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Cover art for DVD volume 1, featuring the character Mikatan Narugino

Punch Line (Japanese: パンチライン, Hepburn: Panchi Rain) is an anime series produced at the animation studio MAPPA by Mages. It was directed by Yutaka Uemura and written by Kotaro Uchikoshi, and features music by Tetsuya Komuro and character designs by Shōta Iwasaki.[1] It premiered on the Fuji Television programming block Noitamina on April 10, 2015,[a] and was streamed by Crunchyroll in several other regions as it aired in Japan.[3] In Australia, it is also streamed on AnimeLab.[4] The series is being released for home media in Japan by Aniplex on DVD and Blu-ray in six volumes.[5] Another home media release is planned by Sentai Filmworks, which has licensed the series for North America.[6]

The story follows Yūta Iridatsu, whose soul gets separated from his body. As a spirit, he watches the daily lives of the inhabitants of an apartment.[3]

The opening theme of the series, "PUNCH LINE!", was composed and written by Ken'ichi Maeyamada, and performed by Shoko Nakagawa and Dempagumi.inc under the name Shokotan Dempagumi.inc.[7]

Episode list

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No. Title Original air date[a]

Media release

The series is being released in six volumes on DVD and Blu-ray by Aniplex in Japan. Each volume includes a character song; the first volume also includes a clean version of the series' opening and ending, a collection of commercials and promotional videos for the series, and the storyboards of episode 1; volumes 2 through 6 include a booklet.[5]

Volume Episodes Release date
Volume 1 1–2[8] July 22, 2015[5]
Volume 2 3–4[9] August 26, 2015[5]
Volume 3 5–6[10] September 30, 2015[5]
Volume 4 7–8[11] October 28, 2015[5]
Volume 5 9–10[12] November 25, 2015[5]
Volume 6 11–12[13] December 23, 2015[5]

Notes

  1. ^ a b While an episode may be advertised as airing on a certain date at "24:50",[2] this means that the episode aired at 50 minutes past midnight on the following date; this list uses the actual dates.

References

  1. ^ "Noitamina Announces Punch Line Original Anime". Anime News Network. November 17, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "初回放送情報発表!" (in Japanese). Aniplex. April 2, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Crunchyroll to Stream Noitamina's Punch Line Anime". Anime News Network. April 2, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "Free Anime in Australia: 2/November - 8/November". Anime News Network. November 2, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Beveridge, Chris (October 15, 2015). "More Beautiful 'Punch Line' Anime DVD/BD Release Artwork Revealed". Fandom Post. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Punch Line TV Comedy Anime". Anime News Network. May 6, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "Shokotan, Dempagumi.inc to Perform Punch Line Anime's Theme Song". Anime News Network. February 18, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "パンチライン 1" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  9. ^ "パンチライン 2" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  10. ^ "パンチライン 3" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  11. ^ "パンチライン 4" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  12. ^ "パンチライン 5" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  13. ^ "パンチライン 6" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved December 5, 2015.