So, Punch Line Episode 6…
I don’t even know where to begin, but I’ll try not to make it too long.
So many questions were answered this episode.
Turns out Yuta’s body had the Nandala Gandala the entire time. It technically did exactly what it was supposed to do, i.e. gave (or as it turns out, hinted at) a way for him return him to his body, but certainly not in the way anyone expected.
So… a time loop. And Yuta’s apparently been repeating this cycle for quite some time. Uchikoshi’s signature mystery/twist-filled writing style has finally broken through all that fanservice. I was basically just waiting for this to happen from the beginning. I knew major twists were coming, but I certainly couldn’t have predicted most of the crazy reveals we got in this episode.
Ito’s teacher? He was Turtle Man. I feel like I should’ve seen that coming considering how much interest he’d previously shown in Ito’s personal life, but I totally didn’t, lol. He apparently was possessed by the Qmay leader’s spirit (which you can clearly see leaving his body upon his defeat). Even unposessed, he’s not such a nice guy after all…
Mikatan’s accent is finally explained in a nice scene showing how she was looked after by Meika while growing up.
Yuta’s rampage on Turtle Man while possessing Rabura was great, lol. No mystery or anything there, it was just a really awesome scene.
Oh, and Yuta’s a girl.
That certainly came out of nowhere. Unless it was a joke…
Has this secretly been a yuri series this ENTIRE TIME!? On the other hand, while Yuta obviously has feelings for Mika specifically, there was a hint previously that suggests he/she may not be a total lesbian. Think back to episode 1 when Yuta saw Ito’s panties for the first time. He had this blank, “eh… not interested” look, which at the time felt extremely out of place to me. Him being a girl, who may not actually be into girls in general (just Mika?), would easily explain that.
This potential gender reveal also clears up the fact that his nosebleeds are involuntary, whether he finds the panties arousing or not. Could this mean he’s also the dark-haired girl at the lab? It seemed like he was the one having the flashback to Pine (the white-haired kid) powering-up a few episodes ago, which was odd at the time, but makes sense in hindsight.
So, there’s my first impressions on the latest episode. Lot’s of answers, lot’s of new questions, and lots of stuff to think about and speculate on. I am so pumped for next week’s episode!
