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Oh, it seems we have one less angel among us. You're in for a hell of a time, cupcake! Who will protect you now?! Heaven doesn't want you, and you've already failed your city. You are powerless! |
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—Corset to Panty | ||
"Panty + Brief" (パンティ＋ブリーフ, Panti ando Burīfu; pronounced as "Panty and Brief") is the twenty-sixth episode of season one and the twenty-sixth overall episode of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. It first aired on December 17, 2010.
Synopsis[]
Panty and Stocking have collected enough Heaven Coins to be allowed back in Heaven. However, only Stocking is taken back while Panty is forced to repeat her trial on Earth.
Plot[]
Panty and Garterbelt looking at the ceiling after Stocking was brought to Heaven.
The episode starts with Stocking, who after defeating a ghost, says they've been running into a lot more ghosts lately. Meanwhile, Panty is having sex inside a car with two guys, who run away after finishing.
Panty proceeds to fill her Sex Diary with hearts, but is told by Stocking to "stop fucking around" and start helping her instead. Panty explains that since she landed on Earth, she came up with a goal, which consists of having sex with a thousand men before returning to Heaven, entitled "No Sex No Life".
The church is suddenly stricken by lightning, meaning that there had to be some kind of new revelation. Garterbelt calls the angels and proceeds to congratulate them, for they had finally obtained enough Heaven Coins to be accepted back in Heaven. The Anarchy Sisters prepare their luggage and stand before the altar.
Before leaving, Stocking starts lecturing Panty, telling her she did a half-assed job at both picking men and slaying ghosts. However, in the middle of her rant, Stocking is taken back to Heaven, whereas Panty is not. Garterbelt gets a note, saying that Judgement was displeased by Panty's inappropriate behavior and the fact that she was such a bitch. This meant she had been commanded to repeat the trial of collecting Heaven Coins.
Panty is furious, and inquires what was wrong with being a bitch. Brief, on the other hand, is delighted, for he had never imagined he was going to be teamed up with Panty alone. Panty then drops Brief off, telling him to take care of the ghosts for her and to not come back until he collected enough Heaven Coins. While Brief is busy, Panty proceeds to have sex with as many men as she could, soon reaching 999. Brief comes back and tells Panty he couldn't defeat ghosts on his own, but Panty tells him to stop giving her excuses. Brief's cell phone suddenly rings, and upon answering it, he is reminded of a party he is required to attend. Noticing Panty was upset, he decides to invite her to the party.
After arriving at the party, Panty tells Brief she didn't expect him to have the contacts to attend a party like that. Brief is taken away by a couple of men, while Panty is called by Garterbelt, who asks her where she was. Garterbelt tells Panty there had been a condition attached to her repeat trial, which was that she wasn't allowed to have sex anymore, which angers Panty, as she wasn't going to abide by that condition. However, every time Panty tries to have sex with a guy from the party, Garterbelt interrupts them. A few attempts later, Panty goes to the bathroom and throws her tiara into the sink in annoyance and anger.
She is then distracted by an aquarium, where she meets a handsome guy on the other side of the fish tank, who smiles at her. He tries talking to her, but Panty couldn't hear him through the aquarium. He is soon taken away by a couple of men in black suits, leaving Panty confused.
Panty being pinned down.
The host of the party thanks everyone for coming and then announces the engagement between the mayor's daughter (Scanty in disguise) and his son, Briefers Rock.
Brief tells his father he wasn't going to marry a girl he didn't love, explaining the girl he wanted to marry was Panty, who is confused by this news. Scanty runs to Brief, saying she wasn't going to lose her fiancé to a bitch, but Brief pushes her away anyway, knocking her over and revealing her true identity. Scanty and Kneesocks, who was also in disguise, prepare themselves to battle Panty, who tells them she could take the two of them on her own.
Panty engages them in battle, but since she is outnumbered, she is easily overcome by Kneesocks. Panty frees herself and tries shooting her, but Backlace loses its power and becomes bullet-less. The Daemon sisters pin Panty down, telling her that angels had never stood a chance against demons and that it had always been that way since creation. As Scanty is about to shoot Panty, Brief suddenly used his PKE Meter to shoot a smokescreen so that Panty can get free and escape.
Brief takes Panty to an exit, and tells her that she would not stand a chance against the demon sisters without Stocking. Panty, confused, asks how did he know about Stocking, for she couldn't recognize him. He tells her he is Brief, and Panty, completely surprised, orders him to stop confusing her while blushing. Panty and Brief go away in See Through, but it breaks down, leaving them in the middle of a road. Brief sees an abandoned house, and the two of them hide inside of it. While inside, Panty grabs Brief's hand and tells him there is something wrong with her, but Brief says he is going to protect her, since he loves her.
Corset and the Daemon sisters kidnapping Brief.
Panty tells him she is willing to settle with him for one thousand, and the two of them proceeded to make out and have sex. However, with each attempt at sex, Panty ends up in pain each time. Garterbelt shows up and explains to Panty she had Revival Virgin Syndrome, which consisted of the reconstruction of an angel's hymen.
Corset then appears from the back of the house, telling Panty she had assisted in awakening the key without realizing it. Corset tells them that the awakening of the key is what all the demons had been waiting for, as Brief's penis transforms into a key, which is the key to Hell's Gate. Garterbelt tells Panty to grab Brief and run, but Scanty and Kneesocks stop her.
As the demon sisters take Brief with them, Panty tries transforming her panties into Backlace, but as she had become powerless, the transformation fails. Her halo appears, falls down, and breaks, while Corset assures them that they were going to suffer for their sins.
Features[]
Characters[]
- Anarchy Sisters
- Garterbelt
- Chuck
- Brief
- Daemon Sisters
- Corset
- Honekoneko (cameo)
- Arthur Rock (debut; cameo)
- Ghosts
- Totoro Ghost (debut; cameo)
- Giant Brown (flashback)
- Queen Bee (flashback)
- Crazy Crazzy Gabby (flashback)
Locations[]
- Daten City
- Cemetery Hills Church
- Rock Family mansion
- Heaven (mentioned)
- Hell (mentioned)
Objects[]
Music[]
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- "Fighting" - Chuck & the church
- "D City Rock" - Panty trying to get her no. 1000 at the party
- "Theme for Scanty & Kneesocks" - Scanty and Kneesocks revealed
- ''Corset Theme (instrumental)'' - Corset's plan
- "Fallen Angel" - End credits
Trivia[]
- At the beginning of the episode, when Stocking defeats a Ghost, the scene cuts to explosion scenes of Giant Brown, Queen Bee, and Crazy Crazzy Gabby, which are Ghosts that have already been defeated in the series.
- When Panty drops off Brief to get Heaven Coins, in the background there is a poster that says "TCY Crew", referring to the group that helped produce the series' soundtrack.
- Another "TCY Crew" poster can be seen during Panty's fight against the Daemon sisters.
- At an event held by the Gainax staff on December 28, 2010, this episode was voted as the third best episode of the series.[1]
- While this episode marks the first time that Brief is seen with his hair pulled back, he was also seen with his hair pulled back in the manga chapter, "Panty & Stocking with...", which was released four months prior to this episode.
- At the party, there is a DJ who resembles ☆Taku Takahashi, the producer of the series' soundtrack.
Cultural references[]
- The episode's title and the scene where Panty and Brief look at each other through an aquarium is an homage to the 1996 film adaption of Romeo and Juliet. It even features a song that sounds noticeably similar to Des'ree's "I'm Kissing You", which is featured in the original scene.
- Panty wearing angel wings during the party is also a reference to Juliet's outfit in the film.
- Panty's plan to have sex with 1000 men before returning to Heaven is most likely a reference to B Gata H Kei.
- The Ghosts pursuing Brief at the beginning resembles Totoro from My Neighbor Totoro.
- Panty's entire outfit is may be a homage to an outfit Taiga wears in Toradora!.
- Brief says "I'm not your doll anymore" to his father, similarly to what Rei Ayanami says to her "father", Gendo Ikari, in Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Garterbelt's scanner reading "ALART" is a reference to a similar typo in episode 10 of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- In the English dub, after learning that Panty was not let back into Heaven, Garterbelt says "Until you prove yourself, you shall not pass", which is a reference to the 2001 epic fantasy adventure film, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
Continuity[]
- In the English dub, as Panty is driving See Through, Brief states that she could call him Smegma, referencing a line that Panty said in "Catfight Club".
- It was also previously established in "Catfight Club" that Panty and Stocking couldn't defeat their enemies without each other's help.
- Brief mentions that he has loved Panty since they first met. This is a reference to "The Turmoil of the Beehive".
Errors[]
- When Panty is being pinned to the wall by the Daemon Sisters, her arm outline is partially missing.
- When Garterbelt congratulates the two on collecting enough Heavens, Honekoneko's face is missing a couple of stitches.