Keroro Gunso: World Invasion

Keroro Gunso: World Invasion (ケロロ軍曹: 世界の侵略 Keroro Gunso: Sekai no Shinryaku, lit. Sergeant Keroro: World Invasion) is a spin-off series by Mine Yoshizaki. It was serialized into a TV anime series with the same name directed by Junichi Sato.
The Keroro Platoons and their partners are ready to explore the world with new Keronians and Pekoponians. Each of the other platoons prepares to arrive on Earth for their invasion. However, the new platoons end up being friends with the humans they meet, and their plans of invasion end up getting halted indefinitely.
== Plot ==
The Keroro Platoon is planning to explore different places in the world because they want to learn more about Earth's different people and cultures. During their adventures, they meet new Keronians to recruit into their platoon, and show them that Earth isn't as bad as they believed. 
== Characters ==
=== Inner Tokyo ===
* Sergeant Keroro (ケロロ軍曹 Keroro Gunsou) Voiced by: Kumiko Watanabe (Japanese), Todd Haberkorn (English)
Sergeant Keroro is the hyperactive and manipulative leader of the Keroro Platoon. The antihero of the series, the platoon's plans almost always fail because of him. When it's not his turn to do the Hinata family's household chores, he would spend his time making Gundam models, watching anime, sleeping, or other stuff instead of coming up with a plan to conquer Pekopon (Earth).
* Fuyuki Hinata (日向冬樹 Hinata Fuyuki) Voiced by: Hoko Kuwashima (Japanese), Leah Clark (English)
Fuyuki Hinata is what makes an average Japanese teen except for one thing: he's obsessed with the occult and paranormal. This obsession, however, made them discover Keroro in his hiding place. Now, Fuyuki and Keroro are very close friends. Whenever Fuyuki recalls their friendship, Keroro stops with whatever plan he has come up with. Fuyuki also has low stamina and therefore low interest in sports and does not know how to swim.
* Corporal Giroro (ギロロ伍長 Giroro Gochou) Voiced by: Jōji Nakata (Japanese), Christopher Sabat (English)
Giroro is a serious character in the platoon. He is the one who always reminds Keroro about the invasion. Giroro is also very skilled at wielding guns. Aside from guns, he is also madly in love with Natsumi. When abused, this fact can affect him greatly.
* Natsumi Hinata (日向夏美 Hinata Natsumi) Voiced by: Chiwa Saito (Japanese), Cherami Leigh (English)
Natsumi Hinata is the hot-blooded girl who commands around the house. Keroro works under Natsumi's demands while calling him a stupid frog. The opposite of her brother Fuyuki, Natsumi is gifted with stamina and is one of the best in Kissho Academy. She is especially sensitive to whatever invasion plans the Keroro Platoon comes up with.
* Private Second Class Tamama (タママ二等兵 Tamama Nitouhei) Voiced by: Etsuko Kozakura (Japanese), Brina Palencia (English)
Tamama is the cute character in the Keroro Platoon and he loves Keroro. Tamama's mood can change very quickly, especially when Keroro gets his attention on something or someone else. As a cute character, he is always seen eating cake, cola, or chips.
* Momoka Nishizawa (西澤桃華 Nishizawa Momoka) Voiced by: Haruna Ikezawa (Japanese), Monica Rial (English)
Momoka Nishizawa is the rich daughter of the owner of the big Nishizawa corporation. Momoka discovers Tamama, who now lives with her. She is in love with the average Fuyuki, and does everything to get him. She has a split personality, the more courageous of which appears when she is angered by Keroro or some other factor.
* Sergeant Major Kururu (クルル曹長 Kururu Souchou) Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese), Chuck Huber (English)
The resident brain, Kururu is the intelligence officer of the platoon. His downside is his bad personality, but he makes effective inventions, some with interesting effects. His knowledge of hacking is also useful at times. He becomes uncomfortable when someone with a pure heart stares at him.
* Mutsumi Saburo (サブロー睦実 Saburō Mutsumi) Voiced by: Akira Ishida (Japanese), Joel McDonald (English)
Saburo is also a student of Kissho Academy but skips school a lot because of his extremely high IQ. He becomes friends with Kururu, who shares the same trait. He also hosts his radio show as 623 (pronounced Mutsumi). Natsumi is in love with Saburo, and also consequently listens to his radio show.
* Lance Corporal Dororo (ドロロ兵長 Dororo Heicho) Voiced by: Takeshi Kusao (Japanese), Michael Tatum (English)
Zeroro is the platoon's ninja assassin. Zeroro changed his name to Dororo when he came to live with Koyuki. Zeroro has always been friends together with Keroro and Giroro, until the becoming of the Keroro Platoon, despite Keroro using Dororo for various bad situations. As such, when he is reminded of one of those, his trauma switch turns on and becomes useless for the next few moments.
* Koyuki Azumaya (東谷小雪 Azumaya Koyuki) Voiced by: Ryo Hirohashi (Japanese), Luci Christian (English)
Koyuki Azumaya is a ninja who lives with and is a friend of Dororo. She has always lived with the ways of the ninja and has therefore trouble adapting to city life. She becomes best friends with city girl Natsumi who is also a student of Kissho Academy.
=== Inner Osaka ===
* Sergeant Dolulu (ドルル軍曹 Doruru Gunso) Voiced by: Yuki Kaji (Japanese), Billy West (English)
Sergeant Dolulu is the courageous and funny leader of the Dolulu Platoon. Similar to Keroro's platoon, the Dolulu Platoon's plans almost always fail because of their leader, due to his scatterbrained nature. When it's not his turn to do the Yorukawa family's household chores, he would spend his time collecting action figures, playing his fiddle, digging holes, or other stuff instead of coming up with a plan to conquer Pekopon (Earth).
* Yuri Yorukawa (夜川ユリ Yorukawa Yuri) Voiced by: Nami Miyahara (Japanese), Kira Vincent-Davis (English)
Yuri Yorukawa is Dolulu's human partner. She is laid-back, but kind of lazy and spacey. Unlike the stereotypical Osakan, she seems slow and easily distracted, but she merely has a mind that works quite differently than most people. This makes her prone to daydreaming, absentmindedness, and non-sequiturs, but it also makes her unusually good at answering very specific types of riddles. She gets poor grades at school as she sleeps through most of her classes, much to the irritation of her teachers. She is also very bad at sports. She is easily amused by things that most people would consider bizarre. Her unusual way of thinking gives her a very vivid imagination and a unique way of seeing the world.
* Corporal Kinono (キノノ伍長 Kinono Gochou) Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto (Japanese), Bobby Moynihan (English)
Kinono is the shy character in the platoon. He is somewhat introverted, tender-hearted, sensitive, and easily becomes anxious or embarrassed. Despite that, he is very gentle, talented, and kind-hearted, as well as artistic and creative. His hobbies consist of dating websites, social networking, watching anime, video games, and art. He is shown to be talented in drawing and painting in general. He falls in love easily and tries desperately to get a girlfriend, despite being an alien. He got his name because he loves eating mushrooms, and always tops his food with them. Kinono is also very skilled at using a piko-piko hammer.
* Sosuke Soramoto (空本そすけ Soramoto Sosuke) Voiced by: Taiki Matsuno (Japanese), Bryce Papenbrook (English)
Sosuke Soramoto is Kinono's human partner. He is a very dorky, passionate, eager, quirky, and confident boy. He is also carefree, reckless, and doesn't care what other people think of him or how they treat him. He highly enjoys school and learning, especially things like math (which the rest of his peers don't like). He cares deeply about the environment, and will sometimes protest current issues like human littering that need to stop. He wants to help Kinono come out of his shell, and often calls him a silly frog when his fears get the better of him. 
* Miko Soramoto (空本みこ Soramoto Miko) Voiced by: Ruka Fukagawa (Japanese), Sandy Fox (English)
Miko Soramoto is the little sister of Sosuke. She likes to play with dolls and have tea parties with them. She is a little bit childish, but a total sweetheart. She has a lot of joy because she loves all the little things in life and enjoys them as much as she can. Even though she doesn't seem to be very resourceful, she can solve situations by herself. 
* Private Fifth Class Bonbon (ボンボン五等兵 Bonbon Gotouhei) Voiced by: Rie Murakawa (Japanese), Rob Paulsen (English)
Bonbon is the energetic character in the Dolulu Platoon. He is a hard-working athlete and partakes in rather rigorous exercise routines. However, he has a rather short attention span, causing him to often forget things or interact with himself as if he were a different person. Bonbon is not always completely stupid, as he has shown intelligence at rather irrelevant out-of-character moments. 
* Kujaku Amenaka (雨中クジャク Amenaka Kujaku) Voiced by: Yu Serizawa (Japanese), Kari Wahlgren (English)
Kujaku Amenaka is the human partner of Bonbon. She has a fiery personality and is known for her extraordinary beauty. She is smart, courageous, and never gives up hope. She adores animals and physical activity and always follows her heart. In a partner, she looks for someone understanding, confident, and exciting, because she loves danger and passion in a relationship. Sometimes, she speaks too boldly and acts without thinking but she never means any harm. She is loving and optimistic and will do anything to please the ones she loves.
* Lance Corporal Kuririn (クリリン兵長 Kuririn Heichou) Voiced by: Yuiko Tatsumi (Japanese), Dee Bradley Baker (English)
Kuririn is the platoon's fencer. He is loyal, determined, and fair. He is an ambivert and makes friends easily, although he can sometimes be quite prideful. He is normally very calm and collected and is very good at keeping his head. However, if someone gets on his bad side, they will regret it. He is calm, mature, and is usually the one to break up the fights in his platoon. Even though he might be seemingly shy at first, once someone gets to know him, they realize that beneath his quiet exterior lies a clever, genuinely kind person. 
*Melody Umiyama (海山メロディー Umiyama Melody) Voiced by: Mami Higashiyama (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English)
Melody Umiyama is a fencer-in-training who is the human partner of Kuririn. She is often the voice of reason among her peers. She can sometimes be hard to please, and sometimes come off as rough and tough, but she never loses her kindness and optimism as long as nobody messes with her. She works hard to get the job done as quickly as she can.
== Trivia ==
* The show aired on May 12, 2022.
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