Mean|Cats interfere in both endeavors]].

* {{spoiler|''[[Omamori Himari (Manga)|Omamori Himari]]''}}: Large-breasted [[Catgirl]] unexpectedly moves in with an [[Ordinary High School Student]] who is allergic to cats. When not trying to seduce him she beats the crap out of [[Cute Monster Girl|demons]].

* {{spoiler|''[[Onani Master Kurosawa (Manga)|Onani Master Kurosawa]]''}}: An ordinary student finds an unconventional way to dish out justice: masturbating.

** Or: ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'' parody overcomes itself to become one long [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]].

* {{spoiler|''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]''}}: Small people with [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|random skills]] go on a [[Going to See Thethe Elephant|road trip]] and fight large people with [[Superpower Lottery|government connections]].

** Also Or II Part II, [[Oddly-Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo]]: Rubber Gilligan collects freak menagerie for world-spanning pleasure cruise much to the irritation of his slingshot-carrying, liar friend.

* {{spoiler|''[[One Pound Gospel (Manga)|One Pound Gospel]]''}}: A nun helps a struggling boxer stick to his diet.

* {{spoiler|''[[Onidere (Manga)|Onidere]]''}}: A meek high schooler is in a physically abusive relationship with an emotionally unstable girl who is living a double life.

* {{spoiler|''[[Oniichan Control (Manga)|Oniichan Control]]''}}: Guy has a huge crush on his [[Yandere]] sister. She's okay with that. He's not.

* {{spoiler|''[[Oniisama E (Manga)e...|Oniisama E]]''}}: On her first day of school, a girl falls in love with a drug addict who grabs her on the bus.

* {{spoiler|''[[Ookami-san (Anime)|Ookami-san]]''}}: [[Fairy Tale Motifs|Fairy tale characters]] attend high school. [[They Fight Crime]].

* {{spoiler|''[[Ookiku Furikabutte (Manga)|Ookiku Furikabutte]]''}}: [[Ambiguously Gay|Sexually ambiguous]] [[High School]] boys play [[Serious Business|baseball]].

* {{spoiler|''[[Ore no Imouto ga Konna Nini Kawaii Wake ga Nai (Light Novel)!|Ore No Imouto]]''}}: A High School Student and his fourteen year old tsundere sister bond over Eroge.

* {{spoiler|''[[Otaku no Video (Anime)|Otakuno Video]]''}}: A analysis of the [[Otaku]] culture in 1980's-90's Japan, which includes the story of a star college student as he slowly descends into the realm of otaku. Also included are interviews of real otaku of different varieties. Considered the "[[Word of God|bible of Otaku]]".

* {{spoiler|''[[Othello (Mangamanga)|Othello]]''}}: Excruciatingly shy schoolgirl attracts very abusive friends and completely subverts [[Karma Houdini]] when her split-personality attacks people for doing wrong.

* {{spoiler|''[[Otogi Juushi Akazukin (Anime)|Otogi Juushi Akazukin]]''}}: The Three Musketeers are a trio of fourteen year old girls from another world who must protect a boy, who can talk to flowers, from evil.

* {{spoiler|''[[Otogi no Machi no Rena (Manga)|Otogi no Machi no Rena]]''}} (Manga): High school girl starts raising baby sex-demons on accident. [[Hilarity Ensues]]. It's clean!

* {{spoiler|''[[Otogi Zoshi (Anime)|Otogi Zoshi]]''}}: [[Historical Fiction]] about a girl who [[Sweet Polly Oliver|crossdresses]] in order to find a magic bead. Halfway through, this premise is abandoned, so her modern day [[Reincarnation]] investigates [[Urban Legends]].

* {{spoiler|''[[Otome wa Boku Ni Koishiteru (Anime)|Otome wa Boku Nini Koishiteru]]''}}: A [[Wholesome Crossdresser|trap]] becomes a [[Girls Need Role Models|role model]] for a school full of [[The Ojou|princess-types]]. Male audience members find themselves [[Stupid Sexy Flanders|questioning their sexuality]].

* {{spoiler|''[[Ouran High School Host Club (Manga)|Ouran High School Host Club]]''}}: A poor girl is forced to pretend she's a boy and hang out with obnoxiously rich [[Bishonen]] as punishment for destroying private property.

* {{spoiler|''[[Outlaw Star (Anime)|Outlaw Star]]''}}: A [[Badass Longcoat]] and his [[Adorably Precocious Child]] sidekick inherit a [[MacGuffin Girl]] and a snarky spaceship from a dead client. Together, along with a [[Lady of War|lady samurai]] and a spazzy [[Catgirl]], they find [[Sufficiently Advanced Aliens|God]].

* {{spoiler|''[[Overman King Gainer (Anime)|Overman King Gainer]]''}}: Moving is [[Serious Business]]. A one -night stand nearly dooms the world. Giant robots dance the monkeyMonkey.

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