ケロロ軍曹 Episode 82
Sgt. Frog anime, 82
Keroro Gunsou episode 82

SPOILER Summary/Synopsis:

Mutsumi is having an audition contest to see who will be his radio assistant for a day. As such, Natsumi calls her friends and they attend the audition, eager to see what Mutsumi really looks like. Also there are Keroro and company in their “Pekopon Suits.” Natsumi quickly determines this is some wacky plan of Keroro’s to invade earth and she’s right. The competition comes down to a showdown between Natsumi and Keroro. Natsumi does a brilliant gymnastic routine and Keroro tells a story so moving, even Natsumi cries. However, Kururu arrives in his “Kururuko” female suit and wins with his cheesy jokes.

Keroro is goofing off, so Natsumi confiscates his latest Gundam model. In response, Keroro has Kururu create a machine that produces model toys based people who get scanned by the machine. As such, Keroro has a 1/6th sized version of himself and it is much more powerful than Keroro actually is. The Keroro-model attacks Natsumi, who along with Fuyuki are forced to flee from it. Keroro is off for a dip in the indoor onsen when Natsumi and Fuyuki manage to get into his room. A model of Natsumi is accidentally created and when she puts it together, it is able to defeat the Keroro-model. Building a few more, Keroro comes from the bath to find himself surrounded and forced to surrender.

Thoughts/Review:

 So, why is Natsumi saying to her (newly found “old”) female friends, “let’s see who Mutsumi really is?” She already knows for crying out loud. You can’t pass it off as, “I’m pretending not to know for my friend’s sake” because she’s thinking constantly about her chance to see the real Mutsumi. I don’t get this at all.

Still, I did get a laugh when Natsumi imitated Keroro as she accurately predicted his entire plan. ^_^

I remembered the 2nd story as having come from the manga. The visuals of the models fighting give this an edge over the manga. The Star Wars parody music of “The Imperial March” is a nice touch. It isn’t the same song, but one can hear the similarities. ^_^