Aug 19, 2015
So, I had high hopes for this anime after reading a lot of the manga. However, most of the more mature themes in the story, such as death and politics, got ripped out and all that was left was ecchi. In the manga, Natsuru struggles with the moral implications of the Kampfer battles, but we see very little of that in the anime. In fact, it's been a while, but I seem to recall nobody was ever really killed in the anime, which removes all gravity from the battles since you know everyone's always gonna be ok. Also, in the manga, Shizuku was always probing
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around trying to get more clues on who was overseeing the Kampfer battles, setting up clever ruses to lure them out and expose themselves, but that didn't happen. If I recall correctly, she just makes a snap judgement in the last episode with very little evidence. Additionally, a lot of the characters and situations from the second half of the manga weren't included, so really, this pretty much ended up being a big fan-service blowout until the very end where they had to rush the conclusion of the story. It was all over too quickly and there was very little character development. It's sad to see the potential of the original story go to waste, but this will probably be the only anime adaptation we'll ever get. Oh well. It's still worth watching to see some of the more notable ecchi scenes from the manga animated though, if you're so inclined. Just don't expect anything much deeper than that.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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