Vampire Sensou

Anime that are so terrible they become comedy gold.

Only the most "quality" of garbage!

Criteria:
• Score of 5.99 or below
• Widely considered to be "so bad it's good" by MAL users and/or the wider anime community
• Personal opinion/taste

Kick back with your choice of inebriant or lack thereof and have some fun watching action heroes battle it out with all sorts of weapons, explosives, superpowers and machines. OVAs aren't usually very long so you don't even need to commit. You don't need to think too much and don't take it so seriously. These shows are all about having a good time and maybe some laughs along the way.

I remember going to the video store, browsing the shelves, and picking out a movie based on the box art alone. I'd look at the front, I'd look at the back, and more often than not I'd put it back on the shelf. Occasionally there'd be something like Ghost in the Shell or Ninja Scroll, and I knew I just had to rent it, or more accurately get my parents to rent it.

This isn't just a list of movies that were available on VHS at my local video store, this is also a list of movies that I would have rented had they been there. They have box art and synopsis appeal, regardless of the reality contained within.

This is my virtual VHS store, where we say Japanimation and we don't stock TV shows unless they're only a few episodes long. I hope you like violence and nudity. Things here also generally skew older, keeping with the VHS theme.

This is the bad stuff list. If you want the good stuff list, go here: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9517

Tags: Old, Oldtaku, Retro, Violent, 1980s, 1990s, Trash, So bad it's good

Series which aired on the Sci-fi/Syfy Channel's Ani-Monday block; Ani-Tuesday entries also included. Ordered alphabetically by their English titles.

Looking for some of the funniest trashy and bad anime? Are you constantly digging up bad anime just to end up being bored by how bad it is, rather than laugh at how ironically fun it is? You've come to the right place!

I've only put in anime that made me ironically laugh while I watched it. There's anime such as Ex-Arm that were funny at first, but they also became a pain to watch as the series progresses. I still included it as the first few episodes are unintentionally hilarious. The list is organized from highest to lowest MAL average just to show how it gradually gets worse in quality.

Also, please DM me suggestions to add to this list too, if you have some! Tsui no Sora is excluded for being an h-anime, but it meets the criteria elsewise.

I've watched several anime, such as Inferno Cop, Ghost Stories and gdgd fairies, that miss the cut and require their own stack. Check the URL below for it!

The Bad Stuff:

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25499
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31107

The Good Stuff:

https://myanimelist.net/stacks/26235

Before the likes of Saint Seiya, Dragon Ball Z and Pokemon conquering the kids in the west, it was actually Akira that opened the door and made people realize that the cartoons coming from Japan weren't what you would expect from Disney or your TV channels.
A huge flood of VHS tapes came showing animations with mature themes, absurd plots, and enough graphic sex and violence to make parents freak out... what a glorious time!
They don't make cartoons like this anymore.

This is a comprehensive list with stuff from very good to very trashy, but all in the same spirit.
Some early 00's also included.

ps: I also recommend, but can't include here, Kage (OVA).

Glorious 80's and 90's (Sci-Fi, Neo-Noir and Crime Drama)
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/30604

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/36724

Disclaimer: This list is sorted by year and will be updated!

Every cinema or direct to video anime film that came out in 1990.

1989: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34458
1991: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34462
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34463

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34459

This is my list as a native english speaker who prefers to watch dubbed. There may be a rare few I thought were pretty funny that also deserved a spot despite being subbed. You may boo me you sub puritans but you're just mad that other people enjoy things you don't like.

The story may suck, the art may be terrible, the music may be awful, or it might not even be a comedy... But it still got a genuine laugh. Not a chuckle or breathing out slightly, but at least one moment got an actual laugh.

Some/most of these are actually good shows, some are dumpster fires that you can't help but watch, some are just outright bad. But it still got a laugh.

These are just some which I've seen and plan to watch. Includes movies and OVAs.
This list might keep getting updated.

Part 2 here : https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37380

You won't laugh with them, you'll laugh at them!

Group of friends watching some weird forgotten stuff

(updated daily)

#2 https://myanimelist.net/stacks/57263

Anime featured in this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akOSeXLtIWo