Reviews

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 pacing of this show. The pacing is somewhat high, whilst this is usually a bad thing in Punchline's case it isn't. I feel like a show like Punchline can only work at high pace or else it may just not click like it originally did with me but that's a completely subjective matter.

Now as for the other reason as to why it's fascinating, the writing in this show may seem dumb at times but that's just the tip of the iceberg, let me explain. At first we're led to believe (minor spoiler) that the main plot of this show is to get Yuta back into his original body but as we move along the episodes we can see that isn't the only objective, I feel like the writers are deliberately misleading us with cliches to make more of an impact in whatever's to come. Overall the story of Punchline is really fun and fascinating, hell even the fanservice seems necessary for the show to progress but unfortunately that aspect's not for everyone.

The characters of this series aren't really unique, they're pretty much characters that we've seen in many other series but the characters in this series are what brings it to life. We're introduced to pretty much all the main characters in the first couple of episodes, that allowed us to establish each of the characters traits thus allowing the story to flourish properly. Pretty much all the characters have received some sort of developments whether it be a tragic past that adds depth the character or strong bonds that you didn't think could exist.

As for the animation, what can I say? I think MAPPA did a great job on animating a series like this, they paid attention to small details like the facial expressions and *cough* panties *cough* along with some great action scenes which judging from there past works was to be expected. I would definitely say that this was one of the better animated shows this year and my god am I glad MAPPA got the opportunity to do something like this. As for the sound, I think the OST fits this show perfectly, for example, scenes that usually wont have much of an impact on you tend to do because of how well the OST's where used. As for the opening and ending of this show, there's not much to really say. They're average but they fit the show so there's really nothing wrong about them.

Overall, I know it seems like I'm praising this show too much but that just shows how much it clicked with me. I'm fully aware that the synopsis of this show may put many people of but I highly recommend you stick with it at least until the 4th episode.