Punch Line (パンチライン Panchi Rain) is a Japanese anime television series directed by Yutaka Uemura and produced by MAPPA with scripts by Kotaro Uchikoshi, music by Tetsuya Komuro, and character designs by Shōta Iwasaki. The series aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina block between April 9, 2015 and June 25, 2015 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks. A video game adaptation developed by 5pb. was released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on April 28, 2016 in Japan. A manga, titled Punch Line Max, taking place after the anime series, is published by Kadokawa Corporation in Dengeki G's Comic starting Sep 30, 2015. It is illustrated by Ginichi, and is based on an original idea by Uchikoshi.