Sunabouzu

Name: Sunabouzu
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Ecchi, Sci-Fi
Released: 2004-10-06T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 7.36

Desert Punk

砂ぼうず

7.36(57,968)

Rank#2723

#1741

TV24 ep.Finished Airing24 min per ep

The Great Kanto Desert, a sweltering wasteland of nothing but ruins and sand, is all that remains of post-apocalyptic Japan. The once fair population has been left to cling to the inhospitable dunes for survival. At least, that is the case for normal people. For those who have spent a little too long in the Kanto sun, the desert offers a wondrous opportunity to make a name for themselves. One such person is the masked handyman "Sunabouzu," or Desert Punk, who has forged a legendary reputation for always finishing his jobs, no matter the nature or cost. Cunning and ruthless, he has become a force of crude destruction to the other desert people. However, the "Vixen of the Desert," Junko Asagiri, discovers that Sunabouzu is not without his weaknesses—he is easily swayed by his insatiable lust for large-breasted desert babes. Following their chaotic adventures through the Kanto Desert, Sunabouzu features a bizarre cast of personalities who entertain themselves with senseless violence and perversion in a world long destroyed by their forefathers. And just like them, they have not learned a damn thing. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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AMVP

May 19, 2008

Recommended

On the surface, there's not much to get about Desert Punk. The potential for fanservice and action is apparent from the get-go. What might not be as evident is the depth of the characters: in particular that of Punk's sidekick, Kosuna. She proves the perfect foil to both Punk and Junko (the show's primary source of /e/). Another character perk is the show's superb english dub and localization, which I'd actually recommend over the origional Japanese audio. For all the show's other shortcomings (underwhelming animation at times/ derivative plot tangents), the interplay between characters is enough to watch it to the end; which is, Imust say, one of the most appropriate and satisfying endings to any anime I've ever seen.

HybridMedia

November 24, 2012

When first knowing about this anime and reading/watching other reviews of the series, it’s a space western that much akin to Trigun and there are some major comparisons to that show, which we’ll get into later and believe it as looking into Desert Punk, you’ll recognize some similarities to it. In the future, Japan is a wasteland. In the Great Kanto Desert, scattered humans eke out a living in the hot sand. Among them, a short-statured man they call "Sunabozu (Japanese version)" or “Desert Punk (English Version)” – real name being Kanta Mizuno makes a living as a bounty hunter. Like a demon of thesand, he seems unbeatable. Yet, like all men, he has a particular weakness for the opposite sex. For characters, Kanta is a selfish, arrogant, sex-addicting, boob-obsessed, crude short perverted asshole…….and that’s what I like about him. Yeah, most of the traits I sometimes loathe in most characters, whether in animation or live-action form within my heart and he’s the protagonist but at least he’s being straightforward with his intentions. He isn’t trying to be the hero of the wild west of Japan. He’s doing this to survive by any means necessary although sometimes he can mess it up by being his somewhat normal self. Then there’s Kosuna – real name being Taiko Koizumi, the later apprentice of Desert Punk as he defeated her old apprentice The Shimmer Sniper and she begged him to be his apprentice and he accepted her offer……mostly after she shown him a picture of her large-breasted mother….or some woman that she claims to be her mother. Yeah, she’s whiny and seems like she can’t handle being a mercenary but as the series progresses, her character strength and motivation grows. Speaking of big breasts, there’s Junko Asagiri, known as “The Vixen of the Desert” and the female rival and sexual desire to Desert Punk as she often uses her sex appeal to get her way and every other time, DP tries to cop a feel of her very large breasts and yes, he does get slapped and beaten for that. She does contribute the fan service part of the series but it never gets that risqué or close to a Hentai. It’s more eechi but not so annoying, you’ll get turned off. There is Rain Spider, who is equivalent to DP when it comes to combat and he is not to be fuck with when you tried to run away from him and he’s quite humorous in his scenes, especially that one particular scene. There are other supporting characters like the Machine Gun Brothers, who are childhood friends to Desert Punk but they even know that he’s an asshole and there is their sister Natsuko, who is also DP’s childhood friend and (you guess it!!) wants to fondle her breasts especially when they were young and you wonder why the Machine Gun Brothers would want to kick his ass. Now the show’s perverted humor and okay timing has been made a staple of this series and it did a decent job of delivering on that but halfway of the show, it completely does a 180 and the tone changes in some areas, just like Trigun. However, somewhat like that aforementioned series, the execution of changing the tone did a little hit or miss. For example, the first opening theme completely fits the first half of the series much like the opening theme for Trigun fits for the first half of the show but once the serious episodes begin, that theme feels so inappropriate and out of tune. The second opening theme of Desert Punk just got out of the way with showing “Tits and ass” at first and then “Shit gets real, y’all”. The animation was done by Gonzo and this was actually done with a budget that didn’t run out of money that fast. There might be small hiccups that are hardly noticeable and has the post-apocalyptic/western clash that looks like it came out of Mad Max minus the Thunderdome. The background music plays some orchestral sounds for the action & serious dramatic moments while most of the time it plays something that sounds like it’s coming from a soft core porn but it’s passable at best. The FUNimation dub was an earlier but satisfying effort with actors like Eric Vale as the title character. Luci Christian does sound a bit whiny as Kosuna but it feels more suited within the character and Kenny Green surpasses all expectations as Rain Spider. Other actors such as Callie (or Stephanie, I don’t know which) Young, Jamie Marchi & the other FUNimation extras are very acceptable in their parts. FINAL VERDICT: It’s rude, crude, unabashed, shameless, and yet it’s hilarious. Yeah, most of the characters (especially one in particular) you don’t know whether to like or question or loathe but it’s so unconventional that you wouldn’t really care less about it. For most people that would be fans of eechi titles, this one is something I would say to check out but I wouldn’t rush to get it just that quick.

literaturenerd

February 15, 2019

Not Recommended

Time for another episode of banned review theater! I fully admit I wrote some short and shitty reviews when I was first starting out. I was at a very busy point in my life and could usually only spare 30 minutes to write a review. This was one those I wrote to vent stress when I was in medical school. I'm bringing this one back because it holds perhaps my favorite reason for being removed. It was too mean spirited and hurt the feelings of the Desert Punk fandom. There is just SO much wrong with this. Firstly, the Desert Punk "fandom" is about 5people. Even if you found Desert Punk amusing, nobody considers this a masterpiece or should feel personally insulted that some random guy didn't find it funny. Highly rated reviews that insult popular anime far more brutally and directly insult fans are allowed to stay. For the love of God, the lead review mod for 4 years was our beloved Veronin, who is usually a tad more harsh and condescending than I am. Oh well, the past is the past. It's now time for a bad review to return! Gird your fee fees Desert Punk fandom! Story: 1/10 The story is about a mercenary called the Desert Punk, who is a legend in the post apocalyptic wasteland of the future. The Punk goes on many random adventures and adopts an obnoxious little brat because he hopes that one day she will become a hot chick that he can bang! It is essentially a brainless, screwball comedy meets an echii ero series. Charactes: 1/10 The only real character with development is the eponymous Desert Punk and he gets really old, really fast. He is like having Carrot Top as the main hero of an anime! One of the most annoying characters I have ever seen. period. Art: 3/10 The art is sort of decent for 2004, but not that great. I guess its better than anything else in this painful to watch piece of shit! Sound: 4/10 The soundtrack is meh. At least it isn't as bad as the story and characters. Enjoyment: 1/10 Desert Punk is an obscure series for VERY good reason. It's a comedy that isn't funny. It's not even remotely funny at any point! It isn't erotic, so you should be bitch slapped for even trying to jack it to Desert Punk! It isn't exciting, moving, let alone thought provoking. It simply doesn't have any merit whatsoever. The only thing this series accomplishes with gusto is how god damned annoying it is! Overall: 2/10 I've seen a LOT of bad anime, but Desert Punk is way up there on my shit list. No wonder ADV films went bankrupt. They picked a few good series to adapt, but then they also picked the worst shit in existence like Najika Blitz Tactics, Jungle de Ikou, and Desert Punk! If you ever see a copy of Desert Punk for 3$ in a bargain bin, RUN! You run your ass off! Or, if you are a man or woman of great courage, destroy it. I personally recommend dousing it with kerosene and setting it on fire!

mdude009

May 22, 2012

Recommended

Once in a while you come across a show, a show that's so stupid and pointless that you can almost hear your brain cells screaming in pain as they slowly die. Desert Punk takes that idea and cranks it so high your brain will shrivel up in a matter of seconds, and that's why the show is so good! Screw deep plots! We need more high speed shotgun and tit action! Story 7/10: Desert Punk's main theme is this, a midget mercenary known as the demon of the desert (aka, "desert punk" or just "the punk") goes around the post-apocalyptic great Kanto desert doing thejobs no one else will do with a near perfect success rate (unless tit's get in the way). That however is the theme and background really since Desert Punk doesn't really have a plot, most the episodes are just random skits following those guidelines. And it works great, Desert Punk is nothing but crazy action, vulgar humour, and tit's, if you're looking for a deep show with a complex plot search elsewhere, but if you want something that will make you laugh so hard you'll cry you're in luck friend. Art 9/10: Lets get the boring stuff out the way first, the backgrounds. The show takes place in a post-apocalyptic desert and therefore all the backgrounds won't really vary all the much from your basic brown and other shades of brown. Now that that's out of the way lets move on to the good part, the character design! Most modern anime follows a basic template for characters where they all look the same, pointy chin tiny nose pretty boys. Desert Punk takes that template, whips its ass with it, and then sends the shit stained paper back to who gave it to them. Almost all the characters in Desert Punk are (for lack of a better term) ugly, Kanta (the punk) is a short little bastard with big eyebrows, massive ears, a fat round nose, and generally sporting a massive shit eater/psychopath smile, he looks kinda like a rapist monkey at times. And it don't stop with just the punk, everyone in this show looks like they've been beaten to death with the ugly stick, and it fantastic! In a world where almost every anime character looks like the exact same pretty boy seeing characters like it is beyond refreshing. Sound 10/10: This show has one of the most memorable soundtracks I've ever heard in anime. It's the kind of music where you hear the first half second of the song and suddenly jump up and yell "that's the Desert Punk song!" and then slowly slink back into your seat to avoid the confused glares you're getting from everyone around you. But does memorable necessarily mean good? No. Does it mean good in Desert Punk's case? Hell yes, this music is awesome. And now for the acting, good god the acting. Generally my opinion on dubs is this, the reason to watch a dub is so you don't have to read the subs and miss half the action. Is that the case with this show? Not at all. See most dubs will attempt to stay as true to the original script as possible, problem is Japanese jokes and sayings don't really translate well and as a result the dub just seems off. However the people dubbing Desert Punk decided "here's the basic gist of what they're saying, now make it sound good in English!" The finished product? A dub that might just be better then the sub (blasphemy!). Let me give you an example, in the original Japanese he says "crap, better retreat for now" and in the English dub he says "remember kids, a smart man knows when it's time to RUN LIKE A LITTLE BITCH!" Another problem is that English voice actors half ass like they aren't even being paid to do it, fandubs usually have more emotion. But with Desert Punk the actors really are giving it their all, and you can tell just from their performances that they're actually enjoying their work from once. Character 9/10: Dear god, the characters, I don't even know where to begin. The characters in Desert Punk... Well there are no good guy characters (except one, but he gets sold into slavery to a gay guy), every character in Desert Punk is more or less, a completely asshole. Kanta, the main protagonist of the show, is a bigger dick then most villains in anime. He is overly-horny, treats everyone like shit, acts like he's the greatest person in the world, he isn't just a jerk, he is the living incarnation of the word jerk, and that's what makes him so great! This is a character you're supposed to hate, the kind of character you're supposed to look at and say "I want you to die!" but in the end you just end up loving this fucking guy. The same goes for most the other characters, the odd part is the characters you generally end up hating the most are the ones that in any other anime you would consider the good guy, like Stryker (the dude who Kanta sells to a gay guy). Characters are definitely the strong point of Desert Punk. Enjoyment 10/10: This can really go both ways. Do you hate vulgar humour about sex, do you consider the thought of a bunch of goons getting covered in a massive trucks worth of shit and vomiting their guts out to be just plain disgusting? Then you will hate this show. But if you're like me and enjoy vulgar humour that has no real point then you will laugh to death watching this show. Overall 9/10: Desert Punk is a show that takes every cliche in anime, eats it, shits it out on to a plate, and then forces the modern romance anime market to eat it. Watch this show, it might just end up being one of your favourites.

Xinil

January 29, 2007

Recommended

First, let me point out the fact that if you don't like crude humor, don't bother watching Suna Bouzu (Desert Punk). This anime is filled with perverted, ecchi, and all around hilariously funny jokes (which may or may not offend some people). Don't let the comedy be the deciding factor though, as this show has some great action scenes. Kanta seems like an original Joe Blow, and quite the idiot at times, but when the going gets tough, he pulls through with some miraculous skills and finesse. The story lacks a little somewhat through the middle of the series, but picks up a lot towards theend. Animation isn't top notch but it's plenty good to enjoy. The music is fun and suits the action sequences well (though it isn't anything memorable). The characters are by far the biggest attraction to Suna Bouzu. Kanta is the most perverted guy on the planet and it's rolling on the floor funny. Kosuna (his apprentice girl) has quite a few great moments too. For the most part, this is a happy "feel good" series. You'll enjoy the time you spend with it, and you'll enjoy the laughter it brings you. Giving this series a 9 is without a doubt warranted on my part. So, in conclusion, if you're not put off by insanely crude humor and ecchi jokes/scenes (the scenes aren't too terrible, nothing more than underwear at times), definitely give Desert Punk a try. The Japanese voice cast is amazing, so don't settle for English dubbed.

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