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...And still no Touhou anime for 18 years and still counting.
Video: FEAST YOUR EYES ON SHIP GIRLS GLIDING ON THE SURFACE OF THE SEVEN SEAS! Harr di harr harr! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABZN292gvRo)
Studio: Diomed?a
Director: Kusakawa Keizo
:^)
(http://i.imgur.com/IIO4VOO.png)
http://www.animemaru.com/kancolle-anime-delayed-to-winter-2015-due-to-inability-to-come-up-with-plot/
I don't even know what to expect right now...
Edit: Yes, the quote was a joke, but the anime is official.
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At least we have Musou Kakyou and Gensou Mangekyou...
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En, you do know that article you got there comes from Anime Maru right? Anime Maru is apardoy site that basiclly makes joke articles based on current events using anime as a refference point. So.... the article you posted there is just a joke and not real right?
Otherwise, yes, I'm hyped for the anime after looking at the PV.
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En, you do know that article you got there comes from Anime Maru right? Anime Maru is apardoy site that basiclly makes joke articles based on current events using anime as a refference point. So.... the article you posted there is just a joke and not real right?
Otherwise, yes, I'm hyped for the anime after looking at the PV.
Ye I know. I just felt like posting it here. :^)
Edit: Fine. I'll post the source.
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I hope that this anime will be a good chance to know the girls without playing the game.
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I gotta say, the use of 3DCG in the trailer makes me concerned for the production values of the show when it comes out...
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I gotta say, the use of 3DCG in the trailer makes me concerned for the production values of the show when it comes out...
The new Knights of Sidonia
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Well it was known that Kancolle was having it's own anime since last September or October iirc but it's still baffling how soon they already got one going.
I'm keeping a cautionary hype for now. I'm excited but won't expect much for now so I won't be disappointed when it comes out and turns out to be shit in the end :V
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Well it was known that Kancolle was having it's own anime since last September or October iirc but it's still baffling how soon they already got one going.
I'm keeping a cautionary hype for now. I'm excited but won't expect much for now so I won't be disappointed when it comes out and turns out to be shit in the end :V
at worst it will be like Kagepro all over again :V
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The new Knights of Sidonia
More like the new Arpeggio
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Bumpin' because new info keeps pouring out. I'm certain most of us have seen the new Kanmusus they've been introducing gradually over the web, but now we know about the screen writers!
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10629560_10202181065282645_710063089123695590_n.jpg?oh=959c8906dae8337c9e7cf7cd7a647885&oe=549D8EA5&__gda__=1418028495_1110c5b91f38d87b5f533b1400a41f8c)
The gist is this, we are getting 3 screen writers working on the anime:
-Hanada Jukki (F/SN, Steins;Gate, Kannazuki no Miko)
-Yoshino Hiroyuki (Mai Hime, Darker than Black, Macross Frontier, Guilty Crown)
-Aoshima Takashi (Muv Luv Alternative, Campione, Brighter than the Dawning Blue)
Expect lots of drama, potential yuri, and very possible sinking to happen....
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Expect lots of drama, potential yuri, and very possible sinking to happen....
Because they're battleships? Is that the joke?
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No because those three writers have a tendency to kill off characters. There's no joke.
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Am I the only one wondering why the aircraft carrier has but one destroyer and one battleship to protect her? You'd expect her to have many destroyers circling her.
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That writer lineup. Shipgirls are dying.
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Drama action thriller are the keywords jumping into my mind.
The anime could be cruel and in my opinion interesting. Except it might hurt the people who treat their shipgirls as kawaii doki doki sugoi. Usually those are in the majority. Honestly I was quite intrigued by the trailer video, even though I have nothing with Kancolle. It is high class material, if they can keep up that quality this could be pretty booming.
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Thanks to some information that got leaked out on the Kancolle themed Magazine "Advice for the Daily Lives of the Naval Office District Vol 4." that was released a day ahead of schedule we learned about some important information regarding the anime that might be important to know.
The key points of the interview revealed the following factors:
1. Originally, when the anime was in production, they were only going have 20 Ship Girls but after lots of replanning, they managed to expand it to 40 Ship Girls.
2. Another anime screening will happen at Yokohama later on, no date is given.
3. Some episodes of the anime will be character focuses, currently it's known there will be one episode that'll focus on Kongou, one for Yamato, and one for Destroy Division 6 (Akatsuki, Ikazuchi, Inazuma, and Hibiki).
It leaves me asking, "Can they really squeeze that into 12 episodes?" I'm beginning to think it might be bigger than just 12 episodes... but it's still too early to tell.
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1. Originally, when the anime was in production, they were only going have 20 Ship Girls but after lots of replanning, they managed to expand it to 40 Ship Girls.
YES. This means there's still hope for either Kuma or Taigei~
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Like someone from the Kancolle boards mentioned, it's most likely that the ships that haven't been announced will most likely just be very minor side characters, while the ones that were announced and on the website will be focused on more instead as the "main ships".
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Like someone from the Kancolle boards mentioned, it's most likely that the ships that haven't been announced will most likely just be very minor side characters, while the ones that were announced and on the website will be focused on more instead as the "main ships".
True. either way though, I'd be satisfied with even some minor interaction with the ones that haven't been announced.
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It leaves me asking, "Can they really squeeze that into 12 episodes?" I'm beginning to think it might be bigger than just 12 episodes... but it's still too early to tell.
WTB Inferno Cop-style webisodes
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A shipgirl's life ain't easy but at least there's ice cream. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u-WE85ExIU)
PV shows a couple of girls showing up that aren't listed on the official site. Hopefully some of them become major characters because I needs me that Ashigara.
It'd also be nice if Mamiya
got some well-deserved screentime.
Also, yuri confirmed.
:V
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While we're at it, let's post the basic plot of the anime too! Provided by ANN.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-07/kantai-collection-kan-colle-anime-2nd-video-story-unveiled/.80775
Basicilly it's a Action/SoL hybrid and the plot focuses on the story that humanity has lost controls of the oceans due to the mysterious enemy fleet known as the Abyssal fleet. And now they turn to human girls who possess the spirits of WWII War Vessels within them. (AKA Kanmusu) That's the basic gist that's known.
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Drama action thriller are the keywords jumping into my mind.
The anime could be cruel and in my opinion interesting. Except it might hurt the people who treat their shipgirls as kawaii doki doki sugoi. Usually those are in the majority.
Pretty much this. I really hope it'll be something serious, and not all just moe. It'll be more interesting if they decide to take a risk and pick a more complicated and deep story for the anime. With those staffs, I'm hoping that it will be.
I'm not saying that it's definitely going to fail if it decided to go for cute or anything, but I guess that'll be a better choice in my opinion.
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Oh man. I just keep getting more and more hype for this.
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Pretty much this. I really hope it'll be something serious, and not all just moe. It'll be more interesting if they decide to take a risk and pick a more complicated and deep story for the anime. With those staffs, I'm hoping that it will be.
I'm not saying that it's definitely going to fail if it decided to go for cute or anything, but I guess that'll be a better choice in my opinion.
from looking at the PV, I wouldn't hold my breath
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no battleship english tea wife britainia in my PV
where is my kongou
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Looks like we got our first commercial. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9uafzMgkhY)
Atago will be the death of us all.
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Akino from bless4 will be performing the OP called "Miiro". The ED is called "Fubuki" which will apparently be performed by Nishizawa Shiena.
Trying too hard with MC I see
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The day is approaching guys! The anime is about to be coming out in about less than 2 weeks roughly!
So let me give you some info regarding the anime that might be important since this came mainly from the recent Febri Magazine:
1. The anime is going to be between 12-13 episodes
2. A season two is in the works.... if the sells for the anime and it's ratings do well.
3. 30 + Kanmusus will have regular roles.
4. While Zuikaku was introduced in a magazine not too long ago she actually doesn't have an active role in the series's plans... however... she's the director's favorite.... so... she might get a cameo...somewhere.
5. An event is planned for after the anime's completion!
Also the Kancolle Anime, if you haven't already heard about it had a special screening on the 27th of December.
To explain, there was a deal that was given to people who put in enough money to get a special ticket to go see the special screening of the first episode of Kantai Collection 2 weeks before it's official release!
So what I'm about to post is a big spoiler since it reveals some things regarding the anime. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT SOME PEOPLE THOUGH ABOUT THE ANIME AND WHAT THE EPSIODE CONTAINED!!
The responds from those from the special screening showed that the people who went to the Kancolle anime special screening were pleased with what they showed. This suggest that the first episode shows potential promise and may become a big hit.
Most of the anime focuses on introducing Fubuki along with some of the Kanmusus she meets as well as getting acquainted with Mitsuki and Yuudachi.
So far we got to see the following Kanmusus appear within Episode 1's special preview:
Fubuki, Mutsuki, Yuudachi, Akagi, Kaga, Nagato, Mutsu, Kongou, Hiei, Haruna, Kirishima, Shoukaku, Kuma, Tama, Sendai, Jintsuu, Naka, Tone, Atago, Shimakaze, Akatsuki, Hibiki, Ikazuchi, Inazuma, Mogami, Yuubari, Kitakami, Ooi, Mamiya, Ooyodo, Asashio, Oshio, Michishio, Shiratsuyu, Shigure, Murasame, Kagerou, Samidare, Hiryuu, and Souryuu.
Besides the basic stuff we also get to see several references in play here...
For instance there's already an onsen scene! This serves as the DOCKING area! Akagi's resting in the onsen there's a timer above her.... set for....16 hours.
Also a small battle does take place late in the episode. Kanmusus seem to get thier equipment from some mechanize device which seem to store thier turrents and ship equipment in some underwater cave which get pulled up on some chains and then latch on to thier Kanmusus.
Besides that we watch as the Kanmusus go out and battle against a few Abyssal destoyers and get to see a nice introduction at the very least at how the battles translate based on the anime (which turned out pretty good to the views)
The transition between 2D to 3D animation wasn't all that bad either from what people saw and basiclly the overall conclusion is the first episode had a great start for the anime.... But I'm only mentioning what people have said, so there's probably more to this if we watch the anime when it airs later starting on January 8th.
Butyeah basiclly the small gist with spoilers suggests that Episode 1 shows a lot of promise for the anime... so stay tuned as we get to watch the anime first hand at the beginning of next month.
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I'm going to watch this, but I have little faith considering that Diomedea is doing 2/3 other shows this same season. Here's hoping I'm wrong!
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Despite knowing little to nothing about Kantai Collection itself, I'm pretty hype for this anime.
Something about battleship girls and beta male captains.
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I'm going to watch this, but I have little faith considering that Diomedea is doing 2/3 other shows this same season. Here's hoping I'm wrong!
I just hope for a decent anime.
Except for the new monogatari series, there is nothing I want to see, yet.
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Oh yeah, for those in countries it applies to, Crunchyroll is going to be doing the legal streaming for this show.
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anime is saved 4eva
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anime is saved 4eva
Literally her first line.
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Liked the launch and action sequences. It's all 3DCG, of course, but it doesn't look too shabby in motion. Nice plane shots, too. Love those Vals.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B6yL4ZVIAAE0Mhj.png)
Dude even the anime thinks so.
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You'd think the plane carrier would be more plain.
And yeah, the 3D animation did not badly detract from the anime.
In fact, it might have actually been nice.
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If there's a way to summarize episode two without spoiling content this song pretty much accurately describes the second half of the episode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioE_O7Lm0I4
Besides that, dat bucket scene
, that just made me giggle and wow at the same time.
Anyways next episode looks like it'll take place at the Spring 2014 Event AKA Wake Island
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Watching with my brother and sister, who don't know anything about the game, I had to kind of pipe in when they presented some of those game mechanics. It's not really a bad thing that they included repair times and buckets as a nod to the game, but it feels kinda out-of-place in an anime.
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Second episode feels like it's mostly pandering to the fans and explaining some game mechanics actually work in the anime (ie. buckets) as well as character personalities and interactions.
Next episode will most likely be much more battle heavy, hopefully. It'll be a nice balance after this sort of episode.
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Darny darn, I missed so much. :(
Better catch up on this as soon as I can find myself a little time!
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Gotta wonder if they'll include Yuudachi-Kai2 shenanigans later in the series - I hope so.
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Torpedos are best.
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Secondary as F-. (http://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/emoticons/v1/41/1.0)
(http://i57.tinypic.com/vno01k.gif)
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This episode: Taigei(?) and Shigure cameos! Also, thighs.
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Relevant
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7bkmCmCMAAK2Ia.jpg:large)
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Well shit
With Kisaragi sunk, no one is safe now. The sinking is real. Admiral is already doing worse than me. At least I haven't sunk a ship yet :V
Also yay Yayoi appearance.
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http://i.imgur.com/S9wSHgu.jpg
:V
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Oh God, they went semi-historically accurate. ;-;
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Oh man, I saw this death flag, but I wasn't sure if it was an anime that would do it.
Damn, that shit made me bawl man.
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My heart sank...
as soon as Kisaragi died
... it hurted... this is why when I play Kancolle I make sure no ship sinks so I don't cry... I'm just sensitive and usually talk to my ship girls although they can't hear me.
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RIP Kisaragi, the hero we got but didn't deserve
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The poor scout fairy pilot ;_;
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So many
madoka references now because of the death :V
Also relevant: http://i.imgur.com/Hfvkvu0.png
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Oh God, they went semi-historically accurate. ;-;
Spoilers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway)
If that's the route they're going to take, prepare to say goodbye to Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, Soryu, and Mikuma
in the aftermath of Operation MI.
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Spoilers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway)
If that's the route they're going to take, prepare to say goodbye to Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, Soryu, and Mikuma
in the aftermath of Operation MI.
Ireallywantthemtobeplayingoutbattlesfromthealliedpointofviewsohiryucanbeyorktown
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Spoilers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway)
If that's the route they're going to take, prepare to say goodbye to Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, Soryu, and Mikuma
in the aftermath of Operation MI.
I'm well aware of that, but I don't really think they'd kill off a sizable amount of the cast like this, especially since there had been talk of a potential second season if sales and ratings were good.
Who knows what they're planning though. We could be in for a wild ride, haha.
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Spoilers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway)
If that's the route they're going to take, prepare to say goodbye to Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, Soryu, and Mikuma
in the aftermath of Operation MI.
Prepare for Taihou to get the South Burning treatment~
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Prepare for Taihou to get the South Burning treatment~
So, to put it simply, turkeys?
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Well that episode was...certainly a thing. I still can't comprehend half the stuff that happened
Shimakaze was really cute every time she was on screen though
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(http://a.pomf.se/atzdnn.png)
oh my.
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Kongou sisters confirmed for wacky shenanigans.
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This episode was a bit jarring, I'd say, but I can live with it.
For some reason, I'm finding both the OP and ED rather addictive. Fubuki has been stuck in my head all day.
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So far, the quality hasn't degraded...yet. Hope it keeps up.
And I really want that Kongou Photo Album. Hope they have a special feature in the Blu-Ray. :derp:
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Another new episode of Kancolle... and a funny one at that.
Fubuki for best flagship in the fleet
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(http://i.imgur.com/MCT6Hy2.jpg)
the face of a leader
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I approve of Zuikaku screen time.
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Newface!
Koungou desu!
You've got mail!
Kongou desu!
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All I can say after watching episode 7 was can be summarized by one highlight...
BOOM HEADSHOT!!!
Bucky does it again!
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All I can say after watching episode 7 was can be summarized by one highlight...
BOOM HEADSHOT!!!
Bucky does it again!
I started screaming at my MonHun playing roommate that "THEY JUST SHOT HER IN THE FUCKING HEAD! HOLY SHIT!" and he finally looked up.
I'm enjoying this show way more than I ever thought I would.
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Hotel episode next week.
Hotels are nice.
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Battle of the Coral Sea
this week?
Yamato next week?
Nice knowing ya, Akagi and Kaga ;_; (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway)
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This week's episode was not a hotel.
Dang... to think she's an even bigger eater than Akagi of all people... something tells me Yamato is a class A resource drain in the actual game
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This week's episode was not a hotel.
Dang... to think she's an even bigger eater than Akagi of all people... something tells me Yamato is a class A resource drain in the actual game
That's because she REALLY IS
. The Long version: Akagi's big appetite is mainly based upon her high bauxite consumption since bauxite is used to replenish planes. And she can hold lots of planes, thus she's can be costly to replenish planes. Where Yamato's gigantic appetite is based on her fuel and ammo consumption. Which to put into the simplest terms is 2.5x larger than the Nagato's fuel consumption in game.
So to try to compare it, with Akagi, one might say that Akagi's fuel + ammo + bauxite consumption might be close to equal to Nagato's consumption in game. So yes, basically Yamato consumes about 2.5x that of which Akagi might consume.
The simple version: Yamato has a gigantic appetite that dwarfs Akagi significantly. It's no wonder why Nagato was concern about Yamato taking any action in battle and consuming resources since they're kinda been struggling with them since the last episode (since they were low on instant repairs, which while isn't the same thing kinda give a good idea they're not in good shape at the naval base ATM)
Also yes for this episode my summary is this: Hotel was very hotel, Nagato had her cute moments, and next episode shows a some big promise...Nightmare of Solomon is coming...brace for MAXIMUM POI!
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Also yes for this episode my summary is this: Hotel was very hotel, Nagato had her cute moments, and next episode shows a some big promise...Nightmare of Solomon is coming...brace for MAXIMUM POI!
Don't forget, the possible sinking of Yuudachi if this is true oh boy
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Oh man, the look on that chipmunk's face - Chipmunk for MVP.
I almost died laughing.
And K2 shenanigans coming up. I'm really looking forward to next week.
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poi kai ni yesssssssss
Also Nagato's cute side oh my god I died there
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STOP SAYING POI
Anyway hotel best hotel.
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STOP SAYING POI
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm22156944
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I'm predicting the next episode will diverge from history. Here's what I think will happen. It would be from the abyssal perspective. The abyssal's new prototype rigging armed with a nuke is hijacked by Yuudachi. Yuudachi proceeds to nuke the abyssal naval review (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXjaZe3lPF8).
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I know you're joking, but the anime is already breaking with history by
having them continue with Operation MO, the attack on Port Moresby, following Coral Sea.
Historically, following the IJN's overwhelming successes in the Centrifugal Offensive during early 1942, Imperial GHQ couldn't quite decide what to do next. The Army wanted to cut off Australia from the rest of the Allies. Admiral Yamamoto wanted to draw out and destroy the American carrier fleet by attacking and occupying Midway, which was a stupid idea for several reasons. But because Yamamoto had so much influence at the time, they ended up splitting the baby--sending Shoukaku and Zuikaku to Port Moresby over by Australia, where they would support an invasion just off the Australian mainland and then dash back east to rejoin Akagi, Kaga, Souryuu and Hiryuu at Midway.
As we saw last episode, it didn't work out that way. Unexpectedly stiff American resistance rendered Shoukaku and Zuikaku unready to move on Midway in time, and so Japan backed off of Australia and attacked Midway with only four carriers--understrength from half a year of sustained operations--no land-based air cover, and with the Allies knowing of their plans. For these and several other reasons that really warrant their own post, the result was a historic defeat that opened the door to the Guadalcanal Campaign.
A popular topic of alternate-WW2-history discussions is what would have happened if Japan had not made the ill-fated push on Midway and had instead kept its carrier force together and struck at Australia. (Ultimately it would not have made much of a difference--at the time of Midway, the US already had 12 Essex-class carriers in the works, more than enough to roll over the Combined Fleet.) Perhaps the anime will explore this alternate history?
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So why exactly is she called a hotel?
More Yuudachi is always good especially if that leads to us getting her second upgrade soon
poi
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So why exactly is she called a hotel?
Yamato was a very large battleship that was made back during WWII. In fact she was larger than any other Battleship that was made in the war by the IJN. After her inital testing was done, she became reconized by the commanding officers of the Imperial Japanese Navy as pertty much the iconic flagship that represented the IJN as a whole. Because of this, Yamato didn't get involved too heavily during the early part in WWII. She was mostly stationed at Kure, and then later at Truk, and then returned back to Kure at the late part of the war...
Thanks for her highly regarded status symbol and her very high consumption (being the largest battleship made in Japan at the time, she required lots of fuel in order to keep going) she mainly remained stationed and did nothing. Because of this, high rank officers often used the Yamato as place to hold main headquarter operation and dicussions, a lounging quarters and also a luxurious diner. Thus often the high ranks would often reffer to Yamato as "Yamato Hotel" much like the one in Dalian, China.
So yeah, the great battleship that didn't get to see a lot of action was used as a relaxing place for high ranking officer more or less.
This would however change late in WWII when the IJN was drastically loosing ships left and right and also loosing the territory they had control over prior to thier battle with the US. Ultimately they ended up bring Yamato into the battlefeild once when Kure threathen to be under attack by the US. And thus on she was a suicide mission (Operation Ten-Go) to do one thing... stall the US navy and try to drive them back if possible from Kure.
In her battle at Ten-Go she was repeatly bombared by dive bombers and torpedo bombers until she ultimately capsized and went out in a gigantic explosion that was seen for miles. Thus ending the tale of the IJN's most iconic ship from WWII.
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Yamato was a very large battleship that was made back during WWII. In fact she was larger than any other Battleship that was made in the war by the IJN.
Nitpick: Yamato was the largest battleship of any navy in history. Each of her turrets alone displaced as much as a whole destroyer!
The American Montana class would have rivaled Yamato, but they were never actually built because big battlewagons were already obsolete by that time. The fact that Montana couldn't fit through the Panama Canal couldn't have hurt, either...
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Guess what day it is?!
KANCOLLE DAY! GET OFF YOUR CELLPHONES AND WATCH THE EPISODE!
Curse you, Abyssals! You destroyed the Naval District! And killed the Admiral... probably. Also, the Nightmare of Solomon is here, and ready to tear the Abyssals asunder.
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The
attack on the Naval District is a reference to the Doolittle Raid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittle_Raid), which actually didn't cause a whole lot of damage, except perhaps to Taigei. The fact that an American carrier was able to strike the Home Islands at all, though, freaked out the Japanese sufficiently to approve the Midway operation. That and the fact that they're pulling away from Objective MO, or Port Moresby, all but guarantees a Midway episode. Nice knowing you, Akagi and Kaga!
This raises the question of where the season will end. Midway makes a logical ending point, if a bit of a downer. Guadalcanal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal) is also a possibility, huge battle, Yuudachi gets to show her fangs. Problem is, Fubuki is already sunk by then!
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The attack on the Naval District is a reference to the Doolittle Raid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittle_Raid), which actually didn't cause a whole lot of damage, except perhaps to Taigei. The fact that an American carrier was able to strike the Home Islands at all, though, freaked out the Japanese sufficiently to approve the Midway operation. That and the fact that they're pulling away from Objective MO, or Port Moresby, all but guarantees a Midway episode. Nice knowing you, Akagi and Kaga!
This raises the question of where the season will end. Midway makes a logical ending point, if a bit of a downer. Guadalcanal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal) is also a possibility, huge battle, Yuudachi gets to show her fangs. Problem is, Fubuki is already sunk by then!
It's possible that they'll go off the rails though which has actually happened already. After all, wasn't the Doolittle Raid before the Battle of the Coral Sea despite the anime already showing the battle a couple of episodes ago?
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It's possible that they'll go off the rails though which has actually happened already. After all, wasn't the Doolittle Raid before the Battle of the Coral Sea despite the anime already showing the battle a couple of episodes ago?
Possibly. The bombing may actually also be a reference to the raid on Rabaul (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Rabaul_(1942)), now that I think about it.
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Possibly. The bombing may actually also be a reference to the raid on Rabaul (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Rabaul_(1942)), now that I think about it.
Ah, is that so? Well either way it should be pretty interesting to see where they go with it.
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Yuudachi Kai is best Poi ~poi
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Roommates are all gone for spring break so I was able to watch without any distractions for once. Judging by the choice of escort ship
Fubuki
and the name of the enemy base MI
we are probably going to end the season with the Battle of Midway, so goodbye to )ry
Here's my question though: if that's the ending battle for the first season, what are we going to do in the second season? Will they just ignore the flow of the war and have random battles? Will they actually follow the war RIP every destroyer except Hibiki and Yukikaze (not appearing in this series
? Or will the show sell so poorly that we never get a second season? Who knows!?
Poi!
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Roommates are all gone for spring break so I was able to watch without any distractions for once. Judging by the choice of escort ship Fubuki
and the name of the enemy base MI
we are probably going to end the season with the Battle of Midway, so goodbye to )ry
Here's my question though: if that's the ending battle for the first season, what are we going to do in the second season? Will they just ignore the flow of the war and have random battles? Will they actually follow the war RIP every destroyer except Hibiki and Yukikaze (not appearing in this series
? Or will the show sell so poorly that we never get a second season? Who knows!?
Poi!
This is just me, but I get the feeling that they'll probably end up not killing off the carriers at Midway so that they can do an AU take on the rest of the war if they're able to do a second season after all. Who knows though.
Oh, and Ushio survived the war too.
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Oh, and Ushio survived the war too.
Wikipedia lied to me!
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This is just me, but I get the feeling that they'll probably end up not killing off the carriers at Midway so that they can do an AU take on the rest of the war if they're able to do a second season after all. Who knows though.
Oh, and Ushio survived the war too.
I'd agree that the carriers have a lower chance of sinking than most give them credit for. At Midway, the Japanese fleet carriers were sunk mostly because of aircraft attacks. With Fubuki going Kai ni (with her stupid high Anti-air) and being moved to the carrier escort fleet (instead of being in the Admiral's main fleet) the 1st Carrier Division will probably have a higher chance of surviving the battle and turning the tide of the battle. Especially with the emphasis the story is putting on Fubuki and her issues with aircraft.
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I'd agree that the carriers have a lower chance of sinking than most give them credit for. At Midway, the Japanese fleet carriers were sunk mostly because of aircraft attacks. With Fubuki going Kai ni (with her stupid high Anti-air) and being moved to the carrier escort fleet (instead of being in the Admiral's main fleet) the 1st Carrier Division will probably have a higher chance of surviving the battle and turning the tide of the battle. Especially with the emphasis the story is putting on Fubuki and her issues with aircraft.
Even if Fubuki manages to protect Akagi, though, what happens to the other carriers? Akagi, Kaga, and Souryuu were all struck at the same time. Fubuki can't save all three, especially not against four squadrons at the same time (Yorktown's VT-3 and VB-3, and Enterprise's VB-6 and VS-6.)
So even if Akagi survives, they're left with Akagi and Hiryuu against three carriers that are all in different places--not to mention Midway itself. Not a good situation to be in. Still, if the Japanese had been able to turn it around at Midway and take out all three American carriers, they would have bought themselves another half a year of breathing room--while the Americans already has twelve Essex-classes underway, they would not start arriving till 1943. Sounds like a good spot of optimism to end a season on, no?
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Even if Fubuki manages to protect Akagi, though, what happens to the other carriers? Akagi, Kaga, and Souryuu were all struck at the same time. Fubuki can't save all three, especially not against four squadrons at the same time (Yorktown's VT-3 and VB-3, and Enterprise's VB-6 and VS-6.)
So even if Akagi survives, they're left with Akagi and Hiryuu against three carriers that are all in different places--not to mention Midway itself. Not a good situation to be in. Still, if the Japanese had been able to turn it around at Midway and take out all three American carriers, they would have bought themselves another half a year of breathing room--while the Americans already has twelve Essex-classes underway, they would not start arriving till 1943. Sounds like a good spot of optimism to end a season on, no?
Well, I'm predicting a win for the girls in a narrative aspect specific to the Kancolle verse. I mean why else would there be such an emphasis on Fubuki's helplessness against airplanes in both Yamato's episode and the return to the naval base, as well as her determination to be able to protect the fleet carriers against planes with Akagi and Kaga's training? I think that this will be the time where the Kancolle timeline seriously diverges from the real world WWII timeline. However for drama, I'm going to assume at least one, maybe two carrier girls will be sunk. Probably Souryuu and Hiryuu, but I wouldn't put it past them to sink either Akagi or Kaga but not both.
Furthermore, we really don't know anything about the Abyssals in this series and their resource capacity. We can draw conclusions based on assumptions about the similarities between their forces and the allied forces, but I think that's a red herring. Especially with many of the -oni and -hime class bosses bearing a striking resemblance to some of the shipgirls. So there will probably be a relatively brighter ending for this season than what the situation was in real life.
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The more I think about it, the more likely I think it is that Akagi will live and Kaga will not. Kaga was attacked by two full squadrons of dive bombers (34 planes), less Dick Best and his two wingmen, who broke off to attack Akagi instead.
No escort destroyer can stop 31 planes. But three planes might be doable for Fubuki. At the very least, she might be able to prevent the single hit that did Akagi in.
Alternatively, with no Arashi around to lead Enterprise's dive bombers to the fleet, maybe Akagi and Kaga are never put in danger at all :V
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Oh God, this week is gonna be hell after that cliffhanger.
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Nooooooooo Akagi....
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I've been embarking on a project for over a year now to track Kancolle's popularity on Pixiv.
Here's what the anime did to a few characters:
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I've been embarking on a project for over a year now to track Kancolle's popularity on Pixiv.
Here's what the anime did to a few characters:
Dat Kisaragi bump. :V
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I'm glad the anime is finally coming to an end
No Teitoku as main character = no good Kancolle anime
That's my opinion
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Oh hey. Looking back at the episode, I totally missed
those two silhouettes behind Yamato during the spotlight part that are definitely two aircraft carriers that are supposed to be in repair still. Hello Zuikaku. Shoukaku.
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Oh hey. Looking back at the episode, I totally missed those two silhouettes behind Yamato during the spotlight part that are definitely two aircraft carriers that are supposed to be in repair still. Hello Zuikaku. Shoukaku.
*Goes back to rewatch*
Oh my goodness, you're right! I'm guessing that's going to make a difference.....
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It's also interesting that
this episode hewed rather closely to the actual Battle of Midway, except that the three Abyssal carriers are grouped together! In the historical battle, the three US carriers were all pretty far apart--meaning that Hiryuu's counterattack only got Yorktown. Here, the kanmusu still have a chance to strike all three enemy carriers at once...
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I'm glad the anime is finally coming to an end
No Teitoku as main character = no good Kancolle anime
That's my opinion
They probably did it for a reason though, so that anyone who watched it could imagine themselves in the role since a lot of the fans are likely players or wishing-to-be-players. I've only seen up through I think Ep. 5, but does the Admiral actually ever get seen, or are they kept imageless?
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They probably did it for a reason though, so that anyone who watched it could imagine themselves in the role since a lot of the fans are likely players or wishing-to-be-players. I've only seen up through I think Ep. 5, but does the Admiral actually ever get seen, or are they kept imageless?
Imageless.
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It's over.
But they announced more, so!
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What? Airfield Hime is evolving!
Congratulations! Your Airfield Hime has evolved into Midway Hime!
Give Midway Hime a nickname?
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It appears we now know more or less for sure what happened to Kisaragi, with the voice and the hair dec.
And Ooichi, that's not how a kanmusu is supposed to destroy Abyssals! But then again, you have Nagato pulling similar stuff.....
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The Admiral was totally faking being missing to waste resources building Taihou
I don't know how to feel about a second season being in production...
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Oh lawd, Ooi is literally the best character in the anime. I don't even.
I was a little disappointed with the ending. Felt a little rushed in my opinion, but I'm still pretty satisfied despite that. Can't wait for season two.