Anime Like Kaiketsu Zorori: Mahou Tsukai no Deshi / Dai Kaizoku no Takara Sagashi
Zorori's schemes blow up in his face so reliably that his failures become the actual plot, and somehow everyone walks away better off even though he never meant to help anyone. A fox with genuine cunning and zero ability to predict how his own plans will betray him, paired with two boars who just want to tag along. The punchline lands the same way every time: he plotted to ruin someone's day and accidentally saved it instead.
SYNOPSIS
Zorori the fox has grand ambitions: he wants to become the Prince of Mischief, ruling from his own castle with a beautiful bride by his side. Problem is, he's terrible at being actually evil. His schemes to cause chaos and prove his wickedness consistently backfire, leaving his victims somehow better off than before, which infuriates him to no end. What Zorori lacks in villainy he makes up for in cunning. Quick-witted and resourceful, he talks his way out of impossible situations with the kind of smooth confidence only a con artist fox can manage. His faithful companions, twin boars Ishishi and Noshishi, stick with him through every misadventure, though they're far better at being kind than their leader. As Zorori pursues his dream, he's really trying to prove something to his deceased mother: that he has what it takes to succeed, even if his definition of success is hilariously backwards. Adventure and comedy collide as this unlikely trio stumbles from one chaotic scheme to the next, with kindness following in their wake whether Zorori likes it or not.
