Panty & Stocking Review

Now to kick off a bonanza of reviewing over the next couple of days we begin with Panty & Stocking.

Daten City is on the edge of both Heaven and Hell, and is under constant attack from malevolent spirits, so the Afro wearing Reverend Garterbelt acquires the help of the anarchy sisters Panty & Stocking who are trying to get back into heaven after being expelled; from there each episode which is 10-15 minutes long is a mixture of shameless antics, pop culture references and art styles very similar to Western Style Cartoon Network.
I can tell much fun was had with this series by the way Jamie Marchi and Monica Rial portrayed the title characters in the dub, it feels almost therapeutic for an actor to just swear as much as they want and it shows in the quality of the series. How much they get away with has only been surpassed by South Park but like South Park it doesn't always get it right.
The villain team of Scanty & Kneesocks are active in far too many episodes and get tired very quick, there's an episode dedicated to a washed up salaryman that has no place in the series and has a rather jarring shift in tone for a series that relies on adult jokes and outright anarchy as it's selling points and lets not go into the final scene of the series.
So while the series really goes all out to beta test the censors to the maximum it falls fowl of it's own creation when it tires out it's jokes by the end of the series. It's still enjoyable regardless and I welcome the dub for best viewing.
Final Verdict: Panty and Stocking achieves what it set out to do and while it does grow tired in places, the stuff it does well prevents it from being bad. It is definitely not for younger fans, so please respect your country's age viewing laws.

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