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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- That was intense for the finale, especially with Yuta's role. Poor Ito..getting corned again. Gotta give Narugino some credit though for her interference in this. What a brave girl  A fitting ending though imo and was a bit sad at the end. I want that OST though. |
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| OH GOOD GOD! It was hell of a good ride. This episode and entire series, i mean. Suppose, i'll give it 10 out of 11. Even though all this ecchi stuff. My-my. After playing 999 previous week i was almost sure that Uchikoshi can't make sudden twist as i see it. But no! Damn, Yuuta DIED. Well, i don't think it's true end, because we haven't seen Chiranosuke's perspective. Well, i hope to see working emulator for PSV as soon as possible to play Punchline the Game. I will assume that i was right about time travel after all... http://imgur.com/a/8bTji#2 After Nakazawa's tweets i almost lose faith in it... |
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| Little disappointed here.. The fact that Uber seems to transfer with the spirit, shouldn't Guriko's W transfer too? If they would of just let everyone go back to their bodies, it should of solved everything. Even more, she wasn't dead yet at that time; accept making her into a W just for the healing benefit (I actually do not know why they where against becoming W other than the fact it implied aligning with evil Guriko; In that situation, I'd totally tell them to make me a W but that I wasnt joining them lol) Also, rather than going all the way back to the start, go back to the last time Chiyoko and Pine where alone together, and explain to bodied Pine when and where the Uber happens.. The operation completes regardless of whether she Ubers, so just delay that event and they've accomplished the ultimate happy future, since Guriko even straightens out.. no need to relive the entire series of events. |
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| One word: Bravo. This was the only good episode this whole series imo lol. |
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| And so Pine gave Chiyoko her body back and forced Guriko to live on in his, sacrificing himself for his childhood friends. A downer ending to be sure, but maybe the other timeline Pine will live to see the brighter future...one can hope. This series was probably the most surprising of the season. The early episodes were very deceptive in tone, and only in hindsight hint at the complicated plot that came about. Calling them misleading is an understatement. I'm glad I stuck with it, had a good story and artstyle, as well as cast. 7/10 |
| They actually killed the main Yuuta off :O Didn't see that coming. Props! That just gave a +1 in my rating. Loved the farewell scene with him and Chiyoko. Really touching and the music was nice. Dat Triple KO XD All bad guys REKT at one moment XD Dat faclon punch Chiyoko gave tho! Rabura with her hair down is HAWT :L So Chiranosuke got reincarnated or something? XD I hope Mohi eats him someday :P Chiyoko in her real body (Yuuta's) is really cute <3 8/10 definitely improved a lot in the second half. Based Mappa |
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| The emotions throughout this episode was simply amazing.......Brilliant finale 8/10 for me |
kirby_422 said: The fact that Uber seems to transfer with the spirit, shouldn't Guriko's W transfer too? It's not. H-virus and W is applied to the body, when Uber is to mind. Question about why Rabura infected with Hercules left open until the game. kirby_422 said: Also, rather than going all the way back to the start, go back to the last time Chiyoko and Pine where alone together, and explain to bodied Pine when and where the Uber happens.. The operation completes regardless of whether she Ubers, so just delay that event and they've accomplished the ultimate happy future, since Guriko even straightens out.. no need to relive the entire series of events. Really common thing in all those time travel stories. Yuuta should become Chiranosuke to guide himself to become Chiranosuke. (just an old my theory, though) |
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| I'm not sure what happened with Chiranosuke there. Someone explain? Otherwise a great show with a really good finale. Pine sacrificed himself for Chiyoko, that's sad. :/ 8/10 |
| Pine was quite the man to sacrifice himself in order to let Chiyoko live on. It was fine that Chiyoko and Pine refused to accept the W's power as that would basically mean to give in to the "evil" even if the two would end up benefiting from it. When the song kicked in with the two parting ways, it was a wonderful scene. :/ It was nice to see Chiyoko in her true form. Also on just how Pine is still alive and would attempt for an even better future. Seeing Chiranosuke would make me think that the past and future is connected, it does support why Chiranosuke is so eager to help. A series that began to be surprisingly good at some point. 8/10. |
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| I had the biggest change of heart about this anime. Started out as annoying fanservice anime that I disliked and ended with really interesting story full of twists that I loved. From 6 to 8. Didn't expect they would end it like that. I expected happy friendship ending for everyone, so I am even more glad that they did it this way instead. |
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| Well that was a really sad ending, didn't expect Pine to die |
| I knew they had to do something about 2 Pines, but it still stings to have the MC die ;~; Glad at least Chiyoko got her body back, but it's SO weird seeing Yuta being a girl! We've followed him as a boy this entire series, but when the body acts like it's biological gender it just looks so weird (because I keep seeing Yuta's face as a boy)... So the disembodied Yuta had to leave to start the entire time-loop from the beginning. I'm still going to hope that he somehow gets his body back from Guriko in the future. I know Guriko needs to live and repent, but that's Pine's body darnit! Dx Was surprised that Rabura had a role besides just being a body for Pine/Yuta #2! Really shocked me when she suddenly started to exorcise Q-may :O |
Holy shit. My sides. A fucked up ending, yet satisfying. What a punchline! (Didn't reach Ever17 levels of mindfuckery, but still cool). You met my expectations, Uchikoshi. Now I shall proceed to buy the game. For those who want more of Punchline: http://www.siliconera.com/2015/06/23/zero-escape-writer-adapting-punch-line-anime-into-a-ps4-and-vita-game/ http://nichegamer.com/2015/06/first-details-for-punch-line-game-interview-with-kotaro-uchikoshi/ Yes, this japanese cartoon is planned as a multimedia project from the beginning. Deal with it. (Though I wish they made the anime later). Guriko probably was a subject of Project MKUltra. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKUltra The MAPPA staff foreshadow Chiyoko and the cat. Hopefully the game gets localized by Aksys/NISA/Xseed or other publishers. Hyped to see the different timeline scenarios coupled with a hundred endings with 200+ hours of gameplay. |
removed-userJun 25, 2015 12:51 PM
| 7/10 Wasn't expecting much out of this series but i enjoyed every episode. The action scenes were well animated, and i honestly enjoyed it more than the recent UBW action scenes lol. The art style was refreshing The plot was wacky, but managed to work itself out |
| Well that was an intense and emotional finale. It was sad to see Yuuta die. Although this anime got better in the second half, overall, I personally thought it was rather mediocre. 5/10 |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. |
| Wow, Yuuta. What a powerful self-sacrifice to be stuck in that desolate loop forever. I guess fans of the idol group "She's May" will just think that Mikatan got plastic surgery with her back in her original body and wearing what I presume to be a wig. |
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| So what was the deal with the cat again? :( If only they did more action sakuga scenes earlier :( 7.5/10 rounded to 8/10 |
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| Whoa unexpected finale, Pine chose to switch body with Chiyoko and let her live.. o.o One of the surprises of the season I would say. I had no expectations whatsoever when i started watching it, but beside the obvious pantsu service It has been pretty enjoyable and funny series to watch. |
| 9/10 Didn't understand what happened to Chiranosuke :/ Dat OST! |
XenocrisiOct 15, 2015 12:22 PM
Jorjz said: StevenHu said: I guess fans of the idol group "She's May" will just think that Mikatan got plastic surgery with her back in her original body and wearing what I presume to be a wig. Mikatan used the Face Changer. Ah. Breast reduction surgery then. |
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| Awesome Episode, yet a bit sad, I didn't expect Pine to die, really unexpected. The OST at the end was very good, hope it gets released soon with the theme song aswell. Overall I found Punchline one of the best show of this season and a 9/10 suits fine. Excellent art and animations, Excellent OST, Good Plot, Awesome dubs. Mappa did fine once again. |
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| 9/10 Such a good ending & anime. |
| Imo it was a good last episode and a good ending too, even if it was still a bit sad. 8/10 loved watching the series. |
| I didn't expect Pine to die tbh. I thought they would all get their bodies back :/. 8/10 |
Jorjz said: The MAPPA staff foreshadow Chiyoko and the cat. Well, that's actually makes more sense if some details will not change in game. But if cat wasn't lying about loop number, then i'd say it's Guriko who Chiranosuke. She atoning her sins. I want PSV emulator... .________. |
| I know that my English isn't good so, please, bear with me. |
| Harem end for Chiranosuke |
| That's was actually a good ending. Hopefully, he will succeed at some point "to a supremely happy and peaceful future." LOL |
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| Just so people know the True Ending (Supremely happy and peaceful future) is going to be in the Game version, that's what i read anyway. Anime 8/10 it had its ups and downs but was awesome. |
| The series stepped up in the 2nd half but overall it was still just an alright series. |
drendren said: Does anyone else realize that Pine's (Yuta) life is forever stuck in a loop of conflict and death? It's more like he went back to make a 100% happy future for everyone with his current knowledge. Because there is no longer a need for a loop since the meteor is destroyed. He went back on purpose. |
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| Two things didn't show up later in the first episode's flashforward. Maybe these are game exclusive scenes. |
| Very straightforward ending, for the better or for worse. I can't really decide, other than that I prefer the first half a lot more. The visual novel will probably be an improvement regardless, however. Still. Good show! And Uchikoshi works well with anime, even if this was a lighter story in terms of framing. |
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Jorjz said: Marow said: And Uchikoshi works well with anime, even if this was a lighter story in terms of framing. Mostly video game anime, generally suck (I'm looking at you Persona). They either try to recreate the game’s original story in the chosen medium, or retcon it into something entirely different that hopefully fit the medium better while trying to stay true to the original stories’ themes. Punchline manages to overcome this difficulty by keeping the game mechanics without breaking the suspension of disbelief. No doubt about that. A lot of it is probably thanks to the game not even existing yet, but being written at the same time as the anime. |
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| I'm a sucker for these kind of bittersweet endings. Honestly I never expected Yuta to die like that. This show has been such a great ride. Glad I stick with it till the end. Solid 8/10 |
| Just ... so stupid end. Before middle of series i hardly understand things. But right after it becomes more and more interesting. And i even didn't expected of such ... bad end. Why bad ? At least because it was all comedy series, with some romance. And i like so much such anime moments, when MC is going to be striked by someone or something, and he/she just close his/her eyes. And, by the way - it was sarcasm. It was sarcasm in every damn word. Z4k said: I'm a sucker for these kind of bittersweet endings. Honestly I never expected Yuta to die like that. For the end i have only one question, will Pine return his body or not. I suspected that something wouldn't go right when he rejected. And at the end we have that we have |
kseon12Jun 25, 2015 2:29 PM
| Shit, looks like i gotta play the ps4 game to get the "True" ending. But who knows if that will ever get localized. Good anime, 8/10. |
| MEH. 4.5/10 |
_junoJun 25, 2015 4:08 PM
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| This show is still 7.09. Wow. |
| Was quite unsure about this show at first, but it proved really delightful. Somewhat of a happy end. 8/10 |
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Xenocrisi said: This show is still 7.09. Wow. It's going up though steadily. Faith in humanity somewhat restored. I'm looking at some opinions on MAL and Reddit and the ones that talk bad about this show, most of them just scream ''I feel dumb'' or ''I am dumb'' for me, it's too funny. |
| It was fine, and my complaints about the show are not of its first half, but rather, antagonists I felt were developed and a few too many shounen cliches. But a good watch, and I hope the upcoming VN comes stateside. |
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