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* ''TheIrresponsibleCaptainTylor'' can be seen almost as a comedic spoof of the SpaceOpera genre, which was popularized by dramatic shows like ''MobileSuitGundam'' and the like.
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* ''TheIrresponsibleCaptainTylor'' ''Anime/IrresponsibleCaptainTylor'' can be seen almost as a comedic spoof of the SpaceOpera genre, which was popularized by dramatic shows like ''MobileSuitGundam'' ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' and the like.
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* ''Anime/BinanKoukouChikyuuBoueibuLove'' pokes fun at the MagicalGirlWarrior genre (and quite a few other things along the way)
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* ''Anime/BinanKoukouChikyuuBoueibuLove'' ''Anime/CuteHighEarthDefenseClubLove'' pokes fun at the MagicalGirlWarrior genre (and quite a few other things along the way)way).
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* ''LightNovel/OreNoImoutoGaKonnaNiKawaiiWakeGaNai'' for BrotherSisterIncest and HaremGenre shows. Kirino's favorite ShowWithinAShow, "Stardust Witch Meruru," does this to {{Magical Girl}} anime.
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* ''LightNovel/OreNoImoutoGaKonnaNiKawaiiWakeGaNai'' ''LightNovel/{{Oreimo}}'' for BrotherSisterIncest and HaremGenre shows. Kirino's favorite ShowWithinAShow, "Stardust Witch Meruru," does this to {{Magical Girl}} anime.
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* ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo'' parodies ShonenJump-y action manga, particularly ''MAnga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', and ''Anime/YuGiOh''.
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* ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo'' parodies ShonenJump-y ''Magazine/ShonenJump''-y action manga, particularly ''MAnga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', ''Manga/{{Kinnikuman}}'' and ''Anime/YuGiOh''.
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* ''Anime/BinanKoukouChikyuuBoueibuLove'' pokes fun at the MagicalGirlWarrior genre (and quite a few other things along the way).
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* ''Anime/BinanKoukouChikyuuBoueibuLove'' pokes fun at the MagicalGirlWarrior genre (and quite a few other things along the way).way)
* NinjaSlayer is pretty much a parody of 80's and 90's Anime from how Americans thought of Anime at the time. That is Ultraviolence, LesYay, Ninjas, Cyberpunk and LimitedAnimation.
* NinjaSlayer is pretty much a parody of 80's and 90's Anime from how Americans thought of Anime at the time. That is Ultraviolence, LesYay, Ninjas, Cyberpunk and LimitedAnimation.
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* The ShowWithinAShow of ''MartianSuccessorNadesico'', ''{{Gekiganger 3}}'', is a homage to and parody of classic SuperRobot anime such as ''GetterRobo'', and ''also'' serves as an ironic counterpoint to the main show's plot! Impressive.
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* The ShowWithinAShow of ''MartianSuccessorNadesico'', ''{{Gekiganger 3}}'', is a homage to and parody of classic SuperRobot anime such as ''GetterRobo'', ''Manga/GetterRobo'', and ''also'' serves as an ironic counterpoint to the main show's plot! Impressive.
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* Shounen series ''Manga/GekkanShoujoNozakiKun'' is a light-hearted parody of shoujo manga and its making.
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* ''LightNovel/OreTwintailNiNarimasu'' is basically what you get when you run Main/SuperSentai through as many LightNovel tropes as possible, all the while gleefully poking fun at the general goofiness of SuperSentai (the anime screenwriter has experience with Akibaranger, after all).
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* ''LightNovel/OreTwintailNiNarimasu'' ''LightNovel/GonnaBeTheTwinTail'' is basically what you get when you run Main/SuperSentai SuperSentai through as many LightNovel tropes as possible, all the while gleefully poking fun at the general goofiness of SuperSentai (the anime screenwriter has experience with Akibaranger, after all).
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* ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo'' parodies ShonenJump-y action manga, particularly ''FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', and ''Anime/YuGiOh''.
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* ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo'' parodies ShonenJump-y action manga, particularly ''FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''MAnga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', and ''Anime/YuGiOh''.
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* Episode 10 of Manga/SetoNoHanayome, which introduces Lunar's dad, is a parody of {{Terminator 2}}. Lunar's dad himself is a parody/ShoutOut to [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Ah-nuld.]]
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* Episode 10 of Manga/SetoNoHanayome, which introduces Lunar's dad, is a parody of {{Terminator 2}}.''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''. Lunar's dad himself is a parody/ShoutOut to [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Ah-nuld.]]
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* ''[[BoboboboBobobo Bobobo]]'' parodies ShonenJump-y action manga, particularly ''FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', and ''Anime/YuGiOh''.
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* ''[[BoboboboBobobo Bobobo]]'' ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo'' parodies ShonenJump-y action manga, particularly ''FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', and ''Anime/YuGiOh''.
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* ''LightNovel/KanojoGaFlagOOraretara'' is a gentle parody of the HaremGenre, by infusing it with RapidFireComedy and packing in pretty much every CharacterArchetype LoveInterest ever invented for it, then turning said characters UpToEleven.
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* ''LightNovel/OreTwintailNiNarimasu'' is basically what you get when you run Main/SuperSentai through as many LightNovel tropes as possible, all the while gleefully poking fun at the general goofiness of SuperSentai (the anime screenwriter has experience with Akibaranger, after all).
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* Despite [[SailorMoon its successor]] becoming one of the most influential and popular anime franchises in history, the original ''CodenameSailorV'' manga reads like a lighthearted parody of the MagicalGirl and HenshinHero genres. While ''Sailor Moon'' could be pretty jokey at times, it doesn't come close to matching the sheer absurdity of ''Sailor V''.
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* Despite [[SailorMoon [[Franchise/SailorMoon its successor]] becoming one of the most influential and popular anime [[Anime/SailorMoon anime]] franchises in history, the original ''CodenameSailorV'' ''Manga/CodenameSailorV'' manga reads like a lighthearted parody of the MagicalGirl and HenshinHero genres. While ''Sailor Moon'' could be pretty jokey at times, it doesn't come close to matching the sheer absurdity of ''Sailor V''.
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* ''SeitokaiNoIchizon'' is a pretty good example of parody Anime .. They even do this right before the start of the first episode .. Citing stuff that would probably get them sued for copyrights left and right ..
* ''[[BoboboboBobobo Bobobo]]'' parodies all Anime, particularly ''FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', and ''Anime/YuGiOh''
* ''[[BoboboboBobobo Bobobo]]'' parodies all Anime, particularly ''FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', and ''Anime/YuGiOh''
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** ...until ''Ore Imo'' gets serious. In turn the show itself also has parodies.
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* ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'' is a great parody of MagicalGirl shows and the original VisualNovel ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', featuring Illya as a MagicalGirl. She is incredibly GenreSavvy and points out a lot of the silly things happening around her. However it all soon changes tone to have more serious moments as well.
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* ''Big O'' is a parody of a number of manga/comics/anime subsets...Batman, Mazinga Z, Astro Boy, Cutie Honey, Lupin III, and the 80's anime OVA "A Wind Called Amnesia".
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* ''Big O'' is a parody of a number of manga/comics/anime subsets...Batman, Mazinga Z, Astro Boy, Cutie Honey, Lupin III, and the 80's anime OVA "A Wind Called Amnesia".Amnesia"...not to mention Phillip Marlow/Sam Spade detectives.
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* ''Big O'' is a parody of a number of manga/comics/anime subsets...Batman, Mazinga Z, Astro Boy, Cutie Honey, Lupin III, and the 80's anime OVA "A Wind Called Amnesia".
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* Surprisingly enough for such a... well, [[IncrediblyLamePun dark]] show, ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' has an AffectionateParody of the entire PrivateDetective genre in the form of the PluckyComicRelief duo of [[CluelessDetective Gai Kurosawa]] and his SassySecretary Kiko.
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* Surprisingly enough for such a... well, [[IncrediblyLamePun dark]] dark show, ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' has an AffectionateParody of the entire PrivateDetective genre in the form of the PluckyComicRelief duo of [[CluelessDetective Gai Kurosawa]] and his SassySecretary Kiko.
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* ''Anime/AnimationRunnerKuromi'' is an affectionate parody of the anime production process itself.
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* ''Anime/AnimationRunnerKuromi'' is an affectionate parody of the anime production process itself.
* ''Franchise/LupinIII'': Of Literature/ArseneLupin, obviously. The characters are often used to parody other stories, such as ''Film/MissionImpossible'', ''Film/ThePinkPanther'', and even {{Superman}}.
* ''Franchise/LupinIII'': Of Literature/ArseneLupin, obviously. The characters are often used to parody other stories, such as ''Film/MissionImpossible'', ''Film/ThePinkPanther'', and even {{Superman}}.
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* ''AnimationRunnerKuromi'' is an affectionate parody of the anime production process itself.
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* ''AnimationRunnerKuromi'' ''Anime/AnimationRunnerKuromi'' is an affectionate parody of the anime production process itself.
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** The show itself could be seen as poking fun at UnwantedHarem setups; it uses a similar setup of one guy surrounded by girls, except for the facts that 1. it's dead obvious from early on that the FirstGirlWins and 2. all the involved characters are various degrees of insane and the series focuses far more on their antics than it does on any relationship aside from the obvious winner.
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* Despite [[SailorMoon its successor]] becoming one of the most influential and popular anime franchises in history, the original ''CodenameSailorV'' manga reads like a lighthearted parody of the MagicalGirl and HenshinHero genres. Even though ''Sailor Moon'' could be pretty jokey at times, it doesn't come close to matching the sheer absurdity (including BreakingTheFourthWall moments) of ''Sailor V''. You can tell [[NaokoTakeuichi the author]] was really enjoying herself while coming up with all of this.
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* Despite [[SailorMoon its successor]] becoming one of the most influential and popular anime franchises in history, the original ''CodenameSailorV'' manga reads like a lighthearted parody of the MagicalGirl and HenshinHero genres. Even though While ''Sailor Moon'' could be pretty jokey at times, it doesn't come close to matching the sheer absurdity (including BreakingTheFourthWall moments) of ''Sailor V''. You can tell [[NaokoTakeuichi the author]] was really enjoying herself while coming up with all of this.
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* Despite [[SailorMoon its successor]] becoming one of the most influential and popular anime franchises in history, the original ''CodenameSailorV'' manga reads like a lighthearted parody of the MagicalGirl and HenshinHero genres. Even though ''Sailor Moon'' could be pretty jokey at times, it doesn't come close to matching the sheer absurdity (including BreakingTheFourthWall moments) of ''Sailor V''. You can tell [[NaokoTakeuichi the author]] was really enjoying herself while coming up with all of this.
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* ''LightNovel/HaiyoreNyarkoSan'' is probably the [[WidgetSeries weirdest]] infatuated parody of the CthulhuMythos ever made. It also makes fun of many trappings of the {{otaku}} lifestyle.
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* ''LightNovel/HaiyoreNyarkoSan'' is probably the [[WidgetSeries weirdest]] infatuated parody of the CthulhuMythos ever made. It also makes fun of many trappings of the {{otaku}} lifestyle.lifestyle, as well as the HaremGenre.
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* ''SuperRobotRetsuden'', a ''Anime/MazingerZ'' / ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' / ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' / ''Manga/GetterRobo'' / ''Anime/KotetsuJeeg'' {{Crossover}} with story and art by KenIshikawa, parodies the seventies {{Toei}} {{Crossover}} movies that featured several GoNagai robots.
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* ''SuperRobotRetsuden'', a ''Anime/MazingerZ'' / ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' / ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' / ''Manga/GetterRobo'' / ''Anime/KotetsuJeeg'' {{Crossover}} with story and art by KenIshikawa, parodies the seventies {{Toei}} {{Crossover}} movies that featured several GoNagai Creator/GoNagai robots.
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* ''[[BoboboboBobobo Bobobo]]'' parodies all Anime, particularly ''FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''Manga/DragonBall Z'', and ''Anime/YuGiOh''
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* Being a very popular show, ''Manga/DragonBall Z'' has been parodied in lots of anime and manga. The [[SuperMode Super Saiyan Transformation]] and [[KamehameHadoken Kamahame-Ha]], the show's most recognizable trademarks, are always used. It even shows up in the shojo genre: [[ShugoChara FU-GI-SA-KI-HAAAA!]]
** The 2008 ''Dragonball'' OVA is almost an AffectionateParody in its own right. A lot of its humor is derived from Lampshading various absurd aspects of the series' tropes.
** The 2008 ''Dragonball'' OVA is almost an AffectionateParody in its own right. A lot of its humor is derived from Lampshading various absurd aspects of the series' tropes.
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* Being a very popular show, ''Manga/DragonBall Z'' ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' has been parodied in lots of anime and manga. The [[SuperMode Super Saiyan Transformation]] and [[KamehameHadoken Kamahame-Ha]], the show's most recognizable trademarks, are always used. It even shows up in the shojo genre: [[ShugoChara FU-GI-SA-KI-HAAAA!]]
** The 2008''Dragonball'' ''Manga/DragonBall'' OVA is almost an AffectionateParody in its own right. A lot of its humor is derived from Lampshading various absurd aspects of the series' tropes.
** The 2008
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* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' is this for every previous anime set in a high school, and [[FollowTheLeader probably a lot of the ones that came after it, too]].
* ''LightNovel/HaiyoreNyarkoSan'' is probably the [[WidgetSeries weirdest]] infatuated parody of the CthulhuMythos ever made. It also makes fun of many trappings of the {{otaku}} lifestyle.
* ''LightNovel/OreNoImoutoGaKonnaNiKawaiiWakeGaNai'' for BrotherSisterIncest and HaremGenre shows. Kirino's favorite ShowWithinAShow, "Stardust Witch Meruru," does this to {{Magical Girl}} anime.
* ''LightNovel/HaiyoreNyarkoSan'' is probably the [[WidgetSeries weirdest]] infatuated parody of the CthulhuMythos ever made. It also makes fun of many trappings of the {{otaku}} lifestyle.
* ''LightNovel/OreNoImoutoGaKonnaNiKawaiiWakeGaNai'' for BrotherSisterIncest and HaremGenre shows. Kirino's favorite ShowWithinAShow, "Stardust Witch Meruru," does this to {{Magical Girl}} anime.
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* ''SeitokaiNoIchizon'' is a pretty good example of parody Anime .. They even do this right before the start of the first episode .. Citing stuff that would probably get them sued for copyrights left and right ..
* ''[[BoboboboBobobo Bobobo]]'' parodies all Anime, particularly ''FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''Manga/DragonBall Z'', and ''Anime/YuGiOh''
* ''{{Slayers}}'' is a good-natured send-up of HeroicFantasy novels, games, and anime.
* Likewise, ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' has fun with parodying a lot of {{cliche}}s associated with romance and high school comedies, even though the series itself falls under ''both'' banners (and the manga artist herself had written things like it in the past until ''Ouran'' became her breakout hit).
** The anime has somewhat different characterizations and cuts off with a GeckoEnding, but it still manages to be both a hilarious reverse harem parody and gender farce ''and'' a high-quality reverse harem series in its own right.
* The ShowWithinAShow of ''MartianSuccessorNadesico'', ''{{Gekiganger 3}}'', is a homage to and parody of classic SuperRobot anime such as ''GetterRobo'', and ''also'' serves as an ironic counterpoint to the main show's plot! Impressive.
** ''MartianSuccessorNadesico'' itself is a friendly send-up of the RealRobot (and UnwantedHarem, although it plays that end mostly straight) genres, though not without its moments of seriousness and genuine [[AnAesop Aesops]].
* Although ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' is meant to be a deconstruction of Giant Robot series, the creators are such big fans of the genre that they cannot help but show affection to some of the genre tropes.
* ''SpecialDutyCombatUnitShinesman'' is an AffectionateParody of the {{Sentai}} genre.
* The first ''GanbareGoemon'' OVA sees Goemon and Ebisumaru race to rescue Omitsu from a castle, while being thrown into spoof levels of ''Franchise/{{Grandia}}'', ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' and ''Twinbee''.
* ''ProjectAKo'' was a sendup of just about everything in anime between 1976 and 1986.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'' is a fairly standard {{Shonen}} anime with a focus on humor that occasionally leans toward parody. The most obvious, though, is cowardly hero Usopp's disguise of "Sogeking", a clear parody of live-action tokusatsu series'. He even has a theme song, complete with 60's style Japanese Live-action special effects and the appearance of being largely filmed inside a [[BBCQuarry quarry]].
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' is arguably as much an Affectionate Parody as it is a {{Reconstruction}} of the super robot genre; the heroes are able to win, for example, on [[{{Determinator}} pure determination]] alone, literally (and I do mean ''literally'' as the series explains halfway through the series) and it's otherwise just [[SerialEscalation so over the top]] as to be awesome even when it's not trying.
* With ''ShinkonGattaiGodannar's'' hot-blooded retro theme song, ridiculous ''{{Voltron}}''-esque MultinationalTeam, [[CallingYourAttacks attack-yelling]] and absurd robot design, it's highly unlikely the creators were being serious here.
* ''SumomomoMomomo'', the manga slightly more so than the anime, is an affectionate parody of both martial arts anime and UnwantedHarem romantic comedies.
* Being a very popular show, ''Manga/DragonBall Z'' has been parodied in lots of anime and manga. The [[SuperMode Super Saiyan Transformation]] and [[KamehameHadoken Kamahame-Ha]], the show's most recognizable trademarks, are always used. It even shows up in the shojo genre: [[ShugoChara FU-GI-SA-KI-HAAAA!]]
** The 2008 ''Dragonball'' OVA is almost an AffectionateParody in its own right. A lot of its humor is derived from Lampshading various absurd aspects of the series' tropes.
* ''TheIrresponsibleCaptainTylor'' can be seen almost as a comedic spoof of the SpaceOpera genre, which was popularized by dramatic shows like ''MobileSuitGundam'' and the like.
* ''Macross'' was originally going to be a sendup of the mecha anime genre, back in the day when a city-sized spacecraft shifting to robot mode was considered ridiculous. However, it proved so popular that the creators wound up playing it straight to a much greater degree... and thus setting up a whole new generation of parodies!
* Surprisingly enough for such a... well, [[IncrediblyLamePun dark]] show, ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' has an AffectionateParody of the entire PrivateDetective genre in the form of the PluckyComicRelief duo of [[CluelessDetective Gai Kurosawa]] and his SassySecretary Kiko.
* ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'' parodies [[MoeAnthropomorphism world]] [[RefugeInAudacity history]]. With extra HoYay!
* ''SchoolRumble'' replaces the intense drama of high school romance anime with over the top and often illogical humor.
* ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' is an affectionate parody of both {{Dating Sim}}s and {{Unwanted Harem}}s that oddly enough relies on both ThisIsReality style lampshading of the nonsensical nature of the tropes while at the same time playing every one completely straight.
* ''Anime/BenTo'' is one for the average shounen FightingSeries, taking SeriousBusiness to extreme levels (half-priced lunch boxes), parodying the nom-du-guerres of each character, etc.
* The classic ''SD Gundam'' series is entirely devoted to the Universal Century shows.
* ''SuperRobotRetsuden'', a ''Anime/MazingerZ'' / ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' / ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' / ''Manga/GetterRobo'' / ''Anime/KotetsuJeeg'' {{Crossover}} with story and art by KenIshikawa, parodies the seventies {{Toei}} {{Crossover}} movies that featured several GoNagai robots.
* Episode 10 of Manga/SetoNoHanayome, which introduces Lunar's dad, is a parody of {{Terminator 2}}. Lunar's dad himself is a parody/ShoutOut to [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Ah-nuld.]]
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* ''[[BoboboboBobobo Bobobo]]'' parodies all Anime, particularly ''FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''Manga/DragonBall Z'', and ''Anime/YuGiOh''
* ''{{Slayers}}'' is a good-natured send-up of HeroicFantasy novels, games, and anime.
* Likewise, ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' has fun with parodying a lot of {{cliche}}s associated with romance and high school comedies, even though the series itself falls under ''both'' banners (and the manga artist herself had written things like it in the past until ''Ouran'' became her breakout hit).
** The anime has somewhat different characterizations and cuts off with a GeckoEnding, but it still manages to be both a hilarious reverse harem parody and gender farce ''and'' a high-quality reverse harem series in its own right.
* The ShowWithinAShow of ''MartianSuccessorNadesico'', ''{{Gekiganger 3}}'', is a homage to and parody of classic SuperRobot anime such as ''GetterRobo'', and ''also'' serves as an ironic counterpoint to the main show's plot! Impressive.
** ''MartianSuccessorNadesico'' itself is a friendly send-up of the RealRobot (and UnwantedHarem, although it plays that end mostly straight) genres, though not without its moments of seriousness and genuine [[AnAesop Aesops]].
* Although ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' is meant to be a deconstruction of Giant Robot series, the creators are such big fans of the genre that they cannot help but show affection to some of the genre tropes.
* ''SpecialDutyCombatUnitShinesman'' is an AffectionateParody of the {{Sentai}} genre.
* The first ''GanbareGoemon'' OVA sees Goemon and Ebisumaru race to rescue Omitsu from a castle, while being thrown into spoof levels of ''Franchise/{{Grandia}}'', ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' and ''Twinbee''.
* ''ProjectAKo'' was a sendup of just about everything in anime between 1976 and 1986.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'' is a fairly standard {{Shonen}} anime with a focus on humor that occasionally leans toward parody. The most obvious, though, is cowardly hero Usopp's disguise of "Sogeking", a clear parody of live-action tokusatsu series'. He even has a theme song, complete with 60's style Japanese Live-action special effects and the appearance of being largely filmed inside a [[BBCQuarry quarry]].
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' is arguably as much an Affectionate Parody as it is a {{Reconstruction}} of the super robot genre; the heroes are able to win, for example, on [[{{Determinator}} pure determination]] alone, literally (and I do mean ''literally'' as the series explains halfway through the series) and it's otherwise just [[SerialEscalation so over the top]] as to be awesome even when it's not trying.
* With ''ShinkonGattaiGodannar's'' hot-blooded retro theme song, ridiculous ''{{Voltron}}''-esque MultinationalTeam, [[CallingYourAttacks attack-yelling]] and absurd robot design, it's highly unlikely the creators were being serious here.
* ''SumomomoMomomo'', the manga slightly more so than the anime, is an affectionate parody of both martial arts anime and UnwantedHarem romantic comedies.
* Being a very popular show, ''Manga/DragonBall Z'' has been parodied in lots of anime and manga. The [[SuperMode Super Saiyan Transformation]] and [[KamehameHadoken Kamahame-Ha]], the show's most recognizable trademarks, are always used. It even shows up in the shojo genre: [[ShugoChara FU-GI-SA-KI-HAAAA!]]
** The 2008 ''Dragonball'' OVA is almost an AffectionateParody in its own right. A lot of its humor is derived from Lampshading various absurd aspects of the series' tropes.
* ''TheIrresponsibleCaptainTylor'' can be seen almost as a comedic spoof of the SpaceOpera genre, which was popularized by dramatic shows like ''MobileSuitGundam'' and the like.
* ''Macross'' was originally going to be a sendup of the mecha anime genre, back in the day when a city-sized spacecraft shifting to robot mode was considered ridiculous. However, it proved so popular that the creators wound up playing it straight to a much greater degree... and thus setting up a whole new generation of parodies!
* Surprisingly enough for such a... well, [[IncrediblyLamePun dark]] show, ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' has an AffectionateParody of the entire PrivateDetective genre in the form of the PluckyComicRelief duo of [[CluelessDetective Gai Kurosawa]] and his SassySecretary Kiko.
* ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'' parodies [[MoeAnthropomorphism world]] [[RefugeInAudacity history]]. With extra HoYay!
* ''SchoolRumble'' replaces the intense drama of high school romance anime with over the top and often illogical humor.
* ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' is an affectionate parody of both {{Dating Sim}}s and {{Unwanted Harem}}s that oddly enough relies on both ThisIsReality style lampshading of the nonsensical nature of the tropes while at the same time playing every one completely straight.
* ''Anime/BenTo'' is one for the average shounen FightingSeries, taking SeriousBusiness to extreme levels (half-priced lunch boxes), parodying the nom-du-guerres of each character, etc.
* The classic ''SD Gundam'' series is entirely devoted to the Universal Century shows.
* ''SuperRobotRetsuden'', a ''Anime/MazingerZ'' / ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' / ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' / ''Manga/GetterRobo'' / ''Anime/KotetsuJeeg'' {{Crossover}} with story and art by KenIshikawa, parodies the seventies {{Toei}} {{Crossover}} movies that featured several GoNagai robots.
* Episode 10 of Manga/SetoNoHanayome, which introduces Lunar's dad, is a parody of {{Terminator 2}}. Lunar's dad himself is a parody/ShoutOut to [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Ah-nuld.]]
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