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I'm looking for a short anime (don't remember if it was a single or a few
series).

It was about an American student, obsessed with martial arts, who gets an
invitation from his Japanese friend to visit her family in Japan. He got a
sword from her (I think it was symbol of marriage or something like that).

So they go to Japan, and meet the weird family - I remember there were two
undercover chicks with the father, some female agent, and lot's of craziness
around.

Lots of nudity too, as I remember, but it was definitely a comedy :)

Couldn't finish it back then, and I can't find it anymore.

The American boy was blonde, I believe. There was an American woman there,
with a Jeep?

There are some monsters and sword fights, but in a comedy manner. The monsters
were like mechanical scarecrows, controlled by someone.


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Comedy anime about an American student going to Japan


Base on what you've said so far, I think it should be one of those (ordered
from what is most suspect to be your answer):

**Saber Marionette J**

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ileuD.jpg)

> In a world of only males, they have created female looking marionettes
> (androids). A handful of them have been given special 'hearts' called maiden
> circuits that give them emotion and human personality. Three of these are
> found by Otaru, and they soon are caught up in a war against Lord Faust and
> his 3 'human' marionettes.

**Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!**  
![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gLeeP.jpg)

> It's one thing to honor your ancestors and keep old traditions alive, but
> there IS such a thing as taking it to a ridiculous extreme. In Kawakami
> City, having a samurai ancestor and enormous 'fighting spirit' isn't just an
> interesting fact, it's a huge part of how you end up being ranked on the
> social totem pole. That, in turn, rolls over into the school curriculum.
> Fortunately, that's something the local kids like Yamato Naoe have learned
> to deal with by forming into small 'bands,' (that's the samurai type, NOT
> music). However, while the delicate sexual balance of Yamato's group seemed
> fine when there were three girls and four boys, the sudden addition of two
> MORE girls starts to send everything spinning out of control!

**Kakutou Bijin Wulong: Rebirth**  
![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Sv2ja.jpg)

> Mao Lan continues growing into her path in life through what she learns
> while fighting. Her grandfather thinks that she has grown complacent and
> decides to train an adversary for her next Prime Mat appearance. Training
> with her friends and companions Mao Lan slowly advances through life.

**Karakuri no Kimi**

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/a1AZF.jpg)

> Princess Rangiku lost her entire family to Lord Karimata, who invaded her
> home seeking her father's life work, puppets with unique capabilities. As
> her duty, Rangiku sets out with three of her father's greatest puppet
> warriors to seek revenge. She can manipulate these to battle the strongest
> of warriors, however manipulating the puppets leaves her own self vulnerable
> to direct attacks, so she seeks a ninja warrior named Manajiri to aid and
> protect her in her quest.

**Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba**

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/O0rt9.jpg)

> Kurogane Yaiba is a boy who doesn't want to become what any regular kid
> would: He wants to be a samurai. That's why he undergoes a hard training
> with his father, knowing only the forest as his world. Then, one day, he is
> sent to Japan, where he has to deal with a whole new civilized reality,
> meeting the Mine family, the evil Onimaru and even the legendary Musashi,
> having lots of dangerous adventures, becoming stronger everyday.

That's pretty much sums up my guess


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That sounds a bit like [Labyrinth of
Flames](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth_of_Flames). (Ignore the plot
description on that page; it's absolutely, utterly wrong. I just linked it for
the extra picture.)

![title image](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NrWKq.jpg)

The main character is a Russian obsessed with samurai who's invited by a
Japanese girl to her family estate, which is a big ninja mansion. She gives
him a sword to seal their marriage since she wants him to defeat her rich
fiance. Her father is spending time with two sexy women who turn out to be
ninjas in disguise trying to steal something from him. There was a blonde
American cowgirl in a Jeep who I think was some kind of reporter, although she
carried a gun (a revolver, of course).

There was a ton of nudity and barely any plot. It sounds quite a bit like what
you're describing.


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