If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist is available in the US on Crunchyroll, and in the UK on Crunchyroll right now. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. With 156 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Shizuka Ishigami leads a cast with real comic timing. Start it on Crunchyroll whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The jokes in SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Sixteen years after the "Law for Public Order and Morals in Healthy Child-Raising" banned coarse language in the country, Tanukichi Okuma enrolls in the country's leading elite public morals school and is soon invited into the Anti-Societal Organization (SOX) by its founder, Ayame Kajou. As a member blackmailed into joining by Ayame, Tanukichi ends up taking part in obscene acts of terrorism against the talented student council president Anna (for whom Tanukichi has a crush on). Between them, Shizuka Ishigami and Satomi Arai carry the comedy without ever forcing it. It first aired in 2015. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. Fans of My First Girlfriend Is a Gal will recognise the sensibility here immediately. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Shizuka Ishigami sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. A reliable pick for any night you want quality comedy without the homework.

SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist wrapped up in 2015 — and 1 season is available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro's free voice app makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just say the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.