The two-part OVA Puni Puni Poemy retains the tone but not the plot of the 2000 series Excel Saga. The only returning character is Nabeshin, the caricature of director Shinichi Watanabe. Poemi Watanabe has two missions: to become a voice actress and to save the Earth. When evil aliens who have tether balls dangling from their crotches kill her parents, she moves in with the nutty Aasu sisters, who command useless superpowers. As in Excel Saga, there are some funny parodies: an old fish becomes the bejeweled sword Poemi uses when she transforms into her super-guise of Puni Puni Poemi, and adoring Futaba Aasu spoofs Tomoyo in Cardcaptor Sakura. Unfortunately everything is pitched at a breakneck pace, with the actors hysterically screaming their lines over “fan service” nudie shots. The results are more exhausting than amusing. (Rated 17 and older: nudity, violence, gross humor, profanity) –Charles Solomon
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May 7, 2010
#1
the dumbest and stupidest anime i have ever seen. If you are looking for a good weird amime this isnt it get fooly cooly or anabashi magical shopping arcade.
May 7, 2010
#2
While this is billed as a “sequel” to Excel Saga, the truth is, the only characters in Puni Puni Poemi (the correct spelling of the title) that came over from Excel Saga were Nabeshin (Director Shinichi Watanabe’s alter ego) and his wife Kumi Kumi who had a small role in the series. It parodies magical girl anime (see the opening scene with a battle between Magical Girls), hero teams, anime porn and other things.
The main problem is that they quickly run out of things to parody, and turn to poor taste (they push the limits of the 17+ rating imposed by ADV). By the time of the second episode, they really have nothing much to make fun of except the anime industry itself. It probably would have been more sucessful as a 45 minute single episode than as 2 30 minute episodes.
May 7, 2010
#3
Shinichi Watanabe, the same director from the comedy anime named, Excel worked on this project and tried to re-create the crazy energy and humor into Puni Puni Poemi. Puni Poemi is a parody of other parody, so it is making fun of other animes that made fun of others. Though it sounds like a wishful paradox integrated into the storyline, the story itself is simplistic and really dumb. Poemi Wantanabi is a young girl like twelve years old who aspires to be a voice actor in the anime industry, but hasn’t been offered the job. Poemi also transforms into a super hero and fights off an alien invasion which on taking over Earth. Poemi, is super hyper and super crazy; she talks super fast and does crazy things on screen like stabbing herself with pencils, screaming at the top of her lungs, laughing and crying sometimes at the same time, bouncing around the screen more than Daffy Duck. She’s not the only crazy one though, other characters in the show are just as insane and the pacing will get you tired, there is barely a moment of peace in the two episode series. There are lots of weak jokes in attempt to create humor in which only come off as cheesy or perverted, there is some fan service but it is not very erotic, but instead is a parody of hentai anime. There is a constant [...] theme which seem out of place between all the female characters and even scenes that imply sexual activity between two underage girls. The storyline has no cohesive element so there is nothing to follow, the dialog is very stupid and nowhere near the humor of Excel Saga. Puni Puni Poemi is only two episodes long, there is some perversion in the episodes, so I cannot recommend it to anyone under 16 years of age. This was a waste of time and money. If you want comedy anime I recommend the “Excel Saga” and if you want fan service get “Agent Aika”.
May 7, 2010
#4
I had just finished watching “Puni Puni Poemy” and I was definitely suprised at some of the things that they did. I loved the “Excel Saga” series and I thought that this two episode OAV would be just as fun, but it ended up to be another sex anime for boys. Although some parts I really did enjoy, but it was too much sex oriented. I am not saying that this would be a complete waste of time. Just that it is a fan service for the boys.
May 7, 2010
#5
Im a fan of puni puni and excel saga i think there both funny. I just got volume today and thought it was amazing.This is way better then excel saga. The worst thing about this DVD is only 2episodes i mean im paying $30.99 for 2episodes what a ripoff.If it had like 4or more then i would understand. This rated 17+ for alot of reasons. They say it would offend everyone. THIS IS NOT FOR CHILDERN IF YOUR NOT AT LEAST THE AGE OF 15 YOU SHOULDN’T GET THIS LOL.