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I was uh what seven episodes in and I thought the show was fairly bad but watching the last five episodes....I felt ripped off. Normally I wouldn't mind but this went from being bad to just being terrible!

Pilot Candidate or Candidate for Goddess is the typical show about a young feisty protagonist who wants to fulfill -insert dream here-. Plus or what should be a plus is that we get mechs added into the shounen mix! With a cast with over ten members, and 12 episodes to tell a story how bad does Pilot Candidate fall?

Well I will describe what can be the pros ... of the show. The character art is alright but it looks standard for that time when I compare it with a show from the same time frame as Gate Keepers. Although the difference between the two is that not much of the art is that memorable beisdes the pilot uniforms. Though what makes them stick out is that besides the full dress uniform, the rest of the uniforms are rather girly for guy pilots, not to my taste anyway, The CGI in the show is mediocre. The mechs sorta look cool but move awkwardly and the enemies just look lame as their actual name.(Victims? Damn Saint Something Four Syndrome).

The music is probably my favorite part of the show and the only reason I didn't rate it a one. The opening for Pilot Candidate is a orchestral instrumental that sounds great for space battles. I don't hear many instrumental opening themes so I liked it a great deal. The soundtrack music generally fits the what's going Pilot Candidate wise(it doesn't the title story) and silence is used when needed. The only music I didn't like was the ending theme but that's was due to being the normal pop affair that didn't stick out much,

The story suck. It could have went somewhere but it didn't and I don't want to go into.

Now the story blows blows but if this show wanted to succeed in some fashion it could have done something with the characters and there's an attempt to do something with them they're made from the wrong place. The cast is mostly just bad foils for the main character Zero who himself is all not that great being the normal tenacious dumbass. We have the love interest, the smart guy, the instructor glasses girl, rival, the douche bag....and it goes on. None of the characters are very well defined and there's no emotional growth to be found. There's not much work put into these characters and thus the show is hard to watch.

I don't recommend this show to anyone unless they want to see a bad piece of work. It's slow, boring, and just a pain on the eyes.

"What was my finishing move? Let see uh...Oh right I think it was...Mystletainn Kick!"
"That's not a kick! You cross dressing pervert!......."

Quote that while is not the norm for every part of the series, makes up about 85% of the story. Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? is an action harem at it's core with tons of comedic moments to fill the time. I won't lie, what drew me to this anime was the title picture of a magical girl...with a chainsaw. Getting superficial here but who doesn't appreciate a chainsaw toting magical girl(and later magical girl boy, well, whatever the hell he's suppose ... to be).

On to the first section, the story. I won't be going into many details since I can't do it in way without spoiling it. At the first third or half of the story nothing much is going on other than character introductions. This is fine because there's a lot of great comedy to be had and it's fun to see the characters interact with one another. After that the story starts picking up at a decent pace although it's a bit confusing to follow due to some awkward shifts in the episodes and what seem to lack of explanation in terms of certain back stories for characters introduced later on. Despite being a sporadic mess at times it's not the worst story out there. For a harem it actually carries a story in a decent, sorta realistic(for it's universe) way without being forced.(I think people with a lot of experience with harems know what I mean with that trend to try have serious moment in the last two episodes of a series and it come off as feeling fake).

The art for series was very fun to look at and fit the series perfectly for what it is. The backgrounds were pleasant to look, particularly the graveyard and the city as a whole. If I recall there wasn't a lot of stuff going in those backgrounds but still nice designs. The character designs were good and fit the personalities of the characters, the necromancer and Haruna magical girl outfit were probably the highlights. The enemies gave the vibes they needed to give off appearance wise(whether it was to look seriously or be utterly hilarious the crayfish Megalo.

The sound is possible my favorite part about the show. The opening almost never failed to get excited for watching the new episode. I don't believe I ever skipped that or the ending. The ending song is also great I loved how it had a game show/arcade game vibe to the song. On the background music, it's the typical fare but it's memorable. For the more quote on quote heartfelt moments there was a nice lonely piano bit that for me invoke childhood memories. There is also a quick ostinato thing that usually play during battles and some of the funnier bits. I would link it but I don't think it's been uploaded. The voice actors were excellent, I expected nothing less. Props especially go to Junji Majima who voiced Ayuma.

The characters in the show range from being typical to your standard harem to being a little unique. Ayuma himself is a bit of a typical harem lead in being a perverted clown but as shown when times get serious this guy is really willing to give it his all and not a hesitant cowards. Eu, the silent necromancer, is a great female lead. Even without ever really saying anything she made quite an impact in what she wrote on her notepad and her actions. The other characters are stereotypical to a harem but all played a fun role. Haruna is a highlight for being an high energy idiotic "genius" who intentions are hard to understand even as the show unfolded. The villians were the weak point in the character department for this show, not exactly memorable and once out of the picture they're gone, no mention.

This was very a fun show to watch week after week if for one reason alone. At the end of the day it was over the top cheesy fun. It entered as a good goofy show and it ended as a great goofy show without ever really compromising how it started originally. Recommended to those who want to watch a decent harem or simply a fun show to pass the time.

This is my first review so any comments on how I could improve it and how much I suck are appreciated. :)