As I said before, CJAS tends to show some of the more mainstream, popular anime available. Alright, so sometimes we throw in a random weird anime (e.g. Blazing Transfer Student) but usually, what you see is the not-so-disgusting, not-so-out-there, and not-so-what-the-heck-was-that anime. Here are a few more examples of some weird anime. Keep in mind, however, that these are simply weird. There is a whole slew of anime that would fit the above not-so category simply because they happen to be bad. Bad characters, bad plot, bad director, whatever the case, a lot of anime manages to be incomprehensible simply because they were badly done. The anime I am listing here, however, are not bad, just weird.

Eroica Yori ai wo Komete (From Eroica With Love)
Okay, this manga is basically a Rose of Versailles-esque story about a gay Lupin. It is the story of the Earl Dorian Red Gloria (a.k.a. Eroica), who amuses himself as an art thief and makes no bones about being happily gay. Very flamboyant and careless about things like laws and conventions, he does as he pleases, flirts as he pleases, and dresses as he pleases. The Zenigata Keibu in this series is a German with an insanely long name -- Major Klaus Heinz von dem Eberbach. This guy is upright, anal, bad-tempered, and so conservative he is probably a Republican. He is also fascinated by Eroica's advances despite himself. What I find interesting is how strangely Eroica dresses. I mean, take a look at the pictures and see for yourself. This guy truly does not care about fashion conventions. The story is set almost like the City Hunter manga -- there is a general introduction where most of the characters are introduced, and then there are many stand-alone stories. The comparison to City Hunter is very close, actually, as there are numerous guns, spies, henchmen known by the letters of the alphabet, random island fortresses, tanks, jealous partners, etc. It is very much a cross between Lupin, City Hunter, and a drag show. Amusing, overall.

Hareluya Boy
Running for a while in Jump comics, and animated into a 25-episode late-night show some time back, Hareluya Boy has been one of those mangas I read when I get the chance, but don't really follow. As a result, I have no idea what the hell the main story is about. I am not sure there even is a main story. It basically seems to be about this trio of guys, Hibino Hareluya, Okamoto Kyoushirou, and Yamana Michiru, who just started high school. Hareluya is basically your average, not so modest, short-tempered punk with a deep, abiding sense of justice; Kyoushirou is a very short idealist who wants to be a painter but kicks butt like nobody's business; and Michiru is a former gang boss, wanna-be rock star who spikes his hair for concerts. This anime/manga is awesome because it tells the high school story not through the eyes of the stupid, or the popular, or the most intelligent and popular, but through the eyes of the bad boys. These guys are the most hated, most feared, least popular people in their high school, but are still having the time of their lives, building strong friendships, and even (gasp!) finding romance. It is one of the funniest bad boy shows I have ever seen, especially since Hareluya has this awesome bottomless backpack from which, during fights, he can pull baseball bats, guitars, frying pans, you name it. The character interaction is very real in this anime, and it really shows the rough camaraderie between bad boys trying to find their place in the world. Sanosuke would fit right into this show. In fact, the voice actor for Kyoushirou was Ueda Yuuji, who did Sanosuke in Kenshin, Amiboshi/Suboshi in FY, Tenkawa Akito in Nadesico, and Hameru in Violinist of Haemlin. The voice actor for Hareluya, Miki Shinichirou, also did Allen in Escaflowne and Keisuke in FY.