Puni Puni Poemi

Ahhh Shinichi Watanabe strikes again! Ole Nabeshin, along with his wife, brings to us Puni Puni Poemi! This is another of Watanabe's spoof shows, this time focusing in on Sailor Moon, Lesbians, and tentacles! This show has it all: Action, spastic comedy, drama (As a dear character from Excel Saga perishes) and tentacles! If you liked Excel, or just need some laughs, then Puni Puni Poemi is the choice for you. Look for it to be distributed by ADV Films shortly.

This is a 2 part OAV spin-off from "Excel Saga" and I dare not compare it to that series as it will pale. But if you take PPP on it's own you will find much to enjoy. Don't fault me for not really going into plot with this review as the plot is really secondary to the parody of other anime, manga, and heinti. It's manic energy, zaniness, hyperness, and spot-on parody will most likely win any Anime fan over after a small while, I do take issue with the characters making asides to "fan service" every now and then as it's more "faux" fan service because there's no follow through in that respect. But maybe that's just another joke. And that may be as the jokes and gags come so fast and often that no one will be able to catch on too them all on the first watch.

My Grade: B

Where i saw it: Anime Network on Demand

Trust me, even if you have seen Excel Saga, you still won't understand this, because there is nothing to understand. Its just a bunch of crazy stuff happening. This is a crazy take-off of Excel Saga, and since Excel Saga was absolutely crazy to begin with, Puni Puni Poemi truly takes no prisoners. Whilst something like FLCL is insane, this is insane for different reasons. Puni Puni Poemi is more of a 'duh!' kind of insane, with doors opening upwards instead of outwards and super-fast talking schoolgirls, in fact, it is almost impossible to describe just how utterly insane this anime is, just watch it, but be prepared to be turned totally brain-dead.

The first time I saw this was at an anime club meeting at my local library. The hosts told us this would be funny... they also said it'd be kind of dirty... I wanted to see just how dirty.

I got my answer days later when I rented this DVD, and believe it or not, the commentary was even sicker than the show itself.

Still I like sick humor, and if you can, watch all three versions. (Commentary, English and Japanese) Be warned, though: those of you that can't handle insanely fast dialog, sexual themes, weird tentacles on human characters or just plain gross humor, don't even pick this one up.

If you can though, this one's for you.

8/10

Be warned: this review is coming from someone who had never seen the Excel Saga and someone who only watched this because it came with Crunchyroll's mystery box of animes. I personally didn't like it, but that's not to say other people will. This anime is wacky, random, over the top, and just plain weird. They break the fourth wall a lot, so the creators are aware of what they made is absolutely absurd, which is good to know. I'd be scared if they thought otherwise. So yeah, I didn't like it simply because I don't enjoy those qualities, at least not the amount found in this anime. If any of those qualities sound appealing to you, then I cannot recommend this more. It will not disappoint, as long as you like this kind of anime.