Audience reviews
19 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Upholder
Recommended with a caveat, this is not the first show in any of its respective genres that you should watch.
There are better slice-of-life, supernatural comedies with a yuri twist out there. This isn't the show to bring you into the genre, this is the show to watch when you've run out of better ones.
Mayonaka Punch is an inoffensive example of supernatural comedy (ironic, considering its lead is cancelled in the first episode). The characters are likeable, the premise and story engaging. There's even a surprising degree of heart that shows up occasionally. Sadly, despite these positives nothing really stands out. It's a competently delivered story, but that's all there is. It's practically moving wallpaper, but the kind you don't mind because it is better than nothing.
That said, the p…
Read at the sourceAutisticKaorist
If you are looking for an anime that perfectly blends the chaotic world of modern content creation with a supernatural twist, Mayonaka Punch (or MayoPan) is a must-watch. This original series breathes fresh air into the "girls' club" genre by adding vampires, high stakes, and a lot of heart. The show follows Masaki, a disgraced NewTuber, and Live, a vampire with a wild personality, as they team up to hit the elusive 1-million-subscriber milestone. The chemistry between the cast is loud, colorful, and surprisingly relatable for anyone who understands the grind of social media.
It is one of those rare shows that manages to be consistently funny while keeping you invested in the characters success, I absolutely loved this series! It’s a blast from start to finish, and the dynamic between Mas…
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The Punching NewuTube
Mayonaka Punch is the show about 5 girl failures, but damn if they aren't cute being on NewTube.
The show feels like it knows YouTube culture and just how bad things can go, in a live stream. And it tackles well the mental spiral, one can go down when bad YouTube drama happens.
The characters are just nice to see together, but sadly lack deep, That's kind of the whole thing about the anime, it lacks character deep so it had to get truly invested.
the Show has such a hyper energy, that it's hard not to get picked up in it. so many scenes where they do some silly stuff, that I have seen on YouTube, and it always made me have a smile.
one thing that show does well, with a bit of depth is the main characters fear of internet comments, and how just looking at bad com…
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Pointless filler anime with no plot and carboard ideas of characters.
Baited an initial similarity to Call of the Night, even ripping off that vampire's outfit, but those vampire aspects were shallow at best and immediately dropped as a bait and switch in favor of vtuber brainrot slop, then the vampire vtuber aspect gets immediately cut because that would've been more interesting and resolved the filler plot in 2 episodes, so instead they start grinding out boring generic slop to pad the runtime for the rest of the season. The 1million subscribers goal is just a mcguffin excuse for filler vtuber mass-produced SoL slop blindly promoting quantity over quality with zero self-awareness to make any commentary on the subject... because clearly the kind of people making this slop anime are self-i…
Read at the sourcePanda_Roll
A cancelled "newtuber" decides to run her own channel. She comes across a yuri vampire and strikes a deal. She'll give up all her blood in exchange for reaching a million subs.
Blood in this case and the next being a euphemism for Yuri.
TLDR = Bad writing, Masaki is a pill and the payoff is not worth it. Skip!
There are a few issues with this show. Lets start with the SMALL ones before moving to the elephant in the room:-
1. It's a show about youtubers. The persona they show the world not the people behind the screen... fun right...
2. No research was put into this. It's literally lets do a variety channel and someone will watch something. Because obviously the more successful channels aren't targeted or specialized.
3. Whenever there's an emotional moment the show feels the need…
Read at the sourceZommieGZ
Mayonaka Punch has a lot of potential with it's overall structure. Although the main plot line could be loss to some people to potentially write it off completely. It's rather odd to have a perspective of a Content Creator's point of view from things nearly to every aspect of content creation that is rather specific let alone could be too much. However it did pull me in to see parallel aspects of it pertaining to similarities of emotion's that anyone could get some form of sympathy or empathy with.
Animation was done in part by P.A. Works. Not too personally familiar with their previous works at this time. It had a lot of bright colors, energy with synergy per mood to help keep the eyes attentive. Most especially for me at least when those bright colors toned down to set different assortm…
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Going straight to the point, I should say Masaki (the MC) is a major issue here in narrative terms. On a smaller note, having no episode centered on Tokage was also a let down. However, generally speaking, this is more convincing than P.A.'s other work from the same season—Na Nare Hana Nare—in trying to elicit audience empathy for its theme (in this case, online content creation and its psychosocial challenges), as well as resolving its conflicts more satisfactorily. It also has a more intriguing element of interest (vampires) that was decently implemented and indeed had relevance to the plot. If we note that it’s a light-hearted show, its flaws should bother less. The comedy is generally on point and I've quickly become fond of most characters.
The audiovisual aspects greatly enhance thi…
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Overall, Mayonaka Punch is a fun watch, but it's nothing extraordinary. The story itself is pretty simple, and the real highlight lies in its comedic moments, which focus on the quirky personalities of the characters. While the drama doesn’t add much depth, it also doesn’t detract from the experience.
One of the standout elements is the opening, which is really catchy and sets a great tone. As for the ending, it wraps things up in a way that makes the journey worthwhile. Its a simple but kinda fun ride, a ride that is focused on this very troubled girl called Masaki, who now fear the simple act of showing up in the camera.
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Mayonaka Punch is a surprisingly well structured anime despite it seeming like it was trying to cram in too many characters into a 12 episode season.
First of all, I just love Masaki's character development. It's very thought out and as a result, Masaki is a beloved character. The first thing we get to know about Masaki is that she violently punched her fellow co-streamers when they were all livestreaming. And that's it. We don't see the buildup, and we only get a few vague reasons why it could have developed to that point. But, it's not shown. And I love that. Because ultimately, does it matter? The reason for Masaki punching her fellow Hype-Sisters doesn't matter. The thing that matters is that Masaki is thrown into internet drama, hate, and separates from Hype-Sisters as a result. She…
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Is Mayonaka punch the best show of the season? no. Is it a show that will fundamentally cause people to reevaluate how they live their lives particularly in regards to the para-social relationships they form with internet personalities? also no. What Mayonaka Punch is is a consistently well animated, funny, high speed show with genuine sincere heart and a cast of, though shallow, energetic easy to like characters.
Throughout the season it confused me as to why the score for the show was so low. It definitely didn't deserve to be up there with the all time classic shows but there were plenty of objectively worse shows airing at the same time and seasons prior that exceeded its score dramatically. That and the general seeming disinterest in the show entirely on social media were both conund…
Read at the sourceLightningComet
It’s time to break the rule of “avoid telling how you came to watch” because, goddammit, this is a special case and I dare MAL and everyone on it to challenge that.
Less than an hour before I started writing this review, I learned that Nicholas Dupree of Anime News Network, who wrote the weekly reviews for Mayonaka Punch and thus brought me to this series, tragically passed away at the very young age of 31. I had been reading those weekly entries and noted with concern his recent mentioning of being in poor health. With that revelation, the surprise factor of reading his dedicated “In Memoriam” page on ANN was mitigated… though the gut punch somehow felt harder. I could not help but feel a little piece of myself shatter because I really loved the personality of his writing, but I cannot,…
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Fun, bright, adorable, and hilarious. Mayonaka Punch is a truly refreshing anime about vampires led by a human to become video content creators that allows its absurdity to ground the audience as not only a fan of the anime but also as a fan of MayoPan.
This isn’t a long review so I’ll go over the main points outside of its story first:
- Banger OP. The OP had me excited for every single episode because it really allows you to have a song you could actually dance to, and the visuals really made you realize how cool it would be for indestructible vampires to do very dangerous high energy stunts and alternate them with cute dances.
- Art was very good and felt like it paid homage to older cutesy popular vampire anime like chibi vampire (despite the lack chibis here). Consistent fluid anima…
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You know what we need more of? Violent, mean girls with an awful personality as the main protagonists. The moment Mayonaka Punch opened with Masakichi socking a girl right in the jaw, I know I was in love.
Mayonaka Punch is about the business of YouTubing and dealing with being cancelled. Shockingly, despite how wrote this premise is by now, the show manages to keep fresh and doesn't treat its audience like brainless numbskulls in need of simulation every two minutes (coughVtubercough). Even more surprising is how it manages to pull off some pretty good character drama and have it stick without taking away from the overall core of the show. It even pulls off the "Antagonist joins the protagonist's group briefly for the finale" much better than Na Nare ever did by writing in actual foresh…
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One of the greatest anime ever made.
It's no exaggeration when I say that Mayonaka Punch is one of the best anime in the industry, the proposal is very innovative, taking a current topic in society, which is the creation of content for the internet and the mental health of the influencer, mixing it with a more comical theme, which are vampires. Mayonaka Punch is very good because it presents a protagonist with charisma and personality, she never went through some crude redemption arc and some moral lesson changed her personality, on the contrary, the "redemption arc" only helps shape her personality even more In addition to bringing good experiences to the viewer, the arcs are all done in an intriguing way, in a somewhat chaotic rhythm, which suits the "internet" theme covered.
I thought t…
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This was an entertaining anime. The characters were easy to like and it was never boring. That said, it never became my favorite and while I liked it, I wasn't thinking about how I couldn't wait for the next episode. I think it was a really solid 6/10 and definitely worth the watch. I would also watch more if there was another season.
So, if you're looking for a neat little vampire story set in the modern era, then you'll likely enjoy this. If you want an anime that has a little more punch to it, a little more extra something, then you might also find it to be a very solid 6/10.
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This series did a lot more with its premise than I expected going in. The idea of a very extra set of vampire girls teaming up with a cancelled NewTuber to get a million subs on the promise that one of said vampires will drink said NewTuber dry of her blood sounds like fun, and the way the show portrays doom scrolling through negative comments really conveys the feeling well, including how it shuts you off from the world around you. If that was all it was, I’m sure this show would have been a fun watch.
It turned out that the writers had more in store, and though I believe the added elements were worth the effort does improve on the final product, the mix of what they present ends up a bit tonally dissonant.
As would be expected, much of the show is goofy with an edge of sincerity to it,…
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Mayonaka Punch - The wannabe YouTuber breakout that has potential to be humbled and branch out onto another...with fang-like consequences and an ego that just surmounts insanity, just to break even.
There're stakes when one does to obfuscate everything for fame and recognition, and in this Summer season, there're 2 routes that you can choose to pursue: either follow the unfiltered route of VTuber Legend through Yuki Tanaka a.k.a Awayuki "Shuwa" Kokorone, or go to the extreme to face cancel culture head-on with one of 3 P.A. Works shows of the season: Mayonaka Punch, bringing back the two-fer maestro that is director Shu Honma and series composer Hideaki Shirasaka on the basis of the unexpected wave of success following the adaptation of mangaka Ryou Ogawa's Paripi Koumei a.k.a Ya Boy Kong…
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PA works had a busy summer season with 3 anime originals. Mayopan was the best of the bunch. Lesbian vampires, emotional storytelling, loveable characters and some of the funniest moments this season, this was a blast with very few if any flaws. It starts off as a silly gag comedy about a vampire wanting to drink a disgraced YouTuber’s blood and develops into really heartwarming story about overcoming grief and loss and moving forward in the face of adversity. Don’t let the comedy fool you, there’s a really good story in this one that I think puts it among the best recent PA works anime.
As a content creator Mayopan struck a cord with me because in an era where people can be “cancelled” for damn near anything, seeing a YouTuber go thru that and have to pick herself back up was interesting…
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Mayonaka Punch seems like a weak attempt at trying to portray content creators with their own spin on it. I don't mind a series that wants to be quirky or have eccentric characters take up the spotlight, but sometimes, it can be taken a bit too far when you don't attempt to keep your characters and script up in check, especially when the show is original work. I'm no stranger to P.A Works' blunders, but they have made some good original works in the past which I had fun watching. Unfortunately, this show feels so lackluster compared to the director's previous work on Paripi Koumei, proof you can make a show about getting fame in the entertainment industry ENTERTAINING to watch.
The show tries to sell you a story about making content in the nightlife with its vibrancy of colors, the animat…
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