5 light hearted and funny anime to shoo away the blues

 Want to watch some light hearted shows that will make you laugh? You’ve come to the right place. Here are five shows that are guaranteed to put a smile on your face, in no specific order.

The devil is a part-timer! / Harataku Maou-sama!

The demon lord Satan, when faced with the hero Emilia, retreats through a gate that teleports him and his right-hand demon, Alciel, to modern day Tokyo. What follows is comedic chaos as they try to fit in in our normal, mundane world. The show focuses on the everyday life of the demon-turned-MgRonald employee and it’s hilarious. 

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy

No. of episodes: 13

Haven’t you heard? I’m Sakamoto / Sakamoto desu ga?

Sakamoto is the coolest guy in town and it’s hilarious. He is both adored and envied and no matter how hard others try to make him look like a fool, he always comes out victorious.

Genre: Comedy

No. of episodes: 12

Monthly girls’ Nozaki-kun / Gekkan shoujo Nozaki-kun

What happens when you confess to your crush who’s also a highly successful undercover mangaka? You become their assistant apparently. This may sound unlikely but it’s exactly what happens to our protagonist, Chiyo Sakura. Despite its name and premise, this isn’t a shoujo anime and focuses more on slice of life and comedy than romance. 

Genre: Romantic comedy

No. of episodes: 12

Galaxy Angel

This show is a gag comedy focused on a group of young women who are a part of the Angel Brigade, a faction on a quest to find the ‘Lost Technology’. The human and non-human characters encountered are quirky and interesting and the short episode length (12-13 mins) ensures that the jokes are too the point with no dull moments. 

Genre: Comedy, sci-fi

No. of episodes: 126 (spread over 5 seasons)

Baka and test / Baka to test to shoukanjuu

Imagine a school that allows you to summon beasts for battles between classes, sounds tempting doesn’t it? Well, Fumizuki Academy is just that. And one it’s students, Akihisa Yoshii, is a bonafide idiot and the shows’ protagonist. He aims to make conditions better for class F after the beautiful and intelligent mizuki himeji joins them. 

The first season is more plot oriented while the second season is more mindless comedy but both are light hearted and enjoyable.

Genre: Comedy

No. of episodes: 26 (13 in each season)