Kämpfer

Waking up transformed into a beautiful girl might be the stuff of some guys' fantasies, but when the suddenly effeminatized Natsuru is informed by a stuffed tiger that he's now a Kampfer, a mystical fighter who has to fight other Kampfers in female form, his life becomes a living nightmare!

Putting aside the obvious "plumbing" issues, Natsuru's best childhood friend turns out to swing the other way and SHE has a crush on his new female body. Not complex enough? Natsuru's school has separate sections for boys and girls, so he and she are now double enrolled. The rumor-mill has it that he's dating herself. And there are other Kampfers attending the school who want to take her out, and he's not sure which ones mean "on a date" and which ones mean "permanently." Oh, and did we mention that some Kampfers use swords and guns?! Hormones, fists, and other body parts will fly as the daring, new gender-bender defender must become a contender or die!

(Source: Sentai Filmworks)

Sangou, Shizuku Main

Nazuka, Kaori Japanese

Senou, Natsuru Main

Inoue, Marina Japanese

Mishima, Akane Main

Horie, Yui Japanese

Sakura, Kaede Main

Nakajima, Megumi Japanese

Kondou, Mikoto Main

Asumi, Kana Japanese

Tora, Harakiri Supporting

Nomura, Michiko Japanese

Kuro Usagi, Seppuku Supporting

Tamura, Yukari Japanese

Yamaneko, Kanden Supporting

Mizuki, Nana Japanese

Kaikei Supporting

Aranami, Kazusa Japanese

Minagawa, Hitomi Supporting

Minagawa, Junko Japanese

Koike, Katsumi Producer

Tanaka, Gou Producer

Kurita, Akihiro Producer

Kuroda, Yasuhiro Director

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Sep 23, 2022

Ecchi4Lyfe

Recommended

Now this was a fun one. What's interesting is how it's a Yuri Harem Comedy while also not being a full Yuri due to the fact that our main Hero/Heroine Natsuru Senou is a guy who is a Kämper (Girls with special powers whose only job is to fight each other) so he has girls coming after his Girl & Guy form. So only a Girl can be a Kämper so you might ask well how can Senou be one if he's a guy, well he has a bracelet that fully transforms him into a girl at random for random periods of time (at least ... at first) however this alternative Kämpfer version of him is extremely popular with all the girls at school many of which just declare their love for her straight away.

This leads to a lot of the comedy as Senou has to navigate through these would be lovers while also fighting enemy Kåmpfers as well. Things start rough when one on the Schools idols (Who Senou has a crush on) falls in love with his Kämper form & while in female form during break (In his female form) with his school president (An enemy Kämpfer) spews out that he is dating his male form. Of course everyone doesn't know they are one & the same & then become outraged at this & continue to fight for his Kämpfer forms love. Confusing right, well don't worry as it only gets weirder, thats just a summary of the first few episodes. My main complaint is kind of a complaint but not really as the main Kämpfer plot gets lost for much of the show (except for the final few episodes) as it focuses more on the Romantic Harem side of things, but if you like that type of show (as i do) then you can look past it.

There's also some Fan Service but don't expect anything as extreme as something like Senran Kagura but it's there & it's still saucy at times, especially considering this released all the way back in 2009. But overall despite the main premise disappearing much of the time, it's a fun (if not generic) Romantic Comedy with a bunch of cute girls, tons of jokes & some action sequences sprinkled in.

I'll also throw in the two OVAs as well which unlike most OVAs that are not necessary at all to the overall plot the OVAs for Kämpfer (at least the first one) is quite plot crucial. Unfortunately even with the OVAs you won't get a proper conclusion with this series. However if you like Harem Comedies then you'll get some enjoyment out of this as well. 8/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Dec 6, 2023

misatoast

Mixed Feelings

a shit show but a decent shit show, i guess? by harem standards, it passes the test but overall enjoyment wise, it was meh. my biggest gripe with this show was the god awfully, emotionally dense MC. i mean like there's being unaware that someone is into you and then there's just you being dumb as hell. MC falls into the second category. the girls were okay, not really memorable or impressionable characters. only character i liked was the student council president, only because she seemed to be the only person that could actually fucking think and use her brain.

onto the MC. if it ... wasn't clear, i hate him. i genuinely don't think he even realizes that the other girls were into him which just made the whole show annoying to watch. dude was obsessed with sakura the whole show while being completely oblivious to the other girls around him. i know it's a common trope in harem anime but this show just used it on steroids to the point where it started pissing me off. like one scene, when the student president kisses him in a rather romantic way, he wonders why she kissed him. after the kiss, she even invites him out on a date but he's like "omg i dont understand her, why is she doing this?? 😣😖". like bruh, wtf? it doesn't take a rocket scientist to put one and one together lol. the plot was also ass; we get like 4-5 minutes of explanation about this whole kampfer thing and what it's about, then it just goes back to the MC and his obsession with sakura.

but honestly, i don't even expect much from harem shows (and their plots). i care even less for harem MCs, but at least make the MC somewhat competent. i was fooled by the rather manly looking appearance the MC has; he acts nothing like his appearance and is even denser than you think. i'll admit, there were some scenes that made me genuinely laugh, but those were few and far between and had nothing to do with the MC.

basically, if you shut your brain off, you will enjoy the show to a certain extent. But for most fans, unless you're an avid harem type of person, i'd suggest skipping on this show. you won't be missing much honestly.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Mar 21, 2021

0fred0m

Not Recommended

I just saw all the episodes of Kämpfer, and I have to say, I gave it a one. Why?, at first I really hated everything, the characters, the fan service, and most importantly there was no plot, the anime was just aimless, it was just about Shenanigans, until I realized how much greater it would be if the character's parents where there, and when I had just finished episode eleven, I thought I would just give it a two or a three since I enjoyed some of the wackiness, but some of it was really cringe inducing...

Episode 12 was the final nail in the coffin, ... at the first minute I had to put it at two times the speed, and I couldn't believe what I was seeing, it was just a mess, the episode just ignored everything that the other episodes "built on" although it didn't have much, I wasn't expecting such a train wreck, my hands trembled the entire time I quickly browsed MAL and gave it the legendary rating, and I occasionally skipped 5 seconds because I couldn't bare to watch the fan service, it was too much, I felt my soul leave my body, this is the saddest anime I've watched, it had so much potential, and it was wasted on pointless fanservice, truly a shame.

I only recommend it for those who only enjoy fan service and wacky stories, truly a dissapointment.

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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