I downloaded a raw, and I don't know most of the characters, so I didn't fully understand what was going on, but I do know this: what happened in this episode had nothing whatever do with the historical record as I know it. For one thing, battleships never shelled Midway Atoll in my history.

Besides which, the fleet girls used some rather odd tactics the like of which I've never heard of in naval battle.

Kancolle Kick!!! Then she grabs it, throws it up in the air, and blasts it with her guns. Reminds me of Vegita killing Nappa...

Hugs and happiness and a bit of yuri between the two, until one of them notices that they're surrounded. Oddly enough, they don't take any incoming fire.

So they hold one hand each and skate in a circle, spraying torpedoes every which way.

And manage to hit every single one of the threatening ships.

Her bowstring got broken, but someone else was carrying spare bows and threw her one, so she's back in the battle!

Later on, they're down to one bow. That's OK; they'll just fire it together! (Good thing Kaga is ambidextrous.)

I didn't include pictures of it, but Fubuki single-handed destroyed an enemy carrier.

Survivors!

And the final scene? Fubuki walks through a field of flowers (no lilies) and a shadow appears. The Admiral asks her to become his waifu and she says yes.

There was other weird shit going on, like the enemy on the island regenerating damage, and ultimately requiring multiple battleship salvoes to be destroyed.

And unless I miss my count, there were at least 8 girls firing aircraft (which is one too many, historically speaking). The strangest one was a girl who used a crossbow that fired from a box magazine. I assume she was a light carrier.

(UPDATE: I'm wrong. If you assume Shokaku and Zuikaku were there, and the force from Dutch Harbor was there, then 8 is the right number.)

Well, it was a happi endo but major league silliness. Whether fans of the show (and the game) will like it I'm not competent to judge.

But it doesn't measure up to Strike Witches. Not in the same league, even.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste in General Anime at 11:31 AM | Comments (8) | Add Comment
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