Audience reviews
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_Bubassotto_
What a crazy anime lol.
Honestly, I didn't remember this anime, so rediscovering this gem here was a huge surprise. Punch Line is the kind of show you start without really knowing what's going on, and as the minutes tick by, you realize you probably won't understand it anytime soon lol. It kicks off with a totally chaotic situation and makes its premise clear right from the first episode: wackiness, ecchi, comedy, and a story that seems to have absolutely no interest in being normal.
Our protagonist has an incredibly absurd power that makes him practically invincible, but there’s a very specific condition for activating it: he has to get turned on lol. Honestly, whoever came up with that idea was on another level. It’s such a ridiculous premise that it ends up being genuinely funny. You…
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Watching this series felt like eating a handful of cake sprinkles while watching *Boruto*. I really loved the opening, and the music in episode 12 was great. Overall, it was a good experience.
They won't let me post this comment how ridiculous. (Because I didn't meet the word count requirement.) You don't have to read this I'm just rambling a bit. Let me also add: the series is total chaos, and the *ecchi* content is minimal. Even though it came out in 2015, it gives off the vibe of an anime released after 2020 (at least compared to what I've watched); it was a series I finished in just a few hours.
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Never would I have thought that I would pick up this series again after dropping it once directly when it started airing.
But I am glad that I was wrong about my first impression and maybe you are wrong as well! The perverted premise turned me off at first and I am not a fan of fanservice, but what lies underneath is a series that is actually very well written and makes absolute sense!
Unpredictable, whacky, emotionally investing, great characters and fun, while still being the same "I get my power from seeing panties" shtick.
In the opening the characters sing "Don't embarass girls" (by peeking at them). I can guarantee, that after watching it, it's not the sexualisation of the female characters that sticks with me, but the characters themselves that I have to think of. I don't thin…
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MAJOR TIP FOR WATCHING THIS ANIME: If you're not familiar with Uchikoshi's other works (9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors; AI: The Somnium Files; etc.), that will likely severely impact your enjoyment of this anime. Uchikoshi has a lot of quirks in his writing that are very consistent across his work, and Punch Line is no exception. I absolutely loved this anime, so I don't want anyone to make the mistake of thinking this is a "turn your brain off and look at the cute girls in their underwear" ecchi and drop it after the first several episodes. That's not what Uchikoshi does. The man loves exploring conspiracy theories, apocalypse scenarios, time travel, time loops, alternate universes—all kinds of crazy stuff. Be forewarned, and enjoy this anime with that in mind!!
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Wow what a nonsensical anime.
It starts off kinda funny. It distracts you with fanservice.
It drags on quit a bit, i kept waiting for the anime to just get to the point.
But it just devolves more and more into idiotic convoluted nonsense.
With a bunch of stupid characters acting in stupid ways.
A bunch of elements tossed and mashed together. Ghosts, time travel, military, robots,..yeah that sounds good on paper but you still have to write a good story around it with good characters.
This is full of a bunch of lame twists and lame characters.
With an annoying tonal shift.
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I’m very familiar with Uchikoshi’s other works, and I decided to check out his other works, which includes this delightful anime. If the premise weirds you out, don’t worry, the fan service is scarcer than you think. I had that thought when I finished the first episode, but I put my faith into the writer, and he did not disappoint.
The art style, the character designs, and the characters are great. They’re wonderful, and I appreciate the friendship they have. The underwear designs were well-done and beautiful. Seriously, as a woman myself, I loved them and wanted them for myself. The fight scenes are spectacular. As for the plot, it goes the way you expect a Uchikoshi plot to go. There’s twists and turns, robots, and of course multiple timelines. It wouldn’t be a Uchikoshi game without m…
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I tried to watch Punch Line 4 times, 3 of which I didn't get past the first episode because it's pretty boring. I was finally bored enough to get trough the whole thing so now I can tell you that, it actually gets better towards the end.
Don't get me wrong, this is not a great show, but it's watchable. There's some slightly amuzing moments and honestly fairly interesting plot, altough a bit convoluted.
If you're gonna watch Punch Line do it when you can pay some amount of attention but don't wanna turn your brain off completely.
Not recommended, but also not completely trash.
Read at the sourceMyrmiderp
Spoiler-free should-you-watch review:
This review will be short and sweet, just like the Anime. It's an absurd ecchi parody with plenty of funny moments and not a ton of depth, but Punch Line has a passable plot sprinkled with just enough mystery to keep it from feeling like disconnected nonsense.
Don't get me wrong, I'd be happy for Punch Line to have more depth, but it isn't exactly promising much in that department. It's an anime with a strong male gaze that revolves around a character both accidentally and intentionally catching glimpses of women's underwear. It's 12 episodes with a good fast pace, it's animated really well with some great character designs reminiscent of Studio Trigger, and the OP is a bop minus like 10 dead seconds in the middle. It doesn't take itself very serious…
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What the hell did I just watch?
Punch Line is an original anime, not based on anything, so they could have gone any direction with it. And they chose this. It's like watching just the ending of a bunch JRPG's with no context. So many ideas are introduced each episode that I wouldn't blame you for not knowing what's going on or even who some of the characters are at any given moment. None of the concepts do much to enhance the story and they move on to something new before they give anything else time to breath.
I watched the whole thing and it was a chore. I'm going to list just some of the things this show tries to do all it's it's 12 episode run-time just to show you how bonkers it gets. It's got time travel, it's got body swapping, it's got ghosts and possession which somehow exists i…
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Punch line es un anime que se merece mejor calificación que la actual (6.8), es verdad que al inicio no se presenta como algo interesante y puede parecer que sólo se trata de fan service pero una vez que el anime da por sentadas las bases de la historia comienza a mejorar de manera exponencial. Poco a poco el anime va explicando el porqué pasan algunas cosas ilógicas y te darás cuenta tu mismo el tipo de problema que se debe resolver.
Si estas buscando un buen anime con comedia, distinto de los típicos escolares y con una buena historia, sin duda Punch Line cumplirá tus espectativas.
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Had a great time trying to explain the plot to other people. Couldn't stop talking about it for a week. Well, considering that I'm here writing a review several years later that says a lot about its memorability to say the least. Would recommend it to anyone if they're already pretty far into anime and have someone that will hear you out afterwards or watch it with you.
That's it. That's my review/quick comment. Apparently my word count isn't enough so just ignore everything below this sentence.
Jugemu jugemu go you no surikire kaijari suigyou no suigyoumatsu unraimatsu fuuraimatsu kuu neru tokoro ni sumu tokoro yaburakouji no burakouji piano piano piano no shuuringan shuuringan no gurindai gurindai no pompokopino pompokopano chokyumei no chousuke.
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The reason I started watching this was because of a clip of the protagonist Yuta iridatsu's reaction to some panties, I'm sure that's the same reason some of yall start watching this too. But there's a lot more than the panties and cute women. There's quite an original and well-developed story with lots of small details which all add up at the end. I was a bit lost at some points throughout but it made sense as the story went on. The only thing I can really think is similar to this story would be the movie, Tenet. I really liked the characters and I thought they were funny and well done with the art style making them look extra badass and cute. However, in some parts, I thought they were just a bit TOO clumsy with tripping over in very convenient times to show off their undergarments to th…
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This anime is a strange one, it is about a guy getting immense power from looking at panties, yet I can confidently say this is the best written anime I have ever watched and the best anime I have ever watched in general, I'm suprised at the score cos an anime of this quality should be in the top 10 best, the story starts of decently at best but episode 4 is when it really kicks off, it is a action packed emotional and unique story, animation is great and fight scenes are near perfectly coreographed and art is really detailed, vo's play there characters really well and this is the best engrish I have seen in any anime, op, Ed and osts are the best I have seen out of any anime, it is extremely enjoyable and overral this anime is a masterpiece, please watch it
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*THIS REVIEW WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS*
The only good thing I can say about this anime is that the art and sounds aren't half bad. The story is all over the place, and can't decide what it wants to be. We start off with what looks like a Shounen action anime, but then in the next few episodes becomes a slice of life comedy. Don't get me wrong, I think those two can work well together if done right; however, this anime does it anything but right.
Not to mention that in only the first few episodes we are introduced to many plotholes and random plot conveniences. For example: why does cinnamon increase spiritual power? Who knows. How could the MC turn back time the first time if he didn't have enough spiritual power? Who knows. Those are just a few of many.
Episode 6 is when I finally decided tha…
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Punchline is a really great example of lots of seemingly disparate elements coming together perfectly. It's premise, at least based on much of what happens in episode 1, might seem like a bizarre (and perhaps to some, unappealing) combination of ideas, but is not only able to play with those ideas in a fun and interesting way, but continue to up the ante.
While the art and sound are great, the real reason to watch the show are the characters and story. The characters are enjoyable and for the most part complex, and do a great job of making you really root for them. The story itself is a grand mystery that weaves itself together over the course of the show, with many twists that are very satisfying. Amid those mysteries is great character development and other plot elements which, without…
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This anime is genuinely one of the biggest 'pleb filters' in recent memory. The premise is ridiculous (read: dumb) and it genuinely tricks the absolute HECK outta you with the first few episodes. However, they don't stop sprinkling in bits and pieces to give you a hint that there's something far more sinister going on.
If you're a pleb, (and we all know you're not, RIGHT?) then you'd watch one or two episodes and scoff, then be on your way to continue to watch whatever current seasonal show is the """GOAT""" until you find something 'better' the next season...
But you're not, and you didn't, of course!
The first four episodes stick pretty close to the base premise of the show. Cute friends doin' cute stuff with ecchi. With some bits and pieces mixed in to remind you of the main objecti…
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Alright, let's start this off by saying that this is my first review for an anime. Typically, whether I love, like, dislike, or hate an anime, I just rate it and keep it in mind for future use, (as recommendations or warnings). This anime is so bad that I COULDN'T ignore this when I saw the high rating this bucket of fish scraps proposing to be a work of art has.
So, good things first. The art is pretty good, and the designs of characters is pretty decent. These elements aren't the absolute best I've ever seen, but they're nowhere near the worst. I never noticed any issues with the sound design and choices within, but that's possibly due to the fact that those elements are the least of my worries.
Now, onto the real purpose for this review...
Oh. My. Goodness. How can you even screw up…
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This show is awful, terrible garbage, the kind of trash that is the reason why so many people are hesitant to admit they watch anime. The premise alone is horrible and unappealing.
And yet it's pretty good somehow.
I would compare this type of absolute trash entertainment to the movie Venom. It's pretty objectively a poor work, but you're having so much ridiculous fun that you can ignore that and just go along for the ride.
So yeah, this is an anime about ghosts and time loops and asteroids and robot scientists and superheroes and gene editing and gender identity and government coverups and school bullying and cat gods and romance and friendship and panties and panties and panties. It covers the whole damn spectrum of Weird Anime Stuff, gives absolutely no thought into actually making a…
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ugh what a tedious ending, i hate when characters have to sacrifice themselves on the altar of humanity, regardless of all the effort up till then
seriously whats with the sudden unjustified character changes, change of hearts, instant ability to pilot advanced technology because "vidya gayms", etc talk about poor establishment
and the inadequate english voice acting doesn't help either
nothing has been resolved, this simple victory doesn't mean anything to the meta narrative
all i am now is jaded by the whole story, feels like a total waste of time
and it doesn't matter how many premises you have as long as you tie it together, i liked all the premises here, but the narrative just didn't cut it
the only thing i really got out of this was the enjoyment of the opening music
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Story: 7
Art: 7
Sound: 6
Characters: 7
Enjoyment: 10
Clearly the best part of the anime, it starts as a mystery and all the loose points get tied up in the end like a magic adorable ribbon. It goes too much into absurd at times, which is in contrast with the storyline, which is really linear in the end. Anyway, seeing how it ends it's really satisfying, almost every episode ends in a plot twist.
Decent. The colors are pretty and the rooms of the house are pretty detailed. One thing i don't like is the character design, but that is just personal taste. Animation is not very fluid.
The opening is catchy af, the rest passes by.
I loved them by the end, they were all my little cuties friendies patooties pretty cuties. At the beginning they almost had 0 character traits and you knew nothing ab…
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