Mayonaka Punch Explained

Ja Kanji:真夜中ぱんチ
Ja Romaji:Mayonaka Panchi
Genre:Comedy
Creator:Dōga Tōkō Shōjo
Type:manga
Author:Dōga Tōkō Shōjo
Illustrator:Tomomi Usui
Publisher:Kadokawa Shoten
Magazine:Young Ace
First:March 4, 2024
Volumes:1
Type:tv series
Director:Shū Honma
Studio:P.A. Works
Licensee:Crunchyroll
Network:Tokyo MX, AT-X, BS11, KBS Kyoto, SUN, TUT
First:July 8, 2024
Last:September 23, 2024
Episodes:12[1]
Type:light novel
Author:Tsuzuro Hibi
Illustrator:Tsukasa Kotobuki
Publisher:Fujimi Shobo
Demographic:Male
Imprint:Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Published:July 20, 2024
Portal:yes

is an original Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works. The series is created by Dōga Tōkō Shōjo and directed by Shū Honma, with Hideaki Shirasaka serving as screenwriter, Ryōta Arima adapting Tsukasa Kotobuki's original character designs for animation, and tape and Raku composing the music. The anime aired from July to September 2024. A manga adaptation illustrated by Tomomi Usui began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine in March 2024, while a light novel adaptation written by Tsuzuro Hibi and illustrated by Tsukasa Kotobuki was published by Fujimi Shobo in July 2024.

Premise

Masaki Sonoue, a "NewTuber", is kicked out of her existing group due to punching one of her collaborators. Desperately seeking to rebuild her online reputation, she meets Live, the leader of a group of vampires, who is obsessed with sucking her blood. Masaki makes a deal with Live: if she helps her go viral and attract 1 million subscribers, Live can feed on her.[2]

Characters

Mayonaka Punch

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  • A co-founder of the Hype-Girls NewTube channel who becomes disgraced in her field following a series of violent tendencies. As such, she works with Live in order to rebuild her broken reputation. However with fears of criticism after her scandal, she opts to stay behind the camera as the main editor and crew member of the Mayonaka Punch channel.
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  • A vampire and the matriarch of Bonpai Manor. Having been asleep for 20 years, Live awakens after dreaming of Masaki and teams up with her to fulfil her need for blood consumption.
    [5]
  • A vampire and Live's attendant. A small child vampire who handles the cooking and tasks around the house.
    [6]
  • A vampire and Live's attendant. A shy teenage vampire who is good at singing while being a fujoshi.
    [7]
  • A vampire and gambling addict.
    [8]
  • A high-ranking vampire who watches over the residents of Bonpai Manjor to ensure their vampire abilities are not revealed to the public through their videos.

    NewTuber

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    • Other characters

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  • Masaki's younger sister.

    Media

    Manga

    A manga adaptation illustrated by Tomomi Usui began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine on March 4, 2024.[12] [13] A single tankōbon volume has been released as of July 2024.

    Anime

    On January 26, 2024, Kadokawa Corporation and P.A. Works announced they were producing the original anime television series, which aired from July 8 to September 23, 2024, on Tokyo MX, AT-X and other networks. The opening theme song is "Gimmie Gimmie" (ギミギミ) performed by Live (Fairouz Ai), Ichiko (Yuina Itō), Fū (Hina Yōmiya), Tokage (Hitomi Ueda), and Yuki (Ai Kayano), while the ending theme song is performed by Masaki (Ikumi Hasegawa). Crunchyroll is streaming the series in the Americas, Africa, Europe, Middle East, the CIS, the Indian subcontinent, and Oceania.[14] [15] Medialink licensed the series in East and Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.[16]

    Episodes

    Light novel

    A light novel adaptation written by Tsuzuro Hibi and illustrated by Tsukasa Kotobuki was published by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint on July 20, 2024.[17]

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: ja:真夜中ぱんチ Blu-ray BOX. https://mayopan.jp/blu-ray/. July 18, 2024. mayopan.jp. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20240708182132/https://mayopan.jp/blu-ray/ . July 8, 2024 . live.
    2. Web site: June 2, 2024. ja:TVアニメ「真夜中ぱんチ」2024年7月8日（月）より放送決定！キービジュアル＆PV第2弾公開！. https://mayopan.jp/news/20240602_01.html. July 18, 2024. mayopan.jp. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20240705184525/https://mayopan.jp/news/20240602_01.html . July 5, 2024 . live.
    3. Web site: Cayanan. Joanna. Mayonaka Punch Original Anime Casts Ikumi Hasegawa as Protagonist Masaki. Anime News Network. March 4, 2024. March 4, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240305105452/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-04/mayonaka-punch-original-anime-casts-ikumi-hasegawa-as-protagonist-masaki/.208292 . March 5, 2024 . live.
    4. Web site: Cayanan. Joanna. Original Anime Mayonaka Punch Casts Fairouz Ai. Anime News Network. March 5, 2024. March 5, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240305103920/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-05/original-anime-mayonaka-punch-casts-fairouz-ai/.208333 . March 5, 2024 . live.
    5. Web site: Cayanan. Joanna. Mayonaka Punch Original Anime Casts Yuina Itō. Anime News Network. March 6, 2024. March 6, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240306134229/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-06/mayonaka-punch-original-anime-casts-yuina-ito/.208367 . March 6, 2024 . live.
    6. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Mayonaka Punch Original Anime Casts Hina Yomiya. Anime News Network. March 7, 2024. March 7, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240307113749/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-07/mayonaka-punch-original-anime-casts-hina-yomiya/.208403 . March 7, 2024 . live.
    7. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Mayonaka Punch Original Anime Casts Hitomi Ueda. Anime News Network. March 8, 2024. March 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240308111405/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-08/mayonaka-punch-original-anime-casts-hitomi-ueda/.208433 . March 8, 2024 . live.
    8. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Mayonaka Punch Original Anime Casts Ai Kayano (Updated). Anime News Network. March 9, 2024. March 9, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240310041439/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-09/mayonaka-punch-original-anime-casts-ai-kayano/.208511 . March 10, 2024 . live.
    9. Web site: Cayanan. Joanna. Mayonaka Punch Anime's 2nd Video Reveals Theme Songs, More Staff, July 8 Debut. Anime News Network. June 2, 2024. June 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240602114607/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-02/mayonaka-punch-anime-2nd-video-reveals-theme-songs-more-staff-july-8-debut/.211451 . June 2, 2024 . live.
    10. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Mayonaka Punch Anime Casts Nobuhiko Okamoto, Tomokazu Sugita. Anime News Network. August 30, 2024. August 16, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240816145849/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-16/mayonaka-punch-anime-casts-nobuhiko-okamoto-tomokazu-sugita/.214382 . August 16, 2024 . live.
    11. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Mayonaka Punch Original Anime Casts Manaka Iwami. Anime News Network. August 30, 2024. August 30, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240830103446/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-30/mayonaka-punch-original-anime-casts-manaka-iwami/.214939 . August 30, 2024 . live.
    12. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. P.A. Works Reveals New Original TV Anime Mayonaka Punch. Anime News Network. January 26, 2024. January 26, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240126100236/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-26/p.a-works-reveals-new-original-tv-anime-mayonaka-punch/.206894 . January 26, 2024 . live.
    13. Web site: ja:P.A.WORKSオリジナルアニメ「真夜中ぱんチ」7月放送、動画投稿者たち描く. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/558681. Comic Natalie. January 26, 2024. January 26, 2024. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20240126104328/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/558681 . January 26, 2024 . live.
    14. Web site: Cardine. Kyle. Crunchyroll Summer 2024 Anime Season Lineup Announced!. Crunchyroll. June 18, 2024. June 18, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240618160058/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/seasonal-lineup/2024/6/18/summer-2024-anime-crunchyroll . June 18, 2024 . live.
    15. Web site: Crunchyroll Announces its Summer 2024 Anime Simulcast Schedule. AniTrendz. Moo. William. June 18, 2024. June 18, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240619003653/https://anitrendz.net/news/2024/06/18/crunchyroll-announces-its-summer-2024-anime-simulcast-schedule/ . June 19, 2024 . live.
    16. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Ani-One Asia Streams VTuber Legend, Shoshimin, Mayonaka Punch, 3 More Summer Anime. Anime News Network. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240701160646/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-01/ani-one-asia-streams-vtuber-legend-shoshimin-mayonaka-punch-3-more-summer-anime/.212669 . July 1, 2024 . live.
    17. Web site: June 2, 2024. ja:コミカライズ・ノベライズ発売決定！. https://mayopan.jp/news/20240602_02.html. mayopan.jp. ja. June 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240602115647/https://mayopan.jp/news/20240602_02.html . June 2, 2024 . live.

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