The sweet girl with the magic wand doesn't exist; the moment someone annoys her, she drops the act and starts breaking bones with the kind of cheerfulness that makes the violence funny instead of disturbing. Punie-Chan gets its laugh from the gap between what magical girl shows promise and what this one actually delivers: a girl who solves problems by casually destroying everyone around her while maintaining perfect politeness about it. It's mean-spirited in exactly the right way, and if you've ever wanted to see a mahou shoujo that treats its own genre like a setup for a punchline, this is the only show that commits to it completely.
Punie arrives at a school in Japan with a simple mission: finish one year of training on Earth so she can inherit the throne of Magical Land from her mother. She plays the part of a sweet, gentle transfer student, and her magical girl charm quickly wins over the boys. Except she drops the act the moment someone crosses her. Beneath that sugary smile lives a girl who treats minor offenses as grounds for punishment. Annoy her and you'll meet the business end of her magic stick or find yourself trapped in one of her bone-breaking wrestling submissions, cheerfully delivered with devastating force. Her mascot Paya-tan stays at her side, still bitter about being beaten and pressed into service, and regularly tries to kill her. Meanwhile, Punie has bigger problems. Various people from her own kingdom keep turning up to attack her, each with a different reason for wanting her dead, and several factions hope she fails her year on Earth. Every day brings fresh chaos, and Punie meets it with a smile and plenty of violence.
