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“Spirit Yuuta must avoid panties to prevent apocalypse while uncovering Korai House mysteries and saving friends.”
Punch Line
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6.88
5,323 rank · 244,602 viewers · 648 favorites
Comedy
Sci-Fi
Supernatural
Ecchi
Super Power
Time Travel
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Synopsis
Spirit Yuuta must avoid panties to prevent apocalypse while uncovering Korai House mysteries and saving friends.
After escaping a bus hijacking with the help of masked superhero Strange Juice, Yuuta Iridatsu finds his soul separated from his body and in the care of a perverse cat spirit, Chiranosuke. As a spirit, Yuuta wanders around his residence, the Korai House, aiming to regain his body and observe the other residents: Meika Daihatsu, a genius inventor; Mikatan Narugino, a cheerful idol; Ito Hikiotani, a shut-in NEET; and Rabura Chichibu, a spiritual medium. After catching a glimpse of Narugino's undergarments, Chiranosuke reveals to Yuuta that he becomes exponentially stronger upon seeing panties. However, if he sees another pair while he is still a spirit, his power will cause an asteroid to crash into the earth, ending the world and killing his friends. Punch Line follows Yuuta as he unravels the mysteries surrounding Korai House, its residents, and a villainous organization attempting to end the world. Will Yuuta be able to save everyone, or will the ever-present threat of panties result in their doom?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 60 sampled reviews
7.1
/10
What 60 viewers settled on.
85%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 8
σ 1.93
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.93 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.9 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 3.1
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 4.10
Running avg · Jun 2015 → Jul 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Punch line es un anime que se merece mejor calificación que la actual (6.8), es verdad que al inicio no se presenta como algo interesante y puede parecer que sólo se trata de fan service pero una...”
- 9 “Punch line really had interesting characters, great balance that anyone would appreciate. I urge anyone to finish this series to the end because its worth investing time on it. The author really...”
- 8 “This is a really good anime featuring a decent story and solid characters that deserves more love than it currently receives. Unfortunately, the creators failed to attract viewers early on, as the...”
Verbosity
Short · 27%
Medium · 33%
Long · 40%
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2015 – Jun 2015 Spring 2015
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-9788 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Dentsu Producer
- Fuji TV Producer
- MAGES. Producer
- Kyoraku Industrial Holdings Producer
- Kansai Telecasting Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor