Mayonaka Punch Episode 1 Discussion

A pretty unlikeable MC lol, hopefully there's some sort of reasoning/explanation or redemption mini arc in this show, wouldn't be a fan if she stayed stagnant or her actions and words got swept under the rug in favor of this new relationship with the vampires. I was waiting for she to show some humility, even just a tiny bit, but nope lol

Ok since no one has mentioned it

Masaki REALLY looks like that Vtuber Inugami Korone, what I mostly focused on throughout this whole episode

@WSlav I'm not going to read this wall of text and I'm not going to talk about what this show will and won't be. I'm just asking that you don't jump to conclusions based on the first episode alone, because that either raises or lowers expectations too early, turning further viewing of the show into a biased attempt to tailor the narrative to what you've already come up with for yourself. With subsequent disappointment if it turns out to be false. People fall into this trap all the time, myself included. Both themselves and through the fault of the creators themselves in some cases.

But in case you were wondering, yes, people jump to conclusions REALLY easily. For example, any show with two female protagonists will instantly be labeled yuri. Well, simply because if a show has two female leads, then it will definitely be about romance between them. So no need to argue with me about vague "general themes and aesthetics" just because you need a new reason to continue arguing with me.

>I'm not going to read this wall of text
>proceeds to write a longer wall of text

bro who gives a fuck about how the show was promoted, let people make their own theories and comparisons

When will PA Works move away from all-female cast anime. Buddy Daddies was the last decent anime they produced, now they’re just churning this crap. We have more than enough every season

@Animillion Such gross exaggeration. Like, why? You are on an anime aggregation site. It takes like 4 clicks to see that 7 P.A. Works last 8 seasonals aren't all-girl shows, and the 1 that I am granting you has a recurring male character. And to say that there are more than enough all-girl shows? By that logic, there are more than enough romcoms, harems, and isekai. If you hate all-girl shows, maybe try not watching all-girl shows.

When will PA Works move away from all-female cast anime. Buddy Daddies was the last decent anime they produced, now they’re just churning this crap. We have more than enough every season

@Animillion
The last decent anime they produced my ass.
There are a few exceptions (that I personally still like) but they've been on a roll since Kuromukuro.
As for for what you're saying: less whining and more putting your money where you mouth is.

@Fail_Man_X Maybe if fewer people started watching those anime they wouldn’t keep producing as much as they do, but that won’t happen because they’re the ones that tend to attract an excessive amount of attention. If you count just how many there are this season alone you’ll understand what I mean, not just limited to PA Works this season. And even in the shows with some male characters, they always make them cardboard characters with little effort put towards them because they just want to sell the waifus.

@Animillion I count........4. I get that that is 4 too many for you, but there are more than enough action and romance shows if you'd rather watch those

@Avvenirista Good for you. I completely disagree but you do you. Idk what you mean by “putting your money where your mouth is” in this situation since there’s nothing I can do about how this anime girl stuff has infested the brains of everyone. It’s clear there’s too much interest that they’ll keep churning this stuff in favour of other more quality series that could be made. It’s become just like isekai fatigue except worse. Also, PA could’ve shoved this stuff to the side and focused on a sequel to one of their few good works like Kuromukuro, but no they just left that for dead.

@Avvenirista Good for you. I completely disagree but you do you. Idk what you mean by “putting your money where your mouth is” in this situation since there’s nothing I can do about how this anime girl stuff has infested the brains of everyone. It’s clear there’s too much interest that they’ll keep churning this stuff in favour of other more quality series that could be made. It’s become just like isekai fatigue except worse. Also, PA could’ve shoved this stuff to the side and focused on a sequel to one of their few good works like Kuromukuro, but no they just left that for dead.

@Animillion You're just complaining about the gender of the characters and not actually criticizing the show. What about this first episode was bad at all? It was a fantastic first episode.

@Animillion
There's nothing you can do? I already told you to put your money where you mouth is.
If you want more TV series like Buddy Daddies then fork over the money and support the series by buying the home video releases and goods, because nothing else matter.
And what even is your argument here? In your first post you were saying that ''we'' have enough TV anime series with all-female casts airing every season and then you go and contradict yourself by saying that said TV series with all-female casts are constantly produced because the viewers' appetite for such series is never sated?

@Avvenirista “ TV series with all-female casts are constantly produced because the viewers' appetite for such series is never sated?”. Yes this is true. People can’t get enough of their anime girls. If you seriously believe that the gender doesn’t matter, you’re being delusional. These series can exist obviously, but then balance things out with an equal quantity of series with good and very popular male characters as well in non-action anime. I fail to see that balance.

To give a more focused look, name me a recent music anime with primarily male characters that reached the heights of popularity and mass appeal of Bocchi, GBC, K-On, Sound Euphonium, etc. And your lie in April doesn’t count either because the guy wasn’t the selling point.

As for spending money, I purchase manga and merch of some of the series I like but not DVDs because of streaming.

@Animillion
''If you seriously believe that the gender doesn’t matter, you’re being delusional.''
What are even going on about here? I never claimed that, I just showed you that your argument makes absolutely no sense.
And you're kidding me with this balance thing? You're not owed any such thing, your personal entitlement has no value.

@Avvenirista I realize I’m not entitled to anything other than my opinion, which I’m trying to share here. I’m trying to hit home the frustration that all that sells is this type of stuff or shounen and that there are barely any good and popular male characters nowadays every season. I like my fair share of female characters (in non all-female cast anime) too, but all we get is cardboard cutout male characters a majority of the time that are ALWAYS outshined by the female characters. I’m not sure how you fail to see my point about this when it’s just a fact.
I know it probably sounds like I’m lashing at you and sorry, but I’ve been so bitter about this stuff ever since a series with an actual good male mc (Tokyo Ghoul) failed to get a remake it deserves yet a plethora of mainly female cast anime remakes and new adaptations were announced. I’ve said my piece, I’ll just be quiet now…

@VillettaNuSimp I’m not denying what I’m complaining about. In a vacuum this show may be ok, but that’s not my point. It’s clear that male characters will be getting the short end of the stick in non-action anime

@MUIGaryuu Who told you there would even be romance in this lmao? Not to mention, this show isn't even the melancholic Sol like Call of the Night.

i honestly don't understand what's popular anymore. that brainrot anime has a score of 8, but this one is at 7, doesn't make any sense.

@VillettaNuSimp I’m not denying what I’m complaining about. In a vacuum this show may be ok, but that’s not my point. It’s clear that male characters will be getting the short end of the stick in non-action anime

@RobertBobert if you don’t see that there was at least impied feelings for the main chick, from the vampire girl, than you are watching with your eyes closed. She specifically wants HER blood. Because she was DREAMING OF HER NAKED

@crystalblade13 Well, if she is NAKED, that explains a lot. It's not like vampire stories repeatedly play with the implications of vampire hunger, yes. Or that anime has ever used loopholes to add fanservice somewhere. And I will write again if this is still not clear. Don't start this argument again if you don't like it (although some will still continue to argue that I am the one deliberately looking for debates). It's not that difficult. Perhaps new episodes would provide some new arguments in favor or against this, but for “some” reason this must be imposed as the only correct theory right NOW. You literally mention the same scenes over and over again because this is only the first episode.

@VillettaNuSimp Not all CGDCT shows are all-female and this show isn't CGDCT anime. Because also not all all-female anime are CGDCT. However, PAWORKS did noticeably lower the level of their original titles after their anime like Iroha or AnoHana were replaced by generic adaptations of non-existent CGDCT manga. Especially when they produce two of these shows in one season. For example, if we forget about the generic comparisons to Call of the Night just because of the one flying scene in this episode, you can easily see that this show looks like a more adult and edgy version of Vlad Love (which couldn't even get TV screentime). Especially if it is yuri bait.

I don’t have any negative feelings towards this show, but can it earn the same attention and recognition as at least Aquatope or their show about the maids gang? I doubt.

@RobertBobert it’s possible that there won’t be any actual yuri, and that’s totally fine. I’m just stating that the show clearly is baiting in that direction with the vampire girl so far

@RobertBobert my guy half the episode was the vampire literally thirsting over the youtuber girl