Best Absurdist

Nichijou is a surreal, high-energy comedy that focuses on the daily lives of a group of high school friends. While the humor is often absurd and over-the-top, the core of the show is the genuine, chao...

Prison School is an absurdist, boundary-pushing comedy that follows five boys enrolled in an all-girls school turned prison. It is famous for its over-the-top reactions, intense suspense, and hilariou...

A love letter to the studio's own history, Space Patrol Luluco is a short-form series that is pure, unadulterated fun. It follows Luluco, a middle schooler who is forced to join the Space Patrol. The...

What We Do in the Shadows is a brilliant mockumentary that explores the mundane, everyday lives of ancient vampires living in modern-day New Zealand. By treating the supernatural as a series of domest...

Step Brothers is the ultimate absurdist comedy, featuring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as two middle-aged men forced to live together as siblings. The film is a masterclass in escalating chaos, wit...

Ben-To is a bizarre and hilarious take on the fighting genre. The story revolves around high school students who engage in brutal, tactical brawls in supermarkets to secure half-priced bento boxes. De...

Inferno Cop is the ultimate low-budget, experimental project from Studio Trigger. It is a series of short, chaotic episodes that use static images and minimal animation to tell a ridiculous story abou...

Ninja Slayer is an experimental, low-budget action series that leans heavily into its own absurdity. It uses a limited animation style that feels like a deliberate stylistic choice, creating a surreal...

Keijo!!!!!!!! is an absurdist sports anime where women compete in a fictional sport that takes place on floating platforms in a pool. The goal is to knock opponents into the water using only their bre...