Mayonaka Punch
Mayonaka Punch | |
真夜中ぱんチ (Mayonaka Panchi) | |
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Genre | Comedy[1] |
Created by | Dōga Tōkō Shōjo |
Manga | |
Written by | Dōga Tōkō Shōjo |
Illustrated by | Tomomi Usui |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Magazine | Young Ace |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | March 4, 2024 – present |
Volumes | 1 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Shū Honma |
Written by | Hideaki Shirasaka |
Music by |
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Studio | P.A. Works |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | Tokyo MX, AT-X, KBS, SUN, TUT |
Original run | July 8, 2024 – present |
Episodes | 12[2] |
Light novel | |
Written by | Tsuzuro Hibi |
Illustrated by | Tsukasa Kotobuki |
Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
Imprint | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Published | July 20, 2024 |
Mayonaka Punch (真夜中ぱんチ, Mayonaka Panchi, lit. "Midnight Punch") is an original Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works. The series is created by Dōga Tōkō Shōjo and directed by Shū Honma, with Hideaki Shirasaka serving as screenwriter, Ryōta Arima adapting Tsukasa Kotobuki's original character designs for animation, and tape and Raku composing the music. The anime premiered in July 2024. A manga adaptation illustrated by Tomomi Usui began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine in March 2024, while a light novel adaptation written by Tsuzuro Hibi and illustrated by Tsukasa Kotobuki was published by Fujimi Shobo in July 2024.
Premise
[edit]Masaki, a "NewTuber", is kicked out of her existing group due to punching one of her collaborators. Desperately seeking to rebuild her online reputation, she meets Live, the leader of a group of vampires, who is obsessed with sucking her blood. Masaki makes a deal with Live: if she helps her go viral and attract 1 million subscribers, Live can feed on her.[3]
Characters
[edit]- Masaki (真咲)
- Voiced by: Ikumi Hasegawa[4]
- Live (りぶ, Ribu)
- Voiced by: Fairouz Ai[5]
- Ichiko (苺子)
- Voiced by: Yuina Itō[6]
- Fū (譜風)
- Voiced by: Hina Yōmiya[7]
- Tokage (十景)
- Voiced by: Hitomi Ueda[8]
- Yuki (ゆき)
- Voiced by: Ai Kayano[9]
- Kikka (橘花)
- Voiced by: Chika Anzai[10]
- Otomi (乙美)
- Voiced by: Reina Kondō[10]
Media
[edit]Manga
[edit]A manga adaptation illustrated by Tomomi Usui began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine on March 4, 2024.[1][11] A single tankōbon volume has been released as of July 2024.[12]
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | July 4, 2024[12] | 978-4-04-115055-9 |
Anime
[edit]On January 26, 2024, Kadokawa Corporation and P.A. Works announced they were producing the original anime television series,[1] which premiered on July 8, 2024, on Tokyo MX, AT-X and other networks. The opening theme song is "Gimi Gimi" (ギミギミ) performed by Live (Fairouz Ai), Ichiko (Yuina Itō), Fū (Hina Yōmiya), Tokage (Hitomi Ueda), and Yuki (Ai Kayano), while the ending theme song is "Henshū-ten" (編集点, lit. 'Edit Point') performed by Masaki (Ikumi Hasegawa).[10] Crunchyroll licensed the series in the Americas, Africa, Europe, Middle East, the CIS, the Indian subcontinent, and Oceania.[13][14] Medialink licensed the series in East and Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.[15]
Episodes
[edit]No. | Title [16][17] | Directed by [16] | Written by [16] | Storyboarded by [16] | Original air date [18] |
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1 | "The Canceled Girl and the Sleepy Vampire" Transliteration: "Enjō Musume to O Nebō Vanpaia" (Japanese: 炎上娘とお寝坊ヴァンパイア) | Shū Honma | Hideaki Shirasaka | Shū Honma | July 8, 2024 |
2 | "Starting a Channel! Good Morning from the Dead of Night!" Transliteration: "Channeru Kaisetsu! Mayonaka Nanoni Ohhayō !" (Japanese: チャンネル開設!真夜中なのにおっはよー!) | Tatsuya Sasaki | Hideaki Shirasaka | Shū Honma | July 15, 2024 |
3 | "A New Member Arrives! DEAD or ALIVE" Transliteration: "Shin Menbā Kanyū de Deddo oa Araibu" (Japanese: 新メンバー加入でDEAD or ALIVE) | Tomoaki Ohta | Seiichiro Mochizuki | Shū Honma | July 22, 2024 |
4 | "Who Will Be the Star of the Next Project?" Transliteration: "Tsugi no Kikaku no Shuyaku Fū?" (Japanese: 次の企画の主役はWho?) | TBA | TBA | Shū Honma | July 29, 2024 |
Light novel
[edit]A light novel adaptation written by Tsuzuro Hibi and illustrated by Tsukasa Kotobuki was published by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint on July 20, 2024.[19]
See also
[edit]- Ya Boy Kongming! – another anime series directed by Shū Honma
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 26, 2024). "P.A. Works Reveals New Original TV Anime Mayonaka Punch". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ 真夜中ぱんチ Blu-ray BOX. mayopan.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ TVアニメ「真夜中ぱんチ」2024年7月8日(月)より放送決定!キービジュアル&PV第2弾公開!. mayopan.jp (in Japanese). June 2, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (March 4, 2024). "Mayonaka Punch Original Anime Casts Ikumi Hasegawa as Protagonist Masaki". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (March 5, 2024). "Original Anime Mayonaka Punch Casts Fairouz Ai". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (March 6, 2024). "Mayonaka Punch Original Anime Casts Yuina Itō". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 7, 2024). "Mayonaka Punch Original Anime Casts Hina Yomiya". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 8, 2024). "Mayonaka Punch Original Anime Casts Hitomi Ueda". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 9, 2024). "Mayonaka Punch Original Anime Casts Ai Kayano (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c Cayanan, Joanna (June 2, 2024). "Mayonaka Punch Anime's 2nd Video Reveals Theme Songs, More Staff, July 8 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ P.A.WORKSオリジナルアニメ「真夜中ぱんチ」7月放送、動画投稿者たち描く. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "Kadokawa Corporation" 真夜中ぱんチ (1) (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Cardine, Kyle (June 18, 2024). "Crunchyroll Summer 2024 Anime Season Lineup Announced!". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Moo, William (June 18, 2024). "Crunchyroll Announces its Summer 2024 Anime Simulcast Schedule". AniTrendz. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "🌻 Medialink July 2024 New Anime Line-Up 🌻 🌙 MAYONAKA PUNCH is arriving on Ani-One Asia!". Ani-One Asia via YouTube. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Sutōrī|Terebi Anime「Mayonaka Panchi」Koshiki Saito" STORY|TVアニメ「真夜中ぱんチ」公式サイト [Story|TV Anime "Mayonaka Punch" Official Site]. mayopan.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Watch MAYONAKA PUNCH - Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "On'ea|Terebi Anime「Mayonaka Panchi」Koshiki Saito" ON AIR|TVアニメ「真夜中ぱんチ」公式サイト [On Air|TV Anime "Mayonaka Punch" Official Site]. mayopan.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ コミカライズ・ノベライズ発売決定!. mayopan.jp (in Japanese). June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Mayonaka Punch (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga series
- 2024 manga
- 2024 anime television series debuts
- 2024 Japanese novels
- Anime with original screenplays
- Comedy anime and manga
- Crunchyroll anime
- Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
- Kadokawa Shoten manga
- Light novels
- Medialink
- P.A.Works
- Seinen manga
- Television series about social media
- Tokyo MX original programming
- Vampires in anime and manga