Punch Line

After escaping a bus hijacking with the help of masked superhero Strange Juice, Yuuta Iridatsu finds his soul separated from his body and in the care of a perverse cat spirit, Chiranosuke. As a spirit, Yuuta wanders around his residence, the Korai House, aiming to regain his body and observe the other residents: Meika Daihatsu, a genius inventor; Mikatan Narugino, a cheerful idol; Ito Hikiotani, a shut-in NEET; and Rabura Chichibu, a spiritual medium. After catching a glimpse of Narugino's undergarments, Chiranosuke reveals to Yuuta that he becomes exponentially stronger upon seeing panties. However, if he sees another pair while he is still a spirit, his power will cause an asteroid to crash into the earth, ending the world and killing his friends.

Punch Line follows Yuuta as he unravels the mysteries surrounding Korai House, its residents, and a villainous organization attempting to end the world. Will Yuuta be able to save everyone, or will the ever-present threat of panties result in their doom?

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Iridatsu, Yuuta Main

Inoue, Marina Japanese

Narugino, Mikatan Main

Amamiya, Sora Japanese

Hikiotani, Ito Main

Kotobuki, Minako Japanese

Daihatsu, Meika Main

Kugimiya, Rie Japanese

Chichibu, Rabura Main

Tomatsu, Haruka Japanese

Chiranosuke Supporting

Yoshida, Yuuri Japanese

Hikiotani, Muhi Supporting

Yamada, Mari Japanese

Pine Supporting

Shouji, Yui Japanese

Teraoka, Ryuuto Supporting

Akabane, Kenji Japanese

Rumi Supporting

Date, Arisa Japanese

Kimura, Makoto Producer

Ootsuka, Manabu Producer

Noda, Fuko Producer

Odagiri, Narumi Producer

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Jan 19, 2025

ladymoonbeam

Recommended

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!!

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Nov 9, 2022

Kirvan

Mixed Feelings

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.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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May 17, 2024

LegionIscariot

Not Recommended

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.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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