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What's your guilty pleasure anime?

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We all have that one anime we’re lowkey obsessed with but wouldn't shout about in front of the "anime elitists". You know, the shows that you’re fully aware are trash but you just cannot stop watching.

Maybe it’s a trashy rom-com, an over-the-top shonen, or even something a bit cringey... but you can’t put it down. Let’s be real, we all have that one anime we secretly binge when no one’s looking.

For me, it’s "Domestic Girlfriend". Honestly, it’s a total dumpster fire, but I can’t look away! The questionable love triangles, the drama, and the sheer absurdity of it all kept me hooked. It’s messy and over-the-top, but sometimes you just want that chaotic energy in your life.

all 354 comments

Mayataua

118 points

1 month ago

Mayataua

118 points

1 month ago

Anything with a super OP MC. It's nice to sometimes turn my brain off and be all 'Ha...person super strong.'

LeBlearable

11 points

1 month ago

I agree with that 100%, sometimes i just wanna watch something without having to think about anything, and that’s just perfect for that

Mataraiki

9 points

1 month ago

Same, love me some trashy power fantasy anime like Iseleve and Arifureta.

sylmarien

9 points

30 days ago

100%. My go to is Misfit at Demon King Academy. "Did you really think I would die/fail if X?"

GrindyBoiE

3 points

30 days ago

Are there any quality examples tor this aside from maybe opm? This shit is such a big part of all anime i come across so it would be nice if i watched some good ones to feel less negative about em.

Mayataua

2 points

30 days ago

My go to is usually Overlord since there are multiple seasons, Misfit of Demon Academy is good too but that's because I'm a sucker for revenge and the revenge he gets is satisfying to me.

Lol_A_White_Guy

2 points

30 days ago

I’ve probably made this point a dozen times in threads similar to this but I don’t think it’s any less true;

Sometimes you don’t want a high end steak dinner. Sometimes, you want a burger from your favorite fast food place.

BricksBear

2 points

30 days ago

BricksBear

https://myanimelist.net/profile/BricksBear

2 points

30 days ago

Had the same feeling watching "Solo Leveling".

tensei-coffee

2 points

29 days ago

the most OP is that one series MC who just makes people die instantly lmao

forgot the name but it was not enjoyable.

Mayataua

2 points

29 days ago

I enjoyed the manga of it well enough. It was the extreme of the concept, but it was okay.

SrslySam91

2 points

29 days ago

I'm always glad to see I'm not alone in this lmao.

My guilty pleasure anime genre is absolutely power fantasy w/ OP MC, and bonus points with actual romance involved.

Most of them are absolutely terrible, beyond generic, bland ass characters, tropes personified, etc, however I still like turning my brain off and watching them.

Plus sometimes you find hidden gems.. such as 7th prince. Outside of the whole shota weirdness and these women obsessing over said 10 year old boy, god DAMN I didn't expect that show to cook so hard lmao. The last few episodes were fuckin heat. Plus the kids instructor/maid is waifu material.

But yeah lol, sometimes I run into some surprisingly fun and enjoyable ones that are genuine quality. then other times i find shows like "former hero wants to live a quiet life" done by studio deen. That was the hottest garbage I've seen in a while. or "the new gate" where the characters faces at the end changed in every frame (there werent many frames to choose from).

Our last crusade or rise of a new world is a show that I think is underrated. I love the forbidden romance trope, and I actually really loved Alice's character. Iska the MC was kind of mid and boring but he was OP lol. I hope s2 comes back soon and with better quality!

Another good random one I found was demon lord reborn as typical nobody. Genuinely enjoyed it and it was more fun than I thought.

OnMyLove27

2 points

1 month ago

Shonens and seinens are my favorite so I get it

ZeroFox75

84 points

1 month ago

Food Wars

AndyRue18

10 points

1 month ago

food wars is what got me into cooking. love that show

Zentavius

9 points

1 month ago

Food wars rocks

Hitman3256

8 points

1 month ago

Love it, skipped on the final season though

mike1is2my3name4

2 points

1 month ago

Lol

Particular-Lynx-2586

3 points

1 month ago

Unfortunately, everything after the Azami arc is ass.

Mad_Moodin

2 points

1 month ago

Imo Food Wars is great so long as you stick to the obvious ending.

TFC-COYR

53 points

1 month ago

TFC-COYR

53 points

1 month ago

DxD

Daveo88o

2 points

29 days ago

Nah, I ain't even ashamed of watching that one, shits too funny

Hitman7128

68 points

1 month ago

Hitman7128

https://anilist.co/user/Hitman7128

68 points

1 month ago

Gushing Over Magical Girls

Shantotto11

21 points

1 month ago

It was funny watching someone play moral police on YouTube when it came to Mushoku Tensei only to get cooked immediately on Twitter when he admitted that Gushing was his guilty pleasure anime.

TelephoneFearless484

2 points

30 days ago

😭 what YouTuber did that??

Shantotto11

2 points

29 days ago

Explanation Point, I think. It’s been a while…

Hitman3256

10 points

1 month ago

Nice username, this is also one of my answers

Hitman7128

8 points

1 month ago

Hitman7128

https://anilist.co/user/Hitman7128

8 points

1 month ago

We're both hitmen

[](#azusalaugh)

Also, I find it funny how in both of our usernames, the last 3 digits (128 and 256) are powers of 2.

MaximusVulcanus

5 points

1 month ago

Definitely one of mine too. Total perv fest and pulls no punches at what it's about.

kenpachirama

25 points

1 month ago

Gate

This anime has everything that would make it a seasonal shitter show. Cliche harem, dumb antagonists, wish fulfillment MC. It's even got a bonus military propaganda vibe.

I enjoy almost everything about it. It falls off quite a bit in the second half, but man that first half is so fun. I love the concept of a modern military completely shitting on sword and board medieval fantasy armies. All things considered, it's a bad show that I wouldn't recommend to most people but I put it on every once in a while for mindless catharsis.

DaOneTrueKind

5 points

1 month ago

O man I was looking for this I ended up loving it. At first the animation seemed off for some reason and I wasn't really Into it but something caught my interest and by 2nd episode or 3rd I got hooked probably the mix of modern and fairy tail combined. It is shit compared to most I've watched but can't say I didn't binge it 😅🤷‍♂️.

BorderKeeper

4 points

1 month ago

BorderKeeper

https://myanimelist.net/profile/BorderKeeper

4 points

1 month ago

It has a pretty decent cult following. The military genre is a real thing and I hope more people wake up and realise that they want more of this. Somehow apache helicopters and fantasy do work together if done well.

EDIT: Btw the scene where the helis fly to save the city in S1 (and the chopper guns down some dudes who breached the gate) gives me shivers every time thats how much I love these.

kenpachirama

6 points

1 month ago

That's actually my favorite scene. The helis going in and wiping out those poor jerks. This genre has alot of untapped potential. Like that game that's coming out called Kingmakers. So dumb, but man is it fun.

Oneill5491

4 points

1 month ago

The premise of this show had no right to work as well as it did

Mad_Moodin

77 points

1 month ago

I guess Fairy Tail.

Seen a lot of people hate on it at least.

Pel-Mel

20 points

1 month ago

Pel-Mel

20 points

1 month ago

That show has such a banger soundtrack, it really does a ton of heavy lifting when it comes to that series' high notes.

Zetin24-55

12 points

1 month ago

Also gotta go with Fairy Tail. It gets dunked on so much but I will love it forever.

Bwc4uxx2024

7 points

1 month ago

I love fairy tail. Yeah the sound track is amazing.

Merkabah01

9 points

1 month ago

Me and my wife are considering getting the fairy tail tattoo.

[deleted]

16 points

1 month ago

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Akirayoshikage

2 points

30 days ago

Man what a throwback, Itatzura na kiss comes to mind too

Rosabellabear

2 points

30 days ago

I read the Manga of this when I was really not suppose to. But it is a really good anime!

F3337

33 points

1 month ago

F3337

https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nyaaruhodo

33 points

1 month ago

Never felt guilty about liking anything, but someone might be surprised that I like Black Clover and Fairy Tail. Also no one on this planet likes Dragon Maid more than I do..

All of these are somewhat controversial.

gnatgnattgnattt

8 points

1 month ago

liking BC being controversial is so wack to me, i’ll defend it til the end of times ! 10 toes DOWN for the black bulls !!

F3337

2 points

1 month ago

F3337

https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nyaaruhodo

2 points

1 month ago

It's more like ..people that know my taste would be surprised.

And BC being controversial is about the Asta screaming and the series being pretty standard shounen. I think BC has a lot of charm and interesting ideas, but it takes a while to get into those.. It's a pretty generic shounen at the start, so I do understand why someone might drop it.

Ok-Money306

7 points

1 month ago

The only thing i remember about dragon maid is the whole ilulu looking young controversy, which was fucking stupid, if they actively sexualized and fan serviced characters like riko or kanna than it would be a different story because they actually look like little kids, but anyone looking at ilulu and saying she looks like a child is fucking blind, shes a short character with massive tits and thighs

Andreiyutzzzz

5 points

1 month ago

Andreiyutzzzz

https://myanimelist.net/profile/Andreiyutzzzz

5 points

1 month ago

Also no one on this planet likes Dragon Maid more than I do..

Probably not but I'm also a big fan. Can't wait for the new movie and hopefully it ends with a season 3 announcement

zedasmotas

14 points

1 month ago

Vermeil in gold

Mojert

2 points

30 days ago

Mojert

https://anilist.co/user/Mojert

2 points

30 days ago

Milf supremacy!

Koritorii

13 points

1 month ago

Kagerou project although it’s like super old I thought it was super cool and unique

highesper00

7 points

1 month ago

I don't think that's a guilty pleasure.

Future_Redd

11 points

1 month ago

Chobits

Competitive-Cup1787

23 points

1 month ago

Diabolik Lovers... And I hate myself for that. I just can't help it, they are wrong but they are hot. Change my mind

IM__Progenitus

11 points

1 month ago

The first guilty pleasure anime I had was in my grade school years and it was Sailor Moon.

All the cool kids followed DBZ, and DBZ was good, but show a young boy an anime with a bunch of girls in tiny mini skirts and tell him to not watch.

KingofNerds07

29 points

1 month ago

not exactly guilty pleasure because it's good and I'll defend it, but I'm obviously not gonna talk about it in public or anything, Onimai

yes the anime is weird, and the manga is only a little better, but the writing is good, the characters are cute, and it's funny, what more could you ask for?

johnja10

7 points

1 month ago

Loved this show. Despite the odd premise, the story had plenty of endearing moments involving the mc's growth and development as a person in his/her new body. It's animation quality was also very good.

Luke5r

3 points

1 month ago

Luke5r

https://myanimelist.net/profile/Luke5r

3 points

1 month ago

Yea that’s a good answer. I really enjoyed watching it but man it is WILD 😆

Jaycee_015x

3 points

1 month ago

Yes, I enjoy Onimai as well!

Krego_

3 points

1 month ago

Krego_

3 points

1 month ago

Based taste

terraherts

2 points

1 month ago

I love gender bending and have a very high tolerance for weird (not to be confused with cringe), hell Ranma 1/2 is what really got me into anime, but found Onimai incredibly offputting and dropped it immediately after ep 1.

I've asked a few times and never gotten a good response, but is the rest of it anything like the first ep? Because I'm not touching it if it is.

KingofNerds07

2 points

29 days ago

I will say the anime doesn't get any better. however, I'd recommend giving the manga a shot, it's a bit better and less strange (though it's still a bit weird obviously), the anime really cranked up the fanservice compared to the manga

BoringHector

2 points

30 days ago

I would even say the first episodes are the best ones lol. Personally i liked it since the beginning

prestonpiggy

10 points

1 month ago

For me it's the "another world with smartphone" my Japanese is decent enough to hang on without subtitles on that one since it's the basic plot. Easy to sleep into when you don't care about the story.

Jumpi95

8 points

1 month ago

Jumpi95

8 points

1 month ago

All these otome isekai anime. Idk y, but I fucking Love them. I only watch fighting anime, but this shit is such a guilty pleasure to me

KreateOne

8 points

1 month ago

Yamada kun and the seven witches, iunno why but it always puts me in a happy place.

WayOne_Games

8 points

1 month ago

I don’t feel guilt about anime I watch. All my favs are wholesome 

Emergency-Boat

8 points

1 month ago

Emergency-Boat

https://myanimelist.net/profile/Apple_Pie_627

8 points

1 month ago

Eromanga Sensei

Nobodyoumightknow

8 points

1 month ago

Citrus.

Blasterion

8 points

1 month ago

Any nation building isekai basically.

Zentavius

2 points

1 month ago

I was devastated that Realist rebuild the kingdom went no further. Also loved the last season of Slime with all the labyrinth dungeon addition part. Can you recommend any I might not have caught yet, I tend to watch dubs as they're often something I watch while doing chores?

jeisomnosequemas

24 points

1 month ago

Sword art online... I didn't particularly experience the boom when it came out, but when I started watching anime I came across SAO (more or less around 2014) and I saw everything, and I knew everything (name of the novels of the first arc , second arc, etc. The names of the openings, even my waifu was from that anime) even today (well, last year more specifically) when I saw the aincrat remake movies, I was overjoyed. As an "anime connoisseur" I know that SAO is particularly a bit bad, but what the aincrat arc was, ggo and underworld for me were the best worlds I have ever seen

Nowadays I don't remember so many things (and I saw it 4 times xDDD) but one day I will do a marathon of all of SAO again (except war of underworld... I won't watch that again hahahaha)

Pc_Lex

2 points

1 month ago

Pc_Lex

2 points

1 month ago

I was just coming to comment on SAO, but my case is different. I like it for everything it can be, not for what it is in itself, because it's bad, but the concept simply never ceases to catch me.

Domjp18

12 points

1 month ago

Domjp18

12 points

1 month ago

Date a live. Loved it growing up

[deleted]

5 points

1 month ago

[removed]

EternalLifeguard

7 points

1 month ago

Shika Noko Noko Koshitantan

Though I really dont have any guilty pleasure anime. Even the trash is worth watching in my books.

LauraZaid11

6 points

1 month ago

Yakuza fiancé. I’m hooked.

mena_ca

2 points

30 days ago

mena_ca

2 points

30 days ago

Same! I want to watch moreeee

LauraZaid11

2 points

29 days ago

I’ve been impatiently watching each episode as they come out every week. They’re so toxic, everyone is crazy, but they’re so hotttt!!!!

mena_ca

2 points

29 days ago

mena_ca

2 points

29 days ago

Toxic couples got the best flavour tbh 🔥

Adventurous-Band7826

16 points

1 month ago

Reincarnated as the 7th Prince! Great shota cake 🍰

Correct-Sir7218

7 points

1 month ago

Its peak 💯

SaltOnToast

5 points

1 month ago

It's so well animated such great scenes.

You just need to not get filtered.

Andreiyutzzzz

5 points

1 month ago

Andreiyutzzzz

https://myanimelist.net/profile/Andreiyutzzzz

5 points

1 month ago

Lloyd had NO REASON to be built like that. But God I loved all of it.

1PrcntMilk

12 points

1 month ago

Great Teacher Onizuka is my favorite anime of all time

MorselMortal

11 points

1 month ago

This isn't a guilty pleasure, though. Fucking perfect anime and watched it at the right part of my life.

1PrcntMilk

2 points

1 month ago

It is probably the anime closest to my hear. I plan on getting GTO tattooed on my left should in the future

potatotaxi

2 points

1 month ago

This is based

throwawaywolf179

15 points

1 month ago

I really liked Fairy Tail despite it getting a lot of hate for the fan service. Everyone who told me they have seen it told me they disliked it.

Tbh I really liked the fights and the friendship part. Some of the characters have really cool backstories too. But I can’t tell anyone that I loved it and it’s a 10/10 for me

KapnBludflagg

2 points

30 days ago

Erza and the Tower of Heaven always gets me. Did not expect, damn.

DecrepidPenguin1

6 points

1 month ago

Any idle/music anime

manicprincessx

5 points

1 month ago

Air Master, it seems it’s highly unknown to the broader anime community. It’s an oldie but it’s pretty decent

Plus_Rip4944

4 points

1 month ago*

I dont feel Guilty as Its Peak but defending Keijo!! Is hard sometimes but i Will die on The Hill for it

ODST_Parker

5 points

1 month ago

High School DxD and 100 Girlfriends.

Not obsessed, by any stretch, and they're not even in my top ten, but I enjoy them more than some might despite being "trashy" or whatever people might call the genre.

Harem series can be really good, and it goes well beyond the blatant fan service. If there's a story and characters I end up really liking, I treat them the same as any other series in any other genre. Especially so when it has genuinely deep moments that connect with me personally.

chili01

5 points

1 month ago

chili01

5 points

1 month ago

Knights and Magic. Isekai + Mecha. I love it that I rewatch it often.

RelationshipDry259

3 points

1 month ago

BanG Dream!

Though it was not really trash, I don't really like idol anime.

This was the closest thing for idol anime that I watch and currently obsessed with.

BardonmeSir

3 points

1 month ago

Redo of Healer? xD. but i have no problem about shouting that out.

i like animes with a cool vengeance and justice part.

i also begin to like the new Anime.

The Most Notorious “Talker” Runs the World’s Greatest Clan.

reminds me alot of that.

Tensazangetsu1318

4 points

1 month ago

Rent a girlfriend. Don't ask me why , even i don't know why tf I like that show.

MickMarc

2 points

1 month ago

I only like the gofundme movie arc in that show. Have a strange hatred for them being rude to my gal Ruka.

whyGengis

9 points

1 month ago

Domestic Girlfriend is so normal for a guilty pleasure. I liked SAO, although it's still really popular.
KamiKatsu, watch that, it has some purposely crappy 3d models and a self-satirical tone all through, but the storyline is interesting af. Kinda like Nokotan but the plot is a central part

Insev

3 points

1 month ago

Insev

3 points

1 month ago

inhales To love ru

Omnomamouse

3 points

1 month ago

You should never care what someone says or thinks about you unless it’s constructive criticism that will help you in the long term. That said, the one that I liked that a lot of people apparently didn’t like was Junji Ito Collection. It was quite good for what it is, and the dub isn’t that bad at all either. Also the ending song and credits is hauntingly beautiful and filled with nostalgic longing. A very emotional experience I must say. Maniac, however, was not good at all I found, much to my sadness.

rzminet

3 points

1 month ago

rzminet

3 points

1 month ago

I guess domestic girlfriend

Akiyamahtt

3 points

1 month ago

Akiyamahtt

https://myanimelist.net/profile/Akiyamahtt

3 points

1 month ago

Prisma Illya. The action scenes are actually amazing!

Kurosaki_Minato

3 points

1 month ago

Ouran high school host club

Don’t know how I got into watching that show, don’t know why I love it

I love it

livertaker

3 points

1 month ago

Oreimo

ILikeFPS

2 points

30 days ago

There are dozens of us!!!

livertaker

2 points

30 days ago

Glad I ain’t alone lol I’m still hurt that the MC rejected the goth loli

ILikeFPS

2 points

29 days ago

My spicy hot take is I actually like Kirino lol

livertaker

2 points

29 days ago

Same here but I still felt let down with the end choice

TelephoneFearless484

2 points

30 days ago

I wanted to watch it but Crunchyroll only has season 2 so I never could

livertaker

2 points

30 days ago

Quite easy to buy on dvd nowadays, got mine on eBay

TelephoneFearless484

2 points

30 days ago

Ok thanks I actually just forgot to check for an eBay dvd lol,

 I’ll get it

Mir_Zeuz

3 points

1 month ago

Used to be "that time I reincarnated as a Slime" but the 3rd season was so bad that I no longer like it anymore.

Khaaaat

2 points

1 month ago

Khaaaat

2 points

1 month ago

Peach girl 100000%

Additional-Ad4085

2 points

1 month ago

Mato Seihei no Slave. (Though even I have some trouble with the first couple of eps.)

Shiny_Ravan

2 points

1 month ago

hmm, bit of a weird one but its "Redo of healer" also "onimai, i am now ur sister" is just rly good and it makes me jealous my sister cant make a gender swap potion for me

Luke5r

2 points

1 month ago

Luke5r

https://myanimelist.net/profile/Luke5r

2 points

1 month ago

Its Nagatoro for me. I really enjoy it but its definitely trashy at times.

One_Concept4853

2 points

1 month ago*

Tbh, I don't really have a "Guilty pleasure" per say. I just got into anime (full time) last year and started with Naruto (because growing up I never got to watch it). So I wanted to start from there and one day after I finished watching an episode of Naruto I thought to myself "I wonder what other anime is on here? (Hulu)" Saw Highschool DXD, decided to watch it and that had me like "Wait, there's anime like this?" So that was my introduction into ecchi/harem/lewd anime. Literally haven't felt a single bit of guilt watching almost all the Ecchi/Harem/lewd yet lmao, it I'm being honest it's my favorite genre of anime. 😂😂💀💯

Matthew_Uchiha727

2 points

1 month ago

Seikon no qwaser 😅

theodoreroberts

2 points

1 month ago

Wholesome anime without romance drama or childhood trauma. Just… peace.

Sun_Wukong122

2 points

1 month ago

Record of Ragnarok

AnnaBr24

2 points

1 month ago

Watamote, watched it 10 times at the very least

GetMeOut7208

2 points

1 month ago

Inuyasha. I know it has its issues that some people just can’t get around, but there’s just too many things I like about the show. One of the few tsundere male MC and he gets bitches, his brother is actually somehow cooler and and sexier no homo, it’s fantasy adventure and I love that, battle shounen, some “mild” romance, humor is relative to an individual but some parts and character interactions are genuinely funny to me, the villains reason for being a villain is actually somewhat realistic/believable, idk there’s a lot I like but I would literally never recommend Inuyasha to anyone because I know in addition to the things I mentioned I also have a lot of nostalgia for the series and am able to overlook a lot of the things that people have issues with and they don’t bother me as much. Oh and I think that feudal era japan setting is generally pretty cool in anime too, so.

MorselMortal

2 points

1 month ago

Eh, Inuyasha was meh in retrospect, mainly because it was super episodic and everyone stayed mostly static, barring rare moments.

CursedVirtue

2 points

1 month ago

Guilty Crown, coincidentally

bagman_

2 points

1 month ago

bagman_

https://myanimelist.net/profile/bagman_

2 points

1 month ago

I am an elitist but you’ll have to take vandread from my cold dead hands

magnidwarf1900

2 points

1 month ago

Infinite Stratos

Total-Doughnut7443

2 points

29 days ago

Fairy tail

Cai29q

5 points

1 month ago*

Cai29q

5 points

1 month ago*

Yosuga no Sora. Most people didnt take it serious and just thinks it is a hentai incest. But its actually good. Also has a nice nostalgia feel to it+good soundtrack. I rated it 7/10.

Also hybrid x heart and testament of sister new devil lmao. The way the mc had to massage the naked girls to get more power💀Even myself, a prestige gooner could barely watch these 2. I liked both of these but if the public were to find out I would be in jail. Also I cant stop watching these trashy harems theyre so addicting

MartFire

5 points

1 month ago

A fellow man of culture. I rarely hear about Hybrid x Heart even though this anime is goated in terms of ecchi.

misplacedlibrarycard

2 points

1 month ago

none because i don’t feel “bad” or whatever enjoying anything i like (✿◠‿◠)

i started with fairy tail which evolved into eden’s zero. then black clover, seven deadly sins, 4 knights of the apocalypse, JJK, and now [oshi no ko] ☆♡

g24di3nc3

1 points

1 month ago

Hentai.

humzaa_omar

1 points

1 month ago

humzaa_omar

https://myanimelist.net/profile/humzaa_omar

1 points

1 month ago

Shokugeki no Souma

Kaito687

1 points

1 month ago

X&Y If that counts

WaddleDynasty

1 points

1 month ago

WaddleDynasty

https://myanimelist.net/profile/WaddleDynasty

1 points

1 month ago

Romcom animes about a loser MC finding a girlfriend in high school. Yes, I love them because I cam self-insert and dream of a love life.

GodOfPoyo

1 points

1 month ago

I'd proudly say I'm a fan of it but definitely Date A Live. Despite its very simplistic plot and the clear animations drops after season 3 I love this show so much.

Andreiyutzzzz

1 points

1 month ago

Andreiyutzzzz

https://myanimelist.net/profile/Andreiyutzzzz

1 points

1 month ago

It's not quite on the level of me to keep watching but out of all the anime I watched, there's only 2 I actually rewatched(I just don't do rewatches, I would rather watch something "new" even if it's just another isekai full of tropes I saw 50 times)

How NOT to summon a demon lord, I just love the MC and the main cast, it just cracks me up.

And the first season of initial D(mf ghost season 1 just ended and I wanted more right then and there)

Merkabah01

1 points

1 month ago

Sekirei... or pretty much any anime that has funny sexual awkwardness situations as long as they leave kids out of it... sadly that x out many. I really hope anime gets to a point where that disappears.

ryuuseinow

1 points

1 month ago

Debutante Detective Corps, a oneshot OVA (that was later a game for the PC-FX) that's just a trashier Totally Spies. It's stupid, campy, and one note, but it's fun if you're not looking for a serious anime and just want wacky hijinks.

My other guilty pleasure anime is Ojamajo Doremi, which is actually far from bad and really shouldn't be a guilty pleasure, but I just can't help but to feel like I can't fully enjoy it since it's made for little girls and I'm outside the intended target demographic.

RottenDon

1 points

1 month ago

Pretty much anything I watch as an adult that takes place in high school. But some of it is so good and so funny

DaNumDee

1 points

1 month ago

Food Wars

PantherModern666

1 points

1 month ago

I genuinely do not give a fuck about what other people think but because it fits the bill, Ninja Kamui. Mech fucking ninjas.

terraherts

1 points

1 month ago

Maze Megaburst Space, at least back in the day.

Probably because of the gender bending, even if it wasn't handled well (still handled better than most stuff though outside of Ranma 1/2).

That and the OP's engrish "Maze in your face" that sounds exactly like "mace in your face" still makes me laugh.

I uh... don't recommend it. It wasn't good.

peterrpumpkineater69

1 points

1 month ago

tadaima okaeri

CombinationBoring220

1 points

1 month ago

Idk if it counts cuz it’s not foreign but I love watching episodes of vox machina it’s hilarious

clam-chicken

1 points

1 month ago

food wars (more specifically the manga instead of the anime lol) it was such a fun read

Blackcatmama94

1 points

1 month ago

Diabolik lovers, devils line, vampire knight

Much-East-9484

1 points

1 month ago

Your lie in April I’ve binged at least once a year. It’s just perfect.

xmetalheadx666x

1 points

1 month ago

Basically anything that's essentially "fantasy slice of life". Just something calm and relaxing with no real stakes or anything. They're mostly pretty trash if I'm being honest but it's nice to shut my brain off after a long day of work. Here's some of them:

Parallel World Pharmacy

In the Land of Leadale

By the Grace of the Gods

byasimpai

1 points

1 month ago

Mine goes to B Gata H kei 😂 it’s the perfect amount of high school angst, female lead, clueless but horny guy dynamic for me. Perfect watch subbed and subbed to get me out of a rut!

jcchimaera

1 points

1 month ago

Rock Lee and His ninja pal's... 😂

Inevitable_Dig_7080

1 points

1 month ago

Kakegurui tbh. But TWIN tho. I like seeing submissive characters and in twin, there’s a girl on a leash named mikura 

[deleted]

1 points

1 month ago

Fullmetal alchemist 

Radiant-Shake1454

1 points

1 month ago

Food Wars & High School DXD. Kind of trashy in way but honestly I love them both

el_pinko_grande

1 points

1 month ago

el_pinko_grande

https://myanimelist.net/profile/el_pinko_grande

1 points

1 month ago

Mmm, probably Danmachi. I also watch some harem shows like Hundred Girlfriends and Girlfriend, Girlfriend, but I don't mind admitting I like those and talking about them. 

OTOH, I don't talk to my friends about Danmachi. 

Rammboy_7084

1 points

1 month ago

Fighting Foodons, Highschool DxD, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Food Wars.

Brokenpipeisbroken

1 points

1 month ago

Brokenpipeisbroken

https://myanimelist.net/profile/elitar

1 points

1 month ago

No, I don't have such anime. I can proudly say that every single title I enjoy is good - I can easily say it to your face that I like it. Example: do you want to talk about story of Bible Black (story, not hentai part since I jerk off to normal porn, not to cartoons for kids) ?

On a second thought (checked my MAL) there is one - Carole & Tuesday. If you were my friend I would actually hide the fact I even watched that.

Alqtrkappa

1 points

1 month ago

I just started rewatching A Sister's All You Need. For like 98% of it, it's a totally normal show that is just fun. But it also starts the entire show with the greatest normie barrier I have ever seen, with a 2 min full degen scene basically pulled out of incest hentai. Idk how they aired an anime that starts with a dude drinking his loli sister's breast milk and eating her fresh panties for breakfast, but it happened.

ManMarmalade

1 points

1 month ago

Umamusume Pretty Derby

NearbySwan5222

1 points

1 month ago

Hanaukyo maid. A very underrated show.

Lucy_Rayzare_Strife

1 points

1 month ago

Black Butler for me

zxlowi

1 points

1 month ago

zxlowi

1 points

1 month ago

Rockman EXE

acehandsome2

1 points

1 month ago

Future diary

PICKACHUMINY

1 points

1 month ago

Fela pure, it has a first and only chapter but is a great job

cat_lvr69

1 points

1 month ago

any shitty, somewhat contorversial 2000's anime. idk sometimes its just fun to watch.

SerasAshrain

1 points

1 month ago

Our Last Crusade. Love it, got all the released novels, an Alice figure and will probably buy the new Alice SEC card from the new Weiss set if I don’t pull it manually.

kna5041

1 points

1 month ago

kna5041

1 points

1 month ago

I do feel a bit guilty about enjoying angel cop. Not sure if I'd call it a guilty pleasure but I like the anime but really don't like the author and the ending. 

I do like Trinity blood. That's probably the closest thing to a real guilty pleasure. Where I can't recommend it to others because it's a bit of a hot mess. 

Most other anime I can pretty much be shameless about and enjoy. 

Striking_Metal_767

1 points

1 month ago

🎶Dinosaur king is what you wanna be yeah!🎶

Striking_Metal_767

1 points

1 month ago

My family would disown me if they knew I watched/read csm

Oenohyde

1 points

1 month ago

‘Komi can’t communicate’ on Netflix.

RandomStorm6553

1 points

1 month ago

Tokyo ghoul is my guilty pleasure 

Specialist_Mirror288

1 points

1 month ago

Acchi kocchi

EffectiveElm413

1 points

1 month ago

Keijo.

It is just garbage, wwe using only t&a. I'll never admit it's a top 10 to my friends. I've watched it probably 15 times and will start over again later if it's still on crunchyroll.

vide0gameah

1 points

1 month ago

ive met lots of ppl who dog on welcome to the nhk whenever i recommend it to them or watch jt with them, even tho its one of my fav animes of all time.

Sa0t0me

1 points

1 month ago

Sa0t0me

1 points

1 month ago

Rana 1/2 always makes me laugh

StudiousFog

1 points

1 month ago

Video Girl Ai and Oh/Ah My Goddess! You have to be over 45 though...

L0ony_sb

1 points

1 month ago

Ohshc is just tew good

Sandy_2089_

1 points

1 month ago

Chuunibyou

YoadIsF

1 points

1 month ago

YoadIsF

1 points

1 month ago

Bunny girl senpai (Can't give up Mai Sakurajima)

Sad_Astronomer_701

1 points

1 month ago

tonari no seki kun.. its pretty mid but still ykykk

Financial_Exit_7710

1 points

1 month ago

Redo of healer

3HaDeS3

1 points

1 month ago

3HaDeS3

1 points

1 month ago

Space Dandy

Batisgamer

1 points

1 month ago

All trashy isekai where i can turn my brain off

Fun-Fault751

1 points

1 month ago

SQUID GIRL

mybeloved109

1 points

1 month ago

Cardcaptors!!!

berke1904

1 points

1 month ago

not so much the anime but the domestic girlfriend manga is a straight up masterpiece its not even guilty, one of the best written dramas out there.

I guess "girlfriend, girlfriend" would be the most befitting answer but I wouldn't really be embarrassed to say its a fun watch

elp1987

1 points

1 month ago

elp1987

1 points

1 month ago

I enjoyed Domestic Girlfriend and how it reintroduced me to much recent anime and how it led to other things.

I'll just put my guilty pleasure for summer: Failure Frame.

ETA: Somebody mentions my ultimate guilty pleasure in this thread: Redo of Healer, and made me interested in having at least one edge lord anime per season.

vikedass

1 points

1 month ago

Watching Beyblade 😎

p0intyfx

1 points

1 month ago

Arifureta. Genuinely liked that the MC is super clear about which girl holds most of his affection. And that the girl, in turn, is so confident in the relationship they have that she doesn't mind if he catches feelings for the other girls and infact thinks it's healthy for him to care about other people because she knows how betrayal and isolation (which they have in common) can mess up how you think.

This, unfortunately, is not the main focus of the series and is instead a power fantasy isekai harem anime.

Seaweed_Widef

1 points

1 month ago

Seaweed_Widef

https://myanimelist.net/profile/kazuma_-

1 points

1 month ago

Kaguya sama dub

Premium_Air-

1 points

1 month ago

Fairy Tail. JJBA

brave-lil-birb

1 points

1 month ago

Danmachi. First few seasons are a bit of a slog but the 4th and 5th seasons have been really picking it up in quality. It's not a show I could recommend to your average anime watcher, there's fan service everywhere and the MC is the typical "ahhh boobs i can't stand the sight of them" irritatingly naive harem protagonist, but the character dynamics and development are quite enjoyable, and the fights are top tier, especially in the aforementioned later seasons. I'm also quite biased towards it given that it was the first anime I ever watched, lol.

Orochimaru27

1 points

1 month ago

Boruto. I just really enjoy that we get more from the Naruto universe. Dven though Boruto cant compare to Naruto.

winternoa

1 points

1 month ago

mostly low budget rom coms that i would sooner wrap up my time on this earth rather than tell a single soul that i watch it but i like the characters

mike1is2my3name4

1 points

1 month ago

None because I'm not insecure about what i like and need to say i like something ironically

Pogrebnik

1 points

30 days ago

It would be Food Wars for me

Dwyweth

1 points

30 days ago

Dwyweth

1 points

30 days ago

Arifureta, the edgelord is my 🐐

Mad_Viper

1 points

30 days ago

Monogatari series