Sweat Punch
2002 • Horipro
- Format
- OVA
- Aired
- 2002
- Episodes
- 5
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Horipro · Studio 4°C
- Genres
- Action · Fantasy · Horror · Mecha
Sweat Punch is a series of five Studio 4°C shorts collected as a direct-to-DVD package film entitled Deep Imagination.
1. Tanpetori Kyouju no Yuuutsu (タンペトリー教授の憂鬱, Professor Dan Petory's Blues)
A musical number starring a hand puppet named Junior. The puppet is controlled by the drunken Professor Dan Petory who explains in puppetry the answers to such questions as why the Earth is blue and why UFOs fly in a zig-zag pattern.
2. End of the World
"End of the World" is a science fiction story about a young alien girl named Yuko as she escapes from the world of humans. After meeting Kazumi, a human girl Yuko met at a rock concert, the girls head to Kazumi's apartment. Before Yuko even takes off her shoes, however, she leaves through Kazumi's TV with her trusty cybernetic steed FACE to wage a retaliatory campaign against hordes of S&M monsters from another dimension, and the evil queen of Yuko's world.
3. Kigeki (喜劇, Comedy)
Set during the Irish War of Independence, a five-year old girl goes out in search of the mysterious Demon’s Castle - home of the Black Knight whose services she hopes to recruit. The Black Knight is a dark, young, skilled swordsman who will only accept a particular genre of books as advance payment.
4. Higan (彼岸, Enlightenment)
An injured man lies completely still in a hospital room with doctors hovering at his bedside, appearing serene and peaceful as he slowly succumbs to death. However, in his own mind, memories of a recent battle vividly flash by. Thoughts of death and chaos haunt him, even in his final moments.
5. Garakuta no Machi (ガラクタの町, Junk Town)
One summer day, a young boy encounters a little robot at a shopping arcade-a hungry little robot, it turns out, as he devours one machine after the other, growing in size with each "meal". This story of a boy, a machine, and their little adventure is the tale of an unusual friendship, enriched by the details of daily life and seen through the director's unique visual style.
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Sweat Punch is a series of five experimental short films released as an OVA in 2002 by Studio 4°C, commissioned by Horipro. The project served as a creative incubator for the studio's animation staff, providing a platform for directors to break away from traditional narrative constraints and explore avant-garde visual storytelling. Each short in the collection operates independently, utilizing varied animation techniques and surrealist themes to push the boundaries of what short-form Japanese animation could achieve at the time.
The shorts were directed by a collection of talented animators including Michael Arias, Hiroaki Ando, and Mahiro Maeda, who sought to prioritize artistic expression and kinetic energy over standard commercial pacing. Upon release, the anthology was recognized by critics for its bold aesthetic choices and its role in highlighting the experimental spirit of Studio 4°C. The collection is frequently cited in animation circles for its influence on the development of short-form experimental anthologies in the early 2000s.
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