In the Nostrum Region, the city of Ert'Aria, is the adventurer's clan, Oasis. Leicester Maycraft is a member of this clan. A meteor shower, that only happens once every seven years, is about to take place, and the city prepares for the harvest festival. Joined by "The Jewel of Ert'Aria", Carina Verritti, traveling street performer Agnes Boulange and member of the Knights Templar, Chelsea Arcot, he sets out to see the meteor shower.
Something very strange happens that night. A meteor, made out of Ale, the world's magical phlebotinum, shoots toward the city and takes the form of a girl called Minette, who calls Leicester her Papa.
Originally a Visual Novel by Windmill, Shukufuku no Campanella was adapted into an anime in the summer of 2010 by AIC, then licensed by Funimation for DVD release in 2011. A fandisk Shukusai no Campanella was released in late 2010.
Has nothing to do with character actor Joseph Campanella, sadly, or the Campanella series in UFO 50 for that matter.
Tropes in Shukufuku no Campanella include:
- Adaptation Distillation: The anime shifts focus from Leicester to Minette about halfway through, their ending follows only the bare minimum Save the World plot and gives no closure to any of the characters.
- Adaptation Name Change: In the original game, every named character is introduced with their name spelled out in English. Funimation's subtitles follow most of these, but while the name of Agnes and Aberdeen's maitresse is spelled "Mise Altoise" in-game, the anime's subtitles call her "Mizeh Altworth".
- All-Loving Hero: Leicester states that he doesn't want to save only Minette and Miriam, but Aberdeen and Avril as well. He may have to blow a few craters in the ground to do it, but he sticks with it.
- Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: Carina's father Fabious has such amusing antics (such as being a Comedic Lolicon) that she can't help but bash him on the head with her staff (though Nina did him in first by tripping him into a face-plant when he tried to approach Minette gleefully).
- Artifact Title: The Blessed Campanella is, in the original game, the name of the new core Leicester creates for Minette so she can give her current one to Miriam. It's completely left out of the anime.
- BFS:
- Celestine, the Artifact sword Chelsea wields in the finale.
- In the game, Avril also wields one in Chelsea's route.
- Big Damn Heroes: Fabious and Nagan pull this off in the final episode just when the Tortilla Sisters thought they're about to get their asses kicked by a huge crystal monster. Fabious even tops it off with a Dynamic Entry.
- Boke and Tsukkomi Routine: Salsa and Ritos. Which is funny because Ritos is the boke despite having the traditional deadpan manner of a tsukkomi, whereas Salsa is rather energetic for a tsukkomi.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: The Animals being possessed by the crystals stone.
- Chick Magnet: Leicester; nearly every girl he meets states they want to marry him in the first episode. Surprisingly, he takes the whole Harem thing fairly well.
- A Day in the Limelight: Episode 8 was about Golem, Ritos and Salsa. They even got their own opening!
- Day in the Life: Episode five is a very relaxed episode, mostly following Minette's shopping trip around the city.
- Deus ex Machina: Suddenly after Aberdeen and Leicester agree to find a way, they are notified about a meteor shower where they have to adventure to fix Miriam's core.
- Emergency Transformation: Miriam, to be cured of her illness, was turned into an automata. Not without its drawbacks.
- Evolving Credits:
- The OP gets a major overhaul on episode nine. In addition to switching to the second verse of the OP, it also changes several scenes to reflect the more somber tone the show is taking.
- The ED also changes. Showing Aberdeen and Leicester on the same side.
- Faint in Shock:
- Carina faints in Episode 1 after Leicester holds her hand to "make up" for not being able to fulfill her earlier fetishes.
- Carina in Episode 4 after everyone sees her in Funbag Airbag position with Leicester and she frantically tries to explain that it was Not What It Looks Like.
- Fanservice with a Smile: The Knights Templar have set up a Maid Café for the festival, where Salsa and Ritos (and Golem, complete with apron) help out.
- Gratuitous Italian: In the franchise's subtitle, la campanella della benedizione.
- Gravity Is a Harsh Mistress: Salsa and Golem have a habit of running towards their destination, only falling into trouble (swamp, cliff) when Ritos points it out.
- Green-Eyed Monster: Carina can go ballistic if any girl shows any kind of affection towards Leichester, especially Minette, who's been a major source of grief since her awakening. One case also led to a Biting the Handkerchief moment - Leicester carrying Chelsey piggyback when the latter passed out.
- Hammer and Sickle Removed for Your Protection: A (perhaps unintended) played-with subversion - Leicester's father Nagan has a symbol on his shirt's sleeve that could remind viewers of the Hammer and Sickle (though from a closer inspection it looks more like a Hammer and Scythe).
- Heel–Face Turn: Aberdeen and Avril side with Oasis quickly enough, though their goals were largely similar to begin with.
- Improvised Weapon: Without access to her sword, Chelsea uses a candelabra to dispose of the crystal snake.
- Instant Fan Club: Minette has an official fanclub in Ert'Aria, with membership cards. Golem is one such member.
- Knight Templar Big Brother: Aberdeen wanting to save his sister is a noble cause, but he's pretty ruthless in how he goes about it.
- Luke, I Am Your Father: Mise Altoise, Agnes' much-alluded to maitresse, is also her mother.
- Mix-and-Match Weapon: Leichester's weapon appears to be a blade on one end, a trigger, sight, and stock on the other.
- Mr. Fixit: Leicester can repair anything upon request. Borders on Gadgeteer Genius as he can even put unusual upgrades as a bonus when he feels like it (like when he added a "beam shooter" to a hedge trimmer that he repaired). Also shown in ending of anime and some scenarios in game, in different situations.
- Ms. Fanservice: Salsa. While she's far from this only one to wear sexy clothes (starting with her sister), she also has a tendency to show her legs a lot.
- Mum Looks Like a Sister: Shelley Maycraft is young-looking enough to be mistaken for her son's ''girlfriend''.
- Naked Apron: Ritos wonders why Salsa is wearing clothes when she's wearing an apron while she's making cookies for Leicester. Salsa is understandably confused.
- No Sense of Direction: Chelsea. Lampshaded by Shelley much to Chelsea's embarrassment.
- Clearly demonstrated in episode 3, where she somehow gets a map all wrong. And again in episode 5, where she couldn't even find her way to the Main Cathedral of the city (which is hard to miss).
- In episode 8, she couldn't even find the main entrance of the cathedral despite 1) standing right next to it from outside (she actually headed in the exact opposite direction!) and 2) actually going through the right door when leaving the main hall to get there!
- In episode nine, she somehow winds up on an island. There's getting lost, and then there's not even being on the same landmass.
- Not What It Looks Like: Minette was in bed with Leicester for purely innocent reasons. Carina and Agnes, perhaps, not as much. Nina still closed the door to give them their "privacy".
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: Archduke Fabious is comic relief through most of the anime, but when the city is attacked, he is out on the causeway leading the defenders in the battle. And, apparently, enjoying it immensely.
- Scenery Porn: The animators seem to have put effort in making beautiful sceneries.
- Sibling Yin-Yang: The Tortilla sisters. Salsa is a Genki Girl, Ritos is a Deadpan Snarker.
- Special Edition Title: Episode eight has an opening by the Tortilla sisters and Golem, since it's their moment in the spotlight.