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Opening · OP2 «Destiny of the Desert» — YUKA | ||
| Japanese | 砂ぼうず | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Sunabouzu | |
| Also known as | Sunabozu | |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Ecchi, Seinen | |
| Type | TV series | |
| Based on | Manga — Masatoshi Usune | |
| Directed by | Takayuki Inagaki | |
| Written by | Hiroshi Yamaguchi | |
| Character design | Takahiro Yoshimatsu | |
| Music by | Kouhei Tanaka | |
| Studio | Gonzo | |
| Original run | October 6, 2004 – March 30, 2005 | |
| Episodes | 24 | |
| Episode length | 24 min | |
| Total running time | 9 hr 36 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Fall 2004 | |
| Age rating | R – 17+ | |
| Score | ★ 7.36 (#1,334) | |
| On users' lists | 39,819 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll, Hulu | |
| Manga | ||
| Written by | Masatoshi Usune | |
| Published in | Comic Beam | |
| Original run | January 11, 1997 – October 12, 2020 | |
| Volumes | 22 | |
| Chapters | 139 | |
Desert Punk (Japanese: 砂ぼうず, Hepburn: Sunabouzu) is a 2004 Japanese anime television series based on the manga series by Masatoshi Usune. It is animated by Gonzo and directed by Takayuki Inagaki. It aired from October 6, 2004 to March 30, 2005, with 24 episodes.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Hash · Ikeda · Masaru Kaidou · Kaoru Kaizuka · Akio Kawaguchi · Natsuko Kawaguchi · Haruo Kawaguchi · Fuyuo Kawaguchi · Tamehiko Kawano · Makoto Kawazu · Gendou Koidemizu · Mitsuru Koidemizu · Noriko Koike · Kazuo Koike · Mariko · Shiek Marimo · Matsunami · Watari Mizuta · Mugenya · Kouji Okawa · Daiko Okawa · Tsunami Onami · Haro Onami · Namiko Onami · Samesuga · Sawada · Shijimi · Shimada · Seiji Tanigawa · Tsuyuko · Tsuyuko's Father · Wakame · Narrator
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Junko AsagiriMain | Tomoko Kotani | Stephanie Young |
| Taiko KoizumiMain | Chiwa Saito | Luci Christian |
| Kanta MizunoMain | Chihiro Suzuki | Eric Vale |
| AmagumoSupporting | Norio Wakamoto | Kenny Green |
| Masaru KaidouSupporting | Takahiro Imamura | Robert McCollum |
| Kaoru KaizukaSupporting | Tamio Ooki | Randy Tallman |
| Akio KawaguchiSupporting | Otoya Kawano | Justin Cook |
| Haruo KawaguchiSupporting | Yasuhiro Takato | Mike McFarland |
| Fuyuo KawaguchiSupporting | Jirou Saitou | Jeremy Inman |
| Tamehiko KawanoSupporting | Yoichi Masukawa | – |
| Makoto KawazuSupporting | Hiroshi Kamiya | Troy Baker |
| Mitsuru KoidemizuSupporting | Shigeru Mogi | Greg Ayres |
All languages (5)
| Character | Japanese | English | French | Spanish | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junko AsagiriMain | Tomoko Kotani | Stephanie Young | Pauline De Meurville | Maria Rosa Guillén | Laura Lenghi |
| Taiko KoizumiMain | Chiwa Saito | Luci Christian | – | Ariadna Jiménez | Letizia Ciampa |
| Kanta MizunoMain | Chihiro Suzuki | Eric Vale | Stanislas Forlani | – | Stefano Crescentini |
| AmagumoSupporting | Norio Wakamoto | Kenny Green | – | – | Roberto Draghetti |
| Masaru KaidouSupporting | Takahiro Imamura | Robert McCollum | – | – | – |
| Kaoru KaizukaSupporting | Tamio Ooki | Randy Tallman | – | – | – |
| Akio KawaguchiSupporting | Otoya Kawano | Justin Cook | Julien Chatelet | – | Francesco Meoni |
| Haruo KawaguchiSupporting | Yasuhiro Takato | Mike McFarland | – | – | – |
| Fuyuo KawaguchiSupporting | Jirou Saitou | Jeremy Inman | – | – | Roberto Stocchi |
| Tamehiko KawanoSupporting | Yoichi Masukawa | – | – | – | Massimo Milazzo |
| Makoto KawazuSupporting | Hiroshi Kamiya | Troy Baker | – | – | – |
| Mitsuru KoidemizuSupporting | Shigeru Mogi | Greg Ayres | – | – | – |
| MarikoSupporting | Hitomi Nabatame | Lydia Mackay | – | – | – |
| MugenyaSupporting | Ikkei Seta | Sonny Strait | – | – | – |
| NarratorSupporting | Tamio Ooki | Cole Brown | – | – | Michele Kalamera |
Production
Key staff
Takayuki InagakiDirector
Hiroshi YamaguchiSeries Composition
Takahiro YoshimatsuCharacter Design
Kouhei TanakaMusic
Satoshi MotoyamaSound DirectorShinichi TanimuraArt Director
GonzoStudioStaff
| Studio | Gonzo |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Masatoshi Usune |
| Director | Takayuki Inagaki |
| Series Composition | Hiroshi Yamaguchi |
| Script | Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Koujirou Nakamura, Yuuichirou Takeda, Eric Vale |
| Character Design | Takahiro Yoshimatsu |
| Music | Kouhei Tanaka |
| Sound Director | Satoshi Motoyama |
| Art Director | Shinichi Tanimura |
| Chief Animation Director | Takahiro Yoshimatsu |
| Editing | Kiyoshi Hirose |
| Theme Song Performance | Jerry Dean Jewell, YUKA |
| Producer | Tsutomu Kojima |
Music
| Composer | Kouhei Tanaka |
|---|
Opening themes
- OP 1“Sand Mission”Episodes 1–12, 24AnimeThemes
Ending themes
- ED 1“Sunabouzu Ekaki Uta”Episodes 1–12AnimeThemes
- ED 2“Shinkirou” — YUKAEpisodes 13–24AnimeThemes
Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “The Demon and the Double D's” | October 4, 2004 | Aired |
| 2 | “Rock, Paper, Scissors” | October 11, 2004 | Aired |
| 3 | “Fire Dragon Kong” | October 18, 2004 | Aired |
| 4 | “An Ace in the Sand” | October 25, 2004 | Aired |
| 5 | “The Price of Water” | November 2, 2004 | Aired |
| 6 | “Wandering Lust” | November 9, 2004 | Aired |
| 7 | “Age Before Beauty” | November 16, 2004 | Aired |
| 8 | “A Dog in Heat” | November 23, 2004 | Aired |
| 9 | “All That Glitters” | November 30, 2004 | Aired |
| 10 | “A Little Bit of Wisdom” | December 7, 2004 | Aired |
| 11 | “Compromising Positions” | December 14, 2004 | Aired |
| 12 | “A Change of Heart” | December 21, 2004 | Aired |
| 13 | “Opposites Collide” | December 28, 2004 | Aired |
| 14 | “Kosuna: Fully Automatic” | January 17, 2005 | Aired |
| 15 | “The Girl Next Door” | January 24, 2005 | Aired |
| 16 | “A Load of...” | January 31, 2005 | Aired |
| 17 | “Perv in Pursuit” | February 7, 2005 | Aired |
| 18 | “Too Close for Comfort” | February 14, 2005 | Aired |
| 19 | “Scratching the Surface” | February 21, 2005 | Aired |
| 20 | “A Raw Deal” | February 28, 2005 | Aired |
| 21 | “Successor of the Desert” | March 7, 2005 | Aired |
| 22 | “Hidden Agendas” | March 14, 2005 | Aired |
| 23 | “Voices in the Wind” | March 21, 2005 | Aired |
| 24 | “The Demon Revealed” | March 28, 2005 | Aired |
Where to watch
Streaming services that list Desert Punk. What you can watch depends on your country. Acino does not host any video; each link leads to the service's own page.
Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch13,326
- Watching1,418
- Completed10,990
- On hold925
- Dropped1,793
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList. Rankings compare the titles listed in Acino.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 11,367 | — | — | — | — | 103 |
| Shikimori | 28,452 | 1,418 | 10,990 | 13,326 | 1,793 | — |
Related works
| Original work | Sunabouzu (Manga) |
|---|
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- “Sunabouzu”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Sunabouzu”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Desert Punk”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Desert Punk”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q97752763”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
The facts on this page come from the databases listed above. The article text is written by Acino with AI assistance, using only those facts.