All done...*sniffles*
(Note: Episode 11 was the ‘official’ last episode, episode 12 is an ‘extra’ Christmas episode.)
When I finished this episode, I had one thing that went through my mind; ‘How did that happen?’ The whole series was a roller coaster, it goes from bad to good, then back to bad and then went off in a massive bang, and lastly…a Christmas episode…need I say more.
Other Anime blogging sites and Wikipedia have the plot/episode summaries in detail, these are just my thoughts.
Read the rest after the jump…
(Remember, spoiler alert!)
Kampfer in German means ‘Fighter’, so my first thoughts were; ‘Girls, fighting … awesome!’ But this was much more than that, and sometimes much less. Let me explain, the girls, there was many of them, much more than I expected, there were times when there weren’t any guys at all and 30+ girls on the screen at once. Fighting … there wasn’t so much of that, with episodes completely missing this one point, although, as much as that sounds bad, it really isn’t. The last point, ‘awesome’ isn’t the word I’d use to describe this show, ‘unique’ comes to mind, as does ‘interesting’. I say ‘unique’ because in my research and constant looking for something new to watch, I have not found a series like this. Comment me in the section below if I’m wrong.
As the attention span on most people with access to the internet is limited, and writing can be a little boring, let’s make a comparison using two images;
Akane-chan from Kampfer
Nadeko-san from Bakemonogatari
As you can see, these two images are of two VERY different females, one is a loli that changes into a ‘bakemono’ (Monster in Japanese) and the other is a big-breasted librarian that changes into a gun-wielding, foul-mouthed, ranga-haired ‘kampfer’. I choose these pictures because they are a little similar in appearance.
The bottom picture is from the fourth opening of Bakemonogaratari, that oozes the brain from the Nadeko Snake arc lead female, Nadeko Sengoku, giving the viewer an insight into her mind and feelings, plus it was an awesome song.
The picture at the top is from the closing of Kampfer, a clearly drugged ending song that does not make the slight amount of sense until the last episode of the series (an ‘Ohhhhhhhh…..‘ sound came out of my mouth when I worked it out). The music is repetitive and the visuals will make the eyes pop right out of your end, but, none-the-less, I really enjoyed watching it and it’s 21 second shot of the male Natsuru (one of the only times you saw him).
Oh, and why is Pocky ALWAYS used as a sexual innuendo? It was like the focal-point of Onegai Teacher.
Comes in two great genders!
Now, let’s get to the bad stuff, kicking off with the lead, Natsuru. Natsuru Seno is the only male Kampfer, but as the rules state, ‘you can not have your powers unless your a big breast chick that looks good without any clothes on’, he has to turn into a her to be able to fight, which I (and many other) won’t EVER complain about. The problems with the character isn’t his/hers look, it’s the personality, as he/her has one of a rockmelon, CLEARLY every single female is in love with him, but no, he has to like the psycho-lesbian bitch. I’d much rather Shizuku or Mikoto, but I do like the tsudere-type, why? Don’t ask me, but it get’s me in all kinds of shit.
Nawwww, she so kawaii!
The highlight of this series is defiantly the above woman. She is the Senjōgahara of the Fall season, (yet another reference to Bakemonogatari, I gotta stop these…Oh, fun fact; GG Fansubs, whom I get Kampfer from also subbed Bakemonogatari, okay, now I’m getting off track…) she purely get’s what she wants, when she wants, whether it be Natsuru (why she wants him, I don’t know) or to learn the truth behind the Moderators, not letting anyone stop her. She even comes out and says that she’ll have Natsuru as either a male or female (I can see lots of doujin appearing in the Summer Comiket, I’ll have to get my hands on it!).
All in all, I really enjoyed Kampfer, it wasn’t a Haruhi Suzumiya or To Aru Kagaku no Railgun in terms of animation or story-telling, but it was a light hearted show, with the right amount (and use) of fan service, and as another blogger nearly wrote, but I will; ‘A harem anime done right’. Let’s just say, I thought it was way better than Shuffle.
RATING: 8 out of 10
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