This series is like finding out the hot cheerleader is also a pre-med student! Well, maybe not exactly, but my point is: this is more than just eye-candy. I started watching Daphne as a mindless action/comedy. To my shock and pleasant surprise, what started off as light fair (big guns + big tits), ended up being a smart, well thought out story with a lot of heart, depth, and enough plot-twists to keep you engaged all the way till the end. It does start out a bit slow and the "uniforms" are obviously over the top (which is why I couldn't giveit an overall 9/10) but i found myself actually laughing out loud which made me wanna come back for more.

From the beginning, there's a slight tone of despair (or maybe "abandonment" is a better word) but is quickly bypassed with campy humor and the aforementioned "uniforms" paraded about. Almost every main character has their own introductory episode and the series is set up fairly episodic with no real thread.

But when the tone turns more serious as the lead character's history becomes the main story arc, the series truly starts to gain real traction. Never leaving the humor too far behind, the emotional development, interesting plot-twists and smart writing won me over. What was also a nice surprise was that characters and events that seemed to have little importance in the beginning become major elements during the 3rd act. So it's worth watching the whole thing through.

It's silly, smart, campy, action packed, and character driven. By the end, you'll fall in love with the ladies of Nereids.

Oh, and the music perfectly captures the playful atmosphere and emotional highs & lows. A rating of 10 for the soundtrack.