The first episode of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt has delivered what was expected – crazed ero-action with plenty of “s*x” in an American style.
Opinions range from “better than some shit moe anime for creepy otaku” to “Panty sex and defecation in only the first episode makes this a quality title” and “Stocking has quite a pair” – apparently approval. The general tide of opinion appears to be quite positive.
Some are however hoping for some ero-scenes in the show’s immaculate anime parody style:
The risqué content has not come without its costs – according to Gainax, due to “very challenging content” the third episode barely avoided cancellation at the hands of station censors. Raunchy content in a school setting is apparently at fault, although just what the problem is will have to wait some time to become clear.
It's a lot of fun for what it is. It is basically a Genndy Tartakovsky anime if he did anime instead of being restrained by the constraints of the western media as far as animation goes.
Great music, great production values and nice, Genndy style of animation.
Incoming irrational hate for Panties in 3..... 2.... 1....
I agree Canadane. Power Puff Girls Z also looked like 'more mature' version of PPG, but it felt like it was more for the younger audience than the ironic/sarcastic original Power Puff, which I actually think is best received by an adult to pick up its intracacies. Either way, I liked PPGZ a lot.
But this Pantie show to me is what PPGZ could've been like if it was unleashed for a more adult audience.
first things first:
you can exclude the transformation scene from everything i write.
it was awesome, and i'm not even into magical girl shows.
i as looking forward to this but i really had to force myself through this.
first episode consisted of people getting covered in shit and other people puking because of the stench.
i'm not offended or anything, and i watched HotD for the sillyness despite all the hate (and i usually don't even like fanservice shows) but i really don't get what's supposed to be funny in this.
there's not a single scene where i could say "ok, not my humour, but i can see why people could laugh about this"
alltogether it was just boring for me.
OPINIONS!
also something with such a simplistic art could have had way better animation than this low framerate stuff.
of course i don't want CG but it was really choppy sometimes.
i just like the drawing style way to much to drop this after just one episode and will watch up to ep3 to give it a chance, i guess, but this one was just underwhelming.
My first impression: Genndy Tartakovsky meets OH! Super Milk Chan and Pretty Cure. And I didn't like it. Ignoring the poor, obviously Western-influenced animation, the 'who-gives-a-flying-shit' story, mediocre pacing, and the godawful toilet humor really put it out of me. It got literally two short laughs out of me for jokes I can't even remember. Boring shit to me.
The show is overrated just like high school of the dead was last season.
People are just over reacting because the animation is more "americanized" thus different from what we usually see & thus people come to the conclusion that "different" is better.
Just like how a zombie anime is different from what we usually see people went into a crazed frenzy saying it was the best anime ever.
It's the same with Panty & stocking.
I dunno I loved Highschool of the dead, I normally hate such anime, am in the fence still about Queens blade it hurts my ehad...no not that ehad the top one..and no I no haz dick for head... or brains...I has no brains....
But damn it has a solid balance of wit,fan service and seriousness.
I could give rats ass about the animation style of this one. I checked it out since I've seen the trailers for it and looked crazy and random as hell and thats pretty much what I got. Also I got some of the best humor in a while. Also about HOTD, WTF DID YOU EXPECT? Have any other zombie movies been anything else then mindless entertaiment? No. So why would this be any different?
There's a huge difference between Anime and Cartoons.
It's mostly due to the difference between Eastern and Western perception on who the target demographics are.
Anime is aimed from everyone from children to adults. Which is why anime aimed at children such as Pocket Monsters even included a lot of sexual innuendo and suggestive scenes in the original Japanese broadcasts.
Meanwhile Cartoons have been tarnished by adults with the distinctive believe that cartoons are only for children, and should never include anything else but material for children. If they see anything mildly suggestive, adults in Western countries will tend to call the companies and complain non-stop. Smoking scenes were edited out of Tom & Jerry DVDs because a large number of parents were complaining that it would influence their children. Family Guy is slightly breaking the mold, but realistically most viewers for that show are usually teens and poorly monitored underaged children.
Hahahaha ur wrong bout cartoons... WAtch drawn together, harvy bird man, sea lab, robot chicken, titan maximum, south park, futurama... King of the hill etc... E en though most of them I pointed out are shitty famous american comedy it doesn't changethe fact that there not meant to be aimed at children
I've seen many Anime, some of those Anime have hooked me on the first episode, but Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt is the only one so far where I had my mind blown (sexual innuendo intended?) from episode one.
It's completely insane, stupid, and weird, and I FUCKING LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
That first episode wasn't Mind Rape, it was Mind Sex I didn't know I wanted! My mind is ready for the next episode, but my body will never be ready.
Also I already love Panty. Nuff Said.
(Also, has anyone else noticed that in keeping with the American style of animation, the OP is only 30 sec like an American cartoon, not the 1 min 30 sec that most Anime have?)
The entire time I was watching it I was confused. I felt like I was watching a cartoon on Saturday morning from my childhood, but they were speaking Japanese and it was very racy... And I'm not sure whether to classify Panties as a total fucking slut, or totally awesome. Hmm....
you're twelve and don't belong to this place. get some brains and pubes..
unless you're a very obedient and willing loli/shota ... (we'll pretend we read 21 instead of 12)
Hmm might have to check this one out..
It's a lot of fun for what it is. It is basically a Genndy Tartakovsky anime if he did anime instead of being restrained by the constraints of the western media as far as animation goes.
Great music, great production values and nice, Genndy style of animation.
Incoming irrational hate for Panties in 3..... 2.... 1....
Gainax pull one hell of a rabbit out of there hat.
this is a damned good mix of east and west.
One thing i am still wondering is their actual age, and whether America will actually even consider this "morally challenging" cartoon.
I reminds me of Powerpuff girls. And I'll admit to watching that, as it was pretty funny. But this show is clearly aimed a bit more at adults.
I agree Canadane. Power Puff Girls Z also looked like 'more mature' version of PPG, but it felt like it was more for the younger audience than the ironic/sarcastic original Power Puff, which I actually think is best received by an adult to pick up its intracacies. Either way, I liked PPGZ a lot.
But this Pantie show to me is what PPGZ could've been like if it was unleashed for a more adult audience.
Only Hindenburg/Hindenberg made a good rendention of an "adult" ppg
At first, I watched it for the lulz,
Then I watched it for more of their transformation bit,
And somehow, I watched it till the end....
You work in mysterious ways, Gainax.
Now I want more.....
@anon 15:39 Like hentai they are probably "18"
first things first:
you can exclude the transformation scene from everything i write.
it was awesome, and i'm not even into magical girl shows.
i as looking forward to this but i really had to force myself through this.
first episode consisted of people getting covered in shit and other people puking because of the stench.
i'm not offended or anything, and i watched HotD for the sillyness despite all the hate (and i usually don't even like fanservice shows) but i really don't get what's supposed to be funny in this.
there's not a single scene where i could say "ok, not my humour, but i can see why people could laugh about this"
alltogether it was just boring for me.
OPINIONS!
also something with such a simplistic art could have had way better animation than this low framerate stuff.
of course i don't want CG but it was really choppy sometimes.
i just like the drawing style way to much to drop this after just one episode and will watch up to ep3 to give it a chance, i guess, but this one was just underwhelming.
They can drive, they have to be 18. ^_^
they are "angels", i think they aare ageless
Wow, totally unexpected but best shit I could call "anime" this year.
Whenever I see that green pet-like thing, I think "Invader ZIM".
at first I didn't think I'd like it because it just looked like Powerpuff Girls hentai...
eventually you stop caring because the show is too hilarious.
I love that weird shit. ^_^
Just saw the first episode. The action was great, and you can't beat magical girl transformations that include stripper poles.
@ 15:39 03/10/2010 If I were you i wouldn't want this to be over the US, can you imagine a parent picking this up remembering the original ppgs?
You can bet there will be some controversy as to how an "innocent" cartoon became so "adult".
I'd love to see such a controversy in moralist pseudo prude USA, the greatest porn producer of the world.
My first impression: Genndy Tartakovsky meets OH! Super Milk Chan and Pretty Cure. And I didn't like it. Ignoring the poor, obviously Western-influenced animation, the 'who-gives-a-flying-shit' story, mediocre pacing, and the godawful toilet humor really put it out of me. It got literally two short laughs out of me for jokes I can't even remember. Boring shit to me.
Completely agree. It needs more story and less crude humor. Underwhelming to say the least, I'd say.
If we saw this in America it'd be on adult swim.
That said, about their age: they both graduated high school. Albeit, the one in heaven for angels.
Considering the century-long waiting list for Stocking's special cake she received, if it was similar when she ordered it, she could be pretty old.
The show is overrated just like high school of the dead was last season.
People are just over reacting because the animation is more "americanized" thus different from what we usually see & thus people come to the conclusion that "different" is better.
Just like how a zombie anime is different from what we usually see people went into a crazed frenzy saying it was the best anime ever.
It's the same with Panty & stocking.
Overrated bull shit.
Shippoyasha knew what he was saying when he said, "Incoming irrational hate for Panties in 3..... 2.... 1...."
I dunno I loved Highschool of the dead, I normally hate such anime, am in the fence still about Queens blade it hurts my ehad...no not that ehad the top one..and no I no haz dick for head... or brains...I has no brains....
But damn it has a solid balance of wit,fan service and seriousness.
I could give rats ass about the animation style of this one. I checked it out since I've seen the trailers for it and looked crazy and random as hell and thats pretty much what I got. Also I got some of the best humor in a while. Also about HOTD, WTF DID YOU EXPECT? Have any other zombie movies been anything else then mindless entertaiment? No. So why would this be any different?
But... Different IS BETTER.
Protip: Anime = Cartoons
Don't act like he wasn't doing anything different, his just wasn't porn.
I dunno Anime tends to be better balanced in demographics cartoons tend to target children and thus the content tends to suck.....
cartoon tends to be the lower quality
american old cartoon is way better
There's a huge difference between Anime and Cartoons.
It's mostly due to the difference between Eastern and Western perception on who the target demographics are.
Anime is aimed from everyone from children to adults. Which is why anime aimed at children such as Pocket Monsters even included a lot of sexual innuendo and suggestive scenes in the original Japanese broadcasts.
Meanwhile Cartoons have been tarnished by adults with the distinctive believe that cartoons are only for children, and should never include anything else but material for children. If they see anything mildly suggestive, adults in Western countries will tend to call the companies and complain non-stop. Smoking scenes were edited out of Tom & Jerry DVDs because a large number of parents were complaining that it would influence their children. Family Guy is slightly breaking the mold, but realistically most viewers for that show are usually teens and poorly monitored underaged children.
Hahahaha ur wrong bout cartoons... WAtch drawn together, harvy bird man, sea lab, robot chicken, titan maximum, south park, futurama... King of the hill etc... E en though most of them I pointed out are shitty famous american comedy it doesn't changethe fact that there not meant to be aimed at children
Personally, I don't care what anyone says...
I've seen many Anime, some of those Anime have hooked me on the first episode, but Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt is the only one so far where I had my mind blown (sexual innuendo intended?) from episode one.
It's completely insane, stupid, and weird, and I FUCKING LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
That first episode wasn't Mind Rape, it was Mind Sex I didn't know I wanted! My mind is ready for the next episode, but my body will never be ready.
Also I already love Panty. Nuff Said.
(Also, has anyone else noticed that in keeping with the American style of animation, the OP is only 30 sec like an American cartoon, not the 1 min 30 sec that most Anime have?)
I knew I was going to love this. ^_^
especially when they destroy a ghost. That was hilarious.
I knew I was going to love this. ^_^
I don't think Genndy Tartakovsky is into shit jokes.
Did you just pull that from ANN? lol
It's fucking totally worth it... This shit is LEGIT.
This is a legit shit
I remember watching the PPG way back in 1996...
This show gave me that nostalgic feeling...On the ero side~
Watch this show...You won't regret it~
Yeah. Gotta love the pantsu wearing demon head.
I did and it's pretty fucking awesome.
The entire time I was watching it I was confused. I felt like I was watching a cartoon on Saturday morning from my childhood, but they were speaking Japanese and it was very racy... And I'm not sure whether to classify Panties as a total fucking slut, or totally awesome. Hmm....
Panty is... an awesome slut, I guess. ^_^
The "transformation" sequence won me over (not to mention the music playing during the scene).
I'm 12 and WHAT THE MOTHERFUCK IS THIS?
you're twelve and don't belong to this place. get some brains and pubes..
unless you're a very obedient and willing loli/shota ... (we'll pretend we read 21 instead of 12)
It's a meme, get with the times...also underaged b&
Panty is my hero
Stocking's voice actress though <3
And that transformation scene was just awesome. I came thrice
it'll take more to get me off.
more stocking plz. I can imagine a pseudo-ero scene involving cake.
and when will the evil female protagonists come in..?
Carnivorous Bitchy Angel is Carnivorous... I like!