Twenty years are not celebrated every day. In addition, round numbers usually have a special meaning. Turning nineteen or twenty-one feels less like an event, perhaps because they are not as resonant numbers. Round. That’s why it shouldn’t surprise us that, when reaching this type of figures, popular franchises usually have some kind of triumphant comeback. Something that has happened with the 20th anniversary of Sergeant Keroro.
Bandai Namco Pictures announced on July 31st that they are producing a new anime based on the adorable manga by Mine Yoshizaki, Sergeant Keroro. Although they have not yet revealed the format, whether it will be a weekly series, a movie, or some kind of special, they have released a brief teaser to show us the return of our favorite frogs.
The anime series Sergeant Keroro began airing on April 3, 2004, with a total of 358 episodes over seven years. However, they have not adapted the entire manga, which began publishing in April 1999, is still ongoing today, and has already listed all its work in 33 volumes. This includes the publication of a dedicated magazine, Kerokero Ace, where other manga from Bandai Namco franchises, such as Cardfight!! Vanguard, are also published.
For those who are not familiar with anime or manga, Sergeant Keroro is the story of five alien soldiers in the form of frogs from the Planet Keron, who arrive on Planet Earth, which they call Planet Pekopon, on a conquest mission. Unfortunately, upon discovering that frogs are dissected on Earth, they decide to disband, leaving their leader, Sergeant Keroro, abandoned under the care of the Hirata Family, who treat him as a family pet.
Sergeant Keroro is an extremely popular anime and manga that has left a mark on an entire generation, and especially during the airing of its anime it reached a level of fame similar to other great animes, like One Piece. That’s why its return to the anime is great news, after 20 years of Keroro making us happy with his obsession with building plastic robots, rather than conquering the Earth.
