Story:10/10
Punchline starts with our protagonist Yuuta Iridatsu on a bus. This bus is hijacked by a terrorists, but is saved by a magical girl esque hero as well as some other passengers on the bus including Yuuta. From this description it does not seem like much, which is what I thought as well. But from here the crazy plot of Punchline unfolds. Almost anything else I say will delve in to spoiler, except one detail, whenever Yuuta gets a nose bleed a comet hits earth.
Art:7/10
Punchline has a very interesting style. It's very organic and rounded, but besides that it's nothing special. The characters are not particularly detailed besides their hair. The small amount of action is also quite good, but is still nothing special.
Sound:9/10
As I said in my Kekkai Sensen review, sound is my hardest part to review. Despite this I liked all of the music and VA's in Punchline. The opening is strange but very catchy. The VA's were all very enjoyable, especially Yuri Yoshida as Chiranouske and Haruka Tomatsu as Rabura.
Character:9/10
All of the 5 main characters, Yuuta, Meika, Ito, Mikatan, and Rabura were all great in their own way. Yuuta was a very funny character who proved he was more than just a perv. Meika was a great leader/mother figure and helped everyone else. Ito(who is my new waifu) is a neet who opens up over the show. Mikatan proved to be more than just an idol. Rabura brought a lot to the single older woman trope. All of the main characters brought something to the trope they fit in to.
Enjoyment:10/10
I am not the biggest fan of Ecchi, in many respects I do not like it. Shows like Shimoneta and Prison School are better than most Ecchi because they add something to it. Punchline does the same. It takes a pretty stupid concept, and turned it into a truly great and heartwarming show. It also helps that there are 2 meganekkos.
Overall:9/10
I would give this show a 10/10, but there is one major problem. The story is not finished. We did get a very nice conclusion, but there is still a lot to learn. This does seem a very trivial thing to lessen the score fun, but feeling unsatisfied with an ending is a really big problem. The ending is paramount after all.
