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Desert Punk

Desert Punk

★ 6.0/10•2004•25m•TV-MA•Animation•Action & Adventure•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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In the future, Japan is a wasteland. In the Great Kanto Desert, scattered humans eke out a living in the hot sand. Among them, a short-statured man they call "Sunabozu" makes a living as a bounty hunter. Like a demon of the sand, he seems unbeatable. Yet, like all men, he has a particular weakness for the opposite sex...

StatusEnded
Runtime25m
LanguageJA
First Air DateOct 6, 2004

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Demon and the Double D'sE125m

The Demon and the Double D's

Desert Punk’s got two vices: money and babes. Today both are on the line, as he tears apart the Kawazu Gang. But after a bait-and-switch, he’ll have to salvage his reputation.

Oct 6, 2004

Episode 2 - Rock, Paper, ScissorsE225m

Rock, Paper, Scissors

When Desert Punk discovers that he and the fierce Rain Spider are after the same guy, tempers begin to boil. With egos like these, who knows what’ll happen.

Oct 13, 2004

Episode 3 - Fire Dragon KongE325m

Fire Dragon Kong

After taking a job from Junko, Desert Punk learns he’ll have to work with the Machine Gun Brothers and face the most powerful force in the entire desert - Fire Dragon Kong.

Oct 20, 2004

Episode 4 - An Ace in the SandE425m

An Ace in the Sand

Before Desert Punk can get in his first practice round with his awesome new M40, he finds himself targeted by the infamous Shimmer Sniper.

Oct 27, 2004

Episode 5 - The Price of WaterE525m

The Price of Water

Before Desert Punk can get in his first practice round with his awesome new M40, he finds himself targeted by the infamous Shimmer Sniper.

Nov 3, 2004

Episode 6 - Wandering LustE625m

Wandering Lust

A lust for revenge - and Mariko - keeps Desert Punk’s spirits alive as he traverses the endless sands to his final, humiliating destiny.

Nov 10, 2004

Episode 7 - Age Before BeautyE725m

Age Before Beauty

Things are looking brighter now that Desert Punk has a new apprentice. But will Kosuna become a killer mercenary? Or will she just send Desert Punk’s reputation further down the toilet?

Nov 17, 2004

Episode 8 - A Dog in HeatE825m

A Dog in Heat

After Desert Punk and Kosuna are hired to blow up the supposedly cursed Inumeiwa Rock, they begin to think the curse might be real. Everything that could go wrong goes wrong. Sometimes twice.

Nov 24, 2004

Episode 9 - All That GlittersE925m

All That Glitters

Punk and his apprentice head to a desolate city with Junko and Kaizuka. Deep within the ruins, a menacing sentinel awaits. Will they join the other souls in the Treasure Hunter’s graveyard?

Dec 1, 2004

Episode 10 - A Little Bit of WisdomE1025m

A Little Bit of Wisdom

Something dubious is afoot when a legendary treasure hunter hires Desert Punk to help him retrieve a ghost town’s fortune.

Dec 8, 2004

E1125m

Compromising Positions

Desert Punk takes Junko prisoner and stashes her away in a top-secret hideout. After she knocks the exit code out of his memory, they may not get out of the tin can alive.

Dec 15, 2004

Episode 12 - A Change of HeartE1225m

A Change of Heart

Desert Punk’s been hired to rescue a kidnapped young girl, but she’s more of a handful than he hoped. And with the legendary Night Mist right on his tail, escape won’t come easy.

Dec 22, 2004

Episode 13 - Opposites CollideE1325m

Opposites Collide

With an official IOU from Stryker, Desert Punk might finally land the big stack of dough he’s always longed for - until a gang of creeps comes and messes it all up. It’s a dog eat dog world.

Dec 29, 2004

Episode 14 - Kosuna: Fully AutomaticE1425m

Kosuna: Fully Automatic

Kosuna’s out to arm herself to the teeth after a brush with death. An old arms dealer teaches her a thing or two about Desert Punk and the ways of survival in the Great Kanto Desert.

Jan 19, 2005

Episode 15 - The Girl Next DoorE1525m

The Girl Next Door

Desert Punk and the Machine Gun Brothers go on a very important mission - hauling human feces across the desert. While the boys complain about their load, an old enemy waits to attack.

Jan 26, 2005

Episode 16 - A Load of...E1625m

A Load of...

Desert Punk discovers that the load of crap he’s hauling is a weapon of mass destruction. When Rain Spider’s men attack, Desert Punk’s plan might kill everyone for miles around.

Feb 2, 2005

Episode 17 - Perv in PursuitE1725m

Perv in Pursuit

Junko and Desert Punk are on the run from a sniper who’s sporting a state-of-the-art desert suit. There’s nowhere to hide and the mysterious man on their tail isn’t giving up.

Feb 9, 2005

Episode 18 - Too Close for ComfortE1825m

Too Close for Comfort

Desert Punk’s trying to get Junko back after she’s kidnapped by Tech. But all three end up on the same side of a fight against a group of armed mercenaries.

Feb 16, 2005

Episode 19 - Scratching the SurfaceE1925m

Scratching the Surface

After Desert Punk teams up with the Machine Gun Brothers to find missing Natsuko, Ikeda takes them to a top-secret tunnel that holds many treasures.

Feb 23, 2005

Episode 20 - A Raw DealE2025m

A Raw Deal

Desert Punk realizes that Stryker, Natsuko, and many others are all part of the Underground Mercenaries, a group bent on overthrowing the government. Punk has only one thing in mind—saving his own hide.

Mar 2, 2005

Episode 21 - Successor of the DesertE2125m

Successor of the Desert

With Desert Punk dead, it is up to Kosuna to take his place when the Kawazu Gang returns.

Mar 9, 2005

Episode 22 - Hidden AgendasE2225m

Hidden Agendas

Kosuna is hired to guard a secret meeting of the Underground Mercenaries Union.

Mar 16, 2005

Episode 23 - Voices in the WindE2325m

Voices in the Wind

Kosuna accepts a new job from Natsuko, this time to guard a secret laboratory. On the way there, they see a mysterious cloud appearing on the horizon.

Mar 23, 2005

Episode 24 - The Demon RevealedE2425m

The Demon Revealed

With the thought of Kanta being dead quickly erased from her mind, Kosuna sets out to prove herself as a true mercenary one last time against her old master. Kanta reveals that Kaizuka may not be all that he seems to be, and the Underground Mercenaries are destroyed. Kosuna chooses to forget about her past and Desert Punk, knowing that is the only way she can truly become Kanto Desert's greatest power babe.

Mar 30, 2005

Actors

Chihiro Suzuki

Chihiro Suzuki

Desert Punk (voice)

Tamio Ohki

Tamio Ohki

Narrator (voice)

Chiwa Saito

Chiwa Saito

Taiko Koizumi (voice)

Tomoko Kotani

Tomoko Kotani

Junko Asagiri (voice)

Norio Wakamoto

Norio Wakamoto

Amagumo (voice)

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