With hundreds of bands hailing from everywhere from South Austin to South Korea, South by Southwest is a truly global festival. And while these musicians may have faced hurdles like long hours in the van or airport security screenings, one band had to navigate the whole solar system to arrive in Austin in time for their gigs.

Peelander-Z may really be a “Japanese action comic punk band” hailing from New York, but the band members contend that they met at a ninja high school on their birth planet, Planet Peelander. And with brightly colored, monochromatic costumes and insane on-stage antics like human bowling and giant dancing squids, the story does not seem all that far-fetched.

The three-member band consists of Peelander-Yellow on vocals and guitar, Peelander-Red on bass and vocals and Peelander-Green on drums, but they are joined by an array of costumed friends on stage. The group played six shows at SXSW this year.

“At South by Southwest this year, I was surprised because there are so many bands, so many new venues opening, so many vendors, so many daytime shows, so many trailer shows,” Peelander Yellow said during an interview with Hilltop Views before the band’s show at Elysium. “I was so happy because it’s bigger, bigger, bigger and everybody comes here. “

But this is not Peelander-Z’s first trip to Austin. The band has been playing SXSW for years, played in Austin last November for Fun Fun Fun Fest and recorded its last album, “P-TV-Z” in East Austin under local label Chicken Ranch Records. While it only took about two weeks in Austin to record “P-TV-Z,” the band’s time here ended up influencing some of the tracks.

“Every morning, we ate breakfast tacos,” Yellow said. “That’s why we made the new song ‘Taco Taco Tacos.'”

Peelander-Z brings these lyrics to life with a colorful, wacky live show that they hope will interest all concertgoers regardless of their personal music preferences.

“If you don’t like punk rock, don’t worry,” Yellow said. “Our style is like, the music is 10 percent and 90 percent is just [having] fun. So we do human bowling, and we dance like Menudo or like New Kids on the Block. So it’s kind of like a little circus or a happy kindergarten.”

These antics were introduced to hold the audience’s attention and provide more visual stimulation.

“I love music, but if [I] go to a show, I can’t [watch] after three songs,” Yellow said. “After three songs, I’m like, ‘I love them, but I want to see something.’ That’s why I wanted to do something on stage like wrestling or Power Rangers. We need more spice. I love eating competitions, I love Cosplay, and so I mix everything on the stage.

With so many different elements working on stage, it is sometimes difficult to fully understand what an audience is in for at a Peelander-Z show.

“If you come see, you understand what Peelander-Z is,” Yellow said.

Peelander-Z will return to Austin on April 28 for a show at The Parish.