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Manga/Magazines
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Written by maehara
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Sunday, 22 April 2007 17:00 |
 Another volume of Sgt Frog, and the four frogs continue to wreak their own brand of mayhem on the Hinata household. Between pirate radio broadcasts, more wierd weapons from Kururu's lab, and Momoka's violent alter-ego taking on a life of her own, it's a wonder Natsumi and Fuyuki can make it through the week alive...
Another nine chapters of amphibian mayhem in this volume, and just for once no new characters to introduce - although some existing ones get given a slightly different take, as Aki is reduced to a teenager by Kururu's latest weapon (don't ask what it does to Giroro, it's not pretty) and Natsumi gets all grown up for the special swimsuit story - which is very pleasing on the eye, believe me. Fanservice junkies will be pleased to note the first appearance of a nipple in this volume, which given its 13+ rating I'm surprised made it past the censor's airbrush. Obviously, someone wasn't paying the artwork the same sort of attention as the average manga fan might.
The "all grown up" theme continues when Tamama tries to lure Moa into an erotic photo shoot - all part of his plan to lever Moa and Keroro apart, to leave more room for him - while Fuyuki gets another determined admirer when alien Sumomo comes to visit. It's just a shame for him she doesn't quite understand the concept of flirting, and prefers to take a more direct approach.
Add in a Christmas special and the decidedly scary sight of two Momoka's running around after gentle Momoka and evil Momoka are separated, and there's plenty to keep an inane grin on your face for the hour or so it'll take to read this volume.
Really, it's quite hard to give Sgt Frog a detailed write-up as it relies so much on slapstick humour rather than any real story, so I'm not going to be writing much more about this volume. I'll settle for saying that, as with the previous books, it's hugely funny and can be read through several times without the jokes becoming old or wearing thin - quite an achievement with this sort of humour. An easy recommendation.
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