Punch
Line: Complete Collection
(2015/Sentai Blu-ray Set)
Picture:
C+ Sound: B Extras: C Episodes: B+
It
all started when Yuta was held hostage in a terrorist bus hijacking.
Since then, he was kicked out of his body and now exists as a
disembodied spirit with a weird cat spirit as his guide. He finds
out his female roommates are far from normal and Korai House
Apartments seem to be at the center of all the chaos, connected to
the ending of the world. As a disembodied spirit, Yuta must learn to
control his new found powers and avoid seeing his roommate's panties,
which causes him to travel back in time reset everything (and for him
to get the world's biggest nose bleed) in Punch
Line: Complete Collection
(2015).
Yuta,
with a pervy cat spirit as his only guide, must raise his spirit
level in order to gain the abilities to save his roommates, his
sanity, and the world. He finds out his landlady Meika is a robot
sent to help/support Chiyoko who is an Orange costumed super-heroine
called 'Strange Juice'. Rabura is a spiritual medium for him to
possess (under the right conditions), Ito is a hikomori/shut in and
Muhi their baby bear mascot/pet. Yuta discover they were tests
subjects of 'Uber' labs and that's why he and Chiyoko have super
powers. However, Yuta's powers are triggered he sees roomie's
panties. Apparently, Yuta has already traveled numerous times back
in time (each time he failed saving the world), but he does not
remember it if the world actually ends. Will he ever find a solution
to save the world, his friends and find their happy ending?
This
was one crazy, paranormal, time-traveling anime. The series takes
all the cliche's and mixes with girls, ghosts and fan service. The
entire series tries to be crazy, stupid, silly, funny and serious at
the same time. The time traveling aspect makes it a little tiresome
because it resets/starts over the story with you knowing what is
supposed to happen, but our hero must over come his previous mistakes
in order for the plot to move on.
The
1080p 1.78 X 1 digital High Definition is a mixed bag of some good
color and art, but is often soft and hazy in ways that seem to be
from the transfer. Odd, but the DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) lossless
Japanese 2.0 Stereo sound is warm, consistent and much better with
Pro Logic-like surrounds. Extras include clean opening and closing
animations and trailers.
-
Ricky Chiang
