Sunabouzu

The Great Kanto Desert, a sweltering wasteland of nothing but ruins and sand, is all that remains of post-apocalyptic Japan. The once fair population has been left to cling to the inhospitable dunes for survival. At least, that is the case for normal people. For those who have spent a little too long in the Kanto sun, the desert offers a wondrous opportunity to make a name for themselves.

One such person is the masked handyman "Sunabouzu," or Desert Punk, who has forged a legendary reputation for always finishing his jobs, no matter the nature or cost. Cunning and ruthless, he has become a force of crude destruction to the other desert people. However, the "Vixen of the Desert," Junko Asagiri, discovers that Sunabouzu is not without his weaknesses—he is easily swayed by his insatiable lust for large-breasted desert babes.

Following their chaotic adventures through the Kanto Desert, Sunabouzu features a bizarre cast of personalities who entertain themselves with senseless violence and perversion in a world long destroyed by their forefathers. And just like them, they have not learned a damn thing.

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Mizuno, Kanta Main

Suzuki, Chihiro Japanese

Koizumi, Taiko Main

Saitou, Chiwa Japanese

Asagiri, Junko Main

Kotani, Tomoko Japanese

Amagumo Supporting

Wakamoto, Norio Japanese

Narrator Supporting

Ooki, Tamio Japanese

Kawaguchi, Fuyuo Supporting

Saitou, Jirou Japanese

Kawaguchi, Haruo Supporting

Takato, Yasuhiro Japanese

Kawano, Tamehiko Supporting

Masukawa, Yoichi Japanese

Shimada Supporting

Kishi, Yuuji Japanese

Tech Supporting

Saizen, Tadahisa Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Watanabe, Takashi Producer

Watson, Barry Producer

Inagaki, Takayuki Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation

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Apr 10, 2024

AshwinBhaskar_C

Recommended

What a breath of fresh air!
i know its an old anime, but the art style holds up, fantastic voice acting , i say that the voice acting that carries the entire show, all voices fit perfectly, its like gintama, the voice actors make the anime shine, highly recommended

Is the story unique?
yes

If it was predictable
No, i did not know where the hell it is going

Do you think the art style is fitting for the story?
... absolutely

Were the characters well-rounded?
yes!

Did they have flaws and strengths
Its a ruthless world and all are flowed, if you are nice you are screwed.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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May 16, 2023

xdvr

Mixed Feelings

Starts really well, and then bottoms out.
It gets severely problematic around the 2/3rds mark, and then they fix it in the only way they can, and the last 1/3rd is pointless waste of time.

The humour at the beginning is good - very crude, definitely ecchi, and definitely pervy teenager oriented, but I remember being that age. As the episodes continue they try to edgelord Sunabouzu and as they all do... he becomes deeply unlikable. A real shame.

There are some absolute stand out episodes where Sunabouzu/Kanta is written correctly, and is great, played well for the fool he is, but also good natured and ... good hearted. They missed a total beat and instead went with the edgelord and messed it all up. There are some surprisingly observant gender politics in amongst this tho - for instance where Taiko calls out Junko for being the crappy manipulative women she is. Makes a change from the normal rubbish of Holy Women that is often inflicted upon us.

Animation and style are great.
One of the few dust punk things to exist, so gets extra points.

Great original OP and as seems to be traditional with anime they throw this away in the second half for an awful one.

There's also a few moments where I'm pretty sure they've stolen the Monkey Island Scumm Bar music, which... well you get double monkey bonus points for having the brass monkey balls to steal a piratey theme from a bunch of pirates!

I don't regret watching it, I didn't feel like giving up, but it's definitely flawed, and could have been a lot better.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jul 8, 2020

stmwg01

Not Recommended

Quick take: oof.

The major problem with Sunabozu is that the storyline seems to lack a finite point. Indeed, several plot points are introduced and many seem to be still untied at the end. This is all assuming you get past the first few episodes.

You see, Sunabozu is a nightmare to watch during the first ten episodes or so. The episodic stories are bland at best, but mostly they’re just horrific. I honestly considered dropping after the first episode. Ironically, if you can make it past these beginning episodes, you’ll find that the story begins to take a nice climb into good territory. Things start ... to shape up quickly in episodes 11-19 and I was beginning to think that the show might end on a high note, a welcome treat to the suffering I endured. Kanta and Kosuna's relationship blossom into a pupil-student relationship worth watching, Junko Asagiri begins to show she is more than just tits and the plot becomes genuinely interesting. Then you’re treated to an incredible spiral of shit that just leads you to either confusion, frustration, anger or some combination of all three at the end.

“But this ecchi,” you say. “It's not about the storyline.” I suppose. While ecchi isn’t my first choice of genre, I generally don’t mind dirty jokes. Furthermore, the deeper and more twisted the joke, the funnier it becomes to me. Yet, most of Sunabozu's “jokes” are what I spent my days thinking about at 11 years old. Truthfully, there are only so many times giant-tits-to-the-face is funny. Most of the jokes are over used in the front half of the show. You see, as the show goes on, they seem to tone down the ecchi and it just makes the first few episodes stick out like giant sore thumbs.

Then there’s the art. Oh, dear God. The characters are drawn well enough for an early 2000s anime, but the background is so repetitive. Sure, it's a desert, so there should be some repetition. Yet, not so much that literally everything is identical. Honestly, at least in the first part of the series, every ghost city is the same building.

Interestingly enough, I think the soundtrack is pretty awesome. This might legitimately be the only point that I have to praise. Most of it, especially early on, is a fusion of funk and jazz. It really works well for what's being depicted. I would go out of my way to listen to some of the music again. However, the voice acting (Japanese) is painful. If I have to listen to Kanta or Kosuna laugh one more time, I might drown myself in Junko's tits. Not laughing of course, because I’ve seen that joke before.

Characters are mostly well developed, but their arcs don’t seem to lead anywhere. Sprinkle in some bullshittery at the end and you'll realize that except for Kanta, you were never given a reason to care about any of the characters. Actually, including Kanta, because any feelings you had for him will be stripped like a handyman in the desert. Yeah, all this leads to mediocre characters at best. Honestly, the show could have benefited from more Junko air time, even if it meant sitting through more tit-to-face jokes. I felt like she was one of the most well developed characters, no pun intended, and the lack of her use was wasted throughout the series.

Sunabozu is a mediocre show, that gives you some enjoyment, has storyline that teases you more than Junko's tits, and has mediocre, over used sexual innuendos that I would've used as material when I was eleven. The only reason I would suggest Sonabozu is for Junko and you'll find that she’s absent much of the storyline, so it's probably not worth your time.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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