Mayonaka Punch

Watch it on: Crunchyroll

Mayonaka Punch came out of nowhere and dazzled me with its premiere. It begins with our protagonist, Masaki, getting booted from her three- woman YouTuber group for being too violent after punching one of her costars on a livestream. She tries to start a new channel to regain her fanbase, but is disheartened by the constant hate she gets for her violent actions and the fact that her new channel bombs. Masiki’s luck turns around when she meets Live, a vampire who’s been having mysterious dreams of Masaki and is hell bent on drinking her blood. Masaki comes up with the bright idea to make spectacular videos using Live’s powers, and in exchange Live can feed on Masaki once her new channel reaches one million subscribers.

Masaki is an amazing protagonist whose brashness makes her an enjoyable girl failure, while Live’s overeager thirst for Masaki comes off as an adoring obsession. The first couple of episodes are full of fun hijinx, and there is some potential for Live and Masaki’s relationship to grow into something more than just a means to an end for both of them.