So Bad its Funny
Anime
What is the best way to gain a greater appreciation for animation and storytelling?
Watch some terrible anime!
Instantly lower your standards so that all other anime seem greater in comparison!
With this list, you will hopefully find some BAD anime that will be just bad enough to still be enjoyable!
This list is only referencing the ENGLISH DUB versions of the anime
Disclaimer: This list is just for fun and not meant to shame anyone who likes these anime, in fact, I like some of them too!
Have a bad anime you think should be on this list? Send me a message and I'll check it out!
Watch some terrible anime!
Instantly lower your standards so that all other anime seem greater in comparison!
With this list, you will hopefully find some BAD anime that will be just bad enough to still be enjoyable!
This list is only referencing the ENGLISH DUB versions of the anime
Disclaimer: This list is just for fun and not meant to shame anyone who likes these anime, in fact, I like some of them too!
Have a bad anime you think should be on this list? Send me a message and I'll check it out!
TV, 2013,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:1
Diabolik Lovers is a show famous for being so terrible. I could only watch this show in dub as I just could not get through the sub. It is a hate-watch that I hate so much that I can't help but watch compilation videos of how absurd it is.
TV, 2015,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:1
This season is far better than the first one but ultimately both are bad. Both seasons would make an excellent drinking game and are unfortunately very quotable.
"Our food ran away! Food isn't supposed to run away!"
I'm not kidding, that's an actual quote from the English dub.
"Our food ran away! Food isn't supposed to run away!"
I'm not kidding, that's an actual quote from the English dub.
OVA, 2015,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:1
The OVA is quite literally just the Mukami brothers doing fuk-all in the Sakamaki household completely uninvited. I'm not sure why it exists, but did you know that this terrible vampire franchise has several music albums? The music is actually very good so long as you don't speak Japanese! No seriously, it slaps.
TV, 2013,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:5
This show features a girl facing a dilemma that all women face in their life: being incredibly popular with all the boys in your newly adopted family that consist of ONLY boys and 13 of them. There are only two characters with any redeemable qualities in this show and one of them is a squirrel, but the squirrel is funny as hell.
OVA, 2014,
2 eps
Me:-
Author:6
Do you have a sibling or family member that your entire family hates but can't kick out because they aren't a legal adult yet? Well so do these guys. They didn't want him to come home for Christmas. For Valentine's day they completely forgot about him.
Special, 2014,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:6
The crack episode of the series, what would you wish for from a genie? What is there even to wish for when you already come from a super-rich family??? Like most people would just wish for money??? If I were MC I would wish for Fuuto to stop coming home or for my own house, but that's just me. What about you?
TV, 2016,
24 eps
Me:-
Author:7
I love the Ace Attorney games but if you haven't played them you aren't going to find this anime nearly as enjoyable as I did. Ace Attorney is notoriously stupid and this anime doesn't fall short!
TV, 2018,
23 eps
Me:-
Author:7
It is an absolute tragedy that the "Miles Edgeworth experiences the Magatama" arc was not included, but the series was still enjoyably silly and stupid.
TV, 2015,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:6
In this anime: characters will randomly break out into songs and dance in order to express their feelings. Terrible men who fit perfectly into different toxic tropes all fawn over the same girl. Milfs cause nothing but trouble in this anime. If you had the option to go to another world would you take it?
TV, 2000,
13 eps
Me:-
Author:5
The dub for Gravitation is almost as funny as the dub for Ghost Stories, it honestly sounds like the voice actors weren't given any time to prepare or rehearse. Half of the acting sounds like it was done by an AI. The story is so fast-paced that none of it makes any sense and it feels like someone is trying to explain the plot of a dream they once had. This is literally my new favorite show, its so fukin funny, I laughed so much while watching this terrible dumb show. And in the words of the male lead: "You know nothing... This is the worst thing I've ever read. You have zero talent."
OVA, 1989,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:4
I had to watch this in sub because there is no dub for it, but anyway:
Have you ever watched something that made you go, "what did I even watch?"
The "Be-Boy Kidnapp'n Idol" experience is the equivalent of being starving and going to a buffet only to eat a single light salad. Not very filling. There are hentai with more substance. That isn't the only reason it ended up on this list; "Be-Boy Kidnapp'n Idol" goes on the "So Bad Its Funny" list because there is no reason not to watch it. This nonsensical and somewhat tone-deaf show is only 20 minutes long.
Have you ever watched something that made you go, "what did I even watch?"
The "Be-Boy Kidnapp'n Idol" experience is the equivalent of being starving and going to a buffet only to eat a single light salad. Not very filling. There are hentai with more substance. That isn't the only reason it ended up on this list; "Be-Boy Kidnapp'n Idol" goes on the "So Bad Its Funny" list because there is no reason not to watch it. This nonsensical and somewhat tone-deaf show is only 20 minutes long.
TV, 2000,
19 eps
Me:-
Author:9
While I had referenced the Ghost Stories dub earlier in this list I had been hesitant to add it to the list officially as it felt like cheating as the dub takes a mid-show and makes it amazing. The Ghost Stories dub is surprisingly still relevant and still holds up to this day with its edgy humor. If you are easily offended I'd suggest you skip this one. Otherwise, it is hard to find a show this enjoyable and funny, I wish I could watch it for the first time again.
TV, 2015,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:4
Vampire Holmes is one of the lowest rated anime on MAL, that being said, it isn't totally unenjoyable, with just 12 episodes at only 3 minutes or so long each, you can easily watch this whole show in under an hour. You'll even get to find out Holmes' big secret by the end of it!
TV, 2016,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:5
If you are reading this and looking for a new show to watch, I implore you to watch the first episode of "Hatsukoi Monster" without reading the synopsis first. "Hatsukoi Monster" is bad for all the wrong reasons: it does what it intends to do quite well, at least I think the point was shock humor or parody? If you are looking for a dumb show that will still have you screaming at the MC through your computer screen, check out "Hatsukoi Monster."
Thank you, twerkingoranges, for this wonderful suggestion!
Thank you, twerkingoranges, for this wonderful suggestion!
TV, 2005,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:4
If I had a nickel for every time I watched a BL anime with a bluehair MC with split personalities and trauma I'd have TWO nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. Sukisho sounds like it could be really cool based on the synopsis but for whatever reason, the plot doesn't actually start until episode 7 of 12. Up until then is silly gag humor and family bonding. While in no way a highquality show, it is still decent enough you might as well watch it for some giggles.
TV, 2002,
13 eps
Me:-
Author:3
I'm honestly not sure who this anime was made for or why it was dubbed as I can't imagine that a show where your understanding of the plot hinges on how much knowledge you have about Japanese war history, however the horrible sound quality, over acting, and melodramatic MC almost makes up for all the confusion. You will most likely hate all the characters in this anime except for a few side characters, but hey, that just makes it funnier.
TV, 2000,
13 eps
Me:-
Author:7
I wasn't going to add this anime originally because I actually thought it was fairly good for 2000, but the more I thought about it the more I thought that the best selling point is actually that its really cheesy and kinda bad. Like if they remade it today with good audio quality and animation I just don't think I'd like it as much. If you like silly supernatural anime I think you'll like this one.
