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Who are your favorite comedy relief characters in anime? Here are mine:
Ed in Cowboy Bebop (such a crazy and loveable character!)
Millie Thompson in Trigun (She seems like she isn't too bright, but every once in a while, she proves otherwise.)
Kana in Haibane Renmei (she helps keep the show from being too serious)
Naruto (I actually think this guy's pretty funny)

Hermes(somewhat) - Kino's Journey

Issac and Miria - Baccano!

The whole cast of Ouran - Ouran High School Host Club


That's all I can think of right now. >_>

[font="Trebuchet MS"][SIZE="4"][color="RoyalBlue"]Kensuke Aida from "Neon Genesis Evangelion" - Gun Otaku...

Asapin from "His and Her Circumstances" - He's such a big flirt, and he has a lot of funny lines; especially when he plays against straight-laced Arima.

Tsuruya from "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" - Just listening to her laugh is enough to make my day!

Pandaikon from "Nerima Daikon Brothers" - His lines only go as far as "Mew"... but he says so much for so little!

Taishi from "Comic Party" - "MY BROTHER!" Nuff said. Anyone notice that Liam O'Brien tends to gravitate towards comic relief characters?

Gaku from "FLCL" - If you remember the group of friends Naota hung out with--Gaku was the one with the glasses. Two words--"SMOOCH!!! SMOOCH!!!"

Lemmy from "ToHeart" - It always makes me laugh whenever I see the stereotypical "Japanese Girl Return to Japan from America" character.

Mokoto from "Boys Be" - DARN YOU FOR PLAYING GREAT COMEDY RELIEF CHARACTERS SO WELL LIAM O'BRIEN!!!!

Nabeshin from "Excel Saga" - Who cares if he isn't a main character--he's the director!

Minoru from "Lucky Star" - "MIYAGI-SAN!!!!!" Nice shout out to the Karate Kid!

Adashino from "Mushishi" - Not that many recurring characters, but whenever he teams up with Ginko, there's always one or two moments that you just have to laugh at.

Moondoggie from "Eureka Seven" - If there's one scene in "Eureka Seven" that I love above any other it's the first time we hear Moondoggie speak. It's a combination of gansta and surfer as only he can do it.[/color][/SIZE][/font]

Those three guys(Im really sorry I can't remember their names from the top of my head) from episode 37(I think that's the episode. Warehouse 13.) of FMA.

Issac and Miria from Baccano! They are just too funny in the most gruesome of surroundings!

Ed from Cowboy Bebop.

Taishi from Comic Party.

If I think of more, I'll come back.

goldenspines (post: 1301682) wrote:The whole cast of Ouran - Ouran High School Host Club

This. XD

Also...

Ed - Cowboy Bebop
Tachikoma - Ghost in the Shell: SAC (okay, so they're not completely comic relief, but they still crack me up)
Yamazaki-kun - Cardcaptor Sakura (his stories are epic XD )
Kero-chan - Cardcaptor Sakura
Mokona - Tsubasa Chronicle
Osaka - Azumanga Daioh (actually pretty much everyone from Azumanga Daioh, but I think Osaka is my favorite)

Hmm that's all I can think of at the moment.

Azumanga Daioh, every character and the whole series.
Ed from Cowboy Bebop
Isaac and Miria from Baccano
Most of the Sailor Moon cast is pretty lulzy.
That's all I can think of for now.

Ed from Cowboy Bebop
Not the two little girls from Rurouni Kenshin
Pino from ErgoProxy
Fred Luo from Outlaw Star
Shinji from Neon Genesis Evangelion

Kkun (post: 1302058) wrote:Shinji from Neon Genesis Evangelion

[color=green]WIN. [/color]

Matsuda from Death Note, who was actually my favorite character in that series (tied with L). <3333 I just love him.

For Bleach... Hanatarou, Ganju, Keigo and Mizuiro. x3 Although Hana and Ganju have enough dramatic, heart-wrenching moments that they're more than *just* comic relief, they're still pretty funny. And Hana's my favorite character, period.

Everyone's mentioning Ed from Cowboy Bebop, but what about Ein? Together, those two make one of anime's greatest comedy duos!

Kkun (post: 1302058) wrote:Shinji from Neon Genesis Evangelion

AAAAaaaaw SNAP!

Kkun (post: 1302058) wrote:Pino from ErgoProxy

YEP!!! She's my fav too!
I also really like Potemayo from Potemayo hahaha... she just makes me giggle! ^^ (though as the whole anime is lulzy... maybe she isn't comic relief...?

I LOVE Kyu Oda, "Mrs. Q" from Ayashi no Ceres too!
And Momiji from Furuba! <3

Rocklobster is my favorite comedy relief character.

ADXC (post: 1302014) wrote:Those three guys(Im really sorry I can't remember their names from the top of my head) from episode 37(I think that's the episode. Warehouse 13.) of FMA.

]hilarious[/i] in that episode

Also, Maes Hughes from FMA is awesomely funny.

Vash and Millie from Trigun

Mokona, Kurogane, and Fai from Tsubasa Chronicle (I love the way they play off each other)

Calcifer from Howl's Moving Castle

...feels like there should be more, but I can't think of them....

Oh yeah that's right. I knew their names were something like that.

And I agree with the Tsubasa choices.

Kkun (post: 1302058) wrote:Not the two little girls from Rurouni Kenshin

Third season I think, first disk, extras. There's a scene with the two girls lying on the floor from one of the episodes, and Kenshin says, "Passed out drunk again." It's hilarious!

On topic, I really don't enjoy most relief characters, but I did like Kuwabara from Yu Yu Hakusho.

Ed from Cowboy Bebop
Isaac and Miria from Baccano!
Mr. Satan from Dragon Ball Z

Kkun (post: 1302058) wrote:Not the two little girls from Rurouni Kenshin

ROFL. I like the way you worded this. XDD Those two little girls are so annoying. XD

Pino from ErgoProxy

THIS. I love her.

Also, to repeat what's been said so many times in this thread, Isaac and Miria. <333 them.

To state the obvious: Isaac and Miria. Pure genious.

others would be:

Hanagata from Saber Marionette J
Suisei Seki from Rozen Maiden
Mikuru Asagina from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Kenji Harima from School Rumble, no wait, scratch that, the whole cast

I couldn't think of Pino as a comedy relief, more of an "awwwww" relief. And even so, with the tone of the series, every time Pino appeared I was afraid that she'd die and I couldn't relax.

Momiji-Fruits basket
Rock Lee-Naruto
Totoro-My neighbor Totoro
Ikuto-Shugo Chara

Umm for some non-anime characters:

Sheen and Carl- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

The Flash- Justice League: Unlimited

Cheese- Sonic X (although this might be an anime)

Usagi Tsukino - Sailor Moon
Mihoshi - Tenchi Muyo/Universe
Rock Lee - Naruto
Miaka - Fushigi Yugi
Ichigo - Tokyo Mew Mew
Krillen - Dragon Ball Z (Every now and then he's pretty funny, like in the 7th movie)
Hercule - Dragon Ball Z
Goku - Dragon Ball Z
Washu - Tenchi Muyo/Unverse
Mrs Brief/Mama (Bulma's mother) - Dragon Ball Z/Dragon Ball

That's all I can think of right now

Pen Pen - Neon Genesis Evanglion
Sei - Maria-sama ga Miteru
Nya-sensei - Natsume Yuujinchou
Misa - Pita Ten
Parrot - Toradora
Keiichi - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Tutu - Princess Tutu
Sakura - Fate/stay night

I often dislike the comic relief characters in anime, unfortunately. They are usually too caricatured for my taste. However, Urd and Skuld in "Ah, My Goddess" are huge favorites.

Normally, I don't approve calling main characters 'Comic Relief' characters. That title generally belongs to those who are in the story primarily for the comic roll (like Taishi in Comic Party). However, in Full Metal Panic, the entire series shifts from serious to cartoon and back constantly, and the Souseke/Kaname team during the cartoon periods is some of the best comic relief ever.