History AffectionateParody / AnimeAndManga

* ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'' is a loving parody of not only the superhero genre but {{shonen}} manga and anime in general. Its a parody of nearly every anime and superhero trope and subgenre in the book.

* ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo'' parodies ''Magazine/ShonenJump''-y action manga, particularly ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', ''Manga/{{Kinnikuman}}'' and ''Anime/YuGiOh''
* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' parodies a lot of {{cliche}}s associated with romantic [[ShoujoDemographic shoujo]] series, [[HaremGenre reverse harems]] and high school comedies, even though the series itself falls under ''all'' of these 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.
* ''Manga/MyLoveStory'' parodies a lot of tropes in romance manga. It also shifts focus of the story to a character who would normally be seen as "the best friend" in most Japanese love stories.
* The ShowWithinAShow of ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'', ''Anime/Gekiganger3'', is a homage to and parody of classic SuperRobot anime such as ''Manga/GetterRobo'', and ''also'' serves as an ironic counterpoint to the main show's plot! Impressive.
** ''Anime/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 life lessons.
* ''Anime/SpaceDandy'' is a parody of 60's and 70's exploitation movies and space adventures tv shows with cheesy narrations.
* 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.

* ''Manga/SpecialDutyCombatUnitShinesman'' is an AffectionateParody of the {{Sentai}} genre.

* ''Anime/ProjectAKo'' was a sendup of just about everything popular 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 we 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.

* ''Manga/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, ''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 demographic: [[Manga/ShugoChara FU-GI-SA-KI-HAAAA!]]
** The [[Anime/DragonBallYoSonGokuAndHisFriendsReturn 2008 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.

* ''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, 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.
* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' parodies [[MoeAnthropomorphism world]] [[RefugeInAudacity history]]. With extra HoYay!
* ''Manga/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.
* The classic ''SD Gundam'' series is entirely devoted to the Universal Century shows.
* ''Manga/SuperRobotRetsuden'', a ''Anime/MazingerZ'' / ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' / ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' / ''Manga/GetterRobo'' / ''Anime/KotetsuJeeg'' {{Crossover}} with story and art by Creator/KenIshikawa, parodies the seventies Creator/ToeiAnimation Crossover movies that featured several Creator/GoNagai robots.
* Episode 10 of ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid'', which introduces Lunar's dad, is a parody of ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''. Lunar's dad himself is a parody/ShoutOut to [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Ah-nuld.]]
** 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.
* ''Anime/AnimationRunnerKuromi'' is an affectionate parody of the anime production process itself.

* ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'' is a great parody of MagicalGirl shows and the original VisualNovel ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', featuring Illya as a MagicalGirl. She is incredibly smart 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.

* ''Anime/CuteHighEarthDefenseClubLove'' pokes fun at the MagicalGirlWarrior genre (and quite a few other things along the way).

* ''Manga/DontMeddleWithMyDaughter'' is an adult parody of the superhero genre, with its two lead heroines ([[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/1630422 Athena and her daughter, Clara]]) being parodies of ''ComicBook/PowerGirl'' and ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' respectively. Athena, while more commonly known as "the First Generation Eighth"[[note]]since she was the original from 20 years ago, while Clara is referred to as "the Next Generation Eighth"[[/note]] is also known as: [[StacysMom "the MILF]] [[InSeriesNickname of Steel".]]

* ''Anime/CarnivalPhantasm'' is an affectionate SelfParody of the Franchise/NasuVerse, as it depicts characters from ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' and ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' in bizarre and goofy situations, such as the Holy Grail War being reduced to a Game Show, or playing a beach volleyball match (with ''VideoGame/MeltyBlood'' mechanics no less), where [[ButtMonkey poor Ciel was severely injured and abused]] (Mostly by [[FriendlyEnemy Arcueid]]). Aside of all this absurdity, they all look pretty happy (Even the local ChewToy Lancer) and living normal lives, very uncommon in the source material.
* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'':
** Chapter 74 as a whole to ShoujoDemographic romance stories. Kaguya goes from a calculating person to a typical shoujo heroine, she's in a LoveTriangle with Shirogane and Ishigami (of all people) and has to choose between them to go to the aquarium, and BishieSparkle is rampant. And it's all because they started reading ''[[ShowWithinAShow Today Will Be Sweet]]'' together. Extra points go to Aka for [[PaintingTheMedium trying to imitate the large advertisement space of shoujo magazines during the chapter]].
** Chapter 96 is done in the style of a cooking manga, complete with Fujiwara giving long (and inaccurate) descriptions of everyone's fried rice.
** Chapter 172.1 puts Shirogane as the protagonist of a [[HaremGenre harem romcom]]. Kei is now NotBloodRelated and has a [[BigBrotherAttraction brother complex]], Fujiwara is a clingy next-door neighbor with whom he made a ChildhoodMarriagePromise, Kaguya is an evil IceQueen who falls in love with Shirogane the instant he stands up to her, Hayasaka is a pervert who propositions him immediately, Miko is his kohai who is in love with him [[SmittenTeenageGirl for no adequately explained reason]], and Ishigami...doesn't exist, because harem protagonists don't have male friends.[[note]]They actually ''do''...but at best they're a BromanticFoil (like Ishigami is) and at worst they're SocialCircleFiller[[/note]] This is when it turns out to be [[AllJustADream Ishigami's nightmare]].

* ''Manga/GoForItNakamura'' is a parody of BoysLove, in which the ButtMonkey protagonist fails multiple times to get closer to his crush despite trying to invoke multiple tropes associated with the genre. That said, the main romance is so earnest and legitimately cute that it seems to come from a place of love for the genre.
* ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'' parodies the typical HaremGenre manga. The premise is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, giving the manga tons of ammunition to poke fun at common harem tropes and cliches.
%%* ''Manga/MagicalGirlOre'' is both a hilarious subversion and a deconstruction of the MagicalGirl genre.
* ''Manga/RoosterFighter'': The manga takes the classic superhero format, but the hero is a supernaturally strong and perpetually angry small animal.

** Goro is fat and unattractive [[note]]the main female lead doesn't show any attraction to him, but shows attraction to the two male main characters, even though he likes her[[/note]]. He is parody of how otakus (in this case, mecha anime fans) are seen by non-otakus. To further accentuate the "otaku" angle, his robot is a parody of Boss Borot from ''Anime/MazingerZ'', and he also as a poster of Anime/CaptainHarlock in it.
** The popularity of the SuperRobot Albegas results in dedicated fans creating the "Albegas encyclopedia". It is a bestseller and contains details such as the combining of Albegas, the strategy the Dellingers up to that point, and it's pilots. However, it doesn't mention the Gori-Robo, causing Goro to get angry and complain [[DudeWheresMyRespect about the lack of respect he gets]].

* ''Franchise/LupinIII'': Of Literature/ArseneLupin, obviously. The characters are often used to parody other stories, such as ''Film/MissionImpossible'', ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'', and even Franchise/{{Superman}}.

** ''Anime/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]].

** Goro is fat and unattractive [[note]]the main female lead doesn't show any attraction to him, but shows attraction to the two male main characters, even though he likes her[[/note]]. He is parody of how otakus are seen by non-otakus. To further accentuate the "otaku" angle, his robot is a parody of Boss Borot from ''Anime/MazingerZ'', and he also as a poster of Anime/CaptainHarlock in it.

* ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo'' parodies ''Magazine/ShonenJump''-y action manga, particularly ''MAnga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', ''Manga/{{Kinnikuman}}'' and ''Anime/YuGiOh''

* ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' is a good-natured send-up of HeroicFantasy novels, games, and anime.

* ''Literature/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.

* ''Literature/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]].
* ''Literature/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'' is probably the [[QuirkyWork weirdest]] infatuated parody of the Franchise/CthulhuMythos ever made. It also makes fun of many trappings of the {{otaku}} lifestyle, as well as the HaremGenre.
* ''Literature/{{Oreimo}}'' for BrotherSisterIncest and HaremGenre shows. Kirino's favorite ShowWithinAShow, "Stardust Witch Meruru," does this to MagicalGirl anime.
** ...until ''Ore Imo'' gets serious. In turn the show itself also has parodies.

* ''LightNovel/GonnaBeTheTwinTail'' is basically what you get when you run ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' through as many {{Light Novel|s}} tropes as possible, all the while gleefully poking fun at the general goofiness of ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' (the anime screenwriter has experience with Akibaranger, after all).
* ''Literature/IfHerFlagBreaks'' 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 exaggerating said characters.

* ''LightNovel/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.

* ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'' is probably the [[WidgetSeries weirdest]] infatuated parody of the Franchise/CthulhuMythos ever made. It also makes fun of many trappings of the {{otaku}} lifestyle, as well as the HaremGenre.
* ''LightNovel/{{Oreimo}}'' for BrotherSisterIncest and HaremGenre shows. Kirino's favorite ShowWithinAShow, "Stardust Witch Meruru," does this to {{Magical Girl}} anime.

* ''LightNovel/GonnaBeTheTwinTail'' is basically what you get when you run ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' through as many LightNovel tropes as possible, all the while gleefully poking fun at the general goofiness of ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' (the anime screenwriter has experience with Akibaranger, after all).

* ''LightNovel/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.

* ''Anime/MyLoveStory'' parodies a lot of tropes in romance manga. It also shifts focus of the story to a character who would normally be seen as "the best friend" in most Japanese love stories.

* ''Anime/CarnivalPhantasm'' is an affectionate SelfParody of the Franchise/NasuVerse, as it depicts characters from ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' and ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' in bizarre and goofy situations, such as the Holy Grail War being reduced to a Game Show, or playing a beach volleyball match (with ''VideoGame/MeltyBlood'' mechanics no less), where [[SlapstickKnowsNoGender poor Ciel was severely injured and abused]] (Mostly by [[FriendlyEnemy Arcueid]]). Aside of all this absurdity, they all look pretty happy (Even the local ChewToy Lancer) and living normal lives, very uncommon in the source material.

* ''LightNovel/IfHerFlagBreaks'' 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 exaggerating said characters.

* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' is a good-natured send-up of HeroicFantasy novels, games, and anime.

* ''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/{{Shimoneta}}'': A footnote in the manga's third chapter explains that SOX is a parody of [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya the SOS Brigade.]] Ayame and Tanukichi, in particular, are analogous to Haruhi and Kyon respectively, complete with both girls [[ManicPixieDreamGirl drafting the guys]] to be their first inductees.

* ''LightNovel/IfHerFlagBreaks'' 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.

* ''Manga/GanbareNakamuraKun'': Is a parody of BoysLove, in which the ButtMonkey protagonist multiple times fails to get closer to his crush by failing to use multiple tropes associated with the genre. That said, the main romance is so earnest and legitimately cute that it seems to come from a place of love for the genre.

* The ShowWithinAShow of ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'', ''Anime/{{Gekiganger 3}}'', is a homage to and parody of classic SuperRobot anime such as ''Manga/GetterRobo'', and ''also'' serves as an ironic counterpoint to the main show's plot! Impressive.

* With ''Anime/ShinkonGattaiGodannar's'' hot-blooded retro theme song, ridiculous ''Anime/{{Voltron}}''-esque MultinationalTeam, [[CallingYourAttacks attack-yelling]] and absurd robot design, it's highly unlikely the creators were being serious here.

* ''Manga/SuperRobotRetsuden'', a ''Anime/MazingerZ'' / ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' / ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' / ''Manga/GetterRobo'' / ''Anime/KotetsuJeeg'' {{Crossover}} with story and art by Creator/KenIshikawa, parodies the seventies Creator/ToeiAnimation {{Crossover}} movies that featured several Creator/GoNagai robots.