Genres: Action, Magical, Romance
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Imaging having an intense dream of being chased by a maniac with a gun. You are lost, confused, and terrified. Upon waking you realize that, on top of this not actually being a dream, you have also switched genders to enter this death game! All of the details of said game are now explained to you by a stuffed animal with its guts hanging out. Welcome to the life of Natsuru Senou. The boy, who must become a girl to fight for his life.
Natsuru has become a Kampfer (German for “fighter”), who have to be female, and must do battle as such. There has been no explanation for why this is going on (other than the mysterious “Moderators” bidding), so he must learn to fight to survive. His power set is noted as Zauber (German for “magic”), specifically: fire ball casting. The two other power types are Schwert (German for “blade”) and Gewehr (German for “gun”). The first other Kampfer he encounters/fights is Akane Mishima, who is a Gewehr type, and apparently actually on his own team (denoted by the blue bracelet they wear).
She explains to him that there will be two red Kampfer they must battle. Her mascot is a black rabbit; its guts hang out, seppuku style. The first red Kampfer they encounter is Shizuku Sangou, a Schwert type, and is played by their school’s student council president. Her positing on power puts the two blue fighters in a pinch, as she effectively runs the school. Her mascot is an electrocuted cat.
In the end of the second episode the stage it set for the battles to come. Natsuru is transferred to the girls campus by Shizuku so that no questions will be raised about him (as he is male) trespassing, and then she makes him stick in his “girl mode”.
There is an undercurrent of girl-girl romance with Natsuru’s friend Kaede Sakura in both episodes, as she has a crush on the girl-him, and that crushes him. The humor is a bit dark, but still thoroughly funny… I just do not see this making the grade without stooping to the typical yuri harem tricks. Let’s hope it proves me wrong.
Overall Hook Rating: C
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