Desert Punk


Desert Punk is a post-apocalyptic manga series written and illustrated by Masatoshi Usune, serialized in Enterbrain's Comic Beam since 1997. The published chapters have been collected in 21 volumes.
The manga was adapted into a 24-episode anime television series produced by Gonzo and directed by Takayuki Inagaki with character designs by Takahiro Yoshimatsu and music by Kouhei Tanaka. It aired in Japan from 4 October 2004 to 28 March 2005. Funimation has licensed the series for distribution in the United States.

Plot

After an implied global nuclear catastrophe Japan has been reduced to a desert, and the surviving humans seek out a meager living in the hot sands. Desert Punk focuses on the adventures of a wandering mercenary named Kanta Mizuno, nicknamed Desert Punk, due to his seemingly incredible feats of skill and daring while on the job. Throughout the series, he acquires an apprentice and makes a few friends as well as many enemies.
Later in the series of the manga exclusively, it follows on the adventures of the student of Desert Punk "Taiko" otherwise known as Kosuna, who herself has an apprentice.

Characters

Protagonists

Machine Gun Brothers

;Akio Kawaguchi

Others

Media

Manga

Desert Punk, written and illustrated by Masatoshi Usune, began serialization in Enterbrain's Comic Beam manga magazine on August 5, 1997. Twenty-one bound volumes have been released in Japan as of June 2020. In June 2020, it was announced that Desert Punk will end in the September issue of Comic Beam, that will ship in August.

Anime

A 24-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Gonzo was broadcast in Japan from October 5, 2004 to March 29, 2005. In North America, Funimation acquired the series in 2005.

Episodes

Music

;Opening theme songs
  1. "Sand Mission" by Hideaki Takatori /Gary Eckert
  2. "Destiny of the Desert" by Yuka
  3. "Shinkirō" by Yuka
;Ending theme songs
  1. "Sunabōzu Ekaki Uta" by Hideaki Takatori
  2. "Shinkirō" by Yuka
  3. "Sand Mission" by Hideaki Takatori /Gary Eckert