Desert Punk
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...
Cast: Chihiro Suzuki, Tamio Ohki, Chiwa Saito
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Season 1
24 episodes
1. The Demon and the Double D'sDesert 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.TV-MACC25minOct 6, 2004
2. Rock, Paper, ScissorsWhen 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.TV-MACC25minOct 13, 2004
3. Fire Dragon KongAfter 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.TV-MACC25minOct 20, 2004
4. An Ace in the SandBefore Desert Punk can get in his first practice round with his awesome new M40, he finds himself targeted by the infamous Shimmer Sniper.TV-MACC25minOct 27, 2004
5. The Price of WaterBefore Desert Punk can get in his first practice round with his awesome new M40, he finds himself targeted by the infamous Shimmer Sniper.TV-MACC25minNov 3, 2004
6. Wandering LustA lust for revenge - and Mariko - keeps Desert Punk’s spirits alive as he traverses the endless sands to his final, humiliating destiny.TV-MACC25minNov 10, 2004
7. Age Before BeautyThings 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?TV-MACC25minNov 17, 2004
8. A Dog in HeatAfter 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.TV-MACC25minNov 24, 2004
9. All That GlittersPunk 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?TV-MACC25minDec 1, 2004
10. A Little Bit of WisdomSomething dubious is afoot when a legendary treasure hunter hires Desert Punk to help him retrieve a ghost town’s fortune.TV-MACC25minDec 8, 2004- 11. Compromising PositionsDesert 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.TV-MACC25minDec 15, 2004
12. A Change of HeartDesert 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.TV-MACC25minDec 22, 2004
13. Opposites CollideWith 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.TV-MACC25minDec 29, 2004
14. Kosuna: Fully AutomaticKosuna’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.TV-MACC25minJan 19, 2005
15. The Girl Next DoorDesert 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.TV-MACC25minJan 26, 2005
16. 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.TV-MACC25minFeb 2, 2005
17. Perv in PursuitJunko 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.TV-MACC25minFeb 9, 2005
18. Too Close for ComfortDesert 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.TV-MACC25minFeb 16, 2005
19. Scratching the SurfaceAfter 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.TV-MACC25minFeb 23, 2005
20. A Raw DealDesert 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.TV-MACC25minMar 2, 2005
21. Successor of the DesertWith Desert Punk dead, it is up to Kosuna to take his place when the Kawazu Gang returns.TV-MACC25minMar 9, 2005
22. Hidden AgendasKosuna is hired to guard a secret meeting of the Underground Mercenaries Union.TV-MACC25minMar 16, 2005
23. Voices in the WindKosuna 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.TV-MACC25minMar 23, 2005
24. The Demon RevealedWith 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.TV-MACC25minMar 30, 2005
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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...
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- GONZO
