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== General ==
* ''[[Speed Racer (Anime)|Speed Racer]]''. Featuring some of the crudest animation possible, the show is filled with so many plot holes, you just can't help it to smile the whole time watching it. The theme song is an [[Ear Worm]] to boost. The characters, while having odd names, are actually pretty enjoyable. [[The Scrappy|EXCEPT FOR SPRITLE]].
* The 3-episode [[OVA]] ''[[ICE]]'' is thoroughly amateurish, prone to every possible [[Girls Love|Girls]]/BoysLove and [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]/[[Mundane Made Awesome|Awesome]] cliche out there, has the weirdest main heroine's voice in anime history, and is generally so incoherent story-wise that you can't just drop watching it. And when you are done, you'll write a five page review [[Bile Fascination|telling the world how bad the OVA is]].* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! theThe Movie: Pyramid of Light (Anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Movie Pyramid of Light]]'' could be considered one of the worst anime movies ever pumped out by [[4Kids! Entertainment|4Kids]], for taking the bad plots, dialog, voice acting, and [[Product Placement]] leaps and bounds farther than even ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' has managed to do. There are reasons, though, that some find the movie so hilariously bad that it was entertaining: the entire lack of explanation as to why anything was happening, or why Yami was suddenly able to summon a gigantic glowy dragon, plus the random [[Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting|kung fu fights]] with mummies led to [[Narm|much inappropriately-timed laughter]]. The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9-3mzm9MEw Abridged Version] sums it up: "I can't help but feel as if it was some sort of cheap cash-in made to promote a bunch of cards." Japan got a novelization and some extra scenes that explained more of the plot (which helped little to none at all.)
** Plus, the movie gave us the immortal line, ''"But even eternity doesn't last forever."''
** [[Dan Green|In the dub]] Yugi, while screaming in horror, suddently has a virile but incredibly funny voice for about 5 seconds ("[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jov86ufPL5M TALK LATER, RUN NOW!]").
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* ''[[Fourteen]]'' is a horror manga about the mad mutated chicken professor Chicken George. It's probably the narmiest work of fiction ever. And you won't be able to stop reading.
* ''Hoshi no ko Polon'' (''Starchild Polon''), like ''[[Chargeman Ken]]'' above, has also gone through (albeit minor) [[Memetic Mutation]] on [[Nico Nico Douga]]. In addition to its horrid animation and nonsensical storyline (if there's any "story" at all) are the constant use of stock music composed by Jean Jacques Perrey.
* ''[[Star Blazers]]'' gets this in the first season for its use of cliched plots, lack of action in the space battles<ref> the forward gun turrets [[Stock Footage|''always'']] rotate just a hair to the right before firing</ref>, for getting [[New Powers Asas the Plot Demands]], for Desslock's [[Chewing the Scenery|on screen ham]] and for his mooks hilariously forced chant every time he appears<ref> "[[Rule of Three|Deeeeesslock Desslock Desslock]], Deeeeesslock Desslock Desslock..." now repeat every time Desslock is on or near his throne.</ref>
* ''[[Super Atragon (Anime)|Super Atragon]]'' gets the nod here for:
** Bad translations such as referring to naval gun shells as "missiles" and substituting "Fire" commands for "ENGAGE".
** Truck-loads of ham thoroughly baked and served up by:
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*** [[Big Bad|Avatar]], who gave us a shrill and grossly overused [[Evil Laugh]]
*** The Scientist, who had an inexplicable German-ish accent
** An overload of [[New Powers Asas the Plot Demands]] that included a self-leveling bridge, a [[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]-like force-shield, rocket-powered anchors, and the inexplicable--and plot-irrelevant--ability to fly. Each of these abilities were shown exactly once with the exception of flight, which was shown a second time during the closing credits of the second part.
** However, it did have a very kickin' and epic soundtrack.
* The sexual content in the ''[[Zeorymer]]'' manga is so [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment|random]] and [[Coitus Ensues|clumsy]] that one can't help but laugh. Notable examples include the title robot's IUD power source, the [[An Ice Person|icicle rape]] scene, and an abrupt shot of female lead Miku's elderly adopted father giving her oral sex. To make things even funnier, despite Miku having a teenage body while clothed, she often [[Off-Model|suddenly has little girl's body]] while nude.
* The one shot manga ''[[Kuso Miso Technique (Manga)|Kuso Miso Technique]]'', the plot is simple as is the artwork. The characters are vague and... special but there's something wonderful about it.
* ''[[Mars Of Destruction]]'' a short tie in to an [[Adaptation Displacement|obscure dating game]] universally has some of the lowest ratings on almost any major Anime Site ([[Anime News Network]], [[My Anime List]], etc) but many will deem it to be so bad it's good with its obvious [[Shout-Out]]'s to ''[[Evangelion]]'' horribly stiff animation, virtually no conceivable plot, and bad dialogue. People have given it Perfect Scores and written reviews of how much they enjoyed it.
* ''[[Guilty Crown]]'': A new work from [[Production IGI.G]], directed by [[Death Note (Manga)|Tetsuro Araki ]], written by [[Macross Frontier|Hiroyuki Yoshino]] with help from [[Code Geass|Ichiro Okouchi]], music composed by [[Supercell]] and character designs by redjuice?! What could possibly go wrong? Everything. The phenomenal animation and music failed to cover up the unlikeable, inconsistent characters that lacked interesting motivations and the constant [[Cliché Storm]] with an ending that answered absolutely nothing. Nonetheless, a lot of people were glued to the screen when it aired, despite the constant bashing.
* ''I-zenborg'', a mix of anime and [[Tokusatsu]] from the late 70's. First, the villain is a talking T-Rex, which tries to take over the [[Tokyo Is the Center of Thethe Universe|world]]. Add to that the [[Off-Model|no budget animation]], laughably bad live SFX, backgrounds made from photographs that never match the perspective the characters are drawn and [[Idiot Plot|ridiculous storylines]] with cringe inducing dialogue. To top it off, each [[Monster of the Week]] will meet a gruesome end, usually getting some limbs hacked off by the eponymous [[Mecha]]'s saw blades. In short, it's hilarious!
 
 
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** [[Desu Des Brigade|Oh you wonderful bitch!]]
** Hentai in general are well-known for their [[So Bad It's Good]], [[Fetish Retardant]] dubs.
* ''[[Transformers Armada|Transformers: Armada]]'' 's dub: "Stairs? This keeps getting weirder and weirder!", the fight scenes where nobody seems to move, the [[Inaction Sequence|long pauses between responses from characters]], the lack of movement in ''non''-fight scenes... the failure to keep track of which character has which name...
* Most of the 1970s dubs of most any anime can easily fall under this. From the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALzDcMDhf2o old dub of] ''[[Speed Racer (Anime)|Speed Racer]]'', to the ''[[Getter Robo]] G'' dub known as ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGPNDvkcaiw Starvengers]''. Even the utterly horrid dubbed form of the ''[[Tekkaman Blade (Anime)|Tekkaman Blade]]'' precursor known as ''Space Knight [[Tekkaman (Anime)|Tekkaman]]'' makes it here because the dubbers decided to ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MURDGxx7FJo explain everything.]''
** If one of the comments in genuine, it appears [[Word of God|William Winckler, one of the writers for the Tekkaman dub]], even thinks it's crazy and loves that people still find it entertaining.
* The AB Group's ''[[Dragon Ball (Manga)|Dragon Ball]] Z'' movie dubs, also known as the [[Fan Nickname|Big Green Dub]]<ref> Named after Piccolo, who's known as Big Green</ref> are so hilariously awful, they ''have'' to be heard to be believed. For example, most of the characters, particularly villains, are voiced by some old guy who sounds like an unholy combination of [[Adam West]] and [[Orson Welles]]. From [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRI-pKf7F40 Goku's epic manly voice] to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-_lxXGAYlQ screaming out "Kamehameha"] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c-HWu2Zzzc for everything other than the Kamehameha Wave], they're all downright hilarious. It also led to such memetic quotes such as "Come, magic cloud"<ref>Ever wondered where ''[[Dragon Ball Abridged]]'' got that joke from?</ref> and "Let that child alone".
** The Malaysian dub [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oToKxemiv4 also counts]
** Even though it's debatable on if it counts, The Boys and Girls Club dub. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3668ixQfHDA It has to be seen to be believed]
* What about the American Dub? [[Memetic Mutation|Vegeta? What does the scouter say about his powerlevel?]]
** [[Large Ham|IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!!]]
* The bad dub of ''[[Fate/stay Stay Night (Visual Novel)night|Fate Stay Night]]'' delivers a surprise unintentional hilarity. Lancer's voice actor pronouces "Gae Bolg" as "Gay Bulges". Worth watching for some [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRwy1Nu5Q2I good laughs].
* The Swedish dub of ''[[Cyborg 009]]'' deserves some accolades here. All the voices are done by a single guy (yes, all the women too which goes over as well as you would expect), lots of inappropriate swearing that was never there in the first place and it falls so often into [[Blind Idiot Translation]] that there's a rumour circulating Swedish forums that the translation and dubbing was done by a Danish guy.
* The anime adaption of ''[[Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer]]'' is overall pretty bad, having an almost incomprehensible plot, downright weird character designs, and with the most bizarre [[Gainaxing]] ever. There are only two things that make it worth watching (if you don't count the loads of [[Fan Service]]); the well animated fight scenes, and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8fr5Jhu_sA the hilariously stupid English dub (slightly NSFW).]
* The RTM 1 dub of ''[[Transformers Headmasters]]'' has become infamous for its...[[Hong Kong Dub|unique translation decisions]] and bizarre voice acting
{{quote| '''Scorponok''': Fortress Maximus has come himself! Okay! Then I shall get Fortress Maximus to fight me! Heh heh huh!}}
* Corrine Orr and Peter Fernandez...normally, very talented with a wide range. [[Speed Racer (Anime)|Speed Racer]]? Oh, it's the best [[Ham and Cheese]].
* The infamous [[Cluster F-Bomb]] ridden English dubs of such 90s anime as ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo1gm4pC1ck Cyber City Oedo 808]'', ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLsLpUwE6Rw Mad Bull 34]'' and ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVpwJbLLivU Angel Cop]'' combines with the over the top sex and violence to make them fit squarely in here.
* On its own ''Garzeys Wing'' is generally considered to be horrible. A stunningly inept English dub, however, elevates it straight into this category.
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** The Colombian dub of ''Super Doll Licca-chan'' it's also hilarious, if only because of the dubbers desperately trying to imitate the very high pitch of Japanese female voices, and then overdoing it so.
* The version of Yuzurenai Negai used in the Latin American dub of ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'' has this quality. The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65IRCa0TJC0 original song] is pretty, but for the dub they inexplicably choose male singers with deep voices, and that's before we talk of the changes on the lyrics. It's known among the fans as "the mariachi version'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kV-STGlPwo and you can see why].
* To those who didn't grow up with it, the Philippines English dub of ''[[Voltes V]]'' almost sounds like a [[Gag Dub]]. The actors sound unmotivated and their accents render some sentences incomprehensible. They also [[Dub Name Change|changed]] Kenichi's name to the [[Inherently Funny Words|inherently funny]] Steve and Daijiro's to the ''[[Sesame Street (TV)|Sesame Street]]''-esque "Big Bert".
* Normally ''[[Pilot Candidate]]'' would be unwatchably dull, but the English dub makes it highly entertaining. [[The Hero]] sounds like [[Woody Allen]], [[The Smart Guy]] has a [[Canada, Eh?|stereotypical Canadian accent]], [[The Rival]] sounds like he's voiced by someone who doesn't normally act, and if the credits are to be believed, [[Cross-Dressing Voices|most of the women were voiced by]] [[Michael McConnohie]] doing his best [[Family Guy|Lois Griffin]] impression.
* The ''[[Guin Saga (Light Novel)|Guin Saga]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmEESOXQJso English dub] is ''so'' full of this. Taking advantage of it being a [[Cliché Storm]], the characters either [[Large Ham|overreact]] or [[Dull Surprise|underreact]] in the non-action scenes, sadly, however, it caused plenty of [[Hate Dumb]].
** It could possibly go to [[Gag Dub]] territory, as there's even a man who suspiciously sounds like [[Droopy]].
* In Finland, ''[[Digimon (Franchise)|Digimon]]'' was originally translated and dubbed by a group called ''Agapio Racing Team''. Their dubbing was so bad it was even lampooned on newspapers, and they got replaced by a more professional team. Even though Agapio's dubs have been off-air for years now, online videos of their [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T_TLBZxY4U weirdest moments] as well as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KR2ove20a0 parodies] are still popular.
* The dub of the ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam (Anime)|Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' movie trilogy. There's a good reason rereleases of the trilogy do not include the dub: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv2NYuK1z_w#t=1m50s the only reason people watch it is to make fun of it].
 
 
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* Some of the original songs for ''Pocket Monsters'' (the original Japanese version of ''Pokemon'') have an endearing sort of awfulness. For an epitomizing example, look no further than [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e1viB7RMus "Pokemon ieru kana?"] ("Can you say the Pokemon['s names]?") -- the basis for the "Pokerap" -- which starts with a sample of the Beatles' "I am the Walrus" and a hyper-enthusiastic American accented MC, and keeps getting weirder,
* The dub opening for ''Cardcaptors''. "The secrets of the Clow - were all a mystery~! But when this mighty book was opened, the powers were set free! CARDCAPTORS - a mystic adventure! CARDCAPTORS - a quest for all time!" Um... yeah.
* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OrMqQP_oDk opening theme] to the [[4Kids! Entertainment|4Kids]] English dub of ''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]''. "Yo ho ho, he took a bite of Gum Gum!"
** That sounds like something out of ''[[Night At the Museum (Film)|Night Atat the Museum]]''.
* Intentionally "so bad it's awesome", [[Lucky Star (Anime)|Lucky Star]]'s Konata's karaoke of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R9k0yl8Atk&feature=related Dragon Ball Z theme.]
* The original English theme for ''[[Dragon Ball (Manga)|Dragon Ball]] Z'', "Rock the Dragon". [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdFy2lWc3lo Dragon Dragon, Rock the Dragon, Dragon Ball Z *roar*]
 
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