History CloudCuckoolander / Anime

* Angol Mois, a.k.a. the Lord of Terror, is this on [[Manga/SgtFrog]].

* Sylphy from ''Anime/AmagiBrilliantPark'', being the fairy of wind, is a [[PersonalityPowers total airhead]]. Most of her screentime consists of either [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Funny Background Events]]s or non-sequiturs.

* ''{{FLCL}}'''s Mamimi, who among many Cloudcuckooland moments, mistakes a television-headed robot for an angelic deity from her favorite video game, and continues to treat him as such throughout the series. It's implied that her cloudcuckoo perspective is a deliberate front, and that she eventually [[BoredWithInsanity gets better]].

* Ellis from ''ElCazadorDeLaBruja'', who does things like bringing a rope to help Nadie out of a well, and then ''going down said well to personally hand the rope to her''. Other examples including casually describing feeling the "incandescent flames of love" over a keychain and volunteering to help fend off a duo of gun-toting bounty hunters with a fork, and when she's turned down, [[DualWielding pulling out a second fork and trying again.]]

* ''{{Minami-ke}}'s'' Hosaka is so caught up in his own little world he ends up acting his fantasies out in real life. People tend to think he's off his rocker as a result. Further, being a master of the ImagineSpot, we the viewers tend to actually see what's going through his head at the time.

* ''Manga/ExcelSaga'': The main cast is an evil organization bent on city then [[TakeOverTheWorld World Domination]], but do not have a concrete plan on how to go about it. The title character Excel, who is oblivious to the destruction she causes, how ineffective the group is, and how little her boss likes her. Their enemies are a gourp os disinterested civil service employees who do not care that they are saving the day, when they do not destroy a place themselves.

** Although the fork incident was reference back to Noir, where Kirika first picked up a little fork from her and Mirielle's 'Mad Hatter's teaparty' with Chloe to use as a weapon. Later on, she [[spoiler: kills Chloe with it.]]
* Several characters from [[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]] have tendencies this way, notably the Kunos
** One of the biggest is figure skater Azusa Shiratori she's a teenage girl who acts like a five year old, she will steal anything she considers cute and will give it a pet name often a fancy sounding female name even if the person or animal she takes is a male, she will also take strange things like cooked fish, rice balls, bicycles, police sirens, and steel girders and give them names.

* ''Anime/KillLaKill'''s Mako Mankanshoku is this. Almost OnceAnEpisode she breaks out in to a speech which mixes ChewbaccaDefense with InsaneTrollLogic. Some of the stuff she says [[TheCuckoolanderWasRight does make sense, however.]] In the first episode, she's more worried about a PantyShot than the fact that she's hung upside on a cross waiting to be executed. Moments later, when she's going to be boiled alive in oil, she's worried about her clothes getting wet and becoming see-through.

* ''Anime/KillLaKill'''s Mako Mankanshoku is this. Almost OnceAnEpisode she breaks out in to a speech which mixes ChewbaccaDefense with InsaneTrollLogic. Some of the stuff she says [[TheCuckoolanderWasRight does make sense, however.]]

* The titular character of ''SuzumiyaHaruhi'', who rants about dumping all her previous boyfriends because they weren't aliens, time travelers, or espers, seems to fit this trope at first... until her criteria turn out to be less farfetched than they seem....

* You'd think Usagi of ''Manga/SailorMoon'' is a clear candidate, but the Cloudcuckoolander, at least in the anime, is definitely Minako with her infamous malapropisms.

** Byakuya is a closet example. As TheStoic, he's viewed as serious, aloof and unimaginative. However, he has an obsession with his invention, the Seaweed Ambassador, and his artwork is even more kooky than Rukia's. On the few occasions he'll tell a joke, they tend to be off-the-wall and therefore don't go down too well. In the [[{{filler}} anime]], his [[LivingWeapon Zanpakutou spirit]] is HotBlooded, has a HairTriggerTemper and is as CuriousAsAMonkey. This comes from a combination of {{canon}} flashbacks to his BrattyHalfPint youth and SliceOfLife omakes drawn by the manga artist.

** [[TheStoic Byakuya Kuchiki]] seems to be a closet case. Surely there's no other explanation for '''Seaweed Ambassador'''? His zanpakuto, Senbonzakura, (which is a reflection of his inner self) is [[spoiler:CuriousAsAMonkey]]. Coincidence? I think not.

* Orihime from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''; on one occasion, asked to draw what she thought she would be like in the "future", she drew [[NightmareFuelStationAttendant a rather unnerving picture of herself]] as a giant, highly destructive robot.
** Since everybody who knows Orihime is aware of her overactive imagination, she's able to give truthful accounts of her activities, and [[CassandraTruth the ordinary humans think she's just making crazy stuff up again.]]
** When asked what Orihime would do on a date with Ichigo by Tatsuki, it start innocently enough with a simple race to a seesaw that starts to get pretty heated, which is then interrupted when some black track star comes out of nowhere, which then logically leads to a boxing match and then an assassination attempt. Which she is all acting out as she imagines it. Tatsuki is confused, naturally. The anime makes that scene even worse; it doesn't show Orihime's line of thought, just her acting everything out.
** She also happens to be voiced by [[YukiMatsuoka the same voice actress]] as [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga]]. Coincidence?

* Izaya Orihara of ''Literature/{{Durarara}}''. For example, he once came across three girls attempting to bully a fourth. His response to this situation is to rant incoherently at them for a few seconds before announcing that while he does not hit girls, he does rather enjoy stomping on their cellphones. He then proceeds to steal the lead girls cellphone and stomp on it while laughing maniacally for a few second before stating that stomping on cellphones in extremely boring, and is no longer his hobby. At this point, the lead girl sics her boyfriend on him, prompting Izaya to pull out his [[KnifeNut razor blade]] and shave the man's head, though considering his status as a {{Troll}}, the clouldcuckoolander-ish behaviour was most likely deliberatly invoked.

** Not to forget Vice Admiral Vergo, who forgets that he has half a hamburger stuck to his cheek, and before going to battle, asks if anyone has seen his sword - before getting reminded that he is not a swordsman.

* Several of the characters in ''HeatGuyJ'' could fall into this category, though its most prominent example is the [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] Boma. The crazy things he does include inserting "Usagi/My bunny" randomly into conversation and randomly appearing and disappearing mid-fight. There are even times where he shows up to a battle--only to ''sit out the entire time'' (which the people involved may or may not have told him to do). Interestingly, Clair Leonelli, who ''is'' legitimately, dangerously insane, is ''not'' a Cloudcuckoolander at all.

** Poland, hoo boy Poland. Lithuania even lampshades Poland's status: "I thought it was just one of your usual stories, that I can’t keep up with, that takes place in your own special realm..." He could probably compete with [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Osaka]] in cuckoolander-ness at points.

** Filler character Yuukimaru seems to be one of these. [[DudeLooksLikeALady S/He]] appears rambling about flowers while Sasuke simply stares. Kinda funny, actually.

* [[OutlawCouple Isaac and Miria]] from ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}!'' share a train of thought that has to be seen to be believed. For example, they once decided to [[MonumentalTheft steal a museum, building and all]], for the sheer hell of it. Then they realized it was impossible... so they stole the door instead to stop people from entering. They plan a train robbery which "means going to the destination by train, then committing a robbery, then jumping on a train again to run away."
** OR the time Isaac decided to attempt to "steal gold directly from the earth rather than stealing it from the mafia". Through a process known to the sane as "mining", which he is convinced he invented.
** Did we mention that they thought bringing their friend a "little brother" as a surprise present was a fantastic idea?
** It also took them ''70 years'' to realize that [[spoiler:they were immortal]]. And they didn't actually figure it out. Their assumption was that [[spoiler:they were reborn.]]

* Minori "Minorin" Kushieda of ''{{Toradora}}'' probably counts. In one of her very first scenes she's staring up at the sky and suddenly remarks "[[CaptainObvious The sun is dry]]...". Her Cloudcuckoolander nature continues from there, but ends abruptly [[spoiler:once [[BerserkButton Taiga's father]] reappears]].

* Katsura from "Manga/{{Gintama}}" is apparently quite skilled in avoiding the authorities while carrying out his anti-government activities. Yet, he also seriously thought Gintoki was capable of hiding in a small metal can, and at one point, dressed up as a "yellow curry ninja" in order to rescue his equally bizarre friend, Elizabeth. Any time Katsura makes an appearance, bizarre behavior is sure follow.

* KillLaKill's Mako Mankanshoku is this. Almost OnceAnEpisode she breaks out in to a speech which mixes ChewbaccaDefense with InsaneTrollLogic. Some of the stuff she says [[TheCuckoolanderWasRight does make sense, however.]]

** She may still qualify, though, as ''[[LockedOutOfTheLoop she never realizes]]'' she's attending UncannyValley [[SweetValleyHigh High]]. Even without the the reality warping powers, she still does some pretty odd things -- believing that wearing a PlayboyBunny suit at school to advertise her new club is a-okay, among other things.

* Killer B in ''{{Naruto}} Shippuden''. Let's put it this way: If you have an extremely powerful demonic entity inside of you, and it is significantly more rational and sane than you are, you qualify for this trope.

** And don't forget his flower-freak monologues.