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• Actors: Artist Not Provided
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Funimation Prod
• DVD Release Date: February 28, 2006
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BZ8ICQ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #23,902 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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The slapstick sci-fi adventure Desert Punk (2004) takes place in the distant future, when the Kanto Plain (the site of Tokyo) has become a barren desert where daytime temperatures top 120 Farenheit. Kanta Mizuno is known as Sunabouza, the Desert Punk: part hired gun, part repo man, and part solider of fortune, he's a crack shot and expert tracker who'll do almost anything for a buck. But beneath his mask and hat, Kanta is just a sawed-off adolescent with a breast fixation: he gropes and ogles every female unlucky enough to cross his arid path. The desert setting and hero who vacillates between deadly skill and randy silliness suggest the filmmakers were trying to create another Trigun, but Desert Punk feels more like Burn Up Excess. Its endless jiggle shots and crude comments will delight adolescent males and infuriate feminists. (Rated TV MA, suitable for ages 16 and older: violence, violence against women, profanity, nudity, sexual humor, including allusions to rape and masturbation) --Charles Solomon

Product Description

Enter a decimated world deep within the desert, where a less-than-noble hero fights for less-than-noble causes and chases a voluptious love interest for less-than-decent reasons. A world where war is a way of life, sarcasm is mode of communication and the unexpected is always on the menue. With Desert Punk's strikingly realistic weaponry, darkly comical tone and gritty character design, this much anticipated series trailblazes a bold new direction in both story and style for traditional anime.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fan-Service and Fowl Mouths, March 4, 2006

By	Antonio D. Paolucci "Collector of Entertainment" (Beaver Falls, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Desert Punk, Vol. 1 - Into the Desert (Limited Edition) (DVD)

Desert Punk is one of those anime that just really isn't needed, but is hilarious nonetheless. Filled with plenty of over-the-top fan-service (the kind meant to draw laughs more than to titillate) and a very liberal translation from Japanese to English, it takes ridiculousness to new levels. Besides simple hilarity, though, it has some great moments of action and a unique style of animation, hinting at classical but keeping with the more modern standards.

The story follows a young bounty hunter known as the Desert Punk--or Kanta--as he sifts through The Great Kanto Desert in the attempt to find his bounty. Though the world is destroyed (like in a lot of anime) Desert Punk is perfectly suited to the harsh weather as he wears plenty of special gear and carries with him enough weaponry to start a war. But what he isn't prepared for is the occasionally beautiful woman, and he will often dive into things he would normally leave alone all in an attempt to impress the ladies. In this volume, he meets two such women, as well as a couple of skilled bounty hunters out to claim the prize of Desert Punk.

Now for the DVD. Funimation is the king of special features, as they don't just settle for text-less openings and closings (though in this case, this is actually a good special feature since the opening and closing are funny and informative). This DVD contains the original Japanese extras, as well as a few American produced extra features including cast auditions, character profiles, and an edited version of Desert Punk that's actually kind of funny. Beyond that, the limited edition version has a camo hat for those of you interested in anime memorabilia.

Because the fan-service in this series can be a bit extreme at times, and the language goes just to the fringe of the "f" word without saying it, I can't really recommend this to a younger audience. But if you enjoy anime like New Cutey Honey, Mezzo, or Golden Boy, then Desert Punk is definitely something you might want to check out. Also, if you're a GONZO collector, then I'd recommend Desert Punk to you as well.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, hilarious, and irreverent, May 31, 2006

By	Edward Swing "blackdaggr" (Laurel, MD USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Desert Punk has a style which is somewhat unique, both visually and audially. The visual style fits the desert environment and the bleakness well. Weapons are realistic, and there are enough harsh sunlight scenes to make you feel like you're in the desert too.

The characters are fun too. The Desert Punk is an adolescent boy who has earned his rep as Demon of the Desert, but is easily distracted by beautiful women. Junko, the siren with massive bounciness, provides both fan-service and a distraction/rivalry for the Punk. Then there's Rain Spider, an ominous debt-collector. Each character is a fun character without being too stereotypical.

The audio tracks were hilarious. Since most characters didn't have visible lips, it allowed the voice actors to be more liberal in their translations. The English-dubbing crew must have had a blast, particularly Desert Punk's actor. Listen to his lines while distracted by Junko, and you'll bust a gut too. Just don't let kids watch this one.

The extras on the disc are also good. They include voice-actor auditions, a making-of short about the live-action title sequence, and even a short segment from Mr. Stain.

There were a few drawbacks on the disk, though not with the story. The first one is apparent as soon as you start up the disk - previews that you cannot skip or fast-forward through. The voice actor auditions were a nice touch, but it would have been nice to see something aside from the logo for the entire set of auditions.

Overall, a good disk, and a lot of fun.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this is awesome and should be given a chance, March 2, 2006

By	A. Chapdelaine "film collector" (california) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

i bought this dvd only seeing a trailer for it on my samurai 7 collection. let me tell you it was well worth the risk and the dollar. this is a very dark comedy style of anime. it stars a young hero (in a sense) forging his way through life in a desolate desert. his only companion is his trusty shotgun and bag of tricks. don't be fooled though he also encounters other forms of life that spark his lustful interests and his undying thirst for money. i will say this about the desert punk he is quite perverted so if you don't like anime with bouncing breasts every 5 minutes this probably isn't for you. there's also a big piece of the description of desert punk that i'm leaving out but that's for you to find out. it's very suprising. i highly recommend this for any adult anime collector.