Keroro Gunsou Episode 131
ケロロ軍曹/Sgt. Frog Anime Review

SPOILER Summary/Synopsis:

Giroro stuns his platoon by requesting leave. He refuses to tell Natsumi where he’s going. As such, Natsumi hides in a storage container Giroro attaches to his hover craft. In their HQ, Keroro’s platoon monitors Giroro’s flight and discover he lands in Satsuma, Kagoshima, Japan. Meanwhile, Giroro discovers Natsumi’s presence. He’s a bit embarrassed as this is his secret, sweet potato farm.

Meanwhile, Keroro’s platoon and Fuyuki attempt to find Giroro. They discover he’s been captured by a giant, space sweet potato. Said potato grabs Keroro’s team, sans Dororo, who comes in at the last moment for a rescue. Afterwards, everyone digs up the sweet potatoes. They then roast a few in celebration of a job completed.

Fuyuki doesn’t want to do the athletic event that will happen on Sunday. Momoka hires Keroro’s platoon to make sure it rains on Sunday. However, her motivation is so the event is delayed a week so she can participate with Fuyuki rather than her father. However, her father uses the technology of his company to get rid of the rain. As such, Keroro uses a satellite to gather more rain.

Momoka’s father launches a ship to destroy the Keron satellite. Keroro also launches a ship. Despite having superior technology, Keroro’s platoon loses. Momoka accepts defeat, and to Fuyuki’s chagrin, the sports festival is on. However, on Sunday, Momoka’s father sends an apology that he can’t attend, meaning Momoka can do the race with Fuyuki.

Thoughts/Review:

We get the standard two story format in Keroro Gunsou Episode 131. The first story returns us to the ongoing warrior crush Giroro has for Natsumi. It is weird to be sure, yet there is a certain sweetness, I guess. I gather from the episode that Natsumi loves sweet potatoes, thus the reason Giroro grew them. Of course, to add a little excitement, we get the space sweet potato monster. 😂 Harmless stuff.

For the second story, I did get a chuckle out of the fact that Momoka’s father defeated Keroro’s platoon. However, once I saw the extremes he was willing to go to in order to participate with Momoka in the three-legged race, I KNEW he wouldn’t actually participate ’cause “reasons”. Man, these cliched things can just be eye-rolling at times. It would have been funny if he showed up saying, “I bet you though I wouldn’t get to attend? Well, I’m here now!”

Final Thoughts and Conclusion

In the end, Keroro Gunsou Episode 131 is harmless fluff and entertaining for what it was.