
Hustle Punch
The show centers around three hobos that live in a broken car on top of a junkyard: Punch, Touch, and Boom. Punch is a bear who is literally strong-headed: his head is as hard as a rock, and nothing can knock him down. Boom the weasel is an expert shot, using not a gun, but a slingshot. Touch the mouse takes advantage of her smallness in order to get into small holes and sneaking into things without the villains knowing.
Gari-Gari is a mad scientist wolf who wants to build a mansion over the junkyard, constantly thinking up evil plans to get the money needed to buy the property, whether it’s creating a machine that creates counterfeit 10 yen (about 10 cents in US money) or stealing priceless paintings and selling it to a high bidder. He is an inventor, creating things that can aid him into doing his deed. If Gari-Gari buys the junkyard, this of course means that the three heroes will have no place to stay, so they constantly thwart his schemes. Gari-Gari has two henchmen working for him: Black and Nyu. Black is a gangster cat who welds a gun, often shooting at Punch and the gang with it. Nyu is a simple-minded pig who has big strength.
(Source: Cartoon Research)
Note: Based on Hustle Punch by Mori Yasuji, serialized in Manga Ou.
Data
Format
TV
Episodes
26
Episode Duration
25 minutes
Status
FINISHED
Start Date
Wed Dec 01 1965
End Date
Wed May 25 1966
Season
FALL 1965
Average Score
44%
Mean Score
46%
Popularity
350
Favourites
4
Source
MANGA
Genres
Comedy, FantasyRomaji
Hustle Punch
English
Hustle Punch
Native
ハッスルパンチ
Staff

Hayao Miyazaki
Key Animation

Nobutaka Nishizawa
Episode Director

Yasuji Mori
Character Design

Yasuji Mori
Original Creator

Hiroshi Ikeda
Episode Director

Hiroshi Ikeda
Script
Status Distribution
- CURRENT
26 Users
- PLANNING
126 Users
- COMPLETED
86 Users
- DROPPED
68 Users
- PAUSED
44 Users
