A video game adaptation developed by 5pb. was released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in 2016 in Japan, and was released in May 2019 in North America and Europe. A manga, titled Punch Line Max, taking place after the anime series, was published by Kadokawa Corporation in Dengeki G's Comic from September 30, 2015, to December 29, 2016, and compiled in two volumes. It was illustrated by Ginichi, and based on an original idea by Uchikoshi.[4]
The title "Punch Line" is primarily intended as an oblique reference to the "punch line" of what happens if protagonist Yuta sees too many panties; humanity dies. As well as this, the title is read in Japanese akin to "panty line' and 'panchira', which ties into the series' central focus on panties. The title was also picked to reference the anime's more comical and off-the-wall nature, compared to Uchikoshi's prior work.[5][6]
Yūta Iridatsu lives at the Korai House apartment complex with four girls: Mikatan Narugino, Ito Hikiotani, Meika Daihatsu, and Lovera Chichibu. One day, following a busjacking incident, Yūta finds himself ejected from his own body and becoming a spirit. Guided by the cat spirit Chiranosuke, Yūta must learn to master his spirit powers in order to protect his housemates from the various circumstances they find themselves in. However, if Yūta sees a girl's panties twice in a row within a short amount of time, Earth will be destroyed by a meteor.
The main protagonist. Yūta's soul was separated from his body following the bus hijacking incident. Yūta must search for Sacred Tome of Koraikan in order to return to his physical body. Whenever he sees a girl's panties, he gains a burst of strength known as Über-fy powers, but upon seeing panties twice in succession, Yūta gains too much stimulation and loses consciousness, which somehow results in a meteor destroying Earth, though he can go back in time to prevent that. He has a small amount of spiritual abilities, which increases upon 'levelling up', but can also perform more advanced abilities, such as possession, when there is cinnamon in the vicinity. In episode 7, it is revealed that Yūta was originally a boy named Pine (パイン, Pain) who ended up switching bodies with a girl named Chiyoko. As such, Yūta is biologically female, with his legal name being Yū Iridatsu (伊里達 遊, Iridatsu Yū). "Yūta Iridatsu" is a pun on the phrase "astral projection" (幽体離脱, yūtai ridatsu).[5]
A member of the idol group "Seas May", who secretly fights crime as the magical girl Strange Juice. Whenever she is flustered or alone, she ends up speaking in the Tsugaru dialect which she picked up in her early childhood. Similar to Yūta, she possesses Uber-fy powers for her crimefighting, but these have a strong side-effect on her body which requires constant medication. It is later revealed that she is Chiyoko (ちよ子), whose soul went out of the body Yūta possesses and into the body of Guriko.[7] When the characters in her name are read differently, her name is a pun on the phrase "ally of justice" (正義の味方, seigi no mikata).[5]
A NEET who spends most of her time playing online games and taking care of her pet Muhi, a bear cub. Her name is a pun on the term "HikiOtaNEET" (ヒキオタニート), a portmanteau of hikikomori, otaku, and NEET.
A robot who happens to be the landlady of the apartment all the characters are living in. She is also a genius inventor, and has unrivalled hacking skills. However, she has very poor physical reflexes. She speaks in the Kansai dialect. Her name is a pun on the phrase "great inventor" (大発明家, Daihatsumei-ka).[7] She is Pumpkin Chair.
A gyaru who works as an exorcist. Despite her profession, she does not believe in the existence of spirits. She can be temporarily possessed by Yūta when there is cinnamon in the vicinity. Her name is a pun on "chichi burabura " (乳ブラブラ, lit. "breasts dangling").[7]
A talking cat spirit who informs Yūta about spirit powers and serves as a guide to get him to save the world. In episode 12, it is revealed that Chiranosuke is a cat that Ito Hikiotani's friend from technical school gave to her. He/she is a chinchilla, which is a type of Persian Cat.
The leader of the QMay terrorist organisation. He is later revealed to be Guriko (ぐり子), whose soul currently possesses Yūta's original body.
Chihaya Tomoda (友田 千早, Tomoda Chihaya)
Voiced by: Jun Oosuka
Ito's homeroom teacher, who has a deranged admiration for Ito. Merging with Q-May's spirit, Tomoda becomes a masked soldier, referred to the residents as "Turtle Man" (亀男, Kame Otoko), and is able to use Über-fy powers.
Kenji Miyazawa (宮沢 賢治, Miyazawa Kenji)
Voiced by: Marina Inoue
A costumed vigilante who shows up out of nowhere and possesses the same Uber-fy powers as Yūta. It is later revealed that this is another version of Yūta, who goes back in time from a previous time loop and possesses his present day body whenever the plan to save the world fails, eventually becoming an identity the present Yūta assumes when he goes back in time.
Punch Line was first announced on November 24, 2014.[8] The series is directed by Yutaka Uemura at MAPPA and written by Kotaro Uchikoshi with character design by Shōta Iwasaki and music composed by Tetsuya Komuro. The series aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block between April 9, 2015, and June 25, 2015, and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The opening theme is "Punch Line!" by Shokotan and Denpagumi while the ending theme is "Honey Honey Honey" (蜜蜜蜜) by AyumiKurikaMaki. The series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks.
The story was originally conceived under the plot idea of "a ghost who cannot see panties to avoid killing humanity". Uchikoshi explains, "Humanity dies" is like the satirical answer a girl might give you if you asked what'd happen if a boy saw their panties. The concept for the story [of Punch Line] essentially started out as a means to set up that whole joke." This central theme was inspired, and centered around, the anime trope of sexual arousal being expressed by nosebleeds: "Nosebleeds in anime is used to comically indicate that blood is rushing to the head, that you're so excited it's hurting you. In Punch Line the joke is that this is taken to the extreme, as the protagonist's excitement doesn't just cause a nosebleed, it causes the apocalypse". While writing the story, Uchikoshi incorporated elements familiar to him in his prior works, particularly Zero Escape. Uchikoshi wanted the title of the series to reference both its comical nature, and the central meaning behind its conception. Uchikoshi and Uemura eventually settled on the name "Punch Line", due its similarity to the term "panchira'.[6][5]
A Punch Line video game was developed and published by 5pb. for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in 2016 in Japan,[9][10] and was published by PQube in 2018 in North America and Europe.[11] The game plays as a visual noveladventure game, and expands on the story of the anime, adding new alternative endings.[11][12] Uchikoshi and Komuro reprise their roles from the anime as writer and composer, respectively, along with the series' voice cast.[12]
Notesedit
^Technically it premiered on April 10, but the timeslot for Punchline is listed as April 9, 2015, at 24:55.
^"Noitamina announces Punch Line original anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
^"Crunchyroll to Stream Noitamina's Punch Line Anime". Anime News Network. April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
^"Punch Line TV Anime Gets Manga This Fall". Anime News Network. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
^ abcdノイタミナアニメ『パンチライン』ゲーム版発表！ アニメ＆ゲーム制作のきっかけを、打越鋼太郎氏に独占インタビュー（前編） (Interview with scriptwriter) (in Japanese). famitsu.com. March 15, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
^ ab"「パンチライン」ノイタミナで春から放送、音楽は小室哲哉". アニメ！アニメ！ (in Japanese). November 27, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
^ abc"Official website for punchline" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
^"Noitamina Announces Punch Line Original Anime". July 10, 2023.
^"パンチライン まとめ [Vita]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
^"パンチライン まとめ [PS4]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
^ abRomano, Sal (April 12, 2018). "Punch Line game coming west this summer [Update]". Gematsu. from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
^ abRomano, Sal (June 26, 2015). "Punch Line game teaser website opened". Gematsu. from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
punch, line, this, article, about, anime, series, video, game, adaptation, video, game, other, uses, punch, line, disambiguation, japanese, パンチライン, hepburn, panchi, rain, japanese, anime, television, series, directed, yutaka, uemura, produced, mappa, with, scr. This article is about the anime series For its video game adaptation see Punch Line video game For other uses see Punch line disambiguation Punch Line Japanese パンチライン Hepburn Panchi Rain is a Japanese anime television series directed by Yutaka Uemura and produced by MAPPA with scripts by Kotaro Uchikoshi music by Tetsuya Komuro and character designs by Shōta Iwasaki The series aired on Fuji TV s Noitamina block between April 9 2015 and June 25 2015 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll note 1 2 3 The series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks Punch LineKey visualパンチラインGenreAdventure comedy supernatural 1 Created byMagesFuji Television Anime television seriesDirected byYutaka UemuraWritten byKotaro UchikoshiMusic byTetsuya KomuroStudioMAPPALicensed byNA Sentai FilmworksUK Animatsu EntertainmentOriginal networkFuji TV Noitamina Original runApril 9 2015 June 25 2015Episodes12 List of episodes MangaPunch Line MaxWritten byKotaro UchikoshiIllustrated byGinichiPublished byKadokawa CorporationMagazineDengeki G s ComicDemographicSeinenOriginal runSeptember 30 2015 December 29 2016Volumes2 Other mediaPunch Line video game A video game adaptation developed by 5pb was released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in 2016 in Japan and was released in May 2019 in North America and Europe A manga titled Punch Line Max taking place after the anime series was published by Kadokawa Corporation in Dengeki G s Comic from September 30 2015 to December 29 2016 and compiled in two volumes It was illustrated by Ginichi and based on an original idea by Uchikoshi 4 The title Punch Line is primarily intended as an oblique reference to the punch line of what happens if protagonist Yuta sees too many panties humanity dies As well as this the title is read in Japanese akin to panty line and panchira which ties into the series central focus on panties The title was also picked to reference the anime s more comical and off the wall nature compared to Uchikoshi s prior work 5 6 Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 3 Media 3 1 Anime 3 2 Video game 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksPlot editYuta Iridatsu lives at the Korai House apartment complex with four girls Mikatan Narugino Ito Hikiotani Meika Daihatsu and Lovera Chichibu One day following a busjacking incident Yuta finds himself ejected from his own body and becoming a spirit Guided by the cat spirit Chiranosuke Yuta must learn to master his spirit powers in order to protect his housemates from the various circumstances they find themselves in However if Yuta sees a girl s panties twice in a row within a short amount of time Earth will be destroyed by a meteor Characters editYuta Iridatsu 伊里達 遊太 Iridatsu Yuta Voiced by Marina Inoue The main protagonist Yuta s soul was separated from his body following the bus hijacking incident Yuta must search for Sacred Tome of Koraikan in order to return to his physical body Whenever he sees a girl s panties he gains a burst of strength known as Uber fy powers but upon seeing panties twice in succession Yuta gains too much stimulation and loses consciousness which somehow results in a meteor destroying Earth though he can go back in time to prevent that He has a small amount of spiritual abilities which increases upon levelling up but can also perform more advanced abilities such as possession when there is cinnamon in the vicinity In episode 7 it is revealed that Yuta was originally a boy named Pine パイン Pain who ended up switching bodies with a girl named Chiyoko As such Yuta is biologically female with his legal name being Yu Iridatsu 伊里達 遊 Iridatsu Yu Yuta Iridatsu is a pun on the phrase astral projection 幽体離脱 yutai ridatsu 5 Mikatan Narugino 成木野 みかたん Narugino Mikatan Voiced by Sora Amamiya A member of the idol group Seas May who secretly fights crime as the magical girl Strange Juice Whenever she is flustered or alone she ends up speaking in the Tsugaru dialect which she picked up in her early childhood Similar to Yuta she possesses Uber fy powers for her crimefighting but these have a strong side effect on her body which requires constant medication It is later revealed that she is Chiyoko ちよ子 whose soul went out of the body Yuta possesses and into the body of Guriko 7 When the characters in her name are read differently her name is a pun on the phrase ally of justice 正義の味方 seigi no mikata 5 Ito Hikiotani 曳尾谷 愛 Hikiotani Ito Voiced by Minako Kotobuki A NEET who spends most of her time playing online games and taking care of her pet Muhi a bear cub Her name is a pun on the term HikiOtaNEET ヒキオタニート a portmanteau of hikikomori otaku and NEET Meika Daihatsu 台初 明香 Daihatsu Meika Voiced by Rie Kugimiya A robot who happens to be the landlady of the apartment all the characters are living in She is also a genius inventor and has unrivalled hacking skills However she has very poor physical reflexes She speaks in the Kansai dialect Her name is a pun on the phrase great inventor 大発明家 Daihatsumei ka 7 She is Pumpkin Chair Lovera Chichibu 秩父 ラブラ Chichibu Rabura Voiced by Haruka Tomatsu A gyaru who works as an exorcist Despite her profession she does not believe in the existence of spirits She can be temporarily possessed by Yuta when there is cinnamon in the vicinity Her name is a pun on chichi burabura 乳ブラブラ lit breasts dangling 7 Chiranosuke チラ之助 Chiranosuke Voiced by Yu ri Yoshida A talking cat spirit who informs Yuta about spirit powers and serves as a guide to get him to save the world In episode 12 it is revealed that Chiranosuke is a cat that Ito Hikiotani s friend from technical school gave to her He she is a chinchilla which is a type of Persian Cat Ryuto Teraoka 寺岡 龍都 Teraoka Ryuto Voiced by Kenji Akabane The leader of the QMay terrorist organisation He is later revealed to be Guriko ぐり子 whose soul currently possesses Yuta s original body Chihaya Tomoda 友田 千早 Tomoda Chihaya Voiced by Jun Oosuka Ito s homeroom teacher who has a deranged admiration for Ito Merging with Q May s spirit Tomoda becomes a masked soldier referred to the residents as Turtle Man 亀男 Kame Otoko and is able to use Uber fy powers Kenji Miyazawa 宮沢 賢治 Miyazawa Kenji Voiced by Marina Inoue A costumed vigilante who shows up out of nowhere and possesses the same Uber fy powers as Yuta It is later revealed that this is another version of Yuta who goes back in time from a previous time loop and possesses his present day body whenever the plan to save the world fails eventually becoming an identity the present Yuta assumes when he goes back in time Akina Iridatsu 伊里達 秋奈 Iridatsu Akina Voiced by Mariko Honda Yuta s foster sister who found him after he had switched into Chiyoko s body She is the one who sends Yuta the Kenji Miyazawa costume Media editAnime edit Main article List of Punch Line episodes nbsp nbsp The series was written by Kotaro Uchikoshi left and scored by Tetsuya Komuro right Punch Line was first announced on November 24 2014 8 The series is directed by Yutaka Uemura at MAPPA and written by Kotaro Uchikoshi with character design by Shōta Iwasaki and music composed by Tetsuya Komuro The series aired on Fuji TV s Noitamina programming block between April 9 2015 and June 25 2015 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll The opening theme is Punch Line by Shokotan and Denpagumi while the ending theme is Honey Honey Honey 蜜蜜蜜 by AyumiKurikaMaki The series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks The story was originally conceived under the plot idea of a ghost who cannot see panties to avoid killing humanity Uchikoshi explains Humanity dies is like the satirical answer a girl might give you if you asked what d happen if a boy saw their panties The concept for the story of Punch Line essentially started out as a means to set up that whole joke This central theme was inspired and centered around the anime trope of sexual arousal being expressed by nosebleeds Nosebleeds in anime is used to comically indicate that blood is rushing to the head that you re so excited it s hurting you In Punch Line the joke is that this is taken to the extreme as the protagonist s excitement doesn t just cause a nosebleed it causes the apocalypse While writing the story Uchikoshi incorporated elements familiar to him in his prior works particularly Zero Escape Uchikoshi wanted the title of the series to reference both its comical nature and the central meaning behind its conception Uchikoshi and Uemura eventually settled on the name Punch Line due its similarity to the term panchira 6 5 Video game edit Main article Punch Line video game A Punch Line video game was developed and published by 5pb for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in 2016 in Japan 9 10 and was published by PQube in 2018 in North America and Europe 11 The game plays as a visual novel adventure game and expands on the story of the anime adding new alternative endings 11 12 Uchikoshi and Komuro reprise their roles from the anime as writer and composer respectively along with the series voice cast 12 Notes edit Technically it premiered on April 10 but the timeslot for Punchline is listed as April 9 2015 at 24 55 References edit Punch Line Sentai Filmworks May 30 2018 Noitamina announces Punch Line original anime Anime News Network Retrieved November 27 2014 Crunchyroll to Stream Noitamina s Punch Line Anime Anime News Network April 2 2015 Retrieved April 5 2015 Punch Line TV Anime Gets Manga This Fall Anime News Network August 8 2015 Retrieved August 8 2015 a b c d ノイタミナアニメ パンチライン ゲーム版発表 アニメ ゲーム制作のきっかけを 打越鋼太郎氏に独占インタビュー 前編 Interview with scriptwriter in Japanese famitsu com March 15 2015 Retrieved April 16 2015 a b パンチライン ノイタミナで春から放送 音楽は小室哲哉 アニメ アニメ in Japanese November 27 2014 Retrieved May 21 2021 a b c Official website for punchline in Japanese Aniplex Retrieved April 16 2015 Noitamina Announces Punch Line Original Anime July 10 2023 パンチライン まとめ Vita Famitsu in Japanese Enterbrain Archived from the original on August 13 2016 Retrieved April 12 2018 パンチライン まとめ PS4 Famitsu in Japanese Enterbrain Archived from the original on September 15 2016 Retrieved April 12 2018 a b Romano Sal April 12 2018 Punch Line game coming west this summer Update Gematsu Archived from the original on April 12 2018 Retrieved April 12 2018 a b Romano Sal June 26 2015 Punch Line game teaser website opened Gematsu Archived from the original on May 1 2016 Retrieved April 12 2018 External links editOfficial website in Japanese Punch Line anime at Anime News Network s encyclopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Punch Line amp oldid 1223060779, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
