PUNCH LINE English Sub & Dub

About PUNCH LINE

Meet PUNCH LINE (パンチライン), a comedy, ecchi and sci-fi anime by MAPPA (2015). Here is the premise in a nutshell. In short: When your day begins with being held hostage in a hijacking, can things get much worse? How about being kicked out of your own body?

Next up: Or learning that if you can't re-possess your physical shell, you'll trigger a panty-fueled apocalypse that will wipe out all life on the planet? For Yuta Iridatsu, it's just the start of the worst out-of-body experience ever. Now, if his dissed disembodied spirit doesn't pursue the persuasions of a porn-obsessed paranormal pussycat and purloin a missing mystical manual, a meteor will collide with Earth!

With comedy at the core, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. Voice work is led by Yuuri Yoshida as Chiranosuke and Marina Inoue as Yuuta Iridatsu. This one is best suited to viewers who want something light between heavier series. With 12 episodes in total, there is enough room for the story to develop.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by MAPPA, so the studio's house style defines how PUNCH LINE looks and moves on screen. The comedy focus matters here: timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. With a 6.5/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. On the casting side, Yuuri Yoshida voicing Chiranosuke gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 2015, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.