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Jul 8, 2015
Punchline really surprised me, it started out with the empression that it was going to be a silly natured anime full of fan service. As the season progresses, so does the seriousness of the plot, and the situation that the MC is in.

Story - So we have our MC Yuta, he finds himself in the middle of a bus hijacking where a pink haired girl named Strange Juice is able to subdue all, but one of the assailants. The leader, an unnamed white haired guy, of the group who attacked the bus, prepares to shoot Strange Juice. He is stopped by Yuta, who had somehow powered up after seeing his neighbours Rabura's panties. Yuta tackles him out of the bus and into the sea below the highway, while falling the white haired guy happily says something to yuta which is quieted out. He wakes up on the shore with Strange Juice, but ends up unconscious again after seeing her panties, suddenly a beam of light comes from the sky and hits Yuta and he is thrown out of his body. Yuta wakes up in his dormitory and finds that he has become a spirit with only a talking cat, Chiranosuke, to guide and help him.

Throughout the season, Yuta learns that an impending disater is going to hit Earth in the future, and the only way he can change that future is by trying to affect current events to ensure that devastating future doesn't happen. He also remembers the events surrounding his childhood, and his two friends at the time Chiyoko and Guriko.

Art & Sound - Overall art is fine, no complaints or anything worth mentioning. The OP is catchy, and ED is decent, and the insert song in EP 12 fits the moment perfectly.

Character - I enjoyed Yuta as a MC, I felt the anime allows the viewer to follow him along with the events as well as learn of his past, and how he has ended up where he is. Yuta has the power to uber-fy, which allows him to push his body further giving him extra strength and speed.

We also have Mikatan, Ito, Meika, and Rabura, these are the 4 neighbours of Yuta.

Mikatan - She is the hero Strange Juice who stopped the gang involved in the bus hijacking, she is a good natured girl and loves to playing with her friends. She has links to Yuta's childhood and just like Yuta has the ability to uber-fy, although her body suffers as a result of using it, this means she has to take medication.

Ito - She is a NEET and prefers to stay in her room playing video games (don't we all?) she has a pet bear name Muhi who seems to be the target of an evil group called the Q-may group who are intent on allowing the disater, that is going to strike earth in the future, to happen.

Meika - She is a robot who is the landlay of the dormitory, she is brilliant at hacking which plays a part latter in the season. She also helps Mikatan with her Strange Juice persona.

Rabura - She is an exorcist although she doesn't believe in spirits. She can be temporarily possessed by Yuta's spirit when there is cinnamon ( Cinnamons hightens spiritual powers) in the area.


Enjoyment - I enjoyed Punchline while it starts out as ok, it does gets better as the season goes on, what really made this good in my opinion, is how light-hearted everything is from the fan service, to the fights, and even the ending was very light given the circumstance. The anime also does well to not go with the most obvious ending.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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