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Panty and Stocking is not your usual anime. I know many of you have read this before but it is true. The characters, the artwork-everything about it manages to stand out from most animes.

Story: 7

Pretty much, Panty and Stocking are fallen angels who are kicked out of heaven for being bitches and to get back they must kill all of the ghosts haunting Daten City. These ghosts are not your usual floating bed sheets. These ghosts are composed of actual crap, throw up, and one even has breasts that squirt some sort of cream. If you don't have a strong stomach, I wouldn't recommend ... watching this series. Aside from the ghost hunting, Panty and Stocking tend to get themselves in pretty silly situations. One whole episode is dedicated to them sitting in their living room, complaining about their hunger, and having random conversations. That's all there is and it still managed to be one of my favorite episodes.

Art: 9

If you've seen the main image for this anime, you would know that the characters aren't the slightest bit close to the usual anime style. Panty and Stocking are short with thick legs, exaggerated hair, huge hands, and not all that curvacious bodies. Even though it doesn't follow the usual "kawaii-desu" style most animes try to pull off, it's beautifully drawn and it's not like Panty and Stocking are unappealing to look at. Then we have the girl's transformation scenes when the girls are given revealing outfits to barely cover their suddenly tall, statuesque, and overall sexy forms. This style of art occurs rarely, almost playing as a cock tease for all the otakus and weeaboos who are displeased that these girls aren't always drawn this way.

The scenery is also fairly cartoonish. Daten City is the slightest bit similar to Townsville with tall buildings and plenty of clouds.

Sound: 9

Oh god, that soundtrack. Panty and Stocking surely isn't an anime filled with bubblegum pop themes. They scrap this for techno meets electronic meets dance music filled with literal sex moans. Yes, you heard me right. Try looking up "Pantscada" and having a drinking game over how many moans you here. No, better yet look up "Juice".

The OST still has a few mellow songs. "Chocolat" is appropriately sweet and cute with some gracious French. "Fallen Angel" is definitely one of the best ending themes I've heard a long with a strangely cheery animation of Panty and Stocking being put through death traps while they bob their heads to the music. What I love about the music is that not a single song is even in Japanese. Each one is fairly well spoken Engrish which may be a reference to how Panty and Stocking at times speak.

Character: 7

Panty and Stocking would be nothing without it's outrageous characters. Panty is the oldest of the two and is a violent, underwear gun totting, nymphomaniac, who says "fuck" at least three times per episode. There's also Stocking who is a gothic lolita who adores sweets and has magical socks that turn into katanas.
The supporting characters involve Gaterbelt (who appropriately wears a garter belt). He's a black, afro priest, who also happens to be a pedophile. Chuck is practically Gir on more drugs and Brief is the awkward, Panty obsessed loser. Then there's Scanty and Kneesocks who play as evil but more well mannered counterparts to the angel sisters.

The characters are not meant to be looked up to as role models. All the characters are mainly composed of flaws and that's what keeps them interesting. What I love about Panty and Stocking is that they are practically mock the moe-moe-kawaii desu-oops my underwear's showing for the twentieth time-characters. They aren't meant to be super cute or moe and that's what makes them likeable. They aren't tsuderes or the overly clumsy girl, they're them. You can't label these girls under a specific stereotype. If you do, I would surely love to know how in the world it was possible.

The only downside to the characters is that they never develop. I guess this is supposed to be a part of it's comedy but it's a bit of a downer to see the characters start and finish the way they always were.

Enjoyment: 9

Boy does this show entertain you. There's always a plethora of dirty joke after dirty joke for the viewers and the action is fairly generous and well animated. Unlike High School of The Dead or Rosario Vampire, Panty and Stocking doesn't need to give you handfuls of fanservice every five seconds to keep you watching. They use their crude sense of humor to carry on the plot. The jokes do get overwhelming though and I did at times wish for a joke that wasn't filled with innuendos and swears.


Overall: 9

A great anime series for anybody looking for something fun, raunchy, and different to watch. If you want to find an anime filled with cute, fapable characters, with all the waifu material in the world, you're looking for the wrong show.

We've had this setup numerous times be it movies, video games, or even a good example of this, "The Walking Dead." I'm not going to waste my time comparing Highschool of the Dead to other media. That would be a waste of time and besides, we both know what you're here for. Is this anime worth watching? I have mixed feelings about it the same as most reviewers, but here is my opinion.

Story: 5
Like I said, the story isn't a hundred percent original. Still, It's quite rare to find it in anime. I actually think this is the only anime about a zombie outbreak. ... Still, the good thing about these kinds of stories, is that you're able to manipulate it into anything you want. Personally, I find a fast paced survival story to be the best route.Highschool of the Dead did do this, but the whole apocalyptic setting and turmoil of possibly being turned into a zombie snack seems to wear down as the plot continues. Was there action? Yes. Was there horrific flesh eating? Of course. Did it happen to anybody important? Anyone we even care about? No, no, and no. The main flaw within the plot is that nobody we truly get to know gets killed. Nobody in the main cast really gets that close to dying. For me, that made the story a little too predictable to have the characters always be in the right place at the right time while their poor background characters are doomed. I feel that the story would be better developed if the writers were willing to sacrifice their cast a little. It makes the whole outbreak a lot more terrifying to the viewer.

Art: 8
I admit, this anime did have some great artwork. All of the characters have unique and attractive appearances. The scenery is even better. One scene in particular are the characters in a truck, driving through the city. There are plenty of blossom petals and shots of the sky throughout and it does get you involved in the peaceful moment. The lighting is very well done as well and the animation surely is brilliant. Every bit of action is animated at its best through each splash of blood and sword swipe. The only downfall of course is the fanserivce. Fanserive is everywhere in this anime. No matter how well drawn, all the girls having humongous breasts and incredibly airy skirts that lift at the slightest movement takes away from whatever scenery there is. I'm going to go back on the truck scene again because this scene is pretty but is mildly ruined by the small panty shot given by Rei as she sits on the truck. There's also a very important scene between Takashi and Saeko that allows a bit of character development and is also intense. Still, this scene is riddled with fanserivce as well (one scene involving Takashi grabbing her breast for no reason at all).

Sound: 7
The VA isn't anything fantastic, but they at least did a good job on emotion. The script wasn't pure gold or anything with great dialogue (cough, cough, Bakemonogtari). At most, it was okay.Still, the opening and ending music is pretty good. The opening is fast pace and really gets you into the action-adventure mood of the series. My only complaint is that the guitars gets a little too crazy at times and just sounds messy. The ending themes aren't much but are appropriately calming and slow paced.

Character: 5
There's honestly not much to the characters. Most are dull at best, not having that much of a personality or even likeable traits. The best character was probably Kouta who was a gun specialist. He had a lot more personality and was a major help to the group. Takashi is the usual leader/sane man/chick magnet. He's not bad, just not that memorable. Rei is overall pretty whiny, usual ending up in bad situations when she needs to be saved, though she does prove herself sometimes. Saya is pretty annoying, being a complete smartass throughout most of the story and not really changing as it goes. Saeko was the most complex of the girl characters, having an interesting back story of intense sadism. She was at least the most helpful and used her abilities for the best. Alice, was average though I admit you kind of have to feel bad for her. Then there's characters like Shizuka who you wonder why hasn't died since the first episode. This woman is useless and pretty much a walking pair of breasts for the animators to obsessively exploit any time they can. Besides her occasional nursing and driving, nothing she does really effects the story.

Enjoyment: 8
If there's one thing Highschool of the Dead does, it entertains you. It doesn't leave you hanging very long on climatic moments and each action scene is interesting even if it is filled with bouncing breasts and panty shots.

Overall: 6
This anime isn't anything fantastic but it's not bad. It certainly will never be a must see or anything I'll consider re watching. It's a shame the sequel I skimmed over isn't even used to develop the plot. That entire OVA is to remind us once again of how big the girls boobs are...again. Highschool of the Dead is given a simple plot but instead of the willingness to sacrifice characters and delve deeper into the issue of how the zombie outbreak even started, they give you boobs, butts, and exploding heads.