Don't let these names scare you away from watching.
Many fans of Japanese culture know that anime plots can be so absurd that they lose their meaning entirely. But it's not just the stories that can be strange; the titles can be too. We discussed such titles and explained what they are really about.
1. Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?, 2019-2020
The plot revolves around a government project aimed at improving relationships between children and their parents. The latest technology allows users to place relatives in a computer game. This is what happens to teenager Masato Oosuki and his mother, Mamako Oosuki.
They become beta testers. The only way to escape the fantasy world is to complete the main mission: finding a common language.
2. Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon, 2023
The poor young Boxxo was crushed to death by a vending machine and was reborn in a fantasy world. However, he is not reborn in a human body, but rather in the form of the vending machine that killed him.
Although he can no longer speak, Boxxo proves to be very useful in the dungeon because he possesses many skills.
3. I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, 2018
Though the title sounds like a horror synopsis, the plot actually tells the tragic story of friendship. One day, Haruki Shiga, a high school student, finds a personal diary.
It turns out that it belongs to Sakura Yamauchi, a girl with a failing pancreas. After learning about her fatal illness, Haruki decides to get closer to Sakura, even though they are very different.
4. FLCL, 2000-2001
Naoto Nandaba is an unremarkable twelve-year-old boy. He doesn't enjoy his life as a teenager until he meets someone who turns his whole life upside down.
One day, Haruko Haruhara hits Naoto with a motorcycle and hits him over the head with a guitar. As a result, she gets a job as a maid in his house. From that moment on, inexplicable things began to happen in Naoto's life.
The name of the series, which is deciphered as Fooly Cooly, does not have a specific meaning. However, this combination of sounds is associated with many similar Japanese words.
5. Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, 2018
The story follows the adventures of an ordinary schoolboy and a beautiful actress. One day, Sakuta Azusagawa meets a girl in a rabbit costume in the library – Mai Sakurajima.
She explains that she dressed provocatively to attract attention. For some reason, no one around her can see her. Sakuta decides to uncover this secret and find out why people do not notice her.