Dec 5, 2021
Plunderer introduces story elements that could have made for an interesting show: A world where people are station in a rigid hierarchy with tattooed numbers indicating rankings, where one must listen to anyone ranked above them and the only way to advance is to perform an (often mundane) assigned task, while failure to comply results in being dragged into an “abyss” (death? purgatory?). Anyone with a day job in a capitalist country can relate to this and it could have been an interesting focus for this anime. There’s also a fun soldier side-character stationed in a small town, who defies orders, instead spending her time doing volunteer work around the town, calling into question our conception of what an effective law enforcement officer might look like. This would have been yet another worthwhile concept to explore...but the writers of Plunderer aren’t interested in any of it. Instead she’s just there to be groped, flash her panties, and act demure towards our overpowered, lecher of a hero. After 5 episodes it becomes abundantly clear Plunderer is nothing more than a generic self-insert ecchi fantasy, and that the number system is just a lazy way of expressing power levels of these mostly bland, cliche characters. Don’t waste your time thinking it’s more.
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