Audience reviews
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LegionIscariot
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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*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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(This has been adapted from my blog/reddit thread. Spoilers ahead!)
Carl Sagan, a famous physicist, once said, “Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.” Whether we are conscious of it or not, our lives are filled with numerous instances of us simply trying to survive. Having a healthy diet keeps our body working well whereas wearing a seatbelt in a car provides immeasurable safety. Even something as simple as looking both ways when crossing the street could potentially save our life. We do these things – increasing our chances to live – because we do not want to die. Sounds rudimentary, but there is not a whole lot more to it than that; we all want to experience a “supremely happy future.” Punch Line is apocalyptic aversion incarnate, that’s random in nature but not quite memor…
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The written Review to my Video Review.
How serious can you be when your super power activates when you see panties? Well not too serious I would presume, but this anime may take itself too seriously for it’s concept.
Story - 3/10
The story of Punch Line is kind of a complex one. It may sound simple, but not at all. Punch Line follows the story of Yuuta Iridatsu as he tries to save the world. How does he do that one may ask, well we don’t really figure that out till episode 6. But the premise of the story is that Yuuta has been transformed into a ghost and there is a big gigantic meteor coming down to destroy the world, and the key to stopping the meteor is apparently spending time in an apartment lot and figuring out how to stop the meteor? However the world can also be destroyed if Yu…
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Punch Line started relatively slowly, I was watching it when it was airing and only got up to 3 episodes before dropping it in favour of other titles. Boy do I regret that now! Around episode 5 things got really interesting and I was hooked on the story, characters and ambiance of the show. It's so fun but at the same time it has the right amount of comedy to action/drama ratio, and even some feels!
Story - 8
I found the story for Punch Line fun, but lukewarm up until about episode 5, where the real story came into its own. It's a pretty ridiculous premise that can only be appreciated by viewing, not by having it explained to you! Despite it being so zany, the plot really doesn't FEEL ridiculous in the context of the world presented and the characters, so it's really enjoyable to watch ev…
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Another short review for you guys.
This anime is a really good anime if you watch it until the end. It has a pretty decent story and pretty good characters. Yet it isn't getting as much love as it deserves. There is a reason for that. Basically, the creators of punchline basically fucked up in attracting anyone to the series. The first few episodes are pure randomness and I mean PURE RANDOMNESS. Because of that people just rated it because of their first impressions which I see to be pretty common here. Once you get past episode 6 you will start understanding the story and when that happens there is a very high chance you will enjoy it.
Thanks for reading this short review. If you want more please like.
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Let me start off by saying that the only reason I started watching Punch Line in the first place is because the concept seemed ridiculous enough to provide some laughs. I mean, based on everything I had seen, it looked like any common ecchi. Like many reviewers have already stated, that's how it started out. It interested me at first and I was excited to watch it but eventually it became more like a chore as the attention grabbing features became muted and the less than subtle panty shots took over. However, by the time it got to the fifth episode (I think that's what it was but don't hold me on it), everything changed.
Story (7/10)
Punch Line began without a strong story or any real sense of direction. The opening act of the show appeared to be merely a series of disconnected gags with…
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Hey you, who stumbled across this title, read the description and hesitated: watch this anime!
Hey you, who watched first episode and dropped it: continue!
I listened to the advice written on other reviews here and I decided to watch it until 5-6 episode as an experiment, just to know if it would attract me. I certainly do not regret it. This anime was one of the most "didn't-see-it-coming" I've ever watched. It's a good fun even though the main theme might sound weird at first. Panties? Saving the world? Huh???
I don't want to get too much into storyline, but this anime will most certainly surprise you. After a few slower episodes of really mediocre gags it grasps you and doesn't let go. I would suggest watching it in one shot to catch all the little things that are in it. It really get…
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The last part of a story or a joke that explains the meaning of what happened previously which intends to provoke laughter or thought.
A pun on “panchira” that literally means panty shot in Japanese which the show wears on its sleeve.
Or both?
There are anime that follow the bait and switch formula, and this is one of them.
[Story]
- “That sounds like something from a video game.”
With a tagline so ridiculous that says “If he sees underwear, humanity will be destroyed!?” this must be the one of those typical ecchi harems, right? There’s much more to Punchline than by solely judging it from the divisive premise. (Hint: The protagonist isn’t the cause why the world is destroyed when he sees panties, he fails to save it if he sees too much).
Original story by MAGES, distilled into a 12 ep…
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I have lusted after a good ecchi for years. My friends at MAPPA and Uchikoshi, the author of the Zero Escape video games series collaborated together to bring us just that. Like it's spiritual predecessor Kill la Kill, which virtually allowed the market for shows like this to be created once again, it is ecchi parody. The whole concept of the show is ecchi, the gag of reflexively destroying the world when chancing on panties immediately feels too obtuse. Why the hell would anyone ever watch something so blatantly dumb? Probably because if the narrative wasn't daringly original it would have been definitively the worst show to be made in quite some time.
With that said, the ecchi portions of the show are absurdly flashy and basically so in-your-face jokes that there is no ecchi at all. Pu…
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Have you ever been at a modern art exhibit and felt like the artist just threw paint at the canvas? Many around you proclaim that it's "original," " bold," or "expressive," while they point at the rectangle of incomprehensible shapes and sloppy paint. While they might see something praiseworthy, from where you're standing, it looks like a kindergarten arts and crafts project, where the kids ate a little too much Elmer's paste.
Punch Line gives me that feeling, but instead of paint being thrown randomly at a canvas, we have themes and concepts instead. It felt like the creators just threw a bunch of ideas into a hat after one too many drinks and began selecting random slips of paper from it to form the finished product. A string of loose thoughts, unsupported themes and underutilized concep…
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The only thing more mystifying than the existence of Punch Line is the reception it got from the anime community upon release. Not necessarily the violent levels of hatred it got given the premise - although anyone who saw the PV should have been prepared for what was to come long ago - but for some specific bile they used to discredit it itself. FLCL without a clear direction or identity you say? First of all, if something doesn't have an identity, than how it can possibly be compared to something else? Second, who exactly made that shitty comparison to begin with?
I've compared Bruno Mattei to a piece of cheese, and yet I don't see how the two anime are similar in the least. FLCL established from the start that it'd be a story about a kid struggling with inner demons, whilst Punch Line…
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It's Time For Another "I Don't Always Do Meme"
I Don't Usually Do Airing Anime Reviews But When I Do It's Because I Like It
So Punchline Just Finished Airing It's Last Episode Some Hours Ago And Now Here Comes The Reveiw Of It.
Story: 9/10 The story started slowly with ecchi as the main focus in the 1st episode and then the story as the main focus in the later episodes = the first few episodes were just for entertainment. Still the story was quite interesting. This was an anime I watched when I was free but in middle of the anime it turned to opposite. I made time for it so that I can watch it. The anime started of fun (like most anime do) and ended with an unexpected small feel trip [I literally cried cause the character I was attached to died (Ain't revealing name cause "Spoilers" fo…
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When you finish something that you don't truly "understand", what should your reaction be? Should you be critical and hateful towards it because it doesn't make sense in the natural realm of one's understanding? Or should you congratulate it for being stand out and different from amongst the rest of the lot? If something is considered unique, should we dismiss it for being too odd and too experimental? Or should we congratulate it for going such a direction? Aw fuck it, screw the philosophy. Here's a review of Punch Line. Ready, set, go.
Story (6.22/10): Our protagonist Yuta is could in a rather...peculiar situation. For one thing, he was just in a bus crash. For another thing, he's a ghost who is now away from his physical body. And third, according to the ghost cat that he finds himself…
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Punch Line is the type of show where the first reaction you’ll get is something along the lines on “what the bloody hell?!” Or something like that. Perhaps some might not get this type of reaction but the first episode literally feels like it drops you in the middle of nowhere. So, a question that pops up would be: how exactly can Punch Line be described as? Long story short. It’s like a certain kind of twisted fun.
As an anime original show by Noitamina, there’s not much to go on except for the main premise. Uemura Yutaka direct this series as his second anime project. However, it’s not anything like Dantalian no Shoka. Punch Line is a standalone show that has no connection to any franchise. The premise is exactly what it sounds like. We have this young man named Yuuta Iridatsu with his…
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Thank you based MAPPA. Thank you Ushikoshi, i've never played your games so i didn't exactly know what to expect from you even with what i've heard. Punchline was waaay better than what i expected and this is pretty much the hidden gem of this season.
This review is pretty much what i thought exactly after watching the ending so ... sorry if there's a weird sentence or somethign like that.
I can't talk too much about the story but what i can say is this : After an incident happened in a bus, the soul of our MC Yuuta separates from his body but surprise and now his spirit wanders around his apartment. However he has a mission : Save the Earth from an asteroid hitting the planet and destroy it. Oh, and if he gets too excited while seeing panties the earth is doomed. So yeah ... thats pret…
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Rarely do we see ecchi cater to something more than just simple, exploited fan service. Too often, an anime series that is considered ecchi would have no qualms whatsoever to deliver a decent, substantial story. However, Punch Line’s case, if the series is ever considered ecchi, is different. The series presents that substantial story we were all looking for plus many more things that we all would love in an anime series.
The story is a roller coaster ride I might say, one that would keep you in grips. Between conspiracies, superheroes, strange occult stuff you never knew existed, and that seemingly inevitable asteroid, you will never know where it will go. It amazes me how Punch Line weaves its elements together to for one intricate, exciting, and well-developed story. It reveals but not…
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I had to write a review for Punch Line because the current score (7.11 as of 6/25/15) is far underrating this surprise favorite.
Punch Line is a show that many people dropped within the first few episodes and honestly, I don't blame them. It harbors an absolutely ridiculous premise and while the first episode is action-packed, the next four episodes focused more on (admittedly) lackluster comedy. However, those that stuck around to episode five got on a train ride with no stops.
The art and sound production were one of the main draws to the show for me and for many others that initially picked up the show. It has unique character designs, bursting with personality. The soundtrack isn't extremely memorable, but it always did a good job at setting the mood and drawing me into the story.…
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Puchline is a very simple concept that is mashed together by so many unconventional aspects. If you see panties, the world ends. Which is exactly what this show seems to be about. Even still, despite it seeming to be a simple ecchi comedy, slice of life series, it doesn't stop it from being hilariously fascinating but why is it fascinating? Well that stems from it's creative writing and some-what unique plot progression. I say unique simple because of the way it's presented, at times we're introduced to certain events that, at first, seems completely random or just forced but turn out to make somewhat sense once they explain it as or after the event occurs. This may seem like it's a bad thing but on the contrary it's actually reasonable for a series such as this, one thing to note is the p…
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**SPOILER FREE REVIEW**
Punchline is a fascinating and ambitious, but ultimately failed experiment by Studio MAPPA to tell unique, non-chronological, wacky, plot-twist filled story much in the same vain as Haruhi Suzumiya. What went wrong? To make a long story short: incompetent writing. This anime introduces a plethora of confusing and poorly explained plot devices that turn out to be completely pointless, totally nonsensical, and/or dead ends, making the show a ridiculous comedy at best and an incomprehensible mess at worse. But let’s talk about that:
Synopsis: Whenever out protagonist, Yuuta Iradatsu, sees a girl’s underwear, the world explodes. How? I don’t know. Why? Not important apparently. Does this ever become a necessary plot point? No. Just roll with it. Anyway, Yuuta’s soul h…
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