"March on forward! Let's invade Earth! Whenever I take out an umbrella, it always stays sunny. Mind your step! Grit your eyes! I forgot to cook the rice for the curry! I caught my finger in the door as it closed, and when I got on the plane, it was going the wrong way! My soldiers took a vacation at Planet Kero. Ah, it's cheaper to just buy dinner!" There are 2 more verses but you get the idea.
It sounds completely random and off the wall with light intentions to invade the earth... ergo, its a PERFECT theme song for this anime. Sunrise (dev team) are masters of pure randomness. Best known for titles such as Gintama, Yakitate!!Japan, and Inuyasha (among many others), Keroro is one of the company's flagship titles and for a good reason. It's completely filled with win. From the character types to the stories they're involved in. This is first and foremost a children's anime, and it reminds of that at the end of every episode via morals you're supposed to learn. Although, most of them are just off the wall but make for a fun episode every time. How does it manage to do this? It makes fun of EVERYTHING. From Otaku culture, to athletics, to spending habits, even obscure anime titles aren't safe (Dunbine, LoGH, Tenku Sharato, and even MIDORI no HIBI!!). They don't stop there, politics, movies, and celebrities make a common occurrence. Anything and everything will happen to Keroro and his motley crew of subordinates and his Pekopon prisoners.
Like other sitcom titles like this (LuckyStar, Gintama, Family Guy) They are only entertaining as the characters that are in it. Man are these characters fun! There (Sgt) Keroro, the squad's commanding officer who's a little stupid and Gunpla Otaku, Tamama, very obedient and borderline psychopath, and Giroro, who is... well.. a male tsundere. There are over a dozen more characters each are equally entertaining as everyone else. But of course you can't help but choose a favorite out the bunch but that is the nature of Keroro.
The art production is nothing to write home about but if i had to compare it to something, it would have to be similar to Pokemon (Cute animals and leggy humanoids) which completely works for this anime.
You can tell after watching a few episodes if this is your cup of tea or not. As for me, I absolutely love it, its content is catered towards kids but its humor is very adult and refers to many things in popculture. If Lucky Star and Gintama would have a baby, Keroro would be the result. 8/10 (Very Good anime)
