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What are the best short anime?
As much fun as it is to watch and experience a sprawling anime epic, there's a case to be made for short and sweet anime shows. Not only are they great for quick bursts of otaku enjoyment, but they also feature stories that you can finish in a couple of watch sessions. We've actually watched and finished a few shows ourselves during our commutes. If you've been meaning to try these kinds of shows yourself or you're in need of a break from that long story arc that you just finished, let us help you out a little with our recommendations of some of the best short anime that you can start bingeing right now. Check it out below and share your thoughts with us in the comments section as well.
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One of the shortest OVAs (Original Video Animation) ever made was called She and Her Cat. Just how long was it? It ran for a total of five minutes. Slightly longer than your average song. It was released back in 1999 and was created by Makoto Shinkai. Yeah, the same person responsible for the anime movies Your Name and Weathering With You. Shinkai used his experience of living in an apartment surrounded by electrical wires in order to portray the “vague loneliness of living”, “slight pain”, and “modest warmth”. That's a lot of themes to tackle in a span of five minutes.
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- #1March 5, 2019"This is another one of those short animes that has been gaining popularity recently. For this particular show, it works great to its favor making for some really hilarious comedic skits that fit perfectly with each episode's time constraint. Funny all the way through and it never felt forced or dragged along."
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Tonari no Seki-kun (The Master of Killing Time) - #2March 5, 2019"This show isn't afraid of making fun of the very genre that it is part of and it results in some really hilarious short comedic skits. There will be plenty of pop culture reference both from other anime and others as well. This won't be for everyone but I personally enjoyed my time watching it."
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Poputepipikku (Pop Team Epic) - #3March 5, 2019"We have all experienced it before during high school. Classes can be boring and we need something to pass the time until the bell rings. This show reminds me so much of that time with a lot of humor and comedy added in. Funny from start to finish."
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Asobi Asobase - #4March 5, 2019"This show has a lot of ecchi elements in it and that alone won't be to everyone's tastes. Give it a chance and you'll see that it goes beyond all the pervertedness to show a lot of passion and of course, plenty of humor to go along with it."
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Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to The Animation (The Comic Artist and His Assistants) - #5March 5, 2019"One of the best short anime series and one of the best anime productions to have come out of Netflix, bar none. They did an amazing job of translating the beloved game franchise on to the small screen. Definite recommendation."
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Castlevania - #6March 5, 2019"One of the best shot anime with just 13 episodes in the season. This is also one of the first anime series production by Netflix that got a great reception from audiences all over the world. A must watch for any anime fan."
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Devilman: Crybaby - #7March 5, 2019"I can relate so much to this show, it's painfully funny. It portrays so much of the mundane, often chaotic office life for use desk workers in such a short time per episode. Brilliant. Just brilliantly funny."
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Aggressive Retsuko (Aggretsuko) - #8March 5, 2019"This 6-episode anime series is a gem of a shot that explores the ups and downs of adolescence and somehow manages to do so with the very limited longevity that it had to work with."
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| Rank | Answers | Type | Votes | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devilman: Crybaby | TV Shows | 16 | Paid |
| 2 | FLCL | TV Shows | 13 | Paid |
| 3 | Aggressive Retsuko (Aggretsuko) | TV Shows | 5 | Paid |
| 4 | Tonari no Seki-kun (The Master of Killing Time) | TV Shows | 4 | Paid |
| 5 | Castlevania | TV Shows | 2 | Paid |
| 6 | Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to The Animation (The Comic Artist and His Assistants) | TV Shows | 2 | Paid |
| 7 | Asobi Asobase | TV Shows | 0 | Free |
| 8 | Poputepipikku (Pop Team Epic) | TV Shows | -1 | Paid |