Magical Witch Punie-Chan

Dark, twisted, tainted and through'n-through madness. If you are not a fan of dark humour and twisted jokes you will not enjoy this series. But, if you do enjoy stories and gags which are just completely wrong, in every little way, then you will love this show, because it delivers encore upon encore of wretched, bizarre and just plain evil jokes and enjoyment. There is no overall plot really, the story revolves around the heroine, Punie Tanako, who is sent to the human world from her home-world of "Magic Land", to study and grow stronger so that she can eventually inherit the title of Queen. Andthat's about it, the rest of the show is just glimpses of how the little girl deals with everyday life in the human world. So if you're hoping for an epic plot, you won't find it here. What you will find however is great, great and once more, great characters. Punie is just the epitome of awesome in every possible way. Not only is she adorable and cute, but she's also so gruesomely dark and sinister, sadistic and cruel and just blatantly evil that you'll fall in love with her at first notice. This is aided when her murderous mascot (who very much would like to cut her throat) appears and adds even another layer of comedic madness to the show. You'll get to see Punie abuse her friends, mercilessly insult them without a second thought or concern for their feelings and of course, get to see her trademark wrestling/submission moves as she breaks joints and limbs recurringly. The opening-theme and animation is also simply wonderful. The cheery tune and peppy beat makes for a nice contrast as we get to see the little hellraiser dance around while the background is set on fire, while smiling ever so innocently, almost laughing I would imagine. The sound is clear and the voice-acting is fits in perfectly. You'll even find a certain audio-based gag in the episode where Anego (one of Punie's "friends") go on a date with a boy, if you listen close enough that is. The voices fit the characters very well, and as usual the seiyus have put emotion and effort into their characters, making them very enjoyable to listen to. In conclusion, faint of heart should not watch this, and people who value their childhood dreams about fairy tales and magical kingdoms should also probably stay away. But everyone else, who likes to laugh, should definetely, without a doubt, watch this as soon as they can.

Dai Mahou Touge is an hilarious, parodic series from the original manga adaptation. To start things off, it has no actual plot other than what is being stated in the synopsis, it features some hilarious parodic moments from a few famous movies and series and its generally a short series consisting of 8 episodes in total. (2 episodes of 12mins each in one). Considering the series is somewhat plotless, I'm gonna talk a bit about Tanaka Punie. Well to start it off, she really is the queen wannabe from her magical land considering she has a candy stick as a magical weapon and her wellknown, all famous 'submission' move where it either kills the person and the person comes back to life the next day or paralyzes the person in which making us think they are dead. But really, none of us can hate her considering she brings us serious laughter and joyful entertainment, weather she is in a happy or in a cold-blooded killing mood. Each episode are just merely daily school life activities where she gets accustomed to the living on Earth. While it may seem the events look ordinary, the parody events plays a major role. A few examples of these parody events includes famous cut scenes from the Initial D series and the Alien and Deer Hunter movies. If you still think this is an original comedy, well you are in for a treat. In conclusion it's for all comedy lovers or for anyone in general.

"Lyrical Tokarev, Kill Them ALL!" I've decided that I like magical girl series. Nah, not the cutesy, childish stuff. The super-saccharine, gleeful murderous type. Split personalities, bloody messes, broken bones, and ultraviolence; now that's what I want to see! Well, it turns out there's basically a whole genre devoted to this dark, twisted inversion of magical girls, and Punie is top of the stack. Punie Tanaka is a girl sent by her mother, the queen of Magical Land, to study on Earth for a year in order to... hone her "queenly" skills. These apparently consist of: Cheating, ruining lives, destruction, sending your entire school to thehospital multiple times, and foiling near constant attempts on your life as the next-in-line to the throne by your pet, classmates, bitter rivals, unhinged monsters, and even your cute little moe blob twin sisters. Punie don't take no crap from nobody, and if anyone gives her any lip, she puts them in a submission hold and breaks their legs in seven places! I think she went to the Ice T school of the streets: TALK SH!T, GET SHOT!! ----- Anyways, Punie is a very short (eight 13m episodes combined into four OVAs), rough and tough romp through the mean streets, and is it ever fun. If you enjoy dark humor, movie and tv parodies, and bone cracking destruction- this will drop a bomb on the mark. Punie has some great movie references, including a whole segment ripping off Apocalypse Now's famous helicopter scene, complete with Flight of the Valkyries! Punie, rather than allowing the class to learn that she's too stupid to do 8th grade math, calls in a nuclear strike on the school that will eliminate everything in a 100 million mile radius... only to be assisted by Paya and an Air Force pilot flying an Apache helicopter, who attack and destroy the classroom, including killing most of the students! This gives Punie just enough time to erase her dying friend Tetsuko's name off her paper, write hers in, and pass! Some other quickies: Paya, in bouts with his PTSD and subsequent split personalities, has flashbacks to Vietnam with a pair of Full Metal Jacket and Platoon references. Another episode features an extended Initial D parody starring Anego, which is just plain hilarious. It's moments like these that every episode has that keep the laughs rolling, whether Punie is breaking every bone in her opponent's body, or keeping up her false, bubbly personality while meting out sweet vengeance on her attackers. It's all very episodic, and sometimes characters even die, but they're sure to come back (probably a cruel spell cast by Punie to bring them back to life and prevent the easy way out through death.) I have to say that the English dub is easily twice as funny as the Japanese, as well, with Veronica Taylor as Punie and Dan Green as Paya. Ms. Taylor absolutely nails the cutesy facade Punie puts up and at the same time sounds absolutely murderous when she gets serious. The additions to the script include more pop culture references, for added hilarity. Overall, a very funny, if too brief series. Definitely an underrated gem.

Story: 5 (Mediocre) The story is simple. Punie (the main character) is sent to Earth by her parents (more willingly by her mother) for one year before she is eligible to become the next queen of Magical Land. To use her time on Earth wisely, she gets enrolled in a school. While there, she meets a few enemies with whom she encounters in battle over the course of the show. Note that this anime is a parody, so the story is supposed to be terrible. Art: 6 (Fair) Colours are nice, Character designs are decent, and the animation isn't bad, but sometimes the frames go by a tadfast in a lot of scenes, making it a little awkward to watch. Sound: 4 (Decent) What can I say? It's average. The OP and ED are both nothing to call home about, and the ambient tracks played throughout the show are really average, though they do fit their respective scenes. Characters: 3 (Poor) Unfortunately, the only good character design is Punie herself, but at least she has some sort of depth to her (and by depth I mean a split personality on opposite poles). Although a few side characters get some backstory, so that's something. Enjoyment: 8 (Very Good) The majority of enjoyment comes from the comedic aspects of the show (though the fight scenes are surprisingly well done). This is where the show shines the brightest; from silly jokes to crazy situations to random characters with even more unexpected behaviours, Dai Mahou Touge is one funny anime! Overall: 6 (Fair) If you are looking for a short and hilarious anime and nothing more, then I urge you to watch this. It'll make you laugh for sure :) Any other reason and it's not really worth it.