"Vomiting Point" (ヴォミッティング・ポイント, Vomittingu Pointo) is the tenth episode of season 1 and the tenth overall episode of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. It first aired on October 29, 2010.
Synopsis[]
A struggling office worker is denied the chance to attend his daughter's birthday party.
Plot[]
The episode starts with a narrator, who explains that a gloomy city, named Little Tokyo, lies to the west of Daten City. He assures that in Little Tokyo, glum people can only seek glum happiness. The setting changes to an office in Little Tokyo, where an office worker is being scolded by his superior, who tells him that he must improve his sales in order to keep his job.
Terao watching his family sleep.
Terao goes back to his working place, where he writes on a memo book he is going to try working harder. After getting home, he is seen reading a newspaper. He is reminded by his daughter that her birthday is tomorrow, and then proceeds to tell him that she wants to meet Panty and Stocking. While watching the news, Terao sees that Panty and Stocking defeated yet another Ghost.
The following day, Terao's co-worker, Mika, cries because he gave her a dissected turtle as a gift. Terao tells her daughter (on the phone) that he is going to give her a present once he gets home. Terao's co-workers agree on going for some drinks in order to fix things for Mika. After settling in the bar, Terao asks if he can be excused, but is denied the possibility by his superior, who orders him to drink a tower of beer.
Panty and Stocking's autographs, which were placed in a frame in Chi's room.
After finishing drinking the tower of beer, Terao tries going home, but he started vomiting, creating a Ghost out of his vomit. Panty and Stocking appear in order to defeat Boogey Pukey, and after noticing them, Terao tries talking to them, but they ditch him in favor of defeating the Ghost. After killing the Ghost, who left only one Heaven Coin behind, Terao invites the angels to his home. While they didn't want to go to his home, they instead give him their autographs. Terao's daughter is later seen with the now framed autograph in her bedroom, while Terao is told once again that he needs to improve if he wants to keep his job.
Characters[]
- Panty
- Stocking
- Garterbelt
- Chuck
- Terao (debut)
- Mika (debut)
- Chi (debut)
- Omori (debut)
- Sugita (debut)
- Yokoyama (debut)
- Kitakawa (debut)
- Boogey Pukey (debut)
- Ugly Snot (mentioned)
Production images[]
Trivia[]
General trivia[]
- This episode marks the first time that a song other than "Sub Title" is used for the title card.
- It may be implied that Chi turned six years old on her birthday, as six birthday candles were seen on her cake.
- Right before killing the Ghost, Panty declared that she and Stocking have now killed the "three great nasties". It is unknown which other two Ghosts she is referring to.
Cultural references[]
- The episode's title is a reference to the 1971 American action-road film Vanishing Point.
- The episode may be a reference to the The Powerpuff Girls episode "Town and Out", which featured the titular girls moving to a much more realistic city.
- The episode's art shift has been compared to the styles of both Satoshi Kon and Studio 4°C. In reality, the episode was referencing something much more obscure — Shinya Ohira's episode of The Hakkenden, which angered many fans as a result of its realistic, "ugly" aesthetics and loose style. This reaction mirrored the one that fans had while watching Osamu Kobayashi's episode of Gurren Lagann, episode 4, and this episode could easily be seen as an attempt to create a similar reaction.
- In the beginning of the episode, a Buddha-like Omi doll can be seen in the middle of Little Tokyo.
- The fast-food restaurant WcDonald's is a parody of the fast food chain McDonald's.
- On the streets of Little Tokyo, there are several soda venders that have a logo that looks very similar to the logo used by Coca-Cola.
Continuity[]
- It is revealed that this episode takes place shortly after the events of "Raiders of the Nasal Dark" because the reporter in Midnight News Show talks about the defeat of Oscar H. Genius.
Errors[]
- In the English sub, the reporter of Midnight News Show states that Panty and Stocking defeated Oscar on the surface of the Moon. This is incorrect, however, as Panty and Stocking actually defeated Oscar right before he could crash on the Moon.
Music[]
- "Immoral Church" - Opening narration
- "Fly Away" - Angels arrive
References[]
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