Nobody talks about this one. A sushi restaurant crew versus hungry oni should be disposable, but the comedy lands in the margins, the absurd escalation of a simple defense, the way each character's uselessness becomes their actual strength. Three episodes of pure execution: setup, payoff, and the kind of stupid that only works when you commit to it completely.

Onizushi is a three-episode comedy ONA from 2016. Those who inhabit a Japanese sushi restaurant find themselves pitted against a crowd of greedy oni. The short series sets the eatery and its residents against these demons for comedic effect.