Level E (2011) User Reviews

Sci-fi anime with plenty of laughs

[Tweekums · 7/10 · 21 March 2013]

This science fiction anime is a lot of fun; the basic plot is similar to 'Men in Black' in that it features a world where aliens are common place but nobody realises they are there. This differs though in that it is played almost entirely for laughs. One of the aliens, known as Prince Baka enjoys causing trouble; not necessarily malicious but occasionally dangerous for those caught up in his games. Funniest of his games is when he turns five reluctant high school students into the 'Colour Rangers'; a spoof of shows like 'Power rangers'.

This series is currently available on Cruncyroll so if you enjoy science fiction and like a good laugh check it out, it is only thirteen episodes which means you won't have wasted much time if you don't like it... I suspect most viewers will be disappointed that it isn't longer though.

A comedic sci-fi that tries tackling a diverse range of topics

[Urutengangana · 8/10 · 10 February 2019]

The way this series approaches the topic of the possibility of aliens is interesting, and also unique insofar as not much else done about this subject is usually comedic.

It has episodes made up of arcs that range from three, two, or just individual narratives that are resolved within twenty minutes. The latter do not usually have characters that re-appear in later episodes, and even one of the couple episodes arc do not re-occur, but this is mostly satisfactory because the narrative is usually dealt with, and even if a 'deus ex machina' device seems to be used, it is at least seemingly logical, being devised by the mostly comedic prince 'Baka' (Japanese for 'stupid', not because he actually is; it is a nickname other characters usually use due to his annoyance, so it is a cathartic sort of utterance, as opposed to descriptive).

It is a referential anime, both to a 'tokusatsu' series - with a twist, and comedy still central - and video games, particularly RPGs, wherein anime transitions into and from. It is also referenced itself in other series of a similar nature, Gintama in particular, as it also deals with aliens but mostly focuses on its human protagonists' hijinks.

Still, even with these relations this series is mostly composed of stand-alone stories that are worth watching in their own right. The comedy also doesn't require prior viewing of other series to enjoy, as it's mostly about the prince and how obnoxious he can be that even his alien colleagues dream of, at the very least, getting away from him. This is all in done in good nature, though, as except for one or two episodes most characters aren't vicious, or at least only are conceptually.

The plot twists and jokes were just clever in this anime!

[Irishchatter · 7/10 · 7 August 2019]

I have never seen so much twists and turns in a parody type of anime before. Like this anime has scenes where it gets to be "omg this is so intense" kind of hype to the "sorry guys it wasn't an actual big deal after all" kind of way. Normally these type of things would put you off with some anime but for a comedy anime like this one, you could just laugh away at it and be relieved that no character is gonna suffer lol.

I think Kraft out of all the characters was really the funniest and the best. That man always has such stupid funny tantrums that makes you try not to laugh. He honestly should've been the MC rather than be always the supporting character. I felt the alien Prince and the two students were rather uninteresting as the main characters.

That's the only reason I'm giving this anime a 7/10 rating...

I laughed like a school girl

[Evil-Lee-666 · 10/10 · 7 May 2014]

I am very picky with my Anime, but a good friend suggested I watch this short series. I laughed so loud over the first 3 episodes that I woke my Wife (who could not understand why a grown man was watching a Cartoon) The Prince (who is central to the story in many ways) is an absolute Gem who's existence is simply to annoy those around him with twisted & savage mind games including the people who are expected to look after him. The basics of the story is along the lines of Men In Black (like the previous reviewer pointed out) Aliens are coming & living on Earth but are always disguised as Humans. Some have respect for Human life others simply see us as a source of food. I watched the whole season simply to see what the Prince got up to, this did not disappoint me in the least.