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“In post-apocalyptic Japan, a diminutive bounty hunter called Sunabouzu dominates the desert but is undone by his weakness for women.”
Desert Punk
砂ぼうず
7.51
3,195 rank · 7,639 readers · 98 favorites
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Synopsis
In post-apocalyptic Japan, a diminutive bounty hunter called Sunabouzu dominates the desert but is undone by his weakness for women.
In the future, Japan is a wasteland. In the Great Kantou Desert, scattered humans eke out a living in the hot sand. Among them, a short-statured man they call "Sunabouzu" makes a living as a bounty hunter. Like a demon of the sand, he seems unbeatable. Yet, like all men, he has a particular weakness for the opposite sex... (Source: ANN)
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8.0
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
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Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.41
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.41 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
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Running avg · Sep 2014 → Dec 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This is one of the few manga that really left a lasting imprint on me. The journey Kanta takes with Kosuna is not only riveting, but fun, grand, and ultimately very human. Kanta is one of those...”
- 8 “Desert Punk is a pretty old manga, and the official English translation for the later volumes doesn't exist (yet). This is quite a shame, as I personally found the later volumes way more...”
- 8 “I first approached Desert Punk watching its animated version, but it didn't take long before I passed to the original work the latter was inspired by. There are some traits this story possess that...”
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Medium · 75%
Long · 25%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 139 × 22 ch × vol
- Total read 18h 32m approx
- Published Jan 1997 – Oct 2020
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M6759 catalog