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Comedy Anime from 1996

20 comedy anime that aired in 1996, ranked by score.

  1. 1
    Rurouni Kenshin

    TV · 94 ep · winter

    In the final years of the Bakumatsu era lived a legendary assassin known as Hitokiri Battousai.

  2. 2
    Case Closed

    TV · winter

    Shinichi Kudou, a high school student of astounding talent in detective work, is well known for having solved several challenging cases.

  3. 3
    Kodocha

    TV · 102 ep · spring

    Sixth grader Sana Kurata has a perfect life. Her mother is a (fairly) successful author, she has a young man employed to keep her happy and safe, and best of all, she is the…

  4. 4
    Slayers Next

    TV · 26 ep · spring

    In the kingdom of Xoana, Lina Inverse and Gourry Gabriev unexpectedly come across their old companions, Zelgadis Graywords and Princess Ameilia Wil Tesla Saillune.

  5. 5
    Sailor Moon Sailor Stars

    TV · 34 ep · spring

    Like the R Season, Sailor Stars is divided into two parts: The first part resolves some conflicts from the SuperS season, and sees the return of the Outer Senshi, Haruka,…

  6. 6
    Baby and Me

    TV · 35 ep · summer

    Takuya Enoki is living a difficult life for a fifth grader. His mother passed away in a tragic car accident a few months ago, forcing him to pick up the slack and take care of…

  7. 7
    KochiKame

    TV · 373 ep · summer

    Ryoutsu, being an underpaid policeman, is always coming up with underhanded schemes in order to make a quick buck.

  8. 8
    You're Under Arrest (1996)

    TV · 47 ep · fall

    Tokyo Highway Patrolwomen Natsumi and Miyuki get off to a bad start when Miyuki busts Natsumi for reckless moped driving on her way to work.

  9. 9
    Hell Teacher Nube

    TV · 49 ep · spring

    Nube is a clumsy, easygoing, and very kind teacher, but he has a secret under his glove on the left hand.

  10. 10
    Martian Successor Nadesico

    TV · 26 ep · fall

    Akito doesn't want to fight. Despite a childhood spent on the anime Gekiganger 3, a Mecha show, he'd rather cook than pilot a Mecha.

  11. 11
    Saber Marionette J

    TV · 25 ep · fall

    In the distant future, since the Earth has become overpopulated, efforts to find and colonize on other planets have begun.

  12. 12
    Ganbarist! Shun

    TV · 30 ep · summer

    First-year high school student Fujimaki Shun has a dream of becoming an olympic gold medalist as a gymnast.

  13. 13
    YAT Anshin! Uchuu Ryokou

    TV · 50 ep · fall

    The emergence of the dimensional tunnel sets the background for a new space era in which space travelling can be designated to planets outside the solar system.

  14. 14
    VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire

    TV · 26 ep · spring

    Baba Lamunade is followed home by two strange peddler girls who give him a CD-rom game. After he beats "The Legend of Lamuness", the girls come out of his computer and bring him…

  15. 15
    Those Who Hunt Elves

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    Loudmouthed martial artist Junpei Ryuzouji, elegant actress Airi Komiyama, and cheery but artillery-obsessed student Ritsuko Inoue all find themselves transported from their…

  16. 16
    Green Makibao

    TV · 61 ep · spring

    Midori Makibao is a small white racehorse. Compared to other thoroughbred horses, he looks more like a donkey with wide nostrils; however, with his guts and speed as his weapon,…

  17. 17
    Magical Project S

    TV · 26 ep · fall

    The carefree Tsunami is next in line to rule over the Magical Kingdom of Juraihelm. But before she is officially crowned as queen, she must restore balance to the universe that…

  18. 18
    Dragon Ball GT

    TV · 64 ep · winter

    Emperor Pilaf finally has his hands on the Black Star Dragon Balls after years of searching, which are said to be twice as powerful as Earth's normal ones.

  19. 19
    Hajime Ningen Gon

    TV · 39 ep · spring

    A remake of Hajime Ningen Gyatoruz. Each episode contains three stories.

  20. 20
    Kiko-chan Smile

    TV · 51 ep · fall

    Kiko-chan's Smile is an anime and manga series about a kindergarten student who has many of the features of a child prodigy but at the same time has many bizarre habits and an…