Customer Reviews

Desert Punk: Box Set (Viridian Collection)

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This is a fun item that needs a low-brow sense of humor to appreciate. I enjoyed it quite a bit but I did think the profanity often didn't serve any purpose.

The style of entertainment you get from this is comparable to "Wild Arms" or "Those who hunt elves". Though neither of those are as lewd as this is.

Some dialog is so painfully funny (at least from a guys perspective) that I actually had a tear in my eye from laughter.

There is a scene very early in the anime where the anti-hero of the show meets another mercenary who is generously endowed with a triple X sized bra cup. He speaks to her, and in about ten seconds he manages to make a statement that both greets her, and at the same time uses every possible slang synonym for "large breasts" in the entire english lexicon. It was quite funny.

This anime doesn't take it self too seriously. Which is good because it makes the humor believable.
A statement "remember this from episode one" is actually said by one of the characters. That the characters are aware they are in an animated series, states definitively that this shouldn't be taken too seriously.

Also the large bouncy breast thing is over done but it doesn't seem to get tired the way it did in "Mizuki Chronicles" (Which I thought was total crap for many reasons but two come to mind that relate to this anime. Not only did the "Mizuki Chronicles" take itself WAY too seriously, almost every single female in the entire show had triple D sized overly bouncy mammaries).

Thankfully "Desert Punk" only has one set of ridiculously sized breasts to work with and it is enough to be fun yet not insulting to ones intelligence.

Is it a work of art? Well... you'll have to judge... I would argue no... worth a laugh? Yes.

This really isn't appropriate for kids in my mind. I'll let my son watch it when he turns sixteen.

It is good for a laugh and the box set quality is comparable to "Trinity Blood", "Basilisk", or "Avenger". The collectors tin is nice too.

Over all it was good, and I liked it, but like "Trinity Blood" it is a bit pricey for what you get.

I have seen alot of anime and this one I have to say ranks in the top ten of the comedy section. If you like sexual inuendos and good old dirty humor then this is one for you.

I thought it was very entertaining, if you take it for what it is and don't pick it apart the story is brilliant. The setting kind of reminds me of Trigun even some of the combat in the sense that there are a lot of good gun fights. Also there's some adult humor in it but it's on an almost childish level. Funny none the less though.

I had never heard of Desert Punk before seeing it here and reading the reviews. I don't regret this purchase at all. Its kind of childish , but definitely not for kids. The humor catches you off guard and sometimes I'm like "Did they really say that". So if you want a 6 disc set thats not too much more than a new release movie , then buy this set. You get several hours of viewing , a collectors tin and cool art. A win in my book.

when I was recommended this series from a friend. I dodnt know what to exspect. but I must say it was highly enjoyable. the characters were well written, the action scenes kicked ass, and it had one of the most interesting plot twists out there. If ya like post apocolyptic series like Trigun, this is your bag.

This is about a young man who wanted to become famous only a few things are on his mind making a name for himself getting rich women and paying off his debts he go through the seert finding guns and such he can sale doing jobs to pay back his debt he finds a kid who he mentors he gets in trouble because he a womenizer and always thinking about women the ending was good its kinda action gun shooter type story he finds himself in alot of trouble yet gets out its fun to watch worth having

I just LOVED this DVd collection set. I can not tell you guys how funny the Desert punk anime program is.. The humour is really hilarious and the jokes are out there- it has a little crashness but it is not lewd- funny yeah--- and the stories are good and usually contained within each episode- which i like. If you like the City hunter anime - then you would like this- becuase both heroes are searching for "a good time" if you get me- and both seem doomed as they fight bad guys and just TRy to get a little loving on the side-- haha- Watch it- i loved it

Hilarious anime, and for the first time that I've seen, the liberal English dubbing is actually better than the more exact translation.

Great purchase! Thats all I can really say I watched this series non-stop for 3 months because i loved it so much. I am happy that I purchased this set.
The set comes in crappy little plastic cases, but that doesnt take away from the quaility of the show. Im not much for purchase presentation when it comes to movies, as long as the picture is high quality and the show rocks. which it does. This review probably wasnt very helpful, but i assume that anyone thinking about purchasing this collection has seen the show and is just debating wether or not to shell out the cash-do it!

Desert Punk is basically a little anime series about a bounty hunter who calls himself the Desert Punk, who is trying to make a living in a post-apocalyptic wasteland that is one enormous desert. while it sounds unorigional on the surface, this isnt your typical bounty hunter anime. its very heavy on the comedy scale, with one very, very hateable, yet loveable main character. the script is bursting at the seams with creative, hilarious dialouge and unforgettable quotes. so much, in fact, that in the bonus features, they had to throw in montages of used and unused jokes/quotes/bloopers from the show!

Oh yes, Desert Punk is by far, the funniest anime I have ever seen. Although the humor isnt for everyone. its crass and extremely rude. in fact, I can pinpoint that the most enjoyable aspect of it for me, was watching Punk be a cruel, perverted, manipulative, cynical, smart-ass jerk to nearly everyone in sight. Though the other characters besides Punk are also pretty funny, respectively. one last note on the humor, though: do NOT watch with the Japanese Dub. it isn't even remotely as funny as the English Dub...

The first half of the series is really laid-back and just mostly short stories of the utmost fun-ness. and later in comes a very interesting and unexpected plot appearence with a little more of serious tone... but the humor is still there.

The bonus features are quite gratuitous on these discs!! you get Desert Punk-style parody posters of famous movies, trailers, bloopers, punkisms, optional censorship of a few of the episodes, japanese interviews, character bios, and even more stuff! AWESOME.

There is action in desert punk, but calling DP an "action anime" would be as misplaced as calling Anchorman an "action movie". yes, the action is pretty cool, if you can excuse a few still frames. and overall, the character designs and artwork all look great.

All in all, its nearly a perfect anime if you're into this kinda thing. the quote in the review title is an actual quote from the DP bloopers reel, and gives you quite a good idea of what to expect in the show and expect alot of it if you decide to watch it.