A strong passion of Japanese animators to this part of women’s wardrobe - panties - has not been a secret for a long time now. So, a young and fast growing studio MAPPA decided to keep up with its industry colleagues and in the spring of 2015 released the new anime series titled Punchline (also known as Punch Line) in which it managed to establish a direct relationship between the impact from looking at panties and apocalypse. Season 1 of Punchline premiered on Fuji TV's Noitamina block on April 9, 2015 in Japan and Crunchyroll started to stream the series on April 9, 2015.

In Punchline, all the characters possess some sort of superpowers. And the superpower of the main character of Punch Line, Yuta Iritatsu, gets enabled when he sees girls’ panties. Unfortunately, this superpower of his is difficult to control, and because of that the guy runs the risk of destroying the earth just by looking at lace panties.

You have probably already guessed that Punchline is a done in the parody and experimental genre, where mockery of the passion for women’s panties has been exaggerated to the max. The new anime series will be released in the famous Noitamina block, which loves everything unusual and experimental, but unfortunately the series that are broadcast in this block, are rarely renewed.

The graphics in Punchline is unusually bright, the storyline jumps in zigzags, so that the viewer will have to stay attentive to keep up with the narrative. On the other hand, it will be worth it for all the fun and joy happening on the screen – after all, it is a very funny and clever parody that will provide for a very pleasurable viewing experience. We think it is unlikely that Punchline will get renewed for a second season, but if that happens then it won’t be before autumn of 2016. In any case, check back with us for the latest news or subscribe to our updates to get automatically notified of the release date of Punchline season 2.