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Of course, Keroro is still an invader, and still plotting the downfall of "Pekopon" (his species' name for Earth in the anime -- [[wikipedia:Sgt. Frog#Notable differences between the anime and manga|Pokopen in manga]])... when he's not doing chores for the Hinata family, or being distracted by such aspects of Earth culture as ''[[Gundam]]'' model kits and the Internet. Before long, Keroro manages to reunite with his squad-mates: hot-headed rookie/Keroro fanboy Private Tamama,
hard-boiled combat specialist Corporal Giroro, smarmy intelligence officer Sergeant Major Kururu/[[Spell My Name
Surprisingly, for a series that's not meant to be taken seriously, often has [[No Fourth Wall]], and is frequently brimming with pop-culture references, it has a lot of heart. Though it stops far short of being sappy, there are many heartwarming moments sprinkled in that sometimes constitute [[Tear Jerker]] material. It's still firmly in the comedy genre, though, and hence, occasionally brings these scenes to an abrupt halt with a quick joke.
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Rounding out the cast is an assortment of eccentric humanoids, including Momoka Nishizawa, bi-polar scion of a multi-billion-dollar international corporation who hangs out with Tamama and has a serious crush on Fuyuki; Mutsumi Saburo, a smooth talking poet/artist/radio show host who hangs out with Kululu; Koyuki Azumaya, [[New Transfer Student]] and [[Ninja]] girl who hangs out with Dororo and is a [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship|rather close]] friend of Natsumi; and Angol Moa/Mois, a ditzy alien girl who has a crush on Keroro and the power to destroy an entire city block with literally a fraction of her power ([[Calling Your Attacks|"Armageddon One Ten-Millionth!"]]).
Insanely popular in Japan, the manga was eventually released in North America in 2004 by Tokyopop, with the title ''Sgt. Frog''. An anime adaptation naturally followed, also begun in 2004. In November 2006, [[ADV Films]] announced that they had acquired the rights to the anime version. However, after nearly two years without a single word on the project save for a couple of trailers, [[FUNimation]] acquired the distribution rights in 2008 (along with about 30 other ADV titles). After a bit more [[Development Hell]], the first season 1 DVD was released September 2009. Episodes can be viewed on [http://www4.funimation.com/video/?page=show&b=223 Funi's video portal.] By March 2010, all of the first season had been released on DVD - split into ''two'' "seasons" for whatever reason. In February 2011, Funimation announced that it has licensed further seasons and will continue the dub. Adding to the multimedia franchise, [[Namco Bandai]] released an RPG adaptation using the ''[[Tales
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* [[Action Girl]]: Nearly every main female character will qualify occasionally, if not regularly.
* [[Action Mom]]: Aki. Moreso, {{spoiler|Momoka's mother and Dororo's Mom.}}.
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Giroro's voice actor also played Leonidas in the Japanese dub of ''[[
** In a similar vein, Dororo once executed an [[Energy Ball]] in the exact same manner as a basketball shot, uttering the line "[[Slam Dunk|the left hand is only for support]]"...
** And Garuru, whose voice actor was previously Anavel Gato of [[Gundam]] 0083, is known to carry weapons identical to those of Anavel's GP02 Physalis.
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** AND Saburo's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pb_E0v7vZQ break-in in Episode 9] wasted no time taking advantage of the fact that he was voiced by [[Akira Ishida]] to make an extended [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]] [[Shout-Out]].
** Also from Saburo in episode 298, a reference was made to Akira Ishida's role as Xellos from [[Slayers]], with Saburo using his catchphrase, "[[Classified Information|That is a secret!]]"
** It is particularly amusing to read the manga with Giroro speaking with [[
*** And, of course, the actual dub has had fun with the fact that Giroro is in fact voiced by Christopher Sabat, who was Vegeta (and Piccolo) in [[
** In episode 29, the octopus-like creature used to frighten the newspaper club in the manga is replaced with an obvious Ryo-ohki reference (Ryo-ohki being one of the first characters voiced by [[Etsuko Kozakura]]).
** Pururu's birthdate is exactly the same as her voice actress.
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** For beings who destroy planets for a living, the Angols are pretty damned nice.
* [[Alien Among Us]]: ...well, that's kind of the ''idea''. There are other aliens on Earth besides the Keroro Platoon, though.
* [[Aliens Steal Cable]]: Even in the original, Pekoponian media saturates the lives of aliens, though in the dub this is exaggerated. There's even a [[
* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: Momoka likes Fuyuki, Chiruyo likes Fuyuki, Alisa likes Fuyuki, Fuyuki likes... being nice? Natsumi likes Mutsumi, Giroro likes Natsumi, Koyuki likes Natsumi, Tamama likes Keroro, Mois like Keroro, Keroro likes his Gundam models, Bariri likes Pururu.. and the list goes on, including situations involving one shot characters.
** Played straight to hilarious results in episode 320. {{spoiler|When Pururu finally falls in love with Bariri, Bariri is the one who becomes disinterested.}}
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** {{spoiler|Events in Volume 17 and Season 7 correct this error.}}
** This gets played for laughs too, several times. In the fourth movie, {{spoiler|the climax sees Keroro willingly undergoing the ritual to evolve himself into a dragon, and Shion starts reciting from the spellbook, as Keroro starts to glow and the music slowly builds up -- so slowly that Keroro catches a cold first}}.
* [[Apologises a Lot]]: Rabbie/[[Spell My Name
* [[The Aristocrats]] (the dub of episode 18 has Koyuki attempting and failing to tell the joke)
* [[Arm Cannon]]: All of the Vipers have one. A parody of ''[[Space Adventure Cobra]]'' and his psychogun.
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** Giroro's father has actual [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]].
* [[Biker Babe]]: Aki and her motorcycle can outrun anything. ANYTHING. It seems Fuyuki inherited just enough of this to outrun alien missiles on a bicycle in the second movie, BEFORE activating the [[Nitro Boost]].
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: In the Japanese version, Tamama is filled with 嫉妬/しっと, pronounced [[Toilet Humor|"shitto"]] and meaning jealousy/envy. He makes some sort of energy ball with his feelings and shooting it towards someone who angered him. The ball [[Carrying a Cake|never reaches its destination though]], and usually [[Hoist
** Which on one occasion led to the use of [[Gratuitous English]] which led to [[media:vlc-2010-09-21-16h57m40s196_1532.jpg|the logical conclusion.]]
* [[Birds of a Feather]]: Arguably, each of the Keroro Platoon is perfectly matched up with another major character. Keroro to Fuyuki, Tamama to Momoka, Giroro to Natsumi, Kululu to Mutsumi, and Dororo to Koyuki.
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* [[Bleached Underpants]]: Sort of. Space Policewoman Poyon-chan began her career in one of Yoshizaki's doujins, wearing only her UFO skirt and three small adhesive stars. Yoshizaki himself is much in demand as a pin-up artist (see his book Mine Blue for examples).
* [[The Blind Leading the Blind]]: happens whenever our heroes get to explain things about Earth to other aliens. Episode 291 in particular involves Nevula getting the wrong idea about the ''onsen'' from Giroro and Kululu.
* [[Blue
* [[Book Ends]]: The third movie open with a recap of important anime scenes like Keroro being discovered by Fuyuki and Natsumi; then ends with {{spoiler|Dark Keroro being discovered by ''Space Fuyuki and Space Natsumi''.}}
* [[Bratty Half-Pint]]: Karara, Chiroro, Tororo, Taruru (to some extent) and Sumomo (in the manga).
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* [[Development Gag]]: In episode 12-B of the English dub, Kululu accidentally calls Giroro "Giro" -- which was his name in the preliminary dub (of that same episode no less)
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Where is Mr. Hinata? He seemingly returns at the end of the anime, though the reason for his unspoken absence remains a mystery.
* [[Did We Just Have Tea
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: The Drill Episode. Just... the Drill Episode.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uleYO-Zt1pA Tamama rubbing a balloon.]
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* [[Energy Ball]]: Tamama's Jealously Ball.
* [[Even the Girls Want Her]]: Natsumi, who in addition to Koyuki has an entire female fan club at her school.
* [[Everything's Better
** Momoka gets recast as an actual princess in the ''Musha Kero'' storyline. She is [[The Ojou]], after all!
** Anime Sumomo displays some princess behavior in her first appearance -- the plotline is basically ''[[Roman Holiday]]'' [[Recycled in Space|with a galactic pop star]].
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* [[Evil Laugh]]: Kululu. KUU KU KU KUUUUUU!
* [[Evil Twin]]: Dark Keroro from the third movie.
* [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Expy]]: There are many characters and inventions which are obvious homages to other works, from the more well known ones like Wettol King to Iron King and Ultraman or the Pekopon Invasion Machine resembling a green Gunbuster to the less well known and one shot ones, like the Abilika group from a 5th season episode to Time Bokan's trio of antagonists and their successors.
** In-universe examples: Dasonu* Maso is the unabashed bootleg version of Dance* Man (see [[Ink Suit Actor]] below).
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** On the [[Real Life]] front, this show is apparently extremely popular in France.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: A little-known gesture of implied rape in Japanese culture involves the Shogun grabbing the waistband of his consort and ripping it off so hard that she spins several circles and falls on the bed with her clothes splayed open. The second movie actually ''turns this into a running gag... with Giroro as the consort.''
** Drill episode. There is a reason why [[Double Standard Rape (Male
** This gem of a line from the dub, which makes sense in context in case you're wondering: "This DNA spilled out of your sack!"
** Another line from the dub, when Keroro becomes a teacher: "My name is Hugh, but you can call me Mr. Jass".
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* [[Hidden Eyes]]: Fuyuki, when he's had enough; Natsumi, right before she brings the wrath of god down upon Keroro; amongst others.
* [[High-Speed Missile Dodge]]: Powered 723.
* [[Hoist
* [[Holding Back the Phlebotinum]]: The outlook on [[Humongous Mecha|Keroro DaiShogun's]] next appearance isn't very bright. As a matter of fact, any Keronian mecha that gets featured [[Merchandise-Driven|in the KeroPla model line]] has been known to suffer from this. Contrast with fan favourites like Giroro Dendrobium and Autumn H.
* [[Homage]]: Out of all the shoutouts to ''[[
** The 4th movie starts out with Keroro dresing up as the Zeta Gundam and ZZ Gundam, then takes advantage of the retro setting of France to homage ''[[Turn a Gundam (Anime)|Turn a Gundam]]''. Case in point, Pierre's uniquely shaped moustache, and the presence of antique coat-of-arms that resemble known UC mecha.
* [[Honorifics]]: Keroro is especially fond of using honorifics with his adoptive family, applying military-equivalent ranks to each member. He uses "dono" for the family members in the anime, and calls Aki "Mama-dono". Mois calls Keroro "Oji-sama" (Uncle).
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** It's explained that very curious people (like the mangakas in the deadline arc, and the Hinatas early on) can see straight through it, but then it says this is how Natsumi and Fuyuki saw the Sergeant to begin with... yet Keroro had forgotten about the anti-barrier at that point. Someone slipped, or maybe Keroro's just a moron.
*** (Hint: The latter.)
* [[Jerkass]]: Kululu -- not the [[Jerk
** Natsumi is a total jerk toward Keroro. Yes, she hates the fact that a platoon of aliens intending to take over the planet is living with her, but she constantly abuses him, both verbally and physically, at [[Disproportionate Retribution|the slightest provocation]].
*** Keroro too in the first eps, but than he became a bit of a [[Butt Monkey]] with little lines.
* [[Jerk
** Occasionally Keroro comes off as this, except he's not so much a jerk to begin with as an annoying, mooching houseguest. However, he ''does'' tend to do the right thing when all the cards are down to crisis point--right by human perspectives; his own race may think differently.
* [[Jidai Geki]]: The entire ''Musha Kero'' arc takes place on an [[Alternate Universe]] planet vaguely like ancient Japan. All the best-known [[Jidai Geki]] tropes are played straight, from the alternate [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]] to Keroro saying "Kore nite, ikken rakchaku... ''[[Verbal Tic|de arimasu.]]''"
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* [[Kid From the Future]]: One episode has Fuyuki and the platoon dragged into the '80s, where Fuyuki meets young Aki.
* [[Kid With the Remote Control]]: Mero in the second movie.
* [[Kill It
* [[Large Ham]]: [[Calling Your Attacks|SPACE DEPUTY (Add verb.)]]
* [[Last-Episode New Character]]: There were three of them in the last episode of the 7th season shown throughout all of Japan (257. 258 had an initial limited Tokyo-only run), two who probably will return later if the anime continues. {{spoiler|The characters were the supremer commander of the Keronian army, an invasion AI called DK-666, and also Haru Hinata, Fuyuki's and Natsumi's absent father. The last one basically only had a cameo appearance though, and his face wasn't even shown.}}
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* [[One-Winged Angel]]: {{spoiler|The fourth movie revolves around our heroes being forcibly evolved into giant dragons.}}
* [[Only Six Faces]]: Keronians are a borderline case, since they come in a rainbow of colors and a few even throw out the humanoid build. Thankfully all Keronians have their own personal symbols.
* [["On the Next Episode of..." Catchphrase]]: "''Sonna kotoyori!'' ("Never mind about all that!") Next week on Keroro Gunsou -- (name of first story), de arimasu! (name of second story), de arimasu! Two stories! How about that! ''Gerogeeroo...''"
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Fuyuki's voice actress had to step down due to sickness and was replaced around episode 223.
** Jirara, the leader of Dororo's former assassin unit, had a completely different voice actors and style of voices in the 7th season flashbacks compared to the 4th season story which featured him. In the 4th season, he sounded like a cold warrior type, while in the 7th season, he sounded like an old mentor.
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* [[School Play]]: Episode 29 also features Natsumi and Koyuki starring in a production of ''[[Peter Pan]]'', with Keroro dressing as [[Glass Mask|Chigusa Tsukikage]] to help Natsumi overcome a case of stage fright.
* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: There's a background character called ''Yoshi Mine''zaki.
* [[Sealed Evil in
* [[Sea Monster]]: One episode has several sea creatures crawl out of the ingredients pot and come in contact with [[Transformation Trinket|the Flash Spoon]], which turns them into giant sea creatures.
* [[Second Place Is for Winners]]: The first beach comedy contest. Keroro enters to get a Gundam knockoff (because it's really rare due to poor sales). He doesn't find out that it's a consolation prize for everyone who doesn't til near the end...[[Failure Is the Only Option|and he can't stop himself.]]
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** More than once: in the episode that introduces Kogoro, he and the frogs disappear into another dimension in the middle of a pastiche of ''[[Kamen Rider]]'', and when Natsumi asks "What the heck was that?", Fuyuki replies, "I think it was a parody of some old kids' show."
*** Not to mention that there are two seperate episodes lampooning ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]'' and ''[[Kamen Rider Double]]''.
** Especially notable for a Japanese anime is the number of ''Western'' shows that get a [[Shout-Out]]. ''[[Star Wars]]'' may be an obligatory one, but there are more recent ones for ''[[Cloverfield]]'', Tim Kring's ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', and one chapter of ''Musha Kero'' has a sedan chair [[Speed
*** Nevula (Alisa's "Daddy") apears to be something between a [[Parasyte]] and [[Spider-Man|Venom]].
*** Sarge has shown the curious ability to turn into [[The Incredible Hulk]] when sufficiently angry!
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**** And also features not one, but ''two'' instances of [[Predator|"Get to da choppa!"]]
*** Dasonu* Maso strikes the classic pose from the original ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'' poster and has a [[X-Men|Cyclops]] visor.
**** And in the same episode (in the dub), after getting an afro, Dororo complains that "Afros are for [[Afro Samurai
** In the episode where the Hinata family visit the grandma, at the very beginning, two people are driving... Hilariously, they're [[Palette Swap|Palette Swaps]] of [[Lupin the Third|Lupin and Jigen]].
** The dub's version of the [[Lotus Eater Machine]] Tamama uses on Sarge in episode 3 is called the [[For the Man Who Has Everything|Purple Mercy]] Lotus Eating Lotus.
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* [[Space Police]]: Poyon and Poyan, with a [[Portal Network]] at their disposal.
* [[Space X]]: there are dozens ''upon dozens'' of "Space" versions for festivals, TV shows, celebrities, anything you can name. {{spoiler|The third movie ends with Dark Keroro attempting to invade another planet, only to be thwarted by ''Space Fuyuki and Space Natsumi''.}}
* [[Spell My Name
** Somewhere around volume 11 or 12 of the English edition of the manga, Tokyopop switched from using "Kururu" to "Kululu". This could have been due to a switch in translators, or the Japanese finally decided to settle some R/L confusion and told them how to transliterate it (they do that sometimes).
** Angol Mois' name <s>is</s> was spelled "Moa" almost exclusively on this page... despite the fact that in her debut episode her name is spelled out in English as "Angol Mois".
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** [[Lampshaded]] in one episode where Momoka visualises herself still watching Fuyuki quietly from a corner. In the future. Where both are ''well into their eighties''. Apparently the Japanese are known to age well, but still...
** Occasionally [[Subverted]] in the character development, even if they're [[Not Allowed to Grow Up]]. Natsumi evolves from someone who hates the Keronians into a fairly good friend of Giroro, while Keroro goes from someone who merely stops caring about his mission to conquer Earth in favor of being a parasite on the Hinatas, to someone who actually cares about them.
* [[Stalker
** Better(?), [[School Newspaper Newshound|Chiruyo Tsukigami]], seeing as how she spies on Fuyuki ''personally'', snapping pictures on her camera phone and scribbling in her notebook to boot.
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Kogoro, who never stops smiling. He's far less dangerous than the usual example though.
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* [[You Would Make a Great Model]]: Tamama tries to discredit Angol Mois by posing as a sleazy camera man (with the help of a robotic exoskeleton) and telling her that she can become more "mature" by doing a photo shoot.
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