Puni Puni Poemi
| Puni Puni Poemy | |
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ぷにぷに☆ぽえみぃ (Puni Puni ☆ Poemii) |
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| Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Magical girl, Science fiction, Ecchi, Parody, Yuri |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Shinichi Watanabe |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
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| Released | 7 March 2001 |
| Episodes | 2 |
Puni Puni Poemy (ぷにぷに☆ぽえみぃ? Puni Puni ☆ Poemii) is a two-part original video animation spin-off from the Excel Saga manga and TV animation. It features some of that series' secondary characters and many of its staff, primarily director Shinichi Watanabe. Like Excel Saga, it is a parody of other anime, manga and various aspects of popular culture, though in this case with the magical girl genre providing its primary focus and general structure. The series was originally an in-joke from an episode of Excel Saga; Watanabe decided to take the in-joke to its most extreme logical conclusion, creating the series.
Puni Puni Poemy comprises two episodes, both around 26 minutes in length.
Poemy's classmate, Futaba, is but one of the seven Aasu sisters, protectors of Earth. Aasu is the Japanese transliteration of the English word "Earth", and each of the girl's names is derived from a number: seven, six, five, and so on. All of the girls have magical powers, but given that these powers are purely defensive in nature, the family is useless as an offensive unit. Additionally to their family name referring to the Earth, aasu is also the Japanese transliteration of the English words "arse" or "", which is comically exploited in the English dub, such as the character Futaba saying "save my Aasus" when the sisters are captured.
Due to its sexual and violent scenes, the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) banned Puni Puni Poemy in New Zealand. A New Zealand anime fan, Simon Brady, unsuccessfully appealed to the OFLC to change its decision, citing that the show was only rated MA15+ in Australia. However, the OFLC stated that programs were banned if the board felt that it promoted the exploitation of children or young persons for sexual purposes, extreme violence and extreme cruelty.
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