Sunabouzu

Summary After an implied global nuclear catastrophe, Japan has been reduced to a desert and the surviving humans seek out a meager living in the hot sands. The story of Desert Punk takes place in the Great Kanto Desert. It is about the adventures and shenanigans of famed mercenary, Kanta Mizuno, also known as Desert Punk. He acquired his legendary reputation due to his seemingly-incredible feats while on the job. He never fails to complete a mission due to his good luck, practicality, sharp wit, and specialist equipment. Desert Punk is far from a hero, as a matter of fact, he is a scoundrel. As accomplished as he may be, he is widely thought of as a despicable person. He is outwardly obsessed with sex, and he is an unapologetic narcissist. These glaring character flaws lead to a lot of hijinks and crude humor throughout the series. Why to watch: With the setting being in a post apocalyptic desert, this anime doesn't take itself seriously one bit. If you are looking for a light hearted, comedic adventure, Desert Punk is the show for you. Are you a fan of over the top, quirky and crude humor? This show is definitely for you. Do you like bullet storms and explosions? This show is definitely for you. While Kanta isn't a saintly example of morality by any stretch, you can't help but be entertained with his hilarious interactions and his grandiose self indulgent monologues. Not to mention, he is still a crack mercenary. Watching his mastery with a gun and his ace tactics is only slightly overshadowed by his great comedy. With a 26 episode run, this series can be easily and quickly finished in a few sittings, but the short run time will definitely leave you wanting more. Desert Punk is most certainly an underrated gem.

Anime Series Review No.15 (Introduction) Desert punk an anime that is set in a world resulted in a major climate change that affects the very foundation of humanity. The world became a wasteland surrounded by endless desert making the environment hostile to live in. The world is in dystopia where only the strongest can live and only with those with power can ruled and control the world. Peace and order doesn’t exist in this new era. This is the first impression desert punk present in its premise that is very intriguing. The story follows the adventures of Mizuno, Kanta a mercenary popularly known by many names but he was well known by the alias as the “Desert Punk”, the ghost of the desert and respected by other mercenaries alike. The anime provides action and adventure since the main character is moving around place to place completing his assign task to earn money and to survive the harsh living in the desert. (Overview) Plot (6/10) Above Average There are several other anime titles that have identical themes and some dated back from the 80’s and 90’s where global climate change dystopia is a common theme in ending human civilization. Usually this kind of themes focuses on its characters travelling and meeting new people along the way but desert punk is different for it focuses on the complex mission of mercenaries doing the job for money. The premise provides very good action and military combat tactics which pretty impressive. Mercenaries carry out their jobs using clever tricks and intellectual planning to outsmart their enemy. The anime also present the harsh condition living in the desert where only people with money can live a normal life and people who doesn’t is either be sold for prostitution or drive harder to be become the dog the government or become a convict that survive by looting the weak. The negative aspects that desert punk has that will offend its audience are the boob fan service and the boob shot it has. It also had an episode dedicated for it, lots of sex jokes and bad humor. The fan service is not bad but actually it exceptional in this kind of premise it further increase how indecent the current society is. The problem of desert punk is that the fan service is presented in a comedic sense making it not serious and it’s also affects the mood for it will lessen the tension. Characters (5/10) Average The characters in desert punk are plain because they don’t have a single unique trait to remember them by. The only character that is very different and memorable from the cast is the main protagonist Kanta. I didn’t even like the protagonist for he is a big pervert, a cowardly loser, a government lap dog, a selfish bastard and all the negative words you can throw at him but his is without a doubt a highly intelligent person and experience soldier who win’s not because of plot armor but with shear tactics and combat experience and that is all. I only love his abilities but not his personality. As the story progresses we are introduce to another main character and that’s Kanta apprentice and only character that better understood our pitiful protagonist and her name is Koizumi, Taiko. Nothing much is known about her history but one thing is for sure and that she is the only develop character I seen throughout the series. As for the mercenaries that kanta hang along with are far from being likable for me. My reason is that they are just there to provide support fire while Kanta get the credits. I like the idea mercenaries wearing special suits to provide them with some combat advantages over it foes which why they can handle their jobs properly and can plan ahead. The only weak point is that because there is no personality that can stand out and most of the characters are undeveloped even with an episode span doubling to your regular 12 episode series it isn’t enough to see the characters changing. Only Koizumi I have seen changed. Sound and Music (6/10) Fun I like the 1st opening for it gives the desert action atmosphere and it catchy sounds. The 2nd opening is just mediocre and by the way I heard the English and Japanese version so I can tell its lyrics properly. The 1st ending is funny and kiddy for most of the point but I still liked it. The 2nd ending was beautiful for it presented the harsh living and the bloody war of the desert while sparking some hopes of peace and tranquility. And finally the background music, it’s ok and the background music from the action is good in bringing up some tension. Art style (6/10) Good The character design is just plain and simple. The gals have no distinct appearances except their boobs but yeah the art design is appropriate for its theme for you take in account the seriousness of the premise. It’s kind of awkward seeing characters in a dystopia setting with girls pink hair and rainbow color attires. I can say the clothing are realistic for the male’s wearing proper clothes in battle and the suits is logically smart for it provide as tactical advantage in fighting in the desert. No ridiculous cosplay outfits here that doesn’t make any sense. Enjoyment (7/10) Good I like the action and especially how tactically smart the protagonist can be in terms of actual combat. I like Taiko’s character development. The Dub version is good for it really matches the character’s voices and it is funnier and cleverer in deliverance of speech. Watched this anime 3 times so far and that’s why even with the low factor from the elements I still give my personal score of 7. Overall (6/10) Above Average Desert Punk is fun to watch anime but don’t expect too much because the story didn’t provide a satisfying ending. Story progression is close to minimal as the ending seems like it didn’t achieve anything and everything is still the way it is with little changes. Recommendation: The best anime I can recommend with a desert setting with big boys using big guns that deals with convicts and cool at the same is “Trigun” it’s the best of its kind. For a little similar story concerning with mercenaries hired for cash I highly recommend “Cowboy Bebop” the little difference here is that the characters are bounty hunters in a space theme genre but the coolness is in the air.

Starts really well, and then bottoms out. It gets severely problematic around the 2/3rds mark, and then they fix it in the only way they can, and the last 1/3rd is pointless waste of time. The humour at the beginning is good - very crude, definitely ecchi, and definitely pervy teenager oriented, but I remember being that age. As the episodes continue they try to edgelord Sunabouzu and as they all do... he becomes deeply unlikable. A real shame. There are some absolute stand out episodes where Sunabouzu/Kanta is written correctly, and is great, played well for the fool he is, but also good natured and good hearted. They missed a total beat and instead went with the edgelord and messed it all up. There are some surprisingly observant gender politics in amongst this tho - for instance where Taiko calls out Junko for being the crappy manipulative women she is. Makes a change from the normal rubbish of Holy Women that is often inflicted upon us. Animation and style are great. One of the few dust punk things to exist, so gets extra points. Great original OP and as seems to be traditional with anime they throw this away in the second half for an awful one. There's also a few moments where I'm pretty sure they've stolen the Monkey Island Scumm Bar music, which... well you get double monkey bonus points for having the brass monkey balls to steal a piratey theme from a bunch of pirates! I don't regret watching it, I didn't feel like giving up, but it's definitely flawed, and could have been a lot better.

Story: 7 This anime is quite brilliant, especially in the middle part. The story is intriguing with lots of twists, but the first few episodes are quite episodic, and relying a lot on "boobs" jokes, heck, even when there are no large boobs in the episode, Sunabozu would apologise for it. The middle part, especially those episodes with no "boob" woman, are really good and shows the various aspects of the big picture of the Kanto Desert, though still episodic. The ending part, particularly ep 18 onwards, is really deep, but the conclusion was quite disappointing and confusing, thus I would only give the story a 7. Overall for the story, it was mostly interesting, but there were a lot of inconsistencies regarding how some characters disappear and reappear, how they manage to stay alive and so on. Sometimes, there is just so much inconsistency in the storyline and unexplained events (e.g. surviving explosions) that I was left wondering more and enjoying less of this anime. Art: 9 The art was basically very good given how old this series is, so no complains about it, sometimes 3D seems to be involved too. Only issue is sometimes the animation is not so smooth. Sound: 9 Great VA, distinctive voices for most characters, good OP and ED. Character: 5 The character portion of this anime is probably the most confusing and inferior out of all the other grading categories. Aside from strange disappearances and reappearances of some characters, there were several inconsistencies in personalities with little or no explanation. And somehow the characters seem to laugh off some of the more important character mysteries, or simply act as if they were never a problem. Moreover, some of the main characters, esp Sunabouzu and Junko, seem to carrying several character traits that sometimes contradict each other, and especially the character of Sunabouzu seems to be very inconsistent between the first and middle, and the last part of the anime. Enjoyment: 7 Overall it's enjoyable, since the series focuses on lightening dark topics with jokes and "laugh it off situations". However, the last part of the storyline really killed a lot of enjoyment from the first and middle parts ( score 9). Overall: 7 It is a great show overall, but try not to think too much about the topics covered since some of it is very dark but due to the poor presentation it is neither appropriately serious nor funny. And some things simply do not make sense.

So first off, most of you should know by now that Desert Punk AKA Suna Bozu is an anime that features crude humor, some ecchi, and lots of things that kids shouldn't try to attempt on bountiful broads. Please be patient to read through all my efforts on describing why i gave these scores, as I feel like I've given it a honest review! Story: The story started off very good, up until the final episodes where it kind of got messy. I personally disliked the few episodes starring Kosuna as she is not the main character in the story and I really hated her awkward laughter. The episodes before the final 5~ish resembled episodes from Keroro Gunso, where the episodes were telling a story per episode. I found this very amusing and it kept things fresh for me. I guess what brought the marks down are the final few as it really made me feel like this anime was kinda ruined. Art: Well aside from the land features, weapons, hot babes (Junko Asagiri), and awkward libido animations, the art was not THAT great. I disliked the facial features portrayed on the male characters, not that I'm gay cuz clearly i was magnetized because of Junko~!. Anyways, the art wouldn't what I would call " Subarashi" but certainly its okay~. Sound: Not too many soundtracks were produced, therefore there was a constant lack of "fresh" music as it kept playing the same song over and over at certain times. The opening and closing themes were barely passable, but not horrendous. I guess this wasn't a strong part of the anime. Character: Great characters! Don't get misguided by that comment though...by great characters, I mean they had the POTENTIAL to be great characters with superb depth, but the series was cut short, therefore i never knew what happened to some of the them. Tsk tsk...what a waste...could've been a legit 10/10 Enjoyment: Despite the above average ratings in the past few sections, I felt this anime was highly enjoyable! It seemed like to me as it was one of those anime that could suck me into their world and made me want to be a part of it! This is definitely something one could use to relieve the stress as it had me laughing my butt off till near the end! Overall: Solid 8/10. Could have been better, but as usual, near the end of a series, producers speed things up and ruin the anime...Like Dragonaut-The Resonance-, I felt like this anime was made very well but could have been better. Although I'm giving an honest review here, I definitely gave it a 10/10 on the "add to list" option~! You'll see why once you start watching~!

This anime was Okay, but it isn't bad. What I'm trying to say, is that this anime had so much potential, but didn't deliver. There's a lot of great action and characters, with some great humor that will have you rolling for hours. Along with that, you could say that this anime is ecchi, due to all the references to sex and breasts, but it doesn't get in the way. I give this one an 8/10. Maybe for those first time anime watchers, this will be great. But for those who have been watching for a while, just take a peek and choose whether or not you want to watch.

What a breath of fresh air! i know its an old anime, but the art style holds up, fantastic voice acting , i say that the voice acting that carries the entire show, all voices fit perfectly, its like gintama, the voice actors make the anime shine, highly recommended Is the story unique? yes If it was predictable No, i did not know where the hell it is going Do you think the art style is fitting for the story? absolutely Were the characters well-rounded? yes! Did they have flaws and strengths Its a ruthless world and all are flowed, if you are nice you are screwed.

So here i'm again trying to decipher another........Oh wait i almost forgot..Please be advised the force is with me today so my swearsaber is itching to shoot the F word like a mad apache helicopter's guns. As i was saying today is the turn of Desert Punk to get some love.Let me see..Yeah got the lube,got the batteries,got some duct tape..Yup all is well. So storywise DP(fucking lol) is a post apocalyptic anime that depicts the story of one kid,whose name i cannot bother to remember so from now on he is the horny MF.That horny MF as you'd expect is a bounty hunter who does all sorts of jobs for all sorts of people.Basically a whore but with a gun and with more money.But because he thinks more with his dick rather than his actual brain he gets in all sorts of trouble and ends up the one getting fucked over and over and over again. Sounds terrible?That's cause it is terrible.I mean yeah compared to your basic school setting this is heaven on earth..Yeah i thought so too.Don't get me wrong as a premise it's lovely and different-ish,but as for the execution?That where things go wrong. Cause ok at first the idea of-getting some crazy mercenary shit done,shit that nobody else can pull off and then for some reason some crazy ass bitch with tits the size of the sun appears,he falls for her "charms" and she takes advantage of that and leaves him penniless and tied up like a pig ready to be slaughtered-is funny at first but when you do the same thing over and over till your life is as miserable as your marriage....Then it becomes a huge problem. And i'm sorry but repeating the same exact joke for 24 eps is fucking lazy,lame,ridiculous and pathetic.Honestly if you want to watch boobs and basic as fuck boobs humour then there's no shortage of animes out there that do a much better job and have way more in store as far as stories go. But that's not the only problem.The biggest of them all is the animation.I need you to keep in mind that this cancer was released in 2004.And if you don't remember all that well it was the same time animes like Elfen Lied were being also released,hell even Bleach and Fullmetal Alchemist.Compare those titles or any title for that matter with the animation of this piece of shit. The characters are like they were from 1950's and the whole scenery was just a desert and some houses..It beggars belief how much of a bad job they did with this one.Sure there were moments where DP was good enough to be clasified as watchable..And that lip sync...Oh my freaking god even in the sub version the lip sync was retarted. As for the characters themselves?Well there was the MC and a hugely boobed babe who always plays him for a fool,another kid girl who follows the MC around for some reason...And the baddies of the week.And again as a thought these characters had something interesting.But on screen those thoughts weren't delivered...Things like backstory or any sort of story?Nope not a damn thing....Oh and don't think that they grow as the series goes on cause they don't.Stale as a stale dead desert dog. The only way this anime can make sense,is if you're a 10 yr old cause it has at least some action scenes.But as a comedy-and a comedy that people praise like Jesus-this feels as funny as waking up in the night to find your parents shot in the head by some lunatic.It makes the same jokes,does the same basic plot,over and over again.It's value lies within the first 4 eps and i'm being too generous here.Any episode after that is like groundhog's day. Good things about it?The opening song and that's it..4 eps worth of anime and a song. If you want an anime that plays the same thing like a broken record then by all means go ahead.

First if you don't like a good acid and rude humor stay away from this show, this is one of the proposals, you may not like but he knows how to do it with mastery. Story 6 Does not pass you an touch of post-apocaliptic world that i love so much, it seems that they are only in a desert, and the end they gave to the anime was very unoriginal. Art 8 I watched and didn't feel I was seeing an anime of 2005, it's a decent job. Sound 8 I have nothing to complain about, the songs fixed well and the voicers made a competent service but nothing memorable Characters 9 What holds you attention is the dialogues between the characters like I said before if you like an acid humor do not waste time and watch this show, the main protagonist flees the clichê of the Shounen protagonist's who are full of virtues. Enjoyment 8 I hate Ecchi but in this show It is used only for good jokes and not Fanservice, "Deconstructs" well that kind of genre, however where is that great master plan? Where is the great plot twist? The end was very poorly adapted from the manga, it is a pity but I'd watch it again.

Ah desert punk. A pleasant surprise risen from its initial disappointment. I purchased desert punk with absolutely no knowledge of what it was about. The box set looked cool, the title sounded cool, the screen shots on the back were cool. It seemed like a thrilling action, so I took a leap of faith and bought it. Within the first few seconds of the opening I felt a giant sweat drop drip down the back of my head. I was infuriated, but hey I had already paid for it so I decided to give it a shot. I loved it. Not at all what I expected but a great find nonetheless. Finally a main character that takes every course of action that most of us probably would. A money-hungry, selfish, arrogant, perverted, heartless, registered sex-offender. I mean come on! What more can you ask for from your hero? And of course there is Junko's ridiculous bust that taunts you constantly, however the the nipple slip you await shall never come. Desert Punk creates its own genre. After countless visits to post-apocalyptic cyberpunk settings, and fancy Victorian steampunk environments, we find ourselves crossing the sands of the Kanto Desert and stepping into the new Desert Punk world. Nonstop gun-smoking action, creative characters, bouncing jugs, a tremendous arsenal of stylish firearms, and the most hilarious scenarios since Golden Boy.

Sunabozu is quite an interesting work despite the fact that there are a lot of ecchi scenes. Let's say it has a rather unique sense of humor. The characters are more or less endearing, and the story takes time to get going, which is actually a good thing. There is a rather mysterious aspect to the plot, although I feel that the author didn’t explore it deeply enough. it is chill. The author's style is pretty cool. The second part of the story becomes even more interesting—you can already feel it from the opening. This is a work I wouldn’t recommend to people who are bothered by ecchi content, as there is a lot of it, and some jokes can be borderline. The way events unfold is quite surprising and even intriguing. You can already sense it from the opening.

The desert is a harsh place to live in, in this inhospitable environment where commodities are scarce and the only thing constant is the lawlessness of the land, who do you trust and who should you suspect? Your closest friend could also be your worst enemy tomorrow. From this dystopian setting of a world where malice, poverty and betrayal are common daily routine, comes a surprisingly VERY comedic lighthearted tale of a young man and his even younger apprentice. Watch as this comedic duo tackle the challenges of surviving the desert, through plots of deceit and betrayal, all to earn a quick buck to repay debts they carelessly make. In a neverending cycle of earning money and losing money. But this show is more than just comedic sketches and plot twist jokes. The show has a surprisingly deep plotline and character development. Underneath the seemingly random odd jobs the characters do, the show secretly builds up a plot which engages the characters to make hard choices towards the end, something I can only describe as either the most bitter ending to a great series or the greatest unfinished love story ever told; Sunabouzu is a great watch for anyone looking for a lighthearted comedy which also has a good plot.

"Here lie the ruins of a civilization whose transgressions brought about its downfall centuries prior................................and for the survivors they clearly haven't learned a damn thing".. This story evolves around a villain called Mizuno Kanta and a girl called Koizumi Taiko. The story takes place in a post apocalyptic earth in the year around 4000. Japan became a desert and the people live under very hard circumstances . Kanta is a so called handyman, which means he takes on any job (robbery, kidnapping, odd jobs, bodyguard, etc) to make money. But Kanta is not your everyday handyman, he is very successful and made a name for himself. He is called the legendary desert ghost sonabouzo. On one of his jobs he gets to know Taiko , who becomes his pupil, together they do various handyman-jobs. Unintentionally Kanta meets many more or less powerful ambitious people and gets into a conflict with the government, this all leads eventually into a rebellion. Art: The art was nice it fit the story Sound: Was very chilling and gav ethe anime a nice vibe. Characters: Kanta Mizuno: He is a villain who does anything for money. He is a psychopath who is obsessed with sex and he is ready to do almost anything to get it. He has a bitter heart and believes the only way to live in the desert is to abuse the weak and kill the strong. There is not much character development, but his character is well defined Koizumi, Taiko: She is a 13 - 14 year old girl and Mizunos pupil. She is very talented and a quick learner. She is cheerful most of the time. She has some character development, but most of the time she remains in her role as pupil and later in the role as sensai. Asagiri, Junko: She is a handyman. She is skilled and uses sex-obsessed man like Kanta to get what she needs for her job. She is cold-hearted and money obsessed. No charcter developemnt The relations between the characters is nicely executed and it can be very funny which is a huge plus. Enjoyment: I found the show very enjoying. I would have given it a ten, it had real potential, the execution of story is good too considering that its another post-apocalyptic show.. but........ first of all there was no real character development and you always wait that Kanta change, but it will never happen. There is another major disappointment and that's the ending, this is one of those shows where you get the feeling that they just stopped in the middle of the show because they ran out of funds. The end is very fast-paced compared to the beginning, which si slowpaced, which make sit a bit unbalanced. The end is rushed and downgrades the whole experience. Overall I recommend you this because its something different you will see lots of villains interacting and you have a somehow nice plot. But you still will be unsatisfied because the ending fails.

The most obvious thing that will spring into your mind with Desert Punk is perverted, lewd crude humor. The two are synonymous and if you do not wish to see or hear this kind of humor you should turn away now. If you can get past this, however, you will find that it is a thoroughly enjoyable show. The main character, Kanta "Desert Punk" Mizuno, is your usual bad ass mercenary who is on a constant quest to get laid throughout the show. Of course, he ends up failing in his quest but the things about his fails (and even some of his triumphs) is that they are all so outrageously far fetched that you can't help but laugh at him when this happens. What only makes it funnier is the fact that Kanta is no dummy. When an enemy appears and the odds are against him he buckles down and turns into a strategically-minded killing machine. It is not just Kanta who is a memorable character but also the entire cast. There is Junko, the big breasted Femme Fatale who has him on a leash begging like a dog. Kosuna, the loyal apprentice of Kanta. The Machine Gun Brothers, Fuyuo Kawaguchi the oldest, Akio Kawaguchi the middle and Haruo Kawaguchi the youngest, who were childhood friends of Kanta. To conclude, Desert Punk (Sunabōzu) is a great show with a lot of awesome action scenes and humor. I can recommend it to anyone who can get past perverted humor.

First off, Desert Punk is one of the only anime that has made me genuinely laugh out loud in almost every episode. However, it runs into the same problems that seem to plague the comedy genre in all media. the first 3/4 of this show are just plain good fun with no real overarching plot, and more focusing on the individual day to day adventures of Desert Punk, a mercenary of the Great Kanto Desert. But in the last five or so episodes, it seems that the writers felt they needed to throw a cohesive story in to end the series off, and it results in a short story arc with no conclusion that feels like either should've been introduced much sooner in the season, or not at all. In the end however, Desert Punk was a fun time filled with hilarious characters and even better interactions, but the ending of the show seems to change the entire thing from a casual comedy to a generic post-apocalypse action show.

This is one of the series where I will recommend watching the Dub, because this is one of the rare cases where the dub is better than the original sub. This is a hilarious series, one where your expectations are exceeded constantly, the situations are absurd, while also having a "post-apocalyptic" setting where they have some things which seem like "people have a hard time living in this hell", while the main character is going crazy the next scene. To start things off, the MC is crazy perverted, but he isn't one of the "shooting blood from nose" types or the "weak characters who gets put into ecchi situations". He owns his perversions, he follows his instincts, then he gets slammed on the face and stomped into the ground afterwards due to it. The MC is crazy capable, crazy strong, almost like a one man army, but him having these big character flaws and frankly unlikable personality, makes you cheer for when he is a badass, while also cheer when he messes up and is put into a usually hilarious situation. The characters are a 10/10 for this anime. The female characters in this series are manipulative, sneaky and generally just bad people, just like all the other characters, which fits perfectly with the setting. The story itself is held up by the setting and characters, because without that it's pretty poor and most episodes turn out to be fillers which didn't change anything in the overall story. I'd give it 7.5, because the characters, comedy and setting is just so good. Art is pretty unique, the male characters are often ugly, sleazy looking, while a lot of the women also look like that (other than the few pretties, who often mess with the MC). I will give the enjoyment of this anime a 8.5-9/10. I'll be honest, once you understand that the episode is a filler, then that does take the enjoyment down a notch, but the comedy, the characters and just the overall writing makes it a joy to watch. Sound - It has suitable soundtrack for the occasion, it didn't have anything you'd listen to on your free time, other than the ED 8/10. I'll add in the English VA, which was easily a 10/10, soundtrack + VA = 9/10 for me. Overall score for me is a 9/10, it's an easy recommendation if you don't mind having main characters who are scum, but hilarious in whatever they do. Watch at least until the 3rd episode before you make your decision.

Sunabouzu is, imo, one of the best animes out there. It's got action, adventure, comedy, perverted comedy, and a good plot. Before I started watching it, I thought it would be a decently good show that didnt get a lot of traction. However, upon finishing it, I am really surprised how such a great show has a rating lower than it deserves, and isnt popular at all, even for a 00s anime. Story - 9/10 It's got a great stor in a desert dystopian setting, although the story takes half the show to develop (which I think is a common trait for most shows during this time period; first half is episodic and filled with humour, while the second half gets to the solid plot, and probably has a sad/bittersweet ending). If you like dystopian stories, or plots about humanity regressing back in time, then this is perfect for you. Art - 10/10 The thing that attracted me to the show initially was not just that it was similar to Trigun, but the artwork. The animation isnt the best, but the art and colour palette was satisfying for sure! Just showing the desert during the day, a bright yellow to represend sand, and a bright blue to represent the sky, was aesthetically pleasing. The art feels smooth, and not forced. The animation was also pretty decent, and as someone who loves 90s and 00s shows, this was all I asked for. Sound - 8/10 The first half had one of the best OP and ED easily, while the second half wasn't good imo. The background music during the show was decent, not great, but it still added to the mood of the show. Characters - 10/10 The characters made this show very enjoyable. You have Sunabouzu, the protagonist, who's extremely skilled, but equally perverted and moronic. His student, Taiko, shows a transition in character from a helpless child to a shrewd and cunning girl. Asagiri Junko is another cunning woman who uses people to make her ends meet. Amaguro is another legendary character who packs good action and humour. Overall, it's the characters that dominated the show. Enjoyment - 11/10 Overall it was very enjoyable and always kept me wanting more, which is the best thing an anime can do. It's got the setting of Trigun and the humour and characterrs of Golden Boy. Definitely a 10/10 for me overall.

Desert Punk is raunchy, funny, trashy, clever and dumb all at the same time, and while it's an unmatched example of Shonen bait, it's also unique in that I've never seen another anime that goes about it quite the same way. Much like its foul-mouthed protagonist, this show's a maverick that doesn't care what you think. Desert Punk was a nostalgic rediscovery for me, as I remember watching a fair bit of it back in the day after randomly stumbling upon it, and it's always a pleasure to dive back in to something like that. However, before anything else, I have to say this show joins those for which the dub is just simply better than the sub. The dub is transformative, and there is a lot of wit and banter that the English dub brings to the table, as well as the flawless voice casting. Now, beginning with the story, it's pretty typical for a 2003 Shonen romp. Establish the world, go on adventures and get into trouble, introduce new characters that learn and grow, get some nice filler episodes in there, then come up with a finale that leaves people satisfied. However, given that Kanta, the Desert Punk, is an amoral protagonist, the show doesn't exactly deliver on that last part in my opinion, and ends with a weird menagerie of macguffins and ending exposition that doesn't explain or justify very much. But, despite that, I've got to say the ride was fun, and the ending was absolutely in character. This anime really is about the journey, the struggle, the here-and-now of each episode, so any 'ending' as such probably would have felt weird regardless. The dialogue is hilarious, and there are so many golden moments throughout that just had me rolling, one-liners and quips are a dime a dozen in this show but each and every one was on some level funny. Also, fair warning, this show is horny. Very, very horny. Kanta is the driving force for this lustful maelstrom, and his weakness for women is paired with a general disdain for them. His character really is a rake in every sense of that term, and is deliberately written that way, but the way the women he encounters are themselves written and the way he interacts with certain women implicitly actually makes what is typically a gag trait into something more fascinating. The art itself is typical for an early 2000s anime, but I'm into that sort of thing so I loved it. The art direction is a real strength, and I find the way they decided to conceptually depict the world distinct, memorable, and engaging. Everything from character design to buildings and backgrounds, I found the world very well made and believable in the context of the show. Also, like I said, often very horny. The sound was above average for a show of its time, and it shines in the crunching of boots on sand and the whistle of bullets. The music is also catchy, while pretty limited, and the intro for the first 12 episodes is a total banger. Characterization isn't front-and-center, but is nonetheless an interesting aspect in the background of the story. Kanta is the most fleshed out- he is an unmitigated douche with no redeeming traits or qualities other than he knows how to survive in the desert and survive well, and occasionally look cool doing it. He throws his friends under the bus for a quick profit and exploits whoever he gets the opportunity to exploit. Having said all that, he is the perfect main character for this show, and has just the slightest hint of something more noble, even if that hint is always unspoken, and relegated to the furthest boundaries of his character. Everybody else sort of feels like they're caught in Kanta's gravity well. Their presence is important, it's just that this is all very clearly a show that is driven by the Desert Punk and the magnitude of his personality. Overall I really enjoyed this show- perhaps not as much as I did back in the day when I first saw it, when anime was a much scarcer commodity, but to this day it's still a genuinely fun watch. Nothing groundbreaking here, just a really solid show that makes a few forgivable mistakes, and if you can stomach the main character and appreciate the comedic value of his persona, then you're in for a good time.