:Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

{{Infobox animanga/Header

| image = Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt promo art.jpg

| caption = Promotional artwork for the anime, featuring Panty (top) and Stocking (bottom)

| ja_kanji = パンティ＆ストッキングwithガーターベルト

| ja_romaji = Panti ando Sutokkingu with Gātāberuto

| genre = {{ubl|Action |Comedy{{cite web|last=Yegulalp|first=Serdar|title=Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|work=About.com Entertainment |url=http://anime.about.com/od/pantystocking/fr/Panty-Stocking-Review.htm|publisher=About.com|access-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116193416/http://anime.about.com/od/pantystocking/fr/Panty-Stocking-Review.htm|archive-date=January 16, 2013}}}}

| creator = Gainax

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| author = TAGRO

| publisher = Kadokawa Shoten

| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Dark Horse Comics}}

| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Seinen}}

| imprint = Kadokawa Comics Ace

| magazine = Young Ace

| first = August 4, 2010

| last = June 4, 2011

| volumes = 1

| volume_list =

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = tv series

| director = Hiroyuki Imaishi

| producer = {{ubl|Naoshi Imamoto|Jun Fukuda|Sōichi Tsuji|Satoshi Fujita|Kazuya Masumoto|Natsuki Uetake|Tomoko Suzuki|Katsumi Yasuda}}

| writer = Geek Fleet

| music = {{ubl|Taku Takahashi (M-Flo)|TCY Crew (TeddyLoid)}}

| studio = Gainax

| licensee = Crunchyroll{{efn|In North America through Crunchyroll (formerly known as Funimation), in the United Kingdom through Crunchyroll UK and Ireland (formerly known as Manga Entertainment) and in Australia through Crunchyroll Pty (formerly known as Madman Anime).}}

| network = BS Nittele

| first = October 1, 2010

| last = December 24, 2010

| episodes = 13 (26 segments) + 1 special

| episode_list = List of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt episodes

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = tv series

| title = New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

| director = {{ubl|Hiroyuki Imaishi|Hiromi Wakabayashi|Akira Furukawa}}

| producer = Naoko Tsutsumi

| writer = {{ubl|Hiroyuki Imaishi|Hiromi Wakabayashi}}

| music = {{ubl|Taku Takahashi|TeddyLoid|M-Flo|Taku Inoue|80KIDZ|KM|TAAR|Monjoe|Yackle|Mitsunori Ikeda|Junji Chiba}}

| studio = Trigger

| licensee =

| network =

| first = July 2025

| last = scheduled

| episodes =

| episode_list =

}}

{{Nihongo|Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|パンティ＆ストッキングwithガーターベルト|Panti ando Sutokkingu wizu Gātāberuto|lead=yes}} is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gainax, as well as a series of tie-in media developed around it. The series ran from October to December 2010 on BS Nittele (a free-to-air satellite service of Nippon Television). The rights to the series were later acquired by Trigger, who have announced a continuation set to premiere in July 2025.

Story

File:Flag of Daten City.svg

The show revolves around the exploits of the Anarchy sisters, Panty and Stocking, angels who were kicked out of Heaven due to their bad behavior. They are sent to Daten City—a pun on the Japanese word {{nihongo|datenshi|堕天使||lit. "fallen angel"}}—a place on the border between Heaven and Hell, which is besieged by evil spirits referred to as "Ghosts". The sisters take refuge under the care of the reverend Garterbelt; under his watchful eyes, the sisters are tasked with using their ability to transform their lingerie into weapons, and using them to destroy malicious Ghosts. By doing so, the sisters earn "Heaven Coins" with which they intend to one day buy their way back into Heaven. However, Panty and Stocking are constantly sidetracked by their respective interests in men and sugary sweets.

Development

Following the broadcast of Imaishi's previous project, Gurren Lagann, the show's staff went on a trip for rest and relaxation. At that time, they aired their opinions to each other under drunken and humorous circumstances, saying such things as "Next time, I want to try this" in approaches to animation. Almost all of the concepts for the anime were made during the initial trip; the names of the main characters, "Panty" and "Stocking", were coined at the very first meeting.{{cite interview|title=Young Ace interview|subject=Hiroyuki Imaishi|interviewer=Young Ace|date=November 2010}} Hiromi Wakabayashi, who provided the initial idea for the series, cited American adult animation, such as Drawn Together, as inspiration for the show's crudeness.{{cite web|url=https://grantalexander.blogspot.com/2011/02/gainax-at-pixar.html|title=Gainax at Pixar|publisher=Grant Alexander|access-date=November 16, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218144620/https://grantalexander.blogspot.com/2011/02/gainax-at-pixar.html|archive-date=December 18, 2013|df=mdy-all}}

Characters

=Protagonists=

;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Panty}}|パンティ|Panti}}

:{{animevoices|Arisa Ogasawara|Jamie Marchi{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/04/28/funimation-announces-panty-stocking-with-garterbelt-english-cast-and-debut-trailer|title=FUNimation Announces "Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt" English Cast and Debut Trailer|publisher=Crunchyroll|first=Humberto|last=Saabedra|date=2012-04-28|access-date=2014-08-25|archive-date=October 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004212837/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/04/28/funimation-announces-panty-stocking-with-garterbelt-english-cast-and-debut-trailer|url-status=live}}}}

:Panty is a blonde-haired pale-skinned angel whose only interests are looking for men to sleep with and basking in the popularity of being an Anarchy sister. She does not take her Ghost-hunting duties as seriously as her younger sister Stocking, instead preferring to fulfill her personal goal of having sex with 1,000 men on Earth before returning to Heaven. She has the ability to transform her panties into a pistol called {{Nihongo|Backlace|バックレース|Bakkurēsu}}. She occasionally wields a second Backlace using Stocking's panties, doubling her firepower and allowing her to combine them into more advanced firearms such as a submachine gun or sniper rifle. She can weaponize male panties, though the weapon's size and usefulness depends on the size of the original wearer's penis.

;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Stocking}}|ストッキング|Sutokkingu}}

:{{animevoices|Mariya Ise|Monica Rial}}

:Stocking is a pink-and-violet-haired goth angel with pale skin and a gluttonous appetite for sugary foods. While she does not have the same level of interest in sex as her older sister, Panty, she does show sexual urges and interests and is generally more interested in masochistic activities, such as bondage and electrocution. Her stockings transform into a pair of katanas called {{Nihongo|Stripe I|ストライプI|Sutoraipu Wan}} and {{Nihongo|Stripe II|ストライプII|Sutoraipu Tsū}}. She owns a stuffed cat doll called {{nihongo|Honekoneko|ホネコネコ||lit. "Bone Kitten"}}, which changes its facial expressions in accordance with Stocking's mood.

;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Garterbelt}}|ガーターベルト|Gātāberuto}}

:{{animevoices|Kōji Ishii|Christopher R. Sabat}}

:The reverend of Daten City. He is the Anarchy sisters' guardian. Garterbelt is a large black man with a massive afro. He relays missions from Heaven to Panty and Stocking, practices bondage, and displays interest in young males, particularly Brief, and disguises himself as a masked figure called "Master G" while undertaking such hobbies. He is cursed with immortality and forbidden from dying until he fulfills his given task.

;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Chuck}}|チャック|Chakku}}

:{{animevoices|Takashi Nakamura|Ian Sinclair}}

:Panty and Stocking's sidekick, a green dog-like creature with zippers on his body who closely resembles the character GIR from Invader Zim.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2010-10-05/invader-zim-creator-comments-on-panty-and-stocking|title=Invader Zim Creator Comments on Panty & Stocking|work=Anime News Network|date=October 5, 2010|access-date=April 29, 2012|archive-date=March 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301025046/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2010-10-05/invader-zim-creator-comments-on-panty-and-stocking|url-status=live}} Chuck is subject to mortal injuries. He can only be immobilized by opening the zippers on his head and releasing his brain, a 2-inch tall incubus who is romantically involved with Fastener's brain. He is used by Heaven as a mailbox of sorts, getting struck by lightning and spitting out a piece of paper containing a clue to a Ghost's whereabouts. He transforms into a Bull Ghost by turning himself inside-out.

;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Brief}}|ブリーフ|Burīfu}}

:{{animevoices|Hiroyuki Yoshino|Joel McDonald}}

:A self-proclaimed ghost hunter with an interest in science fiction and the supernatural, for which he is nicknamed "Geekboy" by Panty and Stocking. Brief tries acting as the voice of reason for the Anarchy sisters but instead becomes the butt of many jokes in the series. His true identity is {{Nihongo|Briefers Rock|ブリーファス・ロック|Burīfasu Rokku}}, the handsome son of head of the Rock Foundation, a large corporation in Daten City. He is the blood kin of Hell's Monkey, whose penis becomes the key to the gates of Hell.

=Antagonists=

;{{nihongo|Ghosts|ゴースト|Gōsuto}}

:The monsters of the week in the series, Ghosts are twisted aberrations born from the regrets or suffering of people who have died and become lost in limbo. Panty and Stocking are tasked with their destruction, which allows them to pass on to Heaven, leaving behind Heaven Coins. Although most Ghosts are savage or destructive, some are relatively harmless annoyances or even oppose their true nature and try to live peacefully. Ghosts are usually slain with angelic weapons, but there are other means of destroying them, such as Ghosts killing each other or peacefully accomplishing what they wanted to achieve in life. As a recurring joke, whenever Panty and Stocking defeat a Ghost with their angelic weapons, a papier-mâché model of the Ghost is filmed being blown-up.

;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Scanty}}|スキャンティ|Sukyanti}}

:{{animevoices|Yuka Komatsu|Colleen Clinkenbeard}}

:The older of the Demon sisters, Corset's minion and Panty's arch rival, who oversee the creation of Ghosts in Daten City while acting as the mayor's daughter in public. Scanty is a demon with red skin and green hair and with her sister Kneesocks comes up with schemes to kill or otherwise humiliate the Anarchy sisters. Scanty wears two pairs of scanties that transform into revolvers called {{nihongo|Double Gold Lacytanga|ダブル・ゴールド・レーシータンガ|Daburu Gōrudo Rēshītanga}}, which she can combine into a shotgun.

;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Kneesocks}}|ニーソックス|Nīsokkusu}}

:{{animevoices|Ayumi Fujimura (first series), Akeno Watanabe (second series){{cite web|last1=Cayanan|first1=Joanna|title=New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Anime's Teaser Unveils New & Returning Cast, More Staff|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-24/new-panty-and-stocking-with-garterbelt-anime-teaser-unveils-new-and-returning-cast-more-staff/.219464|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224103302/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-24/new-panty-and-stocking-with-garterbelt-anime-teaser-unveils-new-and-returning-cast-more-staff/.219464|archive-date=December 24, 2024|date=December 24, 2024|url-status=live}}|Cherami Leigh}}

:The younger of the Demon sisters, Corset's minion and Stocking's arch rival. Kneesocks is a red-skinned demon dressed similarly to her sister but wears glasses and has blue hair worn in a ponytail. Unlike her sister, Kneesocks only has a single horn on her forehead. She wears two kneesocks that transform into a pair of scythes called {{nihongo|Double Gold Spandex|ダブル・ゴールド・スパンデックス|Daburu Gōrudo Supandekkusu}}.

;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Fastener}}|ファスナー|Fasunā}}

:{{animevoices|Miki Makiguchi (first series), Yūko Natsuyoshi (second series)|Christopher Bevins}}

:Scanty and Kneesocks' sidekick, and Chuck's rival. Fastener is a pink rodent-like creature with zippers covering his body. He can only be immobilized by opening the zipper on his head and releasing his brain, a 2-inch tall succubus who is romantically involved with Chuck's brain. He can turn himself inside-out into a Hydra Ghost.

;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Corset}}|コルセット|Korusetto}}

:{{animevoices|Shigeru Chiba|Chris Ayres}}

:The mayor of Daten City, the superior of Scanty and Kneesocks. Corset is a pale blue-skinned demon with a conical hairstyle who wears various types of BDSM equipment such as buckles, mouth-stretching hooks, and a corset that he frequently tightens to enhance his upper body strength.

=Other characters=

;{{Nihongo|{{vanchor|Polyester}}|ポリエステル|Poriesuteru}}

:{{animevoices|Junya Enoki}}

:The older brother of the Angel brothers.

;{{Nihongo|{{vanchor|Polyurethane}}|ポリウレタン|Poriuretan}}

:{{animevoices|Yūto Uemura}}

:The younger brother of the Angel brothers.

Media

=Anime=

{{Main|List of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt episodes{{!}}List of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt episodes}}

The television series was animated by Gainax and directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi. The series' animation is done in a distinct style resembling and paying homage to American cartoons, along with the Yoshinori Kanada techniques normally associated with Hiroyuki Imaishi's work. The series has many sexual themes in every episode. The theme of the anime is "vulgar and indecent jokes", with Imaishi saying, "If we are going to do this, we will try it thoroughly."

The series ran from October 1 to December 24, 2010, on BS Nittele, a free-to-air satellite service of Nippon Television.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-08/panty-and-stocking-inazuma-11-agukaru-promos-streamed|title=Panty & Stocking, Inazuma 11, Agukaru Promos Streamed|work=Anime News Network|date=2010-09-08|access-date=September 8, 2010|archive-date=September 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910152920/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-08/panty-and-stocking-inazuma-11-agukaru-promos-streamed|url-status=live}} It was also shown on AT-X seven days after the premiere of each episode, and made available online on Nico Nico Channel (a service of Niconico) through the series's own channel a day after AT-X broadcast. On terrestrial television, it was syndicated in eight markets, including a few JAITS members like Tokyo MX, and TVQ, a TXN affiliate in Fukuoka Prefecture. Internationally, the series was made available online on Crunchyroll.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-15/crunchyroll-adds-heaven-lost-property-ii-panty-and-stocking-fortune-arterial|title=Crunchyroll Adds Heaven's Lost Property 2, Panty & Stocking, Fortune Arterial (Updated)|date=2010-09-15|work=Anime News Network|access-date=September 16, 2010|archive-date=September 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917234924/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-15/crunchyroll-adds-heaven-lost-property-ii-panty-and-stocking-fortune-arterial|url-status=live}}

The series was released in six DVD and Blu-ray volumes respectively over the course of six months, with the first DVD/Blu-ray volume released on December 24, 2010,{{cite web|url=http://newtype.kadocomic.jp/psg/dvd/|title=BD/DVD - Panty＆Stocking with Garterbelt - パンティ＆ストッキングwithガーターベルト- アニメーション公式サイト|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214035356/http://newtype.kadocomic.jp/psg/dvd/|archive-date=2010-12-14 }} followed by succeeding volumes near the end of each following month. The fifth volume, released on April 28, 2011, includes a disc-exclusive episode (OVA) compiling eight short stories, some of which are sequels/conclusions to earlier episodes of the series.

On April 14, 2011, North American anime distributor Funimation Entertainment announced their license to the series, which was released on DVD on July 10, 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2011-04-14/funimation-entertainment-acquires-panty-and-stocking-with-garterbelt|title=Funimation Entertainment Acquires Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt|work=Anime News Network|date=April 14, 2011|access-date=April 14, 2011|archive-date=April 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415222631/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2011-04-14/funimation-entertainment-acquires-panty-and-stocking-with-garterbelt|url-status=live}} The Blu-ray was released January 15, 2013.{{cite web|title=Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Blu-Ray Complete Series (Hyb)|url=http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/ZnbC5Jc5Z5Pq=mer4Q/browse/item/96645/4/0/0|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201094521/http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/ZnbC5Jc5Z5Pq=mer4Q/browse/item/96645/4/0/0|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 February 2013|publisher=RightStuf.com|access-date=4 October 2012}} The English dub is directed by Colleen Clinkenbeard, with John Burgmeier acting as head writer and Jamie Marchi, Leah Clark, and Jared Hedges serving as episode writers.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2012-04-28/funimation-entertainment-announces-english-language-cast-of-panty-and-stocking|title=FUNimation Entertainment Announces English Language Cast of Panty & Stocking|work=Anime News Network|date=April 28, 2012|access-date=April 29, 2012|archive-date=April 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430135827/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2012-04-28/funimation-entertainment-announces-english-language-cast-of-panty-and-stocking|url-status=live}} The first two episodes were made available for streaming on May 22, 2012, for those subscribed to Funimation's Elite Video Subscription service.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525000909/http://www.funimation.com/char/blog/panty-stocking-with-garterbelt-hits-evs-early/3478441|archive-date=25 May 2012|url=http://www.funimation.com/char/blog/panty-stocking-with-garterbelt-hits-evs-early/3478441|title=Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Hits EVS Early|work=Official FUNimation Anime Online Community|date=22 May 2012|access-date=9 April 2015|url-status=dead}}

Manga Entertainment released the series in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2012,{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-06-29/panty-and-stocking-dvd-details|title=Panty & Stocking DVD Details - News|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2014-03-03|archive-date=July 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729111037/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-06-29/panty-and-stocking-dvd-details|url-status=live}} although upon release, faults were discovered on some of the episodes.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-02/manga-entertainment-will-re-author-faulty-panty-and-stocking-dvd|title=Manga Entertainment Will Re-Author Faulty Panty & Stocking DVD - News|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2014-03-03|archive-date=August 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829112454/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-02/manga-entertainment-will-re-author-faulty-panty-and-stocking-dvd|url-status=live}} A corrected version was released on September 10, 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-20/manga-entertainment-updates-on-panty-and-stocking-and-persona-4|title=Manga Entertainment Updates on Panty and Stocking and Persona 4 - News|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2014-03-03|archive-date=August 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829112602/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-20/manga-entertainment-updates-on-panty-and-stocking-and-persona-4|url-status=live}}

On November 25, 2016, the official Twitter account for Gainax West posted an announcement teaser image featuring silhouettes of Panty and Stocking with the words "{{sic|Comming}} Soon". An announcement for "something new with Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt" was to be made on December 16, 2016, which Gainax West stated would not be a pachinko, pachislot, social network game, or Blu-ray.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-11-25/gainax-west-teases-possible-panty-and-stocking-with-garterbelt-announcement/.109185|title=Gainax West Teases Possible Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Announcement|work=Anime News Network|date=25 November 2016|access-date=25 November 2016|archive-date=November 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126191931/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-11-25/gainax-west-teases-possible-panty-and-stocking-with-garterbelt-announcement/.109185|url-status=live}}{{cite tweet|user=GAINAX_WEST|author=GAINAX WEST 公式|number=802149505923616769|date=25 November 2016|title=And they are not pachinko. Not a pachislot. Not a social network game. Not Blu-ray. It will be officially announced on December 16.|access-date=25 November 2016}} On December 16, 2016, various Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt projects were announced.{{Cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|title=Gainax West Announces First Step Of "Panty And Stocking" Revival Plan|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/15/gainax-west-announces-first-step-of-panty-and-stocking-revival-plan|access-date=2021-09-17|website=Crunchyroll|language=en-us|archive-date=September 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917130008/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/15/gainax-west-announces-first-step-of-panty-and-stocking-revival-plan|url-status=live}}

A new anime project based on the series was announced by Trigger at Anime Expo 2022.{{cite web|title=Studio Trigger Reveals New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Project|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-02/studio-trigger-reveals-new-panty-and-stocking-with-garterbelt-project/.187308|work=Anime News Network|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=July 2, 2022|access-date=July 2, 2022|archive-date=July 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703011114/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-02/studio-trigger-reveals-new-panty-and-stocking-with-garterbelt-project/.187308|url-status=live}} At Anime Expo 2023, it was announced that the rights to the Panty & Stocking IP had been acquired from Gainax by Trigger, who shared an announcement video for the project.{{cite web|title=Trigger Unveils Announcement Video for New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Anime Project

|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-01/trigger-unveils-announcement-video-for-new-panty-and-stocking-with-garterbelt-anime-project/.199878|work=Anime News Network|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=July 1, 2023|access-date=July 6, 2023}} Hiroyuki Imaishi is returning as series director, along with Hiromi Wakabayashi as script writer and Atsushi Nishigori as character designer.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Anime Project Unveils Visual, Main Staff|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-04/new-panty-and-stocking-with-garterbelt-anime-project-unveils-visual-main-staff/.212850|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704175514/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-04/new-panty-and-stocking-with-garterbelt-anime-project-unveils-visual-main-staff/.212850|archive-date=July 4, 2024|date=July 4, 2024|url-status=live}} The series is set to premiere in July 2025.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Anime Slated for 2025|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-04/new-panty-and-stocking-with-garterbelt-anime-slated-for-2025/.212867|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 5, 2024|date=July 4, 2024}}{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=New Panty & Stocking Anime Reveals More Cast, July Debut|website=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-21/new-panty-and-stocking-anime-reveals-more-cast-july-debut/.222682|access-date=March 21, 2025|date=March 21, 2025}}

=Manga=

A manga adaptation of the series by Tagro was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine between August 2010 and June 2011.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-06/hen-zemi-tagro-draws-gainax-panty-and-stocking-manga|title=Hen Zemi's Tagro Draws Gainax's Panty & Stocking Manga|date=2010-07-06|work=Anime News Network|access-date=September 29, 2010|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125064838/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-06/hen-zemi-tagro-draws-gainax-panty-and-stocking-manga|url-status=live}} The series was compiled in a single {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume, released in Japan on June 4, 2011, and was published in English by Dark Horse Comics on May 28, 2015.{{cite book|title=Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|id={{ASIN|1616557354|country=uk}}}} Another manga illustrated by Hiroyuki Imaishi was serialised in NewType before moving to Monthly Anime Style magazine. Some strips were included in the Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt: Datencity Paparazzi art book, released on June 4, 2011, but the series has not been published in tankōbon format.{{cite book|title=Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt DATENCITY PAPARAZZI|id={{ASIN|404854649X|country=uk}}}}

=Music=

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The series' musical score is by TCY Force produced by Taku Takahashi (of M-Flo). The opening theme is "Theme for Panty & Stocking", performed by Hoshina Anniversary. The ending theme is "Fallen Angel", performed by Mitsunori Ikeda and featuring Aimee B. The original soundtrack was released on December 29, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://newtype.kadocomic.jp/psg/news/001166.php#extended|title=The Original Soundtrack 12月29日発売決定！ - Panty＆Stocking with Garterbelt -パンティ＆ストッキングwithガーターベルト- アニメーション公式サイト|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101191833/http://newtype.kadocomic.jp/psg/news/001166.php#extended|archive-date=2010-11-01}}{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/41204|title=ナタリー - ☆Takuアニメ進出「パンティ＆ストッキング」サントラ全貌|date=2010-11-28|access-date=2010-12-28|archive-date=December 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202045512/http://natalie.mu/music/news/41204|url-status=live}} A hidden track is on the CD. The special edition of the volume 4 BD/DVD includes a bonus CD containing television edits of certain songs from the official soundtrack, as well as previously unreleased songs.

{{Track listing

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|total_length = 1:18:43

|title1 = Theme for Panty & Stocking

|writer1 = Hoshina Anniversary

|extra1 = Hoshina Anniversary

|length1 = 0:32

|title2 = Immoral Church

|writer2 = TeddyLoid, Taku Takahashi

|extra2 = TeddyLoid, Takahashi

|length2 = 0:27

|title3 = Fly Away

|writer3 = TeddyLoid

|extra3 = TeddyLoid

|length3 = 4:23

|title4 = Daten City

|writer4 = TeddyLoid

|extra4 = TeddyLoid

|length4 = 0:49

|title5 = Beverly Hills Cock

|writer5 = Takahashi

|extra5 = TCY FORCE

|length5 = 1:25

|title6 = Pantscada

|writer6 = TeddyLoid, Takahashi

|extra6 = TCY FORCE

|length6 = 1:59

|title7 = Dancefloor Orgy

|writer7 = TeddyLoid

|extra7 = TeddyLoid

|length7 = 3:33

|title8 = D City Rock

|writer8 = TeddyLoid, LISA

|extra8 = TeddyLoid feat. Debra Zeer

|length8 = 4:32

|title9 = Juice

|writer9 = Takahashi

|extra9 = Jun Sasaki

|length9 = 1:03

|title10 = EPTM (Booty Bronx Remix)

|writer10 = Hoshina Anniversary

|extra10 = Hoshina Anniversary feat. Kodai of KinKieS

|length10 = 4:16

|title11 = Cherryboy Riot

|writer11 = TeddyLoid

|extra11 = TeddyLoid

|length11 = 4:33

|title12 = Technodildo

|writer12 = Hoshina Anniversary

|extra12 = Hoshina Anniversary

|length12 = 4:30

|title13 = CHOCOLAT

|writer13 = Emyli & Takahashi

|extra13 = TCY FORCE feat. Mariya Ise

|length13 = 4:06

|title14 = Theme for Scanty & Kneesocks

|writer14 = TeddyLoid

|extra14 = TeddyLoid

|length14 = 4:13

|title15 = Schranz Chase

|writer15 = Booty Bronx

|extra15 = Booty Bronx

|length15 = 5:23

|title16 = Tenga Step

|writer16 = TCY FORCE

|extra16 = TCY FORCE

|length16 = 2:52

|title17 = See-Through

|writer17 = Hoshina Anniversary

|extra17 = Hoshina Anniversary

|length17 = 4:47

|title18 = Corset Theme

|writer18 = TeddyLoid

|extra18 = TeddyLoid

|length18 = 4:34

|title19 = Champion

|writer19 = Emyli, Takahashi

|extra19 = TCY FORCE feat. Emyli

|length19 = 4:51

|title20 = Fallen Angel

|note20 = includes hidden track

|writer20 = LISA and Mitsunori Ikeda

|extra20 = Mitsunori Ikeda feat. Aimee B

|length20 = 15:55

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A second album, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt THE WORST ALBUM, was released on 20 July 2011 and features 24 tracks, including remixes of previous songs from the original anime soundtrack, some new songs, as well as "Cherry Corrida" drama tracks.

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|headline = Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt THE WORST ALBUM

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|total_length = 1:12:43

|title1 = Milky Way

|writer1 = TeddyLoid

|extra1 = TeddyLoid feat. Mariya Ise

|length1 = 4:45

|title2 = Cherry Corrida I ~cocks gone: the death of a bitch~

|writer2 = Koji Seko

|note2 = Script by Koji Seko, directed by Yoshikazu Iwanami

|extra2 = TeddyLoid

|length2 = 1:13

|title3 = D City Rock (TeddyLoid Live Remix)

|writer3 = TeddyLoid

|extra3 = TeddyLoid feat. Debra Zeer

|length3 = 6:02

|title4 = Cherry Corrida II ~a case of Garterbelt's loss~

|writer4 = Seko

|note4 = Script by Koji Seko, directed by Yoshikazu Iwanami

|extra4 = TeddyLoid

|length4 = 1:06

|title5 = Fly Away (Taku & TeddyLoid For the Club Edit)

|writer5 = TeddyLoid

|note5 = Mixed by Mitsunori Ikeda, remix and additional production by Taku Takahashi and TeddyLoid

|extra5 = TeddyLoid

|length5 = 5:14

|title6 = S-Trip

|writer6 = Takahashi & TeddyLoid

|note6 = Mixed by Mitsunori Ikeda

|extra6 = TCY FORCE

|length6 = 2:01

|title7 = Cherry Corrida III ~a case of Brief's loss~

|writer7 = Seko

|note7 = Script by Koji Seko, directed by Yoshikazu Iwanami

|extra7 = TeddyLoid

|length7 = 0:43

|title8 = Ghost Town

|writer8 = TeddyLoid

|extra8 = TeddyLoid

|length8 = 4:06

|title9 = Cherry Corrida IV ~dry bitch and wet goth girl~

|writer9 = Seko

|note9 = Script by Koji Seko, directed by Yoshikazu Iwanami

|extra9 = TeddyLoid

|length9 = 2:07

|title10 = Beverly Hills Cock Part.2

|writer10 = Takahashi & TeddyLoid

|note10 = Mixed by Ikeda

|extra10 = TCY FORCE

|length10 = 1:59

|title11 = Theme For Panty & Stocking (Hoshina Anniversary Remix)

|writer11 = TeddyLoid

|extra11 = Hoshina Anniversary

|length11 = 4:52

|title12 = Cherry Corrida V ~Dmitri Fullchinkov the cock chopper~

|writer12 = Seko

|note12 = Script by Koji Seko, directed by Yoshikazu Iwanami

|extra12 = TeddyLoid

|length12 = 1:08

|title13 = Jumping Mole (Nerdcore Switch)

|writer13 = Booty Bronx, Ikeda & TeddyLoid

|extra13 = Booty Bronx, Ikeda & TeddyLoid

|length13 = 2:58

|title14 = Cherry Corrida VI ~the advent of angels?~

|writer14 = Seko

|note14 = Script by Koji Seko, directed by Yoshikazu Iwanami

|extra14 = TeddyLoid

|length14 = 0:59

|title15 = Cherryboy Riot Part.2

|writer15 = TeddyLoid

|extra15 = TeddyLoid

|length15 = 4:24

|title16 = Cherry Corrida VII ~black, huge, solid and stinky~

|writer16 = Seko

|note16 = Script by Koji Seko, directed by Yoshikazu Iwanami

|extra16 = TeddyLoid

|length16 = 0:56

|title17 = Yesline Dub

|writer17 = TeddyLoid

|extra17 = TeddyLoid

|length17 = 3:46

|title18 = CHOCOLAT (TeddyLoid Remix)

|writer18 = TeddyLoid

|extra18 = TCY FORCE feat. Mariya Ise

|length18 = 5:30

|title19 = Cherry Corrida VIII ~When You Wish upon a Hole~

|writer19 = Seko

|note19 = Script by Koji Seko, directed by Yoshikazu Iwanami

|extra19 = TeddyLoid

|length19 = 0:41

|title20 = Fly Away (El Poco Maro Dubstep Remix)

|writer20 = TeddyLoid

|note20 = Mixed by Mitsunori Ikeda

|extra20 = TeddyLoid

|length20 = 3:22

|title21 = Cherry Corrida IX ~cock chopper blues or cock fucker rhapsody~

|writer21 = Seko

|note21 = Script by Koji Seko, directed by Yoshikazu Iwanami

|extra21 = TeddyLoid

|length21 = 2:37

|title22 = Champion (TeddyLoid Remix)

|writer22 = TeddyLoid

|extra22 = TCY FORCE feat. Emyli

|length22 = 5:02

|title23 = Cherry Corrida X ~cocks back: the resurrection of a bitch~

|writer23 = Seko

|note23 = Script by Koji Seko, directed by Yoshikazu Iwanami

|extra23 = TeddyLoid

|length23 = 1:13

|title24 = Fallen Angel (El Poco Maro Drum'n'Bass Remix)

|writer24 = TeddyLoid

|extra24 = Ikeda feat. Aimee B

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Reception

In 2011, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt was part of the Jury Selections of the 15th Japan Media Arts Festival in the Animation category.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt {{!}} Jury Selections {{!}} Animation Division {{!}} 2011 [15th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive |url=http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2011/animation/works/15anj_panty_stocking_with_garterbelt/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=Japan Media Arts Festival |language=en |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205021442/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2011/animation/works/15anj_panty_stocking_with_garterbelt/ |url-status=live }} In 2019, Polygon named Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt as one of the best anime of the 2010s, stating that it "delivered raunchy, stupid humor in a great animation style",{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/11/6/20948241/best-new-anime-of-the-decade-2010s|title=The best anime of the decade|website=Polygon|date=November 6, 2019|access-date=November 10, 2019|archive-date=December 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220154644/https://www.polygon.com/2019/11/6/20948241/best-new-anime-of-the-decade-2010s|url-status=live}} and Crunchyroll listed it in their "Top 100 best anime of the 2010s".{{cite web|last=Wolf|first=Ian|title=Crunchyroll Names The Top 100 Anime of the 2010s|url=http://animeuknews.net/2019/11/crunchyroll-names-the-top-100-anime-of-the-2010s/|website=Anime UK News|access-date=January 24, 2020|date=January 24, 2020|archive-date=November 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127213200/http://animeuknews.net/2019/11/crunchyroll-names-the-top-100-anime-of-the-2010s/|url-status=live}} IGN also listed Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt among the best anime series of the 2010s, describing it as "an irreverent, entertaining joy-ride with dozens of tributes to western cartoons and a bangin' soundtrack".{{cite web|title=The Best Anime of the Decade (2010 - 2019)|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2020/01/01/best-anime-of-the-decade-2010-2019|website=IGN|access-date=January 24, 2020|date=January 1, 2020|archive-date=January 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101214124/https://www.ign.com/articles/2020/01/01/best-anime-of-the-decade-2010-2019|url-status=live}}

Panty & Stocking received a polarized reaction from critics. Carl Kimlinger of Anime News Network found the show to be "unremittingly revolting" and "generally not funny".{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/panty-and-stocking-with-garterbelt/blu-ray-the-complete-series|title=Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Blu-Ray - The Complete Series|work=Anime News Network|date=April 24, 2013|access-date=September 12, 2017|archive-date=December 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231060936/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/panty-and-stocking-with-garterbelt/blu-ray-the-complete-series|url-status=live}} Anime News Network{{'}}s individual episode reviews were equally critical, accusing the series more than once of having a style-over-substance approach and generally flawed, tasteless and needlessly disturbing comedy in spite of its impressive production values.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2010-10-01/carl|title=Carl Kimlinger - The Fall 2010 Anime Preview Guide|first=Carl|last=Kimlinger|work=Anime News Network|date=October 1, 2010|access-date=September 12, 2017|archive-date=September 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913001029/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2010-10-01/carl|url-status=live}} Reviewer Gia Manry found the visuals and sounds to be overwhelming and the writing substandard, ending in a 1 out of 5 score.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2010-10-01/gia|title=Gia Manry - The Fall 2010 Anime Preview Guide|first=Gia|last=Manry|work=Anime News Network|date=October 1, 2010|access-date=September 12, 2017|archive-date=June 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617190557/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2010-10-01/gia|url-status=live}} Critic Jacob Chapman considered the show to be a "mess" with a "poisonous air hanging around [it]" and thoroughly unpleasant to sit through.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2010-10-01/hope|title=Hope Chapman - The Fall 2010 Anime Preview Guide|first=Jacob|last=Chapman|work=Anime News Network|date=October 1, 2010|access-date=September 12, 2017|archive-date=September 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913001033/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2010-10-01/hope|url-status=live}}

However, David Brothers of Comics Alliance claims that the series feels like the result of an "unholy union" between The Ren & Stimpy Show and Dirty Pair. He recommends it, saying "it's raunchy, gross, a whole lot of fun" and that "the mix of disparate influences and material makes it a refreshingly funny anime, and dumb in a way where you can clearly see the hand of smart, experienced animators at work behind the scenes."{{cite news|url=http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/22/panty-and-stocking-anime-gainax/#ixzz1noxyp8HH|title=Panty and Stocking' Are Made Of Sex, Sugar, Spice and Nothing Nice|date=October 10, 2010|work=ComicsAlliance|access-date=March 1, 2012|archive-date=March 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307004136/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/22/panty-and-stocking-anime-gainax#ixzz1noxyp8HH|url-status=live}} Mike LeChevallier of Japanator says that "where plot structure is hit or miss, the pure stylization, soundtrack and memorable characters make this a series one worth watching from start to finish."{{cite web|url=http://www.japanator.com/final-impressions-panty-stocking-with-garterbelt-17967.phtml|title=Final* Impressions: Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|date=December 28, 2010|publisher=Japanator|access-date=March 1, 2012|archive-date=April 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418061618/http://www.japanator.com/final-impressions-panty-stocking-with-garterbelt-17967.phtml|url-status=live}}