From what I’ve seen, there are pretty much 2 types of anime humor: >A) Cartoonishly overreacting to situations and >B) Sexual harassment/assault. To be fair, the former can be done well, but usually isn’t, and can get old. As for the ladder, the only time I’ve ever found it funny is when Mineta does it in MHA, but that has more to do with Mineta being a tiny baby man than the actual sexual harassment part.
Dragon Ball GT is probably the best example. I’m a huge Dragon Ball fan, to the point that I actually enjoyed GT, but Dragon Ball has rarely if ever actually been funny. Weirdly, its juvenile sense of humor adds a unique sense of charm to the series, but who’s actually laughing when something Goku does or says makes everyone around him randomly fall on the floor? Who’s laughing at the Puparapara Bros? Who’s laughing when some middle aged alien weeb tries to undress Pan (who, keep in mind, is a fucking 10 year old)? The absolute worst individual example of this is actually in Dragon Ball Super, when Master Roshi straight up threatens to rape a girl if she doesn’t leave the tournament of power. How is this comedy?! Even the Big Bang Theory is funnier than most anime, and that’s really really saying something.
The Japanese have a primitive sense of humor. Greek comedies from 2400 years ago they’re the same way, any time there’s a joke more complicated than DUDE SEX LMAO the character has to address the audience to let them know it’s a joke.
Juan Miller
Don't bring a ladder into this
Alexander Hall
That's just Japanese humor. They never really moved beyond the era of slapstick comedy like most other countries.
Mason Wood
i found KnY (your pic) to be quite funny sometimes. but it kinda got old and boring in S2 (for mostly unrelated reasons).
Gabriel Powell
Shitty manga made to appeal to the lowest common denominator aren't funny because appealing to a lot of people means appealing to a lot of retards There are a lot of genuinely funny anime >The devil is a part timer >Saiki Kuso >Hinamatsuri >Konosuba >Parts of OPM and Gintama Just to name a few
Joseph Davis
Weird how these threads are always about children's shows.
Mason Lopez
I'm a big fan of "wacky thing goes on but nobody notices or cares" humor. I believe the key to making such a joke work is to do it with a smile. And actually being able to deliver the joke correctly.
