Audience reviews
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stmwg01
Quick take: oof.
The major problem with Sunabozu is that the storyline seems to lack a finite point. Indeed, several plot points are introduced and many seem to be still untied at the end. This is all assuming you get past the first few episodes.
You see, Sunabozu is a nightmare to watch during the first ten episodes or so. The episodic stories are bland at best, but mostly they’re just horrific. I honestly considered dropping after the first episode. Ironically, if you can make it past these beginning episodes, you’ll find that the story begins to take a nice climb into good territory. Things start to shape up quickly in episodes 11-19 and I was beginning to think that the show might end on a high note, a welcome treat to the suffering I endured. Kanta and Kosuna's relationship blossom…
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Time for another episode of banned review theater! I fully admit I wrote some short and shitty reviews when I was first starting out. I was at a very busy point in my life and could usually only spare 30 minutes to write a review. This was one those I wrote to vent stress when I was in medical school. I'm bringing this one back because it holds perhaps my favorite reason for being removed. It was too mean spirited and hurt the feelings of the Desert Punk fandom. There is just SO much wrong with this. Firstly, the Desert Punk "fandom" is about 5 people. Even if you found Desert Punk amusing, nobody considers this a masterpiece or should feel personally insulted that some random guy didn't find it funny. Highly rated reviews that insult popular anime far more brutally and directly insult fan…
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They're in the desert. With rumors of a fearsome demon roaming the sands. Turns out he's just a punk. Just some sex-depraved, control-hungry punk. Did I mention they're in the desert?
Because that's what all the commotion is about; a desert formerly known as Japan and the enigmatic titular character who is anything but. It's shallow, hedonistic, and immature. But in doing so, subtly reflects how low people can go in the most casual way possible.
STORY - 8
Japan, once a sprawling mecca of quirky culture and steadfast ethics, has been reduced to the Kantou desert; an unforgiving wasteland of extreme temperature changes, scarce resources, and roaming guns-for-hire. Resulting from years of deterioration after a presumed nuclear holocaust, only scattered villages, a government stronghold and…
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This is my first review maybe you will agree with me, but everybody has their own opinions, i always wanted to make a review but i end up forgetting to do it everytime i watch an Anime. Here is my review about this flawed greatness.
Story
I liked the story because it reminded me of our society, people taking advantage of others, people helping others and end up being betrayed by them. The story was about this selfish, pervert, bad person Mizuno Kanta and you may or may not like him because of how he is, but he followed his own desicions, he is a mercenary that only helped if there was money involved, if not he could let a kid die in the desert without feeling guilty, is not the typical white knigth MC he is ''Sunabouzu'' and there is more to the story than that, it was outstanding.
Art &…
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For my anime reviews I am going to review the anime on the order of which you would experience while watching an episode of the anime that is being reviewed.
1.Art - Desert Punk has a post-apocalyptic, steampunk approach to it's art. This gives the show a feel that is fitting for the time period and setting of the story. By the way, did I mention that all the characters are fricken' ugly. Yeah the character models could not have been worse, but instead of leaving my opinion there I decided that the ugliness of the characters had a purpose. I believe that the ugliness of the character reflects how bad the character is which is ironic since the main character is ugly as well. I give a 7 for art because of how it projected the character's personalities to the viewer but still had very ugly c…
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Sunabouzu is an ongoing manga started in the late 90s and written by Masatoshi Usune. In 2004 it was adapted into an anime by Gonzo, a Studio we've looked at quite a bit with series like Bakuretsu Tenshi, Basilisk, Gantz, Brave Story &, most recently, Strike Witches. Let's look at Sunabouzu and see how well it compares.
Story:
In a post apocalyptic future the vestiges of civilisation subsist in various cities throughout a great desert. It's relatively lawless with might and money deciding things. In that desert, there's a group of handymen who take mercenary jobs and our protagonist, the titular Sunabouzu, is considered one of the greatest of them. The series follows him as he takes a variety of jobs and shenanigans ensue.
What little story there is is beyond weak. It's cliched, full…
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Yeah, I get it. Sunabozu is supposed to be a very funny, action-y and very sexually humorous anime and it’s pretty well known; a lot of people like this one. For goodness’s sakes, I don’t get it. This anime is nothing more than a crappy, unwatchable snooze fest. Part of me wishes I never picked this up. Part of me HATES me for being curious and deciding to buy this anime for keeps. I was actually looking forward to an enjoyable comedy anime, but unfortunately, this wasn’t what I thought it would be.
Not much can be said about the story of Sunabozu, at first glance anyways. It’s a standard one-season anime series with episodic structure, but with few if any, plot holes relevant enough to make a difference. But this story is also a poor man’s version of an anime-style manzai comedy show. F…
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MANLINESS OVER 9000!
MUST READ: "This anime is borderline hentai at times and I have seen quite a few diss this anime when it alternates from very serious moments to perverted ones. Some call these perverted moments as fanservice that disrupts flow of the show. Newsflash: Perversion and boobies are a major part of this anime. Unlike what many other reviewers say, it is not fanservice. It is the actual content of the show and reflects upon the innate nature of protagonist. Consider Fairy Tail for example, the boobies shown in that anime/manga are fanservice, because they add nothing to the events around them. This series however, revolves around boobies about quarter of the time.
Despite what the name of the anime and image of protagonist wearing a weird helmet suggests, make no mistake,…
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When first knowing about this anime and reading/watching other reviews of the series, it’s a space western that much akin to Trigun and there are some major comparisons to that show, which we’ll get into later and believe it as looking into Desert Punk, you’ll recognize some similarities to it.
In the future, Japan is a wasteland. In the Great Kanto Desert, scattered humans eke out a living in the hot sand. Among them, a short-statured man they call "Sunabozu (Japanese version)" or “Desert Punk (English Version)” – real name being Kanta Mizuno makes a living as a bounty hunter. Like a demon of the sand, he seems unbeatable. Yet, like all men, he has a particular weakness for the opposite sex.
For characters, Kanta is a selfish, arrogant, sex-addicting, boob-obsessed, crude short pervert…
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Ah the anime where I got my user name for this site from. This is the first in a trinity of anime I'm talking about where the three are the story I wish I could write. Sunabouzu or Desert Punk as it's know in the west is by far my favorite Studio Gonzo anime. Normally Studio Gonzo makes animes about either a strong noble hero, or the story of two star crossed lovers trying to be together. However Desert Punk couldn't be farther from those genres. Desert Punk is the story of Kanta AKA Desert Punk, whose a mercenary in The Great Kanto Desert, and his many wacky misadventures trying to complete the jobs he's hired for. Now here's where the comment I made about this being the story I wish I could write comes from. This anime also has the same core plot as the legendary classic Hokuto no Ken or…
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This has got to be the strangest anime I have seen. It’s full if rather adult content and jokes. The storyline is really good, starting at the first point of Desert Punk’s downfall from being the most awesome for higher man to being almost comical. It makes the story hilarious as he pretty much fails each and every mission he takes, or ends up fully injured. From the start, its hilarious with rather old man jokes or perverted images going so far as to show the privet parts of men although blurred slightly. Basically, you can tell if you may like the show from the first episode as long as the comical part is concerned.
On the other side of the spectrum is the story line. Most of the story is a job of the week version where you don’t normally have to worry about if you miss one or two of t…
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Once in a while you come across a show, a show that's so stupid and pointless that you can almost hear your brain cells screaming in pain as they slowly die. Desert Punk takes that idea and cranks it so high your brain will shrivel up in a matter of seconds, and that's why the show is so good! Screw deep plots! We need more high speed shotgun and tit action!
Story 7/10: Desert Punk's main theme is this, a midget mercenary known as the demon of the desert (aka, "desert punk" or just "the punk") goes around the post-apocalyptic great Kanto desert doing the jobs no one else will do with a near perfect success rate (unless tit's get in the way). That however is the theme and background really since Desert Punk doesn't really have a plot, most the episodes are just random skits following thos…
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Desert Punk is the most realistic reputation of human behavior (In parts) and realistic decisions people would make in a given circumstance. A lot of people will not past the ecchiness and downright jerkass main character, those people are missing out on an incredible anime. Watch the DUB, believe me the dub brings out the fullest of this anime, all the characters are voiced to perfection.
The first about 6-8 episodes are a build up of the story, not to much action and there is some ridiculous aspects to it; however after that the story gets rolling and every episode is absolutely awesome. The story is about a post apocalyptic Japan where everything is Desert and water in some parts are scarce and hard to come by. The series which has a lot of ecchiness to it has a very serious and well d…
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This is my first review, I hope people find it useful!
This is a very unique anime in my opinion, it creates a crude and gritty atmosphere you'll have a hard time finding in any other anime. Set in the future where the lands have been reduced to harsh desert wastelands, we follow the adventures of Kanta the realist and his young apprentice Kosuna. This anime is definitely a must watch, it has qualities that set it apart from the rest.
Kanta isn't your typical lead male character, I wouldn't even call him a "good guy", however I predict you'll find him likable none the less. He simply does what it takes to stay alive, without any regard for the emotions or well being of others. He is a skilled and merciless mercenary who cares only for his job and large breasts.
In fact Kanta's ability t…
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OK, so here it is. My latest review.
Just recently I finished watching Suna Bouzu, and I really have to say that I have some mixed feelings about it. I think the show had a great deal of potential which remained unused for the most part, due to a few unfortunate lapses in the show.
Story: 6
The story was for the most part decent, if a little unoriginal. The setting is a post - apocalyptic desert where people must use whatever they can to survive the harsh conditions (Road Warrior, anyone?) However, the structure of the show is slightly odd, in that it is very episodic right up until about episode 15 or 16, then it switches to have an overall story arc, where there was really nothing tying the previous episodes together before. Like I said though, the story is fairly unorginal - a conspi…
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I found Desert Punk to be a wonderful combination of somewhat perverse comedy and deep, compelling morals. Kanta starts out as a desert handyman: not completely honest but not heartless as he appears at the end of the series. Conversely, Kasuna starts out as more of a heartless fighter (albeit a bit weak, and with no training to speak of), but becomes more of a kind hearted individual as the story progresses. The divide between herself and Kanta widens as he becomes more concerned with his own successes and less for her wellbeing or the wellbeing of others, and this is what strikes me as the major underlying moral throughout the story. To him, others are there to be cheated and robbed, and become less and less of actual people to him. In the end, he becomes hated by his childhood friends (…
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Ahh, Desert Punk, this show is all about the nice surprises:) It is something you definitely shouldn't miss out on, despite the fact that it's kinda hard to get into at first.
First of all, let me tell you that I almost dropped this series.I watched the first 5-6 episodes and I stopped, because quite frankly I didn't think I could handle any more boob jokes.However, the other day,having nothing to do, I decided to finish the series.Much to my surprise, despite that the boob jokes did not diminish in numbers, the show started to grow on me, mostly because of the wonderful character development. Also, it is a very light-hearted show ( for the most part, more on this below ), and it's quite funny.My personal favorite among the supporting characters remains Amagumo, this guy makes me chuckle e…
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Desert Punk is an anime perverted, naughty and funny people would love. I fell inlove with it after the first pair of juggs I saw in it. It basiclly has no story line til the second half of the series but you'd wouldnt really give a crap if it didn't have a story line, you'll be wishing for the character to get himself into more trouble and pair of Juggs. The art and sound were amazing and the characters are very likeable.
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On the surface, there's not much to get about Desert Punk. The potential for fanservice and action is apparent from the get-go. What might not be as evident is the depth of the characters: in particular that of Punk's sidekick, Kosuna. She proves the perfect foil to both Punk and Junko (the show's primary source of /e/). Another character perk is the show's superb english dub and localization, which I'd actually recommend over the origional Japanese audio. For all the show's other shortcomings (underwhelming animation at times/ derivative plot tangents), the interplay between characters is enough to watch it to the end; which is, I must say, one of the most appropriate and satisfying endings to any anime I've ever seen.
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First, let me point out the fact that if you don't like crude humor, don't bother watching Suna Bouzu (Desert Punk). This anime is filled with perverted, ecchi, and all around hilariously funny jokes (which may or may not offend some people). Don't let the comedy be the deciding factor though, as this show has some great action scenes. Kanta seems like an original Joe Blow, and quite the idiot at times, but when the going gets tough, he pulls through with some miraculous skills and finesse.
The story lacks a little somewhat through the middle of the series, but picks up a lot towards the end. Animation isn't top notch but it's plenty good to enjoy. The music is fun and suits the action sequences well (though it isn't anything memorable).
The characters are by far the biggest attraction…
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