| Punch Line | |
 Key visual | |
| パンチライン | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure, comedy, supernatural[1] |
| Created by | |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yutaka Uemura |
| Written by | Kotaro Uchikoshi |
| Music by | Tetsuya Komuro |
| Studio | MAPPA |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Fuji TV, Kansai TV (Noitamina) |
| Original run | April 9, 2015 – June 25, 2015 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| Punch Line Max | |
| Written by | Kotaro Uchikoshi |
| Illustrated by | Ginichi |
| Published by | Kadokawa Corporation |
| Magazine | Dengeki G's Comic |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | September 30, 2015 – December 29, 2016 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Other media | |
Punch Line (Japanese: パンチライン, Hepburn: Panchi Rain) is a Japanese anime television series directed by Yutaka Uemura and produced by MAPPA with scripts by Kotaro Uchikoshi, music by Tetsuya Komuro, and character designs by Shōta Iwasaki. The series aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina block between April 9, 2015, and June 25, 2015, and was simulcast by Crunchyroll.[note 1][2][3] The series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks.
A video game adaptation developed by 5pb. was released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in 2016 in Japan, and was released in May 2019 in North America and Europe. A manga, titled Punch Line Max, taking place after the anime series, was published by Kadokawa Corporation in Dengeki G's Comic from September 30, 2015, to December 29, 2016, and compiled in two volumes. It was illustrated by Ginichi, and based on an original idea by Uchikoshi.[4]
The title "Punch Line" is primarily intended as an oblique reference to the "punch line" of what happens if protagonist Yuta sees too many panties; humanity dies. As well as this, the title is read in Japanese akin to "panty line' and 'panchira', which ties into the series' central focus on panties. The title was also picked to reference the anime's more comical and off-the-wall nature, compared to Uchikoshi's prior work.[5][6]
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- ^ "Crunchyroll to Stream Noitamina's Punch Line Anime". Anime News Network. April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ "Punch Line TV Anime Gets Manga This Fall". Anime News Network. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
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