"Better Than It Sounds" meme: You look at these summaries and try to guess the TV show or book or whatever that they're about.
1. The weird life and misadventures of a drunk who owns a bookshop, his Cloudcuckoolander assistant / punching bag and their best (and only) friend. Black Books -
makoknight 2. An internationally wanted felon and his gang who, when not committing relatively non-violent crimes, spend so much time stopping dangerous criminals that the pursuing cops are half conflicted on whether their quarry should be arrested or recruited. Lupin III -
chibi_trillian 3. A perpetual motion machine in the shape of an 11-year-old TV star talks really fast and occasionally says really outrageous things. Kodomo no Omocha -
harukami 4. Stiff and dull student is abducted by tecnicolor-haired aspiring fashion designers. Flamboyant jerkass dandy makes her his muse. The author loves Vivienne Westwood. Paradise Kiss -
harukami 5. A gorgeous but socially clueless genius anthropologist solves murders involving really icky decomposition with a street-smart and equally gorgeous wisecracking FBI agent. UST ensues. They are helped by a socially retarded supergenius, a conspiracy-theorist slime expert, and a good-hearted, free-spirited artist. Bones -
prismaticdrake 6. Two sociopathic Funny Animal private eyes rescue a sasquatch and his girlfriend from a midget country singer, then help a bunch of eco-terrorists re-forest the Pacific Northwest. Sam & Max Hit the Road -
makoknight 7. High school girls learn to pilot a Humongous Mecha, time dilation causes angst, and breasts bounce for the first time ever in anime. Aim for the Top! Gunbuster -
prismaticdrake 8. A twenty five year old merchant meets and starts traveling with an underappreciated magical kemonomimi girl who usually looks about sixteen. They are obviously attracted to each other, so they check into a hotel, get naked and... discuss the economy. Spice and Wolf -
doomlimit 9. A salaryman quits his job to run errands for and with unstable foreigners who frequently try to kill him. He still dresses like a salaryman, though. Black Lagoon -
makoknight 10. Small people with random skills go on a road trip and fight large people with government connections. One Piece -
harukami